Official Ep Discussion #14 "New Girl in Town"

**Machias Banshee** · 01-30-2013, 08:54 PM

Greetings, All! There may be snow and blizzards where most of us are right now, but on this show, the twitterpation of Spring is in the air...

(Bwaha, I love you Krang!!

)

I kid, I kid.. but we have a new arrival of a longstanding favorite amongst the generations of fans.

Karai has been many things - Leader of the Japanese Foot clan stopping an out of control faction of the Elite Guard, the ever loyal daughter to Shredder, Granddaughter of the Shredder, even the Lady Shredder. She's fought everything from the turtles to Utroms to strange Aztec monsters. Now we have a fresh new glimpse of our anti-hero: A slightly older teenager, with one of those strange two-tone salad bowl haircuts... bored with life and listening to her 'father', the Shredder.

It seems Leonardo is in the same kind of rut as our new Karai. He's been enduring Raphael's constant criticisms and Splinter's scrutiny on his handling of his brothers in countless situations. So he's thrown in the towel, told Raph to try being in charge... basically, go sit and spin. Personally, I'd cheer for Leo if he Did. Taking on the job of new leader has put Leo through the ringer quite a bit. We've seen him flung around by both Father And Foot alike...

But now this mysterious new fighter has appeared... and Leo's not quite sure what to make of her. And she's all for shirking the responsibility of the adults to do whatever she wants. I'm sure she gives Shredder a run for his money. Which would be harder to keep control of - a clan or a teenage daughter?

A LOT of rumors and speculation going around the fandom is that Karai is actually the long lost daughter of Splinter, Hamato Miwa. Splinter had explained that Shen had died, and he had 'lost' his daughter during the major fire back in Japan. The bad blood between Yoshi and Saki had just gone too far... what a heart wrenching thing for Splinter to find out, that his daughter could be alive - but is now the daughter of his most hated rival? No doubt she's been taught that he's the worst piece of humanity in existence...

It sounds almost like parents poisoning kids against each other during a bad divorce. Everyone loses.

So, will our star-crossed lovers survive the hatred between the clans?
Is Karai going to be an enemy or an ally?
Will we learn more about the photograph, and what happened to create the rift?
And is Karai ever going to change that haircut?

STAY TUNED!

View Poll Results: Guess I struck a nerve...?
Leadership is not about being appreciated, it is about responsibility! It doesn't matter that the burden is heavy, it matters that you carry it.	20	25.97%
Leo Slap!	9	11.69%
Oh I'm fine with it! I'm just saying... He needs a hobby.	20	25.97%
Allsforgivenyouretheleaderwelcomeback!	28	36.36%
Voters: 77. You may not vote on this poll

01-30-2013, 08:54 PM	#1
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Official Ep Discussion #14 "New Girl in Town" Greetings, All! There may be snow and blizzards where most of us are right now, but on this show, the twitterpation of Spring is in the air... (Bwaha, I love you Krang!! ) I kid, I kid.. but we have a new arrival of a longstanding favorite amongst the generations of fans. Karai has been many things - Leader of the Japanese Foot clan stopping an out of control faction of the Elite Guard, the ever loyal daughter to Shredder, Granddaughter of the Shredder, even the Lady Shredder. She's fought everything from the turtles to Utroms to strange Aztec monsters. Now we have a fresh new glimpse of our anti-hero: A slightly older teenager, with one of those strange two-tone salad bowl haircuts... bored with life and listening to her 'father', the Shredder. It seems Leonardo is in the same kind of rut as our new Karai. He's been enduring Raphael's constant criticisms and Splinter's scrutiny on his handling of his brothers in countless situations. So he's thrown in the towel, told Raph to try being in charge... basically, go sit and spin. Personally, I'd cheer for Leo if he Did. Taking on the job of new leader has put Leo through the ringer quite a bit. We've seen him flung around by both Father And Foot alike... But now this mysterious new fighter has appeared... and Leo's not quite sure what to make of her. And she's all for shirking the responsibility of the adults to do whatever she wants. I'm sure she gives Shredder a run for his money. Which would be harder to keep control of - a clan or a teenage daughter? A LOT of rumors and speculation going around the fandom is that Karai is actually the long lost daughter of Splinter, Hamato Miwa. Splinter had explained that Shen had died, and he had 'lost' his daughter during the major fire back in Japan. The bad blood between Yoshi and Saki had just gone too far... what a heart wrenching thing for Splinter to find out, that his daughter could be alive - but is now the daughter of his most hated rival? No doubt she's been taught that he's the worst piece of humanity in existence... It sounds almost like parents poisoning kids against each other during a bad divorce. Everyone loses. So, will our star-crossed lovers survive the hatred between the clans? Is Karai going to be an enemy or an ally? Will we learn more about the photograph, and what happened to create the rift? And is Karai ever going to change that haircut? STAY TUNED!