Ninjago S3 E5

## Plot

Cyrus Borg has figured out a way that the ninja can reboot the system without the hard drive. Zane's power source is quite incredible, and allows them to do this. They're going to send the guys and their techno blades into the Digiverse, SAO style. Including the fact that they can still be hurt or killed inside the program. Some… odd citizens come in and start attacking them because they miss having power and tech. Suddenly, everything technological works again. Golden power is floating throughout the city. The Overlord has started transferring Lloyd's powers to himself. In fact, he's already drained 75% of his powers. The Serpentine prophecy about the golden master was actually referring to the Overlord. They're still flying above the ocean in that plane. Pythor, Tech-Wu, and an army of nindroids launch an attack on Borg Tower. A lock down is initiated, but it won't keep them back for long. The citizens go out to face them. Once the guys are inside the Digiverse, they have to follow the source code through the heart of the mainframe, to a glowing activation port. Then they'll insert their techno blades into it and erase all corruption from the system. Pixal tells Zane to be careful, and he promises to come back to her. It appears to work, and the guys wake up… inside the tower. However, they see that everything is made up of code. Borg's now evil spider leg chair is back and sneaks inside the tower. Lloyd remembers what his dad said about having a tremendous obligation and handling the journey alone. The Overlord tells him that he's all alone and that nothing can save him. He's drained 83% of his power. The guys use their imagination to survive a large fall. Kai has more trouble with it. Cole called him an airhead earlier, but he at first says that Jay did. I'd like to think that the line was poking fun at the fact that sometimes someone will say a line in the wrong person's voice. It can cause someone to do a double take and breaks the sense of immersion. W.I.T.C.H. did this during its first few episodes too. Still, you'd think by the third season that they'd have ironed out all the kinks already. Nya fights off Borg's artificial legs. The guys realize that the source code is flowing to the bottom of the building. That's where the ashes of the Overlord were after the final battle, and where the corruption first started. The Overlord has found them in the system and is attempting to drown them in corrupted source code. Tech-Wu, Pythor, and the nindroids are coming up. Nya leaves to hold them back while Cyrus handles his legs. Pixal is able to temporarily take control of a crane to save the guys. The Overlord responds by turning the city upside down. It then turns back around again and goes back to the real world in this really cool looking transition. Nya summons her Samurai X suit to fight the nindroids. Tech-Wu and Pythor keep going. The guys use their techno blades to defy gravity and summon their vehicles. Except for Kai, who can't do it and has to ride with Zane. Pixal fights off Pythor and Tech-Wu to protect the ninja. This leads to Borg being kidnapped though. The guys blast the ground and see that the heart of the system is behind it. They find the reboot activation port. It can never be that easy though. Sure enough, they're confronted by the digital Overlord, who blocks the reboot signal. The guys have to complete the circuit… by moving him. Yeah, no. Wu almost pushes the master switch button, which would trap the ninja in the program. However, a nindroid comes in and pushes him out a window. It's revealed to be Garmadon in disguise. He broke his oath, which Pythor points out, but he just says that when they took his son, all bets were off. Not gonna lie, after Zane, good Garmadon is easily my favorite character for being a total badass and a papa wolf. Pythor escapes and leaves Tech-Wu behind to fight Garmadon. Lloyd says that he's not alone. Zane can hear him, and says that he isn't alone. He has a new plan. The good guys may not always win, but they never give up. If they can't move the Overlord, then they'll send the signal around him. He turns into a golden ninja. Even in the darkness, we have the choice to reflect light. All the guys turn into gold ninja to redirect the reboot signal. The Overlord has drained 90% of Lloyd's power, and his body has started moving. Kai is finally able to believe. He turns into a gold ninja and completes the circuit. It's a good thing too, because Garmadon is holding onto a lamppost, and Kai in real life just flatlined. What Zane's powers truly allow, Kai allows himself. They erase the Overlord. The machines turn back to normal again, and the nindroids retreat. Wu turns good again, and just in time to save Garmadon from falling to his death. The guys wake up in the real world. Zane says that he's just Zane, a reference to what he said to Pixal when they first met. Kai says that he's a lot more than just Zane. There's no trace of the Digital Overlord. They're glad to see that Wu's back, but Garmadon reminds them about Lloyd. The plane is on fire and is losing altitude fast. The good and bad news is that they're still over the ocean. He jumps out just before it crashes and starts swimming away. The others try to contact him. He finally does, and tells them that he's at a remote village. He's glad that his dad's alive. Zane promises Pixal that they'll get Borg back and stop Pythor, and then this will all be over. Pixal says that she hopes not, at least in regards to their relationship. Unbeknownst to any of them however, the Overlord is still alive, and was able to transfer himself into his new body.