The reason he was so annoying is because he was secretly crying out for help. That's why this episode was beautiful. Fluttershy could hear his cry for help even when the viewers couldn't. Fluttershy was the one to sense Zephyr needed a push in the right direction. This was a hugely successful episode for Fluttershy's character. She showed the perfect balance of bravery and compassion. People seem to forget the fact that Zephyr isn't a villain. He's a regular pony (just like we're regular people) who's only crime is fearing failure to the point of self-destructiveness. Zephyr is the victim. Not the villain. The fact that we have such a hard time realizing this means we're no better at pretending to be anti-judgment than the rest of the ponyless society we live in.



Nice picture, btw