Okay, I honestly didn’t like the message of this episode, and I don’t like at all how it was resolved.SpoilerI’ve always had an issue with these 3 getting the same symbols. Most friendships that start in childhood don’t last. If they do, it’s still a probability that the friends will move or something. Why not show Scootaloo moving away and showing that they can still be friends and write and stuff. They could have closed out Scootaloo’s chapter in the series, but nope!
Also, I didn’t like how they placed more importance on friends rather than family. Family always takes precedence over something so trivial like friendship. Anyway, I liked seeing her aunts, but despised the point of the episode.
Okay, I honestly didn’t like the message of this episode, and I don’t like at all how it was resolved.SpoilerI’ve always had an issue with these 3 getting the same symbols. Most friendships that start in childhood don’t last. If they do, it’s still a probability that the friends will move or something. Why not show Scootaloo moving away and showing that they can still be friends and write and stuff. They could have closed out Scootaloo’s chapter in the series, but nope!
Also, I didn’t like how they placed more importance on friends rather than family. Family always takes precedence over something so trivial like friendship. Anyway, I liked seeing her aunts, but despised the point of the episode.SpoilerSame, I've always hated how they ended up with matching symbols. I would say that episode was one of the ones that made me lose interest in the show.
I'm really surprised they didn't show Scootaloo leaving, though. This series has the chance to be really helpful to children and explain some difficult situations to them in a way they can understand, but they choose the easy route out. Always. Even other shows have dealt with this and allowed kids to see the harsher side of reality (Timothy Goes to School is geared towards even younger kids, but they still showed one character moving away, and taught kids how to deal with that).
Okay, I honestly didn’t like the message of this episode, and I don’t like at all how it was resolved.SpoilerI’ve always had an issue with these 3 getting the same symbols. Most friendships that start in childhood don’t last. If they do, it’s still a probability that the friends will move or something. Why not show Scootaloo moving away and showing that they can still be friends and write and stuff. They could have closed out Scootaloo’s chapter in the series, but nope!
Also, I didn’t like how they placed more importance on friends rather than family. Family always takes precedence over something so trivial like friendship. Anyway, I liked seeing her aunts, but despised the point of the episode.SpoilerSame, I've always hated how they ended up with matching symbols. I would say that episode was one of the ones that made me lose interest in the show.
I'm really surprised they didn't show Scootaloo leaving, though. This series has the chance to be really helpful to children and explain some difficult situations to them in a way they can understand, but they choose the easy route out. Always. Even other shows have dealt with this and allowed kids to see the harsher side of reality (Timothy Goes to School is geared towards even younger kids, but they still showed one character moving away, and taught kids how to deal with that).SpoilerThis is why the show irritates me so badly sometimes. It always takes the easy way out. It paints the world as some beautiful place where everything works out for everybody all the time. Not saying kids should be shown that the world is terrible. They’ll find that out for themselves soon enough. But it’s not bad to show them that they can’t always get what they want. Most parents don’t have the choice to leave their minor children behind because “friends”. Show them that the CMC will be fine if Scoots moves away. Show them that she makes new friends while still keeping the CMC in her heart. Show Gabby or somebody new taking Scoot’s place in the group. But the writers totally screwed up with this message. Letting Scootaloo 100% call the shots in the relationship with her parents is foolish and unreasonable. [/spoilers]