#the pilot episode is not something i watch or enjoy thats completely separate from the series

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Me (an idiot who forgot the national anthem episode of blackmirror exists bcos I always rewatch from episode 2) fighting for my life after my relatives watched black mirror and obviously started with season 1 episode 1,, bcos im always talking about how cool it is

[midnight---hollow]

Ok its almost 4 am and im fueled only by spite.

I will be trying to explain why i personally think ninjago is a show you should take your time watching because god dammit its a show everyone amidietly turns away cus "lego ninjago? Oh thats a cash grab that only toddlers find funny." Please do note im not an expert and this is just my own opinion, plus its 4 am. I will try to keep this with little to no spoilers.

Base knowledge before we begin. We follow a group of 7 kai, cole, jay, zane, nya, lloyd, and pixal. Kai, cole, jay, zane, nya, and lloyd take up the elements fire, earth, lightning, ice, water, and energy. Zane and pixal are nindroids (robots) wu is their mentor/sensei.

Ok so the plot. Ninjago has abunch of diffrent plots, one for ever one to two seasons. Some are more complicated, "a group of bikers are trying to revive lord garmadon," while others are more simple,"our friend got himself and half the people in ninjago stuck in a video game" but they all come with their own pizazz.

I cant really give a strong on going plot for this because of how diffrent each season is but for each season they make each 10 episodes counts and flesh out the stories they want to tell

We have 6 ninja. Every season 1-2 ninja are taken to be the main characters, the story circles around them. One season we may be focusing on kai and nya and the mystery surrounding their parents, while the next we may focus on lloyds heritage of being both oni and dragon. Every character does something important but there is always one who stands out in each season.

The creativity the writers have is amazing. The fact that we are already about to enter season 13 of ninjago with each season still being interesting and exploring a new concept, while staying to the roots of what we know. Its impressive how many snake concepts you can do with only one or two of them being a flunk.

I personally dont know how they can go from a season about evil ghosts trying to take over the realms to a revenge stricken djinn plotting a wedding to gain ultimate power and have it make sense

The animation. Ok this is an unpopular opinion but i personally cant stand season 1. The story isnt the worst but the animation, to me it looks horrible. Especially when you compare it to almost every season past 3.

This is a scene from season 1, episode 10, "the green ninja"

Now this is a scene from season 8, episode 2 "the jade princess"

The improvement is uncanny. Even with the drop in quality in 11 and 12, its still such an improvement.

Almost every villain in this show hits. not counting the pilot, there isnt any villains that are really bad. Yeah personally im not a fan of acronix and krux but they still hold up as villains. I have yet to see a villain that is complete garbage. We have jokester villains that can still hold threat like chen, and tyrannical villain that make you hate them with every bone like nadakhan. We have a gift from god know as lord garmadon, The list continues.

I cant say if unagami is a bad villain since i haven't finished ns12 but from how far i made it in the season he is a strong villain.

The main characters to, you think it would get crowded with 7 characters, not counting wu, but its suprisenly balanced. Like mentioned before the using 1-2 characters as the mains really helps in giving us space. Its rare for it to feel crowded.

Also each character has their own separate personalities that mold and change throughout the season. Kai who starts out as an arrogant hot headed ninja learns to put others before him and that the spotlight dosnt have to be his. This isnt a one episode change either. Move to season 4 and we still see kai struggling with the fact he isnt the green ninja. Everyone brings something diffrent to the table

Not much to say about the comedy. Not a big fan of it in the begining seasons but i enjoy most of it now

Im probably gonna reblog this post. a few times when i have better or more reasonings but for now i need to sleep