Why Ninjago Crystalized's Prison Plot WORKS (and why Skybound doesn't)

[@LB_the_Creator]

Another reason that Skybound's prison arc is dumb is that there were witnesses and people with the ninja the entire time nadakhan committed crimes. Nelson, the children and the fan girls were present at the hospital, Dareth and the helicopter driver were present with the ninja for many hours in the helicopter

[@Crusty783]

I didn't even consider this but, yeah lol

[@ericmagana3215]

Nope that was way after those events, what are you even talking about? The hospital scene was way before

[@LB_the_Creator]

@@ericmagana3215 my bad, but dareth and the driver were still present with the ninja for many hours

[@LB_the_Creator]

@@sashawaybright2698 because this dumb plot line ruins this season's enjoyment for me

[@LB_the_Creator]

@@sashawaybright2698 why is it good?

[@AndrePereira-lh3fs]

You know the famous quote "a hero sacrifices you to save the world but a villain sacrifices the world to save you" Nya is a hero but the ninja..

[@Crusty783]

oooh i like this

[@trentoninnewjersey]

The ninja aren’t necessarily villains because of this, as they have done a lot to protect the city and that’s always good. That’s not to say they didn’t commit a crime (even though it was for good reason)

[@thevoidwalkerbr]

Receita strogonoff de carne Ingredientes: -arroz -frang

[@kai5625]

They would be amazing as villains, but I like them this way😅

[@yumeyumeappleo]

Yoooo

[@DailyRoLord]

completely agree. skybound’s prison arc feels so simple in comparison to crystalized’s (the trial was a great touch). I don’t think keeping them wanted forever is good though. having the police pursue the ninja in every following season would get old quickly.

[@Crusty783]

this could be true, although i really love the idea of the ninja laying low in some crappy apartment or something

[@riskyworks]

@@Crusty783 Maybe they'd simply be on a watch list. Like the police just wouldn't trust them, but not exactly be on the run. They'd still have a reason to be stealthy, since getting caught in the wrong place at the wrong time could easily cause a misunderstanding, which wouldn't be good if the police didn't trust them at all

[@kenjianimates]

yeah

[@gibbsterV]

@@riskyworks Brilliant idea

[@purgeblue]

you know the prison arc in skybound is just 1 episode

[@mynym4543]

One of the things I’ve really liked about this season so far is how much it highlights that the ninja are just that - NINJA - especially with how they’re contrasted with the new ninja who act way more like superheroes/power rangers. It’s good to see!

[@Crusty783]

I agree! The Ninja feel very grounded here - I like it

[@acgproductions7663]

My favorite part of Skybound was Jay’s characterization it was very good especially the way Nadakhan talked about how Jay only makes jokes to cover up his depression/anxiety, it wasn’t explicitly stated that Jay has anxiety or depression but as someone who has both the way he freaks out is very simolar to my anxiety attacks and the covering it up is similar to what I do a lot with depression I wish they kept those details about Jay

[@insertunoroginalnamehere6189]

I fully agree skybound wrote his character the best that's why it's one of my favourite seasons

[@LisFlamer]

I agree, but seasons 11-16 turned him into a whining moron, with the exception of s12, so I hope Dragons Rising will fix it just like the rest

[@gameranger9770]

This is the first why it works video I 100% agree with

[@Crusty783]

yoooo

[@gameranger9770]

@@Crusty783 thanks

[@Coolgamer..]

I agree another reason why I don't like Skybound.

[@LegoPythor]

Yes

[@horadetodososlegos]

I decided to rewatch the prison arc in skybound and I think doesn't work because it doesn't feel like a challenge and is resolved too quickly, the ninja left prison in the same episode they entered it, they got the information they wanted from soto and just left and in nadakhan's side there wasn't much happening, so for skybound there was no sense of urgency or of obstacle for the prison arc, what made it seem bland. For crystalized, the sense of urgency and challenge is more well built, kabuki mask gives a sense of threat and lloyd can't do anything because he's in prison, he tries to thwart kabuki mask from escaping and fails because of the guards, the ninja try to stop pythor from escaping and once again fail because they're in prison. There's a new villain of which the ninja know nothing about threatening them and the city inviting old villains to the council of the crystal king and it seems the villains know it, but the ninja can't do anything and can know barely anything because they're in prison. The prison here is actually an obstacle for the ninja and that's what makes it more interesting to watch.

[@Crusty783]

The feeling of powerlessness Lloyd has to stop Kabuki Mask in that scene is so good. Its very tense

[@Osprey2511]

Can we all agree that it is kinda odd that in crystallized, the ninja aren’t wearing vengestone cuffs and are not restrained from using their powers despite the threat they pose to the prison.

[@Crusty783]

Yeah, it is weird

[@ethanmalandain3072]

Well they saved the city a lot of time and I guess they just assumed the ninjas don't need the cuffs since they could have escaped before the trial. Beside, with all the villain there they would need their powers Also, with all the vengestone that The crystal king took I doubt they still had vengestone left.

[@ouffman769]

I just believe someone allied with the crystal king took them for the vengestone army

[@falinksgod3439]

Late, but I'm fairly sure that the ninja CHOOSE not to escape because they knew that they actually DID commit a crime and the ninja choose to stay become of their sense of justice unlike skybound where they knew they had been framed

[@ertooo4324]

I think the big difference between the two is that in one the ninja are passive while in the other the ninja are active. In Skybound, it feels like the ninja are just dealing with some that happens to them, not actively doing something that leads to the prison plot. It’s much more intriguing and nuanced when the ninja have to actually make the choice of whether or not to go to prison rather than simply dealing with the fact that they now have to go to prison. Also, as you were saying, major consequences seem to be at play with the Crystalized plot, which I don’t think I can say about the Skybound plot. There is a chance that the ninja “befriending” Aspheera will have dire consequences later on in the season, as (possibly spoilers) it seems that her knowledge on the ninja will allow the Council of the Crystal King to power up. If a major character death(which kind of seems likely this season) happens as a result of this, then it would serve for a great cause-and-effect narrative that stretches all the way from Nya’s sacrifice to the major character death.

[@creator2909]

It’s basically deontology vs consequentialism. Should we do this bad thing for a good reason and outcome? Or is it not justified because it’s a bad thing? I think this is the cause of the divide in opinions on the Ninja’s arrest. If you believe the Ninja shouldn’t go to jail, you’re likely a consequentialist, if you believe they deserve to go to jail, you’re likely a deontologist. At least for the moment. Btw, it could be a fun video for you to analyse whether or not the Ninja should go to jail. Legally, morally, etc (though it might be slightly out of your scope, you can still give your opinions and why. I’d love to see the discussion! If you haven’t done such a video already)

[@Crusty783]

I believe DailyRoLord may have done a video on that previously which might be worth a look. Also I agree - there are no good guys in this plot and I think that's such an awesome idea. Also you just taught me a new word lol (deontology)

[@creator2909]

@@Crusty783 oh, he did? He’s like one of the Ninjago KZbinrs I didn’t subscribe to but watch the videos somewhat regularly. Might be worth checking out! And hehe, had to use that word taught in school for something. We’re you the guy (or was it OverordX) that got lots of Ninjago content creators together? Could be fun to have a panel talking about Ninjago if Lego Con sucks this year (saw your content on crusty clips, haven’t had time to watch the full podcast yet but from the clips it sounded really interesting)

[@Dawid23_Gamer]

I mean, the moment Lloyd gets golden power, no amount of police force will be able to fuck around with him. Even if the mayor still would want to put him and the ninja in jail after they deal with the overlord, Lloyd just giving him a 'tf you said to me you little shit' look would probably be enough to get a pardon. God powers often come with immunity from the law.

[@Crusty783]

The problem is is thats evil though

[@Dawid23_Gamer]

​@@Crusty783 well oni Lloyd doesn't give a crap about morality, something very apperant in the 'leaked' (more accurately put out by LEGO but only sometimes in some countries) clip. But this is very theoretical, in the end such a move will not be necessary because it won't be written that way, of course. It's still fun to think about golden powered (or in this case golden power and destruction/darkness powered) Lloyd in that way though. Like seriously, how would you even go about arresting him at full power? A literal living god? The FSM could split the world in twain like it's nothing and it's suggested Lloyd will get even _more_ powerful than that. The simple answer is that you don't, you leave him be and hope he is a nice god (which he probably would/will be, although the oni power makes it a bit uncertain)

[@hunterharvey0716]

Aw it's cute how hopeful you were about crystalized back then..... How quickly that changed.

[@Crystal_959]

I think Crystalized also works because there's a real sense of urgency. They NEED to take the risk, or they lose their one shot of saving Nya. In Skybound it just seems like a setting change for the first few episodes. I doubt the Ninja are gonna remain wanted for all of Crystalized but it'd be nice. Really make it feel like the Ninja are getting attacked from every side

[@MeboDotExe]

i don’t have issue with them going to jail in crystalized it’s definitely done way better than in skybound but i just think it’s funny how the police thought they could keep the ninja in jail without any vengestone or anything even though they got this right before (and based on the actual episodes, they could’ve broken out at any time)

[@diazcamposalizadaniela4636]

And together lol, in Season 6 they escaped because they were together in the same cell, and now they also put them on the same cell, I would put them on different blocks

[@Regeor]

According to the Ninjago timeline, the ninja have only been sent to Kryptarium once

[@rafaelrivera7594]

Yes but no

[@BirdDuck]

@@rafaelrivera7594 Skybound never actually happened in the canon timeline.

[@rafaelrivera7594]

@@BirdDuck still happend

[@rafaelrivera7594]

@@BirdDuck plus jay and nya remembers and maybe nadakhan

[@eliteforce8017]

@@rafaelrivera7594 That doesn’t change the fact Skybound’s prison arc technically never happened thanks to Jay’s wish.

[@captainsprinkles6557]

My only problem is that Jay basically has dementia. I know it would be confusing for anyone who hasn't seen pre-Season 11, but seriously, the guy doesn't give a *HINT* of that timeline. Everyone fails to acknowledge that they saved the world like 10 times, and the multiverse 2 other times(which is actually pretty accurate to real life).

[@Crusty783]

"everyone fails to acknowledge that they saved the world like 10 times" just isn't true at all. their repeated good deeds was the only reason why they got a 5 year sentence rather than a life sentence

[@vinndiggs100]

It honestly just shows how much the show has improved over the years in terms of plot development and the ninjas' actions having consequences

[@4cornersE]

Good video, couldn't agree more that this new stealth aspect is a great consequence for the ninja!

[@LSbrine11]

Rare footage of crusty not complaining about crystallized.

[@JK_Kitten10]

I’m glad that Crystalized did keep the whole “wanted” thing for longer than two episodes. That’s one of the only things in Crystalized that wasn’t a plot hole lol

[@KTWhatsup]

Yet I feel like the prison plot dragged on for too long. We had, 3 episodes of them imprisoned, and another 2 with them on the run.

[@muzz1957]

I still don’t get how the cuffed Cole in s6 when he’s a ghost 😂 the shackles should’ve just gone trough him lmao

[@hungnguyenquang7247]

Because the chain we're made by vengtone

[@muzz1957]

@@hungnguyenquang7247 but vengestone cancels out ELEMENTAL POWERS not ghosts coz ghosts don’t have powers, they’re just dead

[@katkaorolinova9579]

Nevermind the cuffs, how did Ronin manage to catch him? The net also should have gone through him

[@muzz1957]

@@katkaorolinova9579 holy shit I forgot abt that 😂 well that’s tv show logic for ya

[@deepseastonecore3017]

How often do l make jokes about chemistry? Periodically.

[@givepeanuts]

another thing about the skybound wanted arc (that you touched on briefly) is that if you remove it from skybound, practically nothing changes. (of course, if you remove skybound from the canon, practically nothing changes. but that’s another discussion entirely.) that’s one of the most egregious writing mistakes you can ever make: create a useless scenario that wastes time. in crystallized, the wanted plot line is fundamentally necessary. the plot we have so far could not function if it were removed. THAT is how you properly implement a scenario. it HAS to be impactful, or it is a waste of time. (like skybound, /lh please don’t come after me.)

[@Crusty783]

I disagree on that. It leads the Ninja to meet Soto, which sets the Ninja's plot in the season into motion.

[@givepeanuts]

@@Crusty783 that’s a good point! i didn’t remember that. thanks for the correction.

[@diazcamposalizadaniela4636]

But If they werent on prision, they would never met Soto who gave them the map to the Tiger Widow Island

[@empirestate8791]

​@@Crusty783 you could easily change that though. the whole tiger widow island thing was explained in line 30 seconds. most of the prison arc was just the ninja being famous and then running from ronin and getting into fights in prison. it had no effect on the rest of the season except learning about tiger widow. they could have just changed it to soto wanting to tell the ninja about the island in exchange for his freedom.

[@awsome_zman]

Just saw this video and would like to add that their time in prison is the most frustrating thing ever. They could have easily written it so that the ninja aren’t pardoned, but every single guard is on a hair trigger. Instead of completely ignoring what Lloyd is saying about the kabuki masked Harumi, they could have just said that they haven’t done anything illegal, forcing Lloyd to attempt escape to go after her. And then again during Pythor’s escape, they’re clearly there to help and the police are stupid for ignoring the GIANT HELICOPTER breaking out a prisoner and ignoring the ninja’s actions. Sure, they shouldn’t just be let off the hook, but they could at least acknowledge that the ninja are still being the good guys. You know, like they did several minutes prior when they were just arriving at Kryptarium.

[@Crusty783]

For all the police know, the ninja could be trying to hitch a ride from that helicopter

[@awsome_zman]

@@Crusty783 I mean, maybe, but they rescue guards from the exploding spider, try to bring down the helicopter, and put out the fire Kai causes when he misses. It's kinda hard to dismiss those as the acts of escaping convicts, especially when they're trying to explain themselves.

[@Crusty783]

@@awsome_zman What the guards saw was "Kai set the roof on fire!"

[@AymunDraws]

Tbh it does look a little like it might have concluded out of nowhere (so far in crystallised) because they were operating pretty freely in their suits while driving the mechanic’s truck. And the trailer for the second part looks so crazy intense I wonder if the charges might be forgotten altogether O_o But i do hope they give it some conclusion.

[@kado9804]

In skybound they could not use their power thanks to the venge stone. But in crystalised they can. It's stupid. Why not put stone revenge yet. They know very well that ninjas have powers. (srry for my English I'm French.

[@rafaelrivera7594]

They probably aded the vengestone jusst for the ninja but cause skybound didnt happen they didnt installe it

[@Crusty783]

that is stupid i agree. although the ninja don't really use their powers when it came to escaping so idm it

[@MadeByFear]

ppl before crystalized: this is going to be a good season ppl after crystalized: THIS IS THE WORST SEASON EVER

[@SheaRants]

Well if they actually used vengestone there in crystallised it could have been a bit better

[@moonbased7796]

Okay honestly think the prison story plot idea in Skybound sounds good on paper but actually going through with it in Skybound feels out of place and not only that it felt like they scrapped the idea but at last minute added it back again which felt rushed.

[@Crusty783]

I agree. It feels at odds with the rest of the season

[@horadetodososlegos]

Considering the rumors about ninjago receiveing a soft reboot next year, what if the ninja end this season in prison and next season we'll see a new inexperienced team trying to get ninjago safe while the real ninja can't.

[@Crusty783]

this is an interesting idea

[@magnetboy]

But the fact is why wouldn’t use vengetone in crystallized

[@Crusty783]

crystalized moment

[@ZeroJump]

​@@Crusty783or they just dont have it because its only person who sold it from what we knew is in prison....

[@CaptainErrol]

I think they did do the prison plot and concluded it for a good reason, the whole world was being overtaken by the embodiment of evil and they still had that sheriff guy still hunting them during that, so although crystalized part 2 wasnt great at least the prison plot wasny rlly ruined all too much

[@optipus9019]

I would absolutely love for the ninja to have to adopt fake identities. I feel like there's room for interesting plot beats (like being out in public and unable to stop a crime/having to do so secretly), and some funny jokes.

[@nicofire31]

Crystalized makes it more clear on why the Ninja were arrested too, in Skybound, Nadakhan has absolutely no reason for framing the Ninja, he didnt even find out the ninja were responsible for the collapse of the djinn realm ag the time

[@jaysonguevarra1991]

He probably wanted them out of the way so that they couldn’t stop him from taking over Ninjago

[@purgeblue]

I'm gonna defend the prison plot just a little bit, Yes the prison plot ends too fast when the comissioner pardons them way to early as well as the ninja escaping in the same episode they were put in the prison, but Nadakhan wanted to tear the ninja apart from each other by getting them all by themselves so he could trick them into wishing themselves away, like when he was alone with jay while they were undercover trying to find nadakhan's ship, he saw how Jay behaved around Nya and how he truly feels about her so that was a great opportunity to get him alone which later would make him have secrets from the rest of the gang with his encounter with Nadakhan which led to Zane's disappearance on the sailboat when Zane didn't know about jay's wishes until the chess game started which could have been avoided Jay told them the truth so Zane could think his own wishes through before meeting nadakhan. And also Nadakhan wanted no one to stand in his way of bringing back his crew. Like this justification doesn't mean i think the prison part of Skybound is not bad, but it does mean that it was tought out just a little bit. But i 100% agree that the prison arc of Crystalized worked 10 times better than Skybound did

[@gogopinkflamingos9879]

I absolutely adore skybound, but crystalized's prison arc is soo much better

[@skylord1846]

I agree with everything here. Except the Ninja being wanted forever thing.

[@Crusty783]

That's fair, there is a risk of it getting tiring after a bit.

[@skylord1846]

@@Crusty783 Maybe having them be wanted for at least another season would be better.

[@Crusty783]

@@skylord1846 yeah i can settle for that

[@nearoikthadorbadwagon1224]

Now with Ninjago crystallized part 2 being out, please tell me, I’m not the only one who thinks the emotional and sacrificial pay off of Nya’s has been almost completely undone with her getting her powers back. Making the sacrifice pointless in Seabound.

[@gibbsterV]

yeah I think they should stay wanted, this is a big crime that isn't going to just go away and as you said it will have it so that they need to be real ninjas, not that they aren't but more like them. Can't wait to see where crystalized goes and I can't wait to see the crystal king especially since there is a theory that he is secretly the overlord returning

[@ItSaBeastNerd]

The thumbnail looks like a meme template

[@Crusty783]

LOL

[@cjaoun23240]

Totally agree, I like how in crystalized they go to jail because they brek laws trying to save someone instead of just getting randomly framed for a crime. It really shows that the ninja are heros. In skybound the prison arc felt like pure filler, in crystalized it feels much better integrated into the story. The episodes where they are wandering through the desert feel like filler though.

[@cjaoun23240]

@Elico 2589 There were also a couple of episode after that where they were on the run after they escaped.

[@cjaoun23240]

@Elico 2589 True, but they weren't that necessary. You could rewrite the story and have nadakhan capture them even if they weren't on the run.

[@Crusty783]

That's just not true. They get framed in episode 1, get caught in 2, get thrown in in 3, and confront the cops in 4.

[@GoldBrickProductions]

I respect the grindset my dude, you present some good points, but I'm gonna have to hard disagree on a few things here ... 0:47 - This argument seems alright on paper, but truth be told, there are many better scenarios where the Ninja should have emphasized stealth (all of Rebooted, for example, due to NNC's extensive facial recognition tech) and many episodes where being stealthy would have resolved the plot sooner. I think the reason we like the idea of the Ninja as fugitives is because we get to see them cut off from all their resources save themselves. Stealth remains an option, but seeing them act without vehicles, allies, or Wu's advice even makes it interesting. Not to mention that prisons are designed so the guards can constantly monitor the prisoners. Stealth opportunities are greatly minimized in a story when the enemy has the advantage in anticipating your behavior in their territory. 1:44 - "Formulaic" implies a formula that has been repeated, and up until Skybound we had yet to see the Ninja framed for anything significant. I believe the framing idea is a good storytelling mechanism here because it so violently shifts the Ninja from being beloved by the public to hated by the public, thus limiting their resources and capabilities and adding to the conflict. Any advantage they had being on top of the world is now gone, and the prison scenes help further emphasize just how low they've gone. Because Nadakhan's manipulation was so thorough that the Ninja had no chance at making a case for their innocence, I see no plot safety in framing the Ninja and removing them thoroughly from their comfort zone. 3:18 - "It doesn't change the fact that they freed a terrorist and gave her a weapon ... this is most likely a move that will cost many people their lives." You had mentioned how the Ninja's actions could, hypothetically, be viewed as morally justified or unjustified earlier, but it seems you have very thoroughly concluded that they are immoral - and thus successfully refuted the argument in favor of the Ninja. So I think your argument about the ambiguity of the Ninja's cause for going to prison just undid itself. In contrast, the "wrong man" plot from Skybound gives the Ninja a goal to prove their innocence, and thus, a conflict to be resolved in the story. Crystalized lacks that goal since the Ninja's innocence cannot be argued, and the conflict comes from the sudden arrival of the Crystal King (a villain so mysterious and thorough in his plans that he announces his plan to destroy the Ninja before he can finish recruiting all the villains needed to destroy the Ninja.) 4:02 - Save the first Sky Pirate attack in Ninjago City (a crisis that forced the police to stand by) and that boat scene (does that Captain with the suspicious sauce look like he's gonna report them? Heh heh ... ) the Ninja do actually spend the rest of Skybound trying to avoid public areas entirely - until the police are forced to work with them of course. Their suits are only used in scenarios where they anticipate combat, otherwise, we see them attempt to use disguises. 4:40 - I know this list is disagreements overall but I just gotta say ... I 100% agree on this point. Remember when Zane died and we had several episodes to wonder if Chen was just pulling a fast one on the Ninja and the audience? Good times, good times ... 5:27 - "Generic, by the books, randomly concludes" - I have addressed the first two already, and as for the random conclusion, we do see in "My Dinner With Nadakhan" where the Commissioner and the police see the Sky Pirates in action and decide to work with the Ninja - now seeing full proof that their story was true. If anything, Crystalized's prison setup is by-the-books because we have already seen a prison setup in Skybound! We'll have to see how it concludes but I wouldn't be surprised if it ends similarly - the reveal of the Crystal King in action forces the Mayor and his team to work with the Ninja and drop the charges. Personally, I think Crystalized is a writing disaster that only works because the show writers simply wish plot points into existence (the prison setup being only one of many instances). I think Skybound has far better writing and better holds up under scrutiny. Then again, we have only seen half of Crystalized so far, so maybe ... somehow ... what we've seen so far can stick the landing.

[@Crusty783]

The arc does randomly wrap up. The ninja walk around in broad daylight in their suits in episode 4 and nobody cares. 2 episodes later The police rock up at the last second and suddenly believe the Ninja, despite there being tons of evidence that they didn't do anything in the first place so what was the point of any of this I call it "by the books" because "good guys framed!" is the most common and safe plotline a show could choose for a prison story.

[@joshualiu1945]

One other reason Crystalized’s Prison Arc was better than Skybound’s prison arc was that in Crystalized, the ninja were in prison for a few episodes. But in Skybound, the ninja literally broke out right after they were put in jail for only one episode.

[@legendarybluepegasus2687]

I don't think bringing Nya back made her sacrifice pointless now she lost her elemental powers. And if you ask me I love Nya being the water ninja but the way the story is going I think Nya should lose her water powers forever and be Samurai X again it looks like that's the direction they're going with and nya losing her water Powers forever still made her sacrifice work. but that's just my opinion

[@rafaelrivera7594]

Agreed and it will be interesting how 2 samurai x are gonna work together

[@skylord1846]

I doubt Nya will be powerless forever. I’m pretty sure that she will regain her powers again.

[@rafaelrivera7594]

@@skylord1846 hopefully not this season

[@skylord1846]

@@rafaelrivera7594 Okay. We’ll see. They’re probably gonna do this season.

[@hankmorrison269]

I don’t mind the prison arc in season six I’m glad they broke out I enjoyed both those arcs

[@PFGFrankly]

unless they defeated the crystal king, the government take derak advice and get the ninja to just do community service, this would make things great in the end

[@disneygamerdonut214]

if they stay public enemy numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5 it will force them to be more sneaky and more ninja like

[@FaithEditz1899]

Don't forget that skybound never happened since Jay wished it so they got the perfect redo

[@pawswcue]

It happened though since they remember some moments but not all

[@FaithEditz1899]

@@pawswcue only nya and Jay remember the others only remember up until the Billboard part

[@HunterX05]

WHERE DO I FIND THE MODERN EPISODES? I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS MORE AFTER THE SEASON FOLLOWING THE MOVIE AND CN STOPPED AIRING IT ON THE CHANNEL.

[@Crusty783]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-OOdzY2lANvqfYs_MNTLdBYHfuDGlroI this drive has all the episodes

[@nikodem9510]

No one noticed that in season 6 they give them hadcuffs that blocks their powers, but they don't do this in season 16. WHY?!

[@Crusty783]

It is kind of stupid but ultimately I don't mind it because powers don't factor into the Ninja escaping at all.

[@diazcamposalizadaniela4636]

I like their love for each other, they sacrifice themselves, their freedom and even the city 💓

[@maverickhanecak1682]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME IF NEW EPISODES ARE COMING THIS FRIDAY OR NOT?! OR WHAT?!

[@Crusty783]

WE DONT KNOW YET!!! HOWEVER IF YOU STAY TUNED I WILL BE MAKING A VIDEO AS SOON AS WE GET MORE INFORTMATION SO DEFINITELY STAY TUNED FOR THAT :D

[@maverickhanecak1682]

Okay, @@Crusty783!

[@maverickhanecak1682]

And I’m staying tuned because I subscribed you a long while ago!

[@ShedaftMF]

I very much agree with you but I only had one question with the crystalized prison arc, in skybound they put vengestone chains on the ninja because if not they were able to escape easier but why didn't they do it in crystalized?

[@diazcamposalizadaniela4636]

I know it is for make the scenes more interesting and wathever, but why they put them together in the same cell without vengestone if they know how easily they can make a plan to escape

[@ShedaftMF]

@@diazcamposalizadaniela4636 ikr, it kinda bothers me

[@Crusty783]

I agree, that is really stupid - although i dont mind too much because elemental power ends up not factoring into their escape at all

[@matthewlim9026]

I agree with this video But i do wonder why they didnt put vengestone on the ninja in crystallized when they did in skybound

[@Zanyzane]

Skybound was my favorite season, and I actually forgot that the prison arc even happened

[@PhrontisteryArt]

I haven't seen the series after season 4, but then I saw on a Netflix and then I saw a newer version of it and then I got confuse. It just doesn't make sense to me anymore. Is there like a timeline. For me to catch up

[@Crusty783]

Its not too complicated. The seasons are in chronological order. Would you be interested in a timeline video somewhere down the line?

[@PhrontisteryArt]

@@Crusty783 yes that would help

[@sahasranandam5483]

It's easy. It's because in Skybound Nadakhan commited the crimes and not the Ninja unlike we see the Ninja do in Crystilized.

[@golem8209]

i can 100% once i watch the part 2 episodes aspheera will be one of my fav characters

[@rafaelrivera7594]

Revenge

[@greenie6268]

3:59 well, the captain was drunk

[@Crusty783]

no cameras? no passers by? nobody noticed the ninja on their way to the harbour? i dont buy it

[@MikhailSamunin]

I don't know, my one dealbreaking problem with season 15's prison plot is that, as far as I understand it, it's driven entirely by ninja being stupid: they've saved Ninjago countless times and want to bring back a person who helped them in that and is mourned by the entire nation. The mayor is of no help because he's less of a character and more of a plot device. Do the ninja contact Cyrus Borg and the Kryptarium warden - their longtime friend and ally respectively - directly and organise a quiet removal of Nya's power by transporting her to Kryptarium in a cryocontainer and convincing Aspheera to cooperate by offering her to keep her arms and tail for the rest of her sentence as a reward with the prison guards closely overseeing the whole process?

[@juanleon3875]

Bro is arguing against a opinion that changed after part 2 came out

[@gavtuc45]

Unrelated. But what do you think of the Crystalized Ninja Suits? The standard ones and the golden ones

[@Crusty783]

The standard ones are fantastic and the gold ones are really great

[@gavtuc45]

@@Crusty783 While we’re waiting for Episode 13 You should take a look at custom Ninja Suits that were made for season 16 during the drought

[@skylord1846]

@@Crusty783 The Standard S15 suits look like a combo of the S11 suits and the Island suits. I love it 🥰!!!

[@patrikzotaj4528]

it is unknown if mayor trustable calls nya public enemy number 6 since ulysses trustable hate her it it is unknown if mayor arrest nya after her return.

[@coolguy0965]

trust me, it isnt like skybound. it wa AMAZING

[@hamspillagernetwork9192]

Now that crystallized has ended, they could still save the prison arc. Just have the police arrest the ninja at the start of the next season.

[@ninjagotrashYT-jq7iq]

FACTS crystallized makes a lot of sense. But skybound’s is just weird because the commissioner just saw Jay and like thought meh. But in crystallized they have been bringing it back up

[@Blueboysback]

The irony

[@absolutefoot4594]

The Skybound prison arc isn't anything special but it's still fun seeing how they 'adapt' to it, even if it was for just an episode lol.

[@johannfandefilm9733]

The crystallized prison plot is the only good plot scene of ninjago crystallized

[@Green_Ninja-fm7hs]

Crystalized gets a lot of things wrong but at least yhey got the prison arc right

[@JK_Kitten10]

Bro finally a vid where Crusty isn’t complaining about Crystalized! 😂

[@SiIIy_]

Well yeah because this was before the shit part released

[@legofanaditya]

​@@SiIIy_imo that was the best part

[@c4r7s0n]

Crystalized’s prison arc is way better, i’m with Risky in how they should go with it (In DRL’s comment replies)

[@LegoPythor]

I agree

[@zetto1k]

i havent even seen seabound yet is there anything i can watch them on

[@Crusty783]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-OOdzY2lANvqfYs_MNTLdBYHfuDGlroI

[@MDComix]

I prefer sky bound prison only because the ninja were framed instead of actually doing dumb chaotic shit

[@yusheitslv100]

I just think that Seabound's ending and the Crystalized prison plot are bad because they killed Nya *just to bring her back the next season*. (At least with Zane in season 3, you don't see it coming.) Yes, it was written well. And with Skybound, yes, it's a generic wrong man formula, but Ninjago used the " villain summons/aids an evil/unaligned god that too late they realize can't be controlled" at least 4 times. (S1 Devourer, S2 Overlord, S3 Overlord, S5 Preeminent, S8 Garmadon, S14 Wojira.) I said 4 because I'm not sure how many I listed actually count, but S1 Devourer, S2 Overlord, S5 Preeminent, and S14 Wojira def count.

[@Crusty783]

"At least with Zane in season 3, you don't see it coming" They reveal that he's still alive in the same episode lol Also yeah and I think it's dumb how much they do that too

[@yusheitslv100]

@@Crusty783 s4ep1 forgets that he's in the Not tower computer system.

[@MSKofAlexandria]

fun fact; going by definition, apart from what they wear, the ninja arent actually ninja's.

[@Crusty783]

how so?

[@Jimmy-tb9pe]

I think that the plot of the ninja being hunted forever won't work In the beginning, Lloyd's plan was to remain in prison and wait, so if the Crystal King is defeated and the ninja are arrested again, they most likely won't break out

[@EmperorJack1000]

Plus in the end Skybound didn't even matter in the end thanks to Jay's last wish that undid it all.

[@viviancox7290]

This is a great example of why the new ninjago isn’t worse, and is arguably better than old ninjago. It makes sense why people like old ninjago better (nostalgia), but those people need to realize that in terms of writing, animation, etc, new ninjago is better. You can like whatever you want, but when comparing them, one is obviously higher quality.

[@CoolgamerHi-op5vu]

1:14, (ARREST THAT MAN)

[@Mpiksu]

I hope they have to stay in shadows but i think they are going to make it ninja gets bad guys back to prison everything is fine now

[@purple-eyesgreydragon]

What I don’t get is that the ninja save all of Ninjago from terrible threats a fates none could ever have escaped without them. Sometimes even sacrificing lives to do it! Some even have stood by their side to battle. They’ve done more for Ninjago then they could ever hope to repay. But when the ninja need something, or ask for something, they are so unwilling to deliver? Don’t they trust the constant saviors of the world? That they have their reason and they’ll take care of it like they always do?

[@Crusty783]

"take care of it like they always do" Taking a quote from the mayor here "Like you protected it from that video game thing. And the giant sea serpent. And those creepy black clouds?"

[@EnergyBlastProductions]

Halo 4 lives sneakily rent free on this channel, I see

[@Crusty783]

You bet, love that game ^_^

[@rafaelrivera7594]

Sorry but i dont think there gonna keep it plus tye commisioner doesnt really care only the mayor ground hog and the new ninja plus they seem to drop it at the end

[@Luvsgachaaaaaaa]

What episode

[@suspspspsps5524]

I am with the ninja because where they sacrifice so much to keep the city safe the city just replaces them

[@FriedShrimpPasta]

yeah and the new ninja are doomed no one can beat the overlord only a true oni power

[@Crusty783]

thats entirely justified! the ninja have really put themselves out to protect ninjago

[@FriedShrimpPasta]

@@Crusty783 exactly they are the real heroes

[@ItsDangerX]

In crystalized after the crystal king attacked they were basically ‘forgiven’ or smth, like during it the fact that they were criminals wasn’t forgotten by hounddog mcbrag who came after 1 of the ninjas despite the chaos lol.

[@BlueJayBaby]

I hope crystallized’s prison arc ends with the mayor being kicked out. I hate that guy. But sadly he does make great points and does seem to try and take care of the city. He’s just a guy with a horrible personality doing what needs to be done for the good of the city.

[@jaysonguevarra1991]

I don’t know why but I want him and the new ninja to secretly be working with the Crystal King be oni that got scattered around Ninjago or both

[@alaamahmoud10]

idk why Ninjago's police is useless by all means except when the ninja are wanted

[@rafaelrivera7594]

Except commisioner hes good same with groundhog

[@penofwildfire]

I mean Skybound wasn't great as a season in general (I'm considering making a video on my own channel detailing how it went wrong and how it could be improved, because the basic premise is actually really good), but yeah, the prison arc was pretty weak.

[@skylord1846]

@Elico 2589 In your opinion. I actually think S5 is better.

[@thomas_shelby02]

For me, the Skybound prison arc has much more sense because it results from breaking a law by ninja, and breaking a law brings about going to a jail.

[@Tg2Lc]

what?

[@Delta350]

brro when is crystalized part two imma die of old age

[@LeoLucisCaelum7789]

Yeah way better than s6

[@Crusty783]

i agree

[@LeoLucisCaelum7789]

👍👍👍

[@DiamondDepthYT]

wait... Lego ninjago is still going? I stopped checking in on it after the stupid Lego ninjago movie so I wasn't aware it had kept going. it's just weird to me, I never got used to the new animation style

[@Crusty783]

You should give it another look. The animation style stayed the same for the 3 seasons after the movie, its just the designs changed- and the new animation studio is considerably better with character models and action. Also post movie Ninjago has much better writing

[@Jxcatty]

what he is trying to say is they got better police xD

[@Mpiksu]

Cryatalized was so much better there wa a court but in skybound no jay and cole had evidence but no

[@monio_]

"Ninjago" after Ninjago Movie isn't the same Ninjago...

[@Crusty783]

You're right. It got considerably better from a technical and writing perspective

[@ZeroJump]

@@Crusty783 🤣🤣🤣🤣 You habe made the brain of the poor guy explode

[@bruh5_4.]

The sky bound arc had better security the could stop the ninjas powers and even gost cole.

[@Crusty783]

did they? the ninja say they are going to "break out" while being escorted by guards and they do *nothing* with this information. the guards are completely incompetent

[@bruh5_4.]

Still the ninja kept almost getting alway when they were chasing the bad guys they did not get away those time because they let the cop catch them.

[@bruh5_4.]

The ninja were even chained together witch made it harder to exape.

[@ZeroJump]

Does it Matter tho?

[@QuasoIsNotFood]

Is it good or is it isn't?

[@segterbro3191]

Hyyyypeed