Talk:Cutie Mark Crusaders/@comment-5742051-20131231063359/@comment-10390252-20140101171543

They can only get their cutie marks when they realise tha their talent is their talent. Currently, they're all suffering from sort of blocks that stops them from realising that the abilities that they have are anything important.

In some ways, their sisters are a big part of the problem. Scootaloo wants to be Rainbow Dash, Sweetie wants to be Rarity and Apple Bloom is reall neurotic about not being equal to Applejack's example. I think the important step will be for them to establish their own individuality - that their true talent is something defined by them not their role-models.