Talk:My Little Pony Friendship is Magic/Animated shorts/@comment-5837525-20190212151224/@comment-1031724-20190213061403

I noticed they never explicitly referenced the events of that episode. If anything it seemed to be an alternative to it, starting the same way with Fluttershy being Teacher of the Month again like she always is, and Rainbow Dash and Applejack trying to get that position, but instead of endangering students' lives and possibly ruining their friendship competing for it, they ask Fluttershy for advice. I've heard theories it was meant to apologize for that episode to fix the damage it caused.

I just regained some faith in the writers.