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So I've only been watching one episode a night. Which I kinda like? Netflix completely skips the theme song if I binge and I love watching the theme song. Also I have poor memory so I actually appreciate the "previously on Ninjago"

But I finally sat down, watched the pilots/shorts which WHY ARENT THEY IN NETFLIX. IT GIVES CONTEXT. I felt I knew the characters a little better so F- to Netflix for making me watch it in 480p off of youtube. Then I rewatched the first three episodes I started months ago and continued from there.

I think I'm on episode 9? Just finished the episode where jay unlocks his true potential. (Which stupid tangent, but I think of kinetic and potential energy everytime they say something like this and I'm like WHY. I GOT A 2 ON THE AP PHYSICS EXAM)

Right now I'm very surprised at the pacing of this season? It's like if rise had the length of 2012. We are not dragging plot points out for the sake of it. Lloyd is just a misguided kid who is trying to impress his dad? Ya he's with the good guys in ep5. A mysterious samurai has been coming in and saving them? Ya we get revealed who it is ep6. Zane doesn't know his past? We give answers in ep7. Master Wu is brothers/ex bestie friends with the big bad?? We get that back story also in ep7. Jay has a crush on Nya? No will they won't they, they go in a date in ep8. Not to mention we went from dragons to vehicles to true potential within 8 episodes. Like.

I'm taken a back by these choices since I'm not used to shows doing this? I feel normally, these plot points would be dragged out for status quo/drama and revealed later down the road. Really makes me wonder, omfg if you are revealing all this NOW then what craziness is in store later. I forgot how many seasons there are, but I know there's a lot and I know it's still continuing so I'm sitting here being like.

HOW MUCH STUFF IS IN THIS SHOW.

The episodes themselves, I'm enjoying them and I have moments where I'm like "heres the moral lesson for the kids" followed by, "oh dang uhh i still needed that reminder sjfhsjaj"

I have a lot of thoughts towards Lord Garmadon. Namely the fact that...he did nothing wrong???? He gets bitten by a snake and that makes him evil. I'm sitting here like, well that's not him. He didn't choose to be evil. He is a victim. We got ourselves a bucky situation omg. I'm not sure where he'll end up. But I find it funny that he's like Evil tm, but then drops everything for his son. Does he ever become un-evil?? Hmmm

As for my favorite character. I'm actually curious to know who you think my fav will be. Cuz rn it's not really set in stone. 3 of them are vying for attention and one of them isn't Kai alfjja. LMAO NO SHADE TO KAI, HE JUST ISNT MY FAV I STILL LIKE HIM THO. Of course I really like Nya as well, but I like her a normal amount.

I've heard of jay and Zane prior to watching the show, so I was taken a back at how much I like Cole? He's like shadow meets 2012 raph without the anger issues and I'm like. Gimme more. But ya, we'll see what happens. I haven't fixated on one specific character yet.

I'm trying not to compare the characters to rise, but also I can't help but be like. Kai Leo, Cole raph, Donnie Zane, Jay Mikey, Nya April AKFHSJAJ. TMNT brain rot still active.

Sometimes I'll sit there thinking "that'd be a cool Lego set. Wait..."

Guess what I've been doing this week 👀

G A S P

TELL ME EVERYTHING. What part are you at? Who's your favorite character so far? Predictions? Reactions? I'M SO EXCITED