Is Skyros one big McGuffin?

[WickedGames 240]

Cause I really feel like it is 

 

If you don’t know what a McGuffin is it’s basically a plot device that is important towards the characters of a story but not for the story and viewers themselves

[GrimWolf001 32]

7 hours ago, Props Valroa said:

I personally find the idea of Skyros to be very boring. A city of Alicorns removes their agency in the plot, rather than "Rare Gods", it becomes something more watered down and average. 

 

I don't think the writers in G4 considered Celestia or Luna as "Gods". I mean, we have episodes like "A Royal Problem", "Horse Play" and "Between Dark and Dawn" that show them both more "human". Despise their longevity they had to come from somewhere. 

 

Maybe by definition Skyros is a McGuffin, and I prefer it that way rather than just being forgotten as an irrelevant detail.