[Blind Reaction] MLP:FiM S06E10 - Applejack's Day Off

Blind reaction and commentary on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 6, Episode 10 - Applejack's Day Off.
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[@MrSeyker]

I don't care what anyone says, seeing the silly routines AJ developed over the years was worth it.

[@L-MAdv]

22:57 Awww, I love the glow in Rarity’s eyes and her smile when Applejack says “I think I have a few ideas”

[@OmegaChimera]

Okay, here we go. Now, I know a lot of people are gonna hate this episode for many many reasons (most of which you explained already), but for me personally I very much enjoyed this episode and not for many of the usual reasons. I honestly found this episode speaking to me personally because all of the episode pretty much explained my work life. I've been working at a fast food restaurant as a cooking manager for 5 years and I've come to work on a built in routine I've set myself in that I'm comfortable in (just like AJ). When I first started there, I noticed a lot of the work the previous cook did was not necessary and pointed it out and fixed them to save time (again like AJ did). But when I took over, I started falling into a routine that, while it made sense to me, others didn't get it. All my faults were just recently put into my attention and while I immediately disagreed with them when I took a step back and evaluated my routine I stood dumbfounded that I didn't notice anything. Essentially it came around full circle (see where I'm going with this). So on a very personal level, I can see myself in Applejack's place in this episode which made the entire viewing a more pleasant and extremely ironic experience and I can appreciate the lesson more because I've lived through it. Now one more thing; about how the spa ponies were being irresponsible with their maintenance, yeah I can see that, but since I've had a similar experience I can see it happening. Our ice machine has been on the fritz for years but nothing has been done about it. We have a gimmick that makes it work at times but it's not a full proof thing and sometimes we find ourselves with no ice period. As I'm not a General Manager or higher I have no say in the matter but we have gotten used to it to the point where sometimes we just shrug our shoulders and grin and bear it and hope for the best. Well that was more about me than anybody would like to care, but I had to say it to get my points across. Sorry if came out more like a rant than anything. I know it seems like that most of what happened in this episode seems illogical but stuff like that happens way too often in the real world than we care to admit.

[@applegeek2597]

I basically agree with everything you just said. It feels like you're basically echoing the thoughts running through my head when I did the commentary, but you seem to have done better at putting it into words than I did. Yes, it was an important lesson to learn, and it's something we all fall victim to at times. Sometimes we just don't see it, and other times we lack the power to actually fix the issue. The thing that bothered me about the specific scenario with the spa in this episode though is that unlike many real life situations, where people with the power to effect change either don't give a rip, or don't want to spend the money to fix the problem, the spa ponies appeared to be genuinely concerned about the comfort of and quality of treatment for their customers, so upon seeing that problem slowly get worse and worse, I felt like they should have done something about it before it got that bad. But whatever, it is what it is, and like you said, it's still relatable to some people, and quite honestly is for me too. I guess I'm just really bummed that rather than advancing AJ's character, they just did a cop-out of manufacturing a new character flaw out of thin air and resolving it in the same episode, which is EXACTLY the reason why so many people hated the older Spike episodes, because they did the same thing with him. I just really want to see some more depth added to AJ's character, because I feel like there's a lot more to her than we've been shown, and that she really just needs her moment to shine.

[@moondustshine9381]

Very long comment but I think I agree yeah I do

[@chalkwarrior5542]

You just had to add one more paragraph and you could have made THAT your five paragraph essay due in fourth grade.

[@archeishere1]

i also experience that but i deliever water gallons to people in need and the problem is im skinny i can only lift it in knee high and im just 14 i basically lifted water gallons for 3-6 blocks. and my friend pointed out i was wasting time and i should of used a stroller, but it didnt felt comfortable to me so i kept lifting it the same way. and so my friends MADE me use the stroller at first i disagreed and i took a few steps backs and i was absolutely dumb.

[@oliwermattsson1913]

@@applegeek2597 the ends always make me smile

[@SDseb]

This episode speaks to me. My friend is busy like almost 24/7. When i do get to talk to her, it's like a dream come true :3

[@princesslightningstrike4592]

Oh my star, she is so poor. She needs relax right now.

[@saucernfg]

Applejack best chicken next to Scootaloo.

i wish we had gotten to see Twilight doing the dance...

[@adrianaisme4710]

Sooo, how was Rarity's horn floppy when she was "pruny"? I thought they were solid objects, or even actual bones. Especially in What About Discord when Discord was stroking Twilight and her horn kept on bouncing back. It's also just something expected to be solid, and I doubt the room was *that* steamy to make a bone-like part flop.

[@starbrandfan2541]

Discord can do just about anything he can imagine, so it would sense for him to be able to do that to Twilight’s horn. I agree with the other instances though, it’s weird how they flop like that. There’s also that moment in the gabby gums episode where Sweetie Belle smacked Rarity’s horn so she would drop her bag, causing it to flop.

[@Longma1]

@@starbrandfan2541 Simple: cartoon animation effects/principles. It's like when ponies behave like they're made of plush or rubber despite them not really being like that (other than perhaps Pinkie----Pinkie Pie's a mystery). 🥸

[@cutercills9x9productions9]

Don't forget Twilight Flopple's Horn "erectile disfunction" in Bridle Gossip.

[@squeebers]

Wasn't that her hoof that got "pruny"? Or am I mistaken?

[@nicholasnguyen5181]

Skin flap with strong muscles. Or bone cartilage… . Can’t remember

[@helpinghand6899]

I had the same laughing reaction to Rainbowdash being at the spa.

[@princesslightningstrike4592]

What is so funny about it? I am like Rainbow Dash, I love sports, football, I am strong girl but also I love to be girly and I love to be relaxed and take some relaxing massage. This is a completely normal thing and being girly don't make me weak 💖💖

[@Just.me97]

@@princesslightningstrike4592 Ur a Tom Boy XD

[@princesslightningstrike4592]

@@Just.me97 No I'm not. Tomboy is a girl who hates everything what is girly and cute. And like I said, I love cute and girly things as much as I love sports.

[@icysweetnexi]

Nothing funny about it. Girl has right to be girly and guys as well.

[@Los_BreadstickMartian]

​@@princesslightningstrike4592no, a tomboy is a masculine girl

[@lostboy09100]

As we watch Applegeek, Applejack and Apple Bloom watch us....

[@asgnarkhan6542]

lostboy09100 ?

[@lostboy09100]

The plush dolls.

[@asgnarkhan6542]

lostboy09100 ooooo kay

[@VaporeonLayne]

LOL!

[@isamekailmahmud9302]

lostboy09100 I love you

[@yoshifan3077]

3:39 ahh rarity face is like melting face like in Indiana Jones the 1st movie that kind of scared me a little

[@spacemanspiff694]

is that what happened in indiana jones? i was watching it when i was younger, i was on the floor and my dad was sitting in a chair and he put his foot in front of my face so i didn't see it.

[@rdfan7669]

Did you notice that Bulk Biceps was walking all over Mr Cake? And the other pony in the room next door was Mrs Cake.

[@hawanatukam.x]

No the pony next door was Rainbow Dash

[@rdfan7669]

+XXBlueberriesAndStrawBerriesXX BronyfanXD No, she left when Rarity and AJ arrived.

[@rdfan7669]

+XXBlueberriesAndStrawBerriesXX BronyfanXD No, she left when Rarity and AJ arrived.

[@zygas25]

Does ponyville not have a plumber?

[@hoshi1505]

The plumber was too busy saving a princess

[@superluigisharmabros1283]

If there's no plumber in Ponyville than call Mario and Luigi

[@TGY21133]

@@superluigisharmabros1283 Mario meets MLP

[@androbalderas]

Its a me pony Mario!

[@zecorasvenskendavidsson4940]

I would not say dumbed down. That's a thing that happens to many people. They can see fault's in others routines but not there own. but many people in the comments have already said this in much better than i have so. :D

[@Nazo-kage]

There are actually a couple of fanfics out there where they explain why rainbow had that problem with people touching her hoofs and she gets over

[@maxharter5716]

9:10, that was my reaction EXACTLY

[@ReligiousPrime]

Another thing, when Applegeek said, "are we gonna get a song?" Hearing the music playing as Aj was 'tooling up', that could've actually been a song right there. They could've had her sing a song about fixing things or whatever as she was fixing the problem. If you think about it, they totally wasted a song opportunity right there.

[@princesslightningstrike4592]

Yes. Song here would be cool.

[@Troninater]

4:00 I would say more 'melting marshmallow' then anything else. On a side note, I hope there's a My Little Pony Meets the Ghostbusters, 5 bits said's pony's think Stay Puff is a giant fat Rarity for a moment. XD

[@ShayTheValiant]

17:36 That "Mission: Impossible" reference.

[@applegeek2597]

Yeah, I completely missed that, just too tired at the time I guess. I got it as soon as I looked at that scene with that movie in mind, so it's one I know I should have gotten. Oh well.

[@fadechaos8525]

Even the music is close so...

[@strawberryswirlll]

Jake Berango yeah ao close

[@Edward256]

Yeah, it was a little off, and maybe they could've done it in a more streamline way... heh... But even the most smartest people will never see their own problems. But if they are wise enough, or not so stubborn, when pointed out they will see where they went wrong and will change. Imagine if you will: "Applejack is too stubborn to relax". Of course, a stubborn streak did go in Applebuck Season, but what if she was stubborn enough to go back to her old habits? Forgoing some of the ridiculous habits played out (which maybe some farmers still do) it was a pretty good episode.

[@applegeek2597]

Well, Applejack wasn't doing this kind of stupid stuff in Applebuck Season. She simply was trying to do the entire harvest herself, which was way too much work for one pony to handle. Here she was COMPLETELY UNNECESSARILY making far more work for herself than was needed. Also, the one tiny bit of character growth I actually saw in Applejack in this episode was the fact that her stubbornness isn't as big of a problem, because she was ultimately quite receptive to all the help that her friends were offering, unlike in Applebuck season, so that's something at least. But yes, realism issues aside, it was still an okay episode, definitely some good funny moments, and I did like seeing her handyman nature and willingness to help get highlighted with the spa repair.

[@haroldwolfe1787]

X3 I must say, I'm very grateful for your videos man. The last few episodes were a bit much for me to sit though without cringing at the sheer WTF that happened from time to time. I first got into watching this show through blind reactions, and finding a blind commentary series with a host as easily amused as I am made it more easy to watch. I love hearing people laugh, and flip out, both of which you provide in abundance, making me a rather proud subscriber. KEEP GOING STRONG!!!!!!!

[@applegeek2597]

Wow, thanks so much for the kind words! I don't really feel like I do anything terribly special. I just try to have a good time and look for the positive messages this show brings. A lot of people seem to get hung up on things like "cringe" and other nitpicky things, and I just want to get people to look past that, because if that's all you see, you're missing out on a whole lot of awesome stuff. I must admit this particular episode was really hard for me, because I saw the intelligence of my favorite character being insulted for the purpose of telling a story with a rather weak moral point, but I'm doing my best to move past it, because I don't want to let it prevent me from not enjoying the rest of what is turning out to be the best season of the entire show. Anyway, I'm glad to hear that you are encouraged by my reactions. The knowledge that I've helped brighten up someone else's day makes the hours of work I put into these episodes feel worthwhile. :D

[@jaeyrl]

Applegeek: now there is pruney and then there's THAT I died!!!!!

[@Mirality]

Well, she *is* a marshmallow...

[@Peppermint88]

we had rarity investigates now it's Apple Jacks investigates XD

[@asgnarkhan6542]

Peppermint presents lol

[@MegaViperFreak]

10:08 Caramel first time talking BTW. 12:36 And Carrot Cake is getting the "massage". XD 17:36 Mission impossible reverence 29:14 Unless I missed one episode, this is the first time I hear about the spa session with the two of them. + more background pony interaction, I think its something to do with the season final.

[@applegeek2597]

1. You know, I almost called out the name Caramel Apple, but I wasn't 100% sure it was him, and I was too tired and didn't bother to look it up afterwards either. 2. Oops, missed that, scene went by too quick, and I whipped through editing pretty quickly because it was well after midnight by then. 3. Oh man, you're right, how did I miss that?! There was something about that nagging at me, but again, was too tired and apparently ignored it. XD Nice catch! 4. Still haven't had time to do any digging on spa treatments in previous episodes. Season finale, who knows?

[@MegaViperFreak]

I just thought of something else: If pony's don't eat meat, why is it that Apple Jack has pig's? (unless she needs that many for the best pig award.) maybe for creatures that do eat meat? It makes me wonder.

[@applegeek2597]

I've seen that question raised before, and I wonder that as well.

[@Dragon1813]

Since Applejack had reasons for why she did all those crazy things for feeding the pigs, I'd be curious about what her reasons were for the other chores.

[@22Tesla]

Dragon1813 I'd like to imagine the crop watering thing happened gradually as the feild expanded she got into a rythm of turning the one spigot on, turning the water on, then off and realizing she had the new section to water. Chickens; maybe they started out with one and same thing happened maybe.

[@sonicstarx7477]

I must say, your commentaries are my favourite, and I was dying to see your reaction when you saw Rarity's melting face at the spa.

[@applegeek2597]

Thanks, glad you enjoy my stuff! Yeah, that face...was something. XD

[@adrianaisme4710]

I *LOVE* Appleyak. Best pony. Yep. Appleyak.

[@MrZAP17]

Appleyak only like apples that are perfect!

[@banditanimation2558]

20:30 applejack chiken DANCE

[@23gameoverlord]

3:40 MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Roommate passes over the eye bleach) IT BURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Edit:* also AJ's & AG's reactions are appropriate.

[@rgarcia0806]

I love the part where applejack was doing the chicken dance. I even thought in this scene, she was like cute as a chicken when she was doing that chicken dance.

[@rgarcia0806]

19:11

[@Musicradio77Network]

I saw it earlier today during the “Party With The Ponies” marathon on Discovery Family since I was on JetBlue where they ran this episode.

[@GhostBestCat]

When you said that guy looks like he's in agony cause of Bulk that was actually Mr. Cake while Mrs. Cake was getting a more gentle massage treatment xD

[@jameshart6502]

I honestly thought applejack had gone insane on this episode when she did the chicken dance

[@AJSSPACEPLACE]

well replacing a whole sheet of chicken wire because of one hole does seem wasteful

[@applegeek2597]

Eeyup.

[@JoeHabana]

we seriously need a reaction compilation of the pruny revelation... best part of any reaction I have seen

[@applegeek2597]

Hehe, that would be funny! Drop me a link if you put it together, or find anyone who does. XD

[@brigidtheirish]

It really is easy to get in a rut and I can see how some of those chores could get out of hand. Especially since I've had folks point out how inefficiently I'm doing my own chores. As for Twilight, she probably figured if the step was important enough for Applejack to spell out, then she had to do it exactly. It's not like Saddle Row Review where there was a goal and Rarity left it up to her friends to figure out how.

[@user-jj7ge8wo9s]

Cool video. I watch your reactions all the time!

[@segachildstarspawn2624]

I absolutely love the reaction to the chicken dance! Your reaction killed me! 😆

[@princesslightningstrike4592]

It was amazing. I love it.

[@PCFixer]

Granny Smith + Zap Apple Jam; it was a parent's day at Ponyville Elementary.

[@stolasgoetia93]

LOL! At how AJ used duct tape to fix the steam pipes. Southerners love using duct tape to fix everything.

[@theweredragon9887]

Jeremy Rivers I am slightly offended But despite the fact I am not handy at all I have 4 tools in my tool box 2 hammers 1 knife and ductape

[@stolasgoetia93]

the Were Dragon LOL! Dude I am southern myself.

[@laceyg.993]

For me the message I take a way from this episode is Don’t bog yourself down with unnecessary energy and time vampires to the point you don’t have a life or get to enjoy it. ❤❤❤

[@Icy-be5vl]

Being in spa and being girly is beautiful and amazing.

[@georgethanos9921]

I like the way the spa pony says Applejacks name

[@applejoy4411]

I have came across quite a few other reactors who liked this episode, I've only seen one who absolutely hated this one calling it a monstrous dull waste of time, you and JohnnyFireFlame are pretty much the only reactors that I know of that have Applejack as your favorite pony.

[@applegeek2597]

Yeah, Applejack fans are few and far between, it seems. As for this episode, I guess between the incompetence forced on Applejack, and the apparent lack of any research regarding how farms really work (and given that I have a farming background), it is very difficult for me to like this episode. Again, I understand the point of the lesson, but the scenario they created to teach it leaves a lot to be desired. I know there's been controversy over other episodes, especially Newbie Dash, but for me personally, this one is really the only failure in season 6 so far. Maybe some day, like Spike, we'll finally get an Applejack episode that actually makes sense and allows her character to grow.

[@bar0nger]

Yes, this would have been a great episode if it was in an earlier season. But this one is coming after the Hearthwarming and Rarities innovative interview episode. And I would put the Hearthwarming episode in the top ten of all times. The bar as really been raised with this season.

[@applegeek2597]

Yeah, that was a point I tried to make, in that it's all relative. I do, however, feel like the writing style in this episode belonged in an earlier season, not this one. I just thought we were past manufacturing absurd character flaws out of thin air, like they used to do all the time for Spike.

[@csjcruz]

I don’t know why Apple Geek didn’t react to the mission impossible reference 17:33

[@assassin01620]

Twilight was dumbed down, and what difference would it make? Family appreciation day... hmmm.... what difference could it make I wonder? She has a list that she follows in this episode, saddle row review, they didnt have a list, just did what they THOUGHT rarity wanted. You said it yourself. maybe there's a "Method to the madness". Obviously there wasn't, but how could Twilight know that?

[@applegeek2597]

What bugged me about Twilight was the point where Spike asked why she didn't just fly instead of hanging by the rope, and Twilight insisted on following the list exactly, without questioning its silliness in any way. Any way you look at it, hovering with her wings wouldn't have made a bit of difference in regards to the goal of getting the pigs fed, other than that she probably could have just done it quicker and thus would have accomplished something over the course of that hour. Also, after AJ and Rarity came back, Rarity and Twilight then immediately started pointing out all the problems with the way AJ was doing things. If Twilight could so easily question things at that point, why was she not questioning it earlier when trying to do the chores herself? Again, seems like a convenient lack of logical thinking just to give us the funny scene with her hanging from the rope. I know, I know, I'm probably over-thinking this way too much, just hard not to nitpick when I feel like my favorite character was given a decent chance to shine in this episode.

[@assassin01620]

+Applegeek Well why didn't Applebloom question Granny Smith? Her methods appeared to be silly like Applejack's. Painting dots on the walls and talking to jars seemed pointless and would be faster and easier not to, but they were important. Twilight probably thought Applejack did these things for a reason hence the specific list. Which is why she questioned Applejack, THEN she learned that what Applejack's was doing was pointless.

[@applegeek2597]

Um, Apple Bloom DID question her, though not right to her face. In fact, she question Granny Smith's sanity altogether, and even attempted to bypass the process by trying to harvest the zap apples early, which didn't work so well. As always, you're welcome to your own opinion though. For me, if you insist on making my favorite character appear completely incompetent at her own job, then I'm gonna nitpick. ;)

[@assassin01620]

+Applegeek Lol I understand, but I meant Applebloom questioning Granny Smith to her face so that she could tell Applebloom why it was necessary, but Twilight probably thought Aj had a reason (which she did just no longer relevant) and didn't want to ruin everything. Maybe using her wings could mess everything up, like if you don't pick the Zapp apples fast enough, they disappear. So she followed the list exactly. She did say Aj is an earth pony so I have to do it this way, but again "method to the madness" if you don't do it right, it's not gonna work.

[@applegeek2597]

Well, there's a big difference between the mystical zap apples and daily farm chores. ;) But if nothing else, you can explain it away by Twilight's own personal standards regarding following checklists to a T.

[@booklover4330]

Man this episode feels like it was a chore to watch, I figured having some time away with it would make me like it more (That's what happened with the season 6 premiere); but nope! The moral was very good, very excellent I'm not denying that, but what I am saying is that it was handled very poorly. Applejack was dumbed down, Twilight; you're a freaking Princess! An Alicorn! And I'm sorry AJ but I think you're wrong, while Twilight has never had proper farming training or anything of the like the fact that she can fly plus the fact that she can use magic should have made the process run much more smoothly but nope! Applejack can't fly or use magic and so Twilight didn't either; which I can sort of understand where she's coming from but why make it harder on yourself? If you have flight or have the ability to use magic why wouldn't you use it?! Ugh just no! No! Twilight was stupid, Applejack was dumbed down, the only logical one seemed to be Spike. Not only was the moral handled poorly and Twilight and Applejack were dumbed down but the episode had very little humor. At least with Newbie Dash while I cringed a lot there were parts that I laughed at! At least there I was interested in what was going on (despite how I was currently feeling about the episode) at least it kept me glued to the TV! But here with this episode I felt bored out of my mind; I figured that it would cut away to Twilight and Spike feeding the pigs but nope! We never got that cutaway, which was something that I was looking forward too since what Applejack was doing wasn't very interesting. There were only two times I laughed; it was when Applejack was imitating other animals and Rainbow being at the spa; but really that brings up a question: Why do the Apple family own pigs? What could they need them for? They don't eat meat so it can't be to cook them for bacon. But I'm getting off track here, sorry for the long list of complaints but I just couldn't help myself; just this episode bored me to tears; I actually wanted to bang my head on the desk. So yeah the moral was very good but the way it was handled was very poorly. Hopefully next weekend's episode will be better. Great reaction either way and can't wait for more! XD.

[@booklover4330]

I almost didn't watch your reaction to it because I found it dull, but when there's a reactor I like, I like watching all of their reactions.

[@booklover4330]

Note I found the episode dull, not your reaction.

[@bonbonpony]

Couldn't say it better. As for the pigs: maybe they use them for finding truffles? ;J en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle_hog

[@applegeek2597]

You pretty much just echoed all my thoughts. XD My beef with Twilight is that she insisted on blindly following the ridiculous list, yet she pulled a complete 180 later and (along with Rarity) started pointing out all the issues to Applejack. I know logic is a very loose concept in this show, but there were just so many serious logic flaws in this one, it just drove me nuts. This episode basically was flawed in the EXACT same way the older Spike episodes were flawed. Only thing now is that Spike is actually being written well, and instead now Applejack was given the horrible manufactured character flaw. But yeah, just need to move past this and hope for a better episode for AJ later on. She really needs to get a chance to shine, as does Fluttershy, which is why I'm really looking forward to Flutter Brutter. Hopefully they don't drag her back down the way the did with AJ in this one.

[@booklover4330]

Applegeek Oh boy I'm nervous about next weekend's episode; while I don't hate any of the mane six Fluttershy is my least favorite. To me it seems like any lesson she learns just gets pushed back so that the writers can teach her the same lesson over again; hopefully they write a great Fluttershy episode with Flutter Brutter, but I'm just extremely nervous because Fluttershy tends to learn the same lesson over and over again and it seems like with the synopsis that we'll be having a lesson similar to the episode It Ain't Easy Being Breezies. (Man I hate that episode). But back with Applejack while she isn't my favorite of the mane six (She's my second least favorite; please don't hate me!) But there are episodes of hers that I really like, Applebuck Season and The Mane Attraction come to mind. The Mane Attraction is probably AJ's best episode; she was great in that episode! Amazing in that episode! Loved her in it, I want an AJ episode like that where it focuses on all of her great traits. And yeah I wasn't even upset with AJ that she wanted to be the one to fix what was wrong with the spa, I'm pretty much the same way. When I see that there's something wrong I want to fix it, I want to help. So yeah wasn't upset with AJ because of that, it was everything else that I was upset with. So here's to hoping that next weekend's episode will be better! XD.

[@1989JROG]

The episode is almost similar to one (maybe a couple) episode(s) of Spongebob.

[@jaelynnelson3455]

3:40/3:50-4:20 and 9:08-9:41and 19:11-19:30 One of ny fav applegeek reactions

[@torriemagee7549]

i don't think its doing laundry that he minds its having the towels flung in his face.

[@Peppermint88]

It was awesome meeting you x3

[@applegeek2597]

Likewise!

[@jameshart6502]

that bit where bulk biceps is giving a massage..is that mister cake?!

[@nicolascolque15]

On 12:29 I don't think you noticed but those two ponies getting massages were mr and mrs cake.

[@MWSin1]

Rarity either stayed in the steam room too long or looked into the Ark of the Covenant.

[@marceley7221]

how does she pick the tools up?

[@theweredragon9887]

Marc Eley I dont know. How do they sand on their hind legs? joints dont bend like that

[@thegachajar9579]

News just in when Rarity was proweny it was a clip of when the mean 6 where getting destroyed

[@alexanderhintz5510]

Did you happen to notice the pony Bulk is massaging is Mr Cake ?!?!?😂😂😄

[@feathernoteproductions3538]

DID APPLEGEEK JUST SWEAR WHEN HE SAW WHAT TWILIGHT AND SPIKE WERE DOING?

[@princeedmirovillar8044]

19:12 - Applecluck

[@JeffreyBarkdull]

His reaction to it made me laugh

[@MVivar-dj8cp]

36:05 You are right. I feel like AJ is the smartest of the mane 6 after twilight. This episode has their bad things but in overall i think is a fine episode.

[@princesslightningstrike4592]

I love this episode so much! Finally Rainbow showed that she has her girly side. And I wish there was more of this. I really don't like when characters like Rainbow Dash are showing as a tomboys because this is so stereotypical. Then people think that every girl who likes sports and men's things is a tomboy and that's not true. I am like Rainbow Dash, I like sports, mostly football but I am also like Rarity. I love dresses, high heels, fashion, diamonds and crystals 💖💖. Hearts, stars, I love to be girly and cute. Well this is who I am but there are more girls like me. I have so good contact with both genders male and female and I love to smile 💋💋. Not every girl who is strong, is a tomboy.

[@animallove8196]

oml his face when he seen rainbow dash

[@applejoy4411]

I rather enjoyed this one sure its not one of the best episodes this season but its still good, and if her and Rarity have spa days I'm starting to think that AJ and Rarity may have been friends longer than the rest. this is not one of Applejack's best episodes, I'm hoping that she has another episode later in the season thats better than this one but thats just me, on a side note I consider her best episode to be the Mane Attraction, and I consider Sister Hooves Social to be her best moment being the one to help Rarity learn to be a better sister, nice reaction.

[@applegeek2597]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I think I disliked this one perhaps a bit more than I should have for the same reason a lot of people hated Newbie Dash, in that my personal favorite character didn't seem to be getting the respect she deserved from the writers. At least with Newbie Dash though, there was clear character growth for Dash, whereas AJ just got a character flaw manufactured out of thin air and resolved in the same episode, the same way things always used to go for Spike. I like this episode for the entertainment value, but it fell very short in terms of offering any real character growth.

[@applejoy4411]

Yea I agree the writers just seem to have trouble trying to write an episode around Applejack as the main focus, she is a great character, but she just doesn't get the respect and love she deserves, and yes Applejack is my favorite pony.

[@banditanimation2558]

19:11 ME:HAHAHAH APPLEJACK:COCOCOCOCOBAAACOCOCO

[@Peppermint88]

at work I've been doing the same routine all the time then I Decided to spice it up abit so I'm not in a rut.

[@marymonsterandcreatormary3783]

8:34 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JeffreyBarkdull]

I love your reactions at 3:40, 8:33, 19:02, 19:11

[@assassin01620]

I don't feel like Applejack was dumbed down, she just got stuck in a routine that was comfortable and got so used to doing it that way that she didn't realize it was unnecessary once it's no longer relevant, even if it is ridiculous. It actually happens quite a bit, even to smart people.

[@applegeek2597]

I understand that it happens to all of us, but there are limits on how far you can push that. If they had kept it to one or maybe two larger issues, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but there were so many things AJ was doing "wrong" that it just became absurd. She's been running that farm for how long, and still hasn't seen the problem with any of those things she was doing? Yes, we can be blind to obvious things from time to time, but I just felt that this concept was pushed a bit too far in this case. But like I said, I'm not going to hold a grudge or anything, it was just an okay-ish episode that unfortunately offered no real growth for Applejack, which left me a bit disappointed. I will just look forward to the next one and hope they do better.

[@assassin01620]

+Applegeek If they didn't make it absurd, some kids might not understand what's going on ;)

[@applegeek2597]

Several people have pointed that out, but you'll have to forgive me for calling BS on that. There are plenty of episodes in this series that are able to tell a story that kids understand just fine without insulting the intelligence of the characters involved. No, this is just an example of poor writing, in my opinion. Not holding a grudge or anything, just saying that this could definitely have been written better.

[@1tylerq127]

A lot of this had to do with getting stuck in a routine, the pig feeding scenario was admittedly too much, but the other three were at least somewhat reasonable. Some of us do fall victim to doing things one-at-a-time. I can see Applejack seeing those three solutions as saving resources. Giving each individual chicken a specific portion of food may seem like fair to the chickens and lighter on the amount of food used. Watering one section at a time means not having all the pipes going for too long a period of time, though if only the first one turns the water on then ya, that's still a bit ridiculous but somewhat understandable. And the less fence Applejack used to fix the hole, the more they'd have for later. On the pigs' part I could see Applejack thinking they were conditioned to react to these specific stimuli, though I do think this lesson would've worked better much earlier in the series, and perhaps this was based on the plan for an earlier episode as well, I know episode 9 was and that one also made no mention of Starlight. So I'm thinking they thought they might be able to get away with a couple repurposed old episode plans this season to shorten the hiatus and let some previously rejected episodes be reworked so they could see the light of day. Twilight's actions do make sense in this context tho, she had received a list from a pony she believed knew what she was doing and trusted her to follow the list to the letter. Even if Twilight did question the list, she knew that deviating from it would be a breach of that trust and probably thought that Applejack had a reason besides not being an alicorn that this task had to be performed this way. The implication of a detailed list of instructions is that there is one correct way of doing a task and a ton of ways you could screw things up if you don't follow it implicitly. Remember when Rarity skipped a step while doing Cadence's mane because she thought it was optional? That ended up a disaster. With the last episode Rarity believed they had the right skills for their respective jobs and didn't bother to give them instructions because she trusted them. Applejack giving Twilight a list means she has a specific way she wants this done and she didn't write anything about flying or using magic even with Twilight in mind so it seems to me at least that she would've been upset if Twilight had used her wings even if the outcome were the same as if she'd gone through the whole routine. She needed somepony to point out to her that she was doing extra work. I kind of wish that the pigs did react to the gate at least tho, if it were squeaky for long enough they might've been conditioned to respond to the gate even when it didn't squeak, giving Applejack more reason to believe in the rest of this routine and there would be more reason for an outside perspective. They could've even had all the tasks work the same way Applejack said they would and come up with a simpler solution even given the difficulties the pigs would cause. In any case, I think this was a decent episode but even a small change could've made it better and still conveyed the same lesson. They could've conveyed the same lesson through the spa if they didn't bring up Applejack's workload issue. I do understand why they chose Applejack tho; she's the hard working pony in many of our eyes and has many daily chores around the farm, Rarity has too much of an eye for detail to be making these mistakes, doing unnecessary things is practically part of Pinkie Pie's charm, all the work Fluttershy does is feed and care for animals, Twilight doesn't have a daily thing she can't just stop doing to spend the day wih Rarity, and I'm sure Rainbow Dash's Wonderbolt training has set hours or dates if she's doing a show somewhere outside of Ponyville.

[@assassin01620]

+meanderingNekomata~ Omg thank you, that's what I was thinking but couldn't put into words very well lol.

[@Jowlegends]

Waw the room you got is fancy... i thank rarity will pick that kind of a room to....,

[@RarutoUchiha2]

You took the words right out of my words, It must have been quite embarrassing for any AJ fans to see her being portrayed in this light where she was holding the idiot ball. I also agree with you, I don't know if I'm with the problem but I don't remember when either RD or AJ started feeling comfortable enough with going to the SPA that it even became an usual routine. I don't think it is a world-ending slip of characterization, but it just goes against what I've got of how their personalities were. Also, it seems that the writers never agree with themselves when it's time to show Twilight's progress regarding her pseudo obsessive-compulsive disorder, there's sometimes when it seems she has advanced and doesn't commit the same mistakes she would have done in the past. But other times she still fails at doing the same exact things she has already surpassed. You should be aware by now what I'm talking about Applegeek. I also noted that Twilight frowned when she saw AJ's long list, why did that happen? Shouldn't she have had a mini-orgasm at seeing it? It was just the previous episode where she literally begged Rarity to let her organize her dresses. And in the first episode of this season we just watched her make a long list for Starlight's first lesson. This inconsistency of her likeness for organization with no explanation whatsoever bugs me -_- But yes, I agree that this episode is not really bad, but I wouldn't re-watching it unless it just happens to be the best choice possible when watching TV.

[@applegeek2597]

Yes, there were a number of issues in this episode in terms of character portrayals. I didn't really have a problem with AJ being a regular spa patron, kind of nice to see her embrace her feminine side a bit, and Rainbow Dash as well, thought that was much more shocking than AJ. As for Twilight I know exactly what you mean about the back and forth on her OCD for organization. It's like they can't make up their minds about how they want her to act in that regard. Regarding the list though, yes, she likes checklists, but given that it was related to manual labor tasks she was completely unfamiliar with, I can understand her having a bit of trepidation there. Her own checklists are representative of her own thought processes, which are familiar and comfortable, but being hit with a list made entirely by somebody else, someone with entirely different thought processes, can be intimidating. It was actually kinda fun to see, because she basically got a taste of her own medicine in that regard. :D The #1 issue though, obviously, is making Applejack so ridiculously incompetent at the job that is directly related to her special talent. Applejack already doesn't get much respect from a lot of people in the fandom, and this episode most certainly didn't help that image one bit. I keep rolling this around in my mind, trying to think about how this could have been written in a way that still teaches the message while not insulting her character. Running a farm, especially a small family farm, is tough. There's a lot to do, and help is in short supply. What I think they should have done is show just how hard she works to keep the farm running by having Twilight try to imitate legitimate farm chores without using any magic, which would have given Twilight (and hopefully some of the fans) more appreciation for just how hard AJ works. Then Twilight could have helped by creating some new devices to help automate some of the daily tasks. Some farmers hold strongly to tradition, and are slow to embrace new machinery and other technology, and I can definitely see Applejack not even having considered such solutions because they've done chores for the same way for so long, and there really wasn't a problem other than the amount of time it takes. Twilight and Rarity could have used the opportunity to open Applejack's eyes to the possibility of embracing some modern methods for handling daily chores, which would allow her to have a lot more time for her friends, as well as her family, thus making the point of this story in regards to sometimes needing an outside observer to show you a better way of doing things. Also, they could have used their magic to quickly build the new devices needed, accomplishing the feat in much less time than it would have taken Applejack to do on her own, even though she's good at building things. A scenario like that would have allowed both Applejack and Twilight to maintain their dignity, while also providing some decent character growth (rather than regression) for Applejack. I don't think Twilight would have come across as better at farming than Applejack either, because she could have failed at some of the chores without the aid of her magic, and could have knowledge from her studies about modern machinery that Applejack has simply never had the opportunity to learn about. Twilight herself has built some interesting contraptions on occasion, like the device to magically power the portal to Equestria in Rainbow Rocks, so it would've made sense to me. I just really wish the writers had properly researched farm life before writing this, because it feels like they basically just played to the negative stereotypes around farmers, where many view all farmers as simple, dim-witted country folk, for the sake of telling the moral of the story.

[@icysweetnexi]

Do you realize that some girls likes spa but they are afraid to admit that? It's because of people who are telling them that girly things are weak.

[@RarutoUchiha2]

@@icysweetnexi I never said girly things are weak tho? I simply said I didn't expect Applejack and Rainbow Dash to be confident enough to like things like that openly without fearing the judgement of people who DO think things like that are weak.

[@ReligiousPrime]

Okay, I understand Rarity getting extremely proony, but how did her horn get bent? I literally just noticed that.

[@-monlight-2240]

Apple geek:reading the- Twilight:READING WHERE WHEN WHAT

[@oliwermattsson1913]

17:35 mission impossible reference

[@tetristetrimino6701]

rarity at 3:40 OMG

[@archtansterpg4246]

Nice hotel room. :)

[@adrianaisme4710]

AJ the Builder

[@cody2819]

This was a nice Ep. ^^ Not perfect, but fine. My biggest complaint is why did the other Apples have to be away? I mean, if they were here would Twi and Spike be done with the pigs long before AJ and Rarity got back and thus no lesson is learnt? Btw funny you mentioned most of the same stuff I did, my let watch will be up tomorrow (render overnight, and upload overnight, why? IT-TAKES-HOURS!)

[@applegeek2597]

I didn't have a problem with the rest of the family being away, it happens. If anything, while AJ could have been blinded to at least some of the things she was doing, I find it hard to believe that none of her family members could see all the problems either. This was a character flaw conveniently manufactured out of thin air for the purpose of teaching the lesson, plain and simple, and unfortunately AJ's character got stuck with it.

[@cody2819]

Applegeek And there lies the problem, wouldn't the other Apples ask why she does all the un-needed stuff she did? Are they stuck in a cycle of doing stuff that just makes what their doing take longer? Sure if they were there than sure one would had helped Twi feed the pigs before AJ gets back. This flaw might had been out of thin air, but it raises questions about the other 3 Apples as well. Why hadn't they ever caught AJ doing this if it shouldn't take her so many hours? P.S my let watch was uploading but youtube is froze at 61%, darn it all this is why I upload overnight. >_> Gonna have to cancel and retry tonight, it usually takes about 8 hours or day to upload, well over 350 minutes.

[@zalla6612]

You so called it on it making no sense. Well done! And Rainbow! HAH!

[@Isa1ahL33]

Oh, Lord have mercy. Rarity looks like bad grits at 3:42. 😨😬

[@midnightthesmartfox9981]

when u watch rartiy investigate on TV the animation looks like a fan made thing

[@valenraye]

Wait a bucking minute... my aunt lives in Kansas city now.

[@SonyaTheBigBlockFan2024]

19:11 Chilkin

[@strawberryswirlll]

3:42 uhhhhhhhh AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (CREEPY )

[@therandomhappygirl1016]

i saw the lamp move

[@wtsmdn10]

Ok

[@suzanacristea4627]

All of Applegeeks reactions=🤤😲😮😱😀😆🤔

[@rose_before_the_thorn9668]

Is it just me or dose the ponies I see in the spa getting massages look like Ms and Mister cake

[@laurenmoran8361]

I love your videos!

[@PennyQuill]

I can't agree with making AJ dumb part of your speech. Sometimes people do stupid, unnecessary thing, without realizing it and it's NOT THAT UNCOMMON!!! Of course, she's been used to doing same things over and over, 'cause if you do something on daily basis you DO NOT think about every single detail you're doing, 'cause - well - you're JUST DOING IT. I don't get it, why such big fan of AJ could say such a thing. I personally liked the episode, and AJ is my 2nd favorite character of all mane 6. And in the show, too.

[@icysweetnexi]

My the best ones are Rarity and Pinkie💖

[@kikichan4818]

Cool

[@VGEscalante]

are you going to watch fan animations? there are pretty good ones, like snowdrop or fall of the crystal empire (both by Silly Filly Studios) or Double rainboom (by Flamingo) ot the Equestria girls movies?

[@applegeek2597]

I have done Snowdrop already. As for the others, I've seen everything already except Fall of the Crystal Empire, which I do plan on doing at some point. It's been really hard finding time for fan content as of late, but I should be able to get back to that stuff during the mid-season hiatus.

[@jersenshadowz]

"theres Pruny and then-" Me: Theirs Rarity...hahaha..ill just see myself out, this is embarrassing

[@peytonmac1131]

I'm pretty sure pigs aren't used for anything while they're alive. Unless the ponies milk them, then Applejack must be selling pork on the side.

[@makotoxchihiroyaoifangirl8409]

Um have you ever heard of truffles. You can use pigs to sniff out truffles. They must be used for finding truffles.

[@zachweaver2080]

omg i have the same picture painting in the backround

[@blerky392]

Which one?

[@neondazehd2824]

"Spoiled milk"

[@twist58]

(8:43) What RD is doing would NOT look right if her EQG self did the exact same thing.

[@huntsmangamertv1007]

Did you notice that on rainbow dash’s rear hooves she was wearing tank slippers

[@tayemorgan8053]

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey

[@tayemorgan8053]

y

[@doublequilI]

While it does have pacing issues, I think this episode stands apart for having a moral to a problem we have as adults, and not so much as kids. It seems like they are responding more often to the larger demographic. And I think the ridiculous stuff AJ was doing is so that the kids could understand what it was talking about.

[@assassin01620]

Thank you, I was thinking the same thing, but I didn't know how to put it to words lol.

[@applegeek2597]

Yeah, I get the angle of the younger audience, still feel like they could have done it better though. Instead of multiple ridiculous things, why not have just one or maybe two things to focus on, which would have given them more time to explain the issue, analyze it, and resolve it? There are plenty of episodes that are understandable for little kids, yet don't belittle the intelligence of the characters involved. Like I said though, I'm not bitter about it, just disappointed that AJ didn't really get any character growth, but instead got what was essentially an old-school Spike episode, in regards to manufactured character flaws.

[@assassin01620]

Just throwing some things out there, but as far as I know, we never really seen AJ work other than bucking apples, making pie, and plow, until now so why are you so confident that Aj didn't have this problem? Also I would like to know what other character flaws Aj has that could be improved and give more character growth. You could consider Aj and Rarity getting along really well together character growth. :P

[@applegeek2597]

Well, for starters, I grew up on a farm, and know a thing or two about how things work on farms in real life. Any farmer doing chores the way AJ was doing them wouldn't be farming for long, because they'd waste all their time doing basic chores and never get any real work done. Also, helping hands are often in short supply, and farmers have to get creative with ways to improve efficiency in order to make things run smoothly. Real world comparisons aside though, Applejack has often done and said things that shows she has a lot of common sense, not to mention wisdom about a lot of things, so to suddenly turn around and throw her common sense out the window like this is a bit of an insult to her character. It's no secret that the farm often keeps Applejack quite busy. What I think would have been a much more believable scenario, not to mention more respectful, is to have Twilight attempt to actually do the chores the way they should have been done in the first place, though without using her magic (in order to experience them the way Applejack would), which would have given her a lot of insight into just how hard Applejack actually works in order to keep the farm running smoothly. Then she and Rarity could have helped design and build some things to help automate some of the daily chores, in order to lighten the workload and free up some of her time for other things. That would have been a far more accurate portrayal of how things really work on family farms, as farmers often invent all manner of crazy contraptions in order to complete common, repetitive tasks with minimal effort and manpower. The lesson of the story would still work too, because it could have simply amounted to Applejack failing to see that there might be ways to improve efficiency, and failing to ask her friends for help with that, as opposed to constantly apologizing for missing out on things. The main difference would be that she wouldn't have had to look totally incompetent in the process, and Twilight wouldn't have had to look like a moron by following such a ridiculous list of instructions. As for flaws that Applejack needs to improve on, it's true that there's not a whole lot of glaring issues to focus on there. However, there have been things we've seen from time to time that suggest that there are things in Applejack's past that have had a major impact on her life. Since she's already living out her life goal of tending the farm, I had really hoped the writers would dive more into AJ's past this season in order to further develop her character, by showing us hardship she's already endured, and the lessons learned from it. Case in point, the way she went into hyper-overprotective mode with Apple Bloom in Somepony to Watch Over Me was such an out-of-character moment that I couldn't help but think that there was something in her past (most likely in regards to her parents) that was weighing heavily on her conscience. We did get to see a bit of AJ's past when Coloratura showed up, which is partly why I like that episode so much, but I still feel like we're missing a lot of backstory. The issue of the parents is really at the top of my wish list, but at this point any backstory on the Apple family would be gold for me.

[@assassin01620]

+Applegeek I see. Hopefully the writers got some backstrories in mind :p btw don't forget that while this show likes to raise the bar and overstep it's boundaries from time to time, it's still a light hearted show and likes to make jokes, and not make things to serious. You know, balance. In my opinion hearth's warming tail was kind of serious, so it's nice to have a calm, laid back, and funny episode. :3 You never know, they might have a really big Applejack episode later this season :p

[@lexibushnell4459]

I have been looking forward to your reaction to this episode. You were disappointed? I was PO'd. As a major AJ fan, I was looking forward to this episode. I had low expectations going in based on previous AJ episodes, but even that was too high. My wish was for the many AJ haters to gain some insight and appreciate her character, like Gauntlet of Fire did for Spike. He got a lot more respect after that episode. The spa scenes were my favorite because it showed AJ at her best. Would AJ go to a spa for relaxation? Doubt it but that is nitpicking. To each their own. But there is no way that she would need farming lessons, by non-farming ponies. The moral is good and true to life but there was no need to "dumb-down" AJ to tell it. It could have been better if the farm wasn't in montage form and she explained why she did things the way she did. For example perhaps she once had a chicken that had special dietary needs so it had to be fed separate but no longer does. I got nothing for the irrigation or chicken wire repair. AJ is not the smartest of the ponies, but she has the most common sense. With Twilight's book smarts, she probably has the least common sense, but instead had to teach AJ on that. GRRR! The more I think on this episode, the angrier I get.

[@applejoy4411]

I agree Applejack did explain why she did all those things when feeding the pigs, but i wish she explained why she did the fence, irrigation and feeding the chickens in different ways instead of it being a montage, Applejack is my favorite pony and that will never change, I just wish we will get an really good AJ episode.

[@lexibushnell4459]

Love your name! The more I think about this episode, the angrier I get. There are so many ways this episode could be improved, but not be made good. I like to pretend the farm scenes never happened.

[@applejoy4411]

Thanks and yea the farm scenes were pretty bad.

[@applegeek2597]

Okay, I'm finding the range of comments on the video to be hilarious. I've got some people who aren't AJ fans actually trying to defend her against my negative comments, and then I've got fellow AJ fans who don't think I got mad enough. XD I never hated this episode, and I still don't. Applejack did get a moment to shine in the spa, and we got some other awesome bits like the face melt, Dash getting busted, and the chicken dance, which I think is hilarious! I just really wish they had made the effort to present some kind of realism, especially after how realistic Newbie Dash ended up being (not just my opinion, know somebody in the military who agreed with that assessment). But yeah, like I've said in other comments, this was essentially an old-school Spike episode, where instead of being allowed to see Spike grow and shine, he seemed to always go backwards in intelligence and do stupid things. Now we finally see Spike being written well, but AJ is still getting treated poorly. Like you said, I'm really wanting to see the writers do something awesome with Applejack so that she will finally get some respect (getting rather tired of her being called background pony), and be able to show us what she's really all about. Sure, she lacks significant life goals, but her past is almost completely unexplored. Lots of missed opportunities, I think.

[@applejoy4411]

I can tell you never hated the episode, mainly cause there were scenes you enjoyed like the ones you mentioned, and I agree Applejack getting called a background pony is getting old, and like you said Applejack's past is still unexplored we know nothing about her past except she left the farm to live with her aunt and uncle, and she went to camp with Rara, learning more about her past and how she dealt with the loss of her parents would add more to her character, and would probably make people appreciate her more, she is the most mature and level headed member of the mane 6 I see her as the back bone of the group she keeps them focused and brings out the best in others, it just seems some writers just don't know how to right her.

[@Pony767]

😅😅🤣🤣🤣😂😍😍😍

[@dizco1719]

Awsome keep it up!!

[@dizco1719]

sorry i dont english