Overview
The Lean of a Tree is the second episode of the fourth season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising and the 62nd episode overall.
Synopsis
Synopsis[]
The young Ninja struggle to find a way out of paradise, while Lloyd and Jay separately grapple with who they are meant to be.[1]
Netflix: Lloyd begins to grasp his true purpose, while Kai, Nya, and Jay desperately look for a way out when they discover they're trapped in a giant creature.
Extended: While in the Whispering Wood, Lloyd learns the secrets of the Green Ninja and why he may have missed his calling. Meanwhile, the young Ninja fall victim to the siren call of the mysterious land where they are stranded. And while Jay, Nya and Kai fight dangers outside this mysterious new Monastery, Jay determines that it's time he faces his forgotten past.
Appearances
Appearances[]
Characters[]
Cast[]
- Arc Dragon of Life - Niah Davis
- Arin - Deven Mack
- Agent - Vincent Tong (illusion)
- Euphrasia - Bethany Brown
- Frak - David A. Kaye
- Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
- Kai - Vincent Tong
- Lloyd - Sam Vincent
- Nya - Kelly Metzger
- Ras - Brian Drummond (illusion)
- Reginald Slitherbottom - David Kaye
- Riyu - Brian Drummond
- Sora - Sabrina Pitre
- Wyldfyre - Kazumi Evans
- Zeatrix - Nicole Oliver (illusion)
Non-speaking[]
- Acorna
- Hantro (illusion)
- Jordana (illusion)
- Nindroid Warrior (illusion)
Mentioned[]
Creatures[]
- Arc Dragon of Focus (mentioned)
- Arc Dragon of Life
- Riyu
- Thunderfang (mentioned)
Items[]
- Gis
- Core (illusion)
- Dark Merge (Arin)
- Ghost Hunter (Kai, Cole, Lloyd, Nya, Frak, Sora)
- Ninja (Wyldfyre)
- Hunter (Jay)
- Lloyd's golden sword
- Nya's golden spear
- Reveal Blades
- Tomorrow's Tea (mentioned)
- Urchin Fruit (illusion)
Vehicles[]
Events[]
- Ritual of Unrooting (mentioned)
- Trials of Focus (mentioned)
- The Merge (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Land of Madness
- The Administration (mentioned)
- Land of Madness Monastery
- Monastery of Spinjitzu (mentioned)
- Umbrasilvis
- Unknown monastery (plains)
- Whispering Wood
- Temple of the Green Ninja (mentioned)
- Tree house hideout
Species[]
- Acona
- Dragons
- Elemental Monsters (mentioned)
- Felines
- Humans
- Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
- Quealiches
- Serpentine
- Constrictai
- Constrictai/Venomari hybrids
- Hypnobrai (illusion)
- Source Dragons (mentioned)
Trivia
Trivia[]
Continuity[]
- This episode marks the first time that the topic of Lloyd's aging has been directly referenced since "Child's Play" nearly 14 years before this episode premiered.
- This episode marks the first time that Lloyd himself has mentioned the Green Ninja prophecy since "Return of the Overlord" nearly 14 years before this episode premiered.
- Additionally, this is also the first time that the Green Ninja prophecy has been mentioned in Ninjago: Dragons Rising.
- This episode addresses the multiple names for Lloyd's Elemental Power before Life was decided as the final name.
- This episode marks the sixth time Garmadon has been mentioned in Ninjago: Dragons Rising. He was previously mentioned in:
- The Season 1 episode "The Temple of the Dragon Cores".
- The Season 2 episode "The Spell at the Waterfall".
- The Peak of 1000 Suns story.
- The Season 3 episode "Casket of Bones".
- The Crossroads' Crosstalk episode "Celebration!".
- The Season 4 episode "The Whispering Wood".
- Although it's only an illusion, this episode technically marks the first time Jordana has appeared in Ninjago: Dragons Rising since Season 2 ended as she was not seen or mentioned in Season 3.
- The episode ending with Frak saying "Hi dad" is very similar to how "Crystastrophe" ended with Lloyd being surprised to find his father living in Vinny's apartment and Lloyd saying "Dad?".
Errors[]
- Jay weirdly says, "Don't anyone celebrate too soon." Instead, "Don't celebrate too soon." would make more sense.
