Ninjago S5 E10

## Plot

Ronin, Wu, and Misako need to evacuate everyone in Stiix. The others discover that the Preeminent is a giant eyeball tentacle eldritch abomination thing, and the physical manifestation of the Cursed Realm. None of their attacks phase it, even Nya's water. Morro confronts Wu, Misako, and Ronin with the Realm Crystal. He says that he's the green ninja now, and the Preeminent takes Misako. The more souls she consumes, the bigger she gets. Wu tries to rescue Misako. Ronin has the Sword of Sanctuary. The ninja try to rescue people. If they cut off one tentacle, two more grow in its place. Cole rams his deepstone bike right into her, but that doesn't work. Jay also loses his vehicle to her. Wu saves Misako with spinjitzu. Lloyd wakes up inside the Cursed Realm, and goes the opposite direction of the ghosts. He even runs past Clouse and Chen in cages. He sees his dad, who is chained up. They're glad to see each other, but Garmadon says that the chains are unbreakable. He tells Lloyd that the Cursed Realm and the Preeminent are one and the same, and he's literally in the belly of the beast. Lloyd tells him that Morro is the green ninja now, and he stole the Realm Crystal. His dad tells him to not give up, and that it was never the color of his gi that made him who he was, but rather, what was in his heart. He tells him to leave, destroy the Preeminent, and save the realms. Lloyd doesn't want to lose his dad again though. Garmadon tells him that whatever happens to him, wherever he is, he will always be with his son. There comes a time when every boy must become a man. What sort of man is up to him. This scene breaks my heart every time guys. Mark Oliver, the VA for Garmadon, is amazing. The way the scene ends is unique too. It's shot from far away, making the characters look small, and slowly fades to black. Back in Stiix, Zane loses his mech. Wu and Misako tell the ninja that they have to get to the ferry and protect the people, and that this is what Lloyd would've wanted. They get away, but before Ronin can escape with them, he fights Morro. He loses the Sword of Sanctuary. Before Morro can claim it again, Lloyd shows up and grabs it. He somehow got a hold of his dad's master robes. Don't question it. I feel like this episode answers Lloyd's worries in the premiere, about who he's going to become. He gets to decide. He tells Ronin to get to the ship and protect the people, and he tells the guys to destroy the supports to drop the Preeminent into the sea. They use airjitzu to get back to Stiix and start taking out the stilts supporting the town. Lloyd fights Morro, who can now basically teleport thanks to the Realm Crystal. When he disappears into a portal, Lloyd jumps in after him. They wind up in the Underworld. The ghosts cover the Preeminent in buildings to protect her against the water. The boat isn't going very fast. Nya leaves to help the guys. There are over five hundred ghosts aboard this walking fortress. The Preeminent is going after the ship. At this rate, Morro and Lloyd could fight for all eternity… or one of them could take the Realm Crystal and leave the other stranded in a different world forever. They wind up in the Realm of Madness, the Cloud Kingdom, etc. Nobu sees them, and is told that this is for them to resolve. They can't meddle in their affairs anymore. They even wind up in *Chima* and meet the main characters of the series. Laval even talks to them! That was officially the greatest Easter egg in the history of Easter eggs. Kai and Zane combine their elements to create water. I'm a little surprised that they didn't think of that sooner. Then again, they did just get their elemental powers back. Brother sharpens brother. Still, the ghosts just keep respawning. They all head back to the ship to protect it. It's running out of fuel. They have just enough to reach Hollow's Trench. It's deep enough to drown the Preeminent. However, it takes out the ship's rudder, and they stop moving. Morro arrives back in Ninjago… without Lloyd. As the people panic, Nya remembers what Wu said about embracing her weakness. She can't be afraid to fail. She unlocks her true potential. She creates a tidal wave that shoves the Preeminent into Hollow's Trench, finally killing the damn thing altogether. With the destruction of the realm, the ghosts are now being permanently destroyed, with some even being dragged in by tentacles. I guess if Mama's goin' down, then you're goin' with her! Wu uses his elemental dragon to get to Morro. He offers his hand to save him, because they're *all* his prized pupils, and none of them can do this alone. Morro is strong, but it takes others to make them stronger. However, Morro says that you can only save those who want to be saved, and says goodbye to Wu. He gives him the Realm Crystal and lets himself be destroyed. Wu is devastated. Oh my gosh, the animation of the water and the sun and the boat *is beautiful*. Wu uses the crystal to bring Lloyd back. He knows what he missed. He saw what would happen in the sword and knew that Morro had to return alone. Just because he's the Green Ninja doesn't mean that he has to save the day, especially when he has friends to rely on. His new journey is to become a master, like his father and uncle. The Cursed Realm is gone, and so is Garmadon, but Lloyd knows that they're all in a better place now. Some of them may look different, but like their team, some things never change. And if they do, that's okay. Sometimes they just have to go with the flow. Even if their path isn't always a straight line, they'll go forward with confidence, because they trust where they're headed. Lloyd says that the future looks bright, for them and Ninjago. This episode, and in fact, the whole season, felt very much like an epilogue to the show. It's like everything came full circle. We even get our first non cliffhanger ending since season 2. There is another season though, and time will tell what our ninja think of pirates and djinn.