Eldest Daughter Support Line

When I was a kid I was so mad at Cole for getting between Jay and Nya. It seemed like his feelings for Nya came out of the blue and then disappeared, so why’s he have to make a mess of their relationship? Watching it as an adult, it is so blazingly clear to me that Cole has no romantic feelings for Nya whatsoever. He doesn’t want to be with her, he’s just so hurt that Jay thinks that Cole would ever do that to him, and annoyed that Nya won’t just decide whether she wants to be with Jay or not without dragging Cole into the middle of it. Like in the episode where Jay finds out that Cole and Nya are “perfect matches” according to an algorithm, Cole has NO IDEA why Jay starts beating on him. He goes on the movie date so that Nya can “decide between them,” and complains about the movie choice (the one that both Jay and Nya are enjoying) to make it clear that he doesn’t care about impressing Nya. As they walk out of the movie theatre, he’s like, “Ok Nya, you said you’d pick between us!” Because he wants her to see how silly she’s being. When Jay tells Cole to “stay away from Nya,” Cole’s like, “mmm no,” not because he’s wants to be with Nya, he just is hurt that Jay would blame Cole for his own relationship and maturity problems.

The Lego Ninjago Movie is so absurd. As a movie and as an adaptation. What’s happening? Who are these people? Why am I enjoying every minute? Why I am I laughing so hard? Why is it making me cry?