Talk:The Cutie Map - Part 1/@comment-25532534-20150515201047/@comment-28938497-20151026143018

There are a lot of parallels, and even references, to both 1984 (the loudspeakers, "behave or we'll put you in THAT room") and Animal Farm (the scene where Fluttershy sees Glimmer's Cutie Mark = the scene where the animals spy in the house and see the Pigs and Humans are allies)

Overall, I think they were definitely trying to give off an Orwellian vibe in this ep. There's no question that wasn't their intention.