1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ delete_ (remove) http://rainbowdash.net/remove http://rainbowdash.net/notice/1273320 Another way of reading it is that they want to play up the romance angle of the series. Just follow the line of logic: Friendships-> build up into courting relationships-> which become the romantic relationships-> that lead into families-> Offspring have to learn lessons of friendships from the beginning.