History TearJerker / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicSeason7

** Even worse: while Granny Smith at least made reparation, it's implied Grand Pear--Pear Butter's own father--did not. Granny Smith apologizes to him for "not telling him about her before" implying he probably found out about his daughter's death after the fact from a third party who probably wasn't related to them. He does reforge connections between himself and accept the Apple siblings as family, but still, it means he NeverGotToSayGoodbye.

** In a Meta sense, this is also what happens with the fanbase as many people seem to not understand the lessons or just find something to complain about instead of taking it how it is.

** Just the ''magnitude of spite'' her haters have for her. It's one thing to boycott a business, but to boycott ''her''? Ouch!

* If you recall in the previous episode that Applejack is the only one of the Mane Six whose parents are no longer alive, then the song "We're Not Flawless" takes on a sad and dark meaning.
** Makes it HarsherInHindsight that the Sweet Apple Admirers wanted to become part of the Apple family. She's admitting her family in itself isn't perfect because it's missing [[MissingMom both]] [[DisappearedDad parents]].

* If you recall "The Cutie Re-Mark", then in at least 7 different timelines, Grand Pear has it [[HeelFaceDoorSlam even worse]]. In the Sombra timeline, there's a war, and Grand Pear probably can't find the time of day to visit Ponyville and see his grandchildren. They would be too jaded to care. In the Queen Chrysalis timeline, Ponyville's been taken over by changelings, and at least one of his grandchildren (Applejack) has already been captured, if not outright killed. In the Nightmare Moon timeline, Equestria is, well, no longer in a cheery condition for visiting Ponyville. The Tirek and Discord timelines are wallowing in too much danger for an old stallion like Grand Pear to return. The Flim Flam timeline has the Apple Family swindled of their farm and already run out of Ponyville before Grand Pear can come. And the last timeline, his daughter's [[EverybodysDeadDave entire]] family is dead. Even [[UpToEleven he's]] dead. It's only a relief that in [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong this timeline alone]], he finds redemption and peace.

* When the Cutie Mark Crusaders come to him with their problem, Thunderlane admits he was afraid this would happen. It mirrors a [[AdultFear fear]] of sending a child some place to help them through their problem, only to hear it's grown ''worse''.

*** This comic shows how Grand Pear might have found out about what happened to his daughter [[https://www.deviantart.com/edowaado/art/The-Life-I-Never-Had-688426037]].

*** This hits hard for everyone who's had to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything eventually face the harsh reality]] that [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped you can't change the past]].