Everyone sees how adorable and happy she is but one can only imagine the titanium willpower she must have because she is exiled from her friends and village for who knows how long yet she is still so cheerful and happily tries to help others....best kirin hands down.

Fluttershy: APPLEJACK CAN YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO ME! Starlight: That a girl!

"Flanks don't lie!" Twilight Sparkle 2018

Nirik is literally Kirin backwards.

Every time I looked up mythical creatures, I always stumble upon the Kirin. They are really fascinating creatures and I like the way they are interpreted here in this episode(in terms of design and folklore). Next to Silverstream, Autumn Blaze is one of my favorite characters from S8. I like her personality and voice, which Rachel Bloom did a great job with her character. Also, her song was very good much like the last few(“We’re Friendship Bound” and “Your Heart is in Two Places”) and I love it! This episode is definitely one of my top favorites of the season overall.

I want an Autumn Blaze plush so bad now :3

I love how Fluttershy yelled "APPLEJACK!" to get her attention I literally hyperventilated at that part. No joke I really did 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 love mlp till the end

Anger is the opposite of happiness, & Nirik is how you say kirin BACKWARDS. Not sure if this was intended but I find it pretty clever.

In the comics Discords gives All Fluttershys critter friends the ability to speaking the pony languague for a day as surprise gift to her. She got surprised so yeah she actually comunicate by fellings

"We are part of the Everything" So autumn blaze knows alchemy? 🤔

Personally I would like to see Autumn Blaze and Princess Skystar meet.

"Flanks don't lie" didn't we literally in this season exactly this case when discord turned the school upside down? :D

Those Kirins, they make Maud fit right in.

Season 8 has been a weird one. Like it started off rocky, but every episode kept getting better and better. And this episode might be a contender for best S8 episode. I saw the finale early. You're in for a treat that's all I can say. Get hyped!

Oh Applegeek, i always love your laugh 😅😅 12:36 Especially that one 😂😂😂

I've been waiting for this. Always a pleasure seeing your reactions. Especially when they finally subvert the usual trope of Fluttershy being too quiet to get noticed. Dat character development. And to answer your question AG, kirin are the Chinese and Korean version of unicorns. Often portrayed as a mix between dragons, horses, and lions. I honestly love the design of the kirins. I hope we get to see more of them in season 9. That said, I wonder how Maud would have gotten along with them while they were silent. She could almost fit right in with those blank expressions. One complaint I have is the same body types for males and females. Seemed just a little bit lazy. Even the pony stallions have the squarer jaws.

Fun Fact: Kirin is backwards for Nirik but it’s the same how you say the name backwards. XD

Please someone write a fan fiction from the Kirin point of view of what they think of Applejack or Fluttershy. I think it would be funny if they were thinking their responses to them.

Ahh, been waiting for this one! The kirin are such a lovely addition, especially because they’re from Chinese lore (so I, as a Chinese-Canadian, am totally biased and loved them already lol). I just think it’s interesting the MLP staff went with their Japanese name the “kirin” instead of the “qilin”, even though these guys seem clearly based on the original Chinese mythical creature.

I WAS ACTUALLY WAITING FOR THIS ONE AND WHEN I SAW THE NOTIFICATION I ALMOST THREW MY PHONE. Ok I need to calm down.

With how the Kirin, with one OBVIOUS exception, wasn't talking, I first thought Maud might get along with them pretty well. But thinking about it, even Maud would probably get bored before too long. She doesn't like talking too much, but she DOES like to talk sometimes, even likes to tell jokes. Compared to the completely silent Kirin, Maud's Pinkie Pie lol

I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO FINALLY REACT TO THIS EPISODE!!!!!! SO LOOONG, I'VE WAITED!!!!!!!!!! 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

'flanks don't lie' Translation: 'Butts don't lie: - Twilight Sparkle 2018

Fun Fact: This episode was rewritten specifically for Rachel Bloom after she was cast. If you watch a clip of ‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ you immediately think, “Yep, that’s Autumn Blaze.”

Phantom of the Opera is canon to MLP. I'm happy for life now. Best musical ever.

22:10 Shouldn't the reprise say "It's a lesson my village FINALLY learned"?

Best episode of Season 8! I love Kirin! We need a spins off series My Little Kirin!

"Flanks don't lie" 😂😂😂

I know how ya feel man! That song break was the most unexpected in the season, no musical cues to give me a hint.

Applegeek: “(Kirin) they have been living together peacefully for a very long time. Then everything changed when the fire nation-I mean, when they started getting angry at each other...” Me: I see what you almost did there...😏

12:35 homer simpson: "what the hell are you smiling at?"

I'M HERE!!!! I CAME THE MOMENT I SAW YOU!!!! I love this show. It has the best song out of season 8. Autam Blaze remindes me a lot of myself. I love to talk and talk and also........ I LOVE MUSICAL THEATER!!!!

I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD

13:18 Autumn Blaze: "And he fell in love with this opera singer, and he wore a freaky half-mask thing, and he played the organ a lot and got all broody 'cause the singer was in love with another dude, so he took her away on this underground gondola! I mean, WHO DOESN'T LOVE MUSICAL THEATER?!"

Autumn blaze kind of reminds me of the guy from castaway Having object as a friend It gets very lonely

The song was just perfect

When Hasbro eventually decides to make an album for Season 7 and Season 8 the song A Kirin's Tale better be on it along with You're in my Head Like a Catchy Song, Your Heart is in Two Places, Flawless, and Friendship Bound! Fingers Crossed!😄

19:23 Haha! Autumn's tail vanishes for a few frames. Found an animation error! Btw, this is my favorite episode in the season(mostly for the song and new creatures). Hope a Kirin goes to the School of Friendship in the next season!

I can describe this episode in 2 word mind blowing and amazing without a doubt!.

I think we can agree that the Kirin are beautiful creatures. They're now my favorite. If I was in this show, I'd love to be one. You can tell that a few are males.

The Qilin or kirins ar the chinese and jampanese unicorns that are verry noble and protector of the weaks they ingulf in flames only if they get atack or disturbing i love them be cannon because they are beautiful creature of the oriental mithology 😊

I just had to look up the voice actor for Autumn Blaze (Rachel Bloom) and the first thing I find is the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Now I’m binge watching it.

This episode perfectly predicted every extrovert in quarantine right now. I love it

This is by far my favorite season 8 episode. I especially love the song

(Continued from my other comment.) 11:19-14:35 Autumn Blaze's history of the Kirin/Nirik song. Also, Applegeek's reactions. 11:34 That smile. 11:35-11:37 Autumn Blaze used to be a stage performer. 11:37 Autumn's smile. 11:38-11:53 The Kirin and the Nirik are the same species. They transform into fiery creatures whenever they get angry. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 11:51-11:53 Autumn Blaze loves rhyming. 11:55-12:21 The Kirin village was destroyed by their Nirik flames. So they entered a magical stream (the Stream of Silence) to make sure they wouldn't say anything hurtful or transform again. But without speech, they lost all feeling and emotion. 12:04-12:06 Pretty much. 12:21-12:24 That's like the intro to the Brady Bunch. Also, did she say "Sudoku" - they have that in Equestria? Also, yes, that is G3 Rainbow Dash's cutiemark. 12:35-12:39 Applejack's face. 12:46-13:47 Autumn Blaze found a cure for her silence, but the other Kirin feared her talking. She was cast out after choosing to keep her voice. 13:08-13:29 Yep, she's a stage performer through and through. 13:10 Possibly. Also, is that poster drawn in manga style? 13:13-14:29 Phantom of the Opera. There's no doubt about it. Also, that break in the song was epic. 13:38-13:54 They've been using magic throughout the whole episode, Applegeek. 13:47-13:50 Autumn Blaze has a collection of Wilsons - if you know what I mean. 13:51-13:54 That looks cool. 14:20-14:24 Same here. There haven't been many songs this season, but this one was one of the best. 14:47-14:57 Autumn Blaze thinks Applejack named her shadow Fluttershy. She named her's - get this - Silhouette Gloom of the Sundown Lands. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 14:57-15:19 Applejack is sure she can convince the other Kirin to welcome Autumn Blaze back into the village and take her cure. However, the antidote is all gone. 15:21-15:23 Now you're getting it, Applejack. 15:24-15:43 Autumn Blaze knows Applejack's plan isn't going to be easy. Her hoof agrees. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 15:46-15:54 Fluttershy and Applejack speak in unison. You're right, AJ, they wouldn't have that problem, would they? 15:55-16:06 Fluttershy and Applejack have a disagreement. 16:08-16:32 Fluttershy tells the Kirin's side of the story. 16:32-16:58 Fluttershy and Applejack have an argument. The Kirin are freaked out. 16:58-17:26 The Kirin try to 'purify' Applejack and Fluttershy in the Stream of Silence. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 17:25-17:27 That voice. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 17:27-17:38 Don't worry, it's just Autumn Blaze. 17:32-17:36 Fluttershy is scared. 17:38-17:47 That she does, Fluttershy. More than you know. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 17:49-17:52 Whoops. Best put that out. 17:56-18:07 Autumn Blaze can't stop herself feeling angry. But she has learned to control it and knows what to do when she's in Nirik form. This is a great message about handling your emotions wisely. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 18:08-18:12 Applejack makes a good point, too. 18:18-18:31 I agree with you, Applegeek. 18:34-18:48 Applejack forgets the times she and Fluttershy argued. 18:53-19:02 The Nirik form is a perfect metaphor for anger, isn't it? If you're mad it can make you say and do some pretty hurtful things. It's important to take some time away so you can calm down. 19:02-19:19 Autumn Blaze is not good at charades. 19:09-19:11 That face. 19:17-19:32 Autumn Blaze becomes a Nirik in frustration, but manages to control her anger by walking away for a moment. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 19:33-19:47 The Kirin want Autumn's cure, but they still need the flowers to make it. 19:52-20:00 Seventy-three-and-a-half times? That is oddly specific. I guess she really has been lonely enough to count. 20:12-20:33 A squirrel knows where they can find the flowers they need. They're the ones Fluttershy helped them gather before. Also, I have no idea what's up with the symbols on that rock, Applegeek. 20:39-20:58 Fluttershy and Applejack understand why they were the ones summoned by the map. 20:59 Fluttershy and Applejack hug. 21:04-21:12 Autumn Blaze is happy that they've found the flowers, and wants to hear a long description of how. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 21:10 That smile. 21:12-21:14 Yes, get you're priorities straight, Autumn. 21:12-21:16 I agree, Applegeek. 21:15-21:30 Autumn Blaze adds the flowers to the village water supply. Drinking it restores the Kirin's voices. 21:31-21:50 The Kirin leader (Rain Shine) thanks Autumn Blaze for teaching them to control their anger. Also, I really like her voice. 21:52-22:25 Song reprise! Autumn is a brilliant singer. 22:25-22:28 Mission accomplished and hoof bump. By the way, did you guys notice this was one of the shortest MLP episodes ever made? It's not even 20mins long! 22:29-22:35/23:05-23:20 Applegeek is blown away by the episode. 22:56-23:03 Woah! The Allsparks logo? That's new. Also, Applegeek's reaction. 23:59-24:04 That's not true; there was Fake It Till You Make It. But that was pretty bad too. All in all, this was a very casual but exciting map episode. The best part (aside from the song) was undoubtedly the moral. I already said it in my highlights, but the Nirik form is a perfect metaphor for anger. It shows exactly what terrible things can happen if you let such emotions get out of control. It's understandable why some people would want to get rid of them altogether, but sacrificing all other emotions to do so is no way to live. It's important to face your feelings and know how to handle them, rather than running away. Even if we just had positive emotions, we would lose our passion for life. Happiness and joy are worth nothing unless they exist side by side with anger and sadness. Two halves of one coin, as they say. And with that, we have only one more episode to go before the big finale. I don't know what it's about, exactly, but I'm very interested to see it, given I know what the title is.

Alright so we got the magical and majestic kirin but also the threat of dangerous nirik....wait a second nirik...oh my god I got the joke...it's Dracula spelled backwards!

This is my fav episode this season!

Autumn blaze sounds. Like The lost narrator

Oh and by the way did anyone notice one of the kirins has a Princess Celestia eye shape and the first to have eyeshadow pretty cool if I do say so myself

46:30 "Neither of them were truly listening to each other, and thus were not making any effort to understand the other's position, but instead just kept repeating their own position louder and louder..." Sounds like most talk shows these days.

this is my fav ep of the season so far I love the kirin and Autumn Blaze the song was amazing also the visuals backgrounds and I think I was a Hamilton reference in there the uniform she was wearing before she did the phantom of the opera reference looked like Hamilton

I just realised niriks is kirin spelled backwards

"It's a lesson my village fin'ly learned" is a bit better of line for the reprise cause they did finally learn it.

I love Autumn Blaze. She’s like the anti-S5 Starlight Glimmer.

"Hmm, gee that blue flower sure does look suspiciously detailed and out of place, i WONDER if it's going to be a mcguffin later on in the episode" - Checkov's Gun

as soon as i saw this i knew you were gonna go nuts over assertive Fluttershy, i love how they shortened the usually "character A tries to explain something but character B keeps talking over them" cliche, and it's doubly awesome cause it's Fluttershy.

40:03 - The Fire Nation? That's the best reference to that situation Applegeek, hehe!

I loved seeing Fluttershy's assertiveness near the start of this episode, it made me smile in joy. Also, new sapient and _understandable_ species. Yay!

ALL the reactions drop at once, and its one of the best of the season - what a great time to just enjoy the delight the episode brings!

*i think this is my favorite episode...*

hiya Applegeek. One thing I noted that probably does not really need to be pointed out, but the pronunciations of Kirin and Nirik, are just ways of speaking the same name backwards... Keer-in, Neer-ik. The Kirin are usually kind and loving, but anger turns them into their opposing selves... the Nerik. Learning how to deal with that 'negative' power in a constructive manner is, to me, the 'lesson' learned here in this episode. But as you pointed out, there are more than one way to see a lesson learned here, and I do agree with your points, but I feel mine is valid as well. We all get something out of the show. Not always the same thing or things... this is NOT a bad thing. Just my thoughts, the Frank Pony

Wow the reference to the movie where the guy with the mask took the the girl I had to watch that in class Monday! Or maybe it’s just a coincidence?

After a rough day, seeing this in my feed helps perk me up. What excellent timing! I've been waiting to see this one come up in your feed.

That part with the conductor was the funniest thing I've ever seen in MLP. Ever. XD

13:30 AND GABY TOO !

I was going to bed but than I got a notification from Applegeek and I was like SLEEP CAN WAIT! I NEED TO WATCH APPLEGEEKS REACTION! XD

I'm always 3 days late for this, ALWAYS Like literally in every episode

21:31 Holy! I was expecting Rain Shine to sound like Celestia! Love her voice!

I was just looking for this video and saw this notify me, lol

This is one of my favorite episodes of the series. And I love the song and the voice actor who sang it made it sound so good. I love this episode!

This is my favorite episode of the season, and your reactions are great. 😊

I really appreciate how analytical you are! It's an amazing skill!

The song makes this one of the best episodes of the series

Seeing your reaction to this episode gives me life :3

13:09 SHE JUST PRESENTED HAMILTON ALL BY HERSELF 👏👏👏👏👏👏

3:30 THE CRYPTKEEPER

Kirin are badass creatures being part dragon and pony with unicorn traits I’m so glad the show included them

I can't even describe how happy i am for this reaction. my night just got better. Thank you so much applegeek!!!

Best episode of S8 imo.

I'm fully expecting that song to be remixed. Wonderful reaction!!

17:55 Autumnblaze: ""I have anger management"" Applejack: ""They have that out here!""

Yaaaas this is my favorite episode of the season ive been waiting for you to react to it!

You’re the best my little pony friendship is magic reactor I’ve ever met

IF: Kirin = pony (unicorn) + dragon (fire type) THEN: Kirin + Mirror = Werewolf (Equestria Girls) -> It even fits with their Nirik´s raging "beast mode".

Sound of Silence is by far my favorite episode of season 8

5:21 Me: *applegeeks reaction when the black panther came out* Mom: Honey you ok? Me: *grabs her purse and runs to the cinema* Later mom! XD

OK, changing my opinion from Road to Friendship. THIS was the best episode this season so far! The message, the song, Autumn. Especially Autumn! Wow. Just... WOW!!!

hey applegeek. does Rain Shine resembles princess Celestia?

Omg. This one made me cry, so. Beautiful. I was also wondering today when you were gonna post

Anger is within us but it is our duty how we process it. Loved that moral

01:54 I see what they did here ;> Not only the Yin-Yang symbolism of complementary opposites similar to that about Celestia and Luna back in S1, but also Kirin read backwards is Nirik :) 03:39 OK, OK, we get it, Mr. Tales from the Crypt Pony :q 04:28 Is it me, or Applejack is slowly turning into a dude? :q Her voice seems to get lower and lower with every episode :q 05:16 Even Fluttershy can have enough of those people sometimes :q 10:12 Yup :> Now we know where those weird ponies live :J 10:38 ...and then the intro song kicks in and ruins the mood :D "Myyyy Litle Ponyyyyy, My Little Ponyyyyyy..." :D 12:04 Kirin2525: "Yo' mama! >:o" Kirinat0r: "No, yo' mama! :[" ModPony: "Thread locked! GTFO!" /mode #KirinVlg -v * 12:22 Hahah good catch :) You really know your previous generations, aren't you? ;> 12:34 What's your favourite scary movie? ;> 13:37 ModPony: "GTFO troll!" (banned) 14:50 I think there could be a second meaning for that shadow thing :q You know, the Jungian shadow ;J and the Kirin/Nirik duality :> 17:37 This transformation effect kinda looks like how Changelings do it :o And Changelings have the good side & bad side too! Could there be any connection between those two species? :o

Couldn't wait for you to react to this episode!!!

I've so been waiting for your reaction of this episode, it is also one of my favorite episode of this season. I love the kirin's, their design is amazing and it's adorable when they tilt their head. Autumn Blaze is amazing, I hope we see her again. Love your analyses of the episode, and the joke whit "when the fire nation attacked" made me laugh so hard XD

Thanks for pointing out that the rainbow was the G1 logo. When I saw the episode first the thought that popped immidiatly into my head was "Is that their old land", but I couldn't figure out why before now. Guess it was just too long that I had seen anything from g1

You're my favorite reactor to MLP... I always wait to see your video before anyone elses

I'm guessing the cure is Foal's Breathe; because you can't shut up a baby. They are done talking(or wailing) when they feel like it.

I love that assessment of Autumn Blaze -- Pinkie + Twilight = Autumn Blaze. Also, I, too, love the design of the Kirin/Nirik.

My literal reaction to when I saw that you uploaded: “Omigosh, omigosh, omigosh! XD

Yes! Head tilt animations are adorable!

As a student of cultural anthropology I appreciate the situation presented in this episode.