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I have one thing to say about this episode, first-off... I AM NOT A MONKEY!

I missed half this episode. Because I am stupid. I'm still not a monkey. Thanks, Rhane, for recapping Mikey's two cents on Leo.

Originally Posted by Masked Ninja

As far as Splinter is concerned... I'm glad to see he sent for Usagi, in the hopes that his friendship with Leo would help add weight to his words. I get the impression that Splinter is giving Leo all the chances he can to fix himself before intervening.

Odd because I took it the opposite way from (it seems) everyone else. The end of this ep left me with the feeling that the whole family has been trying to help Leo past whatever is bugging him, and finally Splinter turned to Usagi (but I dunno, I didn't see the beginning). I felt bad for Usagi when he gave that last forlorn look at Leo, but I think it will turn out that his efforts were not entirely in vain.

I had the same theory about the fart jokes as Fledermaus and Ben. I don't think they're funny at all, but it doesn't matter 'cause they're freaking symbolic! LOL

Originally Posted by Fledermaus

I applaud the storyboarder. Excellent, excellent way to tell the story through the camera.

The "camerawork" was SO GOOD. I was flippin' out man! I absolutely LOVE that stuff. For example, just the little shot of the guy brushing his teeth with Mike outside the window. It indicated the early hour of the morning and reinforced the fact that it really is really bad for them to be out in broad daylight vs darkness. The angle of the view, the "lighting", the length of the shot, and the natural timing of the guy's movement's along with Mikey's were perfect. The shot was just thrown in there as if to flaunt, "yeah baby, we're THAT good"... genius!

Sometimes I can't believe this is "Just A Saturday Morning Cartoon". A lot of pride went into this ep. There are more examples I can think of just from the half of the show that I got to see... *kicks rocks*

Originally Posted by Jester

I see that if the "Leo goes to Japan" is actually an arc within an arc, it will be like Gargoyles' "Avalon Saga." Hopefully it'll keep us going back to the New York Clan and then back to Leo more often though. I missed Brooklyn, Hudson, Lex, and Broadway...and I know i'd miss the other 3 turtle boys.

I felt the same way about the Avalon saga. It made me feel homesick on behalf of the characters stuck wandering the mists. I like Leo, but I don't want to miss the others. April too. Where's our homegirl?

Originally Posted by blue_angel99

No disrespect but...Duh! Cause he is the most popular, I thought that was pretty obvious by now.

*raises an eyebrow*
Too much of a good thing results in a bellyache.
Just sayin'....