- “What do you say? For Nya?”
- “For Nya.”
| — Lloyd, Cole, Kai, Jay, and Zane |
Farewell the Sea is the first episode of the fifteenth season of Ninjago and the 181st episode overall. It aired on May 20, 2022 on LEGO's YouTube channel.
Synopsis[]
A year after Nya's sacrifice, the Ninjas reunite to investigate vengestone smuggling and the appearance of a team of new Ninjas.[1]
Extended: It's been one year since Nya saved Ninjago and became one with the sea, and the Ninjas have gone their separate ways, leaving a team of new Ninjas to interrupt Miss Demeanor's vengestone smuggling. News of the crime inspires Cole to reunite the team, but each Ninja deals with grief differently - however, they come together around a candlelit vigil to Nya and recognise that she would want them to save Ninjago.[2]
LEGO's YouTube channel: A year after Nya saved NINJAGO City and became one with the sea, each Ninja is dealing with the change in his own way. When Gayle Gossip reports that super villain Miss Demeanor is buying large amounts of Vengestone, Cole realizes that this is the perfect time to bring the team together and stop the villain's evil plan.
Will Cole be able to convince the other Ninjas in time to save NINJAGO City from Miss Demeanor?[3]
Plot[]
The New Ninja
Miss Demeanor has settled a deal with a seller over some Vengestone and is about to have him paid when a few explosive shurikens land in front of them. She demands all her henchmen to find them but later, the ninja take them out and make their grand entrance as the New Ninja. Disgusted with how she received newbies for all the crime she's done, she fires a few distracting flame balls while criticizing them before escaping with the Vengestone, telling them that she will not accept their presence and to send the real ninja instead. Soon, a few police cars and Gayle Gossip arrive. The Police Commissioner then sees them and asks who they are. The New Ninja declare themselves again before disappearing with a smoke bomb, leaving the Police Commissioner to wonder what happened to the old ninja.
Cole, P.I.X.A.L., and Zane in the Hangar bay
The scene switches to show the Monastery has been neglected for a long time. Down in the Hangar bay, Cole, P.I.X.A.L., and Zane are working on their vehicles. On-screen, they overhear Gayle Gossip's report about the Vengestone operation, the New Ninja, and the mayor's statement about both Ninja teams after the original team wasn't seen for a year. When Cole hears how the mayor complained about how destructive they were, he shuts off the TV and asks the others if they could seriously believe what the mayor had said. But Zane simply tells him that the mayor is right and the new ninja would not be as destructive as they were. Surprised, Cole asks how he could say that so calmly and Zane reveals that he has turned off his emotion meter to avoid grief and increase his productivity. Cole angrily tells him that is not a solution before leaving to find Wu.
He goes to his room, where boxes of scrolls have been taken out, and sees Wu going over one in hopes of finding a solution to bringing Nya back. Cole tells him he would have found a solution already and informs him of the Vengestone crisis. They agree to get the team back together. Cole and Zane find Kai at a dojo, teaching kids to obliterate their enemies before they see them coming. They successfully recruit him back into the team, since he wants to avoid teaching kindergarteners, and go off to find Lloyd, who has become a window washer. When he comes down to their windows, they greet him happily and tell him the plan but Lloyd apologizes and says that he's got a lot of windows to do. Lloyd continues down and Kai and Cole pop through the window next to his set, asking whatever happened to "Ninja never quit". This causes Lloyd to snap back, saying that he can't be responsible for anyone ever again. The others watch him continue down and decide to give him time to reconsider while they visit Jay instead.
They find Jay at Lighthouse Island, where he has worn a beard wig and is talking to half full glasses of water. They try to reason with him to return to the Monastery and invite him to join a daring Vengestone quest but he declines both, stating that everyone forgot and seemingly didn't care that Nya left. Unable to convince him to return, the team is about to leave when Cole spots something and tells Jay he has to see it. Jay is soon at the beach to view the many lanterns floating along the ocean, which were in memory of Nya, and grabs a nearby one as Kai, Cole, and Zane join him. They were followed by Lloyd, who had changed his mind, and told them that Nya would kick their butts if they gave up. Inspired, Jay forcefully tears his beard off as the others make a pact before he joins in: For Nya.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
Cast[]
- Cole - Andrew Francis
- Fuschia Ninja - Travis Turner
- Gayle Gossip - Kelly Sheridan
- Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
- Kai - Vincent Tong
- Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
- Miss Demeanor - Erin Mathews
- Orange Ninja - Kelly Sheridan
- Pink Ninja - Michael Adamthwaite
- Police Commissioner - Michael Donovan
- Teal Ninja - Ryan Beil
- Ulysses Trustable - Charles Demers
- Wu - Paul Dobson
- Zane - Brent Miller
Non-speaking[]
Mentioned[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Coast Guard (pictured)
- Kalmaar (pictured)
- Mary Louise's captain (pictured)
- Maya (pictured)
- Ray (pictured)
- Sorla (pictured)
Creatures[]
Events[]
Items[]
- Bo staff
- Christofern
- Crystal Spiders
- Explosive shurikens
- Hammer
- Scrolls of Quanish the Elder
- Kalmaar's trident (pictured)
- Samurai X suit
- Soda guzzler
- Vengestone
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Ninjago
- Endless Sea
- Lighthouse Island
- Merlopia (mentioned)
Species[]
Transcript[]
For the transcript of the episode, click here.
Trivia[]
- Narrator: Jay
- This is the only season premiere in the series not to feature Nya physically.
- One of the members of Miss Demeanor's group wears similar armor as Karlof and speaks with a Russian accent, indicating he is a Metalonian.
- In the YouTube version of this episode, after a Crystal Spider scanned the Commissioner, the screen cuts to black, although some mechanical sound effects can be heard. However, in the version shown on TV and Netflix, the Crystal Spider can be seen atop one of the containers.
- Several months before this episode was released, Tommy Andreasen referenced Wu's lines about Quanish the Elder multiple times on Twitter.
- During Kai's class, Jake can be seen.
- His belt is red while the other students' are white, indicating he may be wearing it for inspiration, or he had been in Kai's class the longest.
- Kai's cardboard cutout of Kalmaar is the same render Tommy Andreasen posted on Twitter in a tweet announcing his voice actor.[7]
- Gayle Gossip can be heard telling Vinny Folson she doesn’t care if his roommate keeps him up at night, who was later revealed to be Garmadon.
- Ironically, Vinny's apartment was showing the news segment, the same apartment that Garmadon was living in at that time.
- The words on the candlelight vigil lanterns are Lorem ipsum written in Ninjargon.
- Echo Zane and Tai-D are not present in the lighthouse for some reason.
- When Kai asks about the half full glasses of water, Jay replies that they are half empty. This is a reference to the proverbial phrase, "Is the glass half empty or half full?."
- In Taiwanese airings of this episode, Miss Demeanor's line "Are you flippin' kidding me?" was removed.
Continuity[]
- One year has passed since the events of "The Turn of the Tide." During this time, the ninja have divided due to grief from losing Nya and reunite at the end of the episode. The ninja team splitting apart was first elaborated in the Ninjago Magazine comics that focus on the events after Seabound.
- Kai opened his own dojo to teach kids how to defend themselves.
- Lloyd became a window washer in Ninjago City.
- Jay retreated to Lighthouse Island and seemed to go mad from depression, longing to connect to Nya again.
- Only Zane and Cole remained at the Monastery with P.I.X.A.L. and Wu. However, Zane has shut off his emotions due to being unable to deal with his grief.
- Sorla, the Mary Louise's captain, the Coast Guard, and Vinny appear as options in determining the identity of the Commissioner at the beginning of the episode.
- This is the second episode Sorla has a short cameo while the characters should not know of her existence. The first is "The Explorers Club."
- The episode follows an identical structure to "The Invitation."
- Following the events of one of the ninja's sacrifice to defeat the main antagonist in the final battles (Nya against Wojira in "The Turn of the Tide," and Zane against the Overlord in "The Titanium Ninja"), the ninja team went their separate ways, attempting to cope with the loss of their members.
- Cole's role in this episode is similar to Lloyd's in "The Invitation," as both try to reunite the team again, but with different reasons. Cole gathered the team to track down the person responsible for the Vengestone smuggling, while Lloyd wanted to add a new recruit to the team, only to find out that Zane was still alive, and took part in the Tournament of Elements on Chen's Island to save him.
- Lloyd and Wu's roles here are heavily contrasted from "The Invitation." Whereas in the latter episode, they were saddened by Zane's loss but ultimately decided accept moving on, they were deepily impacted by Nya's loss, as Wu searched through his scrolls for a year to try and bring Nya back, while Lloyd ultimately gave up on being a ninja until the end, feeling like he was responsible for Nya's departure.
- The soundtrack "Thinking About Yourself," which played after Lloyd tried to convince Kai to rejoin the team in "The Invitation," also plays in this scene.
- The soundtrack "Sneaking Around," which played at the beginning of "The Invitation," is used for the credits music.
- Lloyd's job as a window washer was foreshadowed in chapter 8 of The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye, in which Clancee suggested window cleaning to Lloyd as a way of dealing with stress.
- Benthomaar has succeeded Kalmaar as the ruler of Merlopia, which was first mentioned in the comic Back to Merlopia!.
- A painting in the lighthouse depicts Nya in her kimono from "Let's Dance."
- Jay is no longer wearing his smiley face pin, possibly an indication of his depression.
Errors[]
- Kai's hands remained yellow throughout the entire episode except when he opened his first window to interact with Lloyd which he is seen with black hands.
- The Fuchsia Ninja is listed as "Fuschia Ninja", and Ryan Beil is credited as Ryan Biel.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
For the gallery of the episode, click here.
Translations[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Traditional) | 告別海洋 |
| Czech | Sbohem, moře |
| Dutch | Vaarwel, zee |
| Finnish | Hyvästit merelle |
| French | Changement de cap |
| Hungarian | Búcsú a tengeren |
| Italian | Addio al mare |
| Korean | 안녕, 바다야 |
| Polish | Pożegnanie z oceanem |
| Spanish | Adiós al mar |
| Ukrainian | «Прощавай, море» |
| Foreign language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Castilian Spanish | Despedida en el Mar |
| European Portuguese | Adeus ao mar |
| Latin Spanish | Adiós al Mar |
References[]
- ↑ https://www.itv.com/hub/lego-ninjago/2a7227a0091
- ↑ https://digiguide.tv/programme/Animation/Ninjago-Masters-of-Spinjitzu/971979/season-14/episode-1/Farewell-The-Sea/15939266/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220520140139/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcfjQROJyEc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXt9Al7ZXJo
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1418931526402809860
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210921120424/https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1379910451648167946