Renae Jacobs and Minae Noji
 

I know that these two are going to be on season 3, and I have a few guesses.

Renae Jacobs- She was the voice of April, back in the original cartoon. And with the official description for Buried Secrets, I think Jacobs will voice Mrs. O'Neil. Somehow, the thought reminds me of Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated.

Minae Noji- Portrayed Karai in the 2014 movie. So I have a few theories on her. 1) Karai's mutation possibly damaged her throat. 2) Doing the voice of a younger Karai. 3) Only voicing Karai's mutant form.

Speaking of Mrs. O'Neil, there's a possibility that she went insane at some point before Rise Of The Turtles.

Renae will probably be April's mom in Buried Secrets.

What makes you say that?

The episode description for Buried Secrets says that she was frozen under April's relatives house.

Renae being April's mom seems a given, but I'm thinking Minae may very well be in the same position, what if she's Tang Shen?

That'd be cool. What if instead of connecting with Splinter around the camp fire, they contact Tang Shen instead? Like how she was with Leo in the IDW comics.

But how do you went insane some time before Rise of the Turtles?

I'd assume it was before Kirby moved to NYC with April.

Less Kelly Hu is always a bad thing. But then, how can that strong of a woman take such a dumping on her character and girls in general without saying screw it?

In case I haven't made it clear: I love Kelly Hu. Moreover, respect her probably more than I respect anyone in the film industry; either sex. She's now in her forties, and somehow she's simultaneously prettier than many women half her age and buffer than many men. And that's a cred she's held for a long time; as a child she both fought boys in the street for money, and won Miss Hawaii. This explains why she's perfectly comfortable with the fact that she's a sex symbol, and then turn around and crusade for democratic rights in Asia and promote charities to help placate our troops when they're lonely. The one obstacle that she hasn't really surpassed, at least in animation, is type-casting. But then, who else could creators want for a powerful Asian woman other than possibly the most genuinely powerful Asian woman alive? Kelly Hu deserved to be Karai in live action, though it's probably for the best that she wasn't in the PDverse. (Though I had a suspicion it might've been Rina Takeda; given that her reputation as an exploitation star would've fit Bay's crass tastes, but I under-estimated the degree to which Bay could de-Japanize a movie.)

Bottom line, if you say Kelly at the panel, ask what she thinks of the show's treatment of women. It's possibly the most enlightening thing you'll here there.

But Kirby doesn't seem all there, maybe he buried her himself and then told April her mother was lost to them.

Maybe he is not the real Kirby or Kirby's not her real father, who knows.

I think it would be cool if Minae voiced Tang Shen. I do think Renae will voice April's mom though. As for Kirby, I do think there's more going on there than meets the eye.

It said they found an abandoned Kraang ship under the farm. And they uncovered April's lost mother. It didn't say anything about her being frozen.

No, but that's what speculation is for. They could either find her or find more about her under that ship. We'll just have to wait and see.

Maybe Karai had a best friend back home in Japan, and she started to worry when she didn't get no communications from Karai, so came to the Us to check things out. Something like this I'd love to see. Nick bought the TMNT rights, and while it's great that they are using well known characters, I also like it when they create their own as well.

Good lord this post. Does the drama lord shtick come from practice or just naturally?

Kelly Hu was already at the San Diego Comic Con panel and personally cited Karai getting mutated as her favorite part of the show, so clearly she sees Karai's development and challenges as something more than 'dumping on her character'.

As for the portrayal of woman in the show, Karai and April are two of the most colorful characters and enjoyed by many fans watching, both boys and girls. For you to storm in and whine about how they're a 'poor representation of females' makes you come off as some holier-than-thou jerk who loves to put words into people's mouths.

Take one second to actually THINK and question the flaws of your zealot crusade. If there is any enemy to be had here, it's most likely with Playmate and their hesitation to sell female toys to their majority young adolescent boyhood audience. With that in mind, it's not hard to see why there's not many females on the show: most male characters that fill up the ratio are nothing more than one off mutants or bumbling idiots to be pushed around by Shredder.

In fact, April and Karai make up 2/3 of the Turtle's real connection to the outside world.

Long rant, but I find your post borderline zealotry, convinced that Kelly Hu is some poor woman trapped lending her beautiful voice to this terrible misogynistic show.

Which I highly, HIGHLY doubt is the case.

Yes, I agree with that. I love the pizza kid and the tea time girl the best along with Murakami.

I remember how people were so enamored with Rahzar but it only ended up going no where. It was like the writers themselves were bored with the character so they put shiny stickers on him to make him interesting.

This is what makes me worried about Karai. Her entire character was finding the truth and now that's done, what's there left to do but add stickers?

Hahahaha.... what kills me is that people seem to have developed this misguided idea that a show about MUTANT NINJA TURTLES needs to pander to gender equality. :trolleye:

No, it doesn't need to pander to anyone, and it's probably best adding to the show in a manner that suits the storyline rather than looking forced... however diversity is nice and would be good to see them shore up the thin spots a bit over time.