09-30-2017, 01:22 PM | #3021 |
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Here's a revised viewing order for season 5. I know it doesn't follow the production order, but I think the season watches a lot better in this order. It also allows Mutant Apocalypse to be an alternate future if you found it too depressing.
When Worlds Collide Part 1 When Worlds Collide Part 2 Yojimbo Osokoshi no Tabi Kagayaki Kintaro! The Curse of Savanti Romero The Crypt of Dracula The Frankenstein Experiment Monsters Among Us Raphael: Mutant Apocalypse Scroll of the Demodragon The Forgotten Swordsman Heart of Evil End Times Wanted: Bebop and Rocksteady The Foot walks Again The Big Blowout Lone Rat and Cubs Let me know what you think! |
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There's very little continuity between anything else, but I see nothing wrong with the production order other than some people didn't like Mutant Apocalypse. But if that's the case, just don't watch it. Or pretend it's an alternate future. You can't deny it's meant to be watched last. It's 50 years in the future and ends with one more shot of the family together, followed by an homage to the inside cover of Eastman and Laird's TMNT #1: Perfect bookend. Last edited by ToTheNines; 09-30-2017 at 04:25 PM. |
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09-30-2017, 06:10 PM | #3024 | |
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I love the idea of finishing with the Crossover and Lone Rat and Cubs (since I have that DVD). Rant / strong negative opinion about the Apocalpyse Arc under spoiler cut. ( If you can't handle criticism of the arc, please move along): Spoiler:
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Why are folks so up their own asses about happy endings? Nobody's entitled to one. Life's hard, & sometimes the door hits you on the way out. Doesn't mean you didn't have fun along the way. & frankly I think it's pathetic that some of you people want to re-write history because it didn't go the way you'd like it to.
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09-30-2017, 07:48 PM | #3026 |
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It was definitely an almost non sequitur way to end the series. But it felt very Mirage in that repect. I like that avant-garde style of story telling where sh*t just happens and there's no reason why. Although they did end up living happily ever after, so it wasn't that morbid.
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10-01-2017, 02:49 AM | #3027 |
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I actually didn't notice that Leonardo had different swords for the entire season. Regardless, I still feel like the Kavaxas arc should be near the end, to give some time after Shredder's death before a plot centered around resurrecting him. Since the stakes were the highest, the villain was the most dangerous, it involved everyone, and it definitively ended the last main plot of the show, I really feel it works better near the finale. Lone Rat and Cubs follows as an excellent coda and bookend to this show, bringing the whole story full circle. Heck, the only reason I put the Bebop and Rocksteady arc in between the two was because it was the only arc that directly referenced and dealt with the aftermath of the Kavaxas arc. And it does work pretty well as an action packed clean-up story.
As to the Mutant Apocalypse arc, I don't object to a bleak or bittersweet ending, as long as it's satisfying in a way or it fits. With Mirage, it was bleak, but it was built up to, and it ultimately fit with Mirage's main message: "Life, at best, is bittersweet." With the Nick show, however, the bleak ending comes out of nowhere extremely suddenly, and effectively renders the whole show a shaggy dog story. It's a great episode and I did enjoy it, and I mean no disrespect to Ciro Nieli, but as an ending it just isn't satisfying. It leaves out a bunch of characters and it's just plain bleak and antithetical to the tone of the show. That's why I think Lone Rat and Cubs works better, ending on the turtles stepping into the beginning of their adventures. (Though you are right, it is intended to be watched last. I actually did like the final image the show ended on.) Thanks for your thoughts! Last edited by Zog The Magnificent; 10-01-2017 at 03:00 AM. |
10-01-2017, 03:21 AM | #3028 |
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There are going to be mixed opinions, we're all fans of this show and are allowed our feelings on the end. Yes, bad things happen and in real life and there aren't always happy endings, some see the end as bold and in-line with the comics, it's the writers intended end to the tales and they are happy with this. I envy the people who feel this way
On the other hand, we are not wrong to expect a happy/happier ending for a show (especially a kids show) where the characters aren't killed off and one of the heros permanently mutated into a monster. God even True Blood got a happy ending! As for what we consider an ending, had it been a running series it would be the end and that would be it. We were told that season 4 was the end of the story the writers wanted to tell and that this was a fun season of tales. Then we get Nick choosing a different finale. We have what we have, the apocalypse arc was the writers intended last arc for season 5, Nick want to order it differently and people can go with that if they want... or of course take the end of the running series as cannon. Last edited by newfan; 10-01-2017 at 03:39 AM. |
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When I first watched that I wondered why they didn't do that as end. They would have needed to make more of Kavaxas taking over the earth but it would have worked as a finale.
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You do realize that there are people who like Owari and Kavaxas arc as the true ending, right? That's a bittersweet ending right there. The difference between it and Mutant Apocalypse was that it was done well, made sense, and didn't contradict canon. Oh, and didn't dispose of the strong female characters. People can handle less than happy endings; but they need to make sense and be well-written. If you think MA was , that's your business. But, understand that there are people who feel differently. Quote:
You don't get to decide how people view the finale. If you want to view it as the true ending, that is your business. I'm not going to stop you and have no desire to do so. You don't get to decide for other people. Also, I hope you realize that this is a fictional cartoon, and not real life. So, I'm not sure how it's "changing history", when these are fictional characters (awesome ones, yes, but fictional). Some people already have bad things happening in their own lives, and turn to fiction as an escape. So, while I don't mind bittersweet or sad endings AS LONG AS THEY ARE WELL DONE, I'm not arrogant enough to judge people who only like happy endings. Hell, I'm not even arrogant enough to judge people who like downer endings based soley on their being downer endings, and without any critical thought. Quote:
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I know people thought it was well-done, and I respect your opinions. I'm certainly not going to tell anybody what they can or cannot like. I thought there were some good moments, and the animation and voice acting were fantastic as always, but also thought the storytelling was overall pretty weak. And it just didn't feel like it fit with the rest of the series, a feeling that has been strengthened as I've watched parts of earlier episodes. So, I'm going to agree with Nickelodeon on this one (can't believe I'm saying this). For me, it only works as an alternate reality.
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Happy endings have always been the easy way out imo. All good stories derive from a form of tragedy anyway, it's not like it's an INHERENT fault with a series if it decides to have a bittersweet ending.
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10-01-2017, 11:52 AM | #3034 |
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The only change I would have made at the end of Mutant Apocalypse is show an old age April and a scattered tribe of humans meet the Turtles in the forest around the water area. I was half-expecting April to show up within the last 3 minutes of the episode, I'm kinda shocked she didn't.
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10-01-2017, 12:26 PM | #3035 |
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Canon is canon. Period. You don't like it? Fine. But what the execs, or you/Tumblr think should've been the ending changes nothing. Mutant Apocalypse is the end. Fact.
You can have your own desire or interpretation, but you cannot argue canonical data. Don't use the word 'canon' for your fantasies. & for the record I'm not really a big fan of the episodes, so you have no argument on that front.
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If you cannot argue against canonical data...well then, that means the arc can't be canon, since it contradicts canon. Ah, but I don't believe the Apocalypse arc fits into canon. Haven't you been paying attention? So, I have absolutely no idea why you would consider it to be one of my fantasies. Quote:
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Wow! To rephrase: The creative mastermind behind the series has no say in the matter. However, the soulless corporation focused only on profit is what counts. Ok dude. |
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10-01-2017, 03:57 PM | #3040 |
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considering he killed everyone out of spite, so no one else could work on the same stories?
sounds to me like A)he ran out of ideas for a fitting ending and B)is also pretty souless himself. I'm siding with nick on this one. I'd rather end on a fun note. |
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