Talk:Flutter Brutter/@comment-10390252-20160604172250

Wow! Zephyr Breeze was one of the most instantly unlikable ponies that they've ever had on this show. Of course this was necessary for the story to work so clearly. The minute he started hitting on Rainbow and totally missing that she wasn't interested I knew he had issues. When he started treating his parents like dirt, I knew it was worse and was ready to hate his flank forever! That's good writing!

It's probably a sign of how much Fluttershy has matured and developed a backbone that she was able to help Zephyr turn over a new leaf. As much as seeing him in distress (because, like many of the little special snowflakes of our world, having to make it on their own is distressing almost to the point of it being a cause of pain), she stuck with it.

It was good that the team made Zephyr's characterisation so clear: He wasn't just a one dimensional character - He was artistic, intelligent but, ultimately, he had learned how to manipulate others to let him avoid efford... because he was terrified of failure. For all his bombast, he, ultimately, suffered from the Shy family's trait of lack of self-confidence. In the end, he was just as afraid as Fluttershy has ever been!

Finally, it was a nice touch that they didn't give him a personality transplant. He's still got some issues to work through so you really get the impression that this was just the beginning for his story of character development.

Overall, this was an excellent Fluttershy vehicle with spot-on and believable characterisations. This is one of the best episodes of the series so far!

BenRG's Rating: 8.5/10

P.S.: With an established family, I find myself wondering if we'll see the humanised Shy family in the Equestria Girls universe?