04-02-2017, 12:56 PM | #1 |
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Zach and the Neutrinos
Lots of people disliked/hated these characters back in the day. How did you feel about them back in the day and how do you feel about them now? Have your feelings changed at all?
I didn't like the Neutrinos at all when I was a kid. Their first episode was alright but I really didn't like seeing them return in their 2nd episode. I was just turned off by the whole Michelangelo and Kala thing. I was like 5-6 years old at the time I watched that episode and the last thing I wanted in my cartoons was romance. Nowadays, I don't care much about the Neutrinos but their voices are still a tad annoying and I wish they had never been introduced in show. Come to think of it, they debuted very early. You'd think they'd become regular returners but fortunately they only returned 3 or 4 times again. As for Zach, I absolutely despised him on his debut episode. First of all, I see this episode which title is "The Fifth Turtle" and I'm like "W-WHAT?!"... then turns out it's a stupid teenage fanboy. I dunno, maybe it was jealously because he got to hang out with my heroes, but really Zach was annoying. Tbh, the episodes in which he was on were all pretty solid. In Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe and in Night of the Rogues he was pretty useful. As for nowadays, I'm apathetic towards him. What about you? |
04-02-2017, 12:58 PM | #2 |
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I'm indifferent about the Neutrinos, mainly because I liked nearly all the eps they were in. It was also nice to see who Krang and the Rock Soldiers were actually at war with in Dimension X.
Funnily enough the Neutrinos are only in 5 episodes of the original cartoon overall. For some reason it feels like they appeared a lot more, but they didn't. They appear in Season 1, they get a Season 2 episode, they have the Grybyx ep in Season 3, they get "A Dimension X story" in Season 4, and then one last ep in Season 7 where they're brainwashed by Krang. |
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And I don't think it feels like they were in more episodes than they actually were. A Dimension X Story is a pretty solid episode but didnt' care much for the Grybyx one, and I barely remember that season 7 episode where they get brainwashed by Krang, which is odd because I tend to remember every season 7 episode but that one, And how do you feel about Zach? |
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04-02-2017, 01:03 PM | #4 |
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The Season 7 ep is pretty great and I love the Season 4 ep they're in too. The Season 2 ep and the Grybyx ep are weaker, but they aren't horrible episodes. I actually prefer they weren't in too many episodes because otherwise they could have gotten bothersome, but they were spaced out just right.
Zach again I don't really care one way or another. Some of the eps he was in I liked, but it was for the plot of the ep itself, not because he was in it. |
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Well, yeah, despite finding them annoying, the Neutrinos and Zach didn't exactly get bad episodes. The writers seemed to like them and if the FW series had been a show with arcs and such I bet the Neutrinos would have shown up in more episodes. The most regular returning character in the show was The Rat King. That guy must have gotten about 13 episodes, no? |
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04-02-2017, 01:12 PM | #6 |
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Yes. It's kind of funny that when you actually count up the amount of episodes all the other villains or side characters appeared, it's only a handful of episodes. If the show only lasted about 80-100 episodes it wouldn't seem odd, but for a show that literally went on 193 episodes, it's pretty funny.
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04-02-2017, 01:14 PM | #7 |
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Zach is completely unbearable and even the turtles know it.
The Neutrinos are kind of mixed. I kind of like the idea of elfy pacifist aliens that are Jetsons beatniks. And the King and Queen one-upped their IDW counterparts by escaping Krang, but that required incompetence on the part of the rock soldiers. But their babies having magic powers...ugh!
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I didn't mind the Neutrinos at all when I was a kid. I actually quite liked them and found the episodes that they were in enjoyable. Didn't like Zach at all at first in "The Fifth Turtle", but he became tolerable in the later eps he was in, in which he was less annoying and more helpful. I feel the same way about the characters now as an adult as I did when I was younger.
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Zach, the so called fifth turtle is on my black list with Carter,Dregg, Image, and Next Mutation. He is just a high pinched whinny kid wanting to fit in. I assume he like Carter were brought in to relate to us as viewers. They were youthful humans getting to hangout with the TMNT in their lair. Its hard incorporating humans into the TMNT's social circle and I feel the flat and annoying approaches taken with my two least favorite TMNT 1987 characters are proof of that. Aside from April O'Neil and Casey Jones there are no other constants across the multi-media that have successfully carried over as a part of the TMNT's social circle. I think Irma can work. Others? Its hard to do. I think IDW having five at the same time is a record. Aside from the reoccurring two there is Angel, Woody, and Harold. There is also Lindsay by extension with the Mutanimals.
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The thing is, most people remember those characters since most only watched the first 3-4 seasons. I find it particularly a bit mindblowing how the Punk Frogs are still so well remembered. |
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The reason why the Neutrinos felt much more present was because they were mentioned alot throughout the series and the Rock soldiers/Dimension X appeared quite alot, giving us the illusion of their presence.
I liked the Neutrinos due to their backstory, I enjoyed their episodes and wouldn't have minded them appearing more frequently. Oddly enough, Zach appears more than the Neutrinos themselves in the following episodes: 1. The Fifth Turtle 2. The Great Boldini 3. The Missing Map 4. Shredderville 5. Bebop and Rocksteady conquer the Universe. 6. Zach and the Alien Invaders 7. Night of the Rogues I enjoyed his episodes and think most of them were good but found Zach himself just alright. |
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By extension as she is a ranking Foot,yes. Its hard to call her an ally/friend at this point. Time will tell and yes I do hope she will be one of the TMNT's social circle.
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From what I can remember, these are the number of episodes with the side characters appearing in the OT:
Lord Dregg = 16 Carter = 13 Baxter Stockman = 13 (14 if you count Barneys appearance) General Traag = 12 The Rat King = 10 Zach = 7 Punk Frogs = 6 Neutrinos = 6 Casey Jones = 5 Leatherhead = 4 Kerma = 4 Groundchuck and Dirtbag = 3 Chrome Dome = 3 HAVOC mutants = 3 episodes Slash = 3 Metalhead = 2 Mondo Gecko = 2 The Polarosoid = 2 Lotus Blossom = 2 Landor and Merrick = 2 Bebop and Rocksteadys gang = 2 (six if you count the silent gang members from season 1) Usagi = 2 Hokum Hare = 2 REX 1 = 2 Tempestra = 2 Aunt Agatha = 2 Metalhead = 2 Wingnut and Screwloose = 1 Mona Lisa = 1 Scumbug = 1 Antrax = 1 Graanitor = 1 Razhar and Tokka = 1 The Triceratons = 1 Last edited by FredWolfLeonardo; 04-02-2017 at 01:58 PM. |
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I honestly never had an issue with Carter. He fit the Red Sky seasons fine. And Dregg was a pretty solid villain and had a great VA. |
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This is not even counting all the Playmates toy mutants that never appeared at all. |
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Tragg might have appeared in several but he didn't exactly star in most of them. He was mostly just there. |
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