Ninjago S11 E30

## Plot

Akita reaches the Ice Castle and gets rid of the two guards at the entrance. Grimfax, Lloyd, and Kataru are in another area. Before confronting Zane, they need to destroy Vex's shard of all seeing ice first. The others are getting closer to the castle. They accidentally wake Boreal up and have to fight him. Kai shoots him with the cannon, but he just rips it off. Nya finally just slams into him in midair. It turns out that Vex was watching Lloyd, Kataru, and Grimfax, and confronts them in a hallway with a huge contingent of Blizzard Samurai. Kataru and Grimfax stay behind to hold them off while Lloyd tries again to snap Zane out of it. Akita gets into the throne room. Lloyd causes a fight outside, which wakes Zane up before Akita can kill him. Before he can freeze her, Lloyd comes in and says it's time they finished this once and for all. He tells Akita that he's the one he's here to rescue, and he won't let her hurt him. Zane fights both of them. Lloyd protects Akita from being frozen with spinjitzu. Grimfax and Kataru are captured. Nya realizes that Boreal is pure ice. It must be a creation of an elemental master of ice. She realizes that Zane is the Ice Emperor. He was holding the scroll of forbidden spinjitzu when Aspheera blasted him, and Wu warned them that it would corrupt whoever held it. Nya can't explain the time difference, but it's the only thing that adds up. Unfortunately, Boreal is still alive and wakes up. Kai is knocked out, and Nya is able to cause icicles to fall on the dragon, but it only stops him for a second. Apparently Tommy Andreasen wanted her to use her powers to take control of the dragon instead, but there were too many moments in the episode, so the scene had to be cut. Bragi Schut also said that Zane and Akita might have apologized to each other offscreen, but it didn't fit in the show and they likewise didn't have enough time. Kai wakes up and fully regains his powers, which is enough to *finally* destroy Boreal once and for all. Zane and Lloyd have an impressive fight, and Lloyd is almost fully frozen. Akita throws her knife at Zane, but he dodges it and freezes her completely. Some Blizzard Samurai enter with Vex, who tells Zane to finish Lloyd off. He decides to do it himself, but when he mentions being unable to protect his friends, Zane finally regains his memories. He stops Vex and destroys the scepter, which ends the eternal winter and frees everyone from their icy possession or imprisonment. When Vex tries to attack Lloyd and Zane, he freezes him, but not completely. Akita and Kataru reunite, and the others finally reunite with Lloyd and Zane. Akita narrates again. Grimfax was restored to power. His people and the Formlings were released from their curse. They banished Vex from their lands, and peace returned to the realm. After many days, the time came for the ninja to return home, but this wasn't so simple. Sorla tells them that the leaves of the Traveler's Tree don't have the strength to get them to Ninjago. Cole and Krag offer to get more, but Sorla tells them that no amount of leaves will suffice. They need something more potent… like the berry that Cole saved. A portal opens back at the monastery, and the ninja finally return home, much to the joy and relief of Wu and Pixal. Cole and Lloyd stay behind to say goodbye to Krag and Akita. More specifically, Krag gives Cole another bear hug, and Akita *kisses Lloyd on the cheek*, which implies that she's developed a crush on him. Kataru cheers her up by running through the forest. He doesn't think Akita will ever see Lloyd again, but she disagrees. After all, "never" is a very long time. I definitely liked the second half of this season better than the first, but it also had its fair share of problems. Jay didn't even get a two episode or even two scene mini-arc. Not that he needs one because the next season focuses on him again, but still. I liked the new setting for this chapter, but it felt like they didn't do enough with it. The ninja literally have a whole new world to explore, but the only really prominent locations are the Great Lake fishing village and the ice castle. Plus all of the white snow everywhere gets boring very quickly. I guess that's why I'm grateful that season 12 also features new locations, and they're far more colorful. Akita has become one of my favorite characters ever. I hope they do bring her back at some point, even if it's just a silent cameo. Despite the increase in content, this season only took me four days to watch and write about in full. It would've been even less time if I wasn't busy with swimming or my mom's 50th birthday. Ironically, the final episode of the season was one of the first ones I saw, along with Zane's message. I can't remember if it was in English or if it had subtitles though. I definitely remember Akita's ending narration. It's just… as perfect as it can be.