Ninjago

[silent pendant]

Time for 4.

Because of course the mayor plays golf in his office...

Mood, cat. Mood.

"The Ninja? What do they want? Tell them I'm not here. Even better, tell them that I'm out sick. I've got a cold."
"We can see you sir..."

Cole is not impressed.

[keen zenith]

It's the classic case of not wanting the people who save you around. What is THIS guy gonna do, when things like garmadon or aspheera come knocking at his doorstep? Idiots...

[silent pendant]

Soooo, I accidentally sent this one to tailchat, lol.

"We promise to protect Ninjago."
"Eh? Like you protected it from that giant video game thing? Or the giant sea serpent? And those creepy black clouds???" (I'm guessing he means the Oni.)

Shit, he's right.

[somber merlin]

Loll

[silent pendant]

For once, Wu is not on board.

[keen zenith]

Well, last time he was against the ninja, was after aspheera's defeat...so parallels

[silent pendant]

So the moral of this episode is "be somewhat ambiguously LGBTQ+ via headcanon, do crime".

[somber merlin]

So tru

it is actually the moral of the first half of crystalized

[silent pendant]

Hey girl, haven't seen you in a while (besides the funeral, that is).

"Skyler?"
"I called her."
"You had her number?!"

[somber merlin]

love that ongoing joke

[silent pendant]

Ngl, Cryptarium Prison sucks at security.

Casual reminder that Zane is S T R O N K

[somber merlin]

freezing his friends is sooo funny

[silent pendant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuofaDxa6Oo

[somber merlin]

they look so cute in their outfits daww

[silent pendant]

...Okay, I take it back, that's actually pretty secure. They just need to work on the hallways.

[somber merlin]

void

[keen zenith]

And if that cable breaks, they either let them escape, or are responsible for murder

[silent pendant]

Oh hey, she's got a new voice.

[somber merlin]

yea

[silent pendant]

She sounds familiar too...

[somber merlin]

shes voiced by ashleigh ball

[silent pendant]

Ah, that's why.

[somber merlin]

oh wait aj is young aspheera woops

[silent pendant]

That's Chrysalis and Trixie, iirc.

[somber merlin]

yep!

[silent pendant]

There's a hint of both of them in her voice.

[somber merlin]

the cockiness of trixie and the evilness of chryssy

kathleen voices alot of ninjago characters

also the reason its a new voice is bc her old va retired

[silent pendant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuofaDxa6Oo

Waaah-waaaah-wahwahwahwahwah~

Ruh-roh.

All the artifacts are gone

That's the end of episode 4. One more, and then I'm done for the night.

Because of course the mayor has a portrait of himself in his own office.

[keen zenith]

Why do shows always go the "Egotisical mayor" route?

[somber merlin]

bc its a classic archetype

ninjago likes to do that kinda thing, pun names, etc

kai is a hothead

and his element is fire

snake women pretty

[keen zenith]

Also this episode has one of my favorite funny scenes with PIXAL

[silent pendant]

"Where are the others?"
"I never thought I'd say this, but...they are showing Aspheera around the monastery."

JESUS F*CK. One second...

Bad spider. You do not crawl around my desk. No spiders allowed in my room.

[silent pendant]

Wu once again meeting his first ex after hundreds of years of separation.

[somber merlin]

lol so tru

[silent pendant]

(You cannot tell me that they didn't have that chemistry before their beef happened.)

[somber merlin]

wu def had a childhood crush on her

[silent pendant]

"The f*ck kind of f`cked-up shit did this chick get into, old-timer? I want some."

Kai: "It's not like we can just call Cyrus Borg and ask him 'hey, where'd you put Aspheera's staff, we need to steal it'."

PIXAL: calls Cyrus Borg and LITERALLY does just that

Also hello Cyrus! Haven't seen you in ages too.

Lol, and Borg's like "Sure! Anything for a friend."

[somber merlin]

well its literally his daughter heheh

also yum sandwhuch

[silent pendant]

"When things don't make sense, I just ignore them."

--- Kai, 20XX

[keen zenith]

THIS! This is one of my favorite scenes of this season. It's so simple, but it cracks me up every time. The fact he's THAT willing to help is glorious. Borg is awesome

[silent pendant]

..............Subtle.

"How'd you build these so fast, PIXAL?"
"A Nindroid needs her secrets~"
"I find this highly illogical. We will need a thorough download at a suitable time."

...Did...did Zane just robotically-yet-flirtingly tell PIXAL to meet him later so that he could privately discuss how she did this?

[somber merlin]

hehehe

pixane is so cute

[keen zenith]

Yes...yes he did. And remember, his emotions are off, so that was base Zane flirting

[somber merlin]

err not quite, zanes always had emotions

ur thinking of the humor switch

[keen zenith]

Well, he toned them down since Nya

He even said he turned them off

[somber merlin]

ahh i thought u meant base zane as pre Tick Tock Zane

[keen zenith]

nope lol

[silent pendant]

The Fast & Furious: Ninjago 2: Electric Boogaloo HD: Revengeance: 1.5 Remix: Director's Cut: Extended Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQgEdLlkyDw

Sike!~

"THAT WAS NOT SMART!"

The fact that Jay is saying this shows just how dumb the New Ninja are, especially the Teal Ninja (their leader). They've got style and skill, but they have no discipline, proper training, teamwork, or street smarts.

Better Call Dareth

[somber merlin]

yeup

[silent pendant]

Hey buddy! :)

10/10 save

[somber merlin]

hes so cool

[silent pendant]

Pffffffft

OOooof...

[somber merlin]

yeowch

[silent pendant]

"EMERGENCY MEETING! Lloyd, I saw you vent just now! Explain yourself!"

"Looks like we're the bad guys now."

Womp-womp.

"It was a trick sir. The New New Ninja were actually the old Ninja."

[somber merlin]

lol

[silent pendant]

Welp, that's the end of episode 5, and the end of my screencap recap tonight.

So far so good

[somber merlin]

nice

[keen zenith]

neat

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/laziilizard/status/1655295471215169542?s=20

ᴍᴀʟᴇᴋ 💤 (@laziilizard)

puts them in a jar and shakes it violently /pos
#ninjago #wip

Twitter · May 7, 2023, 7:36 PM

[silent pendant]

@somber merlin @keen zenith Gonna be starting my reactions a little bit early, since I have to go to bed at my regular time tonight and wake up early tomorrow. So, here we go with episode 6!

Pffft, just chilling in a corner drinking tea while everyone else is hard at work.

[keen zenith]

got it

[silent pendant]

...Seriously? Nobody was guarding her?

The Ninja seriously need to create some robot drone guards or something. Or better yet, ask Borg for some more Nindroids to help out PIXAL.

Are you f*cking kidding me??? No vault? Just a simple little compartment that can be opened by randomly pushing buttons on a console???

"Please. Don't make yourself at home."

The fact that he said this in a faux-friendly tone is hilarious.

[somber merlin]

Nice

[silent pendant]

Had to pause for a second, back now

"Don't make me the villain."

Lady...read the room.

"What kind of contests?"

Aspheera: 😈

[somber merlin]

never got the chance to mature

still emotionally and personality wise a kid

[silent pendant]

"I win!"
"Well, I am thousands of years old..."
"So am I! Next contest!"

[somber merlin]

lolll

[keen zenith]

She's a brat.

[somber merlin]

aspheera in s15 is sooo fun

[silent pendant]

Pfffft

1. That is not a real pool table, needs middle pockets and more balls.
2. Despite this, she's a good shot.

Although

Technically the black 8 ball needs to go in last.

So yeah, technically Wu wins this one by default.

[somber merlin]

lol

[keen zenith]

Ehh, Asheera wouldn't take a "technicality"

she'd whine

[silent pendant]

Dirty trick, but not technically illegal in a staring contest. The whole point is to catch your opponent off-guard so that they look elsewhere.

[somber merlin]

aspheera is so pretty

snek

[silent pendant]

...Pancake flipping?

[keen zenith]

[somber merlin]

hot sneks what can i say

[silent pendant]

Snake mommy

[keen zenith]

Were pancakes even a thing 1000 years ago?!

[somber merlin]

its literally just grain and water

and heat

cant say they are good pancakes all that time ago

[keen zenith]

....okay fair

[somber merlin]

but they exist

pythor <3

[silent pendant]

RIP, she held on for as long as she could.

Ya did good, Skyler, ya did good.

....Nooooot PIXAL's best moment. If maximum strength was enough to make the cooling units (the only things keeping Nya stable) burn out, then don't set them to maximum strength. Put them at a higher level where they can still compensate for the heat, but not at full strength so they don't burn out.

Also, and this is just me spit-balling here...do they not have a freezer???

[somber merlin]

they cant excactly fit someone human sized in a freezer

also cant wait till ep 10 :)

[silent pendant]

Of course you can! It's called a walk-in.

[somber merlin]

"The Benefit of Greif"

[silent pendant]

Just use a meat freezer.

Suddenly Zane!

[somber merlin]

wooo

also the crystalized poster

which is a parody of endgame

[silent pendant]

Eyyy, Fugi-Dove!

[somber merlin]

yeup

fugi dove has alot of great scenes soon~

[silent pendant]

Also, that's an epic parody, haha

[somber merlin]

also a crystalized poster based on the korra poster

[silent pendant]

I'll take "things I saw coming about twenty miles away" for 1000, Alex.

[somber merlin]

lol

[silent pendant]

Lol, she just keeps saying revenge.

"I can't believe she betrayed us in two seconds flat."
"If only a wise and experienced mentor had warned you not to trust her."

[somber merlin]

LOL

yeah hes so snarky

i love him

also 2 thruths one lie for crystalized

[keen zenith]

Just...don't pay too much attention to that poster lol. Mega spoiler potential

[somber merlin]

neitehr poster has actual spoilers

[silent pendant]

"You betrayed me? AGAIN?!"

Uh, lady? You literally just betrayed them first, meaning that by showing your hand, any betrayal on their part isn't betrayal, it's called comeuppance.

Also, the helicopters are for both of you.

[keen zenith]

Well still...just be careful

[silent pendant]

Round two

Teal, you f*cking moron...

Well f*ck.

Huzzah!

[somber merlin]

WOOO

i love when girls live

[silent pendant]

Baaaaaaaad idea.

[keen zenith]

Lloyd...you idiot

You're too pure hearted

[silent pendant]

All for one, and one for all.

[keen zenith]

Briar ||Oh boy...Gt ain't gonna like Episode 11...||

[somber merlin]

i forgor whats ep 11

[silent pendant]

This is a fantastic fourth-wall break. He uses the smoke bomb to run away, then notices that the camera can still see him and uses another one while screaming "New Ninja!"

[keen zenith]

||Twichy returns...||

It mayyyy...be problematic

[somber merlin]

nah its much better there

and its minor anyway

[keen zenith]

If you say so

[silent pendant]

Pffffft

"What's thissss?"

Indeed.

[somber merlin]

paper snakes cute

[silent pendant]

...This looks familiar.

[keen zenith]

[silent pendant]

And that's episode 6!

Yup, called it.

Huh, they changed his face and voice direction. That's...odd.

The old face was better, imo

[somber merlin]

yeah his body also changed, he canonically lost weight

which is why his dimples dissapeared

but yeah he looks less darethy

[keen zenith]

Dareth went from Landlord, to friend, to ninja (briefly), to full ally, to bar/comedy club owner, to finally a lawyer, in roughly 3-5 years show time

legend

[somber merlin]

indeed

[silent pendant]

The court scene isn't really much to comment on yet.

[keen zenith]

Actually it's more than that because Harumi went from a child to full adult.....hmm

[silent pendant]

Except this. That's her old S8 civvie outfit! :D

"Five years in Cryptarium Prison."

That's...honestly not that bad. That's very light.

[somber merlin]

harumi was 16 in s8

[keen zenith]

Well, she was still just a child during the devourer, sooo...yeah, 10+ years

[somber merlin]

well i mean in s1 she couldve been anywhere from 6-12 really

lego ambiguity ynow

[silent pendant]

"Do you know how many people in here probably hate us?"
"All of us!" throws toilet paper roll

[keen zenith]

She looked and sounded on the low end of 6-10, but okay, I could se her being slightly older, but not likely

[silent pendant]

"I can turn my emotion chip back on so that I can react appropriately."

does just that
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

And because he's a robot, covering up his mouth does f*ck all, lol.

"If I know the Brown Ninja, he's working on a solution right now."

Dareth:

[keen zenith]

He's trying his best

[silent pendant]

Hey, the skeletons are still there! And so is...what's-her-name. :P

[keen zenith]

Ultra Violet

[silent pendant]

Yeah, that's her.

Ugh...is this gonna be "actually good character" Ronin, or "f*cking pathetic shadow of his former self" Island Ronin?

[somber merlin]

pretty good imo

[silent pendant]

...It's the f*cking latter. He's already talking about revenge.

[keen zenith]

He's a mercenary who's never had friends. It's just his nature sometimes...

[somber merlin]

anything for a buck

[silent pendant]

"Perfectly good smuggling operation"

This entire operation can be done by one guy. One guy to drive the "Wojira" boat, who can then pick up the "sacrifices" and store them in the cave. You should've just recaptured the prisoners, gotten the reward money from the police for each successful recapture, and then go through with the plan on your own, saving yourself all that time, trouble, and payment for your workers. You could've been so much richer.

You stupid f*cking poodle...

[silent pendant]

He's had friends! THE NINJA WERE HIS FRIENDS! And they literally considered him FAMILY! They put his smiling picture on the board where they had their closest friends and family.

Oh hey Sato, haven't seen you since S6. I thought you were out of prison.

"When have you ever tried to do anything for anyone other than yourself?"

Well, let me think here...S5. S7. S9...

That ain't Wu.

[somber merlin]

he flip flops, s6 hehe

altho yeah island was a bit much i def agree

oooh spooky mask

[silent pendant]

"Stop that Ninja, he's trying to escape!"

You dunce. Where is he going to run to? He's trying to tell you something.

Damn it Lloyd...

[keen zenith]

So...these idiots didn't even use venge stone cuffs? Or is that like illegal substance?

[silent pendant]

It's illegal

But frankly, they should.

[keen zenith]

Like, it ONLY effects the ninja....very specific lol

[somber merlin]

They do have venge stone cuffs, it's just in short supply they stated

S6 cuffs rememberv

[silent pendant]

Oh right

It's been a while since then

So, after a short chase, Lloyd's been caught, and now we're back here.

Oh. It's you.

Ngl, his prison cell looks like paradise compared to most places.

And it has less security than the prison.

Gotta say, the purple eyes look way better than the green ones.

And, ending with the Skull Sorcerer's theme, that's it for episode 7!

[somber merlin]

eeeevillll

[silent pendant]

Time for 8

Damn, look at them textures.

"Lawyer? You look more like a second-rate karaoke club owner or something."

Hey, his club was great!

"We have to file for a mistrial."

Sorry Dareth, no can do. There was nothing that happened in that court that warrants a mistrial according to the law.

Also, subtle uwu face.

For some reason, the animators love sneaking those in.

The grounds for a mistrial according to Dareth: "We don't like the verdict."

And the award for the most appropriate reaction to this statement goes to...

"Some things are worth keeping."

[somber merlin]

dawww

[silent pendant]

Now that's a mech we haven't seen in a long, long time.

[somber merlin]

hell yea

[silent pendant]

"I told them I do not drink motor oil, but they still gave it to me..."

[keen zenith]

Well without the golden wings or his skull, he wouldn't get very far or even out of the kingdom, so I'd say it's alright

[silent pendant]

@somber merlin "Well well, lookie here~"

[somber merlin]

pythorrrr

also smh they stole his fuckin eyeliner :(

[silent pendant]

Lol, when nobody's looking Zane drinks motor oil.

[somber merlin]

yummy

[silent pendant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7xXnHEJ2U

"This will require 1,276 hours to complete...I'll have it ready by morning." 😏

Zero. Security.

[keen zenith]

Idiots....guarding idiots

[silent pendant]

Zero. Security.

[keen zenith]

[silent pendant]

Lol, even the little spider bots have a snarky side to them. Le slap!

Zero. F`cking. SECURITY.

Seriously, do the guards not see ANY OF THIS???

[keen zenith]

Oh, they'll see all they think they need to see.....in just a few minutes....

[silent pendant]

This guy is shining a light on the aircraft and ain't doing shit. Not even setting off any alarms or calling for backup, just staring.

Are the guards in league with them or something? That's the only way to justify their incompetence.

For f@cks sake's...they're gonna say that they didn't see shit last night except for the Ninja burning a roof, aren't they?

This is legitimately infuriating. I hate it when stories literally toss out all common-f`cking-sense for regular people just just so that the story can keep up the drama and to keep the protagonists stranded because of plot armor. It's cheap, it's stupid, and it's a cop out.

I'll say it again: IT'S CHEAP, IT'S STUPID, AND IT'S A COP OUT!

F*ck this episode. I haven't been this genuinely angry or disappointed in the show since The Island.

[somber merlin]

yeah this episode is rough

[silent pendant]

Every other episode before this one ranged from great to awesome. But this one is a straight drop to zero.

sighs

Let's continue...

[somber merlin]

at least ur getting to some realllly good eps next

[silent pendant]

Fugi-Dove! Please, please, PLEASE save me from this nightmare of prison episodes...

Uh, Dareth? You couldn't have gotten a brown beard or something? Or a wig?

...There are two guards, and only half a brain cell between them.

You have prisoners in the van. Do your job. Guard. Them.

[somber merlin]

also these episodes veryyy much made jay x fugidove much more of a thing

when an annoying person attracts an even more annoying person

[silent pendant]

"You're avoiding the subject, Jay~"

Hello Nya

[somber merlin]

sick mech design

[silent pendant]

Fire these two. Just...fire them...

"Uh, central? You're not gonna like this."

No shit, Sherlock.

[somber merlin]

yeowwww

nightmare

[silent pendant]

Yup...

That's about three grand in damages there...

Okay, why do I have this there? Is this episode corrupted or something? It's been like that since the start of the episode. I thought it was a lens flare because they were in the desert, but it's still here, and it's very distracting. :/

[somber merlin]

huh odd

is this on netflix?

[silent pendant]

No, it's episodes I downloaded from a trusted source

This is the first bug I've seen

[somber merlin]

huh maybe, ill contact em since im a mod in the server

[silent pendant]

Nah, don't

I didn't get it from any Ninjago servers

[somber merlin]

no its from the one i linked

the one who runs it is in the server lol

its a group

[silent pendant]

Uh, what link?

[somber merlin]

i just mean ill notify them of the corruption eps

oh it should be in pinned right?

huh nvm lemme grab it

[silent pendant]

Nope

[somber merlin]

its the ninjago media project

[silent pendant]

Besides, I got these from 1337x, a torrenting site.

[somber merlin]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-OOdzY2lANvqfYs_MNTLdBYHfuDGlroI?pli=1

ahhhh

[silent pendant]

In any case, I'm sure it's just this episode, haven't seen it in any of the others.

[somber merlin]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-OOdzY2lANvqfYs_MNTLdBYHfuDGlroI?usp=sharing

kk

[silent pendant]

Anyway, back to the episode.

[somber merlin]

well heres the media project which has all ninjago media ever hhee

okey

alot!

[silent pendant]

"Sir, the prison is outside Ninjago City. My jurisdiction only extends to the city limits."

Finally, some common sense and accuracy. Real police chiefs don't have any jurisdiction beyond the city they're assigned to. They can work with other police chiefs to catch criminals, but they cannot make arrests outside their jurisdiction.

Plus, this guy is also the Ninja's ally, so I'm pretty sure he just doesn't want to arrest them anyway.

Pffffft, Fugi-Dove's the best.

"We gotta lose 'em, Dareth!"
"Where? We're in a desert."

Kaput.

"Isn't Twitchy's gas station around here somewhere?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SF-oQmqaj0

Not this again...

"Custom vehicles! Custom vehicles! Custom vehicles!"

...Pfffffffft

[keen zenith]

Briar...I told you this would happen....gulp

[silent pendant]

"My cry fills the night! Hrrooo-hrrooo!"
"Will you please...SHUUUUT UUUUP!!!"

I haven't seen Jay this annoyed ever, lol

[somber merlin]

when jay meets another jay

[silent pendant]

Kinda funny that the episode named after Hounddog McBrag barely even has the dude in it.

Quick bathroom break, then onto episode 10.

[somber merlin]

pog

ep 10

"The Benefit of Grief"

[silent pendant]

Alright, back

Distant salvation:

Awww, I like her already.

[somber merlin]

sally!!!

bisexual jumpscare

[silent pendant]

Oh boy, Inner Steel is playing.

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

I love this song

[somber merlin]

same

[silent pendant]

"Songs can help people come together and find their way."

You said it, sister. I wish more people felt the same way.

That is a beautiful picture...

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

...That...is not what I expected her reaction to be.

[somber merlin]

Neurodivergent teen

[silent pendant]

"She has released the wheel."
"I know that Zane! Grab it! Do something!"

[silent pendant]

Ah, that explains it.

"I have all these songs inside me, and sometimes I feel like I'm just gonna pop."

Something tells me that Denzy would relate a lot with her.

[somber merlin]

sallys so relatable hehe

[silent pendant]

Aw, f*ck.

Oh hello there

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

"They're not after me, they're after you!"
"That's what I've been trying to say!"

Aw, f*ck x2

[somber merlin]

death

[silent pendant]

"Stop the van and get out with your hands up!"
"Is he joking?!"

[somber merlin]

pffft

https://twitter.com/Tristler_406/status/1655276200187645959?s=20

Trist 🏮 (@Tristler_406)

Ninjago: Dragons Rising is the #1 Netflix trailer in the US!

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278

Twitter · May 7, 2023, 6:19 PM

woo

[silent pendant]

RIP van (Winkle)

[somber merlin]

suprised its goin still

[keen zenith]

...Side note: I hated that story...

[silent pendant]

Okay, I can definitely understand her panic and break down here.

I would've done the same.

Man, as someone who struggles with showing emotions, this episode's hitting hard.

[somber merlin]

yeah this episode is great

sally is amazin

shes def one of my fav side characters

also sally, bentho and vania would be besties

[silent pendant]

"It does not take a Nindroid to tell that your parents love you very much."

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

Not even a single look at the destroyed van. Just hugs and elation that she's home and safe.

[somber merlin]

🫂

also they live in bumfuck nowhere LOL

[keen zenith]

She's pink, like Courage lol

[silent pendant]

You know what my dad said to me when I visited him and my mom last Christmas? The very first thing?

No hug, just a quick hello and then, "You gained weight."

[somber merlin]

dang

[silent pendant]

I'm 26, and very self-conscious about my weight. It took all my strength not to walk out of the room and break down when he said that.

And here I am crying over Lego figure parents and the love they show for their Lego figure daughter.

[somber merlin]

😭 <3

[silent pendant]

And Zane turned his emotion chip back on!

"I realized there is a benefit to them. Even grief."

[somber merlin]

his smile :)

name drop

[silent pendant]

Welcome back Zane, missed ya buddy.

[somber merlin]

benefit of grief is emotionally def one of the best episodes ever

my heart <3

[silent pendant]

Amazing how we went from an absolutely infuriating episode, to an average episode, to another 10/10 episode.

[somber merlin]

yea lol

crystalized was written by alot of people so theres alot of high ups and low downs

[silent pendant]

I think this is a good spot to stop for tonight, I'll pick it up again tomorrow.

[somber merlin]

kk!

glad ya enjoyed it

[keen zenith]

Oooo, next episode is a goooood place to start....heheheh

[keen zenith]

I thought this was pretty funny. The meme is a little gross, so don' t watch if easily grossed out.
https://youtu.be/OkDnqaeDTDg

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/Quintastiic/status/1655545163861860354?t=g9hNU4joFvwBJrsP232z-Q&s=19

QUINN!!! 💫 (@Quintastiic)

S.O.G POSTER‼️ S.O.G POSTER‼️
#Ninjago #SonsOfGarmadon #ninjagofanart

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Twitter · May 8, 2023, 12:08 PM

[silent pendant]

...So that's why the Crystal King's messenger's mask felt so familiar...another Oni/Garmadon cultist?

[somber merlin]

Oh yea probably

That type of mask is popular with villians lol

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/laziilizard/status/1655718503855411201?t=A39R_fUvi04sd0_pClRGVQ&s=19

ᴍᴀʟᴇᴋ 💤 (@laziilizard)

Here they all are finally
#ninjago #ninjagofanart

Twitter · May 8, 2023, 11:37 PM

[silent pendant]

I'll be starting my reaction for episode 11 shortly. :)

[somber merlin]

woo

[silent pendant]

Alrighty, if my thing would load, I'm ready to start episode 11.

There we go

Pfffft, okay, just gonna give it away right at the start, huh?

[somber merlin]

lol

[silent pendant]

Fugi-Dove: "Jay. Jay. Jay. Jay."
Jay: "Ignoring...ignoring...ignoring...ignoring..."

"WHAAAAAAAT?!?!?!"

"I even have a name for you! Blue Jay! Because it's a bird! Your color blue, plus Jay! Blue Jay!"
"That's catchy."

Don't encourage him, Cole, lol.

...Actually, on second thought, please encourage him, Fugi-Dove is comedy gold.

[somber merlin]

fugi dove is epic

[silent pendant]

"You are now under the protective wing of Fugi-Dove, young Blue Jay."

Ngl, those wings look comfy, so I wouldn't mind in the slightest.

[somber merlin]

also blue jay is a great name

also fits bc jays full name is jay walker

which is a pun

[silent pendant]

"Feel the warmth of my wing. Feeeeel iiiit."

[somber merlin]

hehhe

[silent pendant]

"The only thing on the map nearby is an old gas station. My guess is they're gonna head there."

Not bad, I guess.

"Petty vandalism!" :D

"You have water?!"
"Not anymore!" 😈

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPtGPwNhAfg

[somber merlin]

truly villianous

[silent pendant]

The video didn't embed, huh?

[keen zenith]

He'd rather die than be called a good guy.....commitment

[silent pendant]

"The Crystal King is assembling supervillains for his Crystal Council. I'm just waiting for my invitation."

The dude poured out a bottle of cold water in a desert in front of three people who needed it the most.

That is the purest form of evil there is. Forget the mechanic, Fugi-Dove is the fifth villain.

OH MY GOD HE HAD ANOTHER ONE! For the sole purpose of proving a point IF and only if Jay told him that nobody would invite him to the Council.

Twitchy, get away from them. In fact, leave the continent. You're not safe with these idiots around you!

"I wasn't sure if you'd remember us."

It would be better for him and his mental well-being if he did after what you put him through!

That's some DAMN impressive lighting in this scene.

Oh hey, the Time Twins got referenced.

Womp-womp.

Yup, that worked about as well as I expected.

[somber merlin]

loveee lighitngggg

[silent pendant]

Once again, AMAZING lighting, detail, and texture here. They really went all-out this season in that regard.

Also, for a guy named "Hounddog", he sure can't sniff out criminals very well.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGuardsMustBeCrazy

[somber merlin]

ninja skills

[keen zenith]

I know you're hate for the ninja in Tim's defense is justified, but my nature wants to scream at you. No offense

[silent pendant]

"They're right here."
"TWITCHY!"

It's called comeuppance. You gave him PTSD on the Island, he gives you up.

"Go, be free. Remember me."

Damn, he said that with such tenderness. Does he actually, genuinely have a crush on Jay?

[somber merlin]

maybe heheh

hes quite affectionate

hes obsessed with jay being his rival bc hes a bird and jay is lightning

[silent pendant]

OW. That poor guy...a shelf falling on you can potentially cripple you for life and paralyze you. He doesn't deserve that. :(

"Fly you fools!"

Goddamnit, lol

It's a reference and a bird pun

"Take care of my Blue Jay!"

Ooo, took his shades off. This is usually the moment when the marshal calls in the heavy artillery.

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/dailycolepcs/status/1655708636658712578?t=dXLNpif4QXDM8YMe4hxqaw&s=19

࣪ cole pics ⋆ (@dailycolepcs)

https://t.co/dslYgUU92U

Twitter · May 8, 2023, 10:57 PM

[keen zenith]

Kai is definitely number 5 lol

[silent pendant]

There he is. Haven't seen him since S12.

Okay, so, first of all I love the transforming arm.

But second...THE SMEAR FRAMES! They have Easter eggs in the smear frames! If you watch it slowly, the parts are all modified/Frankensteinian Lego pieces, such as little 1x1 prong pieces with the prongs sliced off, and a hand that had its normal length sliced off and instead glued to a different piece.

[somber merlin]

thats awesome

[silent pendant]

Jesus, what's with brutally crushing people with heavy objects this season?

🥸

[somber merlin]

lol

[silent pendant]

Onto episode 12!

I understand Jay's delight. Soup is glorious, especially noodle soup/ramen.

[somber merlin]

yeup

yummm

[silent pendant]

sighs

Guys, have we learned nothing from the poor security of the prison?

This is the same dead end that they found the shipment of vengestone at.

The one Zane said he couldn't detect any anomalies or hidden passageways at.

Zane, buddy, pal, bro, my dude, my brother in Celestia...spend the night with PIXAL. She'll literally turn you into a new and improved Nindroid.

Oooo, swanky.

Kinda reminds me of the start to Bioshock though, lol

Oh Lordy, he zoomin'!

Feck.

Nuuuuuuuuuu!

Tragedy

[somber merlin]

i already think they spend the night together alot~

[silent pendant]

1. LGBT crossing.
2. DAMN! You missed him! ..........I mean, "oh whew, you missed him, yaaaaaay..."

[keen zenith]

He's got Natikhan's lamp...

[somber merlin]

nadakhan

also gay gay

[silent pendant]

1. F*CK, now I actually am upset they missed him, lol.

2. Welp, looks like they're boned. Tune in next time on "What's My Crime?"

Jeeeeesus, Jay...

Dayum.

[somber merlin]

go go gadget extendo arm

[silent pendant]

Lol, the little guy scans the Mechanic, realizes that it just let another "Mechanic" into the hidden lair, and promptly curls up while giving an "uh-oh..." look.

Not Jay's brightest moment.

[keen zenith]

a lot of "cute" personality...for a seemingly pretty serious villain group

[silent pendant]

Lost the signal

...Ooooooh...vengestone golems.

So that's why he needed all of that

"The Council shall decide your fate..."

[somber merlin]

hehehehe joke incoming

[silent pendant]

MR. E! :D

Missed you, buddy!

Or sorry, "Mr. F", lol.

"'Revenge, revenge...'"
"WHAT?!"
"What, what?" 😏

Look at this smug bastard, lol. He knows that Aspheera's a joke.

[keen zenith]

This episode is really something...a villain or 2 from every era of the show

[somber merlin]

pythor <3

[silent pendant]

Hola

[keen zenith]

I hate to miss the end of this episode and the start of the next, but I got to go for a bit. Have fun.....😈

[silent pendant]

We have an imposter among us."

There is NO WAY that wasn't coincidental.

They're even at a f*cking meeting table

And they're all accusing each other of being sus, lol

[somber merlin]

yes its intentional

the writers love poking fun at fans

hehhehe

[silent pendant]

"You're the only one wearing a mask!"
"Are you blind?! So is he!"

If Mr. F had a tongue, it'd be sticking out right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf0sKXhsUPA

Bowler hat sus. Vote him now before he kills us all.

"Ha-HA! You fell for the oldest trick in the book!"

"You came all this way to find out who I am. Can't you guess?"

[somber merlin]

wuh oh

[silent pendant]

"Spiders in the house, sleep sleep..."

What.

[keen zenith]

i made it back! Yessss....

[somber merlin]

jumpscare

[silent pendant]

Oooooooooooookay then, we've struck gold here.

And also the end of the episode.

And unfortunately, that's where I'll have to end it for tonight, I started a little too late tonight.

[keen zenith]

Next episode......bombshell

after bombshell

[somber merlin]

also this is the final ep of the first batch

people tend to rate each part diff since its a big season like s11

[silent pendant]

Fantastic reveal though, and now that we're finally out of the murky first act, I can tell that this season is gonna be f*cking WILD.

[somber merlin]

next episode if fuckin buck wild

oh def

[silent pendant]

Anyway, that's all for tonight for reactions. I'm excited for tomorrow

[somber merlin]

nice

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/laila96kimjs/status/1655739433503834115?t=1IS8ZJp4I4jDm8p3sVat8w&s=19

차원 떡밥 풀랬더니 느닷없이 차원 융합시켜버리는 장르 파는 라라(lara) (@laila96kimjs)

사부님....코어도복이구나.....

Twitter · May 9, 2023, 1:00 AM

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/5vaa13/status/1655831283375951877?t=0zroVvmrhkVobJjIQbkrzQ&s=19

KAISMITH_OFFICIAL (@5vaa13)

haii posting this in school vinny folson is the star of this show⭐️⭐️😱🫶🎸🎸🌟🌟🌟
#ninjago #ninjagofanart

Twitter · May 9, 2023, 7:05 AM

[somber merlin]

ALSO NOTE ABOUT THE NEW INTRO
||- Song NOT made by The Fold

• sounds a bit by cryoshell
• Has a female singer||

https://youtu.be/qonDvotEuSg

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/MBrickjitzu/status/1655846156688146432?t=jvUZE0oVb4QtaEiOshtfRw&s=19

Masters of Brickjitzu (@MBrickjitzu)

#Ninjago Dragons Rising Full Poster

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Twitter · May 9, 2023, 8:04 AM

https://twitter.com/ninjaman285/status/1655920850275815425?s=46&t=22jmp4AKGKrF28vRw4_ZRQ

Ninjaman285 (@ninjaman285)

Based off of the file names of the images in the zip folder from the lego newsroom, we now have the names to Dragons Rising episodes 3 and 4
Episode 3: Crossroads Carnival
Episode 4: Beyond Madness

Twitter · May 9, 2023, 1:01 PM

[silent pendant]

Do we know how long each episode will be?

[somber merlin]

22 mins

[silent pendant]

We're eating well!

[somber merlin]

Indeed

[keen zenith]

So I wonder if the First Realm will play majorly into this series/season...In fact, ALL the realms should be important. Maybe we'll se Firstborn and Faith, or maybe the Departed Realm will be merged and we'll see Morro and good Garmadon! So many possibilities!!

[silent pendant]

I thought that good Garmadon had been completely erased from all realms, though? I could've sworn that he wasn't there in the Departed Realm after he sacrificed himself.

[keen zenith]

Well I asked Briar about that and thought he said otherwise...The Cursed Realm was destroyed, so either that erased him OR moved his soul and the others trapped to the departed realm...idk

[somber merlin]

Afaik all spirits bound to the cursed realm also went to the departed realm

The preeminent technically came back bc of a freak accident so it's not impossible to see previously dead characters

[keen zenith]

Yes! My fanfiction survives! lol

[silent pendant]

Ah, true, I forgot about this.

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/BricksByMind/status/1655952609386307584?s=20

Mind (@BricksByMind)

I always found it curious how in S11, Sorla refers to Kai as “a fire elemental”, rather than an “elemental master” and the concept doesn’t seem unfamiliar to her

Maybe the other realms have their own EM, & now that they’ve merged, there’s multiple for each element running around

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Twitter · May 9, 2023, 3:07 PM

[silent pendant]

@keen zenith @somber merlin Yo ho, onwards we go! Episode 13 time!

[somber merlin]

Woo

[silent pendant]

Oooo, cool intro edit. The Weekend Whip is replaced by Harumi's creepy spider song (possibly the creepiest song ever made for Ninjago).

[somber merlin]

Time for spooks

[silent pendant]

Flashback time

Basically a big exposition dump of Harumi's life before her (first?) death. Nothing of note so far.

"Where am I?"
"You are with me."

Okay, first of all, that explains jack shit. Second...what's with the pulsating kidney stone?

[somber merlin]

What previous pulsating kidney stone do you recognize in this series 😏

[silent pendant]

None like this

But apparently he's the Crystal King, soooo

[somber merlin]

You'll find out soon enough ;)

[silent pendant]

She lives!

[somber merlin]

Also Crystal King is a cool af name

Reminds me of crimson king

[silent pendant]

Oh that's cool, it's the shard from the intro.

The big spinny one at the end.

Is it just me, or are villains obsessed with glowing eyes?

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

Returning to the scene of her crime.

Spectacular animation here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGtY1aPrOMQ

He's an Oni. I thought they all died?

OH

OH

Never mind

Literally the next line: "You're the Overlord!"

It has come full circle

"Destruction comes from conflict, from the endless rivalry between light and dark. If you serve me, we will destroy the balance and end this conflict, once and for all. There will be peace in the darkness."

Hmmm...where have I heard this before?

D'oh, that's right! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G92z8l5vxpQ

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

"I didn't tell you to recruit an army, I told you to build one."

Ah, I see he's one of those "exact words" people.

"Vengestone is hard to come by. But I eventually found a nearly endless supply."

...........Were they planning this entire thing since S8???

"I have visitors arriving any minute. Visitors who you may not want to be made aware of your presence. The Ninja."

Damn, they literally just missed her.

[somber merlin]

Yeeeuup

[silent pendant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQgEdLlkyDw

JUST. MISSED. HER!

"I was always there...watching, waiting...planning."

"The greatest villain was the one that got away."

Not entirely correct, but not entirely wrong either.

"I don't normally fall for things like that but I'm a little frustrated and confused right now."

Dude, you're like one of the six most gullible people on the planet, lol.

[somber merlin]

So tru

[silent pendant]

"I'm not interested in your monastery, I'm interested in the weapons of Spinjiitsu, which are inside the monastery."

1. Not this trainwreck again.
2. Welp, now we know why Aspheera was recruited.

[somber merlin]

Time for fear

[silent pendant]

"I'm clearly trying to leave in a dramatic way."

"Why didn't you come for me?!"
"I DID!"

It reminds me of that scene from Ducktales where Dewey asks Scrooge about the Spear of Selene, and after Scrooge tells his story, everyone abandons him and thinks he was selfish for leaving Della to die in space.

Only for a flashback from Scrooge to reveal that he drained almost every last coin from the Money Bin to build rockets and train pilots to find her, with each pilot dying in the process. His own advisors had to drag him away from the Money Bin so he wouldn't make them go bankrupt.

[somber merlin]

Damn

[silent pendant]

"..."
"What?"
"He doesn't speak much."
"..."
"Then what do those gestures with his fingers mean?"
"He said, 'Hey greenthumbs, remember me? Payback time's a bitch, ain't it?'"
"...F*ck."

"Ninjago will finally find peace in the darkness of his rule."

AKA: "The night shall last forever!"

13 done!

14 starting off with an unexpected visitor:

.........OOoooooookay, several questions here.

1. Why is the Bounty just hanging there in the sky above the monastery? Doesn't it have its own docking bay?
2. Why is it active in the first place?
3. Why is the anchor in the middle of the courtyard and not attached to anything?

4. Why does it still only have one mast?!?!

So Hounddog's gonna impound it. Smart, but also kinda pointless. The Ninja aren't even heading there. All this is doing is making an enemy out of Wu.

"We bumped into the mailman on the way here, thought we'd save him the trip."

Sooooo, what this guy did right here is a HUGE breach in privacy and strictly illegal. If it's addressed to the monastery as a whole and not the Ninja specifically, then he doesn't have any jurisdiction, rights, or warrants to open up their mail.

"This is not working!"

It's a f*cking anchor, dude, what did you expect? It's a million times your weight.

[somber merlin]

Lolll

[silent pendant]

"Now don't let me catch wind of you keeping them from me or my next visit might not be so friendly."

"I might even have to take you in."
"...That would be interesting to see."

You just know that Wu wants so badly to kick this guy clean off the mountain.

[somber merlin]

Lol ya

[silent pendant]

Oh cool, she stuck around.

Awwww, Zane geeking out over old machinery. Haven't seen him geek out over scrap in a looooong time, not since...wow, I don't even know when. S6? S7?

"Let me guess, you used to collect toy trains as a kid?"
"UGH! No!~"

Sassy Jay is best Jay.

[somber merlin]

Neurodivergent jay moments

[silent pendant]

Ah, how very Blofeld of you, Harumi.

Or...Dr. Evil?

Yeah, this is more Dr. Evil's style.

[somber merlin]

Lava pit is a classic

[silent pendant]

Greeeeat, she's a Goa'uld.

"I am nothing like my father!"

Welllllllll..............

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

Ruh-roh.

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

Aw f*ck... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXgNNg9YQKs

"Oh crappity-crap-crapping-crappers-crap-crap."

"Bang."

Soooo, this is gonna bring down a big part of the city, right?

"There will be a place for you in the dark."

"Told you! Engineered for strength and durability."
"How about a way out?"
"Hehe, no idea."

Tore through vengestone like it was paper...

"Round 2, begin."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7xXnHEJ2U

I love how, even though the animation is smooth, the fight is on the slow and deliberate side, showcasing the raw power behind both combatants, but at the same time showing us just how different Lloyd has become under this new influence. Every other fight the Ninja are in has been (mostly) graceful, fast as lightning, and almost like a dance, with Cole's fight with Vangelis is the prime example.

https://giphy.com/gifs/colevsss-ztWyVVzc5a1npyhgF9

Meanwhile Lloyd right now is more like Darth Vader or Darth Maul, using slower but much more powerful strikes, and using his anger to fuel him.

Damn

And just like Luke with Vader, he snaps out of it when his enemy is down, before he can finish her.

And that's episode 14. Gonna have to once again stop early tonight, but that is because I'm extremely tired and also because I'm gonna need all the sleep I can get tonight, since I need to wake up even earlier than usual.

[keen zenith]

I'm too tired to follow along. I'm sitting this session out since I've missed so much lol. Enjoy!

Oh.....lol

[keen zenith]

One thing to mention: Did you notice what was IN the mail? May not seem important but just keep the mail in mind...

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/NinjagoShots/status/1656146355285291010?t=FFQTDll-zm-YmaUVFzVdYw&s=19

Ninjago Shots 📸 (@NinjagoShots)

Episode 192 - 'The Council Of The Crystal King' (2022)

#Ninjago

Twitter · May 10, 2023, 3:57 AM

Also council of the crystal king spells
C.O.C.K.

[silent pendant]

I noticed that there were files on some of the low-level thugs. Not sure how important that would be.

[silent pendant]

...I could've gone through my entire life not noticing this subtle dick joke. Thanks, lol.

[somber merlin]

Also yeah it's a king crimson reference
Court of the crimson king
Council of the crystal king

[somber merlin]

This poster is so cool

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/3ksDee/status/1656322516330364929?t=8NvtOjEGIe4IOlA3pXGqHg&s=19

Eksian (@3ksDee)

a little redesign~

[glow worms AU]
#lavashipping

Twitter · May 10, 2023, 3:37 PM

[keen zenith]

I saw an AMV that used the Crystalized Whip. It contained major end spoilers so I can't post it yet, but I CAN send the official soundtrack of the opening theme once GT gets today's episodes! Like I said, personally my favorite rendition of The Whip

Because the thumbnail of that one also contains minor spoilers for the upcoming episodes, I'll post it afterwards

[silent pendant]

@keen zenith @somber merlin We're marching onward to episode 15! Today, the monastery apparently falls.

[somber merlin]

Nice

[silent pendant]

"Welp, we're trapped under a lot of rocks. Too bad we don't have a Ninja who can literally move rocks as if they were pebbles. Oh well, at least these hoops will make things easy for us before we starve."

...Too dark?

[somber merlin]

He can move the earth but he can't move the earth

[silent pendant]

taps wall
railcar immediately starts to slowly collapse

Hmmm...methinks putting all your trust in rust is a bust.

Uhhhh, Cole buddy? I wouldn't pull out the bottom rock first. That's like...the number one rule for rock-clearing.

"THREEPIO! Shut down all the garbage disposal units in the detention level! Do you read me?! Shut down all the garbage disposal units in the detention level!"

[keen zenith]

Never saw the original star wars movies...

I only know the reference lol

[silent pendant]

"The emergency escape elevator has been activated."
"By whom?"

elevator doors open
Dr. Livesey walk theme plays

"We'll make this quick. Where's your butt? It has a date with our boots."

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

"What's the meaning of this?!"
"I would think that's obvious. We're here for--"
"REVENGE!!!!"
Pythor:

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

"What? No, not this time! Not revenge! Not everything is for revenge!"

"They're not stopping."
"Neither are we."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvNEBzNj_TE

Lol, he just un-vanishes himself and then yeets her away:

[somber merlin]

Boof

Invisibility in combats always so cool

[silent pendant]

Nice moves girl! :D

Damn, they're getting their asses handed to them

And I also love how none of them are fighting the same opponent. If one goes out of reach, they double down on the next one, until someone lands a hit.

[keen zenith]

Each one of the villains except vangelis has a direct parallel to the gang at base: Pythor for Skylar cause her father was an anacondri cultist, aspheera with Wu obviously, the mechanic with PIXAL since she's a machine and helped stop his take over. Fun right?

[silent pendant]

"A little birdie told me you don't have any powers~"

[somber merlin]

Perspective

Spooki

[silent pendant]

"Swiggity-swoogity~"

Ngl, Pythor is overpowered as hell with his invisibility.

Where was his fighting abilities during S2?

[somber merlin]

Pythors more of a coward. He's got the skills but he'd rather just dip or surprise and eat the opponent lol

He's British after all

[silent pendant]

Come on Wu, you may be thousands of years old, but you've still got skills.

[silent pendant]

Speaking of:

[somber merlin]

White jumpscare

[silent pendant]

Vangelis...you just got taken out by a f*cking straw hat...

Five stars. 10/10. 5/5.

[somber merlin]

Lolll

[silent pendant]

And she just got taken out by his cape!

Hilariously, the Mechanic was the closest one in this three-way fight to actually hit Wu.

[somber merlin]

Based wu

[silent pendant]

Oof.

Double oof.

"This fight seems a little unfair."

You think???

.........Huh. So that's how she builds things so fast.

But.....................................................why the ponytails?

[keen zenith]

Mini-Pix for the win!

[silent pendant]

They look ridiculous, but I can't argue with the laser guns.

"You didn't think I built everything on my own, did you?"
"Actually, until now, yes."

Ngl, it would've been waaaaaay cooler if she actually did somehow manage to build things on her own. Imagine if she had studied the readings that Zane had taken from the Time Blades, and then used that raw data to create a temporal field where time on the inside was muuuuuuch faster, allowing her to build things at what seems like an incredible pace.

[somber merlin]

That'd be op af

[silent pendant]

She seems fond of getting knocked down to the ground.

Also...um...

[somber merlin]

Splat

[silent pendant]

Why is there a rounded bit back there?

[somber merlin]

Huh?

[silent pendant]

I even pressed play to see if it remained there after she got up, and it did.

[somber merlin]

Not sure what ur referring to

[silent pendant]

Maybe it's better that way, lol

Also:

Perfect meme face

Pure emoji material right there

"Why does this keep happening to me, dear viewers?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXgNNg9YQKs

Robot on robot violence!

"Harumi sends her farewell!"

Interesting that Harumi trusted Aspheera with the message more than anyone else. You'd think that Pythor would be more applicable, but I guess not.

Oh hey, they remembered.

Feck.

Move aside, hoof magnetism. I give you...flamethrower arm magnetism.

"And I'll take the--D'OH, what the...? These are BROKEN!"

Seriously? You gave them two minutes? You do realize that your enemies are still alive, right? First incapacitate them, then blow up the spiders from afar.

Wow, her tail came thiiiis close to being severed.

[somber merlin]

Lolll

[silent pendant]

Damn.

One yet lives!

Brave lil' toaster.

Very brave. Mini-Pix is the MVP.

She forgot one! D:

You have 20 seconds to live, Nya.

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

[somber merlin]

[silent pendant]

Okay, so, the initial explosion with the door is fantastic, but there's a pretty big animation goof here. First of all, the explosion smoke dissipates way too quickly, and the fires die down way too fast. But that's not the goof. The goof is the entire roof texture gets replaced, and you can see it if you watch closely. It deletes itself and then gets replaced by a burning roof texture instead.

All the pointy bits on the unexploded roof just vanish into thin air with the roof on fire, but they aren't burnt. They're just...gone.

[somber merlin]

LOL

I didn't know that

[silent pendant]

And the entire tower just deletes itself too.

It doesn't collapse, it's there one second and then completely erased the next.

[somber merlin]

Deletus

[silent pendant]

It's honestly incredibly goofy and distracting, lol

Aaaaanyway

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

I'm sorry but just...lolol

"Nya's trapped! She needs our help!"

runs towards the burning monastery
monastery explodes again!

I cannot make this up, this is just dark comedy at this point

And a piece of burning wood flies out of the explosion and knocks down the monastery's front door, the same door that survived the Oni!

Doesn't even damage the wall, just cleanly knocks over the door frame, as if it wasn't even attached.

[somber merlin]

Oof

[silent pendant]

I am sorry, but this is genuinely hilarious, despite it supposedly being a very serious scene

I am loving it

[somber merlin]

Hehe all good

[silent pendant]

Okay, I will stop laughing now, Wu is actually starting to cry.

There she is.

Meanwhile, the boys have gotten a signal out.

Convenient hatch is...not so convenient.

Oh, nvm, it was just perspective.

Apparently it's deeper than it looks.

Why couldn't they have just used that before?

[keen zenith]

cause theyre idiots who dont think far ahead

[silent pendant]

"Good luck Nya."

And that's episode 15!

Gonna pause real quick to do some dishes, then I'll be back.

[somber merlin]

Kk

[silent pendant]

Alright, dishes washed! Onto episode 16!

They ain't taking chances, lol.

[keen zenith]

I wonder how they forge those chains...Is Vengestone just like, melted down like lava and cooled like glass or obsidian?

[silent pendant]

[keen zenith]

Because we've never seen a massive slab of the stuff to be carved the length of the chains, but whateva

[silent pendant]

"I don't bluff, Lloyd."

Weeeeeell...there was that whole time you pretended to be a princess and pretended to be his friend. A bluff is kinda like that.

"You're wrong. I am nothing like my father."

Exhibit A: #1068682882157117541 message

"Howdy boys~ Come here often?"

Zane has officially become a cat. AKA: a liquid.

[keen zenith]

Can you really crush a nindroid that easily? Like, Zane would be the most "okay" of the 4

[silent pendant]

Well, at least they're out from underneath the train car now and have a little bit of space to move.

"God. It's me, Kai. If you exist, and if you have any sense, you will save us from this hole, so that I don't have to listen to this blue idiot butcher the fine art of singing."

...Literally every single bad thing that has happened to them ever since they got into the train was Jay's fault. Now his singing was so bad that it caused the roof to fall, lol.

Praise the sun! \[T]/

"The monastery's been destroyed."
"Say whaaaaaaaat?~"

Oh, huh, they have a "'new' old base."

"TOO LATE, DUSTERS!" 😈

Eyyyyyyy! The original Samurai X cave! Haven't seen this since.......S6? S7?

And it seems to have been upgraded a bit.

[keen zenith]

Ever since PIXAL came back in physical form sooo...Season 8 or 9 I'd say.

[silent pendant]

[silent pendant]

No, because Nya stopped being Samurai X long before then since she was the Ninja of Water. So actually...S5 was the last time we saw it, since PIXAL didn't use it, iirc.

Jesus, how far we've come.

God, these two are adorable.

[keen zenith]

We saw her cleaning it out in Season 7 and she ran into the new Samurai X. She says it was Skylar but that was false, so that was PIXAL

Right?

[silent pendant]

Ooooooh, right.

Forgot about that

...I just realized, Mini-Pix is essentially Zane's "daughter" now, right?

[keen zenith]

YES!

[silent pendant]

"True peace will only be achieved when one side wins."

Yes and no. Yes, you will have peace...for a time. But, as Lloyd himself proved in S9: "the resistance never quits".

Whether that resistance be good or evil.

[keen zenith]

The Overlord's "Peace", is 99% of creation destroyed, killed, mutilated...and 1% Crystal zombies, slaves, or followers.

[silent pendant]

This looks...eerily familiar.

Aspheera: starts the incantation ritual
Pythor: makes "blah blah blah" gesture

[keen zenith]

Except, it's pretty much the opposite lol

[silent pendant]

World's most dramatic yawning after a long slumber.

Ooooooh...that's a MUCH better model than...whatever the hell the other one was in S2, lol.

He sounds a lot like Malefor. I love it.

[keen zenith]

He's more evil than the Oni, and they're the embodiment of the stuff!

Let that sink in...

[silent pendant]

"What was it you said the last time we fought? Hmmm...oh yes...'it ends now'."

And speaking of ending, that's it for episode 16! Time for 17.

And, once again, he sounds almost exactly like Malefor from The Legend of Spyro, except slightly less filtered and a little more gravelly. It's perfect.

[keen zenith]

So, after this episode, the minor spoiler on the soundtrack video will be shown. Do you want the Crystalized Whip full version after this? Or should I send it after you finish the show?

[silent pendant]

For a voice comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upfBKfZE0vY

[silent pendant]

Send it afterwards.

[keen zenith]

I'm still confused. After you finish the show?

[silent pendant]

I'm more confused that you're confused.

[keen zenith]

After the show it is I guess

[silent pendant]

"Your grandfather fought me and failed. Your fought fought me, and failed. You tried twice, and you still failed, just like your forebearers."

Tbf, one of those times was Zane, and he completely annihilated you so thoroughly that it took 12 seasons, a full-blown resurrection, and...(counts fingers)...six whole villains working together for you to return. If anything I'd say Zane was the best attempt out of all of them.

Ruh-roh.

He's crystalizing them all

"Finally, these work!"

Ngl, I liked the red eyes better.

"You gave them some cute purple outfits, is that supposed to impress me?"

I love how the Mechanic genuinely looks offended by that, lol.

"The power of the sun...in the palm of my hand."

Great, he really IS Malefor. Even ripping up an ancient, ruined temple and suspending it over the land.

"Where I come from, we call people like you kiss-ups."

Vangelis you absolute f*ckup, lol.

Come on Vangelis, you used to be so much better at this evil stuff. You just got taken out by an inert statue. That wasn't even aimed at you or anything in particular.

Harumi possibly having second thoughts.

Baaaaad timing, lol.

"Last I checked, Ninja can't fly!"

Air. Jitsu.

[keen zenith]

Well she never saw them use it....so she's telling the truth haha

Last she checked, they could not fly. Simple

[silent pendant]

"HWOI-AAAAH!"
"I thought you couldn't ta--OW!"

"I asked for an army, and an army I have!"

I swear, I can only hear Malefor with this guy's voice, and I love it. Malefor is one of my all-time favorite villains, and to hear something similar to his voice again but with even cooler filtering and better voice direction is just brilliant.

"Surprise motherf*cker."

"Somehow it's fitting that this should come down to you and me."

There it is. I was hoping he would reference their past at least once.

"D'OH! You chaps just really ruined a dramatic one-on-one moment! Oh phooey..."

Stupid, stupid Vangelis. Shoulda covered the air so that Lloyd couldn't do this very easy trick.

Welp, RIP that guy. Too dumb to live.

"This wasn't what I had in mind when I asked you to join me!"
"Well, you know what they say: 'till death do we part!"

Yeah, no, they dead. I don't care if it's a cartoon, they're dead. That would've at least shattered both of their spines, if not completely evicerated their entire bodies to shreds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHhOn2hnqmI

It's like working with tech from the 80s, lol.

Kai...leave the repair work to the professionals. Everything you touch tends to explode.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we got him."

"The only way to do this would be to steal back the Bounty and all our vehicles, but it'll mean breaking the law again."

"Alright, here's the plan...we will wait until tomorrow to steal back the Bounty, because GT needs his sleep."

So yeah, that's it for episode 17. We'll kick things off tomorrow with episode 18. :)

[keen zenith]

Gn!

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/99COKAINE/status/1656717432478916608?t=6HfjA_SpBI5tJKBBkeGNCQ&s=19

🥘 mapo (@99COKAINE)

a quick cole ninjago before i go to bed zzZzzzz (i sort of forgot how i used to draw him......)

#ninjago

Twitter · May 11, 2023, 5:46 PM

[silent pendant]

Sorry guys, I think I'll pass on the Ninjago tonight. It's only 6:20 PM here, but I'm very tired.

[somber merlin]

Kk

[keen zenith]

No prob

[keen zenith]

https://youtube.com/shorts/7cSupAH8mh4?feature=share

[somber merlin]

https://twitter.com/laziilizard/status/1657237247547125760?t=PNj8OCYuL_UAp0imULsT5A&s=19

ᴍᴀʟᴇᴋ 💤 (@laziilizard)

spins them around in my head
#ninjago #ninjagofanart

Twitter · May 13, 2023, 4:12 AM

[keen zenith]

https://youtube.com/shorts/m9DZoev2r2c?feature=share

WHAT?! I didn't know the og 4 dragons were dead!! This dude is the one who killed the ultra dragon from seasons 1-2!! His throne is THEIR bones!! 😭

[silent pendant]

@keen zenith @somber merlin Sorry about the short delay, but I'm back to watching some more episodes! I figured I'd start a lot earlier and thus get more of them done today and tomorrow.

Starting again at episode 18

The impound lot. Interesting that they don't have any other vehicle except the Ninja's. Nvm, I'm blind, just saw the cars in the corner.

Also interesting: Zane's jet is essentially a Quinjet from the MCU, haha.

"What about the Bounty?"
"I'll get the Bounty."

Jay, inwardly: "God, I missed you." 😍

First time we actually see the new hoods. They're gold!

And of course it's Zane who's caught.

"That's right, I've got a stick here, and I'm not afraid to use it."

"Oh, am I in your head?"
"Like a catchy song."

....Lloyd. Hand in your Green Ninja card. You just got defeated by a f*cking LEAF.

"Don't say it."
"..."
"Don't you dare say it!"

:)
"I said--!"
"I've got a sinking feeling about this~"
"GOD DAMN IT LLOYD!"

"You can get off me now."

Girl, you're the one who fell on him.

Lol, Lloyd even says the same thing.

Lloyd...I said hand in your Green Ninja card. You're getting soft.

It's kinda weird. I haven't seen anyone doing actual Spinjitsu in a while for the show, only in short little bursts like this once every so often.

Lol, keep getting distracted by #manechat

The f*ck are these things?

"I saw something green, I swear it!"
"Bitch, we are literally in a jungle!"

"Where are your friends now when you need them the most?"
Spy voice: "Right behind you." 🇫🇷

...Huh. Have they ever used that cannon? I forget.

Bonk.

"The Overlord has returned."
Wu: Run_Ohshitohf`ckohcrapohdamnohSHIT.exe

Episode 18 complete!, Time for 19.

"Yeah, f*ck them legs and them stairs, who needs 'em?"

"But if I corrupted them instead, the very powers of creation would be mine!"

Ahhhh, the ol' "if I can't beat 'em, force 'em to join me" hat trick.

There, see, the same village that got "totally destroyed" in the last season is now fully livable again. Told you they would salvage it.

"What are we looking for?"
"I don't know, Master Wu didn't give us much of a description."

No shit, it's a big f*ck-off flying fortress of doom. You don't need one, lol.

"He said it would be obvious."

Greeeat, so it ejects its soldiers like a Zerg hiveship does: via pod drop.

...Jesus Christ, that's dark.

This lady doesn't miss a single beat, lol.

"It appears that even though they're wanted fugitives, the Ninja are the only ones standing between Ninjago City and a crystastrophe of epic proportions."

1. Rolllll credits.
2. Ninjago City really needs a standing militia or military.

Clippings?

Oh hey, that's the thing in the mail he got.

Looks like the delivery kids will once again be useful.

Jesus, wtf Lloyd! Watch where you're dropping that thing! At least yell before you do!

"Vinny Folsen."

So, Vinny the cameraman (or his mysterious roommate he mentioned a few minutes ago) has been sending Wu the clippings. Interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7dlXrkrEU

Well, that was certainly a thing, lol. Time for episode 20!

"Christofern"

This is such a mood face, lol.

Awwww, he's smiling~

This is the season of flashbacks, eh?

"I decided to do some thinking. Take some 'me time'."

What, by casually strolling through the city you had conquered and enslaved not days before?

The spirit is willing, but the understanding is weak.

The fire is strong, but the perception is a nat 1.

"Yup. I did that."

Everyone's screaming in terror, he's still bleeding purple blood from his undead torso, and he's just casually walking down the street.

"The wisest man I've ever known."
"The First Spinjitsu Master?"
"No. Vinny...of NGTV News."

Heeeeey, Vinny got Garmadon's respect and friendship! :D

And Vinny, being the good egg that he is, decided to give Garmadon a chance and teach him about being good.

Who knew that such a lowly side-character could be such an absolute CHAD?

"When they resurrected me, they only brought back the evil side of me. The Oni side."
"Well...that can't be true, or else you wouldn't be here, right?"

Vinny, I love you man. Hit the nail direct center on the head.

"I decided to try being good."

Off to a great start with a smile like that, my dude. And it'll only get better. :)

He's trying his best, lol.

"Here is a generous tip to reflect my goodness."

A very generous tip. News cameras are expensive af.

Yup, I vibe with this new Garmadon. Pizza is indeed the best. He's living his best life, and is doing pretty great at being good if the pizza delivery guys aren't even afraid of him anymore.

"He gave me something to care for."

Hmmmm...not the wisest approach, but at least he has the right idea.

"I shall call you Christofern."

First of all, he looks so happy!~

And second, that is a great name.

"Harumi...?"

Poor guy...

He sounded genuinely heartbroken when he screamed his fern's name in anguish.

Heartbroken...and F*CKING PISSED.

He's straight-up eviscerating the vengestone golems, Jesus.

"You must embrace your Oni side."

That's like Yoda telling Luke to use the Dark Side to electrocute the stormtroopers.

So ends the tale of Christofern...rest in peace, little guy.

And now I shall pause for a bit. I'll start up again in a little while.

[somber merlin]

Was asleep

Yea Vinny is a chad

Also these eps fueled survival shipping alot lol

[silent pendant]

Survival shipping?

[keen zenith]

I wish my phone did it's job and notify me when I'm pinged....sigh, I got a lot to catch up on

[silent pendant]

Three episodes, I think.

I'm actually about to continue on, lol

Now that I have my pizza

[keen zenith]

I can't believe my sleep schedule made me miss this! 😂

[keen zenith]

I wish I had made my family spaghetti before this...but I guess it can wait lol

[keen zenith]

At first, I though that meant he didn't tell them it was the Overlord...

[keen zenith]

Favorite location/area of mine. So much charm put into these secondary characters

[somber merlin]

Vinny x garmadon
It was a kinda joke ship in the oni trilogy due to that one scene between the 2

[silent pendant]

Alrighty, onto "A Lesson In Anger".

We start off with, again, probably one of the most visually horrifying things in the show.

You just had to open your big mouth, huh Cole?

[keen zenith]

Hmmm, it's a shame he doesn't have another green thing to look after.....HMMMMM

[keen zenith]

Still want confirmation on what the heck that is @somber merlin

[silent pendant]

What the Overlord's soldiers didn't know was that Jay trained with Catwoman for two years on the secret martial arts technique of MOTORCYCLE-FU!

[silent pendant]

They answered it above

[keen zenith]

Oh I missed the explaination. Woops

[silent pendant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcYhYO02f98

[keen zenith]

Bike-Chi

[silent pendant]

Huh, animation goof. Wu's hand is upside down.

And in the next shot it's fixed.

[keen zenith]

Is there a way to tell??

[silent pendant]

The curve on the hand piece

The curve is the bottom of the hand

The flat end is the top

"How did you learn this?"
"From me."

"Really. This again?"

Love the little eyebrow raise, lol

[keen zenith]

Can we even consider THIS Garmadon as Lloyd's father? Or is he just...Garmadon...now

[silent pendant]

"I shall be a kind and patient teacher to Lloyd."

literally five seconds later
"WHAT ARE YOU?!?!?!"
"...An idiot sandwich."

"How are you not getting this? It's so simple."

I mean, he's right, but also not completely. It takes more than just saying "use your mind" to actually USE your mind.

But on the other hand, I think Lloyd's being deliberately obtuse about the whole thing and is actively trying not to get angry, because it's simply not in his character to lose his cool like that, especially on purpose.

[somber merlin]

literally posted it above lol

garm is cool

[silent pendant]

"You must give in to your rage, succumb to your anger, and channel it THROUGH YOUR FACE!"

This dude.

Right here.

The walking definition of TOO DUMB TO LIVE.

Why are you running in front of the army, you thrice-moronic poodle?

Dude literally just said on live TV that he's gonna bail out and leave everyone to die.

[somber merlin]

herd behavior hehe

[silent pendant]

Eyyyyy, I wondered where these guys were. Let's see how they fare.

Aaaaand Teal/Cyan lost his sword again

..........

Five seconds. They lasted five seconds.

[somber merlin]

hehhehe

[silent pendant]

Oooooooh, I see what Garmadon's doing

He's trying to piss off Lloyd so much that he goes Oni.

[keen zenith]

Hey!...Poodles are not dumb...lol

[silent pendant]

"What are you DOING?! Don't stop! I'm trying to help you save your city, and at the first sign of success, you lose your nerve?!"

I mean...he's got a point. I get it, Lloyd doesn't want to lose control, but until another viable option presents itself, this is the ONLY option they have.

[keen zenith]

Why can't Wu do it too!? Help your nephew gosh dangit!

[silent pendant]

Vehicles v2.0

They look exactly the same, lol.

"This is so much better than poorly-taught Oni classes."

Jay...first of all, you have no idea how to teach Oni classes, so you can't judge.

Second, is it wise to taunt and mock one of your greatest enemies as he's standing right there?

"Be warned: do not use the power boost too often, it will burn out your vehicles."
"That's a small risk we're willing to take."

...Cole, she literally just said that it WILL burn you out. It's not a risk, it's a fact.

But sure, go ahead and ignore the expert's advice on the vehicles she designed and knows the weaknesses and strengths of like the back of her hand better than you do. I'm sure it won't bite you in the ass later.

Also, I just noticed that the light above Cole's head makes him look like he has a halo.

[keen zenith]

He's anything but an angel

[silent pendant]

"Alright, I gave Oni form a chance--"
"Debatable..."
"--Looks like this is our only solution!"

Garmadon is right again. The Ninja are being too cocky and too reliant on their vehicles once again.

[somber merlin]

afaik wu is too connected to the dragon side of him to use the oni side

[silent pendant]

Also, Lloyd didn't give Oni form a chance at all. Again, at the first sign of progress, he decided to back off and quickly abandon it.

"You realize that they do not stand a chance, don't you?"

YUP. Wu is most definitely very keenly aware of that, but once again, the Ninja won't listen.

This episode wasn't bad, it was actually pretty funny, but it's like every single Ninja just decided to hold the Idiot Ball this episode.

Anyway, onto episode 22: "Brave But Foolish".

Sounds 1000% right.

"Crystal-buster lasers, activate!"

Huh, actually working.

But I'm now fully expecting the soldiers to just adapt like Borg drones at this point.

"Hey, check it out, it's the Ninja."

Welp, wasn't expecting to see these guys again.

"What are you gonna steal if the whole city's obliterated, numbskull?"

Ahhh, THERE'S my old boi Ronin, finally emerging from the muck that they turned him into during The Island.

"The next jerk who says something bad about 'em gets a knuckle sandwich."

[keen zenith]

Yes! Love this episode