finally and end to the “they are just friends” bullshit… I KNEW they were a lesbian couple from the get go… good to know we FINALLY have a definitive answer…
edit: does anyone else notice that lyra in the newspaper clipping is not just bald but changed races entirely? where did her horn go?
@Reb4Ham
Scoots gay aunts that were borrowed from the book.
@Background Pony #A5C5
The reason why they were “guaranteed couple” was because fanbase back then shipped them almost religiously. At the beginning they were just random ponies, just like Derpy was a random animation error.
@Armagedonus
The reason they only hinted is because them confirming a same-sex couple on anything but the final episode would’ve resulted in some pretty bad stuff for the future of the show (Which is a moot point for the final episode). I mean, since about Season 4 it’s been painfully obvious the staff counted them as a guaranteed couple.