I Figured It Out.

Here's something I think about.

In the first part of the pilot, Kai has to pass an obstacle course before Wu finishes his tea. Kai eventually accomplishes this by knocking the tea cup out of he hands, which is super clever! But Wu scoffs as he heads inside, which means that he probably didn't intend for Kai to do it this way, but still found it acceptable. So here's what I wonder:

How did the other ninja pass that test?

Idk if yall have had the chance to look at this ninjago book at the Barnes and Noble but these pages really tickled me. Like????? is Zane okay?????? canonically????????????????

Can we. Can we talk about. Ok consider. We all know about kids developing trust issues because of their parents. But I almost feel sometimes like Zane is the reverse? Like his dad raised him completely isolated in the middle of the woods and then erased his memory and left him completely vulnerable and alone. And we know from his behavior, especially in the first seasons, that Zane has a hard time adapting to people and grasping social boundaries, which already sucks for him but I feel like the implications of his upbringing go a lot deeper than that? I know I already made a post that was really similar to this but I'm on a slightly different track rn so hear me out

Like I feel like, intentionally or not, he made Zane COMPLETELY dependant on him in every conceivable aspect and then (by giving him straight up amnesia) he abandoned him without what little preparation he might have had to set him up for the outside world. And in doing that he simultaneously made it practically impossible for him to develop normal, constructive relationships with other people and also failed to give him to ability to discern when to trust people and when to be wary of their intentions.

So basically he put him in a position where he would be completely defenseless and wouldn't have the emotional or social maturity to protect himself from exploitation or abuse. It's super heavily implied (if not outright stated) that Zane was essentially homeless for however long he was wandering around before Wu found him, and it's like??? Can you imagine how traumatic that probably was all on its own? And if anything serious happened to him during this period there's a strong likelihood that he doesn't even realize it was wrong.

It'd be super interesting to have a clearer look into how he functioned pre-season one and the types of experiences he must have had. Plus I think it could serve to give some background to some of his behaviors and thought processes. Also I want to project my trauma on him as is my god-given right as an american

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My feelings which are always correct every time

u know what no the world needs to see mob psycho 100 goose au duck song from 3 years ago

Some of these look like menu options from a KFC joint lmao

new 2025 leaks

Ras is still going? That is one tough tiger to kill. Can‘t confirm anything about the veritability of these yet

i know you like chickens but i have to ask

what is your opinion on the T-Rex (ancient chicken)

(whiteboard drawing cuz im at work) I LOVE T REXES THEYRE SO CUTE big ancient chickebs...... raptors gotta be my favorite dino tho

nunchucks of lightning vs the storm amulet.

i dont even have anything to add. this speaks for itself.

The Explorer's Club is one of the funniest episodes because it's basically a session of DnD where Nya decides she's Done Roleplaying 5 minutes in.

Kai's voice actor has pipes

Also, not very important but among the ninjas who has the best singing voice?

Jesse

Sorry people, gotta go with Kai (Lloyd, bizarrely, is a close second cuz of the dishes song. Then Jay and Zane cuz of that one short)