#n16 spoilers

[chococrystal]

It's been a while, have some doodles

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[calpalsworld]

SPAMTON?!?!?!?!?!??!

#n16 spoilers #my ninjargon is good enough to know that says call dareth at the top #ninjago

[astrobabe146]

​Nyad my little goofy goober <3

#ninjago #lego ninjago #my art #ninjago nyad #ninjago crystalized #ninjago spoilers #n16 spoilers #Such a tragic character #Hopefully the ninjago crew doesn’t give her the Echo treatment and we get to see her again someday 🥲 #ninjago seabound

[stormglider]

Don't look at me im fufkinfh inconsolable

#DID YOU KNOW LEGOS CAN BE QUEER? FUCK EVERYTHING. #ninjago #ninjago spoilers #crystalized spoilers #n16 spoilers #kai smith #kai ninjago #dareth ninjago #sally ninjago #zane julien #i almost started bawlinh as hard as i did at the ep itself. god im so normal #my art #splash draws #also the other ninja are gay too dont fucking worry . its just these guys were with her.

[zombrainrot]

something i really like about crystalized is just how much lloyd disassociates throughout. he’s constantly faced with facets of his past that he doesn’t want to see again (garmadon, harumi, etc) and everytime he’s faced with it for the first time he completely zones out.

#n16 spoilers #n16 #crystalized spoilers #lloyd garmadon #goddamn that boy needs help #kai too at the end of seabound #smith sibling traits to just dissociate

[nagasthia]

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[demigod-of-the-agni]

Ninjago S16 Finale Thoughts [SPOILERS]

There is so much [SPOILERS] going and if I don't [SPOILERS] I'm gonna [SPOILERS] lose my [SPOILERS] mind.

Turn away now, ye who have yet to witness this epic conclusion. (this is going to be very long)

I was those little runts in Australia who had to stay awake til 2am trying to watch the whole thing with bad wifi, so I had the benefit of coming back later with more coherent thoughts.

And I thought... as cheesy as the ending was, despite being underwhelmed by it, I thought the ending was great. I've always told myself that even if we don't get a tear-jerking ending where someone dies, the bare minimum creators can do is wrap up a show with a nice little bow and say "Yes, they went through hardships but they made it out! Hooray!!!"

Ninjago fell into the latter category.

It's also noteworthy to keep in mind that this show is, and always was, aimed at children, and yeah most of us probably don't fit that definition anymore, rip.

For the most part, I thought they handled the show pretty well. Part 1 was significantly funnier than Part 2, as should be expected. There were great callbacks that both tied the season back to the earlier established lore (I mean, the Great Devourer being influenced by the Overlord to bite Garmadon all to find the perfect body that can successfully rip the very power of Creation into shreds? I won't say I haven't theorised that for YEARS but 👀 it's nice to have it confirmed) and just gave us content that we were dying for. As a Kailor fan, episodes 25-26 blessed me. Pixane was delicious. Lloyd and Garmadon fighting together was fan-fucking-tastic. Even minor details like "Wait, I thought combining the Golden Weapons together would be bad because they would explode" was enough for me.

New concepts were great as well! I loved the Dragon Forms, my heart was literally bursting trying to gobble up all that is brightly-coloured and dragon-themed. And *sighs happily* definitely reminiscent of the final battle in Avengers: Endgame. They weren't fucking lying when they made that poster, huh

All in all, if I went back to tell my 11yo self what I had just seen, she would laugh then scream then cry with disbelief. Because the show has gone above and beyond anything I had expected, and deep down, 11yo me was satisfied what she'd gotten.

But like any good piece of media, and because I'm just Old, there were things that obviously turned me off, or found a little unbelievable.

The death fake-outs -- there were. so many. You can never have enough angst but too many fake deaths just make you desensitised, and the deaths themselves don't feel that emotionally impactful anymore. I mean, sure, we had the purest Pixane moments in the show from when Zane was out of commission again (the fact that I have to say 'again' says it all) but like... Zane's just used as a cheap bargaining tool for sadness, so uh. Yeah.

Oni Lloyd -- I have never been so sad in all my life until that happened. Everything leading up to Oni Lloyd I thought was Great -- it ties back to S11 where Lloyd looks into that reverse-Mirror of Erised and fears he'll become Lord Garmadon. Having to embrace that darkness is Never an easy thing and seeing what had happened to others around him will effectively build that fear. Which would make it all the more worthwhile if Oni Lloyd could have held his own for a little longer in the episode. It felt... disappointing, honestly. They hyped up Oni Lloyd but it didn't even last for a minute. I would have accepted Lloyd looking at his reflection, getting terrified but also being so overcome with rage because the Overlord was a bastard for ever touching his family, roar angri oni sound effects. (Also damn, when Lloyd screams after he transforms?? Chilling, and I mean that positively). I just think it was so underutilised; where the Dragon Forms succeeded, Oni Lloyd falls flat

Why is Lloyd being a dick? -- It is a genuine question. I get it -- Lloyd doesn't trust Garmadon because Garmadon is so intent on conquering the world and switches allegiances super quickly and barely spares a moment to check in on Lloyd, but...hadn't Lloyd made peace with him years ago? All the way back in S5, even. They separated on good, if not heartbreaking terms. Lloyd wasn't like this in S8, but it's almost like. the show was trying to give him the arc that Movie-Lloyd had -- he acts like Garmadon is a deadbeat dad (okay he was chilling with Vinny because he wanted to Find Himself but-), doesn't give a shit about him (he was Learning Empathy-) and cares for nothing except Destruction™ (he was bit by an evil snake.) My point is, Lloyd made with peace Garmadon; there's literally no reason for him to hate him that much

The Utter Lack Of Consequences -- now this is really where the whole "Ninjago is made for kids" point really kicks in. I will say this, in bold and italics and capital letters: NINJAGO IS MADE FOR KIDS, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN AUDIENCES NEED TO BE KIDS TO ENJOY THE SHOW. Hope you got that -- in other words, I, an old person, found the ending to be cheesy as fuck, and kind of abrupt. I thought someone was going to die. I thought that the Ninja were going to lose their memories (Cole's "What did I do?" to Vangelis, Kai's "Now what was I doing?" re. Aspheera, etc; would've been an interesting twist). I thought the Oni and Dragon Forms were a permanent, lasting change. I thought the Ninja were literally going to become the Golden Ultra Dragon. I thought that actions having consequences would be something this season would be heavily focusing on. Part 1 made that clear, but I guess the power of friendship and love can really overpower death itself. Literally no one gets hurt. I find that Highly Unbelievable, especially since the finale is on par with Endgame! But it's a kid's show, the target audience are kids, and Ninjago has always been playing the safe game; while kids grow up to be like me, there's always an influx of new watchers who are just small, impressionable children. I'm not mad at them for it, but it still feels pretty abrupt. Like, everything is Cool Now, Everyone Is Getting Along. Mkay. But we get Garmadon monologuing about generational trauma and growth, so there's that

Ayo where is the Elemental Alliance? -- I swear they were here, where did they go? I miss my boys Griffin and Shade :'(

Oh, and just because I'm spiteful-

Get Lloyrumi away from me -- I'm sorry, but Harumi has proved herself time and again that she is a manipulative, cunning little backstabber. I was getting real uncomfortable when it seemed like the show was pushing us towards a Lloyrumi ending -- and yet, even after everything, Lloyd was giving her the time of day when he was flat-out ignoring his own father who had Clearly gone through Villain Rehab?? I can allow a siblinghood to form, just barely, but an actual relationship is too much. That being said, the plot-twist redemption was... kind of expected, but not in the way I thought it would unfold. I was expecting it to be some cheesy 'love conquers all' kind of thing, but- yeah, I don't know. It was an Oh shit moment, so..

Alright, now that's All of my grievances towards the ending. It's not much, they're just things that bug me on a weirdly technical level, but if I were to ignore them, the finale is still a 10/10. Maybe a 9.85/10 for the abrupt ending, but other than that I loved it to BITS. I adore it. I love what they have given us, and in my book? It did the bare minimum -- it gave a satisfactory ending to a storyline eleven years in the making.

I can't believe it myself.

I know most of you might find my nitpicking a little too much, but this is just what I felt. I was never a Day One fan, but I've been in this fandom for nearly half my life, so it's a huge part of me. Despite its hiccups and strange moments, I am thankful for all that Ninjago has done. I probably wouldn't be a third of the person I am today if it weren't for this silly little show about silly little ninja men. I have no idea where the new series will go, but it won't have to struggle to find its footing, I hope. We might get something by the end of the year, but no high hopes yet; I just wish it'll carry on the legacy of this show and burst with its own light, colour and fun.

So, thank you for reading. And remember...

#thankyouninjago

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[burgandykat]

working on designs hehe

undead harumi my beloved

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[theiceemperor]

I'm watching Ninjago: Crystalized and I just –

What is this???

They freed Aspheera and it's all about how Wu can't trust her and how she hurt him and everything, but why did literally no one mentioned the fact that she'd hurt Zane, too?

Aspheera was the one who sent Zane to the Never-Realm. How did no one think of how it could affect him to see, let alone free her?

I guess it's a good thing that Zane had his emotions turned off.

(And there's the fact that the show would need to actually adress the ninjas’ traumas, but you get my point.)

#ninjago #crystalized spoilers #n16 spoilers #ninjago crystalized #zane ninjago #ninjago aspheera #sensei wu

[star-ocean-peahen]

WAIT

THATS WHY SHES SAMURAI X AGAIN

BECAUSE SHE GIVES UP HER POWERS TO RETURN TO LAND

SHE-SHE SEVERS HERSELF TO RETURN TO EVERYTHING SHE LOVES AND EVERYTHING SHE IS

AND HER OVERARCHING ARC THROUGH THE WHOLE SHOW!!!!!!!!! SHE NEVER WANTED TO GIVE UP BEING SAMURAI X IN THE FIRST PLACE SHE WAS JUST PRESSURED INTO DOING SO TO SAVE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!! JUST LIKE SHE WAS PRESSURED TO BECOME THE SEA!!!!!!!!!!! SO GIVING UP HER POWERS IS HER RECLAIMING HER AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM TO DETERMINE HER OWN IDENTITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS. SHOW. IS. SO. FREAKING. GOOD.

#ninjago season 16 #s16 #ninjago spoilers #ninjago season 16 spoilers #n16 spoilers #nya #water ninja

[thereallattehottay]

so many people say that the end of crystallized was underwhelming and i can understand that but i happen to really like it. the way that they all came together makes me so happy

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[chococrystal]

hahaha so kai huh

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[fragiledaisysstuff]

Hot take : Lloyd is the only one with fashion sense anymore since crystallised,jay couldn’t care less ,zane sees no purpose ,cole too busy

Supporter of emo lloyd fashion :)

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[fires-of-ninjago]

I have some fixes for Crystalized, spoilers below:

MAKE CLOUSE THE CRYSTAL KING!! Jk, but maybe have Harumi find out sooner that the Overlord was the one behind everything, it would explain her changing sides a bit better

Have a scene at the end where the ninja are pardoned for their actions after saving the city

Lloyd's oni side is shown more often, he's constantly changing back whenever it happens. Garmadon now is there to tell him he shouldn't be afraid of his heritage

Show the crystalized people changing back, like how the people affected by dark matter back in season 2 got changed back

I might think of more later

Well, at least this would be a start! I mean, I would've preferred that Garmadon would've showed up much earlier in the season, (because he is a gift that just keeps on giving! XD ) but it would have also helped if Wu hadn't acted like such a tool in the first half of the season!

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[ravem267]

Hear me out

Jay in new season is way more serious and mature

No jokes no singing

etc.

He does not smile like before

Not so often I think

Sorry if somebody mentioned that before

#ninjago #jay walker #ninjago crystalized #n16 spoilers #ns16

[greenbincha]

Am I the only one who thought that they could just use vengestone to make nya human again considering Kai got his powers back anyway

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