An Alicorn? From everything we know being an Alicorn was something that one had to earn and was to be quite rare, yet this new foal is just given Alicorn status by virture of having a mother that's an Alicorn. To me this reeks of Super Saiyans in Dragon Ball, where being a SSJ was supposed to be some truly special thing then later on Vegeta became a SSJ but at least with him being the prince of all Saiyans and such a bad arse and Goku's rival it at least made some sense, then everyone and their mother became a SSJ thus cheapening it.
Now I realize in the upcoming episodes they may have some explanation and do the story right, but I am really worried that much like becoming a SSJ was in DB, becoming an Alicorn will no longer be this extraordinarily rare "gift". As it was Celestia and Luna were to be the only Alicorns with Twilight being an understandable addition being the main character and Celestia's student but here comes Alicorn Cadence out of nowhere and who's ascension only was told through comics.
Perhaps I am reading to deeply into this but I would like to hear your thoughts.