*gasp* An origami!? Impressions: I know I said this in the season preview, but after an episode, I still really don't know what to make of this. On a lot of levels. For example, the last two minutes of the show are an explanation of the premise, that there's ninjas everywhere, including pro-American ninjas […]
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