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Titanium Ninja actually kind of fucks, though
So I rewatched the last episode of season 3. A pretty mid season, right? Well that final episode fucks in all the ways that made my brain vibrate as a 12 year old. So let’s fucking go I need everyone to appreciate this episode.
First up, ninjas trapped in space. Alright. There’s already no solution to this that isn’t bullshit, so just make it cool. Well, I like that they had to use their abilities and knowledge to make the ship instead of tornado of creation-ing it. Really shows how much they’re capable of when they work together!
“How we holding up?” “Bubblegum and a wish!” As they fucking send it. What a legendary line. It burned itself into my brain for years to come and is a part of my standard lexicon.
“Hasn’t Ninjago suffered enough already?” She asks, on season 3 out of what is now 17.
Overlord’s face is kinda silly but the mech honestly kinda slaps.
“My heart has reached critical mass, it appears my unlimited energy is in fact limited!” “Critical mass? You mean it’s gonna blow up?” “Don’t worry about me!” AHJGHSJKG See kids, this is what we call foreshadowing.
Okay but seriously, now that they’re in the atmosphere, they use their elemental powers to shield themselves as they come in from from orbit like goddamn meteors. Is it bullshit? Yes. Do I care? Absolutely the fuck not.
Skales saying they can’t help the people of Ninjago then doing it anyway? Love him for that. Because he presumably sees the ninjas and is like “ugh these fuckers again. Well if they did it once-”
The city recognizing the ninja as they plummet towards the earth as multicolored meteors? There had better be folk songs about this. I’m surprised there isn’t a church. Saviors from the stars here to kill Satan.
Man, people still getting a haircut as the Overlord attacks. Frickin iconic. No wonder people handled season 9 so well.
Pixal on her lil bike.
Also the ninja being caught by their vehicles. Does it make sense? Not really. But the animation for it is cool so once again, I am fully on board.
“A few parachutes would have been nice!” “Friends and family make a good substitute!” Fuck, I love Kai so much.
City fortress. Cloaked in blacks and reds in a dusky sky. What a sick image.
The fact that they were prepared to throw hands with the Overlord even before Borg came to them with a solution. These lil heroes I love them so much.
Lloyd biking through a hole in a window while Cole just WHAM. I love them both so much.
“Go back, and our probability of making it to the temple exponentially diminishes!” “This isn’t about numbers, Zane! It’s about family!” AAAGH the fact that that line came from Kai! Also, foreshadowing!
Cole whooping even as he’s running from certain doom, what an icon.
Lol the ancient seal of the temple being helped by a convenient barrier.
“Let me get this straight, you want us to get close to a guy with armor that, with one touch, will make us toast, and you want us to give him a pill?” “Precisely!” Oh Borg, never change. Unironically my favorite side character, I love this genius idiot so much. He’s just like “well if anyone can do it, it’s you lunatics” and it still feels like pot calling kettle black.
Zane offering his armor to Pixal!!! I love him! Even though he’s so big on probability, he’s so willing to give up his own safety for others!
“I shall see you again.” AAGH
Magic armor toysets!!
The ninja ninja-ing over rooftops will never not make my brain whir.
Okay the golden spiderweb thing goes kinda hard as a villain aesthetic, though. Great way to make the normally heroic golden colors look all evil!
That shot of the ninja, these tiny lil dudes, against this giant evil robot kicks so much ass though.
“Then attack the people.” Holy SHIT Pythor! What a dick move! And the fact that its his former second-in-command that comes to offer the people refuge is so good!
“That was ALL YOU’VE GOT!?” It sure was, but these ninjas are the masters of asspulls so watch yourself.
Okay now we’re getting to the scene. The scene. One of the best scenes in the show, and I am prepared to die on this hill. Actually, I’m prepared to kill on this hill. Because this scene is just fantastic, and has stuck with me vividly for years, even after I fell off the show back around season seven. If you had come up to 16-year-old Raven and told her to quote this scene, she probably could have done so.
“Support me friends, for one last time.” Never does Zane ever think of this as anything less than a group effort. Even here, he’s asking for their support! And they do what little they can!
Then this GOAT just fuckin grabs the armor and demands “Let! My! Friends! Go!” His voice cracking, as the music swells! The way he’s writhing makes him look like he’s in genuine agony but pushing through it anyway!
“Go where, doomed ninja?”
Then they show his fucking heartbeat! It’s robotic, but also very much so a human pulse! Because Zane is as alive as anyone! Then his faceplate falls off!
And you can see the Overlord’s expression change here as he starts running calculations, getting worried!
“The golden weapons are too powerful for you to behold! Your survival chance is ZERO!” “This isn’t about numbers. It’s about family!” What can I even say about this exchange? First of all, the Overlord is appealing to Zane’s survival, rather than his chance of SUCCESS. In all likelihood, he KNOWS that Zane is a threat right now, because that robot is channeling the power of his own armor. But Zane is not swayed by his own chance of survival.
Killing the moment a bit, looks like Zane is programmed in some wacky ass C++. Wonder if Dr. Julien could help me with my Arduino homework. Never was good with stepper motors. Anyway back to drama.
Then the ninja desperately wondering why Zane isn’t letting go, but Wu realizes. “He’s protecting us!”
“I! Am! A Nindroid! And Ninja! Never quit! Go ninja, Go!” There’s so much here. It’s like when he found his true potential on an infinitely larger scale. The Overlord will not hurt his friends, because he knows who he is: A nindroid that never quits, built to protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Also, “Go ninja, go!” Amazing how the addition of one extra “go” completely changes the mood. It sounds desperate, like he’s telling himself to go, to take the plunge, to give everything up, and he DOES that.
Then he just. Fuckin. Goes. What I imagine is happening here is that he is directly powering himself with the golden armor, channeling the Overlord’s golden power THROUGH his heart to boost his own elemental power. Completely frying himself in the process, but able to literally produce the power to kill Satan.
“No Zane! No!” It being Jay, the one often considered the meek one, to be the first to run after Zane. As Wu has to force them all away, because he can’t lose all his ninja.
Then. The music change. The MUSIC CHANGE. This song. Let me tell you something. I just recently got back into Ninjago. And I was getting caught up on what I missed. Well, I was listening to a music compilation, and suddenly, this song started playing. I Ratatouilled so hard, y’all. I had a flashback to Zane having flashbacks, because this music is absolutely stunning.
His heartbeat plays over the music. The sounds of the fight fade away. As he recounts his time with his brothers. His time meeting his father again, even if it was for only a few short months.
“There’s something special about you Zane.” Cut to Pixal. Then cut to him smiling.
“I know who I am!”
“You were built to protect those who cannot protect themselves.” That’s it. That is the microcosm of Zane’s character. He protects people. He protects his family. And Zane can die happily if it means he has fulfilled that directive.
As he flatlines. Holy hell. I cannot stress enough the impact this had on me as a child.
One final (for now) NOOOOO from the Overlord, then it’s all quiet. The tower light goes out. The manhole freezes over. The robots break. It’s eerily soft compared to what was just happening. Like a single, soft exhale of breath.
Kai looks at a damaged “New Ninjago City” sign. This is symbolism.
And Cole finds a piece of Zane’s body! Is this the only surviving piece? It must be, and that’s devastating! Granted, a kids show probably can’t show what is essentially a corpse, but they don’t even have anything to bury!
Him comforting Nya as she starts to sob. Jay just looking away softly. And Borg. “I used to think technology would be the answer to all of our problems.”
Then it cuts to the memorial.
“Then I saw technology invent new problems. Devastating problems. And then, a Nindroid named Zane saved us all. He was the perfect balance between us and technology.” And nothing encapsulates that better than the heartbeat from a few seconds ago. The heartbeat of a human contained in a machine.
“Technology can improve our lives, but so can people.” The fact that they don’t fully demonize technology, which would be hypocritical seeing as Zane is technology. Instead, it’s all about balance!
“Our city will find its way again, but this time, with Zane as our compass.” Couple things here. First off. That this takes place in a park rather than an urban sprawl. Second, that the photo of Zane is of his season 1 outfit is nice! And that they’re going to look to Zane as an example of what technology should be.
And Zane gets a statue! I love this a lot. I love that it shows up in later seasons. Later on, Zane says he doesn’t need a statue. But it’s not even just about Zane, it’s for the people to remember Zane and his sacrifice by. To remember the mistakes that he fixed so that they don’t repeat them. The Titanium Ninja, a strong metal to act as a foundation for their future. It’s not complex symbolism, but it’s still extremely effective! No wonder I lost my mind at age 12.
Then his falcon sits on his shoulder, with the leitmotif playing! Agh! Just stab me in the heart already, show!
“So, what happens after this?” “I don’t know.” “And I don’t care. Today’s about Zane.” I have a lot of thoughts about this. First up, Jay completely not acknowledging the love triangle right now. He doesn’t care about that, because today IS about Zane. It’s so humanizing. And next up, we know what happens after this. In their grief, the ninja fracture. It’s tragic, but they’re all so devastated by their grief that they don’t know how to carry on together. This is a recurring thing in the show. When Nya becomes the sea, the team splits up. When Lloyd thought his friends died in Sons of Garmadon, he nearly gave up everything. For better or worse, these ninja need each other, they are a very tight-knit family. I wonder if the new series can touch on how they deal with being separated from each other on longer terms. Either way, this family loves each other so much, and I love that,
Kai being the one to give a eulogy. Literally I could type out that entire speech and point to line after line just being like Look! Look at this line! It’s amazingly eloquent, especially coming from Kai. Out of all the ninja, he’s always been the most family-oriented. He’s powered by brotherhood, and Zane continues to power him. We see this in season 4, when he visits Zane’s statue, that he still thinks about Zane every single day, still looking to him for guidance. He has so much love and respect for his family, but also can’t cope with yet another loss in his life.
Wu blinking rapidly as he ducks his head!! Dude is holding back tears big time.
.Dareth sobbing! He loves those funky ninjas too!
“Ninja never quit, and ninja will never be forgotten! Wherever you are Zane, you’ll always be one of us.” As it STARTS TO SNOW! AGH! This is so good!
All of Zane’s flashbacks before it’s revealed that he lived on in the Digiverse! At least before Ronin stole him, lol. Well either way, Pixal moving from grief to hope as she realizes he’s alive! Holy shit! I’d like to draw attention to her speech from crystallized. “Long ago, in a different battle, you gave up half your power source to save my life. Ever since that moment, I felt things I’ve never felt before. I felt love. For you.” Pairing these two moments together just... It hits so hard.
Then the fucking MUSIC. The FUCKING MUSIC! It is triumphant and glorious and a CELEBRATION.
“Are we compatible now?” Holy hell, what an ending.
No wonder this did irreparable damage to my brain chemistry. No wonder I was never normal again. This absolutely DESTROYED me as a kid, and I think it still holds up as one of the most emotionally impactful series of scenes in the show. The beginning is really awesome, the fights are fun, the characterization is stellar, and the death scene is damn near flawless. Is the episode nonsensical and a bit meandering at times? Well, yes, it is. The entire season is all over the place. But this episode still works SO well. I’d say it’s probably top five, easy.
It was something I never considered possible, as a kid. This is coming off season 2, which was pretty Lloyd-centric. I never thought we’d get such an amazing tribute to my, at the time, favorite character. I never thought he’d get such a moment in the spotlight to be as amazing as he was. Granted, he’s since had PLENTY of deaths to call his own, but this one remains the most impactful to me. This was the first death to REALLY be a death and to REALLY hit home. The only deaths that I’d say even come close are Nya’s death in Skybound (since she didn’t really die in Seabound) and Morro’s death for how brutal it is. Nya becoming the sea was also really good, though, with a beautiful funeral. But this one just...
The Titanium Ninja was a revolution for me as a kid. I had adored this show since the pilot. I had kept up religiously since the pilot. But this was the moment that the show went to a whole different level. And honestly, I think it holds up. Ninjago has a list of issues a mile long. But I just want to celebrate for a moment this episode, and everything it does so, so well.
Anyway, that’s my rant about an episode that I really love. I may do this again with episodes like Son of Lily. Because I love this stupid little show so much, guys. I grew up with it, and its always been a big part of my life. Episode 7, Tick Tock, was like, the biggest plot twist of the universe to me as a kid. It was what made Zane my favorite character, and got me so invested in him in the first place. To see Ninjago use that to make a genuinely fantastic character arc, then to use that as the foundation for the fourth season, was absolutely brilliant, and my life is genuinely better for having gotten to enjoy such a show as a kid and now as an adult. This show isn’t some life-changing revolution, but it makes me so happy, and I hope this rant helps illuminate a little bit of why.
#ninjago#ninjago masters of spinjitzu#ninjago rebooted#ninjago season 3#zane julien#zane ninjago#titanium ninja#the titanium ninja#yall i love this show so much#even when it hurts me#looking at you season 5
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one step forward, two steps back
first | < Part 1 | Part 2| tbc>
#fem klance#klance#vld#voltron#voltron legendary defender#this is a 5 + 1 story format btw#lance mcclain#keith kogane#fanart#yes. kay is going the catch the flu#comic brought to you by all the rain season in colombia#oh look...another mid format comic#SIGH#13 year old swearing vs 13 year old that is the youngest on her house and doesnt manage to say a bad word out loud at all
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Lmk doodles that are about as organized as a blender (feat. s5 screencaps that I think are Neat™)
closeups under the cut:
#lego monkie kid#lmk#lmk mk#lmk season 5#lmk sun wukong#lmk red son#lmk fanart#minor spoilers#i think??#like it's just the cutie patooties being cute soo#lmk macaque#for my very first attempt at drawing redson I don't think it looks too bad?#digital art#digital drawing#thank you lego monkie kid for taking my art block out back and beating it to death#nico's subpar art/god tier yapping
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Normalcy?
#nics art#nics gallery#nho#ethoslab#ethoslab fanart#bdoubleo100 fanart#bdoubleo100#ethubs#hermitcraft fanart#hermitcraft#hermitcraft s5#tw blood#its minor and only if you actually . look at bdubs but i should tag it#i gotta draw season 5 bdubs more#the vinesss
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Ladybug has far more patience than I to listen to Chloe’s new annoying catch phrase and not punch her in the face.
Based on Yamai:
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#look I rewatched the first 3rd of Season 5 and all of Chloe's screen time is literally just repeating the same tired point#woman you didn't help even when you WERE called upon#OR when you DID help that was only against akumas CAUSED. BY. YOU.#yeah I shot-for-shot recreated chapter 8 of komi-san can't communicate lol#cracks me up that Ladybug and Yamai are both voiced by Cristina Vee so#my art#anti-chloe#chloe salt#ooc ladybug#haha
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i think we all know who the REAL star of season 3 is
i'm making a vague attempt to pace out this season by doing a drawing after each episode, so anyway here's my new fave character
#rip to my friend and brother who had to hear me start screaming with delight 5 minutes in when this guy showed up#THEY BROUGHT BACK MY BOY#I MEAN ITS A DIFFERENT ONE AND ITS A GIRL BUT ITS STILL THE DIRT GUYS. THANK YOU#whoever on the creative team made this decision i owe you my life#these guys are animated in the most delightful way and i love them#hilda spoilers#hilda season 3#hilda season 3 spoilers#season 3 spoilers#hilda s3 spoilers#is that enough spoilers tags#yeah this is my fanart for episode 1. did something happen in that ep i was too busy looking at the creature of all time#jk i loved the episode so much. everyone better be so grateful that i chose not to draw the thing instead for this post i love himb#s3 is knocking it out of the park with funky little guys#hilda the series#hilda netflix#stray sod#hilda loam#art tag
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eleven is fascinating to me because he came right off the back of tens horrible traumatic breakdown after he lost everything and he immediately tried to establish himself as the opposite of that. he is funny and goofy and almost childlike, and he bulldozes on in his adventures with amy like nothing happened at all. but then something happens and his masks slips and it's like oh! the core of this man is still anger. he is so so angry all of the time and this façade is the only thing stopping him from being consumed by it. he isn't over any of it and he hasn't moved on. he is wearing a fez and laughing but under that all that exists is age old anger and grief and it is going to consume him
#i do think that this pit of anger was eventually covered and soothed by the ponds#but he didn't adress it and he couldn't even look at it until he was twelve#when he stopped pushing back and repressing everything and finally allowed himself to exist as he was#but ok listen#its all layed out in the first 3 episodes of season 5 and in the way amy sees him#episode 1. here is the new doctor he is energetic and reeling and fun#episode 2. the space whale comparison. here is the new doctor. he is unthinkably ancient and almost godlike but he is so so kind#and patient and good. he is ancient and lonely but he can't stand to see children cry. so the doctor helps people#episode 3. daleks. the doctor is a soldier. these are his age old enemies. he wants them dead and he will stop at nothing#all logic and reason vanish. he is hitting the dalek with a pipe and yelling his head off while amy watches in horror#like obviously we know why but amy didnt#this is not a sane or rational man he is unstable and angry#and in that episode he was stripped back to what he largely is: hate#you would make a good dalek ect ect ect#anyway 3 episodes with 3 very distinct and equally definitely traits layed out like: here you go#i don't like elevens era much but those first 3 episodes were great#doctor who#eleven#amy#eleventh doctor#matt smith#dr who#dw#i mean idk this is what river literally had to spell out for him#eleven was careening completely out of control#how long til doctor means warrior indeed?#mine
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“Campbell? Like the soup?”
“First of all it’s a really stupid name and second of all he sounds like a complete idiot!”
What a supportive husband is TK?? Look at him take his husband’s side without question. Hes doesn’t care. He’s like “Oh he called you out at a briefing babe? Yeah he’s an idiot named after soup” you know..That’s the kind of supportive husband we all need. 😄❤️
#Look at T.K.#That’s what you call a true supportive husband#Cannot wait to see more#911 lone star#tarlos#carlos reyes#tk strand#911 Lone Star Season 5
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“I was having an emotion, and I hate that. I’d rather have nice safe emotions about shows on the entertainment media; having them about things real-life humans said and did just led to stupid decisions.” ― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy
Title sequence designs inspired by the real-life shows Martha Wells based Murderbot's favorite shows on.
#the murderbot diaries#murderbot#sanctuary moon#world hoppers#murderbot diaries#hi i spent way too much time putting these together#when i actually just wanted a tiny version of the sanctuary moon one for something else i'm working on#thank you @the-yearning-astronaut for asking for the world hoppers one assdfsjdjsd#i DID have a lot of fun making these#the shows are how to get away with murder (-> sanctuary moon); legends of tomorrow (-> timestream defenders orion)#and stargate atlantis (-> world hoppers)#i watched the first 5 minutes of the first episode of every stargate atlantis season to see which title sequence i liked best#and GOD why don't shows have openings like that anymore??? stargate atlantis looks SO stupid and fun#i might just watch it#(please don't look too closely at them they are a bit messy lol)#𓄿
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we absolutely do not talk enough about how gorgeous the tardis is at the start of enlightenment
#look at her 😭😭😭#I’m personally more partial to the post 5 doctors console#but this lighting 😭😭😭😭😭😭#doctor who#classic who#fifth doctor#5th doctor#Peter Davison#enlightenment#season 20#alas I do appreciate this is why 13s tardis was a nightmare to film in#because you can’t see shite 😂
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My man acting like they haven't kissed, hugged and touched like 50 times each.
#i love him#you dumbo...#he is so cute look at him#rayllum#rayla x callum#my gifs#tdp callum#tdp rayla#mystery of aaravos#tdp s5#tdp spoilers#the dragon prince season 5#the dragon prince#rayllum meme
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Are you still doing requests? If so can you draw s5 Lloyd and Kai? If not it's cool :)
Like bro, like bro
#Kai lookin a lil different if you open your eyes widely#It's prob the chin#Anyways it's a bit blurry bc I made the drawing pretty small on the giant canvas I had- so I had to crop it to make it bigger!!#Thanks for the request!! ^^#Lloyd looks so cute I love how he turned out#ninjago#lego ninjago#art#my artwork#lego ninjago fanart#Ninjago Kai#Kai Ninjago#Kai smith#Lloyd Garmadon#Ninjago Lloyd#Lloyd Ninjago#ninjago season 5#Rgb siblings
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#dont look at the quality i forgot my netflix password and you can't screenshot on mobile which is just proper shite by them#so secondhand screenshots it is#tua#the umbrella academy#tua meme#tua season 2#tua2#number five#number 5#five hargreeves#number five hargreeves#number five meme#textpost meme#aidan gallagher#i know how to queue everything
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"Were you even listening? How many reports, Ikora? How many times did I tell you what I saw?"
#destiny#destiny 2#destiny the game#destiny art#bungie#ikora rey#exo stranger#elsie bray#season of the witch#fanart#i say 'season of the' and you guys complete 'lesbian drama' alright#i already filled my obligatory hive!eris drawing ok check dark future chap 5#in case this isn't obvious this is an elisabeth bray appreciation blog in disguise#and whatever mad decision she makes after this season is valid including idk sHOOTING HER OWN SHIP AT THE HELM TO STOP THIS MADNESS#ok but srsly tho rites of passage page 2 gave me some extra life and anxiety for the plot future xckvnkvn#my favorite part of season of the witch is shutting up everyone who had the audacity to look at me and say 'we already stopped the df'#lbr we will prevent it sure but the key word is //WILL// and im so happy this season proved my point#bungie loves planting plot points through lore text and they didnt write a whole collection of dark future timeloops for nothing
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Day 8/October 8: Curses || Empty Titles || "You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?"
ik its late and its more of a concept sketch that anything anyways but like. do you understand the vision. was he ever called a general or am i imagining things
#dont look for symbolism i havent brainrotted about season 5 in forever#not my best work its kinda shitty i def could have done better with the whole like. layout business but whatever i did this in like 2 hours#the reason general is an empty title is cause obviously she was using him to like come back to life or whatever right#so the title general means nothing to her. she doesnt care about him#yeah#hes never had a real#identity?? title?? hes been operating under 'green ninja' and then under 'general' for who knows how long#and then both titles turned out to be useless#you get it#i came up with her design on the spot i dunno its supposed to be hair in the background#kinda mimicking her weird ass tentacles#when i say shitpost morrotober i mean SHITPOST#morro ninjago#morrotober 2024#jellos scribbles#thatsall im doing
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S: It's not just about eating, it's about the experience! A: That's how the best memories are made.
#travel season#watcher#watcher entertainment#steven lim#andrew ilnyckyj#adam bianchi#worth it#sorry gotta use the old tag#standrew#yeah i gotta tag that too#not to toot my own horn or anything but I made magic here#also it took like 5 hours in total my god#op#if you're on desktop this used to look a lot more saturated but mobile makes it EVEN MORE saturated so I had to lower the red a bit#I hope it still looks decent tbh I've looked at it too much atp#if you're on mobile... you're privileged#huge thank you to levyfiles!!!
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