Talk:Sounds of Silence/@comment-4531340-20181004091631

Well, that was another great episode. I think that Applejack and Fluttershy were perfect picks for this map mission (as they helpfully point out at points throughout the episode), and I really like the lesson, about there being a good and bad to all emotions, even anger (or you could argue the lesson that an emotion is neither good nor bad - it is what you do with it that determines that factor). Also, I liked the other lesson of considering whether it's worth it to give up the bad if you also have to sacrifice the good. Heck, I just enjoyed the whole eastern, Taoism, yin-yang balance the episode had going on throughout (considering I'm a fan of that system of belief) - right down to the differences between the kirin and nirik (that shield at the beginning was definitely not subtle).

However, the star of the episode was definitely Autumn Blaze (and if you dispute that, I just need to ask what episode you were watching, because it was clearly not this one). She was adorable, and also quite charming, thanks in no small part to Rachel Bloom's excellent performance. It did seem like she was trying to make up for the relative silence of the early parts of the episode by talking so much, but again, she was so charming I didn't mind. Also, the song was excellent - the singing, I was a fan of right away, while the music, I didn't like as much as previous songs of the season (but it's grown on me since).

The kirin in general are all kinds of adorable, and are such a great design, that I kind of hope the School of Friendship gets a kirin student next season (and they, preferably, befriend the Young Six). Those head tilts especially - hnnnnnnnnnnnnnng

Also, special mention to the episode's ending, which I think is the best that I can remember (ending on Fluttershy and Applejack seeing that they've completed the mission, and then hoof-bumping, after the reprise ends gives me goosebumps every time).

Finally, with this episode, this breaks season 4's record of having 4 episodes I rate 10/10 in a row (because this one is now the 5th in a row).