Put this episode around the bottom of the season for me personally. Honestly, this is the one time in the show I can't say if I hate it, or if it's average at best. However, I talk as honest as I possibly can, so let's just get this over with until the prolonged hiatus again.
Is there good? Yes; in comparison to say
The Moons of Thalos 3 or even
The Croaking where I felt bored and angry, there was some decent concepts. The origin of the Utroms is fleshed out, but I wish we could get an actual flashback, not a hologram. Just feels like it's there at best, but it wasn't bad. As for the action, well the so-called "war" was like previous episodes, a misleading title that doesn't occur until the end of the episode. I still personally prefer other fights, but the action was solid; now if only more Dimension X fights can occur. Other than Savage Michelangelo and the set up for the end of the arc, there's nothing of substance in comparison to style. For negatives though is an entirely different matter.
I can't vouch for Sabacooza despising the Mona x Raphael ship, but I do get where he's coming from. In comparison to the other relationships, I personally like that Raph has a motive for liking Mona, even if an idiotic parallel. However, it's irritating to contend with after Mona's debut; I have no problem with softie Raphael, but not when he's heads over heels this poorly. Furthermore, it feels like Michelangelo and Renet back with
Turtles in Time as Raph is acting like a love sick puppy similar to Mikey. However, it's worse because while Renet only kissed Mikey at the end and it was more of Mike being unbearable, Raph and Mona's "relationship" is extremely forced. Granted it's only a few seconds spaced out this episode, but it gets old fast. I get teens always get butterflies in their stomachs (myself included
) but it's really silly to me.
Other than the relationship, my main gripe with the episode is dialogue. Compare season 4's dialogue to other seasons in the Nickelodeon TMNT and there's a noticeable difference that everyone realizes. I said it already earlier, Kraang Subprime's lines are atrocious; no, Gilbert Gottfried doesn't make it better either as he sounds like a generic Saturday morning villain. It feels extremely obvious in what will be said and ultimately is cringe worthy. Like last week, this should have been a longer episode as the concepts were good on paper, just lackluster execution mostly. Also, how is Bishop alive? I thought he was killed with Earth in
Annihilation: Earth as well as Kraang Subprime, it's weird. These two things personally hurt the episode, but like I have done before I always state my honest thoughts.
Overall,
The War for Dimension X is up for what you personally think. I'm indifferent currently, but I can say though it's among the weakest of the space arc. I'll give it around a 5.5 or 6 out of 10. The episode introduces good concepts, but personally they weren't fully done and with more time, I'd say it's solid if some issues were fixed. Where I'd rank, I have no clue but honestly the show I'm hoping makes a comeback in the next few episodes. Until then, time for hiatus and see what's next.
Btw, does anyone know who wrote the episode? I'm curious.