I think the writer did too good a job of making us hate Fluttershy's brother.
Yeah... did his voice remind anyone else of the gay black dude from
Mannequin? And ... mane-styling? What are they implying...? ( a la Jerry Seinfeld) Not that there;'s anything wrong with that.
Zephyr seems to be a parody of the millennial culture's "failure to launch" problem. It is a real concerm, coupled with the high schools and colleges failing our young people and Generation X becoming a bunch of meek, enabling parents.
I figured he'd have a hellacious crush on Rainbow Dash... but they hadda go with the obnoxious pervy approach instead of the quiet, shy, and unrequited love.