Talk:My Little Pony The Movie/@comment-3410511-20171107184744/@comment-5837525-20171108065114

Because the writers don't want spin-off material to become "required viewing". That's precisely why things like Equestria Girls and the movie are only referenced in the show with the most minor details (like Flash Sentry and siren cameos), because then they'd risk alienating part of the audience with events they might not have seen. And I don't see what that has to do with the moral; that feels like an entirely separate debate.

Just because those events aren't referenced directly doesn't mean "the ponies act like nothing happened". It's like writers such as McCarthy have said: even if those events aren't brought up, the characters carry with them the lessons they learn from them.