Official Ep Discussion: #8 "Never say Xever"

[Machias Banshee]

*rubs hands together evilly*

So.... last week's storm kinda put a monkey wrench in everything. Hopefully tonight's Nor'easter won't bring as many problems. I just hope NY and NJ make it through alright...

I really wish we could embed Nick Videos... (http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/tmnt-108-battle-royale-clip.html)

Speaking of problems... it looks like we're getting our first Leo-Centric story of the show. And it seems he may end up having a little history with our resident Capoeira convict Xever.

It looks like Leo's attempt to be Captain Ryan may backfire on him. With a slap to his junior officer and a suave grin, the captain may be able to save planets and otherworldly citizens. But it won't be that easy for our young leader-in-training...

What I am most curious about is the description of this episode:

Leo fears his act of mercy has come back to haunt him when Xever holds a local noodle shop owner hostage.

What is this 'act of mercy'? Is this something that Leonardo does in this episode, or has Leo and Xever met in the past? And what's with holding a noodle shop owner hostage? Unless he's kidnapped Mr. Ping, and we're gonna get a Kung Fu Panda cameo...

Our boys are gonna also have another close encounter with the Foot kind... let's hope for another peek at the Shredder before next week!


Stay Tuned!

[Machias Banshee]

Rise and Shine, Sleepyheads! :D

I'm opening early, since I gotta be somewhere for most of the day....

[BubblyShell22]

I so can't wait for this episode. One more hour, and I'll be able to watch it. So excited right now.

[DonatelloRules]

Purple Dragons are official.

[Utromshredderhater]

Dudes

Xever's a jerk

[NinjaMan]

Tons of action in this one, loving it. Xever is a huge jerk.

[DonatelloRules]

Hugging in tmnt? Me like.

[NinjaMan]

OO looks like Shredder should be getting action soon! And man the fight scenes were wicked in this! Loving how they are fleshing out Bradford and Xever.

[TurtleTitan97]

This was an awesome episode! I loved the final fight scene, and Xever was awesome! And it looks like we'll finally see Shredder in action soon!:tgrin: I can't wait!

[pannoni1]

The best episode of the series so far! With this, we encounter so many things: The debut of the Purple Dragons, the first appearance of Xever with Chris Brown with the Shredder giving him the hint of the Dogpound/Fishface mutations coming soon, and at the very end, Shredder's intention to fight with the Turtles himself, much more seriously compared to the end of "Rise of the Turtles". While this episode contained good fighting as always with the Foot/Purple Dragons/Xever battle that is the series' best so far, it also used the clever water tower technique that was so commonly used to defeat enemies in the OT. Speaking of OT, that Chinese Noodle man named Murakami is clearly a reference to Jimmy Murakami of MWS fame. The animation of Michelangelo used when he was imagining a tatoo looks a lot like the stock art used for OT stuff. That doesn't stop us from getting more advice from Splinter in the lair, along with some April involvement to make this an enjoying watch. I also enjoyed the animations of the street scenes and the moment where it would seem that the Turtles would be finished for a moment building up some suspense, even the point if you wondered at the end if Shredder had plans to mutate Chris and Xever.

Overall: 9/10

[NinjaMan]

The best episode of the series so far! With this, we encounter so many things: The debut of the Purple Dragons, the first appearance of Xever with Chris Brown with the Shredder giving him the hint of the Dogpound/Fishface mutations coming soon, and at the very end, Shredder's intention to fight with the Turtles himself, much more seriously compared to the end of "Rise of the Turtles". While this episode contained good fighting as always with the Foot/Purple Dragons/Xever battle that is the series' best so far, it also used the clever water tower technique that was so commonly used to defeat enemies in the OT. Speaking of OT, that Chinese Noodle man named Murakami is clearly a reference to Jimmy Murakami of MWS fame. The animation of Michelangelo used when he was imagining a tatoo looks a lot like the stock art used for OT stuff. That doesn't stop us from getting more advice from Splinter in the lair, along with some April involvement to make this an enjoying watch. I also enjoyed the animations of the street scenes and the moment where it would seem that the Turtles would be finished for a moment building up some suspense.

Overall: 9/10

I had a feeling that character was a MWS easter egg. Man I'm really loving this show more and more. One thing I'm curious about, will Shredder want to mutant Xever and Bradford after he encounters the turtles? And is he going to be dealing with the Kraang?

[tmnt transformer]

Finally, The purple dragons return!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Green Machine]

Dude, they were beating up a blind guy! There's no enough!!! :lol: Man I love Raph!

[XERO]

the first appearance of Xever with Chris Brown

I just died.

Xever's got crazy charisma for a baddie. Plus, it doesn't hurt he has a Capoeira-based fighting style.

I swear, the fight scenes in this cartoon are getting better and better. Definitely topping the 2003 show, but that's an unfair comparison since the 2003 toon was traditional animation. You obviously can pull off more stuff with today's tech.

But back to the fighting, I'm amazed. I loved Leo and Bradford's momentary 1-1 battle before the Foot and Xever interfered. And I'll say this... if this is just a taste of what they can pull off, imagine what will go down when the Shredder steps in. I'm waitin' for that one!

BTW, the tattoo scene made me smile with Mikey's "idea" of his dream tat. Pure nostalgia.

[Utromshredderhater]

What are the chances of seeing Hun

[Donatello19]

The best episode of the series so far! With this, we encounter so many things: The debut of the Purple Dragons, the first appearance of Xever with Chris Bradford with the Shredder giving him the hint of the Dogpound/Fishface mutations coming soon

Fixed that :D

How does that hint at the mutations coming soon though?

This episode was great, probably my favorite so far!

[NiNi]

Another awesome episode. The fight scenes were extremely cool in my opinion. Makes me even more excited to see the next episode. :D

[tmnt transformer]

I can't wait for the next episode! Shredder in action finally!

[TurtleTitan97]

What are the chances of seeing Hun

I doubt we will be seeing Hun return in this series.

[Shreddhead]

Mike's tattoo idea was so hilariously animated and I loved everyone's eyes popping out, this show has surpassed all of my expectations.

[MrTMNT2012]

AMAZING Episode! Finally a good Leonardo Episode since 2003's 'Tales of Leo'. Also I think it's a good time to say Jason Biggs is one of the best Leo's ever :)

The fight scenes were the best so far and the comedy once again was Top-notch.
I really liked the moral in this episode and I think it was the right development for Leo!
The interaction between the brothers were at their best in this Episode, with everyone pissing off Raphael being my favourite.

And the Ending....Badass 10/10

[NinjaMan]

Yeah Biggs is an awesome Leo.

[Jephael]

By far one of the best episodes yet! My favorite moment had to be the shot of classic 80s Mikey's face over Nick Mikey!

[SS_Turtle]

Great episode all around, Michelangelo was pretty funny and not dumbed down like the last few episodes. The last action scene was great as well.

[gobo]

This episode sucked. It left me with nothing to complain about. What nerve! :tgrumble:

So, we got references to both 'toons today: the OT design tattoo and the water-tower. I'm pleasantly surprised. ^_^

Oh, and did this ep mark the first time "Xever" wasn't pronounced like "Zephyr"? O_o

[FoxZerro]

This episode did what I love more than anything, world building. We learned so much about characters that were Turtles and at the end of the day that is what is important for a show to have longevity. Actually having some character development for the villians will make dealing with them later on that much better and I Chris Bradford's intense focus on the fact that they were mutants in the beginning when talking to Shredder really sets the stage for why he will be willing to mutate himself in the pursuit of defeating them.

The animosity that exists between Xever and Bradford is spot-on and doesn't feel forced or manufactured at all. I love that they aren't best friends like Bebop and Rocksteady were. Its nice when villians are portrayed as actual villianous to the point where they are also distrustful and show animosity towards each other. Having it built in from the beginning instead of created during a team up as it has been done so many times in Cartoons from the 70's 80's and 90's. It makes me so happy that this is a children's show that doesn't treat children like idiots and will present characters in an intelligent manner.

Purple Dragons showing up in the 2k12 show was something I didn't think would happen and bringing them in and having them not be the threat they were in 2k3 was great. Not to mention the fact that they tied them in nicely to the universe by sort of making them Xever's faction in New York. With something like that at work it would be very easy for the show to do a sort of City at War storyline.

As the first storyline that focused on Leonardo, I think they hit it out of the park. I prefer my Leonardo as the opposite side of the same coin as Raphael. I have always thought that he and Raph are just steps away from each other in terms of anger and instead of embracing it like Raph, Leo tempers it through his training. Seeing this younger Leonardo actually understand and almost embrace the way that Raph was thinking really played up that whole aspect for me and in addition gave us great insight into his growth as the leader of the team.

Finally getting some more April time is always appreciated as this show is making me actually enjoy the character my making her smart and capable. Throw in the fact that Shredder is finally coming off the bench and going to join the fight and I am one very happy Turtles Fan who can not wait to see what they are going to present us with next week.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Why does the black guy have such a weird accent? It's worth than Jenko's in that 2003 Nobody episode.

[Cure]

Why does the black guy have such a weird accent? It's worth than Jenko's in that 2003 Nobody episode.

Because he's not black? Does the fact that he used the word "idiota" not make that clear?

[DarkLightDragon]

Great episode today.

For some reason, even though this was the first Leo-centric episode, I thought it was both odd and refreshing that Space Heroes was never brought up in regards to Leo's decision to spare that guy. While him being a dork for the show is really fun to watch, I'm kind of glad they're reinforcing the notion that Leo can make his own decisions and be a good leader without him relying on what he saw Captain Ryan do.

[Route77]

Why does the black guy have such a weird accent? It's worth than Jenko's in that 2003 Nobody episode.

He's Brazilian, or Afro-Brazilian to be exact. He's mixed-race Black and Latino.

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[TheSkeletonMan939]

He's Brazilian, or Afro-Brazilian to be exact. He's mixed-race Black and Latino.

.

Oops. I haven't actually seen the ep; just the short preview. I wait for Nick to put it on their website.

I guess I did a stoopid.

[demonsweat]

Fantastic episode! So much action!! Dudes, this is the best action cartoon on TV. The fighting animation is top-notch, better than any I've ever seen.

Anybody else catch Donnie's A-Team reference? "I love it when a (change in) plan(s) comes together."

[Donatello19]

I wonder when Xever and Chris Bradford will mutate into Fishface and Dogpound

[NinjaMan]

Fantastic episode! So much action!! Dudes, this is the best action cartoon on TV. The fighting animation is top-notch, better than any I've ever seen.

Anybody else catch Donnie's A-Team reference? "I love it when a (change in) plan(s) comes together."

Yeah I loved that reference lol.

[NinjaMan]

I wonder when Xever and Chris Bradford will mutate into Fishface and Dogpound

Maybe after Shredder encounters the Turtles and decides to have mutants of his own? But then the question, will he befriend the Kraang to get some Mutagen?

[STORMSHADOW__210]

AMAZING Episode! Finally a good Leonardo Episode since 2003's 'Tales of Leo'. Also I think it's a good time to say Jason Biggs is one of the best Leo's ever :)

The fight scenes were the best so far and the comedy once again was Top-notch.
I really liked the moral in this episode and I think it was the right development for Leo!
The interaction between the brothers were at their best in this Episode, with everyone pissing off Raphael being my favourite.

And the Ending....Badass 10/10

I agree 100%.

[Raph's Girl]

Pretty good ep!

I find it interesting that Donatello suspects they're Diamondback Terrapine's. It WOULD explain Mikey's freckles tho... Altho Don did say they were freshwater turtles. Diamondback Terrapine's are brackish water (they can survive in both fresh and salt water).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Diamondback_turtle_adult_female.jpg/800px-Diamondback_turtle_adult_female.jpg

And it's good that April's not their only ally now. Pizza Gyoza's would probably be good but isn't that basically what pizza rolls are? *lol* It has been a while since I made gyoza's tho...

[LeoNerdo]

Fun action episode! Nice little nod to MWS if that's what Mr. Murakami's name was intended to be. The turtles (except for Leo) sure like to spin their weapons a whole lot don't they? :P

[Donatello19]

Wierd...in the commercial I saw before I the episode premiered, April called those things Pizza Potstickers, but in the episode itself she calls them gyozas or something like that.

[Raph's Girl]

Wierd...in the commercial I saw before I the episode premiered, April called those things Pizza Potstickers, but in the episode itself she calls them gyozas or something like that.

Im glad they decided to call them by their Japanese name and not the silly name Americans have given em. Gyozas and Potstickers are the same thing.

[Xav]

I doubt we will be seeing Hun return in this series.I wouldn't rule anyone out. The producers have said they are open to all villains.

[Powder]

Thought this was one of the best episodes yet. Funny as hell and the fights were really well choreographed. I love Mr. Murakami, too.

[MikeandRaph87]

The face of Michelangelo as seen in Ninja Turtles('87) was a great easter egg. Made my day! "I just blew your minds,right?" Well he did mine though the premise was stupid.

One thing I can never precieve as a threat in a superhero show is a common thug that is why I nevered cared for Hun much or gangs like the Purple Dragons. If a common villian is going to be shown why not the mob instead. Perhaps its apart of my preference.

So the way to take down The Norris is to sneak attack him, triple team him, and trap him in a trashcan? Even at 72 it seems like it will only work in theory!:teek:

[NinjaMan]

The face of Michelangelo as seen in Ninja Turtles('87) was a great easter egg. Made my day! "I just blew your minds,right?" Well he did mine though the premise was stupid.

One thing I can never precieve as a threat in a superhero show is a common thug that is why I nevered cared for Hun much or gangs like the Purple Dragons. If a common villian is going to be shown why not the mob instead. Perhaps its apart of my preference.

So the way to take down The Norris is to sneak attack him, triple team him, and trap him in a trashcan? Even at 72 it seems like it will only work in theory!:teek:

You know I wouldn't mind to see mob/gangsters in this series. I've always liked street crime stories.

[HerpDerp]

IGN gave this episode 8.9:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/10/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-never-say-xever-review

[MrTMNT2012]

IGN gave this episode 8.9:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/10/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-never-say-xever-review

Is it me or does IGN Love that Score? Great review though.
I have a feeling next week will finally crack that 9.0 Amazing rating!
Max Nicholson is such a cool dude, he reviewed Legend of as well :)

[TurtleTitan97]

IGN gave this episode 8.9:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/10/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-never-say-xever-review

That's awesome!

[MrTMNT2012]

*Legend of Korra*

[Keno]

Yeah this is definitely one of my favourite episodes so far.

Great characterization, great battles, great humour...and I loved the message and how it all came around at the end.

I just want to hug the writers, they are doing an amazing job!!!!

[Route77]

Best episode yet! The fact that both this episode and "New Friend Old Enemy" seem to be fan favorites so far should ensure that we get to see some more Xever/Bradford episodes in the future.

This show keeps getting better and better.

[Ninjinister]

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Mr. Murakami is Sab Shimono. If I'm right, he's yet another returning TMNT actor. What would we be up to then, 4? Paulsen/Don, Richardson/Shredder, and Welker/Rockwell previously?

[Jester]

I'm terrible. I was about the ask, "Who did Welker do before Rockwell?"

Then it hit me....Tokka and Rahzar, ya mook!

[Ninjinister]

I'm terrible. I was about the ask, "Who did Welker do before Rockwell?"

Then it hit me....Tokka and Rahzar, ya mook!

Duhhh!

Also: I caught the credits. He was Shimono, so I was right. I love when I can do that :P

[Raph's Girl]

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Mr. Murakami is Sab Shimono. If I'm right, he's yet another returning TMNT actor. What would we be up to then, 4? Paulsen/Don, Richardson/Shredder, and Welker/Rockwell previously?

Nolan North is in the show too voicing the Kraang. He was Raphael in the 2007 film.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Great episode! Loved Shredder in it

[chrisdude]

Liked this one a lot. The fights are just so much fun to watch.

Interesting how Leo's no mercy plan didn't work, and mercy saved them.

I like how April finished off Donnie's potstickers and Donnie got a little pissed :roll:

And this was captured in somebody's GIF beforehand, otherwise I honestly wouldn't have noticed, but seeing Mikey smiling in that dark rooftop shot cracked me up.

[Ninjinister]

Nolan North is in the show too voicing the Kraang. He was Raphael in the 2007 film.

D'oh! How did I forget that!?

EDIT: Wait, does that count? Nolan North voices everybody. EVERYBODY! Even you.

[Hero]

This isn't due to air in the UK tomorrow for whatever reason. I think NickUK is taking a break already.

Will try and catch this through other means. Don't want to fall behind.

[FlawedCoil82]

I have to admit, I am still being impressed with each new episode and I am so relieved that Nickelodeon isn't destroying the franchise like I first feared they would. Mikey seems to genuinely make me laugh at least once in every episode (at least 3 seperate times in this episode), yet the humor is balanced out so nicely by the nice fight scenes. While I am still unable to place the Nick show above the 2003 series, it has already far surpassed the 80's toon (for me at least) simply because it does such a great job balancing those two elements out. The "Spiderbite" villain was really the only character in this show so far who embarassed me with how ridiculous he looked, but everything else has been coming together quite impressively (and I am getting more used to the anime effects even though I am still not a fan of them). I really hope that Nickelodeon will give this series a proper DVD release in the near future (since I know they have problems releasing good DVDs of a lot of their shows). If they do, I will definitely be buying it (this episode even inspired me to buy the 2013 calendar today).

[BubblyShell22]

This was an awesome episode. I was so excited to see it, and I wasn't disappointed. The lesson about mercy was really well done and I liked how the Purple Dragon repaid Leo's act of mercy by giving him his sword back. While I'm glad that Space Heroes didn't play a role in this, I sort of expected it to, but it definitely shows that Leo wants to do his own thing and not just emulate Captain Ryan. Also, I thought that maybe he'd spare Xever and that it would haunt him later, but I liked how they played it with the PD guy instead. I can't wait to see what Shredder does next week, and I love Xever and Bradford. They hate each other so much and yet they both have the same goal. And Murakami rocks. I want to try to make pizza gyoza.

Fave quotes:

April: Can you guys speed it up?
Don: Are you saying turtles are slow?
Mikey: That's a hurtful stereotype.

Leo: Freeze, dirtbags.

Splinter: To show mercy is not weak. It shows true strength and compassion.

Splinter: A 16th century Daimyo once said, 'In times of war, there must be peace. In times of peace, there must be war.'
Raph: That guy must've lost a lot of wars.

Leo: So? Say it.
Raph: All right. You were right.
Leo: See? That wasn't so bad.
Raph: Your wimpiness can be kind of useful.
Leo: Oh, I'll show you wimpy. No mercy! *tackles Raph*

Overall, a really great episode. I can't wait for the next one and to see what Shredder does.

[blue_angel99]

My reaction to this episode: :teek:

I'm totally finding a recipe for pizza gyozas!

Too bad for the turtles, Shedder won't be as merciful. Wonder if Splinter will practice what he preaches when they eventually face off? Showing compassion has its place, but letting the bad guys walk away more then once!? C'mon!! They should at least leave them to the cops, Batman stye.

I thought it was sweet how Mike hugged Murasami 3682


Still, I love TMNT. FFL:tcool:

[MikeandRaph87]

My reaction to this episode: :teek:

I'm totally finding a recipe for pizza gyozas!

Too bad for the turtles, Shedder won't be as merciful. Wonder if Splinter will practice what he preaches when they eventually face off? Showing compassion has its place, but letting the bad guys walk away more then once!? C'mon!! They should at least leave them to the cops, Batman stye.


Still, I love TMNT. FFL:tcool:

That was what I had a problem with. I am against the idea of the turtles murdering their opponents,but letting them walk away? Truss them up for the police to get a long jail sentence! There is little excuse not to!

Going back to the screenshot of Mike '87,would it not have made mor sense to say mask of their own face instead of tattoo? I blame that one on the writers.

[sdp]

I really liked Xever, and I hadn't liked him in his first appearance since he just randomly appeared as a street thug doing crazy good martial arts spinning around like an idiot but this was a better appearance. I hope they don't mutate then too quickly I'd like it if it happened near the end of the season so we have at least one season of their human forms. Brad was made a bit of a wimp at times during the episode. Shredder's spikes are too big the arm and shin ones at least, they look ridiculous and makes it difficult for me to take him seriously because of them sadly, other than that I like him.
I liked the blind man and I kind of wish he has a similar relation to Andre the blind man from the next mutation. The action was good but something is missing it just didn't feel as epic as some of the 2k3 fights and I'm not sure what, the mood just wasn't there it still felt a bit "light hearted" in the end, maybe it's the character designs(?). Also the music is lacking, I never thought 2k3 had very iconic music but this one is even more on the background. Sad that the best background music to date is still the one from the OT not counting the movies.

[Oculus Orbus]

I really really liked the episode, the series is getting way batter than I ever expected. Leo was awesome, and the scene fights keep getting better. Can't wait to see them against Shredder.

[Jester]

Duhhh!

Also: I caught the credits. He was Shimono, so I was right. I love when I can do that :P
Norinaga? Name rings a bell!

[shihe]

I'm usually not that good of a critic when it comes to TV shows and movies.


This episode was VERY entertaining, as was every single one before it.

I really like what the writers and animators are doing with this show, me and my GF love it and never miss an episode.
Being the daughter of a martial artist, my GF immediately noticed how the moves here look like actual martial arts techniques compared to those of the past animated shows.

I'm personally in love with the coreographs, and how dynamic they are. And how they add a "Jackie Chan" touch to them (using surroundings to their advantage).

This episode cracked me up, all 4 turtles do, not to mention Splinter.

Anyway, just a general analysis, not going in-depth with the episode.


To be honest, I feel sorry for Michael Bay to try to get his movie to top this show (or the original movie). :D
We'll see how that turns out, but this show is amazing. I'm nervous on how the Shredder will be played.

[TheCanadiandrome]

My reaction to this episode: :teek:

I'm totally finding a recipe for pizza gyozas!

I thought it was sweet how Mike hugged Murasami 3682

Still, I love TMNT. FFL:tcool:

I totally lol'd at their reactions to first tastin them! Made me wanna try some

[Route77]

IMDb rating for this episode is not as high as I expected. I'm guessing that number will change though.

[CyberCubed]

If there is any gripe for this episode, its that the Foot Soldiers didn't get a single hit in. The only time the Turtles got hit was by Xever and Bradford.

I'd like to see the Foot Soldiers prove to be more of a threat in future episodes.

[funatic]

Wow. This was a good ep. I've enjoyed the series so far but this was a real standout. Great plot and well written, not too childish but still super funny (eyes falling out after eating pizza-gyozas, mikey's face-tattoo, etc.), and a nice turnaround with the Purple Dragon at the end. The fight scenes were awesome and a nice build-up to Shredder taking the scene hopefully next episode. Also, great to see a water tower take out the foot, AGAIN. Hope the series stays at this level!

[Tinus]

Hands down the best episode so far! Great action scenes and I liked how Leo got some time to shine in this one. It will be hard to top this episode.

[zodiac brave]

was just now able to watch it. this was an awesome ep! it had everything ive sorta come to expect from this show so far. a third of they through the season and each ep is just better and better than the last!

[Avatar Yuffie]

I'm actually surprised this was also a Raph episode co-starring with Leo's. For all his criticisms about Leo's act of mercy (which is valid), it's also nice that when push comes to shove, Raph won't throw a helpless enemy over a building just because he's a jerk who definitely won't treat him the same way had their positions were reversed.

It really shows how Leo and Raph get each other. Definitely appreciate their interactions more.

And Mikey was awesome in that fight. XD

[BAXTER STOCKMAN 19]

This was another awesome episode. The show is becoming better and better and soon it might become even more popular than both OT and 2K3 were! Cant wait until they fight Shredder for first time!

[BubblyShell22]

I don't know about it being more popular than FW or 4Kids, but they definitely are doing a great job with the episodes. I loved Mikey's face tattoo, and Murakami was great. I edited my other review post and added some other quotes that I remembered from the episode. I liked Splinter's quote about war and peace and how Raph said the guy must've lost a lot of wars.

[VaughnMichael]

I think this was ones of my favorites so far.
Mot much else to say really.
Good stuff all around and it's nice to see April getting involved and not being such a total brat.

[Hero]

Managed to watch this. Really good ep. Looking forward to seeing more Shredder.

[CyberCubed]

A funny line was when Mike said, "Look its Bradford! ....And...that other guy." :lol:

Xever really was low-key in his first appearance.

[plasticturtle]

Loved Mikey's face tattoo. A nod to the old school fans. I have an old Mikey Christmas tree ornament whose face looks just like that.

[cryan]

I don't worry about spoilers and and all that.I missed this episode.So,is this the episode where Xever and Bradford get mutated?

[Metropoliskid41]

This episode was my favorite so far, which is what I said about the last one, and the one before that, so that's definitely a good sign! Each episode hits on all cyclinders with a nice balance of humor and action. This episode was funny, had some great nods to past TMNT series, action packed with some great fight scenes that were well choreographed, and most importantly it had great character building moments & advanced the plot in a huge way.

Really looking forward to the Turtles engaging Shredder.

Splinter seems much younger & more spry in this series, which is a very welcomed change for this new take. I have always dug the wise old teacher aspect of Splinter, but I really hope in this series, where he hasn't seem as old & fragile, that we see him take more of an active role in fighting alongside with the turtles and kicking some series Foot Clan butt. In the past we've seen Splinter kick some butt and tangle with Shredder & other villains, but he's usually pretty banged up & really showing his age afterwards. With this Nick series the April is obviously younger, and the Turtles seem less mature (earlier in their teenage years) so it'd be cool if Splinter was a little younger as well.

I'd love to see a Shredder vs. Splinter fight where Splinter's age & fraility doesn't seem to be an issue.

[gobo]

So,is this the episode where Xever and Bradford get mutated?
Nope .

[Dirty Blond]

This was a great episode. It's good to see things come into form.

Have you guys noticed how the Turtles and the Foot run by leaning way the hell forward? Who runs like that, LOL? (It's cute, though.)

[Jephael]

So, is this the episode where Xever and Bradford get mutated?

No, it was basically about Xever's attempt at defeating the Turtles after Chris Bradford failed the first time around.

[kzekedaurus]

Loved this episode. The dynamic between the brothers is always well-done, and the message about mercy and the way it played out was interesting.

My only nitpicks with the battle sequences have to do with blades, and the fact that whenever people fight with them, it's like there's a bubble between them so that they hit to sides of each other. I understand the constraints of a kids TV show, but it just looks awkward, especially with Xever who comes in close enough to actually cut the turtles several times.
And the turtles should stop attacking Bradford overhead. The man catches blades in mid-air! The only time it worked was when they bagged him.

[marcelangelo]

This was a great episode. It's good to see things come into form.

Have you guys noticed how the Turtles and the Foot run by leaning way the hell forward? Who runs like that, LOL? (It's cute, though.)

its supposed to be the way a ninja would move forard, compadre...by leaning that much forward and stretching your arms backward you're more aerodynamic it seems;)...
but i have to admit I smiled a little when I first saw this but once I saw what they were going for I became a fan of this style..

metropoliskid41 I am all with you, I feel the same way about each weeks episode and I cannot wait to own a wonderful dvd set of many episodes one day and see them in one run from my bed;)....

I thought today I really hope this show breaks the record of number of shows of its beautiful predecessors!!go turtles go!

[Keno]

This was a great episode. It's good to see things come into form.

Have you guys noticed how the Turtles and the Foot run by leaning way the hell forward? Who runs like that, LOL? (It's cute, though.)

Yup i tried doing that while jogging and it didn't work so well :lol:

[Avatar Yuffie]

It reminded me of Naruto, actually.

But apparently there's a trope (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AirplaneArms)

[BubblyShell22]

Ah, I see. Cool.

As for Karai, I never saw that on Shredder's bio. I always thought that his adopted daughter would be Miwa and that he wouldn't rename her. I hope this isn't the case as I want Karai to not be Shredder's daughter this time around.

[Luzmagica]

Absolutely lovely chapter!!!!!! :tlove: :tgrin: :tparty:

My prefers for this chapter:
Great fight ninja action! :tgrin: :D
Lovely brotherly interaction!!! :tgrin: :tlove:
Lots of funny scenes!!!!! :tlol: !!!
Cute moments!!! :tlove:

Cant wait for more!!!!!

...right now Im going to googleging about gyoza food!!! :lol: !!!

[Gyt Kaliba]

I fell behind again, but thankfully I got to watch the last two episodes back-to-back yesterday.

The latter one, the Xever one, was possibly my favorite episode yet, but it's hard to say for sure. We've gotten to see what makes most of these characters tick now, so I'm already growing really attached to this incarnation (this is definitely my favorite Donnie, and quite possibly my favorite or second favorite Leo).

The OT Mikey face-swap thing caught me COMPLETELY off guard. I almost died laughing since I was taking a sip of my drink at the moment. I should consider suing. :P

[Icegaze]

Excellent episode!
My favourite scenes:
1. Leo doing the Rock Lee fighting pose against gangster with the butcher knife (the soundtrack was too awesome)
2. Mikey's kusarigama trick against Bradford
3. Mikey owning Foot ninja on the rooftop
4. Every other fight scenes lol
5. Splinter being Splinter
6. Xever being a boss with fantastic oneliners (*chuckles* "He's not my friend")
7. The last scene of the episode with Shredder

[Donatello19]

This was a great episode. It's good to see things come into form.

Have you guys noticed how the Turtles and the Foot run by leaning way the hell forward? Who runs like that, LOL? (It's cute, though.)

Sonic The Hedgehog runs like that
http://kanemckeown.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/kmblog12-00098.png

[oldmanwinters]

Nice write up on this episode as one of the best animated installments of the week over at tv.com:
http://www.tv.com/news/animation-round-up-adventure-time-my-little-pony-fim-the-clone-wars-tmnt-and-ben-10-30061/

[demonsweat]

Check it out - the PD guy's got what looks like an axe gang symbol on his vest.

http://i.imgur.com/8JHUl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/f2ZKU.jpg http://i.imgur.com/kpJXX.jpg

[Powder]

Hmm, maybe so! Nice catch. Kung Fu Hustle rules.

[demonsweat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Axe_Gang

I love that movie. But, when I was checking it out I found out the axe gang shows up in a handful of martial arts films. I guess it's based on a real gang from back in the day.

[Telekinesis]

Splinter seems much younger & more spry in this series, which is a very welcomed change for this new take. I have always dug the wise old teacher aspect of Splinter, but I really hope in this series, where he hasn't seem as old & fragile, that we see him take more of an active role in fighting alongside with the turtles and kicking some series Foot Clan butt. In the past we've seen Splinter kick some butt and tangle with Shredder & other villains, but he's usually pretty banged up & really showing his age afterwards. With this Nick series the April is obviously younger, and the Turtles seem less mature (earlier in their teenage years) so it'd be cool if Splinter was a little younger as well.

I'd love to see a Shredder vs. Splinter fight where Splinter's age & fraility doesn't seem to be an issue.

Agreed. Splinter seems much more capable of doing some serious damage and offering the turtles more help in this series. I really like that aspect of it, there is no question of master/students.

Loved this episode. Can't wait to see what ensues from here.

[zkarlette]

Hmm, maybe so! Nice catch. Kung Fu Hustle rules.

Kung fu hustle is hilarious " who is throwing handles?":D

Anyways...I loved this episode the fight scenes are amaizing and that xever dude proved to be a really badass villain I like him way better than Bradford.
I'm really amazed with this show the writing is so good and now I sort of find it hard to have a favorite turtle, I really like how they have shown more of their personalities and interactions.

[Candy Kappa]

a solid episode. Really enjoy Xever's wickedness and Shredder is really intimidating in the few scenes he is in.

[Matesamo]

Loved this episode, my two kids also really enjoyed it and laughed quite a bit at the visual humor. The fight scenes were very well done and I am really enjoying the fact that they are going slow with the story.

[Slade]

I've been workin every Saturday recently, but I've bought all the ones I've missed on amazon instant video. Really loving this show.

[NeutrinoStylist]

Excellent episode. One of my problems with the earlier episodes of the series was that many of the environments were indistinguishable from one another. LOTS of similar looking alleys and storefronts. But this episode really improved upon that with lots of visually unique locations like the noodle restaurant, Shredder lair, and rooftop.

As far as references go, did anyone notice the wall of Ric Flair "Obey" style posters toward the middle of the episode?

[BubblyShell22]

No, I didn't catch that. What part of the ep was that in?

[NeutrinoStylist]

No, I didn't catch that. What part of the ep was that in?

It's immediately after they trap Bradford in the trash can. Raph and Mikey drop the trash can and it rolls across the rooftop into a wall. The wall it smacks into is covered in the Flair obey posters.

[BubblyShell22]

Ah, okay. I'll have to see if I can catch that the next time I see the ep. Thanks.

[marcelangelo]

Excellent episode. One of my problems with the earlier episodes of the series was that many of the environments were indistinguishable from one another. LOTS of similar looking alleys and storefronts. But this episode really improved upon that with lots of visually unique locations like the noodle restaurant, Shredder lair, and rooftop.

As far as references go, did anyone notice the wall of Ric Flair "Obey" style posters toward the middle of the episode?

yeah, I noticed the cool looking rock concert flyers on the wall right away, didn't know what artist they were based on though..kooool thing;)

another thing that stroke me was leonardo seems to be left handed here...he is about to smack that axe-vest a left punch in the face before his act of mercy...

[Coola Yagami]

finally got to see the episode online... here are my thoughts.

http://markandpaigerodriguez.blogspot.com/2012/11/nicktoons-tmnt-episode-8-never-say-xever.html

[Threat]

Just watched this one (OnDemand is really slacking on getting the new episodes up), and while I've enjoyed each one thus far, I have to say it was by far the best of the first 8. The most action and the most funny. Loved it!

[Green Machine]

Just watched this one (OnDemand is really slacking on getting the new episodes up), and while I've enjoyed each one thus far, I have to say it was by far the best of the first 8. The most action and the most funny. Loved it!

Just wait until the next one! It's epic.

[Sumac]

Finally we getting somewhere and instead of one-off stories we went into something more interesting.

As always awesome fighting scenes. I liked how Turtles handled Bradford and how Xeer reacted, when Turtles threatened him. Xever's fighting style was awesome. Also, nice reappearance of the Purple Drgaons, though they are definitely less threatening, than in 2k3. If they haven't been referenced as Purple Dragons, I'd thought they are just a generic thungs.

Final battle near water tower certainly felt like a reference to 2k3 first battle with Shredder. Murakami and Mike's "tat" were nice easter eggs for fans of OT. Overall, very nice episode.