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*According to ''[[The Journal of the Two Sisters (real world)|The Journal of the Two Sisters]]'', [[Equestria]]'s [[Tree of Harmony]] predates {{FIM|Princess Celestia}} and {{FIM|Princess Luna}}'s reign and the construction of the [[Castle of Two Sisters]]. However, this two-parter indicates that the seed for the Tree of Harmony was not even planted until Celestia and Luna had reigned for some time. The Castle of Two Sisters is also seen being attacked by [[Stygian]]/the [[Pony of Shadows]], with his threat being the reason for the seed's planting in the first place.

*Speaking of the Pony of Shadows, "[[Castle Mane-ia]]" indicated that the Pony of Shadows was a being born from remnants of [[Nightmare Moon]]'s dark magic. A shadowy, hooded figure is also depicted at the conclusion of the episode as an apparent revelation of the phantom being a reality. The two-parter, meanwhile, instead depicts the Pony of Shadows as an actual pony fused with the [[Darkness]], an evil force predating Nightmare Moon who was also banished from Equestria before her advent. Admittedly this one is a bit less of a continuity breaker, as the first story's information on the Pony of Shadows was actually a scary story told by Applejack and thus of dubious veracity. Moreover, {{FIM|Zecora|seemingly}} {{FIM|Trixie Lulamoon|or}} {{FIM|Lord Tirek|actually}} [[King Sombra|ominous]] [[Radiant Hope|hooded]] [[Shadow Lock|figures]] [[Tempest Shadow|are]] something of a commonality in Equestria.