Talk:Scootaloo/@comment-24860628-20170314231635/@comment-27578467-20170315053132

That take on it certainly is sad. These days I don't often have occasion to feel strong emotions, and in fact among the few times I really have in the last year and a half are while watching episodes that bring up this issue, such as (of course) Flight to the Finish, Sleepless in Ponyville, and Bloom and Gloom (the scene where Scootaloo realizes she's in a dream and begins flying around).

Another part of the situation I've thought about is the fact that she only has trouble flying, which is a pegasus-specific capability. Relative to unicorns and earth ponies, she isn't disadvantaged or disabled at all by her inability to fly. In some ways I had the idea that this fact should make the situation less sad, but I think the writers did such a great job making it feel relatable to a real-life scenario that it doesn't diminish the emotional effect.