How You Rank Each Episode of Season 4
 

How do you rank each episode of season 4 so far.

Here's mine but it can change.

1. Revenge Of The Triceratons
2. The Ever Burning Fire
3. Trans Dimensional Turtles
4. The War For Dimension X
5. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
6. The Arena Of Carnage
7. Beyond The Known Universe
8. The Evil of Dregg
9. The Cosmic Ocean
10. The Outlaw Armaggon
11. The Moons Of Thalos 3
12. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind
13. The Weird World Of WYRM

1. The Weird World of WYRM
2. Beyond The Known Universe
3. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind
4. The Arena of Carnage
5. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
6. The Moons Of Thalos 3
7. The Outlaw Armaggon

And that right there is already proof that different fans want and enjoy different things about this show.

1. The Arena of Carnage
2. Beyond the Known Universe
3. The Outlaw Armaggon
4. Journey to the Center of Mikeys Mind
5. Riddle of the Ancient Aoens
6.The Weird World of Wyrm
7. The Moons of Thalos 2

I guess from now on, I can include elaboration and ratings for each episode as we proceed with the season in comparison to my season 3 list (it certainly changed, be on the look out in the season 3 tournament's conclusion for my true list), here's what we have based on the space arc so far:

1. The Arena of Carnage (Overall a strong episode standalone, may benefit further from a longer pacing of at least an extra episode to 15 minutes and a little explanation of some stuff to be excellent.) Rating: 7.5/10

2. The Outlaw Armaggon! (Personal bias towards Ron and Armaggon. Problem is the misleading of Armaggon being prominent and him being rather bland in his debut. The strongest of the first four episodes, but rather lacking in execution despite some excellent scenes and lines) Rating: 7/10

3. The Weird World of Wyrm (Personally, while it doesn't contribute much to the overall narrative, I did have a lot of fun with this filler in comparison to the ones in season 3. This episode was honestly the most fun I've had all season so far, Wyrm was an excellent addition. What lands it here and what prevents a higher rating is Casey though as I didn't like his character at all this episode. Getting past that is entertainment, something season 4 lacks to an extent for me personally.) Rating: 6.5/10

4. Riddles of the Ancient Aeons (I mostly had a difficult time where to place this episode. The concept is way too forced and while the little moments are sprinkled in, it pales in comparison to the original ones previous in the show, specifically the Leo and Raph hug. The gags near the episode's conclusion such as the slinky Fugitoid made me smile though, but is rather lacking in promise.) Rating: 5.5/10

5. Beyond the Known Universe (An overall gorgeous looking episode with the setting and the random aliens, but is otherwise lacking in the writing department such as Dregg. I honestly wish I could like this episode, but it's rather mixed to me personally.) Rating 5.5/10

6. Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind (While creative in Mikey's brain, not enough time is spent on it and not enough time to the title is given. Bellybomb was a fun addition, but not so much the Neutrinos on the other hand, who I call Brain Busters more. I still harbor a grudge for it, but it's not the worst of Mikey's episodes in the show. Honestly wished the concept had more done overall with it so I didn't have to rank it near the bottom.) Rating: 5/10

7. The Moons of Thalos 3 (An extremely generic and lifeless episode in comparison to Beyond the Known Universe. Also contains yet another poor romance in the show with Raphael and horribly rushed pacing with the Mona x Raph dynamic itself.) Rating: 3.5/10

1. The arena of carnage.
It has great fight scenes and moves the plot forward.

2. The moons of Thalos.
It had great fight scenes and introduced us to more of the salamandarians( been waiting for this ), and to the war among different aliens.

3. The outlaw Armaggon.
Leo/Armaggon fight and new character.

4. Beyond the known universe.
It introduced Dregg.

5. Riddle of the ancient Aeons.
6. Journey to the center of Mikey's mind.

7. Weird world of Wyrm.
I liked how Casey tricked him,it was genius.

1:The Ever Burning Fire
Spaceship action was really cool, so was Tokka being a cosmic monster. The Dregg/Mozar alliance I had in mind came true! So hype for the next one!

2:The Cosmic Ocean
Great scenery, loved the references, and some Dregg action.

3:Revenge of the Triceratons
Liked the chase sequences, and FINALLY a Donnie ep!

4:The Evil of Dregg
It was nice to see another Raph episode, but the robot Dregg was stupid.

5:The War For Dimension X
Backstory on Kraang helped a lot, fight sequences were on point, didn't need all the smooches.

6:Trans Dimensional Turtles
Could've waited until the space arc was over but still amazing.

7: The Arena of Carnage
Tri-Arena was great, Zeno was a EPIC, episode should have been a two parter, just me tho.

8: Riddle of the Ancient Aeons
The wait was worth it, Aeons were a tad predictable.

9: Beyond the known Universe
Mos Eisley.....nuff said.

10: The Outlaw Armaggon
Didn't quite focus on Armaggon, cool nonetheless.

11: The Moons of Thalos 3
It was something fresh and new! Kinda.

12: Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind
Neutrinos disappointed me, but better than the last one.

13: The Weird World of Wyrm
Didn't do anything to advance the plot whatsoever, waste of an episode.

Ooh! I love these threads :D

1. The Arena of Carnage

2. The Outlaw Armaggon

3. Beyond The Known Universe

4. The War For Dimension X

5. The Weird World of Wyrm

6. Riddle of the Ancient Aeons

7. Journey Into The Center of Mikey's Mind

8. The Moons of Thalos 9

Not to be a prick or anything but shouldn't we wait until season 4 has concluded?

That's what the best episode tournament is for.

This is ranking each episode after its aired. For example I put The Arena of Carnage at no 1 as it's my favorite episode so far but we got 19 episodes left and there might be better episodes than that So I doubt It will stay at no 1 at the end of the season it could end up being 15th place.

For now:
1. The Arena of Carnage

2. Beyond the known universe

3. Riddle of the ancient Aeons

4. The Moons of Thalos 3

5. The outlaw Armaggon

6. The weird world of Wyrm

7. Journey to the center of Mikeys mind

1. The Arena of Carnage.
2. Riddle of the Ancient Aeons.
3-8. Everything else.

^^ this basically...:lol:

Now it's this:
1.The war for dimension x
2.The arena of carnage
3.The moons of thalos 3
4.The outlaw Armaggon
5.Beyond the known universe
6.Riddle of the ancient Aeons
7.Journey to the center of Mikey's mind
8.The weird world of wyrm

I still need to watch the entirety of The Cosmic Ocean but I'll edit it in when I see it. For now though, first list update:

1. Trans-Dimensional Turtles
2. The Arena of Carnage
3. The Outlaw Armaggon
4. The Weird World of Wyrm
5. Riddles of the Ancient Aeons
6. The War for Dimension X!
7. Beyond the Known Universe
8. Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind
9. The Moons of Thalos 3

(all summations written as shortly as possible)
#1- The Cosmic Ocean
Again, I'm surprised to put this at #1 because it's from the bland pen of Mark Henry. The opening scene itself raises many questions including "What is real?", "What can you know?", "What drives someone?" and the kind of effect it has on Leonardo going forward throughout this episode. Beautiful animation, other little touches, and the use of Armaggon and Dregg are also used effectively.
#2- "Beyond the Known Universe"
A good pick-off of the S3 finale, with the IDW stills, the Fugitoid's lovable nature, the return of the slap, and the "2001: ASO"-esque animation forming a great beginning. The rest of it is basically build-up with some great character moments thrown in, all used to great effect.
#3- "Riddle of the Ancient Aeons"
After counting four uses of religious symbolism in the final moments of "Annihilation Earth" (what can I say? I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff), Brandon Auman continues with the angelic Aeons and their demonic forms. The use of the planets' effects on the Turtles and its indifferent effects on the Triceratons were also well-handled, not to mention what makes these two groups different from each other without being expository. Good attention to geography from director Michael Chang too.
#4- "Trans-Dimensional Turtles"
A really fun episode that was quite funny, with a possibly important moment between Splinter and Leo (who's torn between telling him what will happen or not to). Kraang Sub-sub Prime's over-the-top comedy routine is also put to good use here as well as good continuity regarding his anger at Krang's plan to destroy dimensions (ala the Triceratons and what will happen in AE).
#5- "Moons of Thalos 3"
What can I say? I'm a sucker for Keith David. He and Leo had great interaction and while Raph's and Mona's relationship--not to mention her stilted dialogue--may not be well-earned, it still allowed Raph to show a side of him that should be shown more often (such as his early scenes with Mikey).
#6-#10 (in no order include "....Wyrm", "Outlaw Armaggon", "Arena of Carnage", "JttCoMM", "Revenge of the Triceratons") are a mixed bag. They all had their moments and were all usually competent but for the most part unexciting episodes without much to say. Some had better development in some areas compared to the others too.
#11- "The War for Dimension X"
Maybe it's just me but an episode with a title like that should not be penned by your comedy writers. Kevin Burke and Chris Wyatt have not made one good episode with the possible exception of "Mutagen Man Unleashed". Savage Mikey always brings good things to the table and the opportunity to meet Bishop and the Utrom Council was something to look forward to but for the most part, the episode was uninvolving and short of the potential established. Again, not a bad episode but expectations were far from met!

My new list

1.Revenge of the triceratons
2.The war for dimension x
3.The arena of carnage
4.The moons of thalos 3
5.The outlaw Armaggon
6.Beyond the known universe
7.Riddle of the ancient Aeons
8.cosmic ocean
9.Trans-dimensional turtles
10.Journey to the center of Mikey's mind
11.The weird world of Wyrm

1. Revenge Of The Triceratons (Really enjoyed this one. It was a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end. Casey was likeable and useful here, kind of a pity they still can't decide on how to write him)
2. The Weird World Of Wyrm (Even if just filler, I found it pretty entertaining for some reason. The turtles actually being afraid of Casey and Casey then turning against Wyrm is still one of my favorite moments in this season)
3. The Arena Of Carnage (Really liked Zeno as a character. The turtles dropping their weapons and putting their fate in Zeno's hands was another one of my favorite moments this season)

4. Beyond The Known Universe
5. Trans Dimensional Turtles
6. The Outlaw Armaggon
7. The War For Dimension X
8. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
9. The Cosmic Ocean
10. The Moons Of Thalos 3
11. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind

#1-"Cosmic Ocean"
#2-"Beyond the Known Universe"
#3-"Riddle of the Ancient Aeons"
#4-"Transdimensional Turtles"
#5-"The Evil of Dregg"
#6-"The Moons of Thalos 3"
#7-(finally got around to arranging these) "The Outlaw Armaggon"
#8-"Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind"
#9-"The Arena of Carnage"
#10-"The Weird World of Wyrm"
#11-"Revenge of the Triceratons"
#12-"The War for Dimension X"

1.Revenge of the triceratons
2.The war for dimension x
3.The arena of carnage
4.The moons of thalos 3
5.The outlaw Armaggon
6.Beyond the known universe
7.Riddle of the ancient Aeons
8.cosmic ocean
9.The evil of Dregg
10.Trans-dimensional turtles
11.Journey to the center of Mikey's mind
12.The weird world of Wyrm

1. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind.
2. Trans Dimensional Turtles
3. The Weird World Of WYRM
4. The War For Dimension-X
5. The Arena Of Carnage
6. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
7. The Cosmic Ocean
8. Beyond The Known Universe
9. The Evil of Dregg
10. Revenge Of The Triceratons
11. The Moons Of Thalos 3
12. The Outlaw Armaggon

Updated:

1. Revenge Of The Triceratons
2. Trans Dimensional Turtles (Moved this episode from five to two. I still have some issues with it. But the heartwarming scene with the turtles meeting Splinter, an emotional Leonardo who is struggling with his words talking with Splinter in the dojo, the turtles saying goodbye to their sensei before jumping into the portal were all so amazingly well done that I just had to move this episode up. The turtles from both realities saying goodbye at the end was a beautiful and emotional end to this episode)

3. The Weird World Of Wyrm
4. The Arena Of Carnage
5. Beyond The Known Universe
6. The Outlaw Armaggon
7. The War For Dimension X
8. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
9. The Cosmic Ocean
10. The Moons Of Thalos 3
11. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind
12. Evil of Dregg (This episode had so much potential. But it was forced, cliché, not funny, and the characterizations were terrible. Casey is a jerk, Donatello gets abused, there's an abundance of Raph/Mona that wasn't necessary, Dregg and Armagon's defeats were extremely unsatisfying. This episode gets the last spot because unlike "Journey to Mikey's mind" this one actually wants to make me quit the series)

Update #1
 

Alright, let's update this list (ignore the title, it's update 2, oops):

1. The Arena of Carnage
2. The Cosmic Ocean
3. Transdimensional Turtles
4. The Outlaw Armaggon!
5. Revenge of the Triceratons
6. The Ever-Burning Fire
7. The Weird World of Wyrm
8. The War for Dimension X!
9. Riddles of the Ancient Aeons
10. Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind
11. Beyond the Known Universe
12. The Moons of Thalos 3
13. The Evil of Dregg

#1-"The Cosmic Ocean"
#2-"Beyond the Known Universe"
#3-"Riddle of the Ancient Aeons"
#4-"Transdimensional Turtles"
#5-"Earth's Last Stand"
#6-"The Moons of Thalos 3"
#7-"The Outlaw Armaggon"
#8-"Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind"
#9-"The Arena of Carnage"
#10-"The Evil of Dregg"
#11-"The Ever Burning Fire"
#12-"The Weird World of Wyrm"
#13-"Revenge of the Triceratons"
#14-"The War for Dimension X"

Even with the confusing time travel, I did enjoy this episode.

1. Earth's Last Stand
2. Revenge Of The Triceratons
3. The Ever-Burning Fire
4. Trans Dimensional Turtles
5. The War For Dimension X
6. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
7. The Arena Of Carnage
8. Beyond The Known Universe
9. The Evil of Dregg
10. The Cosmic Ocean
11. The Outlaw Armaggon
12. The Moons Of Thalos 3
13. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind
14. The Weird World Of WYRM

Ok this is my rank of the space arc:

1.Revenge of the Triceratons
2.The arena of carnage
3.Trans-dimensional turtles
4.Riddle of the Ancient Aeons
5.Earth's last stand
6.Beyond the know universe
7.The evil of Dregg
8.The ever-burning fire
9.The Moons of thalos 3
10.The War of Dimension X
11.The Cosmic Ocean
12.The outlaw armaggon
13. Weird world of Wyrm
14.Journey to the center of Mikey's mind

Time to revive the thread now that season 4 is back:

1. Transdimensional Turtles
2. The Arena of Carnage
3. Revenge of the Triceratons
4. The Cosmic Ocean
5. The Ever-Burning Fire
6. The Weird World of Wyrm
7. City at War
8. The Outlaw Armaggon!
9. Riddle of the Ancient Aeons
10. The War for Dimension X!
11. Earth's Last Stand
12. Beyond the Known Universe
13. The Moons of Thalos 3
14. Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind
15. The Evil of Dregg

1. Revenge of The Triceratons
2. Trans Dimensional Turtles
3. City at War
4. The Weird World Of Wyrm
5. The Ever-Burning Fire
6. The Arena Of Carnage
7. Beyond The Known Universe
8. The Outlaw Armaggon
9. Earth's Last Stand
10. The War For Dimension X
11. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
12. The Cosmic Ocean
13. The Moons Of Thalos 3
14. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind
15. Evil of Dregg

"Cosmic Ocean" is still #1 for me, it's extremely underrated. I'd say "City at War" is the fifth best episode of S4 behind Ocean, Beyond the Known Universe, Riddle of the Ancient Aeons, and Transdimensional Turtles. I already can't wait for "Broken Foot", I basically want it now!

Updated

1. The Super Shredder
2. Broken Foot
3. Mutant Gangland
4. Earth's Last Stand
5. City At War
6. Revenge of the Triceratons
7. Trans Dimensional Turtles
8. The War For Dimension X
9. The Insecta Trifecta
10. The Evil Of Dregg
11. The Ever-Burning Fire
12. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
13. The Arena Of Carnage
14. Bat In The Belfry
15. Beyond The Known Universe
16. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind
17. The Cosmic Ocean
18. The Moons Of Thalos 3
19. The Outlaw Armaggon
20. The Weird World Of WYRM

I don't think "Super Shredder" is enough to knock off "The Cosmic Ocean" as the best episode of the season. It was just too good in terms of animation, character, and narrative. This one, though it has some nice touches, a good play (and jab) on Shredder's psychology, and an outstanding directorial debut, spends a lot of time on the action without being as involving as TCO. I'm not even sure if it beats "Beyond the Known Universe" and "Riddle of the Ancient Aeons" but it's right there with them.

As I haven't done this in a while...

(Best of the season thus far)

1. Transdimensional Turtles
2. The Arena of Carnage
3. Mutant Gangland
4. The Ever-Burning Fire

(Decent episodes, but lacking something personally)

5. The Super Shredder
6. The Cosmic Ocean
7. The Weird World of Wyrm
8. Revenge of the Triceratons
9. The Outlaw Armaggon!

(Mixed opinions on)

10. Broken Foot
11. City at War
12. Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind
13. Beyond the Known Universe
14. Riddle of the Ancient Aeons

(Just there/weak, but a little good in there)

15. The War for Dimension X!
16. Bat in the Belfry

(Bottom of the barrel/hate)

17. The Insecta Trifecta
18. Earth's Last Stand
19. The Moons of Thalos 3
20. The Evil of Dregg

So once the season is over, are we going to have a poll to solidify this?

JTH will probably do a tournament, best to ask him. It'd certainly be the general belief of what's the best, but you can choose what is best through ranking; debate which is best.

Based on the popular opinion, I predict as of this time, Transdimensional Turtles, Mutant Gangland, Broken Foot possibly, and the recent Super Shredder will be among the top 8, if not the semi-finalists.

I don't know if I could rank outside my top three.
In no particular order, as I like them for different reasons.

Three Dimensional Turtles. I enjoy crossovers, and this was very good. A really enjoyable , smile popping episode.

The Wyrn episode was just bonkers. It was well constructed and kep itself fresh when it could easily have fallen flat.

The moons episode. This, for its stunning landscapes and amazingly fluid animation.

On the whole, I have found S4 to be consistently well made, good looking, and a whole lotta fun to watch.

I actually rank "Darkest Plight" above "Super Shredder" now. It had better mathematics largely because there was a lot more going on inside the characters than between them. More development, the right touch of interaction, and lesser surface material if you will. It was a great episode but I still wouldn't put it ahead of "Beyond the Known Universe" (come on, it's the best premiere we've ever had) and "The Cosmic Ocean."

1. "The Cosmic Ocean"
2. "Beyond the Known Universe"
3. "Darkest Plight"
4. "The Super Shredder"
5. "Riddle of the Ancient Aeons"
6. "Transdimensional Turtles"
7. "The Outlaw Armaggon"

Updated

1. Darkest Plight
2. The Super Shredder
3. The Power Inside Her
4. Broken Foot
5. Mutant Gangland
6. Earth's Last Stand
7. City At War
8. Revenge of the Triceratons
9. Trans Dimensional Turtles
10. The War For Dimension X
11. The Insecta Trifecta
12. The Evil Of Dregg
13. The Ever-Burning Fire
14. Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons
15. The Arena Of Carnage
16. Bat In The Belfry
17. Beyond The Known Universe
18. Journey To The Center of Mikey's Mind
19. The Cosmic Ocean
20. The Moons Of Thalos 3
21. The Outlaw Armaggon
22. The Weird World Of WYRM

Oh come on Vicky, just because it has great animation and is new doesn't mean it's that good. I wouldn't even put it in the top 10:

#1- The Cosmic Ocean
#2- Beyond the Known Universe
#3- Darkest Plight
#4- The Super Shredder
#5- Riddle of the Ancient Aeons
#6- Trans-Dimensional Turtles
#7- The Outlaw Armaggon
#8- Journey to the Center of Mikey’s Mind
#9- The Ever-Burning Fire
#10- Bat in the Belfry
#11- Broken Foot
#12- The Moons of Thalos 3
#13- Mutant Gangland
#14- The Insecta Trifecta
#15- The Power Inside Her

It's my opinion not yours, deal with it. I don't complain about your list.