Talk:Parental Glideance/@comment-31973912-20190203173917

The main theme of Rainbow Dash getting fed up with parental support--seriously, she was angry that they were too supportive--was weird enough. But the episode also included a major, dark revelation that might otherwise be overlooked.

Scootaloo: Ya know, some ponies would dream of having parents like that. Rainbow Dash: Yeah, right! Name one! Scootaloo: [sighs] Me. Growing up, I never thought I'd be the best at anything, because nopony ever told me.

That was a powerful and important moment, but not about Rainbow Dash. About Scootaloo. We knew Scootaloo's parents were absentee, but now we see that they're kind of negligent, too. That's a rough life for a kid.