I wonder what the age difference between Lloyd and Harumi is, especially when he became a teenager.
Yep, and I'm still as slow as ever.
Well let's think. Lloyd was about 10 when he got aged up, so perhaps about 4 years were added to him to make him about 14. Harumi I'm guessing was about the same age as Lloyd, about 10. But time obviously must have passed for Harumi to grow older. It's likely that about 4 years past between Season 1 and 8. Which would make Harumi about 14 and Lloyd about 19. I originally thought 5 years were added to Lloyd and 5 years past, however the ninja said they were " grown up teenagers " in Season 9 and that seems to fit how much time has passed in the seasons. I honestly wasn't expecting that for results, in my mind they should be older. What do you think?
I'm barely over half-way through RotS. . . xD
Harumi, fourteen years old. . . *thinks about my fourteen year-old-self and tries to imagine myself in her place* No. Nope. Nu-uh. That's just wrong. That's wrong on so many levels. --Although, in a different show there's a character similar to Harumi (like, REALLY similar), and despite all, her age was confirmed to be fourteen, so. . .
I dunno, I've heard discussions and disputes over the length of time over the series and all the ages, but four years does seem like a possible option. Perhaps Harumi a little older than Lloyd was when they were kids, say 11-- no, 12, which makes her 16 when Lloyd is approximately 19. I know she acts kind of young when we see her in the flashbacks, but hey, I still played with plastic dolls when I was 12, so it's not unreasonable.
Wow, I'm-- I'm honestly a little surprised you think so highly of Season 9. --And I'm not saying that like it's a bad thing to me, I mean really, I'm surprised. To me it felt like this season had a few more oddities shoved into the story, such as Chew Toy (just. . . Chew Toy ) and Mistake's character being changed to that of an Oni to make her more interesting. There were also some weird elements, like that thing with Dareth getting his "brown power", which never came to anything, and how the Elemental Masters were so easily defeated by the Sons of Garmadon despite being way better fighters than those Garmy fanboys could ever be. But brick it, I agree with you. It really was an awesome season, with a well-rounded story and cast of interesting characters of both new and old. The action was great, the interaction between the characters was fun, and the details that helped tie things help felt complete. For all the history it revealed, each of the characters' spotlight moments, and the humor and heart put into it, Hunted was definitely worth the hype. ^,^
Also. . . can we just take a moment to appreciate what a bricking boss Skylor was in this season?? The ninja need to hire her for help more often, seriously.
Funny that once I've pretty much given up hope they finally give Skylor a chance!
Those sneaky, conniving writers: they abandon some great character to make the audience think they're done with her for good, then BOOM, character pops out of nowhere and steals the show!
Plus, it's a way of the show growing up with the audience, you could say. We meet change, we watch characters grow up and stories intensify, and that's OK, because change is part of life.
I mean, oh yeah, and it gets way more exciting when it's all dark and gritty.
Exactly, and Ninjago has kinda tought me how to except change a little more. Plus if you think about it, if a kid started watching Ninjago when it first came out when he or she was 7, by this time they would be about 15 years old!
Yep.
Exactly! The show grows up with the viewers, instead of trying to be the same and be stuck in one theme, one concept for years. It's so great.
I can't ignore all that stuff, but I can label it as essentially useless. The Faith twist and the Iron Baron twist both contributed to the "character" arc of the Dragon Hunters, which went--where? They're a villain faction in a different realm whoaffected the climax of the season only by the fact that Faith taught the ninja to use chains. Otherwise, the Dragon Hunters existed to antagonize the ninja for the sake of stalling them for the season, which was uninteresting. Their aims were equal and opposite to those of the ninja, causing the conflict to be a very back-and-forth--i.e., hunters capture ninja, ninja escape, hunters hunt ninja, ninja flee, hunters capture ninja again, ninja escape again. This sort of struggle was unfulfilling. Also, Iron Baron's character was heavily let down by the fact that his evil schemes wouldn't really do anything for him. He could rule the realm--so what? There's essentially no one in the realm to rule. Moreover, the ease with which he went down was also disappointing, and again, his lack of influence on the season's real climax rendered his role pretty minor.
I suppose "annoyingly edgy" was too vague. Lloyd was actually just boring--his story was annoyingly edgy. That's my preference, though: I've never liked "survive under a hostile rule" stories because the heroes are just bottled up and I weary of watching them run away so much. As I said, though, the Resistance did not accomplish much until the very end of the season. The biggest problem with this was the introduction of a bunch of elemental masters, who broke into Borg Tower, got captured immediately afterwards, and then were not seen again until the end of the season. They had more potential that was unused.
In regards to the Dragon Armor, the only point I'll bother to make is this: If Wu knew that the Dragon Armor did nothing, why did he put so much stress on wandering the desert looking for it? Since it did nothing, the season would have been no different without it. The ninja could have befriended the dragons and gone home much earlier than they did.
Thanks for explaining your opinion on this better. To be honest, a lot of this is just a matter of preference, since I personally enjoyed both stories and didn't find them useless. I know this can come off as me backing out of the debate, but I just have no interest in keeping this going, so we should leave most of this here.
The one point I will counter is your final one. I doubt Wu actually knew the Dragon Armour was powerless before he got his memories back.
I figured I should say something instead of presenting seemingly unfounded opinions, but yeah, I'm good just leaving it here. Gives more time to bash Hands of Time. =P
I think this pic is a perfect depiction of how I feel:
For me, the first 4 episodes or so were okay. They set up some pretty solid background and I liked the witty dialogue/humor. The introduction of Acronix and Krux, the uncovering of their identity, and the multiple mysteries planted to be uncovered were really interesting and promising ideas. But they started dragging down the story instead of pushing it forward, which just makes everything even more frustrating to sit through. Like cool there's Ray and Maya and someone is Samurai X, but that doesn't mean Kai has to keep staring at the symbol and Nya being bitter about being the Water Ninja every chance they get (I thought she's over that already...?). Jay was extra annoying this season ("vermilion") and the repetitive "birthday" solution was just plain ridiculous.
Recycled jokes everywhere ("temporal means time!").
Where did their mistrust of Lloyd even come from?
Episode 5 and onward were an absolute train wreck. It's like the writers are trying to incorporate a single lesson into an episode, and our beloved heroes acted extremely out of character just so they can reflect the theme. And for a season focused on Kai and Nya they...didn't really get a lot of sibling moments?? They called each other brother/sister (only in 1 episode if I remember correctly) and journeyed into the Boiling Sea and the Temporal Vortex to fight the Time Twins, but otherwise they were just occupied in their own affairs and didn't even try to communicate/think things through together??
I think PIXAL realized how bad things were going this season so she bailed. Good for her. Machia and PIXAL were the only sane people in this season. And that time travel ending is....it's something, for sure.
The real highlights of this season are: Ronin & Dareth, Misako's frying pan fight, the fusion dragon, Acronix's fascination with technology, Jay's Teddy Bear...
...I can't recall anything else from the 2nd half of this season. It's that forgettable.
I think this pic is a perfect depiction of how I feel:
For me, the first 4 episodes or so were okay. They set up some pretty solid background and I liked the witty dialogue/humor. The introduction of Acronix and Krux, the uncovering of their identity, and the multiple mysteries planted to be uncovered were really interesting and promising ideas. But they started dragging down the story instead of pushing it forward, which just makes everything even more frustrating to sit through. Like cool there's Ray and Maya and someone is Samurai X, but that doesn't mean Kai has to keep staring at the symbol and Nya being bitter about being the Water Ninja every chance they get (I thought she's over that already...?). Jay was extra annoying this season ("vermilion") and the repetitive "birthday" solution was just plain ridiculous.
Recycled jokes everywhere ("temporal means time!").
Where did their mistrust of Lloyd even come from?
Episode 5 and onward were an absolute train wreck. It's like the writers are trying to incorporate a single lesson into an episode, and our beloved heroes acted extremely out of character just so they can reflect the theme. And for a season focused on Kai and Nya they...didn't really get a lot of sibling moments?? They called each other brother/sister (only in 1 episode if I remember correctly) and journeyed into the Boiling Sea and the Temporal Vortex to fight the Time Twins, but otherwise they were just occupied in their own affairs and didn't even try to communicate/think things through together??
I think PIXAL realized how bad things were going this season so she bailed. Good for her. Machia and PIXAL were the only sane people in this season. And that time travel ending is....it's something, for sure.
The real highlights of this season are: Ronin & Dareth, Misako's frying pan fight, the fusion dragon, Acronix's fascination with technology, Jay's Teddy Bear...
...I can't recall anything else from the 2nd half of this season. It's that forgettable.
I think this pic is a perfect depiction of how I feel:
For me, the first 4 episodes or so were okay. They set up some pretty solid background and I liked the witty dialogue/humor. The introduction of Acronix and Krux, the uncovering of their identity, and the multiple mysteries planted to be uncovered were really interesting and promising ideas. But they started dragging down the story instead of pushing it forward, which just makes everything even more frustrating to sit through. Like cool there's Ray and Maya and someone is Samurai X, but that doesn't mean Kai has to keep staring at the symbol and Nya being bitter about being the Water Ninja every chance they get (I thought she's over that already...?). Jay was extra annoying this season ("vermilion") and the repetitive "birthday" solution was just plain ridiculous.
Recycled jokes everywhere ("temporal means time!").
Where did their mistrust of Lloyd even come from?
Episode 5 and onward were an absolute train wreck. It's like the writers are trying to incorporate a single lesson into an episode, and our beloved heroes acted extremely out of character just so they can reflect the theme. And for a season focused on Kai and Nya they...didn't really get a lot of sibling moments?? They called each other brother/sister (only in 1 episode if I remember correctly) and journeyed into the Boiling Sea and the Temporal Vortex to fight the Time Twins, but otherwise they were just occupied in their own affairs and didn't even try to communicate/think things through together??
I think PIXAL realized how bad things were going this season so she bailed. Good for her. Machia and PIXAL were the only sane people in this season. And that time travel ending is....it's something, for sure.
The real highlights of this season are: Ronin & Dareth, Misako's frying pan fight, the fusion dragon, Acronix's fascination with technology, Jay's Teddy Bear...
...I can't recall anything else from the 2nd half of this season. It's that forgettable.
. . .
Next is Sons of Garmadon. The hype is real.
You make a lot of good points, but I have to disagree with you on the season going downhill after the first 4 episodes.
I think this pic is a perfect depiction of how I feel:
For me, the first 4 episodes or so were okay. They set up some pretty solid background and I liked the witty dialogue/humor. The introduction of Acronix and Krux, the uncovering of their identity, and the multiple mysteries planted to be uncovered were really interesting and promising ideas. But they started dragging down the story instead of pushing it forward, which just makes everything even more frustrating to sit through. Like cool there's Ray and Maya and someone is Samurai X, but that doesn't mean Kai has to keep staring at the symbol and Nya being bitter about being the Water Ninja every chance they get (I thought she's over that already...?). Jay was extra annoying this season ("vermilion") and the repetitive "birthday" solution was just plain ridiculous.
Recycled jokes everywhere ("temporal means time!").
Where did their mistrust of Lloyd even come from?
Episode 5 and onward were an absolute train wreck. It's like the writers are trying to incorporate a single lesson into an episode, and our beloved heroes acted extremely out of character just so they can reflect the theme. And for a season focused on Kai and Nya they...didn't really get a lot of sibling moments?? They called each other brother/sister (only in 1 episode if I remember correctly) and journeyed into the Boiling Sea and the Temporal Vortex to fight the Time Twins, but otherwise they were just occupied in their own affairs and didn't even try to communicate/think things through together??
I think PIXAL realized how bad things were going this season so she bailed. Good for her. Machia and PIXAL were the only sane people in this season. And that time travel ending is....it's something, for sure.
The real highlights of this season are: Ronin & Dareth, Misako's frying pan fight, the fusion dragon, Acronix's fascination with technology, Jay's Teddy Bear...
...I can't recall anything else from the 2nd half of this season. It's that forgettable.
. . .
Next is Sons of Garmadon. The hype is real.
Be prepared for the darkest season of Ninjago...
...which doesn't necessarily mean it'll be the best season, or even one of the best...
(Of course, I'm not saying TeaLeaf shouldn't like it. It's just a joke.)
Post by ninjalegoboy9389 on Jan 21, 2019 19:50:48 GMT
All Ninjago episodes up to and including Hands of Time are on Amazon Prime UK as of now. I have seen Sons of Garmadon but am yet to see Hunted and March of the Oni.
With the 100th episode of Ninjago coming up, and a wave of remakes to celebrate it, what better way to get ready for it than to rewatch every single Ninjago episode made since 2011? Along the way, we can give our thoughts on each season/special and discuss them. I've already finished the pilots and the first 2 seasons, so reviews of those will have to wait. I would have made this earlier, but I never had the time to do it until now.
Now, to rewatch every Ninjago episode ever made.
Apparently there are Hunted spoilers in this thread. time to leave now...
All Ninjago episodes up to and including Hands of Time are on Amazon Prime UK as of now. I have seen Sons of Garmadon but am yet to see Hunted and March of the Oni.
I AM BACK. :3 Re-watching the entirety of Ninjago sounds great to me, when should we--? *sees your reviews* --Wow, you go through them fast. 0.0
Well, I believe Mock and I will definitely be trying to catch up with you quite soon, but our progress will be slow compared to yours. Unfortunately we don't have enough hours in one day to watch an entire season.
Sadly, my progress has been slowed down a bit because I can't find high quality versions of the final 2 episodes of Skybound. If you know where I can find them, thank you. If not, I'll either keep trying to find them, or I'll just skip them.
Are you still looking for them? I know there are websites that have the full season...
Sadly, my progress has been slowed down a bit because I can't find high quality versions of the final 2 episodes of Skybound. If you know where I can find them, thank you. If not, I'll either keep trying to find them, or I'll just skip them.
Are you still looking for them? I know there are websites that have the full season...
No. I'll try to find them after I see March of the Oni.
Sadly, my progress has been slowed down a bit because I can't find high quality versions of the final 2 episodes of Skybound. If you know where I can find them, thank you. If not, I'll either keep trying to find them, or I'll just skip them.
Are you still looking for them? I know there are websites that have the full season...