Ninjago Season 7 is BETTER Than You Remember

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  • Today, we take a look back at one of Ninjago's most unpopular seasons: Season 7: Hands of Time. With the benefit of six years of hindsight, was it so bad? Also please consider liking and subscribing - as it would help out the channel a ton. :)
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  • @squidge18
    @squidge18 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    "This is worse than the time me and my brother had to use forbidden spinjitzu to stop an evil snake magician"
    - Wu 2017

    • @meduzsazsa8490
      @meduzsazsa8490 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Did he really say that?

    • @Crusty783
      @Crusty783  ปีที่แล้ว +101

      @@meduzsazsa8490 yes

    • @meduzsazsa8490
      @meduzsazsa8490 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@Crusty783 in what episode? Wow that's the biggest foreshadowing ever

    • @citrussinensis.5524
      @citrussinensis.5524 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@meduzsazsa8490 piss of the snake season 10 ep 5

    • @meduzsazsa8490
      @meduzsazsa8490 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@citrussinensis.5524 💀

  • @zephon6745
    @zephon6745 ปีที่แล้ว +508

    My understanding is that after Kai and Nya were born both Ray and Maya lost their elemental powers however they should have still been able to defeat Krux.

    • @xgekozx3305
      @xgekozx3305 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      They should've been. But it wasn't really a matter of skill. He got the drop on the and had them at sword point whilst they were unarmed and off guard in addition he was also threatening kai and nya. So it's not like they weren't skilled enough just due to circumstances they couldn't fight back

    • @FantasticFawnleap
      @FantasticFawnleap ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@xgekozx3305 but they literally out numbered him two against one!

    • @xgekozx3305
      @xgekozx3305 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@FantasticFawnleap yes and he had a sword and the element of surprise. You can't win a fight with numbers alone

    • @FantasticFawnleap
      @FantasticFawnleap ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xgekozx3305 It’s still stupid!

    • @ESparkAster
      @ESparkAster ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@xgekozx3305 Yeah Krux had the element of surprise and Ray and Maya had no elements

  • @JN-ln5ey
    @JN-ln5ey ปีที่แล้ว +635

    Ray and Maya could’ve been powerless at the time, since parents gradually loose their powers once they have kids

    • @Crusty783
      @Crusty783  ปีที่แล้ว +173

      true but they are still a 2v1 and seemingly have more experience than krux

    • @AtomicAnt263
      @AtomicAnt263 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      and it’s a blacksmith shop they have so many weapons to fight with

    • @elementaljedi9335
      @elementaljedi9335 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      They still have their powers, not only that are still skilled fighters.

    • @JN-ln5ey
      @JN-ln5ey ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@elementaljedi9335 No they don't. Parents loose their powers once they have kids

    • @elementaljedi9335
      @elementaljedi9335 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@JN-ln5ey they’re instances where that rule is broken and even if it applies Ray and Mya are still young skilled fighters going against an older powerless Krux.

  • @modtheartifex9785
    @modtheartifex9785 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    i think that kais line of "are we destined to become evil too" is something that can be also related to cycles of abuse?
    a lot of people who had abusive in any way shape or form parents have a worry that if they ever have kids/become parents that theyll be like their parents, that theyre "destined to be evil"
    not entirely comparable but it adds more reason as to why kai would worry about that

  • @mr.barcode3186
    @mr.barcode3186 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I'll never know why, but the reprisal of Jay's "who ate my pudding cup?" gag from Rebooted legit made me bust out laughing the first time I watched this season.

  • @Pyromanicat
    @Pyromanicat ปีที่แล้ว +168

    The reason Ray and Maya didn’t use their powers to defend themselves against Krux is likely because they passed on their elemental powers to Kai and Nya.

    • @AtomicAnt263
      @AtomicAnt263 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      still a 2 v1 and don’t say he had a sword because they where literally standing inside of a blacksmith shop

    • @Memelord1117
      @Memelord1117 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Considering that Ray was still able to spar with Kai in seabound, and Maya could still fight too, which was much later, i refuse to believe the the 2 of them couldn't have went and got weapons to fight Krux.

    • @AtomicAnt263
      @AtomicAnt263 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Memelord1117 EXACTLY

    • @enetonic
      @enetonic ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Memelord1117 People don’t watch the season properly do they? Krux forced them to work for him by threatening that he would hurt Kai and Nya.

    • @shardsoftime0952
      @shardsoftime0952 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@enetonic kai and nya were not there

  • @rivaul3649
    @rivaul3649 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    I feel like they couldv'e had Krux kidnap Ray and Maya using some tea or whatever to make them go unconscious and then having Ray and Maya wake up in his underground layer and having no choice but to work for him.

    • @AmetistJones
      @AmetistJones 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, my headcanon rewrite is that Krux as Dr. Santez (apologizes, if the spelling of the names is wrong) was visiting Ray and Maya for them to make "authentic replicas" of armor pieces, weapons and so on for the museum and while having discussions he's serving them a tea with poison which effects are slowly showing so it looks like they'd just got some sickness. Plotwist, the children are affected too. So when it comes to reveal of Krux's true identity, Ray and Maya are given a choice. Come with Krux and he gives them enough antidote just to cure their children so they can't cross him or they all die... Yeah, I know it's dark but I really like it.

  • @meduzsazsa8490
    @meduzsazsa8490 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I will never understand people who say it's the bad season. What that season doesn't have that every other had?
    It has our favourite characters, villains, plot, intro, battles, finale. There's no any little thing that is worse than any other season.
    I watch this season just like I watch fan-favourite seasons (S4,5,8). There's no difference, nowhere. Animations and dialogues are also argueable, I don't see problems, that doesn't mean problems of animation don't exist, but they are really not that obvious like ninjago fans shout out to be.
    And dialogues, what is wrong with them? They are normal and usual like any other season, I don't see problems with dialogues.
    Many things are so hated in this season for no reason and people seem to overlook every single detail just to say "this is so so bad". I will never understand that hate.
    S7 is a normal and good season just like any other, it could be worse than some seasons, it could be better than some seasons, but it's DEFINITELY NOT BAD

    • @Qyburn234
      @Qyburn234 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You speak facts it’s the most overhated season it’s in 3rd spot for my favourite season of all time

    • @theAstarrr
      @theAstarrr ปีที่แล้ว +17

      slow pacing, bad writing, filler episodes, inconsistent characters
      - Like crusty said 8 episodes would have been a perfect length
      - Lloyd goes from being a competent leader to someone losing confidence in themself
      - The pacing in the middle sucks - if the middle was as good as the first and last episode it would be a really good season
      It's by no means terrible, just kind of average/low quality.

    • @meduzsazsa8490
      @meduzsazsa8490 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@theAstarrr ok, I respect, but I was talking to people who literally say it's bad and awful

    • @Electricc__
      @Electricc__ ปีที่แล้ว +9

      facts, the same critiques that Hands of Time has. Could easily be said about almost every season before season 7

    • @Electricc__
      @Electricc__ ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@theAstarrr I don't see any issues with the pacing of the show, or bad writing. There weren't any episodes that were solely filler, just had filler parts of the episode. And inconsistent characters would be a fair critique, if Ninjago had consistent characters to begin with, Name a single character that hasn't been inconsistent without the show explaining why

  • @analyzgolden7774
    @analyzgolden7774 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I'm currently showing my GF this show, (And she LOVES it so far. She's on Prime Empire) and we both definitely agree that Ray and Maya being good all along, was a bad twist. A twist that harmed Kai's character in the long run of the show. And a twist, that had it not existed, the story would've been more compelling.
    Imagine an alternate version of the show where Ray and Maya WERE these actual malicious traitors who joined the Time Twins at their own free will. People who thought there would be no consequences to abandoning their kids when the time machine was made. Then they could just go back in time and be parents, with their powers back and able to raise perfect little elemental masters. (Like, maybe they lost their powers making the time blades or something, and they clung to the past and felt powerless without that)
    Imagine what that would do to Kai, who is all about upholding the honor his parents' 'legacy'. He's always wanted to do what they did and do it better. But what if they ended up being these bad role models? What if he was clinging to the past and what happened as a consequence to his parents abandoning him and Nya, and he had to learn a lesson that the past doesn't matter, and what he should focus on is who he wants to be now.
    Imagine if the parents tried to play the 'you don't want to fight against your family' card, and their kids said back 'I have a family, it's the ninja'.
    Imagine if Ray and Maya were thrown in prison, and the Wildbrain era's follow up of them is a redemption arc where they try to be better parents, and Kai and Nya aren't fond of letting them in their lives. My gosh, the compelling character work and drama there.
    Having the parents be good all along not only harms the season's narrative that was built up to, but takes established trauma of your main characters away from them, without them ever working it out on their own. Again, if the parents weren't good, they'd have to work their trauma out on their own, which would've been neat to see.

  • @eclipsingjelly9572
    @eclipsingjelly9572 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Hands of time was the second Ninjago season I’ve watched fully. I’ll admit it’s plot made me feel sleepy at some points, but I liked the flashback action of the Old Wars. I didn’t know it was that widely hated though

    • @robbynacuyt4187
      @robbynacuyt4187 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Watch then Season 4-5 and 8-9, these are the best, especially 8 and 9

    • @zai_the_gamer1250
      @zai_the_gamer1250 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@robbynacuyt4187honestly I prefer 4 and 5 over 8 and 9

    • @invader8491
      @invader8491 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zai_the_gamer1250 same

  • @mr.barcode3186
    @mr.barcode3186 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    On the one hand, Skybound had a pretty egregious problem where once one character learned a piece of info all of them suddenly know it, even ones who couldn't possibly know it. But on the other hand, having the same exposition dump two or three times for multiple plot beats in Hands of Time becomes annoying really fast.

  • @barelyhere7200
    @barelyhere7200 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Personally I’ve never hated hands of time. It’s far from my favorite season and I do think it’s the most forgettable season but I don’t think it’s terrible. Especially after the complete train wreck that was crystallized

    • @Noah_Kai2
      @Noah_Kai2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hm

    • @ericmagana3215
      @ericmagana3215 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Noah_Kai2 he's right loser

    • @Pyromanicat
      @Pyromanicat ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I agree. I just found it mediocre.

    • @StevenJones851
      @StevenJones851 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pyromanicat same here

    • @LFPman
      @LFPman ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I definitely think it was better than Skybound. It had so many dumb choices and moments executed too early that would’ve made sense later in the story

  • @coolvideoskhatamovs4264
    @coolvideoskhatamovs4264 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    if Machia wasn't killed, she would have power to control Iron Doom too. Iron Doom is working and moving on the fact that snakes of Vermillions move its certain parts, so that is why Krux and Acronix could control it so easily the same way as Blunck, Raggmunk and Machia did. so letting her alive would basically give another person control, and she could try to betray them and ruin everything and etc.

  • @Inactivechannel-r6
    @Inactivechannel-r6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Hands of Time, along with Master of the Mountain are the seasons I rewatched the most

    • @meduzsazsa8490
      @meduzsazsa8490 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Taste

    • @Deity_devil
      @Deity_devil ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I liked master of the mountain I’m glad Kirby got his own season before he passed

    • @QUBIQUBED
      @QUBIQUBED ปีที่แล้ว +1

      your tastebuds are more split than a nintendo switch's paintjob bruh

    • @BullyHemsworth
      @BullyHemsworth ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Deity_devil:(

  • @Angela-ur5yf
    @Angela-ur5yf ปีที่แล้ว +21

    16:09 Don't forget that Kai also was exposed to his dark side duuring season 4, and while he was influenced by that magic staff I think that things he said geniuenlly were in the back of his mind even if he tries to be a bigger person, personally I wouldn't mind exploring it even more bc I do miss old Kai ( and Jay but that's besides the point) that felt like an atcuall protagonist material instead of this half baked version we have in new seasons

  • @green-legacy
    @green-legacy ปีที่แล้ว +32

    i always liked season 7 because of the villains mostly and the power of time but honestly i feel like every season is perfect except for crystallised

    • @Electricc__
      @Electricc__ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Crystallized is terrible, but to say that every other season is crazy. Especially, when a large bulk of seasons we got after season 8 were absolutely dreadful

    • @Umar-iv4iw
      @Umar-iv4iw ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Electricc__ season 11,14,15 and 16 were awful but imo 9,10,12 and 13 were great seasons

  • @43Second
    @43Second ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This season is like Horton Hears a Who for me. I remember liking both when I was little and didn't have hindsight but look at them now and see how they didn't particularly age well.

    • @QUBIQUBED
      @QUBIQUBED ปีที่แล้ว

      calling Horton Hears a Who a movie is a disgrace to the actual book, which had creative rhyming and a silly story for children to enjoy

  • @k0mentator507
    @k0mentator507 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Actually Iron Doom gains sentience because snakes that made up Machia, Blank and Ruggmank (however you spell it) entered it, so that’s why Hands do Time destroyed them

    • @theAstarrr
      @theAstarrr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that makes sense

  • @AtomicAnt263
    @AtomicAnt263 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    what about how the green ninja with years of experience
    turned his back on the enemy and held the time blades IN THE AIR SHAKING THEM then once they where taken the ninja just stood there instead of fighting back

  • @shanecorcoran2542
    @shanecorcoran2542 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I honestly wish David Shayne was kept on as a writer for a couple more seasons, he really had potential as a great writer since the stuff he wrote in HoT was sometimes genuinely brilliant. I enjoy HoT more than others but it 100% has it's flaws. Great video man, just found your channel yesterday and you make great stuff.

  • @dtinagliastudios
    @dtinagliastudios ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Great video Crusty! I’ve always been a fan of this season and I loved hearing your takes on the whole thing.

    • @Crusty783
      @Crusty783  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ty man :) this one was alot of fun to make

    • @coilstrike
      @coilstrike ปีที่แล้ว +1

      pls upload

    • @aquacron4548
      @aquacron4548 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nice to see you're still around, Dan, you were always an inspiration to me! Hope you're doing well :3

  • @acronixwoodentrains3058
    @acronixwoodentrains3058 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Ninjago Season 7 Hands of Time isn’t a Bad Season in my opinion I Really Enjoyed it The Time Twins Krux and Acronix were Really Great Main Villain The Vermilion Army was good/Fine The Ninja were Great Kai and Nya were Awesome since they were the Focus Ninja of the Season overall 9/10 Season for me “CONTROL TIME CONTROL EVERYTHING” Time Twins 2017

  • @JRS06
    @JRS06 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I never understood why this season was so bad. It was great, and doesn't scream "the franchise is beginning to decline" compared to stuff like The Island.

  • @FDproductions-yd9md
    @FDproductions-yd9md ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fun fact they actually made a short to tell us what happened to WU

  • @Fawfulandtheblowfish
    @Fawfulandtheblowfish ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I know I'm late to the comments section, but interestingly enough, I actually learned that Dr. Saunders was Krux through the actually LEGO sets. The Iron Doom was the first Hands Of Time set I got, and I saw Dr. Saunders' face on the back of Krux' minifigure head. I was confused at first, but then I put two and two together, so that's how it was revealed to me.

  • @delhorsoo6923
    @delhorsoo6923 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    the museum fight scene dialogue between Nya and Kai reminded me of when master Wu congratulates Garmadon in the weirdest way possible🤣

  • @PrimalRBLX
    @PrimalRBLX ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A positive for this season is how determined the villains are to win they always send the vermillion to constantly try and get the time blades which I personally like

  • @qtDuckii
    @qtDuckii ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i agree on the kidnapping, crux couldve had some of the vermillion with him, maybe not fully equipped but we know crux has been laying this plan out for 40 years so he wouldve had a few vermillion with him, just to add a layer of threat, or maybe even a fight scene, the flashback was way too rushed tbf

  • @KaeserLooty
    @KaeserLooty ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The parents being traitors by choice would have been such a good thing for the story. Why the elemental masters could have just disagreed with the king, wu and Garmadon and thought they were better off alone? What if the reason they disappeared was because they were wanted as traitors? What if Crux manipulated them because of this? The fight between Ray and Kay would have hold a bigger weight since not only they were father and son, but they were holding different ideologies. And this connect to season 8 where the called out the ninja for not being perfect, same old elemental masters weren't supposed to be all "good". Wasted potential

  • @BobJimmies22
    @BobJimmies22 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I think this season suffered so much because of the production of the movie aka diversion of time, care, and probably budget
    Also I really don't understand how does mya look younger than nya in the present but older than Ray in the serpentine wars like, reversal blade botox?

    • @brickbanditstudios6037
      @brickbanditstudios6037 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep, the LEGO Ninjago Movie was one of the factors to on why Hands of Time wasn’t was made this good. The things you’ve listed out were the known factors of how the season failed (but the movie failed as well, basically a lose-lose situation). As for Maya looking younger, there isn’t a technical reason to why was it changed to make her look younger (maybe poor choices of design?). But, according to Tommy Andreason, he explained that “the truth is we had to match the head in the show with the one the toy designers had available to the because Maya would be a figure. She is not younger in the show, just may look younger to some." Which I find to be a stupid reason that they couldn’t produce a different face that matches with how Maya should look.
      Hope this information helps!

  • @genreproductions2706
    @genreproductions2706 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Anyone can say what they want about Hands of Time. When I came across this series, I was quite interested in it’s ending (especially the Time Blades themselves). When Wu was lost in Time and the Samurai X identity (who is PIZXAL) was left unknown, I would always look up Ninjago Season, anticipating for the next season. This is what got me to be interested into Ninjago itself. It also got me to go back and watch the other seasons online, Day of the Departed included. People can say what they like about season 7, but I will be referring to it as, “The Season which would bring us into what we would know only to be, The Oni Trilogy”.

  • @Noah_Kai2
    @Noah_Kai2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It used to be my favorite season.. just like season 11 used to be too

    • @skylord1846
      @skylord1846 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. Season 7 was at one point my favorite season. (Now its Crystalized) I still do like it to this day.

    • @acronixwoodentrains3058
      @acronixwoodentrains3058 ปีที่แล้ว

      SkyLord18 Ninjago Season 7 Hands of Time is a Great Season Ninjago Crystalized is a Really Awesome Season 🔥😎

  • @armandbuchart1387
    @armandbuchart1387 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    20:38 Ray and Maya making a mistake helping the time bros would've been perfect. Nya and Kai would then accept to part with them only to save Wu, but Kai would continue to hate his father until boom, Wu goes "failure can be corrected, and with effort even reversed". Kai learning to forgive his father for not being the perfect hero he thought could then have been super interesting, much like Nya and Mayas relationship was developed in Seabound, instead of the "uuuh we're now best friends we play video games" we got

  • @vice166
    @vice166 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    hands of time also coincidentally aired its first episode the day i moved out of my dad's house when my parents divorced 💀

  • @IAmToTired
    @IAmToTired ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My biggest problem with the season is that the animation quality is so jarring that it is distracting

  • @ertooo4324
    @ertooo4324 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hands of Time has never been unanimously the most hated season. It’s just the season that people like to hate on because they are scared to criticize earlier seasons (i.e. season 3) or later seasons (i.e. season 11).

    • @shortstackofpancakes13
      @shortstackofpancakes13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is worse than rebooted tho, and far worse than season 11 which is why it’s criticized. Also, season 11 gets more hate than season 7

    • @Crusty783
      @Crusty783  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Genuinely good point, I remember whenever I'd call Crystalized the worst season people would deflect the convo to Hands of Time lol

    • @Electricc__
      @Electricc__ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      people aren't scared to criticize the new Ninjago seasons, they just don't want to admit that these new Ninjago writers seem to have never written anything in their lives

    • @lerx_mex7601
      @lerx_mex7601 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They just don’t want to admit Season 1-7 has some bad moment

  • @axelmoisesgutierrez3793
    @axelmoisesgutierrez3793 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "They didn't Win, We lost"
    🤨
    So they won?

  • @void_kitsune9381
    @void_kitsune9381 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think that the line in the sand and the attack are some of the best episodes of this season and my brother and I put "the line in the sand" at the top of our tier list about this season, and we placed the "attack" in the top 5 episodes of this season, of course, I have some problems with it such as the bad animation and some plot issues, but it's still a better episode than "the attack" from lab rats elite force

  • @lucky03113
    @lucky03113 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Crusty, I actually rewatched this because of this video and when jay comes to the rescue on his bike. You can see another jay staring right back at him

  • @NRG_Studios
    @NRG_Studios ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was a great video! I actually always loved season 7. When I was younger, our neighbor was taking care of me and my sister because our parents were one a trip or something. we got season 7 at the library and watched the whole season in one day. Our neighbor said later that it was very interesting

  • @pecancookie9554
    @pecancookie9554 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You didn’t mention this but what did you think of Jay’s lightning bike scene?
    I have always thought it was really cool and when I first saw it I kept replaying it.

  • @tinothetuna215
    @tinothetuna215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    funnily enough I think Hands of Time is one of my favorite seasons (not one i think is best in quality), yeah there are problems, but the story is very cool and I loved Kai and Nya's interactions, and the time twins were very cool and a big threat when they were at full power. First video of yours Ive seen, subbed

  • @Neo_Starlite
    @Neo_Starlite ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my favorite seasons if not my fav, thanks for the vid Crusty!

  • @TorrentStudios
    @TorrentStudios 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The Iron Doom gained "sentience" because the snakes from the destroyed Vermillion possessed the mech and formed a sort of Buffmillion

  • @KillerMoth_Stumpy
    @KillerMoth_Stumpy ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I didn't even know people hated hands of time so much, I loved it, yeah the dialog was weird, the animation did kinda fall off, and there were some plot holes but i still loved it. The worst season is definitely either Chrystalized or season 3.

  • @igamer12
    @igamer12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    one of the things i love about "the attack" is the scene early in the episode with krux, acronix, blunc and raggmunc arguing about the stolen timeblade. say what you want about the comedy in this season, but this is one of the times ninjago made laugh out loud, it's very silly. blunc and raggmunc aren't very good comic relief villains but this scene is that one time i appreciate them as such :-)

    • @hopechr
      @hopechr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you use the ✨time blade✨, lose the ✨time blade✨, then LIE about using and losing the ✨time blade✨.

  • @user-hc3kk7qv7o
    @user-hc3kk7qv7o ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man better praise the ninja suits,they are superb

  • @thehunter7854
    @thehunter7854 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One thing hands of time did not mess up was the music, hands down.
    Pun completely intended.

  • @coolvideoskhatamovs4264
    @coolvideoskhatamovs4264 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:50 when I was smaller, I thought he meant that not their villain was stronger so they lost but they just did a mistake (letting their guard off)
    but yeah, out of context it's just the best Lloyd's phrase :)

  • @purplef0xx
    @purplef0xx ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ray and Maya lost their powers after Kai and Nya were born which is why they didn't fight Krux - or at least that was the only way it makes sense to me

  • @Hubbal
    @Hubbal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lloyd lost his eyebrows at the fight seen when they're trying to stop the iron doom when they begin Lloyd's eyebrows vanish it looks so wrong

  • @lofthestars2088
    @lofthestars2088 ปีที่แล้ว

    Having "Ice Cap Zone" as the background music for "out of the fire and into the boiling sea" is just so funny to me.

  • @waifu_png_pl6854
    @waifu_png_pl6854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what i will focus on in any story are the characters, especially the protagonist(s). if they are boring, then the entire story is boring. there really is no arc, its going thru the motions. its got too many lore dumps for my liking. its just not very interesting, its all going thru the motions. my biggest problem is that there is no problem. oh theres a villain, but the thing i want the most is the personal problem of a ninja. kai accepting his role is rise of the snakes, lloyd growing and becoming responsible, zane finding himself in a tech advanced world he doesnt really fit in, zane being missing, kai and lloyds brotherly relationship, jay being a bad friend, that stuff. the villain of a season should enhance that, not be a separate problem.
    i feel like the "your parents are traitors bit" should have a bigger impact on the siblings. kai being the older one and maybe remembering that moment thru a fog could believe it, nya being younger and just hearing stories of her parents being heroes could be in denial. strengthening of a sibling bond is a cool concept and overcoming a conflict could do it.
    the fact theres so much dead air and scenes that dont lead anywhere grinds my gears. 10 episodes to tell a full story from start to finish isnt a lot. its around 200 minutes, so a long movie but you gotta keep in mind this is a tv series with episodic elements. to explain in a different way, you can have one cake that can be cut into 10 slices and 10 cupcakes, but the way youll go about decorating them is different - with a cake you can put a lot of frosting on top, on a cupcake you gotta approach it individually. think of the frosting as plot and the treats as time, you can have the same amount of time but less plot to fill into it. in any case, when youre working with that, you really dont have time to waste.
    all those boring scenes actively make the season worse. the worst thing anything can be is boring. that means it has no redeeming value. secrets of forbidden spinjitzu is dumb most of the time, but its at least entertaining. here, no such things. i dislike hands of time more than crystalized for the same reason i dislike sonic heroes more than sonic 06, one is pretty bland and meh while the other is a fascinating case study on how incredibly someone can fail
    the themes of failure are alright but its never something the season goes all in for. you have the beginning battle, 1 flashback and then a bit at the end. thats not good, maybe if the smith parents realised how dumb they were it could be better but alas, they have not. in terms of what wu goes thru, because hes just a lame joke thru most of the season its not as effective as it could be. in other terms, it has potential, but saying that something has potential is just a roundabout way of saying that its real form is bad

  • @louisjohnson3755
    @louisjohnson3755 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Did anyone else notice in “Secrets Discovered” that when Kai discovered the hatch in the museum when he discovered that his father was working for Acronix and Krux. There was a fire nation and water tribe symbol from avatar the last airbender in the hatch

  • @jazznakayama5939
    @jazznakayama5939 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    WHAT? I always love this season, even having many flaws

  • @viking_2112
    @viking_2112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It certainly has issues but I've always loved it and found the story and plot around time enthralling as well as liking how it was a joint season between Kai and nya

  • @HeroOfBen10
    @HeroOfBen10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "They didn't win we lost" Lloyd Mongomery Garmadon. Basically I just think that's just a fancy way of saying they both lost but as you can see in the episode that's not true as the hands of time obviously won, and took master Wu. Its probably the WORST line in the season.

    • @brickbanditstudios6037
      @brickbanditstudios6037 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can agree that that line was one of the worst of the season. However, there are some other worse ones in the same season (and some others from other seasons too).

    • @HeroOfBen10
      @HeroOfBen10 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brickbanditstudios6037 Ok. Which ones?

    • @brickbanditstudios6037
      @brickbanditstudios6037 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You know, I vaguely remember stating this to someone else. But I’ll do it again. In this season, a couple of terrible lines that really doesn’t work (and said by Krux):
      • “It is time to rule!” - Krux when facing off Wu and the Elemental Masters
      (Krux’s lines in Hands of Time were really dumb, and not my favorite of the time twins. This dialogue kinda fits the context of time, but the execution was bad.)
      • “Well, aren't you clever? Such a smart little ninja.” - Krux to Kai
      (Okay, there is so many things wrong with this line of dialogue, the way he’s saying to Kai just really think that it came out from a Scooby Doo show. Also, it seems too out-of-character for Krux to say that at Kai’s face. Again, not the best of the Time Twins.)
      And here are some other lines from different seasons that I think were done poorly:
      • “The Quiet One has the mask. We have all three!” - Killow when Harumi/The Quiet One obtained the last mask (Mask of Hatred)
      (Sons of Garmadon is well know for its season to change the tone to be a dark one, but this line really just killed the dark mood and it really seems a bit off to some of us, but I find this dialogue to be a bit funny.)
      • “Fools! All your existence, you have been powered by a lie... that the good guys always win. Sadly, they don't.” - Digital Overlord to the four main ninjas
      (I find this ironic that he claimed that the good guys don’t always win. But that’s not the case, like they’ve defeated the Overlord three times already and looking back on it, it’s pretty laughable if you think about it.)
      • “Garmadon's forces have that place pretty bottled up. And before you ask, no, I cannot use my Brown Power to break us in. Those abilities sadly flushed away.” - Dareth to Lloyd, Nya, and Skylor
      (First off, ew, and secondly, nobody asked you Dareth! Hunted was one of the worst portrayals of Dareth that I have ever seen, I mean… what’s up with the potty humors, it seems nasty and just like what was going on with the Hageman Brothers’ minds with this subplot. Hunted would’ve been higher on the best Ninjago seasons if they didn’t add the “Brown Power” subplot into the season.)

    • @HeroOfBen10
      @HeroOfBen10 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brickbanditstudios6037 This was all taken from a different video. I do think I watched it before.

  • @Wattson-ston
    @Wattson-ston ปีที่แล้ว

    What I love about the hands of time finale is the short video Lego made to who how Wu ended up as a baby in SOG

  • @jonathansmith2438
    @jonathansmith2438 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Something I didn’t like about the time blades was what the powers for them were, mainly the one that could slow time gets completely made useless after the time stop because it’s simply better

  • @wafflespoon
    @wafflespoon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i remeber coming home form school to my grandmas house everyday and not being able to wait to watch the next episode of this season, I loved it so much!

  • @Deity_devil
    @Deity_devil ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There’s another problem in s7 if look in the flashback u see maya looks very old if you go to current date of the time during this season maya looks very young

    • @QUBIQUBED
      @QUBIQUBED ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She mightve been really stressed out

    • @Deity_devil
      @Deity_devil ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@QUBIQUBEDthan why wouldn’t she be stressed out as a slave working for krux?

    • @brickbanditstudios6037
      @brickbanditstudios6037 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s a reason why Maya looked young (and it’s probably a dumb one”. So according to Tommy Andreason, he explained that “the truth is we had to match the head in the show with the one the toy designers had available to the because Maya would be a figure. She is not younger in the show, just may look younger to some." So they’re telling me that they couldn’t make a new face that matches with how Maya looks in the Serpentine War? 💀

    • @Deity_devil
      @Deity_devil ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brickbanditstudios6037 considering the fact that s7 had ass animation I can see why

  • @Artist_Unbound
    @Artist_Unbound ปีที่แล้ว +4

    H.O.T is just alright in my opinion. My problems with this season is the animation and the writing. There were way too many moments where the show tried to be funny. But I did like the Time Twins, the Ray and Maya reveal, and the sets were fantastic. I got almost all except the Dragon Forge and Iron Doom.

  • @the_unforseen8224
    @the_unforseen8224 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nah the worst is day of departed 💀

  • @captnspino4149
    @captnspino4149 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the episode where they get the time slowing blade, I spotted Jay when there was already another jay on the motorcycle

  • @coltthe_45
    @coltthe_45 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great review! However, I disagree with Maya and Ray staying evil. Only because Ray and Kai are a great duo.

    • @f31aditikasbe26
      @f31aditikasbe26 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      heavy agree on the kai/ray dynamic

  • @LeanPicachu
    @LeanPicachu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Zane reading a damn among us code 💀💀💀💀💀

  • @JosephSneed-bo1uk
    @JosephSneed-bo1uk หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You forgot something about Ninjago once you have your kids as an elemental Master they inherit the powers the second they are born which means Kai's parents could not have used their elements on him

  • @joemomma9903
    @joemomma9903 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this season had some insane potential

  • @personnsl
    @personnsl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm surprised that you haven't talked about that one moment where Acronix simps for Machia as she tortures Borg

  • @jazzy_burrito
    @jazzy_burrito หลายเดือนก่อน

    The amount of lines that directly contradict themselves a sentence later in this season is too funny.

  • @Nightredfurry
    @Nightredfurry หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is one of the best seasons cause it had one more better villians that accuatly seemed like a threat and extremely hard to beat and the tempral whip was the most fitting remix for the weekend whip

  • @Marlin123
    @Marlin123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What were Crocodile and Crook trying to do again?

  • @jennygarcia7075
    @jennygarcia7075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just so you know the new seasons (which you showed the crystallized clips from) messed everything up when Kai and Nya changed the past with crux and acronix and changed EVERYTHING

  • @herkimerlloyd7332
    @herkimerlloyd7332 ปีที่แล้ว

    This seems like a good spot to let out my s7 gripes myself. Dr sonders went from silly wise museum guy to. Old grump who quote "wont use technology." * just went from living and contibuting to modern society plus Owns a whole museum*. He was the worst bad guy. I felt like it shoulda just been crux(whoever the young one is) and no silly flashback hats.
    But also only there mom shoulda been brought back dad still kaput. Like he raised them alone for a while and actually tought kai blacksmithing.
    Lastly the vermilion were just a worse stone warrior Plus serpentine mix. Already done both those but more scary obstacle like.

  • @BoroPhil7
    @BoroPhil7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The problem with the last episode is that it completely contradicts what Wu says about time travel - "Change anything, change everything".

  • @hypeteamoficial
    @hypeteamoficial ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun Fact: If Ray and Maya (Kai and Nya's parents) were traitors, that would change a lot. Master Wu wouldn't have been a baby again. If he wasn't a baby again and had rapid aging, imagine how much that would change S09

  • @ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730
    @ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Mailman should have been Krux, it would have been SO much more impactful as he's a character that has actually existed throughout the series.

    • @StevenJones851
      @StevenJones851 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree the Mailman is pretty cool

  • @Ollyiswild_04
    @Ollyiswild_04 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Most over hated season imo. I do understand some of the criticism of the season like the animation or dialogue and a few parts in the plot but it’s definitely not the worst.

  • @wcapewell3089
    @wcapewell3089 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    when it comes to the matter of time in the ninjago series, i tend to not think about it. its all over the place.
    examples:
    hands of time says that the battle with the time twins was over 40 years ago; yet nya and kai's parents look to be in there 40s when we first seem them in the series (maya looking even older in the flashbacks because of her cheekbones). being just over 20 when the battle takes place is being generous, so at minimum the show is basically saying that ray and maya are just over 60 years old, which they clearly do not look.
    sensei wu and lord garmadon looked to be in there 20's as well when the battle took place, and they currently look like they are over a hundred. they looked the same age during 'Battle Between Brothers' where garmadon was banished to the underworld. considering lloyd looks to be just over ten years old when we first seen him, that would mean that garmadon and wu aged over 60 years in that time frame.
    stuff like this just makes my brain hurt.

    • @brickbanditstudios6037
      @brickbanditstudios6037 ปีที่แล้ว

      The whole ninjas’ age and in general. Yeah… that left me with a massive headache from that 😵‍💫

  • @mitchellbambam5926
    @mitchellbambam5926 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think it’s about time someone finally gives this season some respect…

  • @VioletSkipperX194
    @VioletSkipperX194 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    unlike a lot of ninjago seasons, season 7 doesn't struggle with baffling writing decisions, one bad episode or missed potential, it instead struggles with problems that linger throughout the entire season like bad attempts at being funny, horrible dialogue and being too long. The exception to this is the reveal of kai and nya's parents (the flashback to be specific) which is a baffling writing decision.

  • @FortniteOG659
    @FortniteOG659 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I never understood why Maya looks old in the begining and then young by the end

  • @brennanboyd8381
    @brennanboyd8381 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Also how come ray and maya didn’t age over 40 years they look the SAME

  • @void_kitsune9381
    @void_kitsune9381 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    7:59 that fight scene is bad but very funny

  • @ghostplayer2735
    @ghostplayer2735 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have a feeling LEGO Ninjago season 17, Krux and Acronix will be back soon. I’m not sure when or where, but soon.

    • @errix
      @errix ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Next season is not season 17? It's Ninjago United season 1, or so we have been told.

    • @Carslikesninjago
      @Carslikesninjago ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even if it was still the same series, it wouldn't be season 17 it would be 16

  • @AjaxXavior
    @AjaxXavior 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hands of time is when I stopped watching but then I finished it and loved the ending the last 4 episodes are amazing

  • @parttimelazy4593
    @parttimelazy4593 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hold up, people thought Hands Of Time was the worst? I quite enjoyed it at the time and thought it was alright. Guess I don't really keep up with the rest of the community much.

  • @fortunemuderhwa9318
    @fortunemuderhwa9318 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    HoT > Possession but y'all ain't ready for that conversation.

    • @skylord1846
      @skylord1846 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed.

    • @Elico-du1oi
      @Elico-du1oi ปีที่แล้ว

      Lloyd and Cole had better character development in Possession though

    • @Elico-du1oi
      @Elico-du1oi ปีที่แล้ว

      Even Nya to an extent

    • @skylord1846
      @skylord1846 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Elico-du1oi I thought Cole was good in Hot. I liked his arc about the earth punch and all of that, but he’s definitely better in Possession. And Lloyd is definitely better in Possession then Hands of Time as well. I did not like S7 Lloyd at all especially in the Attack. And this goes for Zane to. He was better in Season 5 to.

    • @skylandersfan6954
      @skylandersfan6954 ปีที่แล้ว

      In what way?

  • @EpicGamer-fl7fn
    @EpicGamer-fl7fn หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hands of time was always the season that i keep forgetting even existed in the first place. Its propably because my Ninjago phase ended with Skybound, but even when i went and rewatched Ninjago in 2019 i now realized i still actually barely remember this season lol
    What i remember is that i just kinda enjoyed it but i definetly could feel like this season broke the godlike streak Ninjago had going since Rebooted. 2014-2016 was the best era for Ninjago since the seasons that came out in that time were peak Ninjago content. It just didnt feel like its on the same level anymore.
    Sons of Garmadon went back to being peak tho, ngl.

  • @johngentley5015
    @johngentley5015 ปีที่แล้ว

    19:50
    they said that when they made the time blades they were completely drained, and they lost their powers.

  • @Avery_Productions
    @Avery_Productions หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I like about this season is that All the time blades have some impact on the plot.
    The Green Blade: Time Punches Wu and Ray
    The Blue Blade: Slows the ninja down right as they capture wu
    The Red Blade: Stop The ninja so Krux and acronix can get the yellow blade
    The yellow blade: reverses Wu and Rays effects

  • @charlyalvarado8762
    @charlyalvarado8762 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't like how when something is already considered the worst it gets overanalyzed even tho literally every season has the same flaws

  • @purplespades9632
    @purplespades9632 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Krux should've wore vengestone armor.

  • @gillesduprez559
    @gillesduprez559 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hands of time is one of my favorite seasons because I live in Belgium and I speak Dutch so obviously I watched it dubbed in Dutch and the dialogs were on point to be honest
    But now that I see this video showing some English dialogs I get why its not a fan favorite season

  • @TheSkides
    @TheSkides ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For me hands of times story was a great idea but terrible exucution. With bad animation. I loved the season though when I watched it in the summer, but after thinking about it, its just kinda mediocore.

  • @Alagrafon
    @Alagrafon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's so sad that episode 69 of ninjago is in this season

  • @Pokoph8
    @Pokoph8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I rewatched ninjago about 3 weeks ago and was excited for hands of time cus it was and is still my favorite.I remembered it better than it was but it’s still my favorite.

  • @alexcninjagotuber
    @alexcninjagotuber ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I used to like it when I watched it for the first time, but know it’s my least favorite season. The animation, plot, characterization of the Ninja, villains and humor was all terrible. I respect the people who like this season though.

  • @coolvideoskhatamovs4264
    @coolvideoskhatamovs4264 ปีที่แล้ว

    19:55 well you are forgetting that elemental power goes from parent to children. I mean, like, there is still a possibility that they've just lost their elemental powers when Kai and Nya were born and for sure they could tell it to Crux once in dialogue since he was their close friend. anyway that's my head-canon ;)

  • @Pelic22
    @Pelic22 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what is "he who shall not be named" in this context? (0:37)