Talk:The Crystalling - Part 1/@comment-25084027-20160320064026/@comment-27161581-20160320210716

The whole shtick of season three was about Twilight growing up and becoming more independent from Celestia's watchful eye. This could be summed up by Twilght getting her wings, and earning her crown, highlighting that such merit is earned, and she is now, if not Celestia's equal then Princess Cadance's. Princess Celestia's Ballad underscores that.

"It's time now for a new change to come You've grown up and your new life has begun"

Now we have Princess Flurry Heart standing in direct opposition to that, who has the wings, and the crown, just by virtue of her her birth. Adding Princess Flurry Heart sets a dangerous precedent, where Princesses can become more common, and their accomplishments that resulted in them earning their crown, become less important. They are now important because they are princesses, and not because they do important things.

This is one facet of why GG thinks this whole natural-born alicorn business is a bad idea for the show's health.