Talk:Flash Sentry/@comment-4534185-20130902235432/@comment-4534185-20130904004446

Yes, but wouldn't it be dumb to get rid of the whole "love interest" thing?

Also, here's something that Lauren Faust said in an interview Q&A in My Little Pony: The Elements of Harmony: Friendship is Magic: The Official Guidebook (important sentences are in bold here):

Q: Spike is unique in that he's one of the few nonpony main characters. How do you approach writing him and his struggles as opposed to the ponies?

A: I envisioned Spike as the sensitive little boy who has a lot of sisters and just seems to get along better with girls. I also imagined that he's much younger than the ponies and has a little bit of the vibe of a little brother who wants to be included but can't really keep up. He's an outsider, and I think that he feels it a little even though the ponies love and include him.

So, he seems to get along better with girls. Although, if you really want a male friend for him that desperately, why can't the writers (and possibly you) use Shining Armor, Big Mac or any other stallion/colt? They could provide some good "brotherly" figures to Spike (especially Shining Armor.)

I feel as if that idea could have its own episode, with a storyline that's something like this:

Spike wants to be "one of the guys" instead of "one of the fillies," so he seeks out Shining Armor/Big Mac/any other stallion or colt to become a "true stallion." It ends with Spike learning that it's okay to be friends with mainly the opposite gender, and that not every male has to fit the role of "manly stallion" (or whatever).