Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-36999159-20181206205505

1. Garmadon takes center stage. I think he was the character that got screwed over the most in S8 & S9. Back before the Force Awakens came out, there was talk of the force ghost of Anakin/Vader appearing, and he would be balanced between his light and dark sides, emmulating characteristics of both. That's what I want to see with Garms. For the tormented character that he is, he hasn't given a lot of personality since his rebirth. So I want to see some spiciness. And most of all I need to hear that classic Mark Olliver scream that goes WWUUHLLLAAGGHH

2. Bragi Schute delivers an actually good story. David Shayne's writing was 90% abbismal, and his mark on DOTD and HOT come across one way - he was too scared to do anything too adventurous for fear of the Hagemans and Tommy not approving, and it shows. Hands of Time felt like an Ant-Man movie: entertaining at times, but unbelievably average. So I hope Braggi takes a few risks.

3. Wu doesn't go back to status quoe. His arc across Seasons 7, 8, & 9 collectively mean an overhaul for his character. He's a changed man now. So I want to see that.

4. We get some shoutouts. What they usually do: little lines or cameos that show us what's going on outside of the ninja's bubble. I'd like to know what happened to Ray, Maya, and Cyrus Borg. And I'd like to see Ninjago's overall reaction to the deaths of all 3 members of the Royal Family (since the fact that Harumi was a terrorist leader isn't public knowledge)

5. The Oni blow my mind. They've been hyped up for so long, I don't think anything could live up to my fantasies of them. But they could come close. I want to see some truly mennacing bad guys, and most importantly, I need Scott McNeil to voice at least one of them.

6. Side-characters are utilized well. Ninjago is slowly but surely learning not to throw characters in to something when they don't serve a purpose. So if Misako's gonna be there, I want to see her do actually do something. If Skylor, or Pixal, or Ronin are there, I want to see them do something.

7. The arcs of the Ninja are new and interesting. We've had a lot of Lloyd focus for a while, and I imagine we still will, but besides that, it looks like we might be getting something for Jay and Nya, and quite possibly Cole. So, change it up guys.

8. We have some lasting stakes. I don't know if the show is gonna go on after 2019 or not, but if it does, this is the closest we've come to an ending since S2. This movie is gonna be like Avengers 4. If the show is going on afterwards, we'll need some changes to the formula, and we'll need to end this 3-part arc with a bang. 