Dan Vs... Twilight? (Based on Episode's 3.3 premise):
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I think it works better in Original gen:
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True, once a better machine comes out then AJ has to step up her game again. However, I think AJ can and will learn to mechanize her farm when the time for that comes.
If anything, Applebloom's talent with tools might play a role in that as well.