Its really funny that you actually permanently banned my other account from your channel, simply because you and I have a different perspective. No offensive insults, no degrading of your work, yet you still banned me :D How can you call me pretentious, when you actually censor your channel which is meant to engage discussion in the first place? How do you have the audacity to state your opinion, when you just straight up delete another person's? These alone prove that you aren't a mature person yet. These discussion videos make no sense if you just straight up throw away anything opposite to your opinion. You should abandon this habit, because arrogance is not a useful trait in the real world. And trust me, I understand this situation perfectly. Its not the first time someone who got offended by what I said (again for the same reason) permabanned me from their channel, I have experience. You are in the wrong to just do things like this, people who censored free speech in the past used the same thought process as you just now, even if its hard to believe it :D
@@JohnRengo-h4wwow, he just undermined your comment in one word. Also I’m sure u did something wrong if he perma-banned you, don’t act like you didn’t.
@@jakeplayzyt5220 Well, not really :D I wrote a comment under his "possession is a masterpiece" video, where I called out how its not a genuen critique, because he didn't even bring up a single negative thing about the season. Then I went on to say most of the ninjago fandom just praises this show, but they don't actually understand how flawed it is in every way possible, and that calling anything in the entire series a "masterpiece" is silly. He even wrote "I explain why Lego Ninjago Season 5 is brilliant in almost every way" in the description. And there weren't any bad words in my comment either, it was simply the complete opposite of his perspective. He just disagreed with it a lot. I simply told him that Ninjago was never a good show from a storytelling perspective, it is only enjoyable if you don't care much about quality, like when we were children. I also said that he doesn't like the actual show, because then the many, many flaws in it would also be clear to him, but he only loves the "good" parts. To which he responded with: "You sure have a lot to say about a kids show that "was never good". L Take" The situation is simple really, he loves Ninjago a lot, and I said bad things about it, and so he antagonised and banned me, because he didn't want to see negative comments like this. Again, what he said proves me right: "I don’t know what compelled you to make such comments trying to ruin our fun"
@@JohnRengo-h4w that was a pretty bad take… u telling me the writing of season 5 wasn’t good? A past student coming back to reclaim what he feels he is rightfully so and ends up summons an army of ghosts to curse all 16 realms in darkness? Let’s just agree to disagree here.
morro was always my favorite villain. the fact that the season isn't completely centered around lloyd and rather the main 4 ninjas is just kinda refreshing. morro when he had control over lloyd's body was an absolute unit tbh.
I love the brotherly relationship that Lloyd and Kai have during this season, like Kai saying that he will do all he can to protect Lloyd. It’s so wholesome
One thing I find funny is that after S4 they kept introducing new Elements which opened the plot-hole of how Chen did his Spell without Wind, Water, Time, etc.
True, I’d probably call it a continuity error because Chen says all the elements and then they keep introducing more going against the established continuity.
In canon, it’s explained that wind and water belonged to Wojira and not the FSM, which is why they weren’t needed for the spell And as for time, season 7 is a massive plot hole anyways so idk if I’d count it
honestly I hate how they didn't do anything with airjitzu after season 5, it's such a helpful form of spinjitzu and they just forgot about it right after season 5
They did forget about it later on but it was in Skybound (S6) and Day of the Departed but after that they forgot it, I was told the canon reason why was because it’s a corrupted martial art that uses dark magic so they can’t use it anymore but we all know the real reason was because it was overpowered.
They also used it in The Hands of Time (season 7). It's Season 8 ( Son's of Garmadon) and onwards where they don't use Airjitzu, Fusion Dragons and Elemental Dragons.
"Whatever happens to me, wherever I am, I will always be with you. There comes a time when every boy must become a man. What sort of man, is up to him."- Sensei Garmadon Man does this make me cry 😢
I think what made that Garmadon scene hit hard was because the season began with Lloyd having issues with him suddenly leaving him alone, just like most people do when they hear the passing of a loved one. This was done to set up his short reunion with him, a reunion that finally made Lloyd come to terms with who he is and what path he wants to take. It gave Lloyd the closure HE desperately needed from his father's death. And it is only after saying bye to him for the last time, he finally grows into the hero, The Green Ninja WE needed him to be. Outstanding stuff Lego crew :).
Oh yeah they handled that very well, that’s why I get physical pain when people say Ninjago is just a silly kids show, because that scene is a clear example of why it definitely isn’t. Love that scene it gets me every time!
This season was honestly the best out of all to this day the vibe hits, one of the main irl lessons ninjago has taught is to never give up and nothing worthy comes easy
To say your representation and display of your passion for Ninjago is great, is an understatement. This was a great video and possession is also my favorite season. right next to rebooted,and Legacy. 10 out of 10 video m8.
@@tmandoesgamesv2.018 Thank you, that means a lot! It’s been a wild 11 years of Ninjago and this has been with me most of my life and it will be till the day I die! Thank You so much for watching.
I love Morro with every fiber of my being. His talent, strength, strategic mind and most importantly history really resonances with me. Especially how this leads to him redeeming himself in the day of the departed. Not to mention the preeminent which was easily the most scary character ever faced. I REALLY wish they expanded more on Morro and the departed realm.
Absolutely 100% agree, Morro was such an amazing character and I hold the steadfast belief that he is not overrated, he is genuinely so well written and designed, wish we got more of him but I'm glad he got a fitting conclusion in not just Possession but Day of the Departed.
@@rizzobel Sure there is a new master of wind but Morro himself was not only given rest once but twice, and they were both honorable "deaths" so to speak.
@@NinjagoNostalgicThis could be cope But There is a chance for him to be alive I don’t think they’ll add him But he’s probaly In another Dimension Where garmadob and Chen went
This season felt like the kids watching this started growing up. Season 4 was dark talking about Chen's war crimes. But season 5 was amazing just because of Morro. His anger and frustration felt so real. Then it feels sadder, when you realize that the ex elemental master of wind probably died, that's what made Morro homeless. Also Morro second doubting himself at times, made him feel more realistic. Then his sacrifice was heart breaking. Also this is the 4th best version of weekend whip. I want to make it #1 but Season 2, season 6, and 7 give it a run for his money
Season 2 does not give season 5 a run for its money at all😂 not even close. Season 6 is great in many areas but Nadakhan is just so dumb and I find the genie rules to be so confusing it’s the biggest problem for me. Season 6 is still top 10 S tier. Season 7 does not even come close to the greatness of season 5. It’s honestly a disgrace to even compare them. None of those seasons beat out possession or come close at least imo.
Ninjago season 5 was and will always be my favourite, I love how unique the ghosts are as enemies and their designs 13:02 are awesome, I love how Morro is essentially what Kai could have become if he never accepted Lloyd as the green ninja (or they never found out it was him to begin with) I love how the ninja switch who is leader as the show goes on in Lloyd's absence, COLE BECOMES A GHOST, the ninja's suits are the best look they've ever had, I love everything about it, plus Ronin is one of my favourite non-ninja characters
My favourite thing about season five was The focus and attention Kai got which was also my favourite part in the season when I was a kid. Kai from the very beginning was treated a bit as a mascot, it felt like he’d be the protagonist and sadly for him that wasn’t the case, so I was glad to have season 5 focus more on how he felt. Don’t get me wrong I love Lloyd (he was one of those questionable childhood cartoon crushes we’ve all had) but kai in comparison to everyone else at that time in the series felt to me like he had received the least care and attention (him and cole too). He didn’t seem like he had any nice dynamics like jay with nya for example or again jay and cole so him having a special brotherhood like connection with lloyd felt amazing. It was the end of an 180 for me, starting with anger frustration and resentment towards lloyd because he “stole” the green ninja title and ending with love protectiveness and genuine care for his friend, to me it feels kind of poetic (?)
Yeah, As a Kai fan, and rewatching the series, I've always been waiting for him to get a little bit more development, and take a few steps in humility, because his Ego can be a bit insufferable, I'm so glad through season 5, 6, and 7 he's getting that development.
After Hands of Time, it very often becomes just the Lloyd and or Company Show. Even in the recent finale, the four original achieve dragon form with Nya just kinda standing there and Lloyd struggling with his Oni side and failing to master it. They keep separating the ninja between groups and makes them feel less like a team. Lloyd gets way too much screen time. Nya almost gives up being a ninja almost immediately after losing her powers. Kai has forgotten the word humility. I feel like Lloyd didn't learn anything in the latest season.
I love the new season but that’s true, Lloyd kept getting more screen time, and he won in a weird way, instead of with the ninja without and basically no powerup
Ninjago got a lot worse after season 11, it seems like the only season the showrunners wanted to make was s13 and the rest of them were " nonono Jay's mom coming back? That's too dark for a kids show! Make the villain a corrupted videoagme man!!! "
🤣 I hope you’re not too mad lol. I made sure to give you credit in the video and the description as well, thanks for giving me inspiration to make this video!
@@NinjagoNostalgic literally no harm at all I’m only kidding I just planned to rewatch it since so many ppl seem to love it and I just- forgot the whole season entirely
@@tgaming173 I knew you were joking lmao, but you definitely should rewatch it, to me at least it’s on the same level as Tournament is. I’m thinking about pushing my video back a day or so to begin with, that might give you enough time to get caught up lol.
The only thing missing in this season is a scene with kai and lloyd, where lloyd goes to fight morro but kai doesnt want to leave him again, but eventually realizes he has to believe in lloyd. Or something like that, because despite kai having the most fleshed out arc this season, it kinda ends on episode 8 (just like s4 funnily enough)
What we got out of Kai in this season was great. I feel like a lot of people overlook Kai’s real arc in this season to just being “Kai wants to protect Lloyd,” but I feel like this is more of a Master of the Mountain situation where this season defines Kai as a character. I love that Kai wants control over the team to prove himself to Lloyd that he can protect him. He makes impulsive decisions to insure he can for fill that role, even at the cost of the team. With that being said, I agree more could’ve been done with his arc. Kai and Morro have a really interesting Dynamic. Both of them are trying to prove themselves to Lloyd for opposite reasons that conflict with each other. Although with the context we have from S4, they totally should’ve leaned into the Green ninja obsession. Maybe send Kai off on his own for one episode to further push Morro and Kai’s dynamic. What if Morro found out about Kai’s fear and wants and they fight in the finale. One more thing, I think instead of Wu giving the reconciliation speech to Morro before his death, it should’ve been Kai. Not that Wu couldn’t be there as well, but it would’ve made for a much more satisfying end to both their arcs.
Lloyd not being the main character in Possession gives the other 4 ninjas more personality, and Morro is one of the best villains. The Intro, Atmosphere, Story, Graphics, and Lighting was a masterpiece. And the story and sets were crazy good. The color scheme and character designs are the best throughout ninjago
I wholeheartedly agree, Possession just hits different, I absolutely adore the ghost story vibe of this season, maybe some of my love is nostalgia but it is undeniable that Possession felt like a journey, a very fun, scary, moody, stylized, engaging journey!
One of my favorite aspects of Possession was honestly seeing the four ninja interacting with each other, especially in Peak-a-boo, that one has easily some of my favorite moments with them and it's honestly such a wholesome watch at times. Having Lloyd out of commission for most the season meant they could really spend some time on the OG 4's dynamic. It's a little nostalgic in a way. And the Ghost Whip is such a banger, my non-Ninjago friends often ask me why the music for this Lego cartoon is so good and I just shrug. Admittedly not the biggest fan of the Cloud Kingdom's concept, but it's iirc never mentioned again after this season (asides from a cameo) so I guess I can let it slide. Also on cameos, the Chima one got a chuckle out of me. I never caught Posession on TV back when it was airing so I remember it didn't take me until the movie to find out Nya was one and then I went "Oh, of course they'd make her one." Still, it's pretty well done, same goes with the rest of the season, and Nya was a pretty welcome addition to the team. (sorry, I do talk a lot. but this was a pretty solid video, good job 👍)
No problem with the long comment I could read people talking about this season for days on end! The classic dynamic was good to see again very reminiscent of the pilots, the music is such a banger because the Ninjago team knows what they’re doing, as for cloud kingdom it does complicate things but like you said it’s not mentioned much. Glad you liked the video, and thank you for watching!
Possession was great. A lot of great Kai moments, but the ninja felt kinda irrelevant after LLoyd came back. The way Kai tries to after Lloyd like an older brother was really nice.
Possession was a part of my childhood and there wasn’t that much Lloyd in this season which makes the season better in my opinion because I like episodes that focus on the main 4 ninja so it’s just incredible ,TOP tier season 👍
2015 was the best year for ninjago. Best 2 season 1: possession and 1: tournament of elements best 2 intros as well and absolutely amazing arcs, villains, new characters, etc. Honestly proud and honoured to say i was around to experience them at their time of release. Honestly the whole garmandon, kai and lloyd dynamic in s4 then s5 is some of the best character development and stories. ❤️
As someone who has stopped watching this show every time an episode came out after this season, I think the reason of why I like it so much is how they dealt with morro’s backstory, I feel like for a lot of villains they’re like “I was a friend with wu once, then he betrayed me”,the reason I like Moro so much is because his reason for hating wu is extremely valid, he was homeless and an orphan, but then wu gave him a home, trained him and told him that he’ll be something great when he grows up, then his whole reality shattered when he found out he wasn’t destined to be the green ninja, wu was probably the only person who showed him kindness without wanting something back in his entire life, so wu lying to him just broke him I still believe that morro is the best written villain in this show, not because he almost defeated the ninjas, not because his powers were phenomenal, no, it was all because of how well written he was
I love possession, it's my second favourite season. I remember watching it, the hype was in another level compared to other seasons at the time. The villian was one of the most well written ninjago characters . The Nya arc was fantastic. I also really liked Kai and Cole's roles in this season. This season showed how Lloyd really impacted the team and what they'd do without him . I loved garmdon s story being over and Lloyd finally having to move on .The animatin (at the wil film area) was stunning .The fights between Lloyd and morro were beyond awesome and complete nostalgia to me.I still believe the sound track is the best one Ninjago has ever had on a season. But the best thing to me is how it expanded the universe of ninjago.The idea of the 16 realms was really creative. I'd love to see it be explored more especially the "death" lore in Ninjago .
This season was one of the last season that actually aired on Cartoon Network without delay or bs. I remember coming back from school around 3:40pm then going to the park for an hour then coming back home at 5pm. Only to turn on my tv and watch Ninjago Possession. I wouldn’t watch it alone. Back then my siblings loved the show as well. Good old days. Masterpiece indeed. I’m a lot older tbh but I still rewatch this show all the time on Netflix.
When I was little I must have re-watched the first 5 seasons of ninjago about 10 times (depending on the season) but this one always stuck out as one of my favourite because it was just so epic and set the tone so well
I like how Kai and Lloyd’s dynamic in the season is kinda an evolution of how it was in season 1. as Kai now has to protect the thing he wanted to be so badly. Also it should’ve been the last season, with the stakes so high it should’ve ended here, sure Season 6 had it higher but come on, we get spooky ninjago in this one!!
The evolution of Kai and Lloyd's bond was so awesome to see play out in real time, those two have a great dynamic! Also yeah this easily could've been the final season of the show with the literal apocalypse happening and just how much of a full circle it was not just emotionally but the journey they had been on up to that point and the climax of this season, it was great!
This season was and still is one of the best seasons if not the best, it really holds a special place in my heart and it does for many others aswell which makes me very happy.
Season 5 is absolutely my favorite season. The interactions, the arcs that get introduced like ghost!cole (who I would die for. I love him so much), and that when we do see Lloyd, he is fighting for his life. Lloyd is my favorite character just because of his relationship with his dad in the newer seasons, but he was my source of seeing a healthy relationship when Sensei Garmadon was around. Morro is my favorite villain (next to Nadakhan) simply because he is intimidating, insanely powerful, funny, and childish he is. We don’t get to see enough of him and his story since it’s really sad. He suffocated to death trying to prove he was worthy to his master, not just his master, his father. It has such an amazing ending with Lloyd seeing Garmadon which makes me want to cry every time I watch. 100/10 season. I watch it first on my Ninjago rewatches
Oh I loved this season so much. I remember watching it with my brother. I remember having the biggest crush on Morro. I remember being absolutely devastated when Cole became a ghost because that scene made me freak out so much. Everytime I Watch it I just get flooded with childhood memories and I hold this show and especially this season very dear to my heart.
This has got to be my favorite Season, just due to the Nostalgia of wanting to come home from school early every day and try and catch an episode. Man, those were the days.... back when life didn't suck!
Back when I first started watching Ninjago, I actually thought season 5 was the last season and I had no idea season 8 or 9 was airing around that time It's a complicated story it was Netflix's fault
BRO SAME Except I knew the seasons existed and was just waiting for Netflix to add it. I was rlly happy as a kid when it happened even though I already watched those seasons :).
As a fellow Ninjago fan for a long time I’m advising you to continue with the other seasons! I know a lot of people got mad about the new designs after season 7, but in my opinion season 8 might be my favorite season (only equal/beat by seasons 4&5) and really season 9 and 10 are great too. But sadly after seasons 8,9,&10 (The Oni Trilogy) new writers and animators took over Ninjago. There are still some seasons made by the new people that are really good (season 13) but it’s definitely different and all in all not as good as when the old directors had it. Please continue the Ninjago story!!!
I still remember my heart racing a bit by the end of episode 45 when I first watched it, Morro felt like a very threatening villain and I got excited to watch the rest of the season. The problem was that it took a bit long for episode 46 and the rest to come out where I live. But to this day, possession is very high on my rank, the only season that managed to surpass it to me was hunted
It's funny that you say that because Hunted became my favorite season when I saw it for the first time but after rewatching Possession I think it's a close second, maybe even a tie.
That was my favorite season. Then I watched Season 9 and it became my favorite. Then rewatched Possession and it became my favorite again. Then Season 12 was released and for a very short while, I considered it my favorite. Now, after carefully thinking about it, my favorite season is ToA.
I completely agree! possession is probably my favorite season of ninjago it really is a masterpiece, and Morro is probably my favorite of the villains. what i don't like about this season is Nya becoming the water ninja, she is my least favorite character, and she keeps almost getting the other ninja killed, in this season she almost blows up Lloyd, i do kind of wish there was more of Lloyd in this season, Lloyd is my favorite character. but it is still a very awesome season. very glad they didn't end it on season 5. I am now re-watching ninjago for the second time this year and I'm almost to season 5 again, and now after watching this video I will probably enjoy it even more, so thanks for that. I really enjoyed this video! (longest comment I've ever made on YT LMAO maybe even on any social media) Lloyd has a green heart because yes that makes sense! anyways this is a great video I really enjoyed this!
I would watch Ninjago with my brother as a kid! His favourite season was the tournament season and mine was the possession season. It did so many things right! We get Kai as the main character again, Kai and Lloyd's brotherly relationship, Cole being a ghost, Nya focus, Ronin, Airjitsu, Morro, Ghost Whip intro, Garmadon's scene, etc. (Also I'm pretty sure that my love for possession tropes in fiction came from this specifically...)
Yeah! I love seeing respect for my favorite season! I just recently posted a ranking of the Ninjago seasons on Archive of Our Own, and I too ranked Possession at the very top. I love Sons of Garmadon, Skybound, and Master of the Mountain as well, but Possession is just too good, and too close to me. It came out during the height of my Ninjago hype
Oh yeah top tier for sure! Possession, Tournament, Sons of Garmadon, Hunted, Legacy Of The Green Ninja all favorites! 2015 was the height of Ninjago popularity and I was glad to be there for it!
The only thing I don't like is that we didn't get to explore much of Cole's powers as a ghost before he reverted back to being a human I mean yeah he learned how to turn invisible but that's really all he learned
Banger intro, heartfelt backstory of Morro, PERFECT villain and such a well executed season overall. The lack of appearances with Dareth makes the season a lot better as they don’t want to waste time with the plot of the season. Morro really touched me as a villain and a redeemed ally. There will be no other Elemental Master of Wind that is close to his level. Definitely the best season I have watched in this franchise.
I completely agree, Morro is second to none! Such a fantastic villain and great character! This season was just so fun to watch start to finish, and the execution was on point, a peak for Ninjago for sure!
All of them stepped up to be the leader? Before Lloyd Cole WAS the leader, bit of a missed opportunity for him to reclaim the role since Morro has Lloyd’s body. Yes Ik you said he did around 6:42, but you know in general
@@NinjagoNostalgic I have the city of stix, wu dragon, titan mech battle, ronins ship and jays car and I recently bought the morro dragon as I always wanted that
@@finnoone12 Nice! I’ve got a few of those sets as well, sadly I didn’t pick them up when they were in stores, glad you got the Morro dragon, I have the display case that was in stores for that set and it looks awesome built in person!
@@NinjagoNostalgic thats so cool i wish i had that as well as i wasnt able to obtain an original only the dragon but it was my favourite set from the season so i had to get it
I loved this season when I was a kid aswell! I remember having to leave for a gym class thing I did, but the next episode was in 30 mins so I used my dad's iPad to record the episode. It ended up sliding a bit to where I could barely see the episode LOL but this is an awesome vid I love seeing others talk about Ninjago
the last season i watched with a huge interest was this and I love season 4 and season 5, its literally the best show ever. Im just rewatching ninjago since i didnt get much passed season 6 so i am watching it with my dad now and we just watched the first episode of season 4. So im glad to be getting back into ninjago
I'll always get a good chuckle at Morro seemingly not realizing he'd have to fight the Overlord if he actually WAS the Green Ninja until likely witnessing Lloyd's battle against Ninjago's ultimate evil firsthand.
I never thought about that before!!! That's priceless, Morro loves the perks of the Green Ninja but not the responsibilities! This is legit one of the best comments I've gotten!
Stiix and Stones is definitely my favorite episode from this season, particularly because of the ending scene where Morro learns airjitzu. Very tense and overall feeling of dread. Also the airjitzu theme is a masterpiece in itself
Stiix and Stones is sssooo good! That ending is so cold and dreadful! The whole season just mastered dread and an intense atmosphere so well! Also the music for this season, I could talk about it for days on end! The Airjitzu theme is so underrated!
It remains as one of my favorite seasons for what it does at the beginning and carries throughout the season. Lloyd fighting against the Ninjas in any manner really intrigued me to begin with. Kai making a promise to keep Lloyd safe following Garmedon's sacrifice, and vowing to maintain it even after Morro has possessed him. Morro being revealed as the first elemental master Wu ever taught was a cool reveal. The Ninja overpowered for a good portion of the season by Morro and his ghost allies was cool to see. The Intro theme is a banger. Wu's flaw with teaching Morro is similar to that of Master Shifu's flaw with teaching Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda was a nice story detail that makes Wu a bit more human. Nia's path and character development in this season into becoming the Water Ninja was awesome with both her character and her slow evolution with her skills, and her progression to unlocking her true potential at the end of the season mirrors the progression of the main four ninja in Season 1 who had the same journies with their powers.
Possession was always my favourite season, alongside Hands of Time. Morro proved to be a great villain and posed a real threat to the ninja. Though Lloyd wasn’t depicted enough in the season, I feel like it was worth it because the season focused on each and every ninja’s personal growth in itself. Winds of Change and The Temple of Haunted Hill will always be two of my favourite Ninjago episodes, alongside The Titanium Ninja from season 3 and Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea from season 7. What I really liked in this season was the design - whether it came to the Deepstone Armour of the Ninjas, Wu’s royal look, or even the design of the mechs and the ghosts. Overall, a wonderful season to watch and the prime of Ninjago.
I absolutely agree! I find it interesting that you like Possession and Hands of Time as your favorite seasons, that's awesome good for you man! Morro was definitely an amazing villain with his scary entrance and his beautifully haunting farewell, I will never forget the name of the master of wind because of it! Winds of change and Temple on Haunted Hill are classics and that scene at the end of Haunted Hill, my god chills! I know Lloyd wasn't focused on much which is sad because he's my favorite but when he did show up the way they wrote his character more than made up for his absence! The character designs, world building and the esthetic of the season were perfection to me! 2015 was peak Ninjago in my opinion although 2018 was very close!
@@NinjagoNostalgic 2018 was great with the introduction of Sons of Garmadon, but I personally don’t find the seasons post season 7 comparable to the previous ones. I guess it’s because the character designs and some of the voice actors changed, but I feel like nothing can replicate the pilot episodes-season 7 era.
@@NinjagoNostalgic The Temple on Haunted Hill was one of my favourite episodes, because we finally got to explore another side of Cole which wasn’t only focused on cake 😜 Honestly, though, I thought Cole was really cool as a ghost and they should have kept it up at least for two to three more seasons.
@@iamabhaydewan Temple on Haunted Hill is such a great episode, Not only because of Cole's development but it was such an atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful episode of the series! I agree ghost Cole should have been around a bit longer!
@@NinjagoNostalgic What are your thoughts on the Day of the Departed special? If the events of that episode didn’t happen, Cole would either have been a ghost for longer or he might have just disappeared.
One of my favorite things about this season is the way Morro is like a malevolent mirroring of Kai from Season 1. Kai and Morro have very similar personalities, the only difference is where Kai learned to control his hypercompetitiveness (somewhat, I forget his rivalry with Karlof in Tournament of Elements happened literally the season before this lol) Morro has let it consume him to the point where he's so unpredictable he's somehow scarier than any of the other ghosts. I kinda wish they gave the final confrontation against Morro to Kai rather than Lloyd bc of this. Morro reminds me a lot of Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda just bc his story is very similar.
Morro is definitely a dark mirror of Kai, a cautionary tale of what he could become. Morro's story is so tragic but I'm so glad he redeemed himself in both Curseworld part II and Day of the Departed. Also that's the millionth time I've heard the Tai Lung comparison lol.
@@HappyMatt12345 This season rocks so hard when you watch it around Halloween! last Halloween I got some Possession sets and watched the season it was great!
possession will always be my favourite season. i love it so much to an extent which i cannot even explain. I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! Morro is definitely the best enemy (in my opinion). he is so good at portraying a different type of character, and also just because the design of his character is so cool too! also SO MUCH HAPPENS IN JUST THIS SEASON! lloyd gets possessed, the ninjas lose their powers, nya turns into the water ninja, the ninjas learn airjitsu and MORE??!! THIS SEASON IS JUST SO GOOD OH MY GOSHHHHH
I completely agree there's just something about this season that hits differently, it feels like everything is perfect! Morro is a great tragic villain and his design is really fantastic as well. The storyline and character arcs are peak in my opinion! This season is Hauntingly Beautiful!
@@NinjagoNostalgic haha i love the joke 💀💀💀💀 definitely, and Morro's sad story behind why he became a villain made him a great enemy to the ninja, one that we could fear but understand at the same time. honestly, this season is great overall, i will always love it so much!!
@@NinjagoNostalgic yes i really miss him. it's sad how he chooses to "die" at the end of both seasons/movies and we don't see him anymore afterwards :(. i wish we got to see him more too! he's a really great enemy, maybe we will hopefully see him again one day...! just gotta keep hoping 🥲🥲 day of the departed also is one of my favourites Cole (being the main character in this story, and my favourite ninja 😄😄) really intrigued me and made me feel sorry for him (because he was being forgotten). Morro also changing sides was super fun to watch, especially when he first encounters Wu and explains he's not there to fight him or the ninja! it's really interesting to see how he's developed as a character and chosen to help the ninja instead of fight them after a while! i really like that addition of him in Day of the Departed :). wish we saw mor(ro) of him tho! 😅😅
For me the show really peaked here. I had been watching the show since it's revival in 2014, thanks to the word of mouth from friends back in 2012 and 2013 who brought in the lego mini figures, picture books, and encyclopedias, raving on about how good it was. I had watched the first 4 seasons non stop before this one came out and throughout the summer of 2015 the only thing on my mind was Season 5 premiering on CN. The minute I heard that the next season would focus on ghosts, a former pupil of Wu's back for revenge and Lloyd going bad, I was hooked! The Lego sets got me even more hyped, with the dark neon contrast of the ghosts and the creepier atmosphere presented. Even though I kept watching the show after Possession (I stopped with Sons of Garmadon) I still believe Possession hasn't been topped (then again I haven't watched Ninjago consistently since Season 8. Don't worry I'm rewatching it as of right now and am loving it.
That's awesome dude! I knew a little bit what season 5 was going to be before going in and I was so hyped but nothing could have prepared me for what awesomeness lied ahead! I agree that this was the peak of the show for sure! It's come a bit close since then but never been topped! Sadly I didn't see the sets in stores when the season came out but they are really cool and I have some but my goal is to own them all! I'd say SOG and Hunted were close to topping 2015 as the peak of the show but Possession will always have my heart! Glad you are rewatching the show, I hope you have fun and enjoy! Let me know what you think of the newer seasons!
As a 2004 kid, Idk why, but ninjago never caught my interest and it wasn't until I think this past summer I FINALLY got around to watching the series, and I've never seen a better animated show. . Man did I miss a major piece of my childhood...
Yeah Jay and Zane didn’t get a lot this season and introducing a heaven like realm does complicate things but Jay and Zane did get some standout moments, Jay was really funny this season and Zane’s Pirate voice was one of the best things Ninjago has ever done, cloud kingdom adds intrigue to Ninjago but like I said it does make things more convoluted.
This video sums up my thoughts on Ninjago. For me, The Final Battle is the ending to the original saga. But everything up until S5 was amazing, and this was the perfect place to end the show. Such a phenomenal season. Everything after was very hot or miss for me. Sky bound was good, but that’s all I can really remember. I know it went on long after that, and that’s great, but that’s just how I see it. Great video!
Thanks for the comment! The Final Battle is the OG ending but S5 to me can be considered an ending as well, it's a great season. As for what came after Skybound had a rough start but good ending, Hands of time was alright but The Oni Trilogy was phenomenal! I highly recommend you watch it and if you don't like what you see you can stop there but I promise you it's really good, trust me I had doubts myself but I was proven so wrong,
I was about 14 when this season aired, and even though I watched the whole show until Sons of Garmadon, Possession remained my favorite season, and i still re-watch it from time to time along with other seasons i really liked
This was actually my very first season of Ninjago that I ever saw and it had me hooked. I remember seeing Cole getting turned into a Ghost and was absolutely shocked.
Morro was one of the best villains of the show and his motivation reminded me a lot of Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda, both were raised by the former masters who saw greatness in them, but I inadvertently fueled their dark ambitions to aspire to greatness thus leading them down a dark path
Morro definitely is up there as one of the best villains, his story is so tragic and in the end you feel for him it doesn't excuse what he did but you can understand why he fell to darkness.
One thing I wish they had done during the season is have a moment were kai realises that morro is pretty much the evil version of him were he let's the fact that he's not the green ninja corrupt him, kai would then try to convince morro that's its fine that he's not the green ninja making him self aware and also angering him leading to him being confused, what kai says to morrow would haunt him but he denies it until the showdown and before he dies he realises who he really is and accepts it. (This season is still a 10/10)
Honestly i found Nya and Ronan 's relationship VERY interesting. They have some sort of banter that no other character has with Ronan. They both teach each other opposite things and it works out for the best. Its crazy how deep this goes. I was even afraid at some point that the writers will decide to make them be together - which thankfully didnt happen
Nya and Ronin have a very interesting chemistry together. Also consider that Nya's voice actress said Nya and Ronin would make a good pair and actually wanted them to get together at some point. I feel like their interactions are a very underrated part of Possession! So thank you for pointing that out!
@@NinjagoNostalgic Wow! Never heard about it! I know the ninja's ages are not specified, but i don't know about them being a couple 🫢 otherwise i agree they have some chemistry. And in Skybound Ronin says "Where's Nya? i missed her" which is something i think he wouldn't say about anyone else
Possession is probably my favourite season from my childhood, i rewatched it last week, and honestly, I understand why I loved it so much as a kid, Cole becoming a ghost is the scene that remained the most in my memory. And now I even plan to cosplay Lloyd possesed by Morro, to say how much i still love this character after all those years
That's awesome man definitely agree, it's my favorite from childhood too that alongside The Final Battle Season! Yeah I will have Cole getting turned into a ghost burnt into my brain, it was that well done and impactful of a scene! Also that cosplay sounds really cool, I'd like to see it if you ever do it!
@@NinjagoNostalgic the moment Cole get of the the house and we're all like "yeah he manage just in time, ninja always manage to..oh.. he's a ghost ;-; noooooo" as a kid was really surprising, since it was the first time one of the ninja changed 'forever' since Zane (the second one if we count the Jay as a snake in season 1 too) and sure, when i'll do that cosplay, i'll come back to you ^^
I remember when the ghost Mech was seen alongside Zane’s mech and as a kid I was so hyped to see the Lego set and it eventually came out and I was so happy when I heard my parents got it for me as a early bday gift
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that these screenwriters pulled off LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR TO A T! No other series do we go from ninja in modern-day, sprawling epic of "good" vs "Evil," Dark cyberpunk, to seedy criminal underbelly TO GODDAMN LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR! A kids show has NO RIGHT to be this good, with this much lore, character, and development. I've also always loved that there's no "Mustache Twirlers" in this series, outside of like the Overlord, Chen, and Clouse.
I'm rewatching this season right now and I'm remembering why I love it so much. It was one of the first seasons to overall emotionally affect me. Definitely one of my fave seasons, I'd say an easy Top 3 if not my favorite.
I love how the ninja get the shoulder pads in season 5 actually have a reason to be on I like the black on them off and on it's probably my favorite set of suits including Nya the colors are cool as you can tell it's the same suit but different at the same time
Possession really was a fantastic season and probably has to be my personal favorite too, you're right the characterization was on point in this season especially for Kai, love the older brother dynamic him and Lloyd had!
Season 5 is absolutely my favorite season (although not exclusively for these reasons.) Season 5 is one of the only times a show/movie has genuinely scared me. I don't know why, but when I realized Morro would be the one at Nya's secret base (and by extention that Morro could see into Lloyd's memories) i felt a sizeable amount of fear. Expanding on my point, I loved being able to realize stuff on my own and how detail oriented it is, like how because Morro can see into Lloyd's memories, he knows the fighting styles of the 4 main ninja and beats them easily, but he has a harder time fighting Nya partially because he doesn't know her fighting style as a ninja. I love the way they characterized Morro, I feel like he really acts his age (15-20) I could write an essay on why I love this season. Side note- the toys of this season were Great. I have two of the airjitzu flyers (Morro and Wrayth)and they feel so sturdy. Every time I use one, I'm more worried about putting a dent in the wall than i am breaking the flyer.
Ninjago permanently altered my brain chemistry with Tick Tock, but the scene where Cole becomes a ghost is etched into my soul. I wish they hadn't undone it, it was such an interesting dynamic.
Same here Tick Tock really got under my skin as a kid when it came to Garmadon getting bit and Zane discovering that he was a nindroid. The temple on haunted hill was such a mind blowing and shocking episode at the end that I remember watching it live like Tick Tock and it too was etched into my soul, such a powerful scene!
14:25 you know, i kinda stopped being a ninjago fan after the start of the oni trilogy sets (mind you, i did not not the show kept going, i thought it was a continuation of the movie timeline or whatever) but recently I've become aware of dragons rising and one thing keeps popping into my head whenever i think about it WHERE ARE THESE LADS?! WHERE'S THE CHIMA CAMEOS LEGO?!? If it's supposed to be one of the 16 realms, THEN WHERE . IS IT?!
I think the Oni trilogy is good and worthy of watching if you haven't seen it! Also that's a good point! One of the new characters in Dragons Rising did come from Chima but the main Chima characters are not present.
i used to hate this season because lloyd wasn't in it, rewatched it, and fell in love with morro's character. A failed ninja who was told to be the chosen hero, only to find out he's nothing in the eyes of a prophecy. Gone to prove himself, he dies (dies! in a kid's show!) and ends up cursed and alone. he takes revenge and seeks for power in a way so cruel it matches how he died, only to realize... something, in the arms of his master, something that leads him to give up, content, and perish for good. and then day of the departed and his redemption AAAA I MISS HIM
Yeah I am a huge Lloyd fan myself so his absence is felt but it definitely serves the greater purpose of the story for him to be gone and the characters to feel lost and scared because of the situation! Morro definitely makes the season and his backstory is really tragic and you gotta feel bad for his character! He is such a haunting villain and I miss him too! I'm glad that he was given not only one satisfying ending for his character but 2 because of Day of the Departed not making him a villain again! I want him to come back but at the same time I don't know if we'd get 3 satisfying endings for his character! Great analysis of his character btw! Couldn't have said it better myself!
I remember I stopped watching Ninjago exactly at Season 5, as a kid it just felt right. There are definitely good things tha came afterwards but the sense of finality I felt from Possession will always stick. If there was only one main thing I'd change about the season is just a little more focus on Kai would of been nice. With the parallels Morro had to Season 1 Kai, you'd think Kai would've gotten a little more focus. Just a little bit of closure against the two would of been interesting to see.
I fully agree that Possession is the best season of all time and the intro went so hard for no reason. It might be the fact that I like horror and darker tones in stories but this season also had some of the best writing when it came to lore continuity, character development, and character to character dynamics, especially with Ronin
I absolutely agree, also I like dark and/or horror tones as well so this was totally going to be my favorite, even as a kid watching it live I loved it, I think of it as my gateway to loving horror. Even besides that like you said, everything was on point this season, every single aspect was upped to 11/10!
This season was fricken awesome, I remember this season blowing my mind and the sets that we got were phenomenal especially the Bounty and Moro’s dragon sets! However as great as it was, season 4 was definitely my favorite, this is a great second with season 6 following it as number 3. Moro was an INCREDIBLE villain but for me he’s a second with Pythor being number 1…man that snake was just awesome✊🏼 I’m gonna miss these bunch, they really did make my childhood something special
Why Lego Ninjago's Final Battle Is A Masterpiece: th-cam.com/video/J3FOOba0EWU/w-d-xo.html
Its really funny that you actually permanently banned my other account from your channel, simply because you and I have a different perspective. No offensive insults, no degrading of your work, yet you still banned me :D
How can you call me pretentious, when you actually censor your channel which is meant to engage discussion in the first place? How do you have the audacity to state your opinion, when you just straight up delete another person's?
These alone prove that you aren't a mature person yet.
These discussion videos make no sense if you just straight up throw away anything opposite to your opinion. You should abandon this habit, because arrogance is not a useful trait in the real world.
And trust me, I understand this situation perfectly. Its not the first time someone who got offended by what I said (again for the same reason) permabanned me from their channel, I have experience. You are in the wrong to just do things like this, people who censored free speech in the past used the same thought process as you just now, even if its hard to believe it :D
@@JohnRengo-h4w Ok
@@JohnRengo-h4wwow, he just undermined your comment in one word. Also I’m sure u did something wrong if he perma-banned you, don’t act like you didn’t.
@@jakeplayzyt5220 Well, not really :D
I wrote a comment under his "possession is a masterpiece" video, where I called out how its not a genuen critique, because he didn't even bring up a single negative thing about the season.
Then I went on to say most of the ninjago fandom just praises this show, but they don't actually understand how flawed it is in every way possible, and that calling anything in the entire series a "masterpiece" is silly.
He even wrote "I explain why Lego Ninjago Season 5 is brilliant in almost every way" in the description.
And there weren't any bad words in my comment either, it was simply the complete opposite of his perspective. He just disagreed with it a lot.
I simply told him that Ninjago was never a good show from a storytelling perspective, it is only enjoyable if you don't care much about quality, like when we were children.
I also said that he doesn't like the actual show, because then the many, many flaws in it would also be clear to him, but he only loves the "good" parts.
To which he responded with:
"You sure have a lot to say about a kids show that "was never good". L Take"
The situation is simple really, he loves Ninjago a lot, and I said bad things about it, and so he antagonised and banned me, because he didn't want to see negative comments like this.
Again, what he said proves me right:
"I don’t know what compelled you to make such comments trying to ruin our fun"
@@JohnRengo-h4w that was a pretty bad take… u telling me the writing of season 5 wasn’t good? A past student coming back to reclaim what he feels he is rightfully so and ends up summons an army of ghosts to curse all 16 realms in darkness? Let’s just agree to disagree here.
Possession goes SO HARD. Ghost Story still stands as one of my favorite episodes of the whole series!
Agreed! Ghost Story is amazing!
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You're version was great too!
@@Person-wz6iy thank you!
morro was always my favorite villain. the fact that the season isn't completely centered around lloyd and rather the main 4 ninjas is just kinda refreshing. morro when he had control over lloyd's body was an absolute unit tbh.
Morro was an absolute chad
I always liked the seasons where it focuses on the main 4
I love the brotherly relationship that Lloyd and Kai have during this season, like Kai saying that he will do all he can to protect Lloyd. It’s so wholesome
i agree! i like that Kai kept his promise to Lloyd about looking out for him
One thing I find funny is that after S4 they kept introducing new Elements which opened the plot-hole of how Chen did his Spell without Wind, Water, Time, etc.
True, I’d probably call it a continuity error because Chen says all the elements and then they keep introducing more going against the established continuity.
@@NinjagoNostalgic I like to think that the spell just needed immense power and the elements that came to the tournament where enough
In canon, it’s explained that wind and water belonged to Wojira and not the FSM, which is why they weren’t needed for the spell
And as for time, season 7 is a massive plot hole anyways so idk if I’d count it
@@rushingwater2.0 but Chen did need amber originally anyways and in cannon it wasn’t made by the fsm.
@@jadespiral4673 oooh
Okay yeah I got no more explanations
All the seasons from 1 to 5 were good but seasons 4 and 5 were masterpieces. They were really in their bag in 2015🔥🔥.
Agreed 2015 was an amazing year for Ninjago!
@@NinjagoNostalgic yes indeed and also 2018
Honestly there hasn't been a single bad season
@@racool911 idk about that but think what you want
2015, Skybound, and 2018 were peak Ninjago
honestly I hate how they didn't do anything with airjitzu after season 5, it's such a helpful form of spinjitzu and they just forgot about it right after season 5
They did forget about it later on but it was in Skybound (S6) and Day of the Departed but after that they forgot it, I was told the canon reason why was because it’s a corrupted martial art that uses dark magic so they can’t use it anymore but we all know the real reason was because it was overpowered.
@@NinjagoNostalgic fr it's so useful
They also used it in The Hands of Time (season 7). It's Season 8 ( Son's of Garmadon) and onwards where they don't use Airjitzu, Fusion Dragons and Elemental Dragons.
@@DNstance Oh thanks, I forgot they even used it in Hands of Time! But I definitely remember Season 8 and on it was gone.
@@DNstance man i completely forgot about the dragons. how could they remove something so iconic
"Whatever happens to me, wherever I am, I will always be with you. There comes a time when every boy must become a man. What sort of man, is up to him."- Sensei Garmadon
Man does this make me cry 😢
Same dude, same. When I was editing that scene I couldn't see very well because of all the tears.
I think what made that Garmadon scene hit hard was because the season began with Lloyd having issues with him suddenly leaving him alone, just like most people do when they hear the passing of a loved one. This was done to set up his short reunion with him, a reunion that finally made Lloyd come to terms with who he is and what path he wants to take. It gave Lloyd the closure HE desperately needed from his father's death. And it is only after saying bye to him for the last time, he finally grows into the hero, The Green Ninja WE needed him to be. Outstanding stuff Lego crew :).
Oh yeah they handled that very well, that’s why I get physical pain when people say Ninjago is just a silly kids show, because that scene is a clear example of why it definitely isn’t. Love that scene it gets me every time!
@@NinjagoNostalgic Gave me chills as a kid and even now as a teenager :')
This season was honestly the best out of all to this day the vibe hits, one of the main irl lessons ninjago has taught is to never give up and nothing worthy comes easy
Totally agree! This season hits like no other and Ninjago also taught me to never give up!!
To say your representation and display of your passion for Ninjago is great, is an understatement. This was a great video and possession is also my favorite season. right next to rebooted,and Legacy. 10 out of 10 video m8.
@@tmandoesgamesv2.018 Thank you, that means a lot! It’s been a wild 11 years of Ninjago and this has been with me most of my life and it will be till the day I die! Thank You so much for watching.
Yes I like water features
I think season four is better. Season 1, 4, 5, and 6 are the golden age of Ninjago.
I love Morro with every fiber of my being. His talent, strength, strategic mind and most importantly history really resonances with me. Especially how this leads to him redeeming himself in the day of the departed. Not to mention the preeminent which was easily the most scary character ever faced. I REALLY wish they expanded more on Morro and the departed realm.
Absolutely 100% agree, Morro was such an amazing character and I hold the steadfast belief that he is not overrated, he is genuinely so well written and designed, wish we got more of him but I'm glad he got a fitting conclusion in not just Possession but Day of the Departed.
@@NinjagoNostalgic NAH BRO WE GOT WHOEVER TF THAT GIRL IS 💀💀 LIKE BRO WHO EVEN IS THAT 😭
@@rizzobel Sure there is a new master of wind but Morro himself was not only given rest once but twice, and they were both honorable "deaths" so to speak.
@@NinjagoNostalgicThis could be cope But There is a chance for him to be alive I don’t think they’ll add him But he’s probaly In another Dimension Where garmadob and Chen went
This season felt like the kids watching this started growing up. Season 4 was dark talking about Chen's war crimes. But season 5 was amazing just because of Morro. His anger and frustration felt so real. Then it feels sadder, when you realize that the ex elemental master of wind probably died, that's what made Morro homeless. Also Morro second doubting himself at times, made him feel more realistic. Then his sacrifice was heart breaking. Also this is the 4th best version of weekend whip. I want to make it #1 but Season 2, season 6, and 7 give it a run for his money
Completely agree but I do think the Ghost whip is tied at number 1 with the Pirate whip.
temporal whip is ass, the new whips are the only thing that competes with the ghost one
Season 2 does not give season 5 a run for its money at all😂 not even close. Season 6 is great in many areas but Nadakhan is just so dumb and I find the genie rules to be so confusing it’s the biggest problem for me. Season 6 is still top 10 S tier. Season 7 does not even come close to the greatness of season 5. It’s honestly a disgrace to even compare them. None of those seasons beat out possession or come close at least imo.
Lloyd and Morro in the Chima realm is 1 of the funniest thing in Ninjago.
Ninjago season 5 was and will always be my favourite, I love how unique the ghosts are as enemies and their designs 13:02 are awesome, I love how Morro is essentially what Kai could have become if he never accepted Lloyd as the green ninja (or they never found out it was him to begin with) I love how the ninja switch who is leader as the show goes on in Lloyd's absence, COLE BECOMES A GHOST, the ninja's suits are the best look they've ever had, I love everything about it,
plus Ronin is one of my favourite non-ninja characters
@Elico 2589 I tried to mostly mention things not talked about in the video but, yea that is another thing
My favourite thing about season five was The focus and attention Kai got which was also my favourite part in the season when I was a kid. Kai from the very beginning was treated a bit as a mascot, it felt like he’d be the protagonist and sadly for him that wasn’t the case, so I was glad to have season 5 focus more on how he felt. Don’t get me wrong I love Lloyd (he was one of those questionable childhood cartoon crushes we’ve all had) but kai in comparison to everyone else at that time in the series felt to me like he had received the least care and attention (him and cole too). He didn’t seem like he had any nice dynamics like jay with nya for example or again jay and cole so him having a special brotherhood like connection with lloyd felt amazing. It was the end of an 180 for me, starting with anger frustration and resentment towards lloyd because he “stole” the green ninja title and ending with love protectiveness and genuine care for his friend, to me it feels kind of poetic (?)
Yeah, As a Kai fan, and rewatching the series, I've always been waiting for him to get a little bit more development, and take a few steps in humility, because his Ego can be a bit insufferable, I'm so glad through season 5, 6, and 7 he's getting that development.
After Hands of Time, it very often becomes just the Lloyd and or Company Show. Even in the recent finale, the four original achieve dragon form with Nya just kinda standing there and Lloyd struggling with his Oni side and failing to master it. They keep separating the ninja between groups and makes them feel less like a team. Lloyd gets way too much screen time. Nya almost gives up being a ninja almost immediately after losing her powers. Kai has forgotten the word humility. I feel like Lloyd didn't learn anything in the latest season.
I love the new season but that’s true, Lloyd kept getting more screen time, and he won in a weird way, instead of with the ninja without and basically no powerup
Ninjago got a lot worse after season 11, it seems like the only season the showrunners wanted to make was s13 and the rest of them were " nonono Jay's mom coming back? That's too dark for a kids show! Make the villain a corrupted videoagme man!!! "
This guy stole my next vid
🤣 I hope you’re not too mad lol. I made sure to give you credit in the video and the description as well, thanks for giving me inspiration to make this video!
@@NinjagoNostalgic literally no harm at all I’m only kidding I just planned to rewatch it since so many ppl seem to love it and I just- forgot the whole season entirely
@@tgaming173 I knew you were joking lmao, but you definitely should rewatch it, to me at least it’s on the same level as Tournament is. I’m thinking about pushing my video back a day or so to begin with, that might give you enough time to get caught up lol.
Just got here after watching your vid lol
@@Tvdvidro little goofy
The only thing missing in this season is a scene with kai and lloyd, where lloyd goes to fight morro but kai doesnt want to leave him again, but eventually realizes he has to believe in lloyd. Or something like that, because despite kai having the most fleshed out arc this season, it kinda ends on episode 8 (just like s4 funnily enough)
What we got out of Kai in this season was great. I feel like a lot of people overlook Kai’s real arc in this season to just being “Kai wants to protect Lloyd,” but I feel like this is more of a Master of the Mountain situation where this season defines Kai as a character. I love that Kai wants control over the team to prove himself to Lloyd that he can protect him. He makes impulsive decisions to insure he can for fill that role, even at the cost of the team.
With that being said, I agree more could’ve been done with his arc. Kai and Morro have a really interesting Dynamic. Both of them are trying to prove themselves to Lloyd for opposite reasons that conflict with each other. Although with the context we have from S4, they totally should’ve leaned into the Green ninja obsession. Maybe send Kai off on his own for one episode to further push Morro and Kai’s dynamic. What if Morro found out about Kai’s fear and wants and they fight in the finale.
One more thing, I think instead of Wu giving the reconciliation speech to Morro before his death, it should’ve been Kai. Not that Wu couldn’t be there as well, but it would’ve made for a much more satisfying end to both their arcs.
Lloyd not being the main character in Possession gives the other 4 ninjas more personality, and Morro is one of the best villains. The Intro, Atmosphere, Story, Graphics, and Lighting was a masterpiece. And the story and sets were crazy good. The color scheme and character designs are the best throughout ninjago
I wholeheartedly agree, Possession just hits different, I absolutely adore the ghost story vibe of this season, maybe some of my love is nostalgia but it is undeniable that Possession felt like a journey, a very fun, scary, moody, stylized, engaging journey!
One of my favorite aspects of Possession was honestly seeing the four ninja interacting with each other, especially in Peak-a-boo, that one has easily some of my favorite moments with them and it's honestly such a wholesome watch at times. Having Lloyd out of commission for most the season meant they could really spend some time on the OG 4's dynamic. It's a little nostalgic in a way.
And the Ghost Whip is such a banger, my non-Ninjago friends often ask me why the music for this Lego cartoon is so good and I just shrug.
Admittedly not the biggest fan of the Cloud Kingdom's concept, but it's iirc never mentioned again after this season (asides from a cameo) so I guess I can let it slide.
Also on cameos, the Chima one got a chuckle out of me.
I never caught Posession on TV back when it was airing so I remember it didn't take me until the movie to find out Nya was one and then I went "Oh, of course they'd make her one." Still, it's pretty well done, same goes with the rest of the season, and Nya was a pretty welcome addition to the team.
(sorry, I do talk a lot. but this was a pretty solid video, good job 👍)
No problem with the long comment I could read people talking about this season for days on end! The classic dynamic was good to see again very reminiscent of the pilots, the music is such a banger because the Ninjago team knows what they’re doing, as for cloud kingdom it does complicate things but like you said it’s not mentioned much. Glad you liked the video, and thank you for watching!
Possession was great. A lot of great Kai moments, but the ninja felt kinda irrelevant after LLoyd came back. The way Kai tries to after Lloyd like an older brother was really nice.
Be it the sets or the tv show, there will never be another season like Possession.
Agreed 100% Possession was special and there’s nothing else like it!
2015 was such a good year for Ninjago, bringing two of the best seasons imo, 4 and 5
Completely agree, I was planning on doing a video about Ninjago 2015, so you read my mind!
I agree! 2015 was the best year for Ninjago! It was an amazing time!😄
Possession was a part of my childhood and there wasn’t that much Lloyd in this season which makes the season better in my opinion because I like episodes that focus on the main 4 ninja so it’s just incredible ,TOP tier season 👍
King studs!
Possession is #1 right next to rebooted
@@tmandoesgamesv2.018 I think season 4 may be a little better
Love your profile pic
@@dtinagliastudios Thanks,I love chokun and the chokun remembrance day you made
Agreed. Possession was and still is my favorite season of the show, mostly because of Morro and his character
2015 was the best year for ninjago. Best 2 season
1: possession and 1: tournament of elements best 2 intros as well and absolutely amazing arcs, villains, new characters, etc.
Honestly proud and honoured to say i was around to experience them at their time of release.
Honestly the whole garmandon, kai and lloyd dynamic in s4 then s5 is some of the best character development and stories. ❤️
I wholeheartedly agree, 2015 Ninjago hit differently the only year that came close was 2018 I think.
As someone who has stopped watching this show every time an episode came out after this season, I think the reason of why I like it so much is how they dealt with morro’s backstory, I feel like for a lot of villains they’re like “I was a friend with wu once, then he betrayed me”,the reason I like Moro so much is because his reason for hating wu is extremely valid, he was homeless and an orphan, but then wu gave him a home, trained him and told him that he’ll be something great when he grows up, then his whole reality shattered when he found out he wasn’t destined to be the green ninja, wu was probably the only person who showed him kindness without wanting something back in his entire life, so wu lying to him just broke him
I still believe that morro is the best written villain in this show, not because he almost defeated the ninjas, not because his powers were phenomenal, no, it was all because of how well written he was
I love possession, it's my second favourite season. I remember watching it, the hype was in another level compared to other seasons at the time.
The villian was one of the most well written ninjago characters . The Nya arc was fantastic. I also really liked Kai and Cole's roles in this season. This season showed how Lloyd really impacted the team and what they'd do without him .
I loved garmdon s story being over and Lloyd finally having to move on .The animatin (at the wil film area) was stunning .The fights between Lloyd and morro were beyond awesome and complete nostalgia to me.I still believe the sound track is the best one Ninjago has ever had on a season.
But the best thing to me is how it expanded the universe of ninjago.The idea of the 16 realms was really creative. I'd love to see it be explored more especially the "death" lore in Ninjago .
I agree with pretty much everything you said, great summary of why the season works!
Honestly, one of my favorite parts of this season is actually Ronin. He’s a great character and I wish they would’ve kept him longer in the show
Ronin was such a good character in Possession. I really did like his redemption arc, and yeah completely agree he deserved better.
This season was one of the last season that actually aired on Cartoon Network without delay or bs. I remember coming back from school around 3:40pm then going to the park for an hour then coming back home at 5pm. Only to turn on my tv and watch Ninjago Possession. I wouldn’t watch it alone. Back then my siblings loved the show as well. Good old days. Masterpiece indeed. I’m a lot older tbh but I still rewatch this show all the time on Netflix.
When I was little I must have re-watched the first 5 seasons of ninjago about 10 times (depending on the season) but this one always stuck out as one of my favourite because it was just so epic and set the tone so well
I like how Kai and Lloyd’s dynamic in the season is kinda an evolution of how it was in season 1. as Kai now has to protect the thing he wanted to be so badly. Also it should’ve been the last season, with the stakes so high it should’ve ended here, sure Season 6 had it higher but come on, we get spooky ninjago in this one!!
The evolution of Kai and Lloyd's bond was so awesome to see play out in real time, those two have a great dynamic! Also yeah this easily could've been the final season of the show with the literal apocalypse happening and just how much of a full circle it was not just emotionally but the journey they had been on up to that point and the climax of this season, it was great!
This season was and still is one of the best seasons if not the best, it really holds a special place in my heart and it does for many others aswell which makes me very happy.
Not only does this season go hard but their drip was immaculate
Oh definitely agree the season is a certified classic for sure but those suits are absolutely killer!
Season 5 is absolutely my favorite season. The interactions, the arcs that get introduced like ghost!cole (who I would die for. I love him so much), and that when we do see Lloyd, he is fighting for his life. Lloyd is my favorite character just because of his relationship with his dad in the newer seasons, but he was my source of seeing a healthy relationship when Sensei Garmadon was around. Morro is my favorite villain (next to Nadakhan) simply because he is intimidating, insanely powerful, funny, and childish he is. We don’t get to see enough of him and his story since it’s really sad. He suffocated to death trying to prove he was worthy to his master, not just his master, his father. It has such an amazing ending with Lloyd seeing Garmadon which makes me want to cry every time I watch. 100/10 season. I watch it first on my Ninjago rewatches
I liked the other seasons too but this season actually held me in suspense every episode. The quiet, spooky outro was perfect!
Oh I loved this season so much. I remember watching it with my brother. I remember having the biggest crush on Morro. I remember being absolutely devastated when Cole became a ghost because that scene made me freak out so much. Everytime I Watch it I just get flooded with childhood memories and I hold this show and especially this season very dear to my heart.
Same dude same! (Except for the crush on Morro part 😂 I had more of an appreciation for him than a crush)
This has got to be my favorite Season, just due to the Nostalgia of wanting to come home from school early every day and try and catch an episode. Man, those were the days.... back when life didn't suck!
Back when I first started watching Ninjago, I actually thought season 5 was the last season and I had no idea season 8 or 9 was airing around that time
It's a complicated story it was Netflix's fault
BRO SAME
Except I knew the seasons existed and was just waiting for Netflix to add it. I was rlly happy as a kid when it happened even though I already watched those seasons :).
Same, you must be 12 or 11
@@markenscharles7780 I was at the time but this was a few years ago
I don't follow Lego Ninjago anymore but i still remember up to like season 6 or 7 and I'm still very nostalgic for this show
As a fellow Ninjago fan for a long time I’m advising you to continue with the other seasons! I know a lot of people got mad about the new designs after season 7, but in my opinion season 8 might be my favorite season (only equal/beat by seasons 4&5) and really season 9 and 10 are great too. But sadly after seasons 8,9,&10 (The Oni Trilogy) new writers and animators took over Ninjago. There are still some seasons made by the new people that are really good (season 13) but it’s definitely different and all in all not as good as when the old directors had it. Please continue the Ninjago story!!!
I still remember my heart racing a bit by the end of episode 45 when I first watched it, Morro felt like a very threatening villain and I got excited to watch the rest of the season. The problem was that it took a bit long for episode 46 and the rest to come out where I live. But to this day, possession is very high on my rank, the only season that managed to surpass it to me was hunted
It's funny that you say that because Hunted became my favorite season when I saw it for the first time but after rewatching Possession I think it's a close second, maybe even a tie.
The whole series is 111/10, I'm going to re-watch it real quick
i remember getting the morro dragon set and watching the show on CN. good times.
The reason I like this season is we get the original dynamic of the 4 ninja back which I just love
That was my favorite season. Then I watched Season 9 and it became my favorite. Then rewatched Possession and it became my favorite again. Then Season 12 was released and for a very short while, I considered it my favorite. Now, after carefully thinking about it, my favorite season is ToA.
Yeah my favorite season was 5 then 9 then 5 again lol. So I can relate.
@@NinjagoNostalgic same
I completely agree! possession is probably my favorite season of ninjago it really is a masterpiece, and Morro is probably my favorite of the villains. what i don't like about this season is Nya becoming the water ninja, she is my least favorite character, and she keeps almost getting the other ninja killed, in this season she almost blows up Lloyd, i do kind of wish there was more of Lloyd in this season, Lloyd is my favorite character. but it is still a very awesome season. very glad they didn't end it on season 5. I am now re-watching ninjago for the second time this year and I'm almost to season 5 again, and now after watching this video I will probably enjoy it even more, so thanks for that. I really enjoyed this video! (longest comment I've ever made on YT LMAO maybe even on any social media) Lloyd has a green heart because yes that makes sense! anyways this is a great video I really enjoyed this!
I would watch Ninjago with my brother as a kid!
His favourite season was the tournament season and mine was the possession season.
It did so many things right! We get Kai as the main character again, Kai and Lloyd's brotherly relationship, Cole being a ghost, Nya focus, Ronin, Airjitsu, Morro, Ghost Whip intro, Garmadon's scene, etc.
(Also I'm pretty sure that my love for possession tropes in fiction came from this specifically...)
Yeah! I love seeing respect for my favorite season! I just recently posted a ranking of the Ninjago seasons on Archive of Our Own, and I too ranked Possession at the very top. I love Sons of Garmadon, Skybound, and Master of the Mountain as well, but Possession is just too good, and too close to me. It came out during the height of my Ninjago hype
Oh yeah top tier for sure! Possession, Tournament, Sons of Garmadon, Hunted, Legacy Of The Green Ninja all favorites! 2015 was the height of Ninjago popularity and I was glad to be there for it!
Having the Ghosts as the "collectibles" of the season was really effective because it let the writing build on existing characters very effectively
The only thing I don't like is that we didn't get to explore much of Cole's powers as a ghost before he reverted back to being a human I mean yeah he learned how to turn invisible but that's really all he learned
I just rewatched the season last week, and I enjoyed the season way more than from any other season except 8 and 12
Grew up with ninjago just saw this on my recommended and absolutely love it this is giving me mad nostalgia awesome vid btw
Thanks dude, I love classic Ninjago so much, so many memories!
@@NinjagoNostalgic 100% classics are unbeatable
Legendary season, nothing can top it.
Agreed!
i personally think season 4 is the best, but season 5 is still goated
Banger intro, heartfelt backstory of Morro, PERFECT villain and such a well executed season overall. The lack of appearances with Dareth makes the season a lot better as they don’t want to waste time with the plot of the season. Morro really touched me as a villain and a redeemed ally. There will be no other Elemental Master of Wind that is close to his level.
Definitely the best season I have watched in this franchise.
I completely agree, Morro is second to none! Such a fantastic villain and great character! This season was just so fun to watch start to finish, and the execution was on point, a peak for Ninjago for sure!
All of them stepped up to be the leader? Before Lloyd Cole WAS the leader, bit of a missed opportunity for him to reclaim the role since Morro has Lloyd’s body. Yes Ik you said he did around 6:42, but you know in general
i love this season so much i remember when it came out all i asked for at christmas was for the sets from this season its honestly perfect
Awesome! Did you get any of the sets?
@@NinjagoNostalgic I have the city of stix, wu dragon, titan mech battle, ronins ship and jays car and I recently bought the morro dragon as I always wanted that
@@finnoone12 Nice! I’ve got a few of those sets as well, sadly I didn’t pick them up when they were in stores, glad you got the Morro dragon, I have the display case that was in stores for that set and it looks awesome built in person!
@@NinjagoNostalgic thats so cool i wish i had that as well as i wasnt able to obtain an original only the dragon but it was my favourite set from the season so i had to get it
I loved this season when I was a kid aswell! I remember having to leave for a gym class thing I did, but the next episode was in 30 mins so I used my dad's iPad to record the episode. It ended up sliding a bit to where I could barely see the episode LOL but this is an awesome vid I love seeing others talk about Ninjago
Nice, also thank you!
the last season i watched with a huge interest was this and I love season 4 and season 5, its literally the best show ever. Im just rewatching ninjago since i didnt get much passed season 6 so i am watching it with my dad now and we just watched the first episode of season 4. So im glad to be getting back into ninjago
It’s a fantastic time to get back into Ninjago, like you I last watched Possession and started getting caught up but this was a few years ago for me.
I'll always get a good chuckle at Morro seemingly not realizing he'd have to fight the Overlord if he actually WAS the Green Ninja until likely witnessing Lloyd's battle against Ninjago's ultimate evil firsthand.
I never thought about that before!!! That's priceless, Morro loves the perks of the Green Ninja but not the responsibilities! This is legit one of the best comments I've gotten!
Stiix and Stones is definitely my favorite episode from this season, particularly because of the ending scene where Morro learns airjitzu. Very tense and overall feeling of dread. Also the airjitzu theme is a masterpiece in itself
Stiix and Stones is sssooo good! That ending is so cold and dreadful! The whole season just mastered dread and an intense atmosphere so well! Also the music for this season, I could talk about it for days on end! The Airjitzu theme is so underrated!
It remains as one of my favorite seasons for what it does at the beginning and carries throughout the season. Lloyd fighting against the Ninjas in any manner really intrigued me to begin with. Kai making a promise to keep Lloyd safe following Garmedon's sacrifice, and vowing to maintain it even after Morro has possessed him. Morro being revealed as the first elemental master Wu ever taught was a cool reveal. The Ninja overpowered for a good portion of the season by Morro and his ghost allies was cool to see. The Intro theme is a banger. Wu's flaw with teaching Morro is similar to that of Master Shifu's flaw with teaching Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda was a nice story detail that makes Wu a bit more human. Nia's path and character development in this season into becoming the Water Ninja was awesome with both her character and her slow evolution with her skills, and her progression to unlocking her true potential at the end of the season mirrors the progression of the main four ninja in Season 1 who had the same journies with their powers.
Possession was always my favourite season, alongside Hands of Time. Morro proved to be a great villain and posed a real threat to the ninja. Though Lloyd wasn’t depicted enough in the season, I feel like it was worth it because the season focused on each and every ninja’s personal growth in itself. Winds of Change and The Temple of Haunted Hill will always be two of my favourite Ninjago episodes, alongside The Titanium Ninja from season 3 and Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea from season 7. What I really liked in this season was the design - whether it came to the Deepstone Armour of the Ninjas, Wu’s royal look, or even the design of the mechs and the ghosts. Overall, a wonderful season to watch and the prime of Ninjago.
I absolutely agree! I find it interesting that you like Possession and Hands of Time as your favorite seasons, that's awesome good for you man! Morro was definitely an amazing villain with his scary entrance and his beautifully haunting farewell, I will never forget the name of the master of wind because of it! Winds of change and Temple on Haunted Hill are classics and that scene at the end of Haunted Hill, my god chills! I know Lloyd wasn't focused on much which is sad because he's my favorite but when he did show up the way they wrote his character more than made up for his absence! The character designs, world building and the esthetic of the season were perfection to me! 2015 was peak Ninjago in my opinion although 2018 was very close!
@@NinjagoNostalgic 2018 was great with the introduction of Sons of Garmadon, but I personally don’t find the seasons post season 7 comparable to the previous ones. I guess it’s because the character designs and some of the voice actors changed, but I feel like nothing can replicate the pilot episodes-season 7 era.
@@NinjagoNostalgic The Temple on Haunted Hill was one of my favourite episodes, because we finally got to explore another side of Cole which wasn’t only focused on cake 😜 Honestly, though, I thought Cole was really cool as a ghost and they should have kept it up at least for two to three more seasons.
@@iamabhaydewan Temple on Haunted Hill is such a great episode, Not only because of Cole's development but it was such an atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful episode of the series! I agree ghost Cole should have been around a bit longer!
@@NinjagoNostalgic What are your thoughts on the Day of the Departed special? If the events of that episode didn’t happen, Cole would either have been a ghost for longer or he might have just disappeared.
Can’t wait for the video! Possession in my opinion is an amazing season
Thanks, I know I love this season so much!
Facts S4 and 5 we're my favorites it gave me a thrill with different emotions
Ninjago 2015 was great!!
One of my favorite things about this season is the way Morro is like a malevolent mirroring of Kai from Season 1. Kai and Morro have very similar personalities, the only difference is where Kai learned to control his hypercompetitiveness (somewhat, I forget his rivalry with Karlof in Tournament of Elements happened literally the season before this lol) Morro has let it consume him to the point where he's so unpredictable he's somehow scarier than any of the other ghosts. I kinda wish they gave the final confrontation against Morro to Kai rather than Lloyd bc of this. Morro reminds me a lot of Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda just bc his story is very similar.
Morro is definitely a dark mirror of Kai, a cautionary tale of what he could become. Morro's story is so tragic but I'm so glad he redeemed himself in both Curseworld part II and Day of the Departed. Also that's the millionth time I've heard the Tai Lung comparison lol.
@@NinjagoNostalgic not surprised lol. I need to find a way to rewatch this season around Halloween now that you said that.
@@HappyMatt12345 This season rocks so hard when you watch it around Halloween! last Halloween I got some Possession sets and watched the season it was great!
@@NinjagoNostalgic I used to collect lego sets, I should start again bc it's a fun hobby honestly
@@HappyMatt12345 If you start just be careful not to fall down the rabbit hole, that happened to me lol.
possession will always be my favourite season. i love it so much to an extent which i cannot even explain. I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! Morro is definitely the best enemy (in my opinion). he is so good at portraying a different type of character, and also just because the design of his character is so cool too! also SO MUCH HAPPENS IN JUST THIS SEASON! lloyd gets possessed, the ninjas lose their powers, nya turns into the water ninja, the ninjas learn airjitsu and MORE??!! THIS SEASON IS JUST SO GOOD OH MY GOSHHHHH
I completely agree there's just something about this season that hits differently, it feels like everything is perfect! Morro is a great tragic villain and his design is really fantastic as well. The storyline and character arcs are peak in my opinion! This season is Hauntingly Beautiful!
@@NinjagoNostalgic haha i love the joke 💀💀💀💀 definitely, and Morro's sad story behind why he became a villain made him a great enemy to the ninja, one that we could fear but understand at the same time. honestly, this season is great overall, i will always love it so much!!
@@jumgkoo3079 Thanks! Agreed, wish we saw more of Morro though later on, even though he had a fitting end in Possession and Day of the departed.
@@NinjagoNostalgic yes i really miss him. it's sad how he chooses to "die" at the end of both seasons/movies and we don't see him anymore afterwards :(. i wish we got to see him more too! he's a really great enemy, maybe we will hopefully see him again one day...! just gotta keep hoping 🥲🥲 day of the departed also is one of my favourites Cole (being the main character in this story, and my favourite ninja 😄😄) really intrigued me and made me feel sorry for him (because he was being forgotten). Morro also changing sides was super fun to watch, especially when he first encounters Wu and explains he's not there to fight him or the ninja! it's really interesting to see how he's developed as a character and chosen to help the ninja instead of fight them after a while! i really like that addition of him in Day of the Departed :). wish we saw mor(ro) of him tho! 😅😅
For me the show really peaked here. I had been watching the show since it's revival in 2014, thanks to the word of mouth from friends back in 2012 and 2013 who brought in the lego mini figures, picture books, and encyclopedias, raving on about how good it was. I had watched the first 4 seasons non stop before this one came out and throughout the summer of 2015 the only thing on my mind was Season 5 premiering on CN. The minute I heard that the next season would focus on ghosts, a former pupil of Wu's back for revenge and Lloyd going bad, I was hooked! The Lego sets got me even more hyped, with the dark neon contrast of the ghosts and the creepier atmosphere presented. Even though I kept watching the show after Possession (I stopped with Sons of Garmadon) I still believe Possession hasn't been topped (then again I haven't watched Ninjago consistently since Season 8. Don't worry I'm rewatching it as of right now and am loving it.
That's awesome dude! I knew a little bit what season 5 was going to be before going in and I was so hyped but nothing could have prepared me for what awesomeness lied ahead! I agree that this was the peak of the show for sure! It's come a bit close since then but never been topped! Sadly I didn't see the sets in stores when the season came out but they are really cool and I have some but my goal is to own them all! I'd say SOG and Hunted were close to topping 2015 as the peak of the show but Possession will always have my heart! Glad you are rewatching the show, I hope you have fun and enjoy! Let me know what you think of the newer seasons!
As a 2004 kid, Idk why, but ninjago never caught my interest and it wasn't until I think this past summer I FINALLY got around to watching the series, and I've never seen a better animated show.
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Man did I miss a major piece of my childhood...
the opening song of season 5 is also the best of them all, Ghost whip has a great beat
Agreed 100%
Haven't had the time to watch the video but now i finally watched it
Awesome video, really good stuff
Thanks! ☺️ 🙏
Tbh I wasn’t a big fan of what they did with Jay and Zane in this season along with the concept of the Cloud Kingdom but yeah overall a great season.
Yeah Jay and Zane didn’t get a lot this season and introducing a heaven like realm does complicate things but Jay and Zane did get some standout moments, Jay was really funny this season and Zane’s Pirate voice was one of the best things Ninjago has ever done, cloud kingdom adds intrigue to Ninjago but like I said it does make things more convoluted.
This video sums up my thoughts on Ninjago. For me, The Final Battle is the ending to the original saga. But everything up until S5 was amazing, and this was the perfect place to end the show. Such a phenomenal season.
Everything after was very hot or miss for me. Sky bound was good, but that’s all I can really remember. I know it went on long after that, and that’s great, but that’s just how I see it.
Great video!
Thanks for the comment! The Final Battle is the OG ending but S5 to me can be considered an ending as well, it's a great season. As for what came after Skybound had a rough start but good ending, Hands of time was alright but The Oni Trilogy was phenomenal! I highly recommend you watch it and if you don't like what you see you can stop there but I promise you it's really good, trust me I had doubts myself but I was proven so wrong,
@@NinjagoNostalgic I will! I’ve heard quite a few people praise the Oni Trilogy, sonI have to check it out.
And thanks for responding. So cool of you.
@@adriflux7704 Awesome, I hope you enjoy it! Also yeah no problem I love responding to comments!
This was the last season I watched before I kinda grew out of Ninjago, but this show and this season will always have a special place in my heart
I was about 14 when this season aired, and even though I watched the whole show until Sons of Garmadon, Possession remained my favorite season, and i still re-watch it from time to time along with other seasons i really liked
This is such a great video man. Love it, keep up the great work.
Thanks dude, I’ll keep making more as long as you guys want!!!
This was actually my very first season of Ninjago that I ever saw and it had me hooked. I remember seeing Cole getting turned into a Ghost and was absolutely shocked.
It was a really good season and it was gripping from start to finish, Ghost Cole was such a great moment too, very shocking!
Morro was one of the best villains of the show and his motivation reminded me a lot of Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda, both were raised by the former masters who saw greatness in them, but I inadvertently fueled their dark ambitions to aspire to greatness thus leading them down a dark path
Morro definitely is up there as one of the best villains, his story is so tragic and in the end you feel for him it doesn't excuse what he did but you can understand why he fell to darkness.
One thing I wish they had done during the season is have a moment were kai realises that morro is pretty much the evil version of him were he let's the fact that he's not the green ninja corrupt him, kai would then try to convince morro that's its fine that he's not the green ninja making him self aware and also angering him leading to him being confused, what kai says to morrow would haunt him but he denies it until the showdown and before he dies he realises who he really is and accepts it. (This season is still a 10/10)
Made sure to rewatch this now that I’ve finished my possession rewatch!
Awesome! Thanks bro! Hope you enjoyed!
Honestly i found Nya and Ronan 's relationship VERY interesting. They have some sort of banter that no other character has with Ronan. They both teach each other opposite things and it works out for the best. Its crazy how deep this goes. I was even afraid at some point that the writers will decide to make them be together - which thankfully didnt happen
Nya and Ronin have a very interesting chemistry together. Also consider that Nya's voice actress said Nya and Ronin would make a good pair and actually wanted them to get together at some point. I feel like their interactions are a very underrated part of Possession! So thank you for pointing that out!
@@NinjagoNostalgic Wow! Never heard about it! I know the ninja's ages are not specified, but i don't know about them being a couple 🫢 otherwise i agree they have some chemistry. And in Skybound Ronin says "Where's Nya? i missed her" which is something i think he wouldn't say about anyone else
Possession is probably my favourite season from my childhood, i rewatched it last week, and honestly, I understand why I loved it so much as a kid, Cole becoming a ghost is the scene that remained the most in my memory. And now I even plan to cosplay Lloyd possesed by Morro, to say how much i still love this character after all those years
That's awesome man definitely agree, it's my favorite from childhood too that alongside The Final Battle Season! Yeah I will have Cole getting turned into a ghost burnt into my brain, it was that well done and impactful of a scene! Also that cosplay sounds really cool, I'd like to see it if you ever do it!
@@NinjagoNostalgic the moment Cole get of the the house and we're all like "yeah he manage just in time, ninja always manage to..oh.. he's a ghost ;-; noooooo" as a kid was really surprising, since it was the first time one of the ninja changed 'forever' since Zane (the second one if we count the Jay as a snake in season 1 too)
and sure, when i'll do that cosplay, i'll come back to you ^^
I remember when the ghost Mech was seen alongside Zane’s mech and as a kid I was so hyped to see the Lego set and it eventually came out and I was so happy when I heard my parents got it for me as a early bday gift
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that these screenwriters pulled off LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR TO A T!
No other series do we go from ninja in modern-day, sprawling epic of "good" vs "Evil," Dark cyberpunk, to seedy criminal underbelly TO GODDAMN LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR!
A kids show has NO RIGHT to be this good, with this much lore, character, and development. I've also always loved that there's no "Mustache Twirlers" in this series, outside of like the Overlord, Chen, and Clouse.
I'm rewatching this season right now and I'm remembering why I love it so much. It was one of the first seasons to overall emotionally affect me. Definitely one of my fave seasons, I'd say an easy Top 3 if not my favorite.
Bro man your absolute legend the only thing I think about when it comes to ninjago it is possesion season
I love how the ninja get the shoulder pads in season 5 actually have a reason to be on I like the black on them off and on it's probably my favorite set of suits including Nya the colors are cool as you can tell it's the same suit but different at the same time
I totally agree, I absolutely adore the suits they have this season and the black shoulder armor adds to it!
Oh my god FINALLY IT'S GETTING THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVERS AGH SEASON 5 HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVOURITE
Same here, I love this season with all my heart, glad I could get the word out there!
I remember every major moment of the first few seasons of ninjago
Possession is my favourite season! The portrayal of each character is phenomenal, especially Kai.
Possession really was a fantastic season and probably has to be my personal favorite too, you're right the characterization was on point in this season especially for Kai, love the older brother dynamic him and Lloyd had!
Season 5 is absolutely my favorite season (although not exclusively for these reasons.)
Season 5 is one of the only times a show/movie has genuinely scared me. I don't know why, but when I realized Morro would be the one at Nya's secret base (and by extention that Morro could see into Lloyd's memories) i felt a sizeable amount of fear.
Expanding on my point, I loved being able to realize stuff on my own and how detail oriented it is, like how because Morro can see into Lloyd's memories, he knows the fighting styles of the 4 main ninja and beats them easily, but he has a harder time fighting Nya partially because he doesn't know her fighting style as a ninja.
I love the way they characterized Morro, I feel like he really acts his age (15-20)
I could write an essay on why I love this season.
Side note- the toys of this season were Great. I have two of the airjitzu flyers (Morro and Wrayth)and they feel so sturdy. Every time I use one, I'm more worried about putting a dent in the wall than i am breaking the flyer.
Season 5 is definitely one of the peaks of the show for sure and you do raise some good points that I didn't think about, also the sets were amazing!
Its still cool that chima is canon in the ninjago universe lol
Ninjago permanently altered my brain chemistry with Tick Tock, but the scene where Cole becomes a ghost is etched into my soul. I wish they hadn't undone it, it was such an interesting dynamic.
Same here Tick Tock really got under my skin as a kid when it came to Garmadon getting bit and Zane discovering that he was a nindroid. The temple on haunted hill was such a mind blowing and shocking episode at the end that I remember watching it live like Tick Tock and it too was etched into my soul, such a powerful scene!
14:25 you know, i kinda stopped being a ninjago fan after the start of the oni trilogy sets (mind you, i did not not the show kept going, i thought it was a continuation of the movie timeline or whatever) but recently I've become aware of dragons rising and one thing keeps popping into my head whenever i think about it
WHERE
ARE
THESE
LADS?!
WHERE'S THE CHIMA CAMEOS LEGO?!?
If it's supposed to be one of the 16 realms, THEN WHERE . IS IT?!
I think the Oni trilogy is good and worthy of watching if you haven't seen it! Also that's a good point! One of the new characters in Dragons Rising did come from Chima but the main Chima characters are not present.
I agree with everything about it literally possession is like the best season and the intro is just crazy fire
Seriously the vibe of Possession was just perfection! And the intro, don't get me started that intro is the coolest thing ever!!!!
i used to hate this season because lloyd wasn't in it, rewatched it, and fell in love with morro's character. A failed ninja who was told to be the chosen hero, only to find out he's nothing in the eyes of a prophecy. Gone to prove himself, he dies (dies! in a kid's show!) and ends up cursed and alone. he takes revenge and seeks for power in a way so cruel it matches how he died, only to realize... something, in the arms of his master, something that leads him to give up, content, and perish for good. and then day of the departed and his redemption AAAA I MISS HIM
Yeah I am a huge Lloyd fan myself so his absence is felt but it definitely serves the greater purpose of the story for him to be gone and the characters to feel lost and scared because of the situation! Morro definitely makes the season and his backstory is really tragic and you gotta feel bad for his character! He is such a haunting villain and I miss him too! I'm glad that he was given not only one satisfying ending for his character but 2 because of Day of the Departed not making him a villain again! I want him to come back but at the same time I don't know if we'd get 3 satisfying endings for his character! Great analysis of his character btw! Couldn't have said it better myself!
I remember I stopped watching Ninjago exactly at Season 5, as a kid it just felt right. There are definitely good things tha came afterwards but the sense of finality I felt from Possession will always stick.
If there was only one main thing I'd change about the season is just a little more focus on Kai would of been nice. With the parallels Morro had to Season 1 Kai, you'd think Kai would've gotten a little more focus. Just a little bit of closure against the two would of been interesting to see.
Absolutely agree 100%
I fully agree that Possession is the best season of all time and the intro went so hard for no reason. It might be the fact that I like horror and darker tones in stories but this season also had some of the best writing when it came to lore continuity, character development, and character to character dynamics, especially with Ronin
I absolutely agree, also I like dark and/or horror tones as well so this was totally going to be my favorite, even as a kid watching it live I loved it, I think of it as my gateway to loving horror. Even besides that like you said, everything was on point this season, every single aspect was upped to 11/10!
This season was fricken awesome, I remember this season blowing my mind and the sets that we got were phenomenal especially the Bounty and Moro’s dragon sets! However as great as it was, season 4 was definitely my favorite, this is a great second with season 6 following it as number 3. Moro was an INCREDIBLE villain but for me he’s a second with Pythor being number 1…man that snake was just awesome✊🏼 I’m gonna miss these bunch, they really did make my childhood something special
I fully agree man Cole was my favorites growing up and WHEN I TELL YOU- I cried when Cole turning into a ghost was revealed-
who remembers the live action commercial cartoon network made for this commercial?
does anybody?
2:40 well that was traumatising
Definitely, little me was shook, still kind of am lol.