Ninjago Series Review: Season 1
The rules are simple. Episodes will be watch and judged on entertainment value, characters and lore. Seasons will be judged on which tier has the most episodes.
Season 1 Rise of the Snakes
E1: I think it a pretty fun episode. Lloyd first introduction here and I will honest it can of bad start. He's quite annoying. Thankfully his villain arc will be temporary, but he will stuck as a kid for a while. Will have nostalgic bias, as my first induction to Ninjago was through rise of the snake + season 2. Lots of voice swapping for some reason. I will place this in good tier.
E2: Another Fun episode and this one is a Zane centric episode. Love the bird animation. Also Zane got that autistic swagger, he's got be coded. You know what this episode makes me miss human Zane. Does have some emotional moments such as the Monastery burning. Lucky they got a new home at the end. First Cinema masterpiece.
E3: Love Jay's parents. I love the Fangpyre Tribe and their vehicles. Also love the ninja vehicles but the lore reason behind them is pretty dumb. Pretty good overall. Putting this in very good tier.
E4: What the best way to defeat your enemy, then to make them your friend. Last evil Lloyd episode and Pythor's first episode. His era of evil has started. Lloyd and Pythor up to evil shenanigans with Pythor's grooming behavior. It pretty fine as an episode.
E5: Lloyd being a little shit. Made me laugh. Pink Zane. Love the last two tribe design, though I wish they got a bit more development like the Fang and Hypro. Overall Fun Episode. Place in good tier.
E6: Samurai X lore. Ninja getting jealous. "Oh Ferious wheel" my personal favorite quote. Lloyd gets captured. Nya is beginning her role as hero. Give it a few seasons and she will be a Ninja. Also unnecessary tornado of creation here. Will put this in good tier.
E7: The Robot episode. Also got some Garmadon lore. It another Zane centric episode, one I really like. Got some really emotional moment here to. Also this episode marks the return of Garmadon and he's here in all his evil glory. It a cinema masterpiece.
E8: Jay centric episode and not going to lie it can of boring, mainly the dating stuff. But it does have some entertaining moment though. The Wu and garmadon scenes stops it from from being placed in a boring tie. So I'm placing it in a fine tier. Also how on earth does a kiss cure the serpent curse-
E9: Pretty good episode. Cole family angst, I love it. Ninjago theme song let go! Will be putting it in very good.
E10: I have fond memories of this episode and those memories won't weren't proven wrong. Garmadon being a troll, kai's true potenital, battle in the fire temple, Lloyd being revealed as the Green Ninja. This episode is a Cinema masterpiece.
E11: Pretty good episode. The fight scenes were really good. Skulkin came back and fight for the good guys. Putting it in Good tier.
E12: Part two finale. Unfortunately Pythor got the fangblades back and the Great Devouroer is released. Cool looking snake train. Can of a shame they didn't turn it into a set. It a cinema masterpiece.
E13: Season Finale and it very good. Another tornado of creation but this time useful. The Dragon came back but as a four headed hybrid. The Great devoured got defeated, sure hope this won't have consequences in the future. It a cinema masterpiece.
Overall Season 1 had some very good episode some reaching cinema masterpieces. Although it might be nostalgic bias speaking this season is going to Cinema Masterpiece.
2. Day of the Great Devourer
4. The Rise of the Great Devourer
Secrets of the Blacksmith
2. The New Masters of Spinjitzu
3. Return to the Fire Fire Temple
4. Once Bitten, Twice Shy
