The episode uses a framing device where tells a "white lie" to cover up a mistake involving mislabeled cider crates. To teach her a lesson, Applejack and Big Mac recount a disastrous series of lies from their youth that nearly cost the family their farm.
Official Season 6 Episode 23 Discussion Thread : r/mylittlepony [S6E23] Where the Apple Lies
: The title is a play on the 2003 novel and 2005 film Where the Truth Lies . The episode uses a framing device where tells
: The lies lead the Apple family to Ponyville Hospital, where they must maintain a "Fawlty Towers"-style charade. Applejack pretends Granny Smith is sick to avoid her meeting Filthy Rich, leading to absurd situations like Big Mac nearly getting his leg "pruned" (sawed off) by a confused Granny Smith. : The lies lead the Apple family to