History YMMV / MaternalInstinctMLP

* FridgeBrilliance: Celestia is calm and understanding when a grief-stricken Chrysalis confesses what she did to Pupa. She probably hasn't always been the wise, kind, benevolent princess we know her as. She's more than a thousand years old and has almost certainly also done awful things she regretted.

** More like Fridge Sadness, but why does Chrysalis keep her distance from Pupa and bury herself in her work? She's lost so many children already, it's likely that she's (subconsciously or otherwise) afraid of getting attached to Pupa and then losing her too. Not to mention Pupa's many illnesses mean that an early death is a strong possibility.

** More like Fridge Sadness, but why does Chrysalis keep her distance from Pupa and bury herself in her work? She's lost so many children already, it's likely that she's (subconsciously or otherwise) afraid of getting attached to Pupa and then losing her too.

* FridgeHorror: Pupa's mental disability means that she will probably never be able to function as well as a normal adult. She is expected to marry her cousin Morphin (who is neurotypical) when she grows up, in order to continue her family's bloodline. This raises several disturbing questions:
** One, it is very unlikely that an adult Pupa would even have the ability to understand the concept of sex, much less consent to it. If Pupa can't consent to sex, but the Roachanov bloodline has to continue with her no matter what, will Morphin be pressured by his family [[MaritalRapeLicense into impregnating her anyway]] "for the future of the Roachanov dynasty"?
** Two, with other members of the Roachanov royal family having similar inbreeding-related defects, it is very likely that there have been previous family members, and possibly even other royal heirs, who also suffered from mental disabilities. Have any of them been pressured, coerced, or outright forced into having sex with whatever partner their family chooses for them in order to continue the bloodline?
** Three, assuming Pupa can even carry a pregnancy to term, ''how high'' is the likelihood that a child of two closely related individuals, one mentally impaired and both severely deformed from centuries of inbreeding, would themselves inherit their parents' defects? (Let's just say "very".)

* HilariousInHindsight: Thorax is here the name of Chrysalis' [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]. In canon, Thorax is the name of an absolute sweetheart who could be considered Chrysalis' son.

** Three, ''how high'' is the likelihood that a child of two closely related individuals (assuming Pupa can even carry a pregnancy to term), one mentally impaired and both severely deformed from centuries of inbreeding, would themselves inherit their parents' defects? (Let's just say "very".)

* FridgeHorror: Pupa's mental retardation means that she will probably never advance beyond the mental age of a child. She is expected to marry her cousin Morphin (who is mentally normal) when she grows up, in order to continue her family's bloodline. This raises several disturbing questions:

** Two, with other members of the Roachanov royal family having similar inbreeding-related defects, it is very likely that there have been previous family members, and possibly even other royal heirs, who also suffered from mental retardation. Have any of them been pressured, coerced, or outright forced into having sex with whatever partner their family chooses for them in order to continue the bloodline?

* FridgeHorror: Pupa's mental retardation means that she will probably never advance beyond the mental age of a child. She is expected to marry her cousin Morphin (who is mentally normal) when she grows up, in order to continue her family's bloodline. This raises several questions:

** Two, with other members of the Roachanov royal family having similar inbreeding-related defects, it is very likely that previous family members, and possibly even other royal heirs, have suffered from mental retardation. Have any of them been pressured, coerced, or outright forced into having sex with whatever partner their family chooses for them in order to continue the bloodline?

** Three, ''how high'' is the likelihood that a child of two closely related individuals (assuming Pupa can even carry a pregnancy to term), one mentally impaired and both severely deformed from centuries of inbreeding, would themselves inherit their parents' defects?

** Two, with other members of the Roachanov royal family having similar inbreeding-related defects, it is very likely that previous family members, and possibly even other royal heirs, have suffered from mental retardation. Have ''they'' been pressured, coerced, or outright forced into having sex with whatever partner their family chooses for them in order to continue the bloodline?

* FridgeHorror: Pupa's mental retardation means that she will probably never advance beyond the mental age of a child. She is expected to marry her cousin Morphin (who is mentally normal) when she grows up, in order to continue her family's bloodline. This raises two questions:

** Two, ''how high'' is the likelihood that a child of two closely related individuals (assuming Pupa can even carry a pregnancy to term), one mentally impaired and both severely deformed from centuries of inbreeding, would themselves inherit their parents' defects?

** One, it is very unlikely that an adult Pupa would even have the ability to understand the concept of sex, much less consent to it. If Pupa can't consent to sex, but the Roachanov bloodline has to continue with her regardless, will Morphin be pressured by his family into having sex with her anyway "for the future of the Roachanov dynasty"?

** One, it is very unlikely that an adult Pupa would even have the ability to understand the concept of sex, much less consent to it. If Pupa can't consent to sex, but the Roachanov bloodline has to continue with her regardless, will Morphin be pressured by his family into exercising his MaritalRapeLicense?

** Two, ''how high'' is the likelihood that a child of two closely related individuals, one mentally impaired and both severely deformed from centuries of inbreeding, would themselves inherit their parents' defects?

** One, being mentally handicapped, it is very unlikely that an adult Pupa would even have the ability to understand the concept of sex, much less consent to it. If Pupa can't consent to sex, but the bloodline has to continue with her regardless, will Morphin be pressured by his family into exercising his MaritalRapeLicense?

* FridgeHorror: Pupa's mental retardation means that she will probably never advance beyond the mental age of a child. She is expected to marry her cousin Morphin (who is mentally normal) when she grows up, in order to continue her family's bloodline. This raises two questions: One, being mentally handicapped, it is very unlikely that an adult Pupa would even have the ability to understand what sex is, much less consent to it. Two, the likelihood that a child of two related individuals, one mentally handicapped and both severely deformed from centuries of inbreeding, would themselves inherit their parents defects is almost 100%.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: When Celestia is summoned to Castle Discord, she walks in on a teenage unicorn mare and pegasus mare making out, who immediately run out the door when they see her. The incident is never mentioned again.

* JerkAssWoobie: Queen Chrysalis becomes this after [[WhatHaveIDone chapter 5.]]

* UncannyValley: Any-changeling can tell Prince Morphin is a mean peice of work just by looking at him.

* {{Moe}}: Princess Pupa. Seriously, just look at her.

* JerkAssWoobie: Queen Chrysalis becomes this [[WhamEpisode after]] [[WhatHaveIDone chapter 5.]]
** TheWoobie: [[BreakTheCutie Princess Pupa.]] ''My lord'', [[TearJerker Princess Pupa.]]

** Woobie: [[BreakTheCutie Princess Pupa.]] [[BreakTheCutie My lord Princess Pupa.]]

* JerkAssWoobie: Queen Chrysalis becomes this [[WhamEpisode after]][[WhatHaveIDone chapter 5.]]
** Woobie: [[BreakTheCutie Princess Pupa.]][[BreakTheCutie My lord Princess Pupa.]]

* UncannyValley: Any-changeling can tell Prince Morphin is a mean peice of work just by looking at him.

* UglyCute: Pupa's deformities don't make her any less adorable.