Talk:Applejack/@comment-16424758-20130203140832/@comment-5502573-20130203175815

Uh... i think you might be overthinking it, Prince Doopliss. There are TONS of cartoons and even movies that never mention the parents or explain stuff that sound like reasonable questions.

To elaborate: this universe, while similar to ours, still lives in cartoon logic. Things are left unexplained and it's easier in cartoons than in live action. It's not helped by Hasbro's censors.

Going back to if the show will ever deal with death. More often than not, cartoons become dumber or more child friendly as the series goes on. Spongebob, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, Regular Show, Ben 10 and others. Either shows keep the same tone or go down this dumbing down effect. The only show that 'promises' to be darker and more mature is the Ultimate Spider Man in Season 2... but who knows, it's not even over yet.

If you ask me, I think it's too late to up the maturity for this show. At best, it will only be more mature in a movie or in Generation 5. Which unfortunately may mean that we never will explore this subject ergo it is another lost opportunity to develop Applejack