I think Ninjago is great, mostly because I was big fan of the 90's Ninja sets. It had the best elements of the Castle line, but with Samurai and Ninjas instead of knights, which I loved as a kid. This line isn't quite as cool as the 90's line, but I think ninjas versus skeletons is pretty sweet. Especially when you consider LEGO could have just recycled the Castle Skellies, but instead went and made brand new body and head sculpts, and several new face prints. The gold colored weapons are kinda silly since gold would never be used to make a sword or axe due to how soft the metal is. The shurikens are supposed to be ice elemental, so why arent they blue/white? They look cool enough I suppose , and I guess that's what LEGO is going for.
Regarding my set choice, I've mostly had my eye on Garmadon's Fortress for the figures, though the building looks to be decent too. If I ever get a Dr. Wily minifig, he would feel at home here. I could have asked for the Death Star for half off, but I would have probably been laughed at. Wanted to pick something close in price to the farm, as I felt that was more reasonable.