One, I have no problem with this particular episode or moral, that was fine, what I have a problem with is where it led. Redemption of a changeling, cool. Redemption of changeling leads to destruction of changeling empire, less cool. I enjoy this image because it gives a glimpse of a world where Chrysalis still remains a legitimate threat. That is why I left a comment of “if only”
 
Two, Spike was a PERFECT candidate for a changeling with ulterior motives. He’s young, naive, probably feels unnapreciated, and is fairly close to royalty.

@Drake Quagmire 
The problem is that having thorax be good would ruin the moral, and it wouldn’t make sense for him to befriend spike of all people if he had ulterior motives.

I’m not in support of this idea because it’s ‘cool’, I support it because I appreciate the message of false friends.
 
Spike has never been my favorite, but I prefer screw ups from him to be based on naivete than stupidity. And a twist like this…
 
Besides, of all the races they’d created and used by season 6, I’m a little annoyed that they chose to completely remove the threat of one of the best villains they had.
 
Chrysalis no longer poses the same threat she once did, and I feel the fandom will suffer for it.
 
(Aside) I do not necessarily feel the SHOW will suffer, but I am concerned with the fandom.
 
Remember when Discord was this mighty demon feared by all. The stories (we wrote) of his power and dastardly deeds spread across the net like wildfire.
 
But then season 3 comes around, and any intimidation factor he once had is sunk.
 
Nightmare Moon, ain’t coming back 
Discord, see above. 
Sombra, dead. 
Tirek, out of the picture. 
Starlight Glimmer, HAHAHA!
 
And now Chrissy has had her angency removed. Short of either  
A. A one episode comeback for revenge  
Or 
B. A shudder redemption arc
 
She is gone.
 
I was fine with ONE changeling having doubts about evil, good message for the kids and all, but his bringing about an end to the changeling race as we knew it is where I have a problem.
 
So yeah, forgive me if I dream of darker times.

@Drake Quagmire 
No. It would go against the moral of the episode and would not make sense. Just because a twist is  
“cool” does not mean it’s a good idea.

@Ihhh 
Yessss

@Drake Quagmire 
No.

If only…

@Background Pony #1456  
Chrysalis: WHAT?!!  
Rainbow Dash: (Sarcastically) Oh, I’m sorry. Were you actually hoping for a victory?  
Chrysalis: (to Thorax) Traitor!

“Actually… I was thinking King… and you’re sitting in my chair… NOW!”
 
Mane six ambush her

@Sunset’s Minion  
That’s almost a certainty at this point
 
A child born of the Princess of Food For Changelings?  
They’ll never be able to stay away

@Background Pony #4C28  
I liked it too. I just think people are a little uneasy of the foreshadowing of a redemption of Queen Chrysalis this episode brings up.

I get the distinct feeling I’m in the minority for actually enjoying the episode and being happy for Thorax.

If only this was what happened…

@Phantom Rider  
Guy who talks alot of shit to the writers and showrunners directly on twitter.

@Background Pony #FEDE  
Who’s Murrison?

@Background Pony #FEDE  
That’s because people pay more attention to that circus act.

@PonyPon  
Well, you really ought to expect such accusations considering that, as far as I can tell, Murrison compliments the episodes more often than you do.

@CrassMetalHead  
You’re not the first person to accuse me of such, but the only one thus far to be anything approaching nice about it.

Are we really doing this.
 
@PonyPon
 
TBH, you seem like the type of person who just doesn’t seem to like the show anymore but watches it anyway.

Or maybe Thorax can help open Chrysalis to the idea of opening peaceful negotiations with the ponies. Ya’know if the “sharing love with each other” thing doesn’t pan out.

Well, like Thorax, I’m going to hold out hope for the Changeling race. It may be a rough road ahead for him, but I believe Thorax can help bring about change for the better.(Ha! Pun entirely intended.)

@CronoM  
I was thinking that, in a culture geared towards stealing love from others, Thorax wouldn’t have had very much in the way of opportunities to try to find changelings who shared his unorthodox tendencies. But yeah, you’re right, I’m being foolishly illogical and as desperately optimistic as Thorax. Never mind.

@Background Pony #FEDE  
That logic makes no sense. Two does not equal 1000, and Thorax has been looking for friendship within his hive literally since the day he was born. As far as we know, kevin’s been off the grid for both ponies and chsngelings for a while and been living off friendship for a while with (supposedly) matilda while not being nearly as socially awkward as thorax. We don’t know much about kevin beyond that he obviously is more subtle then poor thorax.
 
Neither of their cases suggest things would be an practical transition for all the drones within the hive. They are the rare exceptions.

@CronoM  
Sorry, it looked to me like you were arguing he was either going to revert to established changeling ways or end up starving. Personally, I think that if two changelings can live outside the hive, there’s a chance others could learn to live like they do.