I wish the showwriters weren't so unwilling to use flashbacks outside of season openers and enders - there's lots of unexplored territory just in the Season 1 time alone! Luna, Celestia, Shining Armor, Cadance, Fancypants... the list goes on and on of characters to look at!



Where were they all? What were they doing? What kind of drama and conflict was happening parallel to and "in the background of" Twilight's friendship lessons? There's too much good stuff here to leave it entirely to the fanfiction writers! (And the comics can only do so much to fill that gap...)