Season 7: The Hands of Time


 * Not to be confused with the first episode of the season, "The Hands of Time", or the titular pair of villains, Hands of Time.

The seventh season of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, subtitled The Hands of Time, continues the Ninjago story after Day of the Departed, the TV special released following Skybound. It will be succeeded by Season 8. Kai and Nya were the focal Ninja of this season. Like the past few seasons, it consists of 10 episodes. A teaser was released on December 17, 2016, and the official trailer on April 11, 2017. The season began airing in the United States on May 15, 2017, and concluded on May 26.

Trivia

 * This is the first season to officially have two Ninja as the focus.
 * At the end of Dark Island Trilogy, Part 3, the Season is alluded to, Master Wu has a vision of Kai and Nya's parents forging something alongside the "twins lost to time."
 * According to Tommy Andreasen on Twitter, Skales, Morro, Dareth, Cyrus Borg, and Dr. Saunders will appear in some capacity; likewise, Master Wu will play a major role. More information on the Serpentine War and the titular species were also revealed.
 * This is the third season to focus on Kai.
 * This is the second season to focus on Nya. She was the main focus of Season 5 and had a main role in Season 6 behind Jay, who was the main focus.
 * This season has a larger focus on the previous generation of Elemental Masters.
 * The fate of Kai and Nya's parents, Ray and Maya, was revealed, after being alluded to since the pilot episodes.
 * Jay's birth mother is seen throughout the season, and has since been confirmed to be his birth mother, having married Cliff Gordon and possess the elemental power of Lightning.
 * Garmadon and Morro both returned as hallucinations in the season.
 * This season picks up almost immediately after "Day of the Departed."
 * This season introduces the elemental power of Time.
 * It was revealed after the season had ended that Master Chen had put dark thoughts in the heads of Acronix and Krux, leading to their betrayal of the Elemental Alliance.
 * Ronin had a much smaller role in the season compared to his role in season 5, season 6 and Day of the Departed. This was due to him breaking his leg in "Scavengers".
 * The characters of Raggmunk and Blunck resembled Kruncha and Nuckal from the earlier seasons.
 * This is the first season to feature Lloyd's soundtrack - Revealing The Green Ninja - since season 2.
 * Sensei Yang is absent from the entire season, yet is still expected to be in the Temple of Airjitzu as last seen in Day of the Departed.
 * This season marks the first appearance of Samurai X since The Temple on Haunted Hill.
 * Jay had a larger role in the season, following his main role from season 6, than Cole and Zane.
 * Skales made his return this season, after being absent since The Corridor of Elders.
 * This season featured the return of an Elemental Master from season 4, that being Karlof, who all disappeared after The Corridor of Elders. Though Griffin Turner can be seen in Nadakhan's Djinn Blade in Operation Land Ho!
 * This season marks the second time a major character's identity is remained unrevealed, that being Samurai X. The first instance of this is the identity of the Green Ninja from season 1.
 * Cyrus Borg had a much larger role this season, after a brief cameo in season 6 and a complete absence from Day of the Departed.
 * It is hinted at in "Pause and Effect" that Wu may still be carrying romantic feelings towards Misako.
 * The Royal Blacksmiths' song "Revenge Will Be Mine" is used again in the season, after being introduced in Day of the Departed.
 * Lloyd takes on the role as Master, after being alluded to in Curseworld, Part II and Infamous.
 * In "Scavengers" Zane mentions that the treadmill was invented in 1818. This has lead a lot of people to believe that years are canonical in the Ninjago universe, and that the Ninja may currently be living in 2017.