Is Rainbow Dash an Alcoholic?

Is Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony an Alcoholic? Well that's what we are investigating in this MLP theory today! Is the cider in Friendship is Magic child friendly, or does it have some secret ingredient?
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[@TheWildcaller24]

You know what's ironic? Before, the show wasn't afraid to throw in an alcohol joke and give the cider drinks a very obvious detail that implies it's supposed to be alcoholic, and yet in a later episode (namely Where The Apple Lies), censor all the uses of the word "cider" and replace them with "juice".

[@mastermold10]

of course that joke only works cause in Europe where 'cider' means the alcoholic stuff and everything else is juice, its only int he USA that we decided 'cider' would mean unfiltered apple-juice and 'hard' would denote the stuff with alkyholl in it (yeah i misspelled that on purpose) still it hasn't stopped us before, canonically RD may be a stone cold sober mare, in our hearts and minds she is very much good old berry punch's Saturday drinking buddy

[@ShyPineapple777]

I guess it’s bc in Canada cider sometimes has alcohol

[@Croydon387]

It’s confusing really

[@pemanilnoob]

@@mastermold10uh. I’m in Europe. I drink non alcoholic cider all the time

[@nathangamble125]

@@pemanilnoob In what country? At least in the UK, "sweet cider" is called "cloudy apple juice" and "hard cider" is just called "cider". I've never heard of any European country that calls non-alcoholic cloudy apple juice "cider".

[@Myrkin]

Rainbow Dash: I don't have a drinking problem. I have a getting-my-drink problem.

[@Star_Strike]

lol XD

[@4ngst_L0v3r]

that is SO ACCURATE!

[@koridacone5557]

That's so rainbow dash

[@sharingheart13]

Rainbow Dash's problem is that this is a drink that only comes up once a year, and she usually misses her chance to taste any. I wouldn't go as far as eating dirt for it, but her situation is understandable.

[@rae-rae8005]

Yea! I get this way when eggnog comes around. I LOVE eggnog. And I’m desperate to get it as SOON as it is on shelves. I’d never drink it off the floor or eat the dirt to get it, (though it’s sadly tempting.) but I DEFINITELY understand rainbow dash.

[@purplepedantry]

So, she is to a basic girl what the cider is to pumpkin spice lattes?

[@rae-rae8005]

@@purplepedantry to put it simply, yes.

[@Pzycho391]

doesn't she also say in that episode that she didn't even get a taste of it in the previous year?

[@sharingheart13]

@@Pzycho391 She didn't get a taste the previous year or the year before that.

[@hekanymous]

In the original and infamously bad Croatian dub of the series, they straight up call it "beer".

[@Star_Strike]

Lol XD

[@basedimperialism]

Based Croats

[@Bird-wz7nx]

Clearly its just Apple Blood

[@disco.ball0]

@@Bird-wz7nx omg. you. eda?

[@catbatrat1760]

@@disco.ball0 **whispers** They do have "bird" in their username...

[@sweetdreams1028]

Ever since I was a kid, me and my mom would get sparkling cider for New Year’s Eve, so I can’t blame RD for her obsession with it as I can really relate 😆

[@LogansWorld-ux6wk]

My family has the same tradition. Can relate😋

[@Autisteek-i3c]

Fun fact : In the french dub, MLP have censored the word cider. Instead, calling it "apple juice".

[@user-hj4hn8cr4g]

True

[@FluoFIM]

That’s funny, because animations don’t change. No matter what language. So they call it Apple juice while it looks like beer😂

[@Autisteek-i3c]

@@FluoFIM Exactly ! I grew up with the french dub and I have always found that weird before I noticed that they were saying cider and that cider was a beverage.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

Don't the French allow children to drink wine or is that a myth?

[@NewGuy478]

In Serbian dub they call it "Jabukovača" which is name for highly alcoholic drink

[@teriso1793]

I cant believe you actually went and studied cider to prove this point, that's amazing. Keep yp the excellent work

[@Star_Strike]

Thank you! I now know way more about cider than I probably ever needed to know lol 😆

[@teriso1793]

​@Star_Strike don't we all 😂

[@irenealexiadi3865]

1:12-1:14 More specifically a drink being spiked means alcohol and/or drugs were added in someone else's drink without their knowledge or permission I know that it was just a gag in this episode but it's still pretty valid to think that ponies know what alcohol is we just hope that they drink responsibly Btw, if we hadn't come to the conclusion that it is sparkling cider, I would say this: In the episode the super cider sqeezy 6000 episode the apples probably didn't have time to add the yeast and wait for ages for hard Cider to be made as they normally do because they had to win flim and flam in the competition, so it's possible that the apples made sweet cider just for the competition to save time and after the competition was over they went back to making hard cider

[@mehrsami9026]

Iin the first equestria girls movie, sunset refers to it as "fizzy apple cider" and its literally sparkling apple cider so this is canon!

[@Star_Strike]

I completely forgot about that! That is a really good point. I wish I were able to remember it XD It has been way too many years since I have seen that movie.

[@FlusteredBushStudios]

Even if this was hard cider, Rainbow Dash wouldn’t be anywhere near being an alcoholic. She can clearly live without alcohol. Like other comments have stated this drink is only in season once a year and is made fresh. I’m sure it’s the freshest (and only) cider you can get in ponyville. So if rainbow is a little excited i don’t blame her, also she barely gets to drink any lmao

[@no-mecutecat1057]

in Czech dub they literally said they are drinking alcohol 🍷

[@Star_Strike]

Lol 😆 I don't know how they got away with that!

[@appleblossomstar]

​@@Star_Strike Yeah, they straight up called it apple wine

[@ChiSportsNut18]

​@@Star_StrikeDifferent culture.

[@tomas6621]

Sounds about right.

[@jeffreymodesitt3345]

@@Star_StrikeEuropean countries generally have less of a taboo over drinking than the U.S. does, so it would be less controversial to have an alcohol reference in a kid’s cartoon

[@atchmon902]

Beer helps horses sweat better. Great for body temperature regulation. Some horses, older ones usually, have problems with that. I dont recall of it's specifically the yeast or the alcohol itself that helps. But horses can and do enjoy beer.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

Okay, so why wasn't Apple Bloom or any fillies and colts shown drinking it? 🤔 do they even have carbonated beverages in Equestria? 🤔 also, can we really trust Pinkie saying "spiked" and assume everypony got the joke when she could be pulling from her vast knowledge of the multiverse? 🤔

[@jaywerner8415]

First off, its Pinkie Pie. Do not question it. and 2. Fair point.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

@@jaywerner8415 I'm not questioning Pinkie. I'm questioning whether or not the others got the joke or did they just laugh along because "don't question Pinkie "? 🤔

[@jaywerner8415]

@@SilverSpoonRiche Given they immediately start laughing, id say they got it.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

@@jaywerner8415 fair point.

[@pinkuoxenstierna5819]

I was dying when you said "two types" of apple cider... I'm so glad it was just to build up mystery. Yay! Rainbow Dash being recognized as a non alcoholic! Finally someone said it Sparkling Apple Cider tastes so good I literally drank one watching this hehe. Also it reminds me of the watermelon tea I like to drink that only comes out during summer so I buy a BUNCH of it to stock up because I know I won't have any for the rest of the year after summer. I subscribed for sparkling cider rainbow dash 🎉🎉🎉

[@Pinkie-Dash]

The other fact that there are no other fillies seen around the cider besides Apple Bloom also gives a hint that it's alcoholic

[@Edalontzia]

cider has alcohol. I refuse to believe Opaline was born from a healthy relationship xD

[@rjmckenzie4706]

I never had apple cyder before, I may give it a taste one day but that was an interesting question. I can see Rainbow Dash being an alcoholic, but thank goodness she is not.

[@Tall_Order]

Carbonation sounds like the best answer. I experiment with seltzer a lot, because I have a sodastream machine. I've made a ton of flavors. Your standard flavor will usually lose its froth in a matter of seconds, but if you use natural fruit or dairy, the frothy head takes a lot longer to go away. I noticed this when I made my own sparkling grape juice. It's probably the same for apples.

[@Jenkinsmum]

Spiked doesn't necessary relate to alcohol. It can also mean adding a drug or a toxin to the drink. Foam is not always found in alcohol, particularly dry wines. I can't see a CO2 tank anywhere, so I presume they are adding syrup with carbonated water (standard fizzy drink ingredients) with the squeezed apple juice.

[@user-vx8mv3nm4r]

*Is it hard or sweet cider?* Applejack: "Sparkling Cider." Me: So because of Winona's apple family diet, she stays the same for a long time, so somehow there's something special about the Apple Family's apples and in the "Bats" episode, we see gems and bones underneath where the trees are planted. I think somehow, the gems make the apples special.

[@noahking9611]

Technically in My Little Pony they have other drinks I believe the Apple family is selling hard cider and sweet cider an apple whiskey

[@poseybloom55]

I am surprised that g5 don't have cider.

[@ommie_]

3:56 i was waiting for you to say this for the entire vid LMAO, i was like "ITS SPARKLING OMFG ITS SPARKLING AHHHH"

[@JRAUSports]

Hey Star, how did you feel about Chapter 6? And also MYM ending and TYT becoming the main show with all its “quality” and “beautiful animation” that most KZbinrs animators can outdo in a minute?

[@Star_Strike]

I have a lot of thoughts on chapter 6, but you will just have to wait for the review video to hear them all 🙃

[@JRAUSports]

@@Star_Strike cool, can’t wait!

[@mahasajid2215]

MYM has ended? 😢😢 But why?

[@JRAUSports]

@@mahasajid2215 welp, it’s kind of unconfirmed, but Hasbro seems to have at least somewhat implied that TYT would be the only show in 2024 for MLP, so we will have to see

[@JRAUSports]

@@mahasajid2215 the reason seems to be that TYT is more “successful” with their target demographic than with MYM

[@Cupcake_Royale]

Yes, Rainbow Dash is alcoholic. I don't think that the "it's for kids" excuse makes sense since you can have adult jokes for kids.

[@5afan4ev3r]

Everyone: Strike Strike: “Hey guys, CO2 tanks exist in Equestria!!” 😅 Very fun video, sir. 👍🏼

[@laraendlight9887]

Fun fact: in Italy they didn't just change "apple cider" to "apple juice" like some places have, but they censored it by straight up cutting scenes where it was mentioned or characters were showed drinking it. Because of this, in the episode "Bats!", while Rainbow Dash wanted to chase the vampire bats away out of her egoism and drinking problem, in Italy we never got the scene of Applejack telling her they couldn't have the cider if the bats got the apples, making RD looks more like someone who wanted to exterminate a specie (yes, they changed some words to literal "eliminate/destroy these animals") out of nothing but mere fun and hate for animals instead of an alcoholic.

[@kklondikke9019]

"they dont add any alcohol or are shown fermenting it" because earth pony magic ferments it for them.😎 that's why APPLE FAMILY cider is so sought after... it's an earth pony specialty

[@kaisertrinityt.m.i.s1607]

i dont think it matters if it is a kids show or not. in some older animes or comics like lucky luke, they clearly smoked cigarettes for example and drink alcohol and so why shouldnt they do it here? also since sweet apple acres works with apples and products made out of apples it wouldnt be surprising if they also make cider or use a magic trick to speed up the process to make cider.

[@sahansensu6108]

she still has a drinking problem, it is just not an alcoholic one.

[@catherinebaldwin6580]

Having it be sparkling cider makes so much sense. But I could also believe since Earth ponies can grow plants really quickly, (Watch Make this Castle a Home, Applejack make flowers instantly bloom) I could believe the yeast at the bottom of the barrel is instantly turning it into hard cider by earth pony magic.

[@MoonberryJam93]

So I've spent an irrationally long time thinking about this question, and I mostly agree with your conclusion with a couple of differences. First, there is still a case for fermentation: All fruits grown outdoors have wild yeast on their skin. This yeast gets mixed in during juice extraction, and if left alone, will begin fermentation in a couple of days. Most manufacturers of sweet cider will kill this yeast through pasteurization, but we don't see the Apples do this. Therefore, if left in storage for a little while, their cider *would* begin to ferment. It's possible that they would normally do this, and that the cider episode is an exception to the rule, but there's no evidence one way or the other, and I think it's much more likely that it's served before this happens. As for the carbonation, I don't think they're carbonating the cider in the barrel; the pressure required to dissolve co2 at room temperature is more than I would expect a wooden barrel to hold. I think instead the co2 cylinder is under the selling stand, and the unpressurized barrels plug into it. We even hear a pressurized hiss when a barrel runs out. It looks like the Apple Family’s dispenser uses the pressurized gas to both carbonate the cider and push it out through the nozzle.

[@eeveefennecfox]

I always thought it was similar to rootbeer floats,not sure why

[@jaywerner8415]

Yeah that kinda what i thought, till now.

[@strangeacelegume]

So she doesn't have an alcohol problem, but she's definitely got 100 stacks of sodas stuffed in her closet that are from that very same day

[@drfudgecookie5800]

One thing to note is that horses digest alcohol way better than humans, making it so that it takes far more alcohol to be consumed for them to feel the effects we do. In fact, in their society, they probably wouldnt even mind giving alcoholic drinks to children as they will digest it pretty well. This would probably lead to some issues if a human child comes to the mlp world. As they may offer them a very strong alcoholic drink as a custom or just as a show of generosity, having no knowledge of the fact that humans digest alcohol far worse than ponies and that that would literally kill the kid lol.

[@LogansWorld-ux6wk]

Pinkie pie+Shining armor. FIGHT ME!

[@OfficialRayveeYT123]

I remember looking back at the original episode after I was getting into the.. “adult” mindset (aka thinking dirty things after watching an adult show because I was an idiot) when I put the pieces together I thought the cider was actually pretty close to alcohol

[@rayvond1x692]

Hehehe... You got jokes, mate. nice one. ^w^ Keep up the great work and the awesome job. Really you're doing an excellent job.

[@trikebeatstrexnodiff]

In the Turkish Dub, Cider is translated as "Elma Şırası/Şıra" (sometimes called Şire) which is generally accepted as the Turkish equivalent of Apple Cider/Cider but this is actually sooo incorrect. Şıra (pronounced as smth like Shəra) is a Traditional Turkish Drink that is made from grape, apple juice, crushed/pressed but unfiltered apples, a lotta fructose (fruit sugar, that is why the drink is so sweet) which is PARTIALLY FERMENTED but contains NO ALCOHOL, and the colour of the drink is Toprak Kırmızısı which is Soil Red, meaning not even yellow/orange. (Btw, there are many types of Şıra, if you want a Şıra which only contains apple, the drink is in the same colour as normal Apple Cider for example) It is so disappointing how the translators didn't even know what they were doing and instead went with the general but wrong Turkish equivalent of cider. Unfortunately in Turkish, it seems both this Traditional Turkish Drink and Apple Cider go by the same name but they are different from each other. (Such as how Şıra contains grape, extra extra extra sugar, and is red but Cider does not and is yellowish orange) so maybe translators aren't the ones to blame. I just hope there can come a new name for Apple Cider. I saw some sources using the term "Alkolsüz Elma Şarabı" (Alcohol-Free Apple Wine) or just "Elma Şarabı" (and using the term "Sert Elma Şarabı" meaning "Hard Apple Wine" for Apple Cider containing alcohol) as the Turkish Equivalent of Apple Cider but who tf is gonna use that long ahh name ffs? Also the name is so misleading since Wine literally is an alcoholic drink :/ Trivia; Şıra is usually served/consumed with İskender Kebap, which is a type of Kebap originating from the city of Bursa :)

[@jokerquinn9057]

Bursam da Bursam

[@trikebeatstrexnodiff]

@@jokerquinn9057 🐊🐊🐊

[@evangeloevoxi]

Love you Star Strike!!! Your videos are always so much fun lol 🧡🩷💜💙🩵💚

[@Motherdaughterplussisanddad]

You deserve more subs!❤

[@lowry_washere7444]

You forgot to mention that the apple family have a yearly cider season. So why don't they do it all year round? Well, we see in the episode super squeezey cider 6000 that a heck of alot of ponies want c8der (especially rd). And I also vividly remember that there is cellar in the apple farm. All of this implys that the apple family do keep hard cider. My theory is in the episode super squeezey cider 6000, the apple family we're really selling hard cider however when flim and flam came in and made hard cider faster, it was really sweet or sparkling cider however advertised as hard cider (which sounds like a think that they'd do). So the rest of the episode they were making sweet cider instead of hard cider due to the time. But before that I think they really did sell hard cider and that episode was just an exception. And since every year ponies come back for more, and how Rainbow Dash usually reacts to cider. We can assume that Rd is an alcoholic.

[@Maymyfavouritemonth]

I bet that in the barn they keep the new cider then they sell the cider that has been fermenting for one year that season then repeat

[@Kitv108]

We should also take into consideration that from what the show tells us it takes a while to make seeing as most of the town sleeps on the farm in line for the cider which tells us that it isn’t a common thing, I don’t know much about this but I think that if it was normal or sparkling cider it would be easier to make and sell more often, with the competition it could be that they’re making nonalcoholic cider so it wouldn’t have to go through the process for them to know who won. This is just my opinion though

[@hannahlamagna]

It could depend how you take it both options are possibly but yes the name 6 are adults and seem like 21 and are aloud to drink anything

[@SpacegurlNASA_sidekick]

I needed this

[@Zephandolf]

Geesh, no wonder RD was going hard after that cider. I can't get enough of Martinellies myself. 😅

[@propernoun1583]

I almost immediately guessed that the foam could be explained by just adding carbon dioxide, as is done in most other pop beverages.

[@molliemattock3715]

I always grew up thinking that all cider was non alcoholic because of this episode and I always begged my parents for cider

[@thomashanson9173]

So what that means is Rainbow has no excuse. When she drank the cider from the ground that all on her. Dang Dash you need get yourself together. Scootaloo is watching!

[@Aelvir114]

It’s obviously meant to be non-alcoholic seeing as it’s an American show and Apple Cider is normally non-alcoholic over here. A point could be made about the froth, but I think that is meant to be an aesthetic thing probably.

[@bluestudios4734]

I’ve seen a drawing picture of Rainbow Dash and Sonic looking drunk and the ciders spilling from deviant art

[@saladsayshi3015]

I've always thought it was alcoholic, but hypothetically it could be apple cider nitro drink style

[@xvie_z2900]

3:13 Pinkie walking on 2 legs can't hurt you

[@un.argentino.mlp_fan]

I mean , homemade alcohol drinks HOMEMADE? IS [FNG] FARM MADE man how much i would love to be alcohol

[@GeorgiePiggy990]

Long answer: your video Short answer: yea

[@Rush4th222]

WELCOME TO FILM THEORY

[@wafflesthearttoad6916]

This show had me thinking that ALL apple cider vinegar was alcoholic for some reason. I was astonished when my brother told me there was APPLE CIDER VINEGAR at a SCHOOL party! Underage drinking! *gasp*

[@stormdragon356]

This episode was not censored but outright banned in my home country, the UK. As far as I know, in the UK, cider is generally associated solely with an alcoholic beverage to the extent that non-alcoholic cider is not even believed to exist or there is no such thing as a non-alcoholic cider in the UK like at all for some reason or maybe I'm just never watching the show on TV except season 6 finale first premiered.😅

[@apoole54]

It’s like the whole is mince, the equivalent of drugs in Sonic The, Hedgehog Old, because Taylor seems to have addiction to

[@hannahlamagna]

0:43 fact I drink this some since I'm 18 and can't drink but seriously who doesn't want this one and a nice day

[@lukacunty]

The only way this theory would work is if it’s fermented apples. But I’m pretty sure they were using freshly bucked apples. Fun fact: Moose eat fermented apples and get drunk off them.

[@SiddGrg-wc4bp]

Maybe the animators added the foam to the cider to make it twice out more and less boring if there were s no foam it would just look boring

[@ChazWalser]

I thought the Alcoholic was Berry Punch. Though that pun Pinkie said is a good indication that they know what Alcohol is and have had it

[@Smartyvoy]

Sparkling cider is better than pumpkin cider, I'll die on this hill.

[@Star_Strike]

What about... Sparkling pumpkin spice cider???

[@Smartyvoy]

@Star_Strike hmm 🤔 never tried it, but I'm willing to taste it.

[@Star_Strike]

@@Smartyvoy I've never tried it either. I have no idea if it's a thing, but I would certainly try it if I came across it!

[@llamawalrushybrid]

Hmm.. this video didn't go where I thought it would at the end. There's a cider SEASON.. meaning there's some reason this cider can only be made through part of the year. Alcohol exists outside of human(or pony in this case) intervention. Plenty of people have had birds and other animals feast on their long since fallen oranges berries and apples and get tipsy. My guess is the apples begin to naturally ferment sometime in the fall and as such there's no need to add yeast(yeast occurs naturally in the air/environment the same as bacteria) and explains why there's a special season.

[@elenaancacraciun1214]

That is why I assosiate her with Husk from Hazbin hotel,they just fit eachother😂

[@renamon5658]

Are the cider safe to drink applejack does not sperate the appleseeda which contains cynaide which is deadly to creatures if you eat 200 seeds

[@Mags2thaytham]

Sparkling cider hell yeah

[@CRPMedia2]

There's one problem with what you said. It depends on the type of apple used. When I pressed king apples into cider, it was frothy like what is on the show.

[@quinn9667]

Yes definitely they're all drunks especially dash and pinkie

[@rachelpinho5715]

It’s good to see people still talking about the show and making theories about it. This was a good one ❤

[@1_knav3]

2:58 maybe they added coloured whip cream😭

[@Lordxzamasu]

Your telling me my girl rainbow dash is a alcoholic

[@RagsinatorMusic]

Baking/cooking laws in equestria are also kinda odd, we've seen Pinkie, or Mrs. Cake bake a beautiful cake in less than 10 minutes. What if the cider fermented as quickly as ovens bake? Great video!

[@TotallyyyNotMeee]

I buy this strawberry boba package from TJ Maxx and every time I make it I use my milk frother to mix it and foam appears, it's not carbonated I believe because I know how I react to carbonated drinks, call me unintelligent but I think it has sodium lauryl sulfate(SLS) in it, ofc a small amount otherwise I'd be in an urn by now (I never read the ingredients and I don't have the package right now) Edit: is it plausible their cider could contain SLS?

[@CageBlack1443]

You are now the third KZbinr I've seen mention the glowing Subscribe button. First MatPat, then Markiplier. Now you.

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

I guess this means that Berry Punch isn't an alcoholic, either. Headcanons have been silenced, today.

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

Horses actually can drink 1 or 2 beers irl. However, if they drink too much it doesn't end well for them. RD should be dead if she is addicted to hard cider.

[@mlpmoviemotion]

I think the "And now the punch has been Spiked" line by Pinkie Pie was just a pun on how Spike fell in the punch bowl. No offense.

[@Kikidium]

I really likes this, this was very interesting!

[@wolf-fire_5000]

I have to wait to fall to arrive and then I'll try that cider you mentioned pumpkin cider was it sounds good

[@ronoble2674]

Sparkling cider. Boom, there’s your answer. It’s delicious and foamy.

[@hunterculpepper1973]

Fermented berries if we count that though then every movie technically has alochol in it

[@nebulabunny8633]

This might sound a little crazy but what if the apples themselves are feemented? Herbivore and omnivore animals often get WASTED on fermented apples. I guess it could explain how they're able to take straight up apples and turn them into an alcoholic beverage

[@hannahlamagna]

Ok because I drink this one as well

[@Gnarrkhaz]

Next mystery: Is Applejack secretly an alcoholic pony?

[@timothythebrokecrackheadra8062]

May somepony play "fill them up once more" From KCD

[@princesspikachu3915]

There’s technically 3 types of cider: Hard, sweet, and sparkling. It’s either hard or sparkling since it’s foamy. Edit: I didn’t finish the video when I commented.

[@Star_Strike]

I applaud you for figuring it out before the end of the video though!

[@soulslvr9562]

I still think its hard cider. G5 reveals that earth ponies have magic whether they themselves notice it or not. Its how the apple family gets so many apples practically each season. And same goes for the Zap Apples. So for all we know fermentation isnt needed in the way the real world does it Also if it was just sparkling cider NO ONE would be trying to drink it from the mud it spilt onto. Plus no one would be so adicted to it like pinkie and rainbow are.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

No but that Berry pony is.

[@philip1557]

We were all waiting for him to say Cabrbanation

[@Bird-wz7nx]

No, but Limestone Pie seems like one. Just look at her- she talks about how miserable she is "all the time," Pinkie (her sister) is a party animal and goes for the "Spiked Punch" joke (and there's implications about substance use with her Manehattan doppelganger) and... her cutie mark. Sweet Jesus, her cutie mark. Rocks and half a lime? She's the margarita pony, misplaced on a rock farm, presumably because she feels like she has to keep the family business together, perhaps for Marble's sake. She's so goddamned depressed, and we never explored her life.

[@pumkkimmi]

FIRST COMMENT! I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! ive watched for about a year now and these theories are amazing!!

[@AlbasOfficalStudio]

Sparkling cider is so damn good and foamy😂

[@Lunar_sunshine]

I'm gonna take this information to good use

[@ellyelly7235]

0:47 Why does it have to be one or the other? Maybe they sell both.

[@md_vandenberg]

Whisky for my men and beer for my -horses- ponies!

[@MollyDollyy774]

4:54 I haven't had Apple Cider that is none Alcoholic, or that Pumpkin Cider, all I've had is casual Alcohol apple Cider, we don't have the other ones here, not to my Knowledge at least, I've had a Strawberry one though

[@electricheartpony]

So, still a binge addict. Just, not an alcoholic.