Talk:Family and relatives/@comment-90.213.98.114-20111029112442/@comment-4126310-20111101014300

I don't think the introduction of new characters is particularly far-fetched; it happens all the time :). The Appleloosa ponies weren't introduced until episode 21 of season 1, the Oranges not until two episodes later. Scootaloo's parents could be similarly one-off characters. From the perspective of a fan, my main objection to Fluttershy and the chicken being related is the same as for Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash: it's a bit much to swallow that all three of the CMC are siblings to one of the Mane Six.