**please keep comments spoiler free, as this is my first time watching this season**

Plot.

~Overall plot. Backstory about how weak smol child FSM was outshined by Aeneid, who somehow used water to pry Wohira's amulet from her head. Meanwhile, Misako and her gang of idiots decide to try and stop Kalmaar, who wipes the floor with them. He attempts to drown them, but they are saved by the Hydro Bounty. Nya tries to stop Kalmaar, he ends up tricking her, and the Ninja lock away the fake amulet in a big, spacious vault with windows in Shintaro.

~Backstory was good. We needed it after the whole Aeneid deus ex machina thing last episode–*cough cough* last meaningful episode *cough cough*. The backstory itself was terrible. I'll get into that during the lore section.

~I don't understand why Kalmaar's gang suddenly became so stupid, but whatever.

~Plot-wise, I have nothing to critique. We lost the semblance of a good plot a long time ago and I'm not even going to try to pick up the pieces that remain.

Characters.

~Kalmaar gets better with each episode. This time he was brilliantly and hilariously sarcastic, which was a bit out of place for his personality so far. Honestly though, after all the idiocy he's had to deal with, he has a right to be sarcastic. He was funny, clever, actually beat the Ninja, you know... he's just awesome.

~

*deep breath*

I cannot STAND that witch, who shalt now be called Unmentionable. We had a scene this episode, where the writers finally took time to have Unmentionable talk to her mother again. Now, based on the interactions I have recorded above, if Unmentionable was a good person, the talk should go something like this →

Maya: I'm leaving.

Unmentionable: Mom... I know I said some awful stuff and I'm sorry. I realize now that I'm glad to have you in my life. Sometimes I can be a bit stubborn and think my way is best. But you taught me that there's always ways to improve, and that I should be more open to seeing a different side of things. So sorry and... thank you.

Maya: Oh sweetie. I know your upbringing was tough. But I'm glad to have finally gotten to know you.

*they hug*

Idk, something like that. That was improvised.

Instead, we get Unmentionable saying "I'm glad you ended up coming" and Maya, poor sweet damaged Maya, telling Unmentionable "You're better than me. You don't need my help. You're awesome all on your own and I was a failure for thinking anything else."

It's freaking heartbreaking.

Maya has learned that the only way to connect with Unmentionable is to stroke her ego. Maya has been trained like a humiliated dog, and will now spend the rest of her life thinking the only way she's ever going to get to talk to Unmentionable is if she compliments her at every turn.

Even worse, Unmentionable then tells Maya that they should see each other again sometime. Ugh, how selfish and terrible of a person can Unmentionable be? She literally emotionally abused a former slave into worshiping the ground she walks on, and even that's not enough. Unmentionable wants Maya to be around constantly, peppering her with ego-strokes so she feels good about herself. 

You know what, Unmentionable? I was rooting for Kalmaar to stab you this episode. I was disappointed when Benzoyl Peroxide saved your life. I hope when you die at the end of this season, that it's permanent. Get out of this show. It's better off without you.

Lore.

~I'm going to do a recap so I don't forget.

FSM arrives into the realm of Ninjago as a child. He sees Wohira doing her thing and decides that life cannot grow with her in power (yet there were already at least two thriving nations there already???). He then gets the Islanders and Merlopians to fight her. FSM is too weak and puny to do anything. Aeneid merges with the sea, somehow pries those amulets off Wohira's head using liquid, and throws her into a deep sleep. FSM then goes onto create the islands of Ninjago, which brings balance????????????????????????????????????????????????

~Can we please remember that the FSM befriended Firstbourne, AND gave her armor that fit a fully grown Lego dude? Armor that he himself had worn?  So, if he left the First Realm as a child, how is that there? Not only does this backstory not make sense, it messes with previously established lore. As for how it doesn't make sense...

~Life was already thriving in Ninjago before the FSM showed up, seeing as there were two (possibly more) nations of people already big enough to create armies. So why did they need to stop Wohira? It sort of looks like a rando walked in and decided to take power into his own hands.

~And FURTHERMORE, why is this show so misandrist? The Hagemans framed the FSM as a godlike entity who created a realm. Now, with the new writers in charge, he's just a kid who made some land go plop out of the ground (which Cole could probably do if he tried), while the female superhero rushed in to save everyone. I have nothing against strong female characters. But quit tearing down the males to make them!

~If the FSM didn't do it, then who created Ninjago? I need to know now, since the new writers ruined the lore.

~Both Wu and Benzoyl Peroxide got DIRECTLY hit with trident blasts this episode, and both times they were fine after two seconds. They should have died like Trimaar. They should be dead. I've gotten quite tired of the trident inconsistencies, and shoved together with the rest of the errors in this season, it's become too much. I'm going to say it now, because I don't think the forty minutes left in Seabound  is going to redeem it.

Seabound ruined Ninjago.

~Oh, and three fourths of the way through this season we finally get confirmation on who the Merlopians are (they're the Kalmaars). Glad that essential bit of information was given to us early on so we could understand the lore better.

Soundtrack.

~I don't even care anymore. No amount of previous season music can make me like this season. I still despise s13, but Seabound is my least favorite season of all time. Thank goodness I'm only four episodes from being done.

Two Cents.

~How is the water that close to the city deep enough to hide a submerged sub?

~Seriously. Unmentionable thinks she can chase Kalmaar underwater. Okay fine, she has the oxygen tank in her mask. OH SHE'S NOT USING IT? AND CAN SEE CLEARLY UNDERWATER? YES, MAKES COMPLETE SENSE.

~That was the worst fake-death scene I have ever seen. The music was off, the camera was in the wrong place, and I could have cared less if Unmentionable drowned or exploded or whatever. I wish she had. It would have been an epic plot twist.

~Why is Unmentionable looking at Benzoyl Peroxide like that? With that smirk? You had KALMAAR to fall for and you chose his pathetic brother? Ugh, now I know you're the worst.

~That shot where the part of the fake amulet falls off was actually really well done. It was the best ten seconds out of the entire episode.

Kalmaar.

~Witty, charming, manipulative, clever, methodical... he's amazing. From this point forward I am unofficially adopting this boyo, and if ANY OF YOU NINJA *glares at Unmentionable and gang* try to hurt him I will ruin you for all eternity.

Overall Rating.

1.3/10. Stupid, misandrist show. I hate it. All of these points are Kalmaar.