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View Poll Results: Which shippings do you like?
Donnie and April (Apritello) 27 79.41%
Casey and April (Capril) 7 20.59%
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Old 03-20-2016, 06:56 PM   #1
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Apritello VS Capril

Which one do you like better? Donnie and April or Casey and April?
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Old 03-20-2016, 06:59 PM   #2
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Based on how they've been presented in the show, I'll take Donnie & April every day of the week.
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Old 03-20-2016, 07:13 PM   #3
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Apritello!

Beauty and the Beast combo! Heck yaas!
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Old 03-20-2016, 07:35 PM   #4
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Any other version I'd have said Casey. but THIS Casey?! Uh, no. Gonna' go with Donnie here. Casey's a perv.
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Old 03-20-2016, 08:15 PM   #5
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These shipping names trigger me. Is this what the young kids of today really use? These awful shipping names?
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Old 03-20-2016, 08:36 PM   #7
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These shipping names trigger me. Is this what the young kids of today really use? These awful shipping names?
You like 3 of them getting it on? Capritello is for you.

Or perhaps you prefer Leorai?
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Old 03-20-2016, 09:04 PM   #8
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Apritello has been toned down quite a bit, but there is still more going on with it in the background.

I get the impression that April truly has feelings for Donnie. But she is scared about revealing them.

After all there was a time when mixed race relationships were frowned upon...and likewise same-gendered relationships were viewed as something to be ashamed of. It was only recently that these two types of relationships have become more accepted then they they were years ago.

And while the Nick won't be as heavy handed as say history has...they will still make it clear that there will be a stigma about humans having relationships with mutants.

And I'm not saying in terms of bestial relationships because that arguments been done to death...though I can see someone on the show making a "If people can have relationships with mutants, next thing you know we'd be shipping with our pets." kind of comment. But they will make it clear in the show that human on mutant relationships are not to be encouraged.

So I can see April's feelings for Casey are more platonic and she just emotionally uses him as a beard so that it looks like she has a more "Acceptable" relationship. And of course force herself to believe that she is in the correct relationship.

Let's say there is an episode where Joan Grody learns the Turtles are in fact Mutant Turtles. She would naturally try to paint the Turtles as monsters because she wants ratings. And fear mongering is one of the ways to get attention and sway public opinion

The Nick Series has occasionally hinted April going into a career as an investigative journalist. So April could bring back that board she made in season one and use it to gauge the extent of Joans influence. As well as sway public opinion and debunk Joan's lies and assumptions about the Turtles.

From here there are three things that Joan could use to discredit April in no particular order.

1. The photo of Donnie pushing April on the swing.




This may feel like a stretch but, this photos first and last appearance was in Mutagen Man Unleashed. The last time we see it was when MM goes to the surface to look for April. He has the photo and he's trying to get the people there to tell him where he can find April. And the last we see if it was when the frame is dropped on the ground and broken. As far as we know it had been left there for anybody to pick up.

A plausible scenario is that Joan Grody hears about a monster attack in the city. She goes to follow up on it and either finds the photo or someone gives it to her saying the creature (mutagen man) had left it behind. Everyone thinks Donnie is some kid in a turtle costume so they don't think much of the photo. However Joan has her suspicions and holds on to it.

So eventually should April be asked for an interview with Joan about why she feels the Turtles not "Child Eating" Monsters. Joan could reveal this image and force April to reveal her true relationship with the Turtles.


2. April is revealed as a mutant

In Kraang Conspiracy it was revealed the reason April has psychic powers is because she is half human/half Kraang mutant hybrid. Beyond that April has been very reluctant about admitting or accepting that she is a mutant. And the Turtles have been nice enough not to push the issue on that fact either. Casey it is doubtful he knows April is a mutant...he just assumes she's a psychic who is just discovering her latent
skills. And even when he asked her about her powers she just says 'I'm special' as a way of saying "I rather not go into it..."

If this plot point is revealed...I can see Joan leaping at it and saying "How can we trust you when as far as we know...you could be in league with the Kraang themselves?"


3. Dark April


This would be its own can of worms...
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Old 03-20-2016, 11:14 PM   #9
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I used to prefer Apritello, but after some careful thought, I have a different opinion. So, bear with me...

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Personally, I feel April should just remain single.

Donatello's whole perspective on romance is based on his "Nice Guy" Archetype. He feels entitled to date April just because he does nice things for her. This type of thinking is dangerous and demeaning towards women, as it often treats them like rewards/trophies that should be "won".

- He created a chart just so he could meet April, and force her to go on a date with him. ("Monkey Brains ")
- He (initially) only created a cure to "win April back". ("Mutagen Man Unleashed")
- He (along with Casey) oogled at April like an object. ("Beyond The Known Universe")

Casey is just being plain creepy. It seems, at times, he only values April for her body. It feels heavily misogynistic at times, and it's honestly disgusting.

- He pinched/groped her bottom. ("Plan 10")
- He oogled at her body. ("Beyond The Known Universe")
- He fights with Donnie over who gets to have her. ("Chinatown Ghost Story")

It's chilling to watch...

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Old 03-21-2016, 12:45 PM   #10
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Any other version I'd have said Casey. but THIS Casey?! Uh, no. Gonna' go with Donnie here. Casey's a perv.
same here, except I have more on the Donnie part
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Old 03-21-2016, 09:44 AM   #11
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Neither.

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Originally Posted by Papenbrook View Post
I used to prefer Apritello, but after some careful thought, I have a different opinion. So, bear with me...

Spoiler:
Personally, I feel April should just remain single.

Donatello's whole perspective on romance is based on his "Nice Guy" Archetype. He feels entitled to date April just because he does nice things for her. This type of thinking is dangerous and demeaning towards women, as it often treats them like rewards/trophies that should be "won".

- He created a chart just so he could meet April, and force her to go on a date with him. ("Metalhead")
- He (initially) only created a cure to "win April back". ("Mutagen Man Unleashed")
- He (along with Donatello) oogled at April like an object. ("Beyond The Known Universe")

Casey is just being plain creepy. It seems, at times, he only values April for her body. It's honestly disgusting.

- He pinched/groped her bottom. ("Plan 10")
- He oogled at her body. ("Beyond The Known Universe")
- He fights with Donnie over who gets to have her. ("Chinatown Ghost Story")

It's chilling to watch...
1) You're overanalysing this.
2) A lot of crushes are based on looks.
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