I managed to finish the whole series before March of the Oni! Well, actually, not all of it. I skipped over Double Trouble because the episode was so pointless that the Bizarro Ninja didn't appear in the recap segment of the next episode. There were also 3 episodes of Skybound that I couldn't watch because I couldn't find high quality versions of them, which is why I haven't reviewed Skybound yet. Besides that, I've finished my rewatch of Hunted, and by extension, the whole series, so it's time for a review.
When I first saw Hunted, it came as such a pleasant surprise to me. I had been disappointed with Day of the Departed, Hands of Time, and Sons of Garmadon, partly due to the creators making them out to be way better than they really were. After all that, I didn't really expect Hunted to be much good. Then I saw it, and I was amazed. I've seen it again, and I was still amazed. Almost everything about this season, including the story, villains, and even little things were executed incredibly well, and I really don't get why so many people prefer Sons of Garmadon.
The way the story was told was really fresh. This time, there are two stories going alongside each other until the final episode arrives and ties it all together, and it worked really well for the season. There was less time to focus on worthless filler, and both stories moved at a much faster pace than they would have if they had seperate 10-episode seasons made for them. The writer even made sure to make both stories important. The Ninjago side might as well have been the Resistance doing random things to hold off against Garmadon until the other ninja returned, but a lot of important things happened. Two of the Oni Masks were destroyed, Mr E was destroyed, Harumi and Mistake both died, and the Elemental Masters returned.
To be continued...
I completely agree with you.
Tbh, a big reason I like SoG so much is because I like it when shows set up a lot for the next season. I also think a lot of people liked it because it was so much better than the last three pieces of Ninjago media we had received. First, there was the major disappointment called Day of the Departed, followed by Hands of Time, then The LEGO Ninjago Movie (which I personally didn't HATE). I think it was relieving to get SoG after Ninjago was seemingly lessening.
My personal order of best to worst seasons is:
1.Sons of Garmadon/Hunted 2. Sons of Garmadon/Hunted 3. Rebooted 4. The Green Ninja 5. Rise of the Serpentine 6. Pilot Episodes 7. Possession (purely because of the theme) 8. Tournament of Elements 9. Hands of Time 10. Skybound (don't hate me for putting this at number 10)
This topic inspired me to watch Ninjago again. As someone who dropped out after Skybound and Day of the Departed, I have a lot to catch up on content wise. But I think it's going to be pretty awesome.
I managed to finish the whole series before March of the Oni! Well, actually, not all of it. I skipped over Double Trouble because the episode was so pointless that the Bizarro Ninja didn't appear in the recap segment of the next episode. There were also 3 episodes of Skybound that I couldn't watch because I couldn't find high quality versions of them, which is why I haven't reviewed Skybound yet. Besides that, I've finished my rewatch of Hunted, and by extension, the whole series, so it's time for a review.
When I first saw Hunted, it came as such a pleasant surprise to me. I had been disappointed with Day of the Departed, Hands of Time, and Sons of Garmadon, partly due to the creators making them out to be way better than they really were. After all that, I didn't really expect Hunted to be much good. Then I saw it, and I was amazed. I've seen it again, and I was still amazed. Almost everything about this season, including the story, villains, and even little things were executed incredibly well, and I really don't get why so many people prefer Sons of Garmadon.
The way the story was told was really fresh. This time, there are two stories going alongside each other until the final episode arrives and ties it all together, and it worked really well for the season. There was less time to focus on worthless filler, and both stories moved at a much faster pace than they would have if they had seperate 10-episode seasons made for them. The writer even made sure to make both stories important. The Ninjago side might as well have been the Resistance doing random things to hold off against Garmadon until the other ninja returned, but a lot of important things happened. Two of the Oni Masks were destroyed, Mr E was destroyed, Harumi and Mistake both died, and the Elemental Masters returned.
To be continued...
I completely agree with you.
Tbh, a big reason I like SoG so much is because I like it when shows set up a lot for the next season. I also think a lot of people liked it because it was so much better than the last three pieces of Ninjago media we had received. First, there was the major disappointment called Day of the Departed, followed by Hands of Time, then The LEGO Ninjago Movie (which I personally didn't HATE). I think it was relieving to get SoG after Ninjago was seemingly lessening.
My personal order of best to worst seasons is:
1.Sons of Garmadon/Hunted 2. Sons of Garmadon/Hunted 3. Rebooted 4. The Green Ninja 5. Rise of the Serpentine 6. Pilot Episodes 7. Possession (purely because of the theme) 8. Tournament of Elements 9. Hands of Time 10. Skybound (don't hate me for putting this at number 10)
Uh...what? I said that Sons of Garmadon was another disappointment for me, and that Hunted got things back on track. I never even mentioned The LEGO Ninjago Movie, because it wasn't part of the TV show canon.
Besides that, I appreciate how your list completely ignores Day of the Departed.
This topic inspired me to watch Ninjago again. As someone who dropped out after Skybound and Day of the Departed, I have a lot to catch up on content wise. But I think it's going to be pretty awesome.
Tbh, a big reason I like SoG so much is because I like it when shows set up a lot for the next season. I also think a lot of people liked it because it was so much better than the last three pieces of Ninjago media we had received. First, there was the major disappointment called Day of the Departed, followed by Hands of Time, then The LEGO Ninjago Movie (which I personally didn't HATE). I think it was relieving to get SoG after Ninjago was seemingly lessening.
My personal order of best to worst seasons is:
1.Sons of Garmadon/Hunted 2. Sons of Garmadon/Hunted 3. Rebooted 4. The Green Ninja 5. Rise of the Serpentine 6. Pilot Episodes 7. Possession (purely because of the theme) 8. Tournament of Elements 9. Hands of Time 10. Skybound (don't hate me for putting this at number 10)
Uh...what? I said that Sons of Garmadon was another disappointment for me, and that Hunted got things back on track. I never even mentioned The LEGO Ninjago Movie, because it wasn't part of the TV show canon.
Besides that, I appreciate how your list completely ignores Day of the Departed.
I meant that I agree with you about Hunted being such a good season. The only reason I mentioned TLNM is that I think people like SoG so much because it came right after TLNM, which everyone hated.
Day of the Departed deserves less than to even exist.
Uh...what? I said that Sons of Garmadon was another disappointment for me, and that Hunted got things back on track. I never even mentioned The LEGO Ninjago Movie, because it wasn't part of the TV show canon.
Besides that, I appreciate how your list completely ignores Day of the Departed.
I meant that I agree with you about Hunted being such a good season. The only reason I mentioned TLNM is that I think people like SoG so much because it came right after TLNM, which everyone hated.
Day of the Departed deserves less than to even exist.
Sorry about that, it was just that your wording made it a bit confusing. It felt like you were saying "I agree with you, SoG was much better than the last three installments", which was not actually what I said.
This topic inspired me to watch Ninjago again. As someone who dropped out after Skybound and Day of the Departed, I have a lot to catch up on content wise. But I think it's going to be pretty awesome.
I managed to finish the whole series before March of the Oni! Well, actually, not all of it. I skipped over Double Trouble because the episode was so pointless that the Bizarro Ninja didn't appear in the recap segment of the next episode. There were also 3 episodes of Skybound that I couldn't watch because I couldn't find high quality versions of them, which is why I haven't reviewed Skybound yet. Besides that, I've finished my rewatch of Hunted, and by extension, the whole series, so it's time for a review.
When I first saw Hunted, it came as such a pleasant surprise to me. I had been disappointed with Day of the Departed, Hands of Time, and Sons of Garmadon, partly due to the creators making them out to be way better than they really were. After all that, I didn't really expect Hunted to be much good. Then I saw it, and I was amazed. I've seen it again, and I was still amazed. Almost everything about this season, including the story, villains, and even little things were executed incredibly well, and I really don't get why so many people prefer Sons of Garmadon.
The way the story was told was really fresh. This time, there are two stories going alongside each other until the final episode arrives and ties it all together, and it worked really well for the season. There was less time to focus on worthless filler, and both stories moved at a much faster pace than they would have if they had seperate 10-episode seasons made for them. The writer even made sure to make both stories important. The Ninjago side might as well have been the Resistance doing random things to hold off against Garmadon until the other ninja returned, but a lot of important things happened. Two of the Oni Masks were destroyed, Mr E was destroyed, Harumi and Mistake both died, and the Elemental Masters returned.
To be continued...
Double Trouble was such a great episode, though.... =P
I managed to finish the whole series before March of the Oni! Well, actually, not all of it. I skipped over Double Trouble because the episode was so pointless that the Bizarro Ninja didn't appear in the recap segment of the next episode. There were also 3 episodes of Skybound that I couldn't watch because I couldn't find high quality versions of them, which is why I haven't reviewed Skybound yet. Besides that, I've finished my rewatch of Hunted, and by extension, the whole series, so it's time for a review.
When I first saw Hunted, it came as such a pleasant surprise to me. I had been disappointed with Day of the Departed, Hands of Time, and Sons of Garmadon, partly due to the creators making them out to be way better than they really were. After all that, I didn't really expect Hunted to be much good. Then I saw it, and I was amazed. I've seen it again, and I was still amazed. Almost everything about this season, including the story, villains, and even little things were executed incredibly well, and I really don't get why so many people prefer Sons of Garmadon.
The way the story was told was really fresh. This time, there are two stories going alongside each other until the final episode arrives and ties it all together, and it worked really well for the season. There was less time to focus on worthless filler, and both stories moved at a much faster pace than they would have if they had seperate 10-episode seasons made for them. The writer even made sure to make both stories important. The Ninjago side might as well have been the Resistance doing random things to hold off against Garmadon until the other ninja returned, but a lot of important things happened. Two of the Oni Masks were destroyed, Mr E was destroyed, Harumi and Mistake both died, and the Elemental Masters returned.
To be continued...
Double Trouble was such a great episode, though.... =P
Events in Double Trouble:
Evil ninja attack. They cause some double trouble. They go poof. The end.
Okay, so there was Darkley's Boarding School, but the episode was pointless.
Well, actually, not all of it. I skipped over Double Trouble because the episode was so pointless that the Bizarro Ninja didn't appear in the recap segment of the next episode. 
There were also 3 episodes of Skybound that I couldn't watch because I couldn't find high quality versions of them, which is why I haven't reviewed Skybound yet. Besides that, I've finished my rewatch of Hunted, and by extension, the whole series, so it's time for a review.
I said that Sons of Garmadon was another disappointment for me, and that Hunted got things back on track. I never even mentioned The LEGO Ninjago Movie, because it wasn't part of the TV show canon.
