LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Season One
Since Lord Garmadon's disappearance from the Underworld, Ninjago
has been at peace; but when Garmadon's son, Lloyd, releases the
five ancient warring tribes of the Serpentine, the Ninja had to
learn how to unlock their full potential in order to combat the
growing threat. The Ninja also learned of a prophecy that one of
them will become the Green Ninja – a warrior destined to defeat
the Dark Lord in the ultimate battle of good versus evil. In the
first season, the Ninjas unlocked their full elemental powers.
Meanwhile, the Serpentine released the all-consuming snake known
as the Great Devourer. In the climactic finale, the Ninja had to
rely on Lord Garmadon and his ability to wield the Four Golden
Weapons in order to destroy the Great Devourer and bring peace.
In the end, the Ninja are heralded as heroes, but Lord Garmadon
has disappeared with the very weapons he needed in order to turn
Ninjago into his evil image.
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Ninjago is an action TV series that's based on the Lego toys and
features the martial arts-inspired "spinjitzu": basically a
combination of martial arts performed with weapons like swords,
scythes, nunchucks, and shurikens combined with very fast
spinning. Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, Season One begins after
the series pilot episode and follows ninjas Kai, Cole, Jay, and
Zane as they study their craft with Sensei Wu. The four hope to
unleash their inner potential in preparation for defending the
world against the return of the Dark Lord Garmadon. Prophecy
states that one ninja will rise above the others to become the
Green Ninja, who is destined to defeat Garmadon. Unfortunately,
the four young ninjas are poorly disciplined and more interested
in video games (Lego's Ninjago, of course) and food fights than
actual training. But when Garmadon's son Lloyd escapes from a
boarding school for bad boys and accidentally releases an army of
snakes, the ninjas suddenly have a reason to get serious about
their training, as the snakes are a threat to the entire land of
Ninjago. Sensei Wu is a wise teacher and the young ninjas develop
their skills quickly, learning to use their four special weapons
in a way that releases their elemental powers. But fate has a
surprise for everyone when Lloyd is captured by the snakes and
Sensei Wu informs the ninjas that they must rescue him. The
question of which of the four ninjas will become the Green Ninja
causes no end of bickering among the boys, even as they work
together to rescue Lloyd and save Ninjago from the serpents.
Interestingly, Kai's sister Nya also plays an unexpectedly
important role in the mission to save Ninjago. The surprises just
keep coming as five tribes of snakes band together in a quest to
release an evil monster known as the Devourer, and eventually the
ninjas find Lloyd training right alongside them. The action and
suspense throughout this series is good, even if the ninjas often
act like unruly prepubescent boys, and there are plenty of
important life lessons woven throughout. (Ages 7 to 12) --Tami
Horiuchi
