April's character
 

guys...I usually don't have anything bad to say about TMNT 2012 (cause I love it XD) but something has been bugging the heck outta me...:(

it's April.....and her development? she just doesn't seem to be her own character....

everyone here almost always associates her with Donnie.......isn't that a problem?......it's always Donnie and her this....Donnie and her that....well what about April just doing stuff for April or with other characters???

don't get me wrong
my problem isn't that she's a love interest to Donnie...my problem is that's ALL her character seems to have time for.

she's either worrying about her father...training....or in some scenario with Donnie. she doesn't seem to have time to build a relationship with the turtles (except Don) or just hang out....she says she's like a sister..but I have a hard time seeing it. (I can only name 3 times she's done something different...and each were extremely short moments)


I know she's not supposed to show up EVERY episode...but when she does, I expect her to do something other than just be driven by the plot
I mean she hasn't shown up for 2 episodes.....and the first thing that's mentioned when she does is Don's crush on her....

I...kinda hope next season she isn't anyones love interest...not Don's...or Casey's....I just want to like April.

I just need to know if I'm alone here.....(end rant)

(I think the only scene that made me happy was when Leo went to her for his girl problems)

I'm probably in the minority, but I don't really care to much about April. Never have.

I'm sadly starting to not care either...she's become "that" girl to me now...

I've always loved April...but for the first time Karai is becoming my favorite.

Mmm, I don't know. We've seen quite a bit of her personality so far, and since it's a show about turtles, it's reasonable that she doesn't get as much screentime as the others. I'm sure, however, that we'll see her being more developed once she becomes a kickass companion for the turltes (whenever that happens).

Karai is a completely different character, and I don't really think that her being you favorite has anything to do with the level of development that April had so far. It's just that Karai, as a character, is much more interesting for numerous reasons.

In episodes that focus on her she gets a decent amount of development.

but that's just it...I want to see her personality before she becomes a kick-butt girl. why do we need to wait?

I saw April's personality in 2003....and she didn't know how to kick butt till....what season 2? or season 3?

I don't think that's a good excuse. :(

I really like it when Donnie goes all Socially Awkward Turtle around her. I'm sorry, but that's enough for me. :D

she should'nt just have to be the girl that makes Donnie socially awkward should she?? ..thats my problem..

she should be a little more....

2k3's April was much older than this one, so that could account for the added personality.

Oh, don't be silly! If they waste time actually developing characters, they can't introduce random mutants every week :|

xD

Well, after TCRI, we should have come to the conclusion that this was going to happen. Makes it kind of hard for April to be her and do her own thing when she becomes priority #1 to everyone and her development would be solely based on why The Kraang want her.

Personally I don't think they could reveal anymore, heck they only revealed a couple things about her development and the story has changed dramatically every time.

Baby steps were needed here to start, but the finale is pretty much going to answer everything we're wondering about so I personally don't think it's much to be bugged about.

it's not revealing stuff about her character that I want....

I want to see her personality. I want to see her interacting with the turtles more......she doesn't NEED an episode....just a couple more scenes......some of them could have been switch out for those Donnie/April scenes.

I mean has she ever TALKED to Raph?? once or twice maybe?

Even though it does make me worried, I'm sure once the others characters like Irma start appearing in the show, we'll have interactions which will help to flesh out her character and are not just Donnie and April.

I guess you're right....It just kinda sucks that season 1 is almost over and we didn't get much from her other than a love interest 60% of the time....I mean she has the other turtles to talk to....it shouldn't have to be only Don and April...

Do plot twists count as character development? You do bring very valid points though: the writers are clearly hiding stuff, and by overexposing us to April, they might be inclined to give something away before schedule. However, I don't see how a few random 'character moments' at the lair would have been detrimental in any way. A talk with Leo, a fun moment with mikey; anything that would make April more relatable. After all, so far all our interaction with her has been very plot driven, and there hasn't really been any 'off' moments in which she just chimed in a conversation without serving any specific plot idea.

Well if I was being chased by a mutant pigeon and then got laughed at on multiple occasions talking about my peril by Raph like it was all a big joke, I probably wouldn't want to talk to him either. :D

This!! this is what I meant!! XD

April is a very important part of the Turtles live. Shes there only human companion in the real world

I'm not saying she isn't....I just want to be proved it.

they want to make sure she's safe....but they don't seem close...they don't feel close..(again except Don)

a few more scenes with them goofing off.....or spending some random time together would have helped....

I don't know what you guys are talking about, this incarnation of April is the best version they have done. Besides it can't be helped if April doesn't get as much air time as the turtles since it is there show not hers and it's only the first season. I would like to see her get more air time and interact more with the other turtles, not just Donnie and Splinter, and some human characters like her aunt and human friends. But I still think she has more character development then Karai or any of the other villians.

Maybe she will develop more as a character in the 2nd season since shes getting some Ninja trainer from Splinter as well.