This is a S4 favorite of mine. Not only is it chock full of Scooby Doo vibes, but it has some interesting facts about the castle of where the Royal Sisters lived once upon a time.


This is the rare example of them not thinking ahead on this show they say here the pony of shadows is remnants  of nightmare moons magic yet in season 7 he's revealed to be a guy named Stygian. they usually do think ahead most of the pillars were mentioned in the first episode of season 6 for example.


This episode really gives the scooby doo vibes... Also, I love the fact that the royal sisters castle is creepy


Rarity in this episode:<br>“Darling, I don't care about Angel, I'm just here for the tapestries.”

Rarity in this episode:
“Darling, I don't care about Angel, I'm just here for the tapestries.”


I can't believe I'm only just seeing this but are you telling me they foreshadowed the Pony of Shadows 4 SEASONS IN ADVANCE?


Your hatred towards Angel is so entertaining.

Plot Twist : Starlight Thinks Angel Bunny is cute

Fluttershy should've made that little prick into a purse back in Season 2.

@Jerkwad152 Put him in a purse right!
Jerkwad : ...
Put him in a purse right...?

@Jerkwad152 Put him in a purse right!
Jerkwad : *...*
Put him in a purse right...?


Great reaction. The Applejack "oooo" at 7:14 was an instant meme, and gifs are just a Google search away.

This is the second time she does that ;)  The first one was in "Look Before You Sleep" back in season 1.<br>As for the Google search, though, special care is advised, because spoilers are everywhere.

This is the second time she does that ;)  The first one was in "Look Before You Sleep" back in season 1.
As for the Google search, though, special care is advised, because spoilers are everywhere.


I never noticed it on my earlier watches, but your constant innuendos actually made me notice something new in this episode:

When you were cracking jokes about gloryholes and the opening in the room, there was a score/counter scratched into the wall. Even if they meant to imply it was made by someone trapped there for months until they died, whether grimdark or innuendo support, I can't believe it got past censors.


This is a good episode. The way they get the main six all together is great. The castle concept is pretty cool. Okay the joke about Angel being crushed is good dark humor.


Gotta love theScooby-Doo vibes this episode gives off. Great commentary as per usual Pony Bro. ^^


So yeah I agree Angel is actually more of a little devil, him stepping on the trap door switch was most likely an accident


Took me a while to get to this one. Been distracted for a while.<br>I often enjoy it when shows that aren't typically creepy have a creepy episode. It was really toned down for a young audience in this case, but it still was pretty entertaining. If this show was just rated Y-7, though, we probably could have gotten just a bit more.

Took me a while to get to this one. Been distracted for a while.
I often enjoy it when shows that aren't typically creepy have a creepy episode. It was really toned down for a young audience in this case, but it still was pretty entertaining. If this show was just rated Y-7, though, we probably could have gotten just a bit more.


Ashleigh Ball be hanging out with herself in this episode


This is my second favorite episode ever, next to "Mystery On The Friendship Express"


9:51 "B-but Princesses, I thought you WANTED me to read your joint diary!"

9:51 "B-but Princesses, I thought you *WANTED* me to read your joint diary!"


5:25 "She has the best sneezes, Rarity does."
You mean second best, right?  Don't forget about Fluttershy's tiny little sneeze!


9:13 "You didn't spit!"
Now that they know each other better, AJ and RD have better uses for their saliva than shaking hooves.  ;)


hey ponybro.<br>   I can only speculate on this, but might that last 'pony of shadows' be Zecora in a cape? After all, she lives in the Everyfree forest, and would note the passage of so many ponies going to the Castle of the Two Sisters.

hey ponybro.
   I can only speculate on this, but might that last 'pony of shadows' be Zecora in a cape? After all, she lives in the Everyfree forest, and would note the passage of so many ponies going to the Castle of the Two Sisters.


Definitely a nice episode. It was just a nice one.

Although Tirek's appearance at the end was a nice fore-shadow (ha! Get it?) of the finale.


The ending “twist” showing there was a pony of shadows (that ended up being featured later on more prominently) after all reminded me of the ending of the classic 1966 Don Knotts Horror  /Comedy “The Ghost & Mr. Chicken”.

Spoiler Below

The ending reveals there was no supernatural events in the mansion (they were all manipulated by a man named Mr. Kelsey) after all yet when Knotts’ character gets married the organ in the church plays the same creepy theme the organ played in the mansion and there was no one at it.

The ending “twist” showing there was a pony of shadows (that ended up being featured later on more prominently) after all reminded me of the ending of the classic 1966 Don Knotts Horror  /Comedy “The Ghost & Mr. Chicken”.

*Spoiler Below*

The ending reveals there was no supernatural events in the mansion (they were all manipulated by a man named Mr. Kelsey) after all yet when Knotts’ character gets married the organ in the church plays the same creepy theme the organ played in the mansion and there was no one at it.


I do like the detail of fluttershy stating it is star spider season and them appearing in the library


Fun fact: The title of this episode is a reference to a great old video game, "Castlevania" ;)  There's also a ponified version of this game, called "Ponyvania". You should try plaing it sometime ;)
01:37 Last time we were here, this place looked less ruined. And there was a tower.
02:03 Ancient Alicorns ;>
02:37 Next time look closely at the Fluttershy part in the intro ;) There's also something new at the end of it. (Also, triple Rare plot at 02:37 ;) )
09:06 Yup, good catch ;>
09:45 Yeah, but you can always tell him apart by his assholeness ;)
09:55 Luna: "Did you read my diary?!" ;J
10:45 Hahah I knew you won't miss that detail ;D  Now just wait... ;>  (BTW the lighting... :> )
12:25 Well, the adult viewers of this show will know for sure, Spike ;J
14:31 Yeah, it's like Anges is breaking the karma :q
18:10 Rarity looks adorable as a Sith lord :)
18:39 Well, there is one pony missing, isn't it? ;>
18:58 I must admit, that was my first guess too.
20:15 I heard that someone tried, and he's in a lunatic asylum now, muttering something about bluebells :s
20:54 One of my favourite quotes from this show :)
22:20 Probably the greatest set up in this show ;> Because it looks like the Pony of Shadows is real after all. Who might it be then? ;>


3:46 well, even if I were in a watertight box, I'd still be afraid if a bunch of guys sprayed at me with water hoses.


I can't tell who dislikes Angel more, me or you.😂😂


I've just watched your Friendship Is Witchcraft reactions, how do you not know ABBA? These are top 30 favorite ABBA Songs
1. Dancing Queen
2. Take A Change On Me
3. Mamma Mia
4. Winner Takes It All
5. Super Trouper
6. SOS
7. Does Your Mother Know
8. The Name Of The Game
9. Lay All Your Love On Me
10. I've Been Waiting For You
11. I Have A Dream
12. Waterloo
13. Money, Money, Money
14, One Man, One Women
15. So Long
16. My Love, My Life
17. When I Kissed The Teacher
18. Eagle
19. Andante, Andante
20. Voulez Vous
21. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
22. Angel Eyes
23. One of Us
24. That's Me
25. Why Did It Have To Be Me
26. As Good As New
27. Kisses on Fire
28. Bang A Boomerang
29. Summer Night City
30. Tiger


if you think those faces are crazy . . .  you did't saw anything


More like Augustus's reaction to Caesar's death in a nutshell


They recognize Angel because of his bad attitude


17:58 Twilight Sparkle: Stop

Proceeds to do "ZA WARUDO"


Was that shadow pony at the very end ever explained? I can't really remember if it was or not.


i think the last shot from episode was villain from season finale

According to the episode's writer, Josh Haber, that ending bit was just a red herring, a gag ending meant as an homage to old Scooby Doo episodes.  Any resemblance to future events or characters is purely coincidental.

(We probably shouldn't discuss any fan theories here though, where we might accidentally spoil future things for this reactor.)

Like I said above, we probably SHOULD NOT DISCUSS THIS HERE.

There is a reason these are called blind reactions.  We should do our best to keep them that way.

Like I said above, we probably SHOULD NOT DISCUSS THIS HERE.

There is a reason these are called _blind_ reactions.  We should do our best to keep them that way.

@@Narrator007 without context it means nothing ,<br>But you're right

@@Narrator007 without context it means nothing ,
But you're right