I love how much Rainbow was embracing her role as Scootaloo's big sister in this episode. Their relationship is so dang cute!!!

The Scootalove was through the roof this episode. I couldn't handle the little buzzing wings when Dash tossed her up in the air. Feels everywhere.

I don't think Spike would like being called big, scary, and mean, so I would say it was a compliment. :)

Anyone else think Flash Magnus is the ancestor of Flash Sentry? They look almost exactly alike, Magnus is orange with a red mane, and Sentry is Orange with a blue mane.

I love Rarity's legend most Which one was your favourite?

Dashie and Scoots were so adorable.

I thought Rockhoof's story in how he suddenly gotten stronger was a bit of a deus ex machina. But I think the moral of the story is that through his sheer will and determination, he uncovered his new strength. As for Mist Mane's culture, it's actually more Chinese than Japanese. As for the curved horns, it's actually very inspired by the "qilin", the mythical Chinese "unicorn", although the qilin has more of an antler than an actual horn. I think I like the moral of Mist Mane's story the best: True beauty lies within us when we take love and share it with the world. and yes, I agree with you on Rarity's character development. She's actually my favorite character out of all six of them, but I really enjoy seeing how much she grew. Like you said, she used to be easily disgusted, but now she's learning from her mistakes and saw beauty in little things.

Uh... is it bad that I want to see more of 'old' Equestria and the ponies who lived there?

You hear about the unicorns in the east? They have curved horns. Curved. Horns. That's a reference, you better know where.

Maybe the green dragon with Torch is Ember's mom !

3:46 Legit looks back at the camera and back to his computer in shock and confusion. That face was priceless! XD

That smile when Scootaloo came closer to RainbowDash I'm dying. That was the most adorable thing, I love Rainbow more now thanks MLP for the feels.

(17:00) Would’ve been more comical if this leads to a cutaway scene showing Twilight minding her own business reading a book in her library and Spike suddenly sneezes offscreen, much to her surprise.

The second story is beautiful.

Ah nice this was fast! :D I was so happy seeing the IDW comics get integrated in the show. About time it happened! And Mistmane was my favourite. She's definitely based on ancient East Asian culture, but especially ancient China's, it would seem. And as a person of Chinese descent, that makes me extremely happy! The unicorns there also appear to be based on the qilin, a Chinese unicorn that can look like it's half-dragon, with antlers and curved horns. 👌 My only concern was people mistaking it for being only Japanese-inspired, since a lot of people seem to forget China's rich history and how it served as inspiration for both Korea and Japan.

10:26 "How did you do that, though?" We saw that Rarity was capable of grand illusions way back in Suited For Success. By comparison, a little shadow puppetry magic should be child's play for her.

Hey Applegeek. I think the unicorn with a curved horn that you are thinking of but can't remember is King Sombra. He had a curved horn just like the unicorns from Rarity's story except his horn is also red while the rest of him is a dark gray and black color. King Sombra is the only unicorn I've seen with a curved horn in MLP until now. (I don't remember any others.) Sometimes legends are based on real life events but over generations after being told many times the facts are clouded with exaggerations. I haven't read the comics but I'll try to check them out later. However for now this is what I think. Rockhoof somehow being able to grow not only in size but also strength reminds me of when Tirek stole everypony's magic. Clearly when Rockhoof was trying to save his village he somehow tapped into his earth pony magic and unlocked his true power. (maybe the light was meant to originate from Rockhoof's body and not the shovel. You know to show him unlocking an earth pony's true potential but perhaps the animators just animated it wrong.) Mistmane was an interesting character and her mane and tail flowing on its own only strengthens my believe that if a pony's mane and tail flow that it means they are very powerful. Heck the comics show Celestia and Luna to be far stronger than the show lets on. It's just the plot requires for them to seem weak to make the mane 6 look good and if given the chance they probably win a fight. Saber Spirit (That's what she was called right?) looked like an adult unicorn version of Scootaloo after she was returned to normal. Flash Magnus looks familiar to me. He has an orange coat color with blue eyes but a red mane and tail. Oh I know! Just change his mane and tail color from red to blue and make his cutie mark a blue shield with a lightning bolt and replace his armor with gold colored crystal guard armor and guess who you get? Another Flash, Flash Sentry! I believe Flash Magnus is Flash Sentry's ancestor and that Flash Sentry looked up to his ancestor and was probably even named after him due to the similar appearance. I also believe Flash became a member of the royal guard in order to live up to his ancestor's legacy. (I personally hope we get some character development on both the human and pony Flash Sentrys.) Loved the reaction, keep up the good work.

Mistmane's could have been it's own episode and I wouldn't have complained. It was had such an efficiently touching story arc.

I wonder if Rockhoof was the first earth pony to discover their magical strength that is rarely mentioned? Hmmm~

14:54 get the RedBull that should get Applegeek working again.

Applejack's story reminded me of Hiccup too from How To Train Your Dragon.

I think Applejack,Rainbow Dash,and Rarity's Favorite Story Legends are their Anccesstors....Cause Rarity's Beautiful,Rainbow dash Is brave,Applejack's Strong...

I truly enjoyed how this episode explores the legends and expands on the background culture of the ponies! Mistmane in particular is my favorite. Her Asian (Chinese and Japanese fusion, but especially ancient Chinese) background, horn design that's probably inspired by the Chinese unicorn 'qilin', and the moral behind her story with her sacrifice and ability to see inner beauty within things..... It's no wonder it's rarity's favorite legend, she takes after mistmane in her beauty and generosity! "Beauty isn't everything, but it has the power to make ponies smile" is a wonderful and powerful line:) it's also a good thing to see the sisters bond develop so well this episode! I can't wait to see more future reactions from you applegeek! :D

I was surprised to find out that that've actually mentioned the names of these figures of legends before in the show. Sunburst lists off a few of them in the season 6 premiere, and I think Starlight mentioned another in "Celestial Advice."

(8:40) Whosoever wields this shovel, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Rockhoof.

Rarity's legend was my fav, but i loved all of them. Also Rainbow and Scoot's sister relationship is SOOOOO CUUUUUUTE!!!!! I love episodes with the sister pairs ❤ Also I think Scoot might be afraid of the dark or just horror elements in general. Which is actually pretty normal

Again, great commentary as usual. I agreed with everything you said in your commentary. As someone who does struggle with PTSD, I think you in right in Scootaloo being more traumatized and reliving a very fearful & impactful event in her life from the last camping trip. Rainbow & Scootaloo's sisterly interaction were fantastic. Loved aeeinthat side of Dash. Mistmane's legend was also my favorite of the three. I definitely saw the cultural influences and the unicorn horns front Mistmane's time could very well be based on a katana like you said, I can see it now myself. And Torch said himself that he has been Dragon Lord for a very very long time, so that very well may have been him. I love watching your videos, and thank you again for doing what you do. Take care, Applegeek Sir!

When applegeek asked how rarity did the shadow puppet thing all I was thinking was "applegeek it's pony logic don't question it" 🤣😂🤣

This was a pretty fun episode; I love the lore that they brought with this episode it was a lot of fun. Also nice continuity there with the last time they went camping, that's always fun to see. Rarity's story was probably my favorite, which is weird since Rainbow is my favorite character; but Rarity's story just resonated with me in a certain way. But Rainbow's story was definitely my second favorite story. Applejack's story was fun as well, but I just personally preferred Rarity and Rainbow's story myself. But all three were good. Also the moments with Rainbow and Scootaloo were just adorable, loved them! Great reaction and can't wait for more! XD.

So we had viking, asian and roman ponies. Awesome :D I like this added diversity. Any episode that does some world building is a win in my book.

Me: I'm getting How to train your dragon vibes off this Applegeek: Like Hiccup from How to train your dragon? THIS is why Applegeek is my favorite reactor! It's like watching with a friend :)

19:53 my mocking to the evil dragons “hey ya big puffballs come and get me!!! Pinchy’s hungry!”

When you never noticed that Rarity can make pony’s without having finger ;-;

In Texas we have flies like that.They're called Black Flies.They get into gardens an lay eggs an have a tendency to use salt from bodies rather than soil to make nutrients for their young.

All the stories were fine, but Rarity's tale of Mistmane takes the cake. Really cool character.

17:19 you can say that again lol

Wow. I originally didn't know what to think about this episode before now. Your interpretation has let me appreciate this episode a lot more and I believe this strengthens the season, which is already Rock - Solid anyway. Great work as always!

I like how the legends are corresponding with real life, powerful groups of people. Applejack being the Vikings or the Scandinavians. Rarity being a Asian empire. (Not sure which though, I'm guess a Chinese dynasty) And Rainbow being the Romans. (And when they tried to attack Dacia)

21:13 From Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle Smoldering Intensity

Scootaloo doesn't know how to swim which is why Rainbow carries her during the river.... nice continuity to her falling into the river in sleepless.

I LOVED the story Rairity told!

5:50 - Dash's face! LOL 8:40 - HOW??? 10:19 - Twilight! 10:55 - Chinese ponies ) 12:28 - "How do you doing that, Rarity?" It's a kind of magic! ) 18:04 - Amber's Parents? Well, I like this episode! )

The green dragon has to be embers mom there’s no other explanation

Apple Bloom's face when Applejack is telling the story of Rockhoof 😂 is exactly like i would be if you could do a reaction to Stand By Me

7:24 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 even though I haven’t seen this in ages that is still funny to watch

Here's an idea I had and mentioned in another videos comments. We have seen a almost total lack of Diamond Tiara since she was redeemed. I always thought Starlight would make a great older sister type figure to her. God knows with a mother like Spoiled Rich, she could use one. And it would continue the tradition of Starlight gaining the Friendships of all the redeemed villians/antagonists. And bring DT back into being an actual character in the show again instead of just a background pony. Seriously, I think they missed a lot of potential storylines with a redeemed DT. I think I just thought of a good premise for an episode for the CMC that would finally have them interact with Starlight, while bringing Diamond Tiara back into being a secondary character instead of a background one. Picture this: Knowing about how poor a female role model Spoiled Rich is, the CMC decide to help find a older sister type role model for Diamond Tiara. Heck, maybe DT asks for their help in finding one because she is envious of the relationships they have with their older sisters. Or even make it a friendship problem given to them by the map. After going through several choices that fall flat (Pinkie Pie, Derpy, Fluttershy, ect) a chance encounter with Starlight helps them realize how much in common Starlight has with DT. And maybe Glimmer Glam is also envious of the family connections the rest have (We have no mention of Starlights family). DT and SG hit it off. Then you see them doing things with the other three Older sister/ younger sister combos. I always got this sense Starlight was either never really close to her family (neglect?) Or might have no family at all (Orphan?) It would explain why it seems nopony comforted her when Starburst left. That she really had nopony else. Or maybe I think to much into this. :)

After having to put down my dog this video really brightened up my morning.

Honestly, I love your reactions, sometimes I binge them honestly. Keep up the good work!

Rockhoof: Norse Mistmane: East Asian Flash Magnus: Roman

Omg when sweetie belle said "DON'T SPOIL IT" that instantly reminded me of you when you tell us not to spoil you on episodes.

This season 7 is rocking really hard. So far I loved all the episode. It's really going to top all the previous seasons. I wonder if Chrysalis is going to be in the finale. About this episode, I liked it. Lot of world building in it, great stories. I also loved how in each stories the main protagonist basically represents the storyteller's element. Like example: in the first story the protagonist was honest to his village/hometown, like Aj. The second one was showing off her generosity by giving all of her beauty power to her enemy, like Rarity. In the last story the main protagonist was loyal enough to risk his owm life just to save two of his friend, like RD. So yeah, overall this was a great episode.

This was a nice reaction :). That moment where Mistmane sacrifices herself for the greater good gives me massive feels too.

Didn't Sombra have a curved horn?

This was a favorite episode from Season 7. Really enjoyed the Legend stories, because it sets up later episodes near the end of Season 7.

I think you have the best reaction I've seen so far when it comes to Mist Mane's actions at the end of her story. :)

I think Mistmane used Earth Pony Magic, which make her old, so I think this type of magic is probably forbidden for other ponies used other type of magic.

You know I don't know why this episode is really that hated. I've read a lot of comments saying how this episode was useless, not needed, and even outright hated by some. Honestly, I found this episode quite enjoyable and I love how the sister Dynamics between the three pairs has only grown stronger with each season. And I like how Scootaloo hasn't truly gotten over her fears in just that one episode; it makes her so much more relatable, just like with Fluttershy. I absolutely love the Legends. I haven't read the comics but as a standalone each story was interesting for what they were. They reminded me of the shorts that Disney made a few some odd years ago. We got to see three different types of cultures that Equestria might have to offer and a little world-building is always a welcome endeavor. A nice breath of fresh air is what I would call this episode. Also, nope spider is just NOPE! Flying spiders, no, an entire swarm of flying spiders . ...there truly is no God in Equestria.

I really loved rarity's legend

3:37 I thought he just Came on sweetie bell then I realized it was silk

I'm happy that the quality of episodes is keeping up. I've noticed in recent seasons that with the exception of a few episodes, the episode quality tends to drop once the season gets halfway through. Let's hope they can keep up with great episodes.

The comic books were certainly a bit of a spoiler for this. As soon as I saw the title of this episode first posted on the MLP wiki I knew it must be about those characters from the comics, though it was nice that they weren't the exact same legends. :)

4:05 i saw discord in flutershy's windo!!!!!!!!!

Well....hello there Torch!

That one empress pony's backstory actually reminds me a little of Starlight Glimmer.

Wonder how old these stories are. They each showed a story from their tribe, and from what looked to be a time before the windigoes. As the same time I wonder if these three, or at least the later two were their generation's holders of Generosity and Loyalty? I guess the big question about Mistmane would be if her country still exists and she came to Equestria or Platinum's nation later or if all Unicorns used to have that curved horn back in the day and that was Platinum's nation pre-windigos. Mistmane also reminded my of the Story of Gaia Everfree, just leaving flowers over gem dust in her wake. I wonder if their is a connection there somewhere.

Applegeek: I haven’t seen a curved horn Me: SOMBRA

That opener about knowing the episode title. The salt was real with Applegeek. XD

42:52 I was about to point that out too, because I've seen the whole Loyalty thing going on in Rainbow Dash's story, as well a s Generosity in Rarity's story. But Applejack story kinda breaks out from the pattern, because I couldn't see anything about Honesty in her story, so I gave up that idea entirely. (It either works for all of them or the theory is wrong.) Unless you have some ideas where's the Element of Loyalty hidden in Applejack's story perhaps? :q

:3 Love it. This was released right in the morning 3:36AM

One thing I love about this episode is that it confirms my theory that the show is an anthology told out-of-order, and so far, the events have all taken place within a 2- to 3- year span. For one, the time being 3 years is much more reasonable than, say, the 7 it's taken for the show to come out. It makes sense chronologically because the CMC haven't really grown very much physically, and neither have any of the other kids. And then there's the actual tangible ways you can mark time, by annual events (the Summer Sun Celebration, holidays, and now this), and characters being around (Discord, Thorax [Steve]) or developing certain characteristics (the CMC with their cutie marks, Twilight's wings). There have only been two Summer Sun Celebrations, and as they said in this episode, the last time they took this trip was in the episode Sleepless in Ponyville. And this also means that the events in the EQG world correspond with timings right, but then give us a sense of timeframe of when in the show they happen.

4:27 Pestilence. You've unknowingly walked into pun territory. But good one though.

God, your reaction when Sweetie Belle got sprayed was hilarious XD

Can I just say that I LOVE that he made a reference to HTTYD😍😍😍😍🤣

These Storys were amazing. Every Story is based on one of the types of the Main Ponies and how the Mane 3 is. And my favourite Story is Rarity's Story. Speaking of this Story, I hope it isn't just me, but doesn't it based on a Video Game? But don't remember which one.

I definitely think RD and her family adopted Scootaloo, so much so that I wrote a story about that on my FiMFiction.

Love the Spider/Fly hybrids, it's quite funny when you realize how spiders eat flies as one of their favorite meals. I'd also have to say that Rarity's story was my favorite one. I loved the Oriental influence in the world's design and culture around them. Speaking of disturbances in the Force, even though Sable Spirit was of either Japanese or Chinese influence I still saw a lot of Palpatine in her facial design. I also wonder if Flash Magnus was an ancestor of Flash Sentry.

5:06 even after season 7 ended, we still haven't gotten any explanation for that. We have no clue why the Fliders left the Luna Bay area. Maybe we'll get a hint or full explanation in season 8, but I doubt it. They certainly weren't mentioned in the leaked episodes at least

Looking back on this, for Rockhoof's story, perhaps you could look to the answer of how he suddenly got big and strong of looking at the clue of his cutie mark? It's a Valknut, and if I remember right, that symbol is usually associated with Valhalla and the Norse Gods.

Am i the only one which got reminded by RD's story of the fight on the dragon island in "How To Train Your Dragon" part 1? Applegeek, nice react as always. Thank you! Good, that it wasn't blocked like many other reactions. Edit: Ok, first watch to the end, then write. Just saw you mentioned HTTYD, too.

The first story reminded me of Hercules. From Zero to Hero. In no time flat. :)

i liked all of the stories but i liked rarity's the best

Good episode. Question: How could Rarity make shadow puppetry with her hooves ? Also in the next season how about an episode where Rarity goes to the castle ruins of the two sisters and finds the broken pieces of Nightmare Moons armor, she glues the pieces together, puts on the armor and becomes Nightmare Rarity ?

17:14, i see in this part a "Ponies sliding into a box" call am i right? 22:24, "Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities", THEY DID IT AGAIN!!! Oh my god, why Disney WHY??

Another adorable sister camping episode, this was really adorable, amazing and intriguing! The legend of Mistmane happens to my favorite, although I also like the other two legends.

I will forever headcanon that Flash Magnus is Flash Sentry's ancestor.

I'm really hoping we get an episode involving Saddle Arabia soon! Maybe not this season but still!

I was under the assumption that at some point we'd have heard the Torchlike Dragon call himself "Dragon Lord Torch...the first!" I believe the designs for Mistmane and the other members of her village were modeled after the Qilin, an east Asian creature that resembled a mix between a unicorn and an equine-esque dragon--it was often depicted as having a long curved horn when portrayed as a one-horned variety, though the two horned variety with antlers instead of a unicorn horn was more common.

7:23 eeeeeeeeeeeeeh!! (That part left me laughing XD)

The pillars represent these eras: Rockhoof - Viking era. Mistmane- Chinese era. Flash Magnus- Roman era. Sonambula- Egyptian era? Mage meadowbrook- ??? Starswirld- modern era ( which is now)

Ok this was my fave episode so far of Season 7! I loved the legend of Mist Mane!

That green dragon greatly resembles the one with spikes on its tail that chases Spike in 'Owl's Well That Ends Well' way back when XD (You'd think that when it got electricuted it'd have the holes in its wings, but either they forgot or its a different story OR they just used the same model)

If you look at the MLP-FIM movie preview, you can see that Tempest's horn has a slight curve to it and she herself has an oriental look.

This story are back in time old time like when the brave man save village 2 ,when the girl save everybody by love 3,brave storng asweome that rainbow boom This so funny and shed

Wasn't a picture of the 'Flash Magnus' Tale in Sweetie Belle's book of fairy tales in "Hard To Say Anything"?

18:03 That's that one dragon who tried to kill Spike back in "Owl's Well That Ends Well". I wonder if he's related to Torch. Maybe his brother? If I remember correctly, they are the only dragons of that size that we've seen in the show, so they seem to have some sort of connection.

Things we get from this episode: -Good moral lessons: myths and legends can inspire others to do good deeds. -WORLD BUILDING: Viking ponies, Oriental ponies, and Legionnaire ponies are now cannon; ponies with weapons (other than lances) and shields are now cannon. -Family bonds: Scotaloo is now officially Rainbow Dash's 'adopted' sister. Overall, a good episode.

The legend of Mist Mane is my favorite story

Thoughts from this episode: 1. Norse, Asian, Roman. Cool! (Edited from Greek and Japanese) 2. World building 3. Timeline plotpoint 4. What did that shovel pony hit! 5. HOW DO SHADOWS WORK!! 6. Unicorns can't use earth magic or it drains them of life! Then Twilight using magic to grow the crops in ep 11 WAS EARTH PONY MAGIC!!! Earth pony magic explained!! 7. Young Torch?! Cool! Then he must be serving his time's dragon lord. 8. Cute bonding moments between "sisters"! 9. Dang it, was wishing Vincent was FLASH Magnus. Would have made that too perfect. 2nd watch: 1. Wait, lava doesn't flow that fast! And looking closer, he should have gotten burned! 2. AHHHH!! Twilight dancer flashback! Whyyyyy!! 3. That cave must be really unstable if it took I kick to create a collapse. How are they not dead yet? 4. Wait what? Oh! Earth pony magic allows you to light fires really quickly. Ok! And, by the greek and japanese stories, we know that earth ponies can handle and control the magic of the earth without destroying themselves in the process. Mistybrook (thats her name, I think) was basically an earth pony for the rest of her life, earth magic flowing out of her constantly. However, it destroyed her connection to other magic. 5. Wow, more hate on spike. And after a spike episode too! 6. Ok, enchanted item recap from this ep. We have the rock of strength, used to help the greeks and probably ties into a thor relic. And we have the shield of fire resistance, probably tieing back to Titus? God of IDK. 7. Did Flash just make a hoverboard? Fire surfboard? Whatever it is, Cool! 8. Wait, the cave goes down and water flows down. But it is said they were heading towards falls and when the arrive, the falls are in a clearing. So does this mean they were hiking up a mountain just to go down it? In retrospect, the falls could be in a clearing in a secluded part of the forest but the falls are in perfect view of the skies.... This makes no sense!!

I just noticed you had a DAYBREAKER plushie behind you XD :D

Also remember in Sister Hooves Social? Sweetie Belle brought in her own luggage. She had a lot of baggage with her, and Honestly I just think Rarity is trying to make Sweetie Belle stronger. Rarity is fairly strong for being a unicorn and she wouldn't want Sweetie to be a weak unicorn. Even if Sweetie does know an increasing amount of spells, she should also be physically adapted.