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I've written my own outline, or "fan fiction" where Leo is presumed dead in a fight and comes back in a very big way. ;) I don't see what the problem would be if Don were dead for a few episodes, then to revive him early on in the next season; between episodes 2 to 4 would be a good limit so he's not missing for that long. If not, then he could be missing until the season finale with a big return to fight Super Shredder. A similar event happened in IDW, no? Instead, we get "Ooh, we finally killed off another character not named Splinter in our series! We're ballsy now, see?" I don't mean to exaggerate that, but I still would've liked some breathing room for Donatello gone, in a way VA pointed out. In this series though, it seems unlikely. |
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"I didn't like this episode because of no Donnie" "Donnie needs to come back now" "I miss Donnie so much" "It should be 4 turtles not 3" Quote:
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If they kept Donnie in the state he was in, you don't have to have a scavenger hunt. Think outside the box, guys. Quote:
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Sounds like a pretty counterproductive argument about a show premise that makes no sense in the first place. |
Surprised that this show had three intense episodes in a row.
Anyone notice that April looks like a dead ringer for her mother? Aside from the hair color. |
Autobot, you're referring to Darkest Plight, the episode from last week.
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1. "I didn't like this episode because of no Donnie"-Same thing as "7.8/10, too much water" with Pokémon OR/AS a few years ago. In other words, irrelevant and horrible reasoning to dislike an episode. Same way can be applied to every other character, like Newtrailizer not appearing in the space arc when he was perfect for it. Trejo though I'd assume has a busy schedule. 2. "Donnie needs to come back now"- You can still have Donnie present without him appearing physically. Perhaps a flashback, as Peter did here in the final fight, or Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind briefly with showing *shudder* the Bigfoot episode. Heck, you can still reference him in dialogue if he's central to a story. 3. "I miss Donnie so much"- Refer to the previous argument. 4. "It should be 4 turtles not 3"- People need to not get attached to the characters. People whined when Leo got beaten to a pulp in Invasion, most are from Youtube or the Nick site. Okay, for the sake of argument of 4 Turtles, why is it all four are in an episode? Some are unneeded in certain episodes and are just there. Didn't some of the comics have solo Turtle adventures, not counting the micros? I know 2k3 did this with Leo and when the Turtles separated into different areas across time. (2k3 I really need to brush up on.) Quote:
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As I said in previous posts, I'm not a fan of April and her powers, I did like this episode but not as much as the last 2. It didn't give me the emotional impact like The Invasion and Annihilation: Earth! did I'm glad Dark April ended in this episode because I want the 4 turtles to focus on Super Shredder now and not have side adventure of getting Donnie back. If this episode happened in the season final then I would of been ok with the Turtles and April getting Donnie back not when we got 4 episodes to go and still had to deal with Super Shredder. It just be really confusing. |
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The only episode that I watch from the turtles getting separated is the SAINW episode I skip the other episodes. I don't mind the Leo Casey episode. |
If this episode could have been expanded on. Maybe have had April defeat of Za-noran, everyone is glad that is over. But the missions victory still comes at a heavy price. April is distrought that Donnie is dead at her hands. Leo tells her it's not her fault. He then looks at everyone of his brothers and honorary family. And says "Come on, guys. Let's go home, Splinter...Splinter should know what happened." He then sadly looks at Donnie's mask.
Then the episode goes into one of those emotional moments where the background music does all to talking to really hit home the impact of the characters emotions. In this silent scene Leo is holding Don's mask and reluctantly starts towards the Dojo. April goes and sits in the pit looking all sad, as tears start to slowly fill her eyes. Raph walks to the lab, he looks in it and sees shadows of Donnie working in there. Shadows of Donnie explaining some breakthrough he's come up with, or some strategy they need to follow on a mission. Casey sits down somewhere off to the side, his face a mask of conflicting emotion. He remembers all the times he and Donnie would bicker or when they would work together and get along even it was for April's sake. Focus on April as a tear starts to fall down her face. Mikey opens's the door to Donnie's bedroom almost as though he expected Donnie to be there. To his dismay, he finds Donnie is not, and instead he sees the memory shadows of Donnie quietly reading in his bedroom, or everyone hanging out together. Or maybe Donnie comforting him. Focus back on April as another tear descends down her face. Leo enters the Dojo with a dismayed look in his eyes. He looks down at the purple mask in his hand. Splinter looks up in concern as Leo approaches. Leonardo then holds out Donnie's mask. Splinter takes the ownerless mask in trembling fingers as Leo explains what happened. Splinter's ears droop as he listens. More tears begin to fall from April's eyes as she visualizes the memories she has had in the lair with Donnie. Or all the times Donnie has been there for her. Splinter puts a hand on his eldest son's shoulder before he goes to place the mask at the shrine beside the photo of his human family. He then prays so that Donatello's spirit may find peace. Leo sadly leaves the Dojo. Raph is sitting in the pit, his face screwed up like he wants to punch something, but his eyes have a lost look as he doesn't feel like it's worth the effort. April has buried her face in a pillow and begins to sob in misery. In the bedroom's Mikey is lying sadly in on top of bed gazing up at the ceiling. He has a lost expression on his face as though everything good in the world has just died. Leo numbly walks around the lair, visualizing memories of the four of them. He then pulls out his phone. Karai slowly pulls her phone down from her ear, her eyes holding a troubled look as though she doesn't know what to make of this development, Shini looks at her in concern. Then shift to the channel six building. Donnie suddenly materializes. At first he is confused as to where he is, the last he remembered he had been his brothers and April. He calls for them but they don't appear. That's when he notices the city looks different, he shakes his head in disbelief and distraughtly mutters "Oh No..." And we are treated to a view of the city under the control of the Shredder. Fade to still image. |
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Guess I'll have to wait for someone to write a fanfic about it :D |
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VA, that is an awesome scenario and definitely how things should have been, but that's sadly not the case. I did like the episode, but like everyone else, I also felt they could have drawn things out a bit more and maybe could have used the mystical theme from season five to bring Donnie back. And it makes me wonder what Requiem will deal with since Donnie isn't really dead and gone as we thought. Another thing that bugged me was how Splinter still has a crutch but Leo was beaten to a pulp and now he's miraculously healed from his wounds. He's a regular John Cena now! He didn't even heal that fast in season three.
But despite these small nitpicks, the rest of the episode was fine and I really liked what they did with the chase scene as that was nicely done. I'm just glad this arc is over and now April will no longer be dependent on the crystal anymore. I hope the preview was for new episodes in two weeks, but if not, that's okay because it can give people a chance to catch up on what they have missed. |
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Unlike me, the fact that you seem to accept anything that a show throws at you is itself a problem. :trazz: |
April's hairstyle was definitely a homage to Kala the Neutrino, it looked nearly identical in some shots especially from behind.
And I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Don being scattered into particles felt like Splinter being scattered to data bits in the BTTS season of the 2k3 series. Perhaps it would have been better to have them search for a way to restore Donnie up to the finale or something. While the Aeon story is done, they still never really went into April's history again. Her mother is still missing, and we still don't exactly know why she has powers in the first place beyond some vague Kraang backstory. |
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Still, my point is this: why have them always together most of the time? It's made me curious as I wonder if some of the episodes here would be better with two of the Turtles for example. It's strange as I'd love to see more team ups with other characters, like Raphael and Leatherhead or Michelangelo and Splinter as examples. |
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