The Tragedy of Harumi | A Critical Retrospective 

Definitely.

That’s exactly what I was thinking!

Definitely. I heard a quote from somewhere (I can't quite remember where) that said something along the lines of "A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children isn't a good children's story in the slightest."

That’s such a cool parallel!

Me too. They didn’t HAVE to spoil it in the sets, did they?

@@ACriticalRetrospective I originally thought it was a mistake because Hutchins was portrayed as a villain as well, but then when I noticed the hints earlier on it clicked.

LITERALLY the sets are the biggest spoiler spots i swear

Dragons Rising does sound pretty cool.

Dragons Rising sounds more and more cool with every comment I see about it. I’ll definitely check it out.

That’s a very unique outlook on her character. Thanks for sharing. 😊

We gotta wait for season 2 to finish as well to rate it

@@Daniel-cr7vx Yes. Hence, "So far"

@@Daniel-cr7vx yeah season 2 part 1 was peak ngl

Seemingly the ritual resurrect an aspect of the person and give it physical form. In this case she revived his evil side

Thanks! That’s very nice of you to say. Very encouraging, too.

That’s really kind of you to say, and thanks for giving Ninjago a chance. 😁

@@ACriticalRetrospective No problem! ☺️

You should watch it if you have the time. It's really good! The oni trilogy (s8,9,10) are PEAK!

Thanks. I’m glad you liked it. I really enjoyed making it. 😁

Dragons Rising does sound pretty cool. I’ll check it out soon. Maybe I’ll make a video on it.

I don't think "ignoring Harumi that exists" is the right definition. Yeah, Dragons Rising is definitely ignoring Harumi and most of Crystalized for now, but nothing stops them from being a topic at some point.

@@igor1671 i said it's a good idea for now. Because this is a new Show and bringing old side characters back would confuse New watchers. But of course ignoring it forever will not solve the problem. Besides, they alread fixed how Kai felt when Nya left in one scene. So I wouldn't be surprised when more scenes like this show up to Adress that Crystalize do exist, as long it serves the plot. I mean for season two whe have a Garmadon Comic coming out and it doesn't Look like he will be in this season, but the decisions he made in the past will probably have impact on the present. And I think this is a good way tho handle the Situation.

@@igor1671 i guess controversy on Crystallized and her portrayal in Crystalized will never die....so....sad😭😢(sorry for the overdramatic but damn people really hate crystalized!!) i feel like i'm the only one who liked Crystalized and liked harumi being redeemed but yeah like everyone i totally agree IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE IN ONE EPISODE LET ALONG 30 SECONDS OR SOMETHING?????? it should have been through the course of the season and ep 17 Return to Prievel's eye was the perfect time to shine some light on this and have her begin that path of redemption i really really thought they were gonna do this but no...they didn't yeah i do agree she is a pretty controversial character especially her portrayal in Crystallized i mean i always thought that 50% of the fandom didn't like her and 50% of the fandom loved her that's what it looked like to me (thought the controversy of her portrayal in Crystalized would die down by now i mean it has been a year and a half almost) yeah i do agree Harumi is a pretty controversial character especially her portrayal in Crystallized i mean i always thought that 50% of the fandom didn't like her and 50% of the fandom loved her that's what it looked like to me (P.S, I'm one of the 50% who loves her i really hope Harumi comes back though I feel like more people would want to know what happened to her as time goes on I do believe the controversy from Crystalized will die down and therefore want her back in the show. do u think we will see harumi in future seasons?? like seasons 4 and 5 cause apparently. (like harumi is human too she doesn't deserve sooooo much hate. yeah i do agree she is a pretty controversial character especially her portrayal in Crystallized i mean i always thought that 50% of the fandom didn't like her and 50% of the fandom loved her that's what it looked like to me (P.S, I'm one of the 50% who loves her) okay well here is what got me hoping harumi might come back lemme know what you think.. i see why some people think that she won't come back or don't want her back but these are my reasons on why i think she might come back like okay we have not seen Skylor or Pixal or Vania yet we haven't seen any old characters yet in season 1 or in the season 2 trailer and she is not dead that is the only hope i am holding on too, and it wasn't just harumi who was portrayed badly, so was lloyd and nya but they were fixed in Dragons Rising and now everybody loves them again? like it was that bad in Crystazlied i get it was controversial but i didn't think it was this bad! this is what got me holding onto hope: * Doc Wyatt and Kevin Burke really like Harumi apparently and they also see her as a broken villain that's what i've been hearing and also believe that Harumi is redeemable (I do believe Doc Wyatt and Kevin Burke do understand her character and her relationship with Lloyd they see the human within her and see that she has some goodness within herself and it could have been a good redemption arc there were too many writers for that) * we did not see any other side characters yet * she is not dead cause they did not confirm that she died or any other character had died in the merge if they are all still alive so is harumi if nothing is confirmed * She just got revived in season 16 and we did not see her in 4 years since her death in hunted and she is not dead so they cannot just throw her out she is alive if was dead that would be a different story but I hope she is not otherwise her return in Crystalized would be totally pointless so yeah those are CORRECTION WERE those were my pathetic reasons and beliefs on why i think she is coming back... but these reasons are pretty pathetic reasons right? like okay if no other side character ends up showing up by the end of the show, like you've mentioned Pixal, Wu, Garmadon, Skylor, Dareth then i would be totally cool with harumi not showing up HOWEVER!!!!! if all side character BUT HARUMI end up showing up here is what i will tell the creators of Ninjago quote Heather Chandler (from Heathers Musical, first lyric from the song Candy Store) Heather Chandler: Are we gonna have a problem? JK!! i wouldn't say that but i wouldn't lie i would be pretty pissed how about u? yes i know that other people would think this is a good idea but i really love harumi so i would be really upset and angry how about u?

You’re very welcome. I’ve been looking forward to making this video for a really long time. 😊

Oh yeah, they did use AI didn’t they? I saw it and it looked so bad.

Personally I don't like how people seem to have almost entirely written off redemption arcs as a whole, I get that there was a long time were every villain needed to be sympathetic but it feels like an overcorrection, for me it's never the trope that's at fault(or well usually, there are some tropes that are just inherently disgusting) but the writer, a lot of people are raving about the return of pure evil villains and while yes that's great, let's not forget that they can also be done very badly(I mean does anyone genuinely care even a little bit about the overlord despite him technically being a pure evil villain) As a sidenote I would actually like to see some discussion around web of masks, I'm genuinely curious what people's opinions on it are since the most I've seen is crusty quickly mentioning it as a good fan work

Thanks! I like the idea of a normal ally to the ninja.

It definitely feels that way. In that scene at the end of episode 13, after Harumi says that volleyball line, the theme that plays is the same as the scene in the Oni Temple in Season 8. They really tried to make us remember, didn’t they? But it just didn’t feel the same.

@@ACriticalRetrospective I'm not against Harumi being redeemed like if they started the season with her not a villain then yes, but as soon as they decided to make her a villain again with Vengestone Buyer it was over as soon as she sent Aspheera that Crystal Spider right after making Nyas sacrifice 110% mean nothing it was too late...

@@10yearsspinning Definitely. There was potential.

@@ACriticalRetrospective idk I don't hate Crystalized I've seen worse (like s11 didn't bother to make you feel anything and DotD was always doomed to fail) but it was such a let down and only characters that felt consistent were Overlord and Wu everyone else did nothing or got regresssed

@@10yearsspinning I definitely agree with you. Season 11 is really boring. I don’t really think it has much of an identity.

She was butchered pretty badly, wasn’t she?

Yeah she definitely was

Thanks! It honestly makes me really happy to know my videos are making people smile. 😊

Thanks. I’m really glad you enjoyed it.

That’s really flattering. 😁

Now that I’m done with the video I’ll say it’s nice to see someone else who hates crystallized

@@WitchCraftTwin1 I’m glad, too. 😊

That’s really nice of you. 😁

@@ACriticalRetrospective

My death was greatly exaggerated. 😂

@@ACriticalRetrospective You literally got revived like Harumi. I think that’s what Crystal King did. Nevertheless, welcome back to YT!

Thanks. I missed you guys.

ME TOOOOOO

I'm glad you liked it!!

Thanks! That’s really nice of you to say. As for Monkie Kid, I’ve heard of it but I’ve never watched it.

Thanks. That’s really sweet to hear about my video. 😊

Good luck! I hope you enjoy it. 😊

True but now theirs no reason for her to be evil anymore

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Also write me everything and which date you released the hawk moth video.

@@luciannagerm7478 The Hawk Moth video should be released by the end of this week. I'm not familiar with Trollstopia so I'm doubtful about making a video on it. But thanks for sharing it with me! It's always great to learn about new media franchises. Have a good day. ☺

Not yet, soon though. 😊

@@ACriticalRetrospective you should! It’s a pretty good sequel and blank slate!

Thanks for the encouragement. ☺️

Okay: 1. Sons of Garmadon 2. Hunted 3. Possession 4. Seabound 5. Tournament of Elements 6. Legacy of the Green Ninja 7. Master Of The Mountain 8. Rebooted 9. March of the Oni 10. Prime Empire 11. Skybound 12. Crystalized 13. Rise of the Snakes 14. Hands of Time 15. Secrets of Forbidden Spinjitzu As for Dragons Rising, I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t know where I would rank it. What do you think?

@@ACriticalRetrospective thanks!

@@CeyhanA. You’re welcome.

@@ACriticalRetrospective Hunter Skybound Seabound Sons of Garmadon Dragons Rising Posseslon Master of the Mountain Tournament of Elements March of the Oni Sotfs Prime Empire Rebooted Island Dotd Rise if tge Snakes Legacy of the green ninja Hands if time Crystallized But thas for me.

@@CeyhanA. That’s interesting. So I guess Dragons Rising is pretty good?

Maybe reviewing Dragons Rising one day. I keep getting requests to do that.

@@ACriticalRetrospective Alright :)

Well, I haven’t seen any episodes officially. But I have seen a bunch of theory videos and clips and stuff. So, I pretty much know everything there is to know.

@@SPAnComCat Have fun watching the video. 😁

@@ACriticalRetrospective And I Agree with Everything on the Video.