hey guys welcome back to a brand new Ninjago video here on the channel My name is Tanner Fishies In today's video we are once again going to be discussing the plethora of Dragons Rising season 3 part 2 leaks that have been trickling out over the past few days or so and some reactions by some Ninjago writers surrounding this entire situation Now again just to recap in case you guys have not been made aware somehow uh as of right now eight episodes of Dragons Rising season 3 part two have been leaked online Episodes 11 through 18 have leaked in full in English in high quality with only episodes 19 and 20 you know still being absent from these leaks And fingers crossed they continue to be absent for at least some time it would be nice to build up to at least a few episodes of Dragons Rising season 3 part two And ultimately you know a lot of people are upset you know myself included surrounding all of these leaks and the episodes coming out you know months early because it leads to potentially a year-long Ninjago drought and all of that unfortunate stuff And we also feel bad for the writers of the show For example Doc Wyatt had said that season 3 was his favorite season to write and it must be horrible you know to have that release compromised by a leak and you know not necessarily released in a proper way And we do have some statements again from some Ninjago writers Doc Wyatt included who said this right here I'm so thankful to our Ninjago Dragons Rising fans and viewers Love interacting with fans on here Love all the thoughtful questions Thank you But right now I'm taking a social media break for reasons that have nothing to do with our awesome fans Hold on to your questions See you soon Yeah So obviously you know I'm not saying this is directly related to the leak because obviously it's not my place to say Uh this could be for a number of different reasons I'm not going to sit here and speculate you know why he's taking a break from social media I'm just saying the timing of it all kind of makes me feel like this is in response to the leak Again not saying it is but just a just a hunch If I was him uh I definitely would also take a break from social media I also like though how he says that it's for reasons that have nothing to do with the fans That is something that we will see uh very much commonplace in this video When we take a look at other statements they do a good job the writers of not you know blaming the fans And I think that's definitely the right way to go because ultimately it's not the fault of Ninjago fans that these episodes leaked It's the fault of LEGO and their horrible security the terrible way they distribute these episodes It's also the fault of various streaming services out there too Uh them combined with LEGO they kind of work together to create these horrible leaks albeit most definitely unintentionally But still it's not the fault of Ninjago fans for you know watching the episodes or anything like that because like I've been saying in previous videos the leaks are out there It's impossible to pretend like these leaks just did not happen and they did not you know ruin this release for Dragons Rising season 3 part 2 That is more so again in line with some statements coming at us from Ninjago writer Glenn Lacken over on Blue Sky as well Someone asks this question Uh this might not be a cool question to ask but can I watch the leaked episodes i keep seeing spoilers on every social media I swear on my honor I will watch it on Netflix when it comes out To which Glenn Lackan replies I say this as a fan of the show not as a freelance writer working on it but the drought between releases is actually full of conversation and speculation and giddy excitement for set images teasers and trailers I don't know why anyone would rob themselves of that He also adds "You don't need my permission nor would I give it Moral choices are personal ones Anyone can justify watching it wanting to avoid spoilers but that would be one less voice in the community." Yeah So basically Glenn Lackin here from what I understand uh it's kind of like a double-edged sword to him I mean sure you know watching the episodes through the leaks I mean obviously it's not supporting the official release However coming back to support the official release when it actually does happen is what matters here And with the leaks being out there and with a lot of Ninjago fans having already seen the episodes I'm hoping you know that some folks at least come back to watch the official release In my opinion everyone should but I don't think it's realistic to suspect nor to ask everyone who watched the leaks to come back and support the official release So we just got to do what we can here But Glenn Lackan is completely right here Uh because obviously with the episodes being out spoilers are also out and there are a number of people that just don't care about you know hiding spoilers So I can totally understand why some folks would be pretty much you know forced to watch the episodes this way because they are out there and it's better to watch them now than to wait 5 months for the proper release but then get spoiled a million times along the way So I totally understand where Glenn Lackan is coming from here He also adds this when someone asks "Sorry if I upset you with that question It just feels like such a tough situation seeing everyone talk about it and not knowing if I should watch it Don't like supporting leaks though so I won't watch them Looking forward to episode 15 when it legally comes out." Uh Glenn Lacken replies "Not upset at all I understand that dilemma and I sympathize with the temptation." So again another Ninjago writer you know going out of their way to not blame the fans for these leaks because like I said it's not the fault of the fans It's the fault of LEGO It's the fault of these streaming services It's a very corporate mistake here It's not something that Ninjago fans can you know control nor uh you know prevent It's something that's up to LEGO and it's something that's up to the streaming services So I really appreciate uh Doc Wyatt and Glenn Lackan here commenting on this situation and again understanding that it's not the fault of the fans and even sympathizing with the fans that would like to watch the early episodes With that being said though I cannot stress enough how important it is to support the official release when it eventually happens You bet I will be doing a ton of videos talking about season 3 part two just as of right now again with very vague titles and you know thumbnails as to not spoil anything But you also bet that I will be ramping up in supporting the official release when it happens in September or October later this year whenever it's supposed to happen I will definitely be supporting the proper and official release and making a ton of videos talking about how you guys should support it as well It's very important if we'd like to see more of Dragons Rising it's very important to watch and support the official proper releases But at the end of the day I do feel bad for the Ninjago writers Like I said uh especially you know Doc Wyatt who was hyping up season 3 a ton At least part one was able to release as normal but season 3 part two has just been a disaster in terms of the leaks and the early releases and such Uh which you know like I said in other videos sucks even more because the episodes are really good in my opinion I've been enjoying a lot of season 3 part two It deserved to be enjoyed you know properly But like I also said it's impossible to pretend like these leaks just did not happen So we got to do what we can at this point I suppose But I I do feel bad for the Ninjago writers Uh most definitely But leave all of your thoughts down below in the comments everyone Thank you very much for watching today's video Hopefully you enjoyed this one Leave all of your thoughts down below What exactly do you think of the statements brought to us by Doc Wyatt and Glenn Lackin and I appreciate you guys tuning in If you guys enjoyed feel free to like and subscribe Do all that fun stuff And I will talk to you guys again very very soon Peace