I feel there is a space whale aesop parable coming in this picture.



On one hoof, by the end, the moral of the story is that curiosity is bad, because it lets out horrible evil overlords from the distant past, and therefore we should always not venture beyond the fire and always fear what we don't understand.



On the other hoof, it might actually be a prudent lesson, because we all know that every time there is an obviously evil figure trapped in ice or whatever in fiction, the smart thing that the characters always do is to thaw them out!



Sorry, feeling pessimistic what those two ponies are going to do next.