@NavelColt  
Yeah, I guess you’re right.. The thing is if Thorax actually took Ocellus home then and there, then the spirit of the Tree of Harmony would’ve likely perished.

@Background Pony #345F
 
@Red-Supernova
 
Looking past his spoken reason, Thorax’s character is meant to be a foil to Chrysalis. When a hive changeling goes unaccounted for, Thorax personally went on a hunt to find them, himself, to make sure they were okay and to ultimately retrieve them. Not something Chrysalis would have done in a million years, she’d sooner name anyone who left the hive without prior knowledge a traitor, as she did Thorax.
 
Thorax’s seriousness in this scene was largely a manifestation of his worry. He’s meant to be seen as a paternal patriarch/father figure as much as a leader, because he’s wholesome and loving and cares about all the changelings - again, playing on that foil, the antithesis to Chrysalis. This paternal nature has been hinted at before, when Thorax enjoyed organizing arts and crafts and other fun activities for the changelings, but I think it was really defined, here.
 
I thought this scene was perfectly in- character, tbh. Thorax cares for things with extreme depth, and thanks to Ember, he’s able to express that forwardly, now.
 
His language was chosen well here, on top of it all. He literally sounds like a dad or legal guardian.
 
‘There you are! The hive has been worried sick!
 
…
 
Well, next time, ask before you run off. Now come on, let’s go home.’
 
On a related note, the hive has been depicted more as a pack animal thing post-reformation, as opposed to the insect hivemind we had under Chrysalis. Now we have families all living together in a close community. Everyone probably helps look after everyone else, especially the young ones. Thorax (Pharynx too, but especially Thorax) probably behaves like an additional parent for most buggos.
 
At least that’s what I like to think, and what I write extensively about.

I still want to see Ocellus try her hoof at a gryphon disguise.
 
And I kinda want Gallus to get kind of flustered over it

Oci makes a really cute dragon. Makes me wish her dragonsona was an actual dragon in the show, she’d be the cutest dragon ever.

@Background Pony #4534  

 
That was never established in the show. That is only headcanon. Headcanon is fine until people assume that it is canon.

@TheKman100  
although there is a greater chance that thorax and ocellus are siblings because you know chrysalis is the mom of all the adult drones, also ocellus is afriad of being like her

“This is an insectiphile-only household!”

@Background Pony #345F  
Then again, it’s just me. And I may change my opinion in the future.

@Red-Supernova  
To Thorax being all serious. I knew Thorax was gonna be in the episode once I saw this screencap, but I did not see that other part coming. I know, it sounds stupid but still.

@Background Pony #345F  
To Thorax showing responsibility and authority for his Changelings?

YOU’RE NOT FOOLING ANY CREATURE, YOU SHAPESHIFTING CHITIN-FACE!!

@Red-Supernova  
Eh, guess I’m not used to it.

When you say “You’re not my real dad!”, then realize that, in fact, he is.

@DudeNin65  
YESYESYESYESYESSSSSSSS
 
@Background Pony #345F  
Like what Fanthrose said, he doesn’t want the possibility of a war between all races to happen. So I don’t blame Thorax for being annoyed that Ocellus made him panic for a bit, all he wanted was for her to ask his permission to leave the hive. And now that he’s heard the reason, he was fine with giving Ocellus permission to be with her friends.

@Fanthrose  
Well, I know that… I just don’t really know how to explain my point I guess

@Background Pony #345F  
As he said in the episode, last time the 6 of them went missing like that, it nearly started a war between the 6 races.

She’s so hot as a dagron

Dragon Ocellus somehow looks cuter than the first time.

Is it bad that Thorax’s behavior left a bad taste in my mouth? I’m not too sure why it does, I can’t really put my finger on it.

@DudeNin65
 
@Dracorex  
I mean, I could commission an image, but you wouldn’t be ready for a couple days.

@DudeNin65
 
I don’t know, the closest is a lewd Smudge did.

@Daneasaur
 
I agree.

good to see more Ocellus dragon

I think part of the reason her Dragon form is so cute is that she has ZERO dragon mentality, allowing her to be 100% comfortably feminine and kind.