Talk:Applejack/@comment-5926076-20130330085522/@comment-5263503-20130330123310

That's hard to say, DT. Losing a parent is a really sad thing, but it might help those who have lost a parent to relate to a character more - or at least feel that they're not left out, if that makes sense. This is a really dark topic though, so I'm not sure if the writers "like" it or not, but they might.

Fluttershy probably has parents but they just haven't been seen yet. Kind of like how it took until season 3 for RD's dad to be shown. I don't really care if they show Fluttershy's parents myself, but I know that some people want them to be shown.