#←oh Nya is not going to have a good time in episode 11

[taddymason]

AAAAAAAAAAA OMG IS THE SCENE THIS LOOKS SO GOOD KEN

FIRST OF ALL, NYA'S EXPRESSION IS SO WELL DONE!!? THE PAIN AND THE CONFUSION, I THINK I PREFER YOUR VERSION BECAUSE IT LOOKS SO GOOD AAA-

ALSO THE ANIMALS FORMS, I LOVE I LOVE HOW YOU DRAW THE GOD FOX IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL. AND THE DETAILS OF NYA'S GI (climber suits are very hard for me to draw and you drew it so beautifully)

And finally, JAY WITH A BEARD??!! Okay, it's canon, Jay has a beard in Lightning Pin, get used to it if I start drawing him like that

I AM GONNA STARE AT THIS FOREVER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Redraw of this comic by @taddymason of their fic Lightning Pin [GO READ IT NOW‼️‼️] because I'm obsessed with these 3

And wanted to draw this scene for a while but Taddy themselves did it before me sooooo redraw. lol.

[icy-watch]

So, Wojira is going to be awoken this season. No idea how, but she is.

She was mentioned to be an old storm spirit back in season 8, and in season 11, there was a canyon named after her. Lloyd almost died in both those incidents. Which means, that's something to look forward to.

There's only 2 episodes left of this season, which means Wojira probably won't get a whole lot of screen time. So she's most likely going to be the antagonist in season 14.

I'm surprised Jay isn't being treated more kindly, as he has lightning powers. Oh! Maybe he's the one to awaken Wojira!

Although, Wojira was mentioned to be the Sleeper-in-the-Deep, so maybe Nya has to help there?

I'm not sure.

Lloyd and Tim are together. That'll make for an interesting duo. Also, Zippy needs to bug them. Lloyd really needs to hang out with other dragons his age. It's good for him.

I really don't know what their plot is going to be. Maybe rescue the others? But they also have to rescue the Adventure Team. Unless the Adventure Team is being held prisoner in the village as well?

Idk.

Going to finish off the rest of the season tomorrow. So, until then!

[colekinnie-4life]

Part two of my rant cause I’m not done yet

I’m gonna take a hiatus from talking about the show however, and turn to the movie for a minute

I know, everyone hates the movie

But I don’t care and you can express your opinions towards it here 👉🏼🗑️

Anyways, the whole “being pushed to the side” thing isn’t just a Cole problem, this time, it’s everyone’s problem

All of them except for green bean are planks of wood with basic personalities written on them

Kai- loud

Nya- badass

Jay- shy

Zane- robot

Cole- music

Cole has the least amount of lines in the movie. I counted. He has 45 lines of his own, then a few extra with the other ninja

I like him in the movie too. Not more than og Cole obviously but the movie version is kind of relatable to me because of the whole music thing (I’m obsessed with music)

The song in the end credits says he’s “sarcastic”, but he has no sarcastic lines that I can remember throughout the whole movie

The only mildly sarcastic line I can think of is

“All I know is we really need a ninja master. And you are not a ninja master.”

And that’s not even sarcasm

Anyways, that’s about it for the movie since he does literally nothing

He does way more in the video game version of the movie, but I’m not gonna count that since it’s apparently not canon (booo)

Ok, now time for season 11

HALLELUJAH HE DOES SOMETHING!!

AND WITH KAI SOMETIMES!

Y’all probably know I love lava. It’s so stinking cute and I would be infinitely happy if they turned canon

I mean I think the writers are leaning more towards geode becoming canon, which I am totally not against, I think they’re also super adorable (and I’m not being sarcastic)

For season 11 he doesn’t do much in the fire chapter besides get a new vehicle (with Kai~)

But holy shit, in the ice chapter? He gets lots of stuff to do!

He has the cute-ass interaction with Kai during Fire Maker (insert squealing here)

He loses the travelers tea

He has the dream where everyone hates him

He goes out to find the travelers tree

And he becomes a dad again, this time to Krag

Then he finds out Zane is the ice emperor and he does nothing again :(

To be fair no one does anything besides Lloyd and Zane in this part of the season but oh well

Next season

Prime Empire

Hmmm…

Well he just does whatever the other ninjas do until he blows up

(With Kai~)

Season 13

HALLELUJAH HE GETS A SEASON INSTEAD OF A BADLY MADE 40 MINUTE SPECIAL THATS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO WATCH IN ENGLISH (I watched it on Tubi, you’re welcome)

So I’m not gonna say all the stuff he does this time, but he gets the most amount of attention because- it’s his season

Just go watch Tom Critic’s review of MOTM on YouTube, even though he calls it overrated it’s still a good review and it says everything I need to say

The Island

He’s hungry throughout the whole thing and that’s it :(

But he does trap ronin in a corner

(With Kai~)

Seabound…

Once again, lord have mercy

He does legit nothing and has like 4 lines

To be fair this was the season after Kirby Morrow passed away (rest in peace) so I can respect that

He does do some stuff in that one episode based in ninjago (with Kai~)

Anyways yeah. He gives Queen Vania the fake amulet thingy and that’s it

:(

Season 15, he’s the one who finally gets everyone together. Then a whole lot of nothing happens to him specifically, he’s just doing what everyone else is doing

Until he (and Kai~) get into a car crash and he acts all loopy in save haven (greatest episode of crystallized for obvious reasons)

Then he powers up, takes care of Vangelis through the dumbest “defeat” of all time, then turns into a crystal zombie for 2 seconds and loses his powers

Ughhhhh not again…

They keep losing their powers and it’s getting annoying

Anyways, dragon’s rising

Just a note that this will have MASSIVE spoilers for part two of season two. You have been warned

Anyways, he’s not reintroduced until season 1 part 2

And like clockwork, he has adopted children again!

And he got himself a boyfriend in Geo

Like I said I’m a hardcore lava shipper. But hey, Cole has two hands, and both ships are adorable in their own ways, so I’m a multi shipper

Anyways, he’s in one episode then dips when he starts chasing after Wu’s ghost

Ughhh

Next season he actually kinda does stuff. He just goes along with Zane to find the sorceress or whatever they were doing (kinda forgot- haven’t watched part 1 in a while)

But hey, their duo is always awesome

Part 2 (once again MASSIVE SPOILERS)

He gets kicked off the tournament as soon as he fights off his opponent :(

But hey at least he isn’t shoved into a Chinese sweatshop like last time

Then he follows Wu’s ghost again and finds the new monastery

Then he finds the elemental mech and uses that to help Arin, then he just hangs out in that while fighting the bad guys

Then he- does nothing once again :(

And that’s where we end!

Well, at least with these seasons he, for the majority, got something to do. Sure he ends up mostly just going with what everyone else is doing but he does get his own thing to do sometimes

So these seasons were much better at giving him something to do :)

Anyways- there’s not much else for me to say besides give Cole more to do in season 3 whenever that comes out, and make Geode canon please they’re so cute

I mean I would be happier with lava but-

Ok bye

[baileypie-writes]

~My Thoughts on Wonderful Precure: Episodes 11-15~

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I decided to keep note of all my different thoughts while watching Wonderful Precure. I forgot to upload this a while ago, so here it is now!

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Episode 11 - A Giant Creature Hiding in the Mountains?!:

- The classmate girl with the pigtails and red bows is so cute! I love her design!

- The amount of times Komugi opened her big mouth in this episode: 2(seriously girl, be more careful…)

- I love how Komugi’s dog attitude remains, even at school. Did you see how she zoomed over to her desk when the bell rang? She’s still super obedient!

- Satoru really thought he was going on a date with Iroha💀

- Dang, Iroha and Komugi need to slow down. Poor Satoru😭(@ when they left Satoru in the dust while hiking)

- Satoru is so sweet to remember Komugi!(@ him making dog safe cookies for her)

- Oh, it’s those fashionable old ladies again. I strive to be like them in my older years.

- Omg, I never noticed how Mayu has a little Yuki keychain on her bag. So cute!

- Omg?? Yuki as a human??? She’s so pretty! I didn’t expect her to be blonde. But I guess Wonderful Precure’s going for more natural hair colors for their civilian forms.

- How on earth did they hike all the way up that mountain? I would’ve died😭

- Number of things Satoru taught me about animals in this episode: 3

- I really hope Satoru gets to be a Pretty Cure. With his knowledge, he’d be really good!

- I wonder who the figure in the cloak is? What’s their mission here?

- Dang it Friendy! Why’d you have to step on a twig?

- Ooh, new Kirarin Animal!(@ the Kirarin Bear)

- Cure Nyammy revealed?!

My Rating for This Episode:

8/10 - B-

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Episode 12 - I’m Cure Nyammy:

- I don’t know why, but Mayu having an old fashioned sewing machine is so funny to me.

- Strawberry Yuki shirt! I want it in my size!(@ Mayu’s absolute masterpiece!)

- So Yuki keeps disappearing, huh? Wonder why/sarc

- Those two girls giggling at Satoru definitely know about his crush on Iroha lol

- I love how Iroha still pets Komugi’s head, even when she’s a human!

- Dang Yuki, why are you eating so fast? The food’s not going anywhere💀

- Yuki does NOT like the owl camera lmao

- Awww Mayu’s so happy to have a friend🥺(@ her reaction when Iroha calls her her friend)

- RAAH CURE NYAMMY!! Also, nice save!(@ when she saved Mayu)

- Woah, she actually beating the Garugaru?(@ when Cure Nyammy started kicking it)

- Oh boy! She has claws!(@ when she scratched the Garugaru)

- So it was Nyammy who scratched the Kirarin Bear last episode!

My Rating for This Episode:

9/10 - A-

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Episode 13 - Search for Cure Nyammy!:

- Why did you have to make Nyammy blue, Toei? It would’ve been so easy to label her as white!(@ Mayu, Iroha and Komugi describing her as white)

- Number of times Komugi opened her big mouth in this episode: 2

- Girl you said you’d keep Komugi talking a secret😭(@ the little girl telling her mom right after promising not to)

- Why is there just a random horse-pulled carriage? What is this, the 1800s??

- The lady who owns the Komondor has such a cool design! I wish she could be a bigger character!(marry me please, Komondor lady💍)

- Number of things Satoru taught me about animals in this episode: 2

- Yay, those old ladies again! I love them. I want to join their club.

- I love how Mayu’s mom sings “Nya nya nya~” it’s so cute!

- Does nobody look for twigs in this show?😭(@ when Mayu stepped on one and got caught by the Garugaru)

- Wow, Nyammy just picked up Mayu like that? Dang

- Lmao, Nyammy ditched them😭(@ her leaving Wonderful and Friendy with the Garugaru)

- That interaction from Nyammy to Mayu felt oddly… flirtatious? Oh goodness, please don’t let this be a romance… that’s Mayu’s cat!

- Oh no, what’s wrong with Yuki(@ the preview for the next episode)

My Rating for This Episode:

8/10 - B-

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Episode 14 - Mayu’s First Sleepover:

- Poor Yuki! I hopes she’s okay. Poor Mayu too… she must be terrified:(

- Oh good, she’s just tired. Wonder why/sarc

- You are jealous Satoru lmao(@ him insisting he’s not at the girls having a sleepover)

- Mayu’s so me. I hate when my parents talk about me to others like I’m not there😭

- I want Iroha’s dad to cook me dinner😔

- Ooh Yuki’s jealous hehe(@ her being mad about Komugi sitting on Mayu’s lap)

- I love the small detail of Iroha’s popsicle being purple, and Mayu’s being green

- lol, Komugi snores, just like my dog!

- Omg, Iroha’s dad wears a nightcap to sleep😭

- Number of times Komugi opened her big mouth in this episode: 2

- Oooh, new eyecatch(I think that’s what they’re called)! I love it!

- Poor Yuki! She wants out!(@ her pawing the door to her kennel when Mayu leaves)

- Oh boy, Mayu’s finding out about the Pretty Cure!

- Awww, Wonderful’s poor ears!(@ her ears getting hurt from the Garugaru’s call)

My Rating for This Episode:

7/10 - C-

Episode 15 - A Day in the Life of Mey Mey the Butler Sheep:

- Mayu’s so lucky! I wanna pet Mey Mey’s wool😭

- Yuki must be so confused. Imagine if your owner just disappeared into a magic suitcase!

- Flying on swings hung by birds to get to the Kirarin Animal’s homes? Cool! But what if you fall?…

- Woah, they have extinct animals in Niko Garden? But I guess there’s no humans to hunt them, so…(@ the giant moa)

- “Oh, hey Mey Mey.” Someone please pay attention to the poor sheep!(@ Kirarin Penguin not noticing him at first)

- Mey Mey keeps all that stuff in his fur? He’s just like Mary Poppins!(@ him pulling all the gardening stuff out)

- The Kirarin Animals can contact each other from their forehead gems? That’s so cool!

- Anyone else wanna see the inside of the Kirarin Animals homes? Or is it just me?

- What are those animals planning?(@ them acting suspicious)

- Why doesn’t the Kirarin Lion’s mane cover the back of his head? It’s just a ring of fur…

- I wanna try a Niko Fruit! They look so squishy and juicy!

- Aww Mey Mey thinks they’re throwing a party for him. Why do I think that’s not what it is…

- I love the sound Mey Mey’s hooves make when he walks!

- I don’t think the Garugaru’s a deer. Deer have different shaped antlers. It looks more like a… gazelle? Or something like that.(@ Satoru calling it a deer)

- OMG MEY MEY CHANGED INTO A FLUFF BALL!

- New Kirarin Animal!(@ the Kirarin Fawn)

- Also, Mey Mey’s eyes when he got “purified”😭

- Aw the party was for the Pretty Cure. Poor Mey Mey! Don’t worry sweetie, I appreciate you!

- Yay, they did something for him after all!(@ the picture the Kirarin Animals made for Mey Mey)

- Oooh a crossover episode? Can’t wait!(@ the preview for the next episode)

My Rating for This Episode:

9/10 - A-

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Overall Score for These Episodes:

84% - B

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~~baileypie-writes

[akariarda]

Will you ever stop breaking my heart ,all over and over again...

EPISODE 11

ep10. Skylor is having trouble controlling Colossus. Misako and Lloyd are trying to talk to Garmadon.

"Harumi.." Pixal clenched her teeth angrily.

"It's done." Harumi smiled.

"Two against one." Misako said and stood in front of Ultra Violet so that Harumi wouldn't free her.

"Three against one!" Skylor exclaimed behind Harumi and pushed her into the room.

"Help me tie her up." Misako said as she prepared the ropes.

"We'll come back for you later." Pixal said when they were done with Harumi.

"There won't be a later, Emperor Garmadon!" Harumi screamed, but Skylor shoved a gag into her mouth.

"She really gives me a headache."

"All of us.." Misako sighed."Did you succeed?"

"Succeed in what?" Pixal asked.

"Yes, I'll tell you on the way." Skylor replied. "Let's go."

"I'm going to Lloyd." Misako said and went in the other direction.

"Are you sure, Misako?" Pixal asked her worriedly.

"I am, completely." Misako said calmly.

"Good luck then, and we're going to stop that Colossus once and for all!" Skylor said.

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"Don't you see it's over?" Garmadon angrily told Lloyd.

"Don't you understand?" Lloyd defiantly looked at him. "You're losing your powers."

"No!" Garmadon exclaimed and attacked Lloyd again.

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"Nya, we did it!" Skylor exclaimed as she and Pixal came out of the tower.

"Where's Lloyd?" Nya asked.

"He and Misako are inside," Skylor tried to explain. "But we don't have much time, Colossus will destroy everything!"

"Let's go to the top of that building," Nya pointed.

"And you, Pix, the Elemental Masters are on the left side, they will help you, you don't look really good."

"I want to help!" Pixal insisted.

"You've helped enough." Skylor put her hand on Pixal's shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll be fine."

"And there's a lot of work to do with the rest of Sons of Garmadon there.." Nya sighed.

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"I can not fight you, but I can resist you!" Lloyd shouted one last time, and Garmadon knelt.

Lloyd felt his powers returning, surrounded by green energy.

"Yes!" Lloyd noticed joyfully.

"It's over.." Garmadon gasped. "My power was the only thing that could have prevented them from destroying Ninjago! Now it's all fallen apart."

"Who are they?" Lloyd asked concerned.

"You'll see, and when they come, nothing will stop them!"

"Lloyd!" Misako shouted when she arrived.

"Garmadon?" She looked confused. "You did it."

"Only you hope for victory, they are just starting." Garmadon interrupted.

"Who are they?" Misako asked, looking at Lloyd.

"He doesn't want to tell me.." Lloyd shrugged hopelessly.

"Garmadon.." Misako said gently and knelt beside Garmadon. "I know the real you is still in there.. "

"Mom " Lloyd felt embarrassed. "He's still dangerous even though weakened and powerless.."

"I know." Misako said, looking Garmadon in the eyes.

"Don't you dare to speak to me.." Garmadon angrily averted her gaze. "Not after everything.."

"Mom.." Lloyd warned Misako and approached her. Ready for Garmadon's attack.

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"You're doing well." Nya nervously said as she watched Skylor, who was clearly running out of strength, controlling Colossus.

"I feel like I'm losing control!"Skylor moaned.

"You have to stop!" Nya shouted when she saw her eyes turning purple.

"The power is overwhelming me.. he..is falling apart." Skylor groaned as she tried to maintain control.

Colossus was heading towards Borg's tower.

"You have to stop!" Nya repeated to Skylor.

"No.. there..are...Lloyd and Misako.."

"Skylor!" Nya shouted and caught Skylor as she collapsed.

"Oh no.." she said as she watched Colossus falling apart, and a larger stone hit part of the tower.

And someone was falling.

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"I won't hurt her." Garmadon contemptuously looked at Lloyd. "You got what you wanted, now leave me alone."

"We won't." Lloyd said and looked at Misako. "We believe.."

"That part of me is dead!" Garmadon yelled as loudly as he could despite the fatigue.

"But, it's not.." Misako insisted. "We won't give up on you."

"Then you're fools." Garmadon sighed and looked away from their faces.

He couldn't look at them. All those blurry memories..

"What's that?" Misako asked Lloyd and pointed to something gray approaching them.

"Remnants of Colossus." Garmadon stood up with effort. "When I lost my power, he.."

"He's falling towards us!" Lloyd froze when he realized.

"Watch out!" Garmadon shouted and pushed Lloyd and Misako as far as he could.

At that moment, the stones hit and separated a small part of the tower.

"Garmadon!"

"Dad!"

Misako and Lloyd shouted as they saw Garmadon falling...

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"Watch out!" Garmadon shouted and then felt himself falling.

He heard Misako and Lloyd calling him and smiled.

They hadn't given up on him yet. His powers were gone, everything had fallen apart, but he felt.. good?

He laughed as he fell through the air.

He would never change sacrificing himself for Misako and Lloyd.

He felt like all the evil was leaving him. As he fell, it was as if he was enveloped in a power.

When he looked at his hands, they were no longer black, but human.

For Misako and Lloyd.. And Wu.. He thought and smiled before he hit and lost consciousness.

EPISODE 12

[clutzicone-dts]

Season 2, episode 11- The Last Hope

OKAY HOW MANY EPISODES ARE IN SEASON TWO CAUSE IM GETTING SCARED

ALSO THIS EPISDOE IS CALLED THE LAST HOPE SO IM WORRIED ABOUT THAT TOO

anyway, recap, intro, title card, let’s go!

Immediately back to the dread clock! Yay!!!

He’s in denial, I love him so much

Don’t tell me garmadon vented to the OVERLORD, LITERAL INCARNATION OF ALL THE EVIL OF THE WORLD

Look at them, celebrating. Happy. Not a care in the world. Sighh

Was, was that our beach episode?? WAS THAT IT??? IS THAT ALL WE’RE GETTING????

Anyway, dr julienne foreshadowing the clock, and Wu bringing us back into attention

Awww look at him trying to comfort Lloyd

Ohhhh it’s called the Celestial Clock? I’ll have to check if it has any space components next time we see it

Bequeath

Also I love how much more ripped Cole is than Kai, they specifically made Cole jacked, that was a conscious decision

Garmadon don’t abuse your troops

Professional procrastinator garmadon my beloved

Hmm. I worry. Also how does garmadon not realize how suspicious the overlord is, he’s not even hiding it!!

Several irl hours later:

Okay my draft saved that’s good lemme just skip back forward

Ultimate weapon? And it’s not the megaweapon

I’m sorry I still just can’t get over the overlord’s raspy ass voice

Omggggggg heyyyyy misako

“Bequeath bequeath bequeath!” And then he does a little dance

So. Like. Is garmadon nocturnal or just takin a nap

MISAKO DONT YOU DARE TRY TO FLIRT WITH TWO OLD MEN

“Lloyd doesn’t want to fight…?” OH REALLY I COULDNT HAVE GUESSED

“I mean-so Lloyd doesn’t want to fight?” Garmadon you are not fooling anyone

“Then you’re not the man I married” DIVORCE ARC BABYYYY

That. Agh…. Garmadon honey I love you so much

How is the ultimate weapon just a glorified tank, surely-surely there’s something better than this??

WILHELM SCREAM (4th one so far)

JUST BECAUSE YOU PUNCHED A GUY DOESNT MEAN YOU HAVE TO BLOW YOUR ENTIRE COVER????

“Being evil these days is really unappreciated!” GOD I KNOW RIGJT???

MISAKO PROFESSIONAL MANIPULATOR YESSS!!!!!! I will let her get away just this one time cuz it’s funny

GARMADON GET YOUR OWN IDEAS WE ALREADY HAD ONE MECH THIS SEASON

Kai babygirl what’s fire gonna do against that guy?

NYA BABYGIRL ILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!!!!

BIRD

Into the depths with you!

“If that helmet turns you evil, we’re kicking you out.” Eh. Wouldn’t be the first time one of the group became incredibly morally bankrupt (looking at you, KAI, ZANE, POSSIBLY JAY I HAVENT WATCHED DRAGONS RISING YET,)

“We’re losing them!” Zane no don’t jinx it!!

HE JUST PICKS THEM UP OH MY GOD

LMAO YES LLOYD BLAST HIM-OR DONT I GUESS WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY

LLOYD

LLOYD HONEY

LLOYD LLOYD PLEASE I BEG OF YOU

Oh okay yeah they’re good nvm continue as normal

wha- Wu when did you get there how

Oooh clock! Yep that’s a celestial clock if I ever saw one!

Misako Bbgirl surely there’s a better way of going about this

When did he learn English?????

I wonder how many problems in this series could be solved by a regular use of airjitzu

Hmm… yeah I think it’s been longer than ten seconds

OH YEP DEFINITELY BEEN LONGER TAHN TEN SECODNS WERE FUCKIN DOOMED EVERYONE HIDE

AGH AGH AGH SHIT A FUCK WE ARE DEAD WE ARE DOOMED WE ARE DEAD AND BURIED PREPARE FOR ANNIHILATION EVERYONE OBLITERATION APROACGES THESE ARE THE END TIMES

FUCK FUCK NYA’S DEAD WE ARE ALL DOOMED

LLOYD HONEY NO ITS FINE

HMMMM THAT STRANGE GOLDEN LIGHT IS NOT WORRYING.

I’m sorry the ultimate weapon is called garmatron. Fucking garmatron. I know the overlord is more creative than that cmon

End times and i get run over by something called the garmatron

[satansaidmyturnintheh3llscape]

Everything Right/Wrong with Ninjago “Legacy of the Green Ninja” E6: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

This entire episode is just you watching my sanity dissolve in 4K. Disclaimers: Show owned by LEGO. This is not a professional review/critique - it’s mainly intended for comedy.

Reblog, like, and/or comment for more!

- This episode f*cking exists ❌

- Intro ✅

- Why is Nya carrying a whole-a*s watermelon into the training room? ❌

- “If I had focused more when I was little I would’ve seen that coming.” Buddy chill, you’re like 11 now ❌

- “We cannot change the past, but we can improve for the future.” Get it? Cuz it’s about time? And this is a time travel episode? GET IT???? ❌

- Wasn’t the City of Ouroboros destroyed? ❌

- “We’ll head straight for them.” Golly, this episode sure is moving fast! Surely this means we’ll have more time to flesh out and explain later events that happen, right?….. r-right…? ❌

- Wait, why did Nya come to the fight without her suit? I know she can fight without it but it’d still give them better chances ❌

- Garmadon reacts way too casually to seeing his son double in height in just a few days ❌

- “If only [the ninja] never existed!” If Garmadon was really smart, he’d go back to before they were born and kick Ray in the n- ❌

- “Now, to finish the ninja once and for all, so that my son never becomes the Green Ninja!” Or so that he never lives past age 8 but go off, king ❌

- “Garmadon’s gone back in time to make it so Lloyd never turns into the Green Ninja!” Well that was a quick conclusion based off of limited evidence… ❌

- “Remind me to pack a helmet next time we time travel…” No one reminds him. ❌

- “But we can’t let the old Kai or Nya see that we talked to [Wu],” The ninja get that Kai and Nya can’t see them, which means in order for them to not come to same conclusion for Wu, they have to all consider him some separate, omnipotent being instead of an actual person. Realistically, this wouldn’t be Wu’s fault and would be the result of the ninja just being idiots, but I’m gonna blame Wu anyway ❌

- “I believe a big uh-oh is in order.” Little late for that, Snowflake ❌

- Wu sympathizer I am not, but even I have to admit that Wu is going through it this episode. My guy has NO idea what’s happening and I don’t blame him ❌

- “I’m wise…” Let’s agree to disagree ❌

- Why do Jay and Zane’s poses in the photo remain the exact same even when Lloyd (who they have their arms around) fades completely out? Also, wouldn’t Kai not be in the pic? In this reality he never joined them, right? ❌

- Wait, if, back in the pilots, Garmadon baited Kai into grabbing the Sword of Fire, which ultimately led to Wu (and the golden weapons) being taken to the Underworld, which led to him escaping it, and now in the reality he’s trying to create, Kai wouldn’t join the team… does that mean he never escapes the Underworld? Has he thought this plan through? ❌

- “You have to convince Kai to go with you.” “Why?” Jay either forgets why they’re here, or just hates Kai. ❌

- I know the Skulkin are morons but how do none of them recognize Garm’s helmet? ❌

- Past Kai reacts way too casually to being sh*t talked by his own reflection ❌

- Also, Infinity Train’s “Chrome Car” episode looks different here (pls someone get this reference)

- Cool fight scene and all, but it directly implies that Jay, Cole and Zane’s fighting abilities haven’t improved at ALL in all this time ❌

- The only good thing in this entire episode is getting to see Kai deck his pilot-self in the face. Instant relief let me tell ya ✅

- In the pilots it takes about a week to get to this point. The ninja have been here for a week. The skulkin haven’t returned home in a WEEK. ❌

- “I don’t understand… I have 4 arms…” WHY IS THAT ALWAYS THE PART PEOPLE FIXATE ON?!?!?! ❌

- “Great😦 Scott😥” GREAT SCOTT?!?!? With each second of this episode I can feel my brain deteriorate more and more! ❌

- “Why are we still here?” Where tf are you planning to go?!?!? YOU HAVE NO PLAN TO GET BACK TO THE FUTURE!!! ❌

- “I don’t stand a chance against Garmadon’s 4 arms!” Past Kai has been a ninja for a couple weeks. Garmadon has been training to fight for actual CENTURIES. Yet, our biggest f*cking concern right now IS HIS GODD*MN ARMS?!?!?!?!? ❌

- “2 Kais?” “Yeah!” WHY IS PAST KAI ACTING SO NORMAL ABOUT THIS???? ❌

- “It could be possible to erase the events that have transpired so far by destroying the Mega Weapon that brought us here in the first place.” WHAT. ❌

- the Garmadons are doing this handshake for nearly HALF. A f*cking. Minute. I timed it ❌

- “No time to find out how you got [the golden weapons]!” WHAT? WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!?! ❌

- “Return to the future?” I’m not dealing with another godd*mn voice mix-up after this sh*t ❌

- “My father has a mega weapon???” *very, very long sigh* If the mega weapon doesn’t exist, Why. Is. Lloyd. Not. 8. ❌

- I have no idea how Lloyd makes a dragon out of this watermelon slice but I also don’t have the energy to come up with a joke for it ❌

- “I think some things are best left in the past. Come on, let’s just prepare for the future!” “I don’t get it.” Me either, Green Bean… me either ❌

- Foreshadowing. Because of course, this is going to be the one episode that is brought up again in the future ❌

- Let’s be honest here: this episode was just an excuse to get rid of the mega weapon because it was too OP, and now that we’re getting into the actual plot of the season, the writers had no clue what to do with it ❌

Sentence: I’m gonna go lay down

[curekibouka-writing]

Aftertaste (Twst one-shot fanfic)

Summary: By now, it should be too late. By now, it should be over. Yet one shred of sweetness persevered. (**Spoilers for main story episode 1 and Riddle's birthday story**)

Word count: 1134

A/N: Happy birthday Riddle (24/8/2021)❤️️🌹❤️️! Ugh gotta hate myself for thinking of birthday fics so soon before their birthdays I rushed this one somewhat.

*This fic is also on FF.net, Quotev and AO3

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“Wow…!” The redheaded child knew no other words to say as the hands covering his eyes were removed. Colours so vibrant bursted around him, a fragrance so welcoming embraced him, and butterflies so unfamiliar fluttered in his chest. 

“Surprise-nya!!!” Chenya jumped out from nowhere, setting off a party popper right beside Riddle’s ear. 

Riddle seemed too surprised to be any more surprised. He turned to Trey, who had been tasked with bringing him here blindfolded, and was now standing behind him, satisfied with his reaction. 

“What is… this?” he let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. 

“A party!” Trey answered, brushing away streamers and confetti in Riddle’s tresses, “It’s your birthday today, isn’t it?” 

“Well, yes but…”

“Oh quit dilly-dallying-nya! We gotta get you paw-ty started before an hour ends!” Chenya ushered Riddle to a chair. Then he hustled to dump a birthday hat on Riddle’s head and to pour some juice for him.  

With mittens that were clearly too big for him, Trey brought an apple pie out of the kitchen. “Usually we eat cake on birthdays, but I wanted to let you try something fresh from the oven.” He began to cut a slice, “Well, technically we cooled it for some minutes, but it’s definitely crispy and the smell of cinnamon is still all over the place.” 

Apples and cinnamon, Riddle took a mental note, this pleasant aroma was of apples and cinnamon. 

“Go on, eat up!” Chenya pressed, his palms propping up his head, humming as he stared at Riddle, as if observing a small animal.  

Riddle nodded with a hesitant smile, scooping up a mouthful of rich crust and apples aplenty. He knew not what he was expecting when he took a bite, but the abundant filling that lingered on his teeth, the buttery flavour that enveloped his tongue, and the slight tang of spices in his throat, it was unlike any of the ten or so celebratory delicacies he had eaten for his past birthdays. 

One bite warmed his throat. The next warmed his chest. The third warmed somewhere deeper. 

Then, the fourth, his eyes. 

“W-what’s wrong?” Trey was quick to grab a tissue and dabbed Riddle’s eyes, “You don’t like pies? You don’t like apples? I’m sorry we didn’t have time to ask what you liked to eat.” 

“Nya~ I bet it’s the cinnamon!” Chenya placed his chin on Riddle’s head, “It’s purrfectly okay, I hate it too, just cough it out-nya.” 

“But I already adjusted the amount…… is the flavour still too strong, Riddle?” 

The younger boy shook his head insistently. 

“…For my birthdays, mother would always make cakes with lots of nutrients for me. I know it’s for my own good. And I know she puts much effort into finding out how to make them delicious. And… and I’m thankful…

“But this…” his fork clanged against the plate as his hands flew to scrub his eyes, “This is delicious too! 

“What should I do, Trey, Chenya……? My sentence has already been passed, and I’m not to be with you anymore. But I still love this, I love it here! One hour is not enough. One day is not enough. I want this for my next birthday, and the year after, and more and more… 

“Please… tell me,” he reached out for them, “when will we…” 

But once the hands covering his eyes were removed, he saw nobody. No colours. No fragrance. His hands grasped air, bedsheet, and sunlight from the window that used to bring him to wonderland. 

He swallowed the words he could’ve spoken, and felt the aftertaste still on his tongue — all that was left of wonderland, aside from the tears that carried through. 

He wiped his eyes with his pyjama. Just because it was his birthday didn’t mean he was entitled to disobey. His mother had turned down a mere strawberry tart, why should he even dream of more? 

But once you have one foot in, you cannot stop tumbling down the rabbit hole. 

What if they had never been caught in all these months? What if the two of them remembered? What if they specifically came to him today? Would the story unfold like in his dream? Would they prepare something else for him? 

He tasted sweetness in his mouth, with the freshness of apples and the smooth texture of butter. It tugged a smile on his lips. 

Then he tasted spices in his throat, hot and constricting, the heat swimming to his eyes. 

The aftertaste was delicious, yet it eluded his senses, no more than an ephemeral image in a child’s mind. 

He practically leapt off his bed, feeling like he would suffocate were he to remain wandering in the maze for too long. 

He tore a grid paper out from his immaculately organised shelf, this shall be a draft for his newest crossword puzzle creation. 

He was quick to jot down a 6-letter “sweets” across the 1st row, then “family” in the bottom right to mirror it. 

He tapped his pen on his chin. Perhaps this was too easy. 

To fill up the remaining 8 usable squares in the 1st row, he wrote “cinnamon”, aligned to the right. 

He wouldn’t want the player to solve it too quickly. 

He glanced at “family” in the 15th row, adding the 8-letter “fragment” on the left. Then starting from its “n”, counting 11 squares upward, he filled in “expectation”. 

Because if he could see them again, if he could proudly declare that he had created this puzzle just for them with the biggest grin they’ve ever seen and ask them to solve it, he would enjoy every moment of seeing them brood over it. And for once he would pour the tea for them, leisurely savouring every word exchanged in their long, long conversation as they sample scrumptious apple pies or strawberry tarts or all sorts of cake he hadn’t even heard of. 

One knock on the door and he tasted ice. “Riddle? Are you awake?” 

“Yes, mother,” he replied reflexively. 

“Good. Breakfast will be ready in 10 minutes, make haste. I won’t tolerate unpunctuality even if it is your birthday.” 

“I know, mother.” 

As he heard her walk away, he silently settled on the 11-letter word starting from the “i” in “cinnamon”. 

The time to wake up had long since passed. All the madness should be left behind in wonderland, by now, they are

“illusionary”. 

He set down his pen, turning to his closet to change out of his pyjamas. 

Yet one last shred of sweetness persevered. 

Briskly picking up the pen, he scribbled down one more word. He squeezed the pen for a moment, contemplating, then nodded in satisfaction and rushed to get himself ready. 

There, in the rightmost column, downward, 7-letters, sat the word 

“someday”.

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The End

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A/N: When I heard that he had made crossword puzzles wanting to let Trey and Chenya solve them, I just can't— 🥺

[dime-smothied]

I’m rewatching Ninjago (continually updating)

Episode 1

Lloyd: I’m telling you mom. I’m a thug. A rebellious child. My life be like ooh aah. *hits hand on stop sign* aah

Episode 2

Zane: Why aren’t the dishes in alphabetical order?

Ninja: … what does that even mean?

Episode 3

Jay: GET YOUR DOG!

Lloyd: It don’t bite.

Jay: YES IT DO GET-

Episode 4

Lloyd: Daddy?

Any Serpentine general: DO I LOOK LIKE YOUR DADDY

Episode 5

Lloyd: I spilled lipstick in your Valentino white bag

Zane: wawawah LIPSTICK IN MY VALENTINO WHITE BAG?

Episode 6

Lloyd to Wu: an avocado… thanks…

Episode 7

Zane: we all die, you either kill yourself or get killed

Jay: *hitting doorway*

Zane: What you gonna do? What you gonna do?

Episode 8

Jay: got diagnosed with cool guy syndrome yesterday haha

Jay: so now I take Adderall haha

Episode 9

Cole: you want me to sing? I hate singing! I don’t even know when to come in

Music: *starts*

Cole: I don’t want a lot-

Episode 10

Garmadon: *pointing at Jay and Nya* is… is this allowed?

Garmadon: is that allowed?

Jay: STOP

Episode 11

Ninja: He’s such a snake

Pythor: *slithers by*

Episode 12

Kai: hey come here I want to talk to you

Kai: someday you’re going to grow up and your going to become a man

Lloyd: someday you’re gonna be dead

Episode 13

Devourer: I’m HUUUUUUNGRY

Devourer: don’t you touch any of my food

Episode 14 (2x1)

Lloyd: how much money do we have

Cole: oh, like 69 cents

Lloyd: well you know what that means

Cole: I don’t have enough money for chicken nuggets

Episode 15 (2x2)

Garmadon: can I get a waffle? Can I please get a waffle?

Episode 16 (2x3)

Teachers: every time you yell at your kids put a quarter in your no yelling sock and soon you’ll have a weapon to beat-

Episode 17 (2x4)

Garmadon: last one outside is a stupid idiot!

Lloyd: Dad, we’re all outside. We’re waiting for you

Garmadon: aww now I’m the idiot

Lloyd: no you’re not

Episode 18 (2x5)

Lloyd: I’m an adult

Lloyd: I do grown up things

Lloyd: Independence

Lloyd: Mommy what are taxes

Episode 19 (2x6)

Kai: Honestly I don’t remember, I was probably messed up

Kai: Yeah I was crazy back then hahaheh

Episode 20 (2x7)

Misako: *appears*

Lloyd: YOU’RE NOT MY MOM

Episode 21 (2x8)

Ninja: do you ever like, wake up or like do something and go, what the f- what the heck is happening?

Episode 22 (2x9)

Zane: what do we want?

Dr. Julien: a heartfelt ending to this vine!

Zane: when do we- dad?

Dr. Julien: that’s right son I’m home

Episode 23 (2x10)

Garmadon: so basically… what I was thinking of was uh-

Overlord: *punches Garmadon*

Garmadon: oh shuck I can’t believe you did this

Episode 24 (2x11)

Lloyd: how do you know what’s good for me!?

Literally everyone: THATS MY OPINION

Episode 25 (2x12)

Garmadon: how did you defeat the green ninja?

Overlord: we shot him in the leg, because his defense is the size of a dinner plate, and he’s an idiot

Episode 26 (2x13)

Citzens: hurricane Katrina? More like Hurricane tortilla!

Episode 27 (3x1)

Ninja: that’s technology

PIXEL: :)

Ninja: get rid of it

PIXEL: oh

Episode 28 (3x2)

Overlord: I should’ve left you on that street corner where you were standing

Borg: but you didn’t!

Episode 29 (3x3)

Zane: I eat Cheerios because they’re heart healthy

Zane: and my heart has been severely damaged

Zane: so PIXEL if you’re out there

Episode 30 (3x4)

Lloyd: I have no soul. Have a nice day

Pythor: I don’t have one either

Episode 31 (3x5)

Zane to PIXEL: hey! I think you’re really cool! I like you a lot! Maybe we can hang out or something

Episode 32 (3x6)

Garmadon: There’s only one race. The human race

Lloyd: *slaps him* what about Nascar

Episode 33 (3x7)

Garmadon: what the shuck is up Wu? No what did you say dude? Shut the shuck up Wu

Episode 34 (3x8)

Jay: Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream (bum bum bum)

Episode 35 (4x1)

Lloyd: The ninja brothers can’t break up, they’re brothers!

[purplerose244]

My thoughts on Seabound!!! 🌊🌊🌊 (3/4)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

Yep yep yep, I'm liking this season a lot! 😍 Although I hope we'll get into a more frantic situation now, like with more battles and more bonding moments (Nya and Maya hopefully, but with Bentho too 🦈🦈🦈)! We got half a season to go, I'M READY!! 😎😎

Alright, here we go!

GENERAL THOUGHTS

I do like the season a lot, maybe MoM was a little more cohesive? Idk but it's not a big complain, I still love it so far 😍

Also maybe I would've liked more interactions between Nya and Maya about how they've been apart for so long, they had a chit chat but I would've loved even more. Maybe with Nya saying that it was fine and she grew up only to realize she is still hurt by that, even though it wasn't Maya's fault. I still like how they did it, I wished there was more that's it 🤷‍♀️

While I do make sense to Maya's behavior, that while it seems a little different from Hands of Time it had its logic in my opinion, maybe Ray feels a little weird? He seems less courageous than before, and it was established that he is a hothead like his son so that came off as unusual 🤔🤔

But I do love the fact that he's here and he's bonding with his son, for real, I've been waiting for this for so long so I'm happy nonetheless 🤩

Maybe I'm just easy to please and I take all I can get idk 😅

THE STORM AMULET

Oh, are we gonna address the wind element? It feels like we haven't really seen a Morro reference since Hands of Time, that would be cool! 😍 I mean, why even mentioning the wind then 😅😅

Well what do you know, they tracked them, who saw that coming?... me, I saw that coming... we all did probably 🤷‍♀️

Jay took upon himself making a quick recap on how Ninjago will be destroyed this time, thanks Bluebell 👌

Yep nyeheh electricity makes Nya go crazy for sure ❤💙 ... wait it wasn't a Jaya pun?

Jay wear your seatbelt please, you risk you life enough 😅😅 Pff lol "are we there yet" and they are actually there, biggest plot twist I've ever heard of 😂

LEGO HUG 💜💜💜

And with someone who might as well join the League of Jay apparently 💙

I liked The Island yet it was not as exciting as I hoped for, but now understand the meaning of it. The ninja helped the keepers and they are all allies. Without The Island the moment where Mammatus gives Nya the amulet wouldn't be as meaningful

Is it just me or Nya looked even more gorgeous during that moment?... just me huh? Okay then 😂💕

Wait that's a fake? Wait... UNCLE POWERS?!? OMG THAT I ACTUALLY DIDN'T SEE COMING 🤯

Here I thought he was just messing around, he always makes things harder 😅 Or maybe better? I mean, they kinda missed a bullet on this one...

BENTHO IS SO SWEET AND COOL OMG HE IS ALREADY OUR FRIEND 💙🦈💙🦈

Jay somehow had his own TV show in the past and yet he's got that horrible acting skills wth 😂😂😂

Kalmaar is a very cool villain, like, deeply evil. Not only he's calculated and merciless, he stops at nothing to get what he wants. And the people that get in the way? He wants them to suffer because they had dared to confront him 😳

And yes the voice does help a lot, I'm sorry I'll keep saying it until the season is over 😂 (or even beyond? Please cast Giles again LEGO 🥺🥺🥺)

Awww Nya no my poor girl 😢 Jay wanted to hug her to comfort her he is so sweet my SHIP ❤💙❤💙

MOM PEP TALK MOM PEP TALK!!! 🤩🤩🤩 How cool was it?

Like, this isn't even Maya asking Nya to believe in herself, this is her saying that she KNOWS her daughter can do anything when she puts her mind into it. FINALLY SHE SEES HOW AMAZING WATER GODDESS IS 💜💜💜

MORE LEGO TEARS OMG THIS SEASON IS FILLED WITH TEARS 😱 Which... kinda makes sense considering it's a water based season 😂

Nice one, and now? NOW WE GO BACK TO KAI COLE AND RAY YAS!!! ❤🖤❤🖤

RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX

That is... surprisingly Egypt theme like? It feels like a title coming from the Fire Chapter of season 11... well we got two fire elementals so 😍😍

SPARRING KAI AND RAY

I REPEAT SPARRING KAI AND RAY!!! SPARRING KAI AND RAY!!! ❤❤❤ Lol Ray got old, but how can someone blame him? He did touch death while aging in Hands of Time, I'm just happy he is alive 😂

Yep, master prankster Wu, that's what I love 👌👌 I always thought Wu had become a father figure for Kai at the beginning, so seeing Ray and Wu in the same picture feels very wholesome to me 😚

Ah, uncle Powers, I both love you and hate you so freaking much 😌😌 But you make cool slides nonetheless 😂

ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME WITH BEAUTIFUL SMITH INTERACTIONS??

BECAUSE I LIKE IT KEEP GOING 🤩

Oh no you guys are stranded on an island whatever are you going to do?? It's not like you had already before and managed to survive (Skybound) or you got stranded on a rock in a sea of sand filled with giant monsters (Fire Chapter) or you were on a freaking COMET in SPACE (Rebooted). Yeee, this is the worst yet 🙂

I'm starting to think these ninja are just a bunch of drama queens so no matter what happens, it's always hopeless 😂😂 I feel like I'm kinda right on this one honestly 😛

Whoa whoa WHOA WHO IS NYAD THIS SOUNDS VERY COOL???

Aww I like that, while Ray told his kids stories about dragons and how they traveled through the Underworld, Maya told them about Nya the first water master that could summon whales 💙❤💙❤

Pff imagine if it turned out Nya was the master of fire, carrying a very water based name? Lol

Maya: I would know if it was possible!

Nya: Yeah, like she knows that I can control a bit of ice because it's frozen water

Maya:...

Maya: YOU WHAT

I find both interesting and very annoying that this explorers club thinks so highly of themselves, to the point the deny to aid even the FREAKING SAVIORS OF THEIR FREAKING LAND 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Misako got good reflexes after all, Kai was probably ready to melt this guy's face 😅

Oh, so a trial by Sphinx is a challenge? A mental one? A cultural one? A physical one? Idk but Misako is actually taking charge and that is cool I guess 🤷‍♀️

Okay this is kind of weird, how is Ray so afraid? Is it because there's fire?... did he... did he grow afraid of fire for some reason? Because it feels a bit off for now, but if there is a deeper meaning that could be interesting 🤔

Wait is that the riddle from Decoded? That's fire right?

IT IS FIRE 🔥🔥🔥

Lol at least in this one Kai wasn't completely ignored 😂 I know my flame babe isn't the most rational person, but I do like that it was an answer connected to his element where he used his head!

Ah Clutch, you really got no backbone 😅 And apparently you're the only explorer who doesn't, dang look at the others go! I'm having a bit more respect for them now 😚

LOOK AT SENSEI GO FINALLY!!! 😍😍 FIGHTING SCENES HECK YES!!!

Kalmaar: I'm your conquerer

Wu: so after skeletons, the serpentine, nindroids, the Stone Army, Chen's army, ghosts, oni, more snakes but on fire and people from a game, that makes you the tenth. Have a free cookie

Kalmaar:...

Wu: you're not special

Is this a little throwback to Possession too? Nya seems to always control better water when she doesn't actually think about it. When her feelings are free, so are her powers 🌊🌊🌊

Also this opens up more possibilities! Creatures connected with other elements might get summoned too! I would love something like that 😍😍

This was NEAT, or maybe I just missed Kai that much ❤ What's next??

PAPERGIRL

ANTONIAAAAAAAA!!!! MY GIRL IS BACK!!! All my girls are back in this season, I'm so happy 😍😍😍 And if she is here, sweet little Nelson has to be around and I cannot wait! Bring in the purple ninja! 💜

Owww Antonia's last day as a papergirl? Nooo why??

She's got a job at the... DAIRY DRAGON??? OMG OMG OMG IT'S THE ICE CREAM PLACE BRAGI TOLD US ABOUT ON TWITTER!!! 🤩🤩🤩 I remember the post, he was asking about names for the place and ice cream flavors. Now I can't wait to see what did he choose 🍦🍦🍦

UNAGAMI BABY HI HONEY!!! 🙋‍♀️ I hope he's doing great 😘😘

This is so cool honestly, Antonia got her own character arc going on! Living in a chaotic city like Ninjago City must be pretty dang exhausting 😅

Was... was that Dareth in the garbage can? Am I wrong? Poor brown ninja 😅🤎😅

SPINJITZU SWIRL, BANANAKHAN, ORANGE SERPENTINE, I'M DYING 😂😂😂

Their friendship is so wholesome, I'm so happy they are still together no matter what happens 💕

I thought Kalmaar wasn't much of a fighter but DANG he's got skills! Also the fact that he uses tentacles makes the fight very cool to watch! 😚😚

RAY RUNNING IN AFTER KAI GOT HURT HECK YES ❤❤❤

Well at least you tried Ray 😅

Ah, little cameo of the original Weekend Whip, always nice to hear it again... AND DO THE WEEKEND WHIP!!! 🌪🌪🌪

EVEN NELSON GOT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT I'M SO PROUD 💜

I don't even know what is cooler, the kids being mad lads on their bikes, Kalmaar driving a TRUCK or Kai going full parkour on the buildings to follow them 🤯

I'm sorry... am I the only one that during the Kai and Kalmaar talk kinda thought of Jestro and Clay? I miss my boys from NK, they're even more at odds now 😭😭

KAI YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DIE OR EVEN TRY TO DIE GET BACK HERE AT ONCE 😱😱

Kalmaar just loves to make everyone feel inferior, gotta be his hobby 😶

Oh good Kai is back

OH NOT GOOD KAI IS NOT BREATHING?!? FLAME BABE I TOLD YOU YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DIE 😱😱😱

Antonia, Nelson, you guys are now my heroes. You saved my fave, I'll be forever in dept with you ❤❤❤ Am I being overdramatic? Most likely, but Kai is one of the few that didn't almost die or did die in a dramatic situation and he is also my absolute favorite character so that... kinda keeps my sanity in check in this show 🥴

I wonder... does he still not know how to swim? He saved Lloyd in Possession but I wonder if he was only trying to float on the surface... THAT'S TERRIFYING

This episode was so adorable, I love Antonia and Nelson so much 💜💕💜💕 It's nice to see what the other people of Ninjago do while everything goes mad 🤣

Wait hang on my Ninjajan is a little rusty

"Ninjago City. City that never sleeps" well if that ain't the truth 😂

MASTER OF THE SEA

Like Master of the Mountain? Wait are we going back to Shintaro?? VANYA?? ANOTHER BEST GIRL RETURNS??? 💛

Hey hey hey, we got a full Nyad backstory! I really like when they do these little drawn shots, they feel more like legends! And... the ending sounds terrifying? Like, they wouldn't let Nya sacrifice herself and die... again... right? 😱

Bentho: and the world was in balance, until now because of my brother

Lloyd: and the Overlord before of course

Bentho: the what now?

Lloyd: the evil one my grandpa the first Spinjitzu Master fought?

Bentho: YOUR WHAT NOW

Why do I like this offscreen "hiiiyaaa" that sensei Wu does before actually going into the scene? 😂😂

No matter if they come from the underground or the sea, these are all snake-like creature with the same intellect 😅 Kalmaar and Garmadon would have a lot to talk about, sea king dealing with his minions does remind me of Lord Garmadon in season 2 a lot 😂😂

KAI AND RAY FIGHTING TOGETHER KAI AND RAY FIGHTING TOGETHER ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤

OMG Kalmaar is such a brat and petty villain I love him so much 😂😂😂 Yes I didn't even mention his amazing voice!... AH DANG IT 😳😳

*Misako kicks Kalmaar and is actually useful* 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️

*Misako gets taken as hostage immediately after* 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

KAI LITERALLY JUST GOT SAVED FROM DROWNING WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO HIM!!!... and Ray and Cole and Wu of course, I care okay 😅

OMG that face 🤣🤣🤣

That some meme material right there

Whoa Vincent that voice just got super up when the Unsinkable showed up, it kinda sounded like Jay's lol

NO NOT BENTHO!!! 😢😢😢

Kai: Nya talks to whales now? (I snorted so hard at this 😂😂)

HECK YES NYA GOT THE AMULET!! 😍😍😍 ... we got, like, four more episodes to go so something needs to happen in between... do I need to be scared? I feel like I need to be scared 😅

Jay starting a fire then blaming Kai?... this is so in character I got chills 😂😂

SHARK BOY IS STAYING TO THE MONASTERY THIS IS SO PRECIOUS!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 I want all the shenanigans and we need to write fanfictions about more shenanigans and AAAAHHHHH 🦈🦈🦈

Bless these two fire idiots

They own my heart ❤🔥❤🔥 Also Vincent, this is supposed to be a fun little gag moment, your amazing voice acting is kinda distracting me 😭😭😭

ANOTHER LEGO HUG

YOU GUYS ARE SPOILING ME OVER HERE HECK YES 💙🌊💙🌊

Maya learned that her daughter is capable of everything, I love that. Nya simply understood that she doesn't have to give up when something gets difficult. She is AMAZING and can do anything she puts her mind into. She simply has to hold on until the end 💪💪💪

Omg Benthomaar playing billiard with the guys I already love this 😍😍

YES IT IS SHINTARO!!! THE UPPLY ARE HERE OMG!!! HI VANYA YOU LOOK AMAZING GIRL MISS YOU I HOPE YOU'RE DOING OKAY!!! 💛💛💛 ... I just really like Master of the Mountain okay 😅

I love how Vanya doesn't even question it. It comes from Cole and he said it needs to be protected? Done and done 👌

Wait what, did something fall?

IS THAT THE FAKE?!?!? WHAT HOW WHEN??? UNCLE POWERS??? OR KALMAAR DID SOMETHING??? SOMEONE??? I'M LEGIT CONFUSED AND EXCITED??? 🤯🤯🤯

Well dang, I didn't see that coming, now what Seabound? What do you have for me?

[sibillascribbles08]

If you could take creative control of ninjago what would you change

Christ...

WELL

Actually no idk where to start with this there’s so much anon there’S SO M U C H I guess I’ll do a run of MINIMAL changes tho (for as long as I can)

I don’t think I have to change much in the first two seasons, thankfully, since the writers actually sat down to think about what they were writing at the time but g o d did it go to hell afterwards

Season 3 - This Zane focused season is going to be ZANE FOCUSED DAMN IT. We’re focusing on his loss over his Father, having salt rubbed in the wound by having his father’s work turned into an evil army, and being faced with the fact he’s obsolete compared to it all. He keeps trying to stack up numbers to win, recalculate things, and it’s why his line at the ending ACTUALLY has impact. The thing that sets him apart from the nindroids, his ability to love, is what allows him to defeat the Overlord.

Jay, Cole and Nya love triangle is DESTROYED. Pixal, Zane and Cole is the new love triangle and later OT3

Season 4 - The explanation for the other EMs being around is far less stupid. Garmadon establishes that oh yeah all of your parents had elemental powers and even talks about a few of them because holy SHIT. Cole mentions his mom because he should have done that a g e s ago. Is this supposed to be a Kai season doesn’t feel like it. Open the season with better explanations of why the ninja split. Emphasis the fact that Kai blames himself for what happened to Zane, and continues to do so throughout the season. Add that to why he’s so desperate to save Skylor from her dad (not willing to lose someone else). We still lose Garmadon, Kai and Lloyd have a talk at the end of the season. Also ZANE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO GET PIXAL A NEW BODY WTHHH????

Season 5 - Idk this season was pretty good over all I think. A bit better lore established into the cloud kingdom, hints that they don’t actually control fate they just think they do. Explain where the FUCK NIMBUS CAME FROM?? Water can still beat up ghosts but idk feel like there should be some other factors involved, some magic. Kai and Zane figure out they can make water a LOT sooner. Also why doesn’t Kai just set the preeminent’s house armor on fire??? Should have. OH I did forget since this season is supposed to be for NYA GETTING HER WATER ELEMENT how about she actually GO WITH THE NINJA AND DO SOME SHIT SOMETIMES??? I don’t mind her training, specially Ronin helping her but like??? Wtf why not have her ENGAGE, idiots.

Season 6 - I’m the weirdo who actually likes season 6 but that doesn’t mean it’s not without its issues. I don’t mind Jay wondering about where he stands with Nya but his behavior throughout the season has to stay consistent. When he agrees with Nya he needs to let it go he needs to LET IT GO. IT LITERALLY SHOULDN’T BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN UNTIL THE LIGHTHOUSE. He also needs to linger more on his birth father (and besides he should have suspected he’s adopted since season 4 cause he knows neither of his parents had lightning powers). Zane doesn’t ignore Pixal’s warning about Nadakhan but if she’s off somewhere else idk how she gets threatened I’m sure Nadakhan could figure it out. OH and time can still reset and stuff idc but like, Jay and Nya need to talk about it and they need to GO BACK FOR ECHO. EVEN IF THEY DON’T FIND HIM THERE.

Day of the Departed - just wish it was longer tbh, but major changes: Why do the ninja not seem to care that cole is FADING OUT OF EXISTENCE and Lou should be a lot more worried about his son.

Season 7 - I mean, it’s mostly a trash fire, but I think it’d be a lot more enjoyable if they actually had good sibling dynamics going on. Acronix following his brother because he always has, but starts questioning their plans as things go. At first their relationship is much better, which is why they best Kai and Nya, but by the end that flips over. Actually have Kai and Nya having an ISSUE. Kai thinks their parents could have been traitors, Nya seemingly doesn’t care because she’s so wrapped up with her samurai x stuff being stolen. They end up fighting and don’t make up until the boiling sea. ALSO GIVE RAY AND MAYA A BETTER FUCKING EXCUSE FOR BEING GONE THEY COULD HAVE FUCKING SHANKED KRUX WHEN HIS BACK WAS TURNED GET OUT OF HERE HE HAD NO LEVERAGE.

Also Machia isn’t dead okay she’s just in the past she WILL COME BACK

Seasons 8 and 9 I’d say are pretty solid honestly? My minor changes: Garmadon isn’t Garmadon he’s a fucking fake get out of here with that shit THE REAL GARMADON WOULD NEVER. We actually learn where Mr. E came from I don’t even care if it’s just Harumi and UV talking about how they found him in a scrap heap and got him fixed just give me something. Stop treating Dareth like SHIT. Ronin and The Commissioner plan a jail break long before they’re let out in season 9. Teen Wu is a lot less... air headed. Like seriously he seems to have more logic when he’s a child it doesn’t add up. I’m not saying he has to remember everything but wth?? Oh, and Mistaké isn’t dead fuck you.

Season 10 - ............................................ delete it and start over. Literally, hate all of it, get it out of here. Four episodes for villains you built up like FUCK in the last two seasons??? All of them fucking as big as people???????? cowardly, weak, uninspired, I don’t want it I’m just going to have to redo this whole gd season. A) Oni leader is a QUEEN now and she can be up to 30 feet tall no I do not give a FUCK B) Fake ass Garmadon is revealed to be a different oni entirely he was an agent for the queen the whole time but never finished his mission C) She can still paralyze a bunch of people but man Lloyd you’re going to need more than a shiny tornado to fight her off. D) In fact you need to summon your other great grandma so the two of them can get over their divorce spat. E) Where’s the mask of vengeance bring that back into play. F) Mistaké shows back up to help. I suppose plot wise it can?? Mostly run the same but I think they’re going to have to run much farther than the city with how fast she spreads her reach. Also she’s weak for Lloyd because he’s the smol great grandson and he has to use that to his advantage to slow her down. Mistaké makes something that can unparalyze people and they get some of their allies back before the finale thank god. Faith isn’t just in a coma the whole GD time.

Season 11 - Fire half? Good. I need a much better reason why the ninja go to the never realm tho because wow did they just make everyone out of character in that last episode. The ninja have no reason to just ignore Wu and shove him out like that. Wu has no reason to NOT NOTICE LLOYD IS BREAKING INTO HIS ROOM WHEN HE WAS KICKING THE NINJAS ASSES IN THE FIRST EPISODE. Ice half?? ... h Yeah no they should have known Zane was the emperor from the start LMAO. Or at least suspected the possibility. The decades of time passing??? Deleted. Maybe give it a year. Idk why it’s just Lloyd snapping Zane out if why aren’t the other ninja involved like p l e a s e. Also kill Vex with an ice spike, thanks.

Season 12 - Over all I liked what this season had going but there... should have been more. And that ending felt so crunched together like damn... Unagami was a p cool villain at least BUT idk, despite all the focus on the plot so much of it didn’t feel tangible enough. Even if we’re going to focus more on the video game world I want to see more of what these NPCs are up to. Should have tossed in a couple of filler episodes. Also can someone just kill the Mechanic too SMH (and they should have tied Wu up in something sturdier how did he not just break out of that WHATEVER)

Suppose I’ll stop there I haven’t season season 13 yet.

Oh, the timeline itself needs some fucking work too. At least establish Wu and Garmadon’s sudden aging. At least establish how old Zane is (I’d believe he was built 40 years ago but I find it hard to believe he was active for all of it). Establish that yeah the FSM really did basically fuck off like idk 14 years ago and idk why the show acts like it was so long ago it couldn’t have been based on the other facts we know have Wu learn that his dad is a bitch ass motherfucker and he needs to ditch.

Honestly there’s more but like................. this is the simple version

[parachutingkitten]

So here's the sitch, Pixal has ice powers, she knows it, and the show has been dancing around it for seasons now, and I'm here to tell the writers how to make the reveal happen.

(Fair Warning, this is a long one)

So, for those of you who have somehow never heard this theory before, Zane gave Pixal half his heart, Zane's heart is heavily implied to be the source of his elemental power, hence Pixal should theoretically be able to use it. Let's go over the evidence, shall we?

Season 3 Zane splits his heart and his spinjitzu stops working. He gets it back later in the series, my guess is just over time his body gets used to the amount of power available to him. But this clearly shows the heart has some effect on his powers.

Season 8 they make a point of having Zane mention that "you have half of my heart" implying that though these two have been rebuilt, those two pieces are still a part of their hardware.

Season 11 Pixal is able to use the staff of forbidden spinjitzu. She doesn't get crazy hair, but her eyes do glow. As apposed to Kai (whose powers are stolen at this point) who gets no reaction from the staff. This implies some level of powers, right? Maybe dormant powers that have yet to reach their true potential? Thing is, the ninja must have known whoever sent them had to have powers of some kind (at least subconsciously) and Pixal must have volunteered to stay behind. So she must have known it was possible for her to use the staff.

Her whole arc the past few seasons has been about the ninja... kinda ignoring her. No one guesses or finds out early that she's Samurai X (like happened for Nya). She stays behind on missions all the time. The ninja don't notice when she builds a giant base in the house, and kinda take her for granted time after time, depending on her gadgets to get them out of tight situations, and then running off to have fun with them. Granted, most of this is played for laughs, but it wouldn't be too far fetched for Pixal to reach her true potential connected to this kinda tension. There are two ways this could go over the course of the season, but the end result is the same.

The Big Moment:

The ninja did something stupid and get captured, even though Pixal told them very deliberately to be careful cuz her suit is out of commission rn and she's not sure how soon it will be ready to go into action again. But, she's the ninja's last resort, she gets the distress signal, grumbles for a second, but decides to take her unstable mech out to save them. She finds them. They're in some giant cage in the middle of some evil lair or something. Idk. Anyway, she fights the villain. She has to abandon her suit at some point cuz it's malfunctioning. The team is all like "oh no, she'll never make it! Get out of here while you still can Pixal!" Pixal looks around at the room, and then back at the team, and then directly at Sensei Wu, and sighs. "I was really hoping it wouldn't come to this." Sensei Wu is all like "It's time." They all start freaking out cuz the robots on the team have a tendency for self sacrifice. No one wants that. But Pixal calmly approaches the villain, closes her eyes, she starts floating, epic true potential glowy eyes and BOOM! Ice blast destroys the villains and saves the day. The whole room is coated in ice. The Ninja are flipping out over what just happened. "WHAT?! PIXAL CAN USE ICE?! HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN YOU COULD DO THAT?!" Pixal just knowingly smiles. "Long enough."

There are two routes from here.

Option 1: that wasn't her true potential, she reached it long before then.

The next episode is a flashback to an episode earlier in the season where we only saw her at the beginning of the episode. It's the story of her reaching her true potential. It's an episode about her going back to her roots and clear out the baggage from her past that’s holing her back. Stuff with Borg and coming to terms with the fact that she’s pretty much the only droid from that original season 3 line that survived. True potential on top of Borg tower. That would be an awesome image. Just another true potential episode. Wu is the only one on the team who saw this/knows about it. Maybe they have some talk at the end of the episode about "do I even use this power?" And Sensei Wu is just like "You'll know when."

Cut back to the end of last episode, the ninja have a bunch of questions. Maybe you can have a funny montage of all the times she's used her ice powers to help the team without them noticing. This option is a quicker way to do it, and results in Pixal looking super epic and on top of everything. But, it has a true potential episode with none of the ninja present which is kinda abnormal.

Option 2: that WAS her true potential and there has been build up all through the season

Pixal is feeling especially disregarded one episode. It ends with her being kinda bitter towards the team, and as a closing stinger maybe she slams a door, and we zoom in, and right where her fingers were, there's frost on the edge.

What?!

Next episode, there's a scene of Pixal meditating. She has some Zane style visions of things to come in the season all relating to ice- but she gets interrupted by someone- again we see some trace of ice as she leaves the room.

Maybe you have a few more teases like this if you want.

Later, she approaches Wu. She's known since season 11 that she has potential for ice power. He's known too. They talk it out. She's felt the ice more prominently lately, but she doesn't know what to do about it. She hasn't reached her true potential yet or anything. She doesn't want to step on Zane's toes, she likes just being Samurai X, and she knows that the power isn't really hers. It was given to Zane for a reason. Wu is all like "yeah, but Zane then gave it to you for a reason." She doesn't have a responsibility to use it necessarily, but she shouldn't be afraid to use it if she needs to. Some other wholesome bonding stuff and what not.

There's a couple of glances between the two over the course of the season, finally culminating in the true potential scene with the ninja from earlier. This option is defiantly longer, but results in a more rounded character arc.

Extras:

The important thing here is that in either scenario, Pixal rarely uses her ice powers after this. Especially in combat. It's like a last resort, season finale superpower sorta deal.

If you want a more concrete reason for this other than she’s just humble and doesn’t feel like using it, maybe Pixal's systems aren't equipped for ice powers, and it actually damages her whenever she uses them. She can be very up front about this and the team gets worried, or maybe she tries to hide it, but eventually it becomes too much for her. You could also use this as a way to get another droid self sacrifice scene, cuz we all know this show loves those.

Also notice, her true potential doesn't have to do with Zane in either of these scenarios. Her true potential should separate her from him to be her own independent character.

Of course, there is a third option of having a whole season dedicated to Pixal as a character and she reaches her true potential at the end. Bring back Cryptor, maybe. The main villains are the 15 older models of herself. Lots of wholesome Borg content. But that's very unlikely at this point.

Thanks for reading this far! On a very small side note... I don’t think I’ve ever seen any Pixal-as-an-ice-elemental-art. Just kinda strange considering this theory has been around since season 3.

Anyway, there's some good ideas in here. Pixal is an awesome character with awesome potential. Don't waste it writers.

[coleisunderrated]

Season 11: The Destruction of Zane Julien

You read that right. Season 11 ended up doing nothing more but destroy everything about Zane that made him who he was and was one big middle finger to all the character development and hardships he went through. Follow the cut for why and my biggest rant yet and the bane of my time in this fandom

Making one of the ninja evil was kind of a given seeing how much the fandom wanted it. I wouldn’t have had a problem with it either but the writers decided to ‘play it safe’ by using Zane simply because he’s a robot who can just be reprogrammed. It really dehumanized him, especially after he struggled time and again to be just as human as the rest of the ninja. I know Ninjago’s writing has never been stellar but there was a whole bunch of problems with Zane being the Ice Emperor. What was the point in making him evil if he had no real reason other than a shoehorned case of amnesia? which was the laziest way to go And why would they do it if they won’t go into the undoubtedly traumatic effects it will have on him or even the changes that could’ve happened within the team?

And worst of all, all the damage from that lazy and bad writing has been done. Season 11 ended up completely destroying his character.

Before season 11, Zane was the sweetest person of Ninjago. He grew and learned about himself and the world just like any other human. He was always the odd one out but soon earned his place in the team. He had a very sweet and loving relationship with his father and even if it’s been retconned, he was also accepting of his brother Echo. He found his true potential by embracing who he was and knowing the love he had for his friends. He even sacrificed his own life to stop the Overlord, dying as a true hero. He was a true protector and went through way more than any ninja did (besides Lloyd) to save Ninjago time and again. Even if he was a robot, he was, in a way, more human than many other characters in Ninjago. His story has been told and the only way to add more was to explore more of his past such as his encounter with the previous Master of Ice or his life between his father’s first death and meeting Sensei Wu. But all of that, all the character development and growth he had, and all the suffering he endured to uphold his duty, has been rendered meaningless and thrown down the drain the moment Zane was revealed to be the irredeemable and monstrous Ice Emperor.

Zane was made to protect those who can’t protect themselves. As the Ice Emperor, he did the exact opposite by ruling not just a city like Garmadon did but an entire realm with an iron fist. He also killed countless innocent beings. He committed genocide on Krag’s species and most likely many others who weren’t lucky to have any lone survivors. The formlings and the villagers being frozen wasn’t treated as such because ‘oh hey they’re still alive, they just can’t do anything’ but it was really no better than if he actually killed them. For the formlings, their culture, way of life, and knowledge of shapeshifting, had been wiped out for countless years. He killed so many people and living things, brought so much suffering to a whole realm, and committed countless atrocities that are absolutely unforgivable. Nothing could ever make up for what he did. He jumped beyond the moral event horizon further than any villain in Ninjago ever did and yes, that includes Harumi.

Much of the fandom and even canon put all the blame on Vex and while he can be considered the true villain of the Ice Chapter and him manipulating Zane to do his dirty work for him made him all the more vile, what is often overlooked is that Zane still did these terrible things out of his own will. The scroll corrupted him but didn’t erase his will and tyrant or not, he could still disagree with Vex, make his own decisions, and even did things Vex had no say in such as imprisoning Lloyd.

And then the writers only made it even worse with the way they ended it.

When Boreal was defeated, the other ninja finally realized the Ice Emperor is Zane yeah Ninjago has never been good with subtlety I’m actually disgusted that they, especially Cole, took him back. They knew he was a genocidal tyrant who caused decades of suffering to the whole Never Realm yet they don’t have to do any fighting and let Lloyd take all the credit and welcome him back to the team like all that never happened. They all took a backseat throughout the whole Ice Chapter so Lloyd to get all the spotlight and do everything himself yet again (which is a whole other issue in of itself). And once they meet up with Zane, all of his crimes and atrocities they know he did are forgotten just because he’s their friend and the protagonist who should always be treated as a hero no matter what he does. And Krag doesn’t even seem to be scared or angry when he sees Zane, who killed his kind. And then he gets to be with the ninja for a bit before they go home while the denizens of the Never Realm don’t seem to react at all to his presence. Even if he never really showed his face up to this point, the ninja and Vex would’ve surely said something but no, he's not an evil dictator anymore and was a good guy all along so he won’t have to face any repercussions or fess up to all the horrible crimes he committed. Then again, what’s the point if nothing could ever redeem him after all that?

And the message at the beginning of the Ice Chapter has also ended up being irrelevant. It strongly implied that not only is Zane no longer the good-natured nindroid we all know and love but that there will also be no going back. The only way it could’ve had any impact at all was if Zane was actually going to be gone for good. The possibility of it being the key to restore Zane’s memories also a waste of potential. Speaking of which, it was unrealistic and a blatant deus ex machina that Vex only had to say ‘protect’ and boom! Zane’s memories are back and he returns in a flash and everything is all good and normal again. He didn’t have to struggle one bit to recover his memories. Regaining memories is not that simple and Zane didn’t even acknowledge all the harm he caused nor does he really do anything to Vex other than freezing him for a bit. At this point, he has devolved into nothing more than the unsympathetic and unforgivable karma houdini he now is.

All this makes me think of a Twitter post I saw earlier of how ‘we were not ready for the ending’. With Nya learning to control ice at one point, the writers seemed like were seriously going to kill off Zane or write him off permanently and replace him with Nya. What could’ve also happened is somehow, if Zane survived, the First Spinjitzu Master’s spirit may sense what Zane did and would be so disgusted by his actions he takes away his elemental powers and pass them on to Nya or Zane himself does so. With Zane powerless and traumatized, he ends up leaving the team for good. He certainly won’t be able to stay in the Never Realm either given all the harm he caused and everyone there would most likely want him dead. If he didn’t die, he either shuts down permanently or leaves for some completely different realm and never comes back. I remember when the whole fandom was scared something like that would happen but looking back now, those would’ve been way better than that awful finale we got. Killing off Zane for good or him leaving permanently would’ve been a very huge move and Ninjago is no stranger to this stuff but that leads to another problem. The problem isn’t whether or not the writers will make any big moves, it’s that they often end up doing a bad job at it.

And the finale. Goddamn the finale.

The finale only made Zane look even more unsympathetic and undeserving of the happy ending or anything resembling it. You can forgive the monster who killed and harmed countless innocent people and caused a devastating eternal winter to a whole realm simply because they happen to be your corrupted friend who doesn’t remember you but they’re memories came back in a snap and you can fix them in an instant with the Power of Friendship(TM)! That is complete and utter bullshit! And it completely destroyed his place in the team. He can’t be seen as a ninja or a good guy anymore and the ninja know they’re siding with a murderer and tyrant who’ll never have to face any consequences for all the terrible things he did and will most likely never address all the trauma he’ll now have. And while I may not ship Pixane, can you imagine how devastating it would be for Pixal to know what Zane did? If the Pixane episode doesn’t address any Ice Emperor stuff or her trying to help him, it’s gonna feel very... off. Honestly, Zane’s relationship with the ninja and even Pixal is now very toxic.

And no, Zane apologizing or the ninja helping him being 'behind the scenes’ just won’t cut it. We can only get so much from what actually happens in the show. Even if it appeared in the show he’s done way too many things that are too terrible to deserve even an ounce of sympathy.

Gonna diverge a bit here but am I the only one who thought Vex also got off way too easy?

Anyway, with all said and done, Zane now feels completely out of place in Ninjago. The writers most likely had a different ending in mind that would result in Zane being gone for good but they changed it at the last minute and as a result, it doesn’t feel right with him there. It no longer feels like he’s part of the team and while the ninja still serve their purpose and have more of their story to tell, Zane doesn’t seem to fit in anymore and is... just there. The Ice Chapter completely threw away all the development he had and made his story a total waste. I’m also starting to fear this will affect Pixal, who (as far as the writers are concerned) is most relevant as a love interest, not a samurai or even her own character.

The only way the writers could salvage Zane’s character at all is to consider this season nonexistent and they’re doing a pretty damn good job at that and that isn’t really a good thing. As for the next season, I’m feeling ‘meh’ about it and while Cole seems to finally get some attention after that, I have some bad feelings about what’s gonna happen. Besides all that, Zane’s presence and status as a good guy now feels unearned and forced. And if he goes into any ‘protecting others’ spiel, what was once a core element of his character has become hollow and now makes him a massive hypocrite. That’s how bad this season ended up being for Zane, his story, and everything that made him who he was.

All in all, congratulations Ninjago writers. You took one of your most beloved and well-developed characters who deserved the world and completely ruined him beyond repair. I can’t wait to find out who will be the next character you’ll destroy.

[nrctranslations]

Episode 11 “A Place Without Clouds”

[Headmaster’s Office]

The day of the Festival

Grimm: Far away, I can see huge clouds that look like whales, but this area is completely clear.

Trey: Yeah, it seems like we can smoothly complete the ceremony, right, headmaster?

Crowley: Hmm...

Deuce: Why are you hesitant? All of us believed there would be clear skies on the day and rehearsed until today!

Crowley: Yes, but even so, look outside the window! As Grimm says, they are far away, but the rainstorm clouds are approaching!? It will only be a matter of time before it reaches the school, and to continue with the ceremony at this time will be...

Phone rings

Crowley: Hmmm? The number is...private. (Picks up) Hello? Yes? Idia Shroud? I-I never told you my phone number, right? How did you get this num-what? Ceremony? I was just talking to Deuce Spade about whether to cancel the ceremony. Yes...yes...what?!! T-that will be a problem!! Excuse me, wait!? Idia Shroud!!! (Phone call ends) ...He hung up.

Deuce: What did Idia say?

Crowley: He said to not worry about the weather, and requested that the ceremony take place for sure. And, he also remotely controlled my computer and sent the reporters e-mails- “The ceremony will be taking place as planned and we will be waiting for your interviews of the school”. I’m at a loss...if it comes to this, doesn't it mean that I really, really have to carry out the Wishing Stars festival!?

[Woods Behind Campus - Big Tree]

Cater: Trey and Deuce, are they alright? It’s a bit far away, so I can’t really tell.

Ace: Well, if it’s Deuce you can tell. He’s definitely trembling from nervousness.

Deuce: I-it’s finally time...c-c-can I e-even dance properly?

Trey: Deuce, don’t get so stiff. Relax your shoulders. We were specially chosen to do the ceremony, but you won’t be able to dance as rehearsed if you’re like that.

Crowley: It’s as Trey Clover says. The news reporters that will be covering our school’s celebration of the Wishing Stars festival have all arrived. I’m counting on you, alright?

Deuce: Y-Yes sir!

Crowley: By the way, where is the vital Idia Shroud?

Trey: He seems to be late.

Crowley: Please don’t tell me that he’s not coming.

Deuce: I really don’t think that...well...but it is Idia Shroud...no, we decided this from a man-to-man competition. Idia will definitely show up!

???: ..........AaaaAaAaAaaAA...!!!!!!!! Footsteps running

Deuce: Oh! That person that’s running over while screaming something...!

Idia: G-g-g-g-going outdoors in clothes like this...it’s too embarrassinggg ahhhhhhhhhh!!! Pants Oh- my bad for being l-late.

Deuce: Idia! It’s great you came!

Grimm: Hmmm? What about Ortho? Shouldn’t you two be together?

Idia: Y-yea, he’ll come later. Th-there were a lot of ‘adjustments’ that I got caught up on.

Grimm: ‘Adjustments’?

Crowley: Anyway, it’s great you made it in time. Now, let’s begin the festival before the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Idia: Understood. Deuce, Trey, are you ready?

Deuce: ....

Idia: W-w-what?!

Deuce: No, it’s just that Idia today seems to have a completely different aura than usual.

Trey: Yeah, I felt the same way. Honestly, I thought you were going to spit out that you didn’t want to play the drums so I was surprised.

Idia: I-there really is no trust in me huh. Well I get what I deserve, yep I do. N-now that doesn’t matter. Rather than my aura, we should really think about what we can do to make the ceremony successful...

Thunder

Grimm: NYAA!!

Option A: “What a loud rumble!” Option B: “That was a really bright flash!”

Grimm: H-hey you, how could you stay calm? It was so scary!

Crowley: I was also a bit scared! It suddenly rumbled, and I was surprised. However, it really has come to this. I have to put a stop to this here. Everyone, the ceremony is cancelled!

Deuce: Wait, there isn’t any rain yet...

Crowley: You heard the rumble of thunder just now, right? I cannot allow you to continue under these circumstances. Besides, look! Above you! The rainstorm clouds have completely engulfed the skies.

Deuce: T-that’s true...

Grimm: You can’t even see the stars at all because of the huge whale clouds!

Crowley: You understand now, right? Holding the ceremony in this weather is too dangerous. I will evacuate the students, so all of you should also make preparations to leave.

Deuce: ....is it really going to end like this?

Trey: We can’t do anything about it, Deuce. We all did as much as we could. When it comes to the weather, there really is nothing we can do at all.

Deuce: But...we tried so hard just for today...to be able to study in this school, even though I’m still far from a model student, I was lucky enough to be chosen to represent the students, and I really wanted to tell my mother about how I carried through my role as ‘stargazer’ to make her happy......but now it ends halfway through like this!! Argh...damn! 

Idia: Yep yep, muscle-brained people always suddenly loose their temper like that LOL

Deuce: I-Idia...?

Idia: You kept quietly mumbling over there by yourself. It was really annoying. Besides, isn’t it even weirder to sigh over a weather forecast that’s been scientifically conducted by the meteorological agency?

Deuce: HUH? What the hell did you just say??

Idia: Technology illiterate LOLLLLLLL I’m not the same as you. Unlike you, I don’t get so worked up over childish school traditions, I don’t run around just to get a shut-in otaku to participate in a ceremony, and I can’t collect 300 ‘wishing stars’. However...because Deuce really is an idiot, that’s why I decided to listen to Ortho’s wishes.

Deuce: Huh? What do you mean by that...

Idia: If the wishes can’t reach the stars, then we’ll deliver them to the stars.

Swoosh

Ortho: IDIA~~~!!!!

Idia: You came!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been waiting, Ortho!!!!

Grimm: NYA! W-what is this? What’s that amazing suit on Ortho?

Trey: Somehow, it looks like the design of the ‘wishing star robes’ too...

Idia: This is the attachment my brother made for me so that I can break through the planet’s atmosphere! It’s ‘Stargaze・Gear’!

Deuce: ‘Stargaze・Gear’....? W-wait, before that, did you just say you’d ‘break through the atmosphere’?

Ortho: YUP!

Idia: If the clouds are in the way, then just decorate the stars wherever there aren’t clouds. Have Ortho carry them up to the skies.

Everyone: EHHHHHHH~~~!?

Deuce: O-Ortho...isn’t it dangerous?

Ortho: It’s alright! It’s been tested many times, and more than anything it’s the body that my brother designed.

Deuce: So the two of you really plan to just fly through outer space?

Ortho: Of course!

Deuce: T-THAT’S AMAZING~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Idia: Wha- wait- what!? Can you not suddenly let out such a loud noise?

Deuce: Idia, you really are truly amazing!!!!!

Idia: EH? Wait-, no-, stop, don’t cling to me! I really can’t deal with skinship! I-even I really wanted it to go well this year. For Ortho.

Idia: Deuce, Trey, what do the two of you plan to do?

Trey: Well...I could never have imagined that Idia would come out with flying machines like this. Since you’ve done that much, we have to do what we can.

Deuce: Of course! Ortho will surely deliver the ‘wishing stars’. The three of us should respond to that with the perfect dance and drums performance!

Idia: Hehe, K!! Now, let’s begin.

Ortho: I’ll move to the sports ground which will be the launching complex. Idia...see you later!!

Idia: Yup!

Deuce: Ortho!

Ortho: Hmm? What’s wrong, Deuce Spade?

Deuce: You said that you weren’t a student of this school, and that you and your brother counted as 1 student...but you are definitely the 4th ‘stargazer’. Let’s show everyone the best Wishing Stars Festival!

Ortho: Yep!!

Ortho runs off

Crowley: W-Wait a moment, all of you! What in the world are you planning to do?!

Grimm: NYAHAHA! Good luck, ‘stargazers’! My ‘wishing star’ depends on you!

[lesbiandipperpines]

so i’m watching season 9 (part 2)

i split it bc i didn’t want it to be too long and i’ll find how to do the read more thing

“are you gonna tell us how to turn into a rat” i would like to ask most my old classmates that 

“bratty child” yea that sums it up for smol lloyd 

Kai and Jay fighting over water is me and my friend when we had £1 between us and bought an energy drink,,,we were like 11

zane ur such a badass,,,i love you

“uh oh!!” precious bapy nindroid 

Harumi going to see garmadon whilst wielding a sword is mood 

Garmadon has some humanity!!! and then this tiktok e-girl comes along as messes it all u p !!!!!!!!!!

i dont get Harumi’s motive like she’s done what she’s wanted to do can she just cocoon away 

i mean i do get it, i just don’t like her

“zip it, duly noted” jay ily pls keep yappin 

the SoG are idiots WHO RIDES BIKES OVER A BRIDGE?!?! 

yes Lloyd,, (coming back to this point- i have no idea why i typed it)

shut up Harumi you’re not a lie detector 

can i be gay for a voice,,,serious q u e s t i o n

RAT IS BACC!!!!!

“who’s the beggar now?” haha pay for ur crimes

using harumi for trade would be useless bc she is worthless,,,it is midnight and i am savage 

faith saying ninjago wrong is giving me fuel

why won’t jay forget about cole’s body being a temple,,bi mess

“did i win?” “i thought you were the judge” let zane take his crown he has earned it

i like the music,  its upbeat 

“HAHAA” zane i love you so heccing much 

faith and wu are the brotp of this season 

“wise words, i should talk more often” sweetheart you die in like an episodes time

did- did lloyd call harumi a mole or did i miss something

the cough,,,is she good? sounds like when a cat drags up a hairball

NYA PUT HARUMI IN THE CORNER,,,IM GONNA HAVE A FIT THATS AMAZING 

“get me the boy” which one?

“we should teach him how to drive next” ok so why is wu in the drivers seat if he can’t drive

faith took one for the team,,imma cry-

IT GOES FROM THIS EMOTIONAL SCENE TO DARRETH BEING???? AMAZING

how did she tie darreth up,,what kinda bullsh- 

if anyone is two-faced it’s you,,you spent a whole season being someone you’re not??? scratch that- most of your life??????????

harumi just rugby tackled skylor,,,no heccs given

HA GET TRICKED GARMADON 

“surrender? NEVER HEARD OF IT” LAST WORDS FROM A TRUE QUEEN THIS IS SAD TIMES 

i already miss her what the HECC

Jay is using a braincell and it is a shocker to see (get it- shocker?? no? ok)

jay out here asking for food,,and no one gives him the food :(

POSITIVE THINKING!!!!!

wu deadass called jay annoying im- 

faith is starting the rebellion 

me??crying at wu’s flashbacks?? y u p

WU!!!!!! season 9 wu is the best wu 

i was so blind when i first saw this i thought Mistaké was kidnapped and just not deadass killed. 

Lloyd once again being the best boy nothin neww

Skylor @ UV: THIS BITCH EMPTY,,,,YEET!!!

if harumi didn’t run she would probably still be alive..fun

harumi is having a Realizashun

season death count: 3

2 IN THE SAME EPISODE-

“RUN?!?! ONE OF US CAN’T EVEN STAND!!” dareth never change

garmadon has really lost it

“there’s not shame in knowing when to turn tail” spoken like a true coward dareth

keep tryin kai you are doing amazing

how on earth did Wu go from how is now to,,,uh- yea

ik he’s lego but i love his hair???? more than i love young garmadon’s hair and that is saying something

UV on the phone to whoever saying being yeeted hurt is FUNNY AS HECC OK 

oh season 9 said female rights 

season 9 also said hit and run rights 

“does she ever quit?” im- no

THIS WU IS BEST WU!! I AM TELLING YOU!!!!

season death count: 4

THIS SCORE!!1 THE EMOTIONS

“he’s gone?” *cheering*

THEY ARE GROWN UP THEY TAUGHT THEIR OWN MASTER I- AHHHHHHHHH 

wu and faith being like best bros is the content i deserve 

AYE FAITH SAID NINJAGO CORRECTLY!!!

dareth is spinnin and we stan

THE NINJA!!!!!!! THEY H O ME!!!!1 POETIC CINEMA 

i really miss pixal and have done all season

ZANE JUST KNOWIN PIXAL ISN’T THERE IAM CRYNGN,,

Dareth is just great,, 

WHY ARE THERE STILL PEOPLE IN THE CITY?? DO YOU WANT TO DIE-

PIXAL GOT ONE LINE AND I CRIED BECAUSE I MISS HER!!!

THE RESISTANCE NEVER QUITS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“i admit i know nothing” fat mood-

garmadon got roasted 

he couldn’t kill his son,,he just couldn’t

“youthful ignorance” ok boomer

LLOYDS POWER IS BACK,,IM GONNA CRY AGAIN

SKYLOR IS OK!!!

Misako saw younger wu and went “I Am Looking”

that season 10 foreshadowing hurts 

THE HUG,,BETWEEN ZANE AND PIXAL,,,I SDKJSHJSD 

WU IS B A C K!!!!!!!

the ending has my emotions in a choke hold 

“master lloyd” HE’S OFFICALLY GROWN UPPPP

[mlrecords]

Never Have I Ever (Ep. 2) Kai Smith

Kai: Hi, I'm Kai. You know me from the band, Boyz Up. Today, I'm going playing never have I ever. There are 20 questions. Oh, this is going being fun. Let's do it. NINJA-GO!

1. Owned a pony

I'm sorry, I never have one. I like ponies but it's not my thing. Sorry. I could ride one, but it doesn't have my energy to have fun with it.

2. Danced

I danced like crazy. Can you see me dancing while I'm going to the studio? Man, I'm a weird AF.

3. Voted

Only humans can do that. I'm a Lego. So, never. But if I was a human, sure I can. I have to be American to do that, register, and I'm good to go since November. Man, 2020 is about to change here.

4. Been to a wedding

Never have one. But if I would go to Jay and Nya's wedding, I would be Jay's best man. But I don't want to see Nya and Nadakhan from season 6, oh wait... I'm stuck in the sword. I forgot about that.

5. Talked without thinking

I've done it often. I have to say or do something but how stupid of me trying to set up a guitar, but the amp I'm trying to turn up a little bit. It's too loud, and I can't hear a damn thing! Sorry about that. What was I talking without thinking what to do? Next time, think before what you said.

6. Been able to read without getting tired

If you know me, I read some books to myself. I wouldn't get tired of reading. It's fun but at the same time, it's exhausting. I can read whenever I want. And when it's time to stop, I can stop whenever I want. I'm untired at all.

7. Wanted kids

No, I would never say that. Having a relationship with me and Skylor, yeah, but we're not into talking to that particular thing. If I'm going to be 30, I would like having a least one who can make our world better. For now, not yet.

8. Wanted to time travel

I love time traveling. You've seen me from Season 7, these Time Blade Twins who are trying to steal those blades and take over and go back where it is. We're trying to stop it, and we're not sure of where Sensei Wu was. But in season 8, Cole found the baby. I didn't realize it was Sensei Wu as a baby. Now, he fully develops from time to time, and he went back the way he is. I'm sorry for off-topic but yes I love to time travel but after the battle. I can set back time to see what happened to my friends at the time. However, I can't alter the past. In short, Sure.

9. Been lost while driving

Nope, I would never be lost myself while driving. I mean Ninjago is a good place because the city is very easy for me to find. Never been driving. All of my friends were driving The Bounty, but Zane drove it. I have a car, by the way at my house. So, yeah, I'm unlost, I know where I'm going.

10. Accomplished a successful somersault

I trained to become a ninja. Now, look at me. I made a great somersault, but it will be necessary when I have to.

11. Been the annoying guitar playing friend

I have. People don't hate me, while I played my guitar. Some of them hated me. I have one time when I have to go out and buy some groceries. I played the guitar in the wrong time, and this man wanted me to shut the f*** up. I know right? To make it even more annoying, I played it to him with the song the comes to mind, "Rock Your Body." He said that it was the worst song to play in public and ran out screaming. Oh man, don't mess with me.

12. Slept during class

Yeah, I have. When I got boring with the lecture, I slept right away but I could still hear the teacher's words. I still have a B+ in English.

13. Eaten paper

Oh, never. Why would they eat paper? That's disgusting. Unless it's a dare and you like a papercut from your tongue. Ugh, bloody.

14. Worn clothes to cover a hickey

I would wear some clothes that cover my whole neck, or I would cover something with powder or something that matches my skin and don't talk about it. My other band members were going to talk about it, and I don't like to be in a headline, LEAD VOCAL OF BOYZ UP GOT HICKEYS.

15. Sucked a lemon

I have thought that. It was very sour, and I can't handle with sour. Unless I have a zesty fire.

16. Spelled the word "necessary" correctly on your first try.

The way I spelled it, I said "I 'C' 2 'S's." That's how I spelled it, on the first try. It's like level 3 vocabulary word.

17. Lied about why my homework wasn't done

I lied about it less often. When the teacher asked me about why are you not done with your homework, I said any reason that it is possible to believe the teacher. I did, and I got away with it. The second time, it's not working and I got a 0. Never do that again to your teacher.

18. Been on a roller coaster

Yeah, I have. It was really fun but I'm not afraid of riding one again.

19. Tried to write a love poem

Well, I tried writing one but it's going to work. It has to have a piece of music to it. So, I started writing some poems and my poems turned into some songs. I loved being a poet plus a musician at the same time.

20. Fallen off a swing

I did. It hurts to see me falling to the ground. I tried to swing back forth like a pendulum and it went to fast that I have to jump out. I did and ate it. I would never ride a swing again.

That's it for me playing Never Have I Ever. It was fun, and I would tell my other members to play along. See you around.

Next episode: Keith Kogane