Talk:Applejack/@comment-16424758-20130203140832/@comment-5502573-20130203170919

Another problem with this is that .Hasbro might not let the writers EVER out-right say: "Mah *PARENTS* are dead". Hell, the show couldnt get away with letting Philomeena dying when Faust was around (originally just a bird, before turning into a phoenix in the actual episode). What makes you think they'll announce

The only time they ever hinted at death through visuals was the funeral in Hearts and Hooves Day + ponies from before (Family Appreciation Day & Hearths Warming Eve) + the two stars flying above the skies in AFR.

They can get away with it because kids may not think too hard about these visuals ergo realize death is plausible in this universe. However, if you ever show actual death OR say that death is possible outloud and verbally, then it's unlikely it'll get through censors.

Yes, you can have this 'AJ doing it for her parents' as head canon but in the end of the day, we can only hope if Hasbro will ever let the writers verbally mention Applejack's parents because all roads point to them being DEAD.