User blog:New Dalek Paradigm/Why I Hate the Ninjago TV Show

Okay, so, many of you probably know that I absolutely despise the Ninjago TV show. So, I was requested to explain why exactly this show is terrible. And yes, to all of you Ninjago TV show fans on here, I will be pointing out every flaw I've noticed in the show, and will be criticizing it, so I encourage you not to start hating on me.

The Reactions
The reaction to people always hating on this show is always, I repeat, always "But it's just for kids!" Yeah yeah yeah, I really don't want to hear it. Can you think of any other excuse besides this one? Just because the show is designed for 5 year olds doesn't change the other issues with the show. Which I'll explain now.

The Script
Sure, I admit, every few episodes or so, I hear a one-liner that makes me chuckle a bit, but otherwise, I absolutely would fire the script writers at this point if I were their boss. This TV show's script is what you get when you let a 9 year old write a script in crayon.

Okay, if I don't give examples, you all are gonna start questioning me. First of all, in "Child's Play", at the very end, you hear Sensei Wu doing dialogue in front of a Green Ninja comic book. Obviously, the writers were trying to make him say something inspirational, but all I hear is "I'm just talking about how childhood is important, for no reasons. Blah blah blah." Tell me, I'd like to know at least someone who didn't zone out in this part.

Another example is when Garmadon is talking to his slithery servants on the Black Bounty. I truly feel like that the script writers completely ran out of ideas, but needed a few more lines so that the episode would be 30 seconds longer. He's always completely using pointless words in his sentences, such as "I absolutely despise these awfully pesky ninja who I would love to destroy though they so rudely refuse to be defeated!" Okay, really. What kind of line is that?

The References
Okay, all of these references in the show make me laugh. Not because they're funny, but because they're absolutely pointless and completely destroy the idea of Ninjago being it's own idea! For example, there's plenty of Star Wars references. Such as Sensei Wu randomly saying "I feel a disturbance in the force". Oh, and those snake turrets on that one hijacked bus? Give me a break, that's completely Star Wars.

There's also a few other references that I've heard in some of the more recent episodes. Yeah, like Zane putting the oil can up onto his arm, saying his gears are locked. Wow... Wizard of Oz Tin Man right in a nutshell for you.

What else is there, hmm?

Zane's "Falcon vision"? Reference to that one episode of Doctor Who, anyone?

Lousy Character Depth
This is one of my major issues with the show. The characters have no depth at all, and most of the time, I really don't care whether they get hypnotized by a snake, or destroyed by a Mega-Weapon either. The characters have no backstory besides that one with Kai in his shop. All you see with the others is a montage full of how they met Sensei Wu, which itself is roughly 5 seconds long.

Also, the villains. They have no depth. In that one episode, you find how Garmadon became evil, but it was utterly pointless, and did not change his character at all. And those snakes, those idiotic snakes. Where did they come from, how did a bunch of mutated snakes end in a China-spoofed land anyway?!

And sure, there's that stuff with Zane being a robot. Speaking of which, that's another issue I have with the show.

Zane is a Robot
Yes, I really don't care if this is a backstory or not. This is not even legit in a TV show! Can we explain all the time that Zane has been in water, cracked a one-liner, laughed (when Cole got those snakes put in the fridge *YES THIS WAS BEFORE WE FOUND OUT HE WAS A ROBOT*), and a bunch of other un-robot stuff? I think that the writers decided to throw in Zane's robot character in just to make the plot twist a little bit, though it did nothing but annoy me to death.

"My funny switch wasn't on."

Unrealistic Things
I'm expecting this to be one of my absolutely longest sections in this blog, this is my primary issue with the show. 3/4 of the time, there is nothing but nonsense in the show. @Above, for example, Zane is a robot. How exactly does a robot reach a "full potential" like a human would? And how does a robot get turned into a child?! I dunno!

Also, there's that episode where they all go back in time. Okay, first off, if the Mega-Weapon was never created in the first place (whoopsies, spoilers. Eh, who cares, this show is that lame, you can't even care about the spoilers), then the Ninja would have not had the bounty. Lloyd wouldn't have been older. Lord Garmadon wouldn't have been the villain in the first place. Nothing makes sense anymore, who writes this garbage?! Do the producers and script writers not fully understand what a Time Paradox is?

Also, there's a bunch of mutated snakes that can somehow talk and walk on two legs. This literally felt so stupid that it was just a way to extend the products of the company and the show. This is one of the most ludicrous things I've ever seen in a LEGO product or TV thing (since The Padawan Menace, at least). And yes, I have said this before, but Skales is a complete ripoff of Kaa from The Jungle Book, only more mutated because he can walk. I mean, the snakes on this show actually make Kaa look like a real snake!

Speaking of snakes, what's all the hype about Pythor? What's the difference between him and the rest of the Serpentine? Technically, he was never that good of a main villain anyway. If the snakes hated him as a leader so much, why couldn't they just overthrow him at any time? If they'd just cornered him, turning invisible would have done nothing to protect him...

The Action
You must believe me, the action is one of the worst problems on this show. If the ninja were supposedly the 'greatest heroes of Ninjago', they could've easily taken down the Serpentine at any time. Yet, the action looks like a group of 5 year old boys are trying to fight their parents for a later bedtime!

THE VERDICT
Okay, here's the part where I conclude my thoughts on the show.

'''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu does not even deserve to be called a TV show. It is truly just a money grab of the products, and was not made to entertain, it was made to advertise.'''

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