>>4729
This episode not only reinforces the impact from the mane 6 into the universe but also, change completely the direction that the Daring Do universe had to go, justifying that this setup was established because of lies between the three antagonists and we had only seen one of their perspectives form the most part. Nobody explained why they existed and why a creature like Ahuizotl was never considered a villain for Equestria when Daring Do turned out to be real nor why Caballeron couldn´t be seen as a criminal. As soon as Daring Don´t happened, fans would put these questions into mind.

The plotholes would have come if they didn´t show up and justify their existence. This is where Daring Doubt comes into play and closes the circle with A.K Yearling retiring from her adventurous side that we have known.

The meta effect went really far in this one and not only Rainbow Dash is involved but also Fluttershy is the actual game changer because of her kindness, she messes up the established rules and so, we get different results withing Daring Do´s universe (its place in Equestria). The truth amulet should have been the "prize" of value for the three antagonists in an average Indiana Jones yet it´s worked as a medium to make the characters think about their decisions.

The most notable one is Caballeron himself by following a formula of: "I am pretending so much that I have to act like it....becoming the character I have pretended in front of Fluttershy". It blows my mind and I have even laughed at how Fluttershy was so confident when she said that the aggressive animals had a huge misconception in their image. Folks, this is a pony that feared (quite a lot) dragons in the first two seasons yet she has shone in this episode with the purest form of said elements of kindness. If you´ve got an actual adventurer with all the letters, it´s this one because she has revolutionized everything without going out of character at all.

Ahuizotl is just simply the cherry on top of the cake. Why didn´t he cause destruction nor have plans to take over Equestria and be considered as a villain, only showing up in the Daring Do stories? There you have the answer. His context was as well explained as why Daring Do was real in Daring Don´t....so it means, little to nothing except being the necessary evil for the adventurer. This episode made clear that he was only looking after the amulet and didn´t get to damage the thieves. What was truly unexpected is that he had lived for so many years that he ended the episode as an historian because of his age (like Rockhoof in the last season) and entertaining new the generations that didn´t know about his past. That´s a huge twist.