Ninjago S8 E6

## Plot

In the vast jungle of Primeval's Eye, Lloyd and Harumi run and hide from a giant creature. We don't see much of it, but it looks like a T-Rex, or a Grundle. Harumi adjusts Lloyd's sling, and takes the sword, so she can take over for now. They have to get to a river, which will lead them to the hidden Oni temple where the third mask is hidden. Meanwhile, the others are trying to fix the Bounty. Nya returns with the Samurai X suit. She assures Pixal that it's hers now. There was a note on it from Lloyd, explaining that he and Rumi decided to look for the temple. The Sons of Garmadon, including all three generals, see the smoke and enter the jungle. Harumi tells Lloyd that when she was cooped up in the palace, she never imagined she'd be doing anything like this. But she did always imagine doing it with him. Wait. That came out wrong. They're almost to the Black River. They just have to get past a place called Strangler's Path. Lloyd lampshades that most of these names don't mean anything. He even name drops the Caves of Despair, the Blind Man's Eye, and Hiroshi's Labyrinth. However, this one lives up to its name. Tree roots grab Lloyd. A tree almost eats him, before Harumi throws the sword at it, and from really far away too. He lost the map, which Harumi picked up. He questions how she was able to throw the sword like that. She claims that she just got lucky, and kisses him on the cheek. His arm is feeling better. On the Bounty, Zane can tell that Pixal is frustrated, and asks her what's wrong. She asks him if she was more useful inside the computer. She wants to be a useful member of the team, and doesn't know if she was more useful in the computer or as Samurai X. She didn't like being in Zane's head, or in the computer, and doesn't want to go back. She likes having a body, but is willing to give it up if it means she can be more useful. Zane tells her what her creator, Cyrus Borg, also once told her: She is her own person. No one owns her. Her choice is hers and hers alone to make, and she should do what makes her happy. Plus, Zane likes seeing her like this, with her own body. I have no idea how I've never done this before now: I rarely praise the voice actors of this show, even though they all deserve it. Jennifer Hayward was amazing during this episode, especially since, like Aimee Carrero from Elena of Avalor, this was her first voice role. In fact, it was her first acting role *ever*. In a series full of at least semi-famous and veteran voice actors, that's insane. Brent Miller constantly impresses me, and also causes me to feel like crying. The chemistry between their characters is great, and I honestly wish that they had more focus. Maggie Blue O'Hara is the voice actress for Ultra Violet, and is great at playing an insane, Harley Quinn-esque character. Speaking of which, she and all the other bad guys stop when they reach a large cliff. Killow uses the Mask of Deception to get them across. While fixing the Bounty, the guys discover that the baby has aged up rapidly. He can walk now, and knows what pliers are, and can get his own tea, and knows to blow on it to cool it off, *and* can talk. Specifically, after Jay says that he really quits this time, the toddler says that ninja never quit. This makes them realize that *the baby is Wu*. Called it! Lloyd and Harumi find the river, and see the SoG's insignia on an old, abandoned boat. They find a copy of the same map inside. They wonder why there are two copies if no one knew where the Oni Temple was. I mean, someone had to have made the maps, so *someone* figured out where it was. Or the Oni made those maps, and the SoG found them later. I doubt that the maps would've survived for that long in those conditions though. The Quiet One sent an expedition to look for the temple, which didn't end well for them. Harumi and Lloyd take the boat and head down the river to see if they have better luck. Harumi steers while Lloyd uses a stick to measure the river's depth and see if there are rocks in the water. She asks him if he thinks it's possible to bring someone back from the dead. We know it is, since Samukai resurrected Dr. Julien with Ressurectea, plus it would've been possible during the Day of the Departed if a ghost used a departed blade on a living person and took their place. At first Lloyd didn't think such a thing was possible, but now he's not so sure. He's seen and done a lot of crazy things in his life. Harumi asks him if any part of him wants to see his dad again. He says that he had Ninjago's greatest villain as his dad. Oh no, now I'm getting AU movie vibes. Don't go that route! Still, he misses Garmadon. Rumi says that she would do anything to see her parents again. Biological or adoptive? Or both? Lloyd tells her that he doesn't blame her for wanting that. If the SoG bring his father back, the thing that scares him the most is that he won't be the man Lloyd recognizes. Just like what Mistaké said. Then again, Lloyd knew his dad as both good and evil, so take your pick. 50/50 chance. Rumi says that Garmadon wasn't Ninjago's greatest villain. It's the one you never even knew was there in the first place. The one that gets away. Within the context of this season, it's the Quiet One, which is what Lloyd says. Even though, given the overall history of the show, I think it's the Overlord. Or *maybe* Krux and Acronix. Unbeknownst to our two lovebirds, there's a large creature in the water. Back at the Bounty, Nya isn't convinced that the baby is Wu. She changes her mind when the baby says Wu's name. When he was touched by the reversal time blade in the previous season, it did more than stop his advanced aging. It reversed it, and then some. The effects of the blade have finally worn off, which is what's causing him to age rapidly. He will continue to do so until he reaches his normal age. No one knows how long that will take. They hear the SoG approaching. Pixal heads out with the Samurai X suit to slow them down. The others try to get the Bounty working again. Meanwhile, Harumi is singing that creepy lullaby again. Okay, I get why she sings it if that's what her biological parents sang to her. But if that's the lullaby they chose, then I question their ability to be parents. It turns out that Hutchins taught it to her, and she actually thought it was creepy at first too, before using it as inspiration. Lloyd loses his stick to the big creature. It's a giant crab, which attacks them. It easily breaks their sword. It eventually stops chasing them for some reason. It's like something scared it off. The boat won't start again, and they're swept up by the current. They can't get to shore. They try to grab something and tie themselves to the boat before they go over a waterfall, but it doesn't work. Still, as I've established before, water is the best way to *not* kill these guys. Even if it's a fall into water from a significant height. Also, the water once again looks beautiful. The others finally get the Bounty up and running, and prepare to take off. However, the computer has finished running the trace program for the Quiet One. It says that the call came from inside the Bounty. They realize that *Harumi is the Quiet One*. Oh my gosh. I knew it! I don't think I've ever felt worse to have one of my theories confirmed though. She seemed so kind, and loving, and genuine. But this does explain why she kissed Lloyd: To keep him *quiet*. Now I get it. Before they can warn Lloyd, they're attacked by the SoG. They're heavily outnumbered, and Killow and Mr. E pull out their masks. Lloyd and Harumi swim to dry land, and see that the temple was behind the waterfall. Harumi smiles wickedly. Okay, so I understand why she'd want to use the masks to resurrect her biological parents, but why bring back Garmadon? Does she think that he could bring them back? Is it to make Lloyd happy? Does she truly have romantic feelings for him, or has she been leading him on this whole time? Who were her biological parents? Did she really like the emperor, empress, and Hutchins, and saw them as unfortunate yet necessary sacrifices, or did she hate them and have them killed? I have so many questions, and basically zero answers!