Classic Episode Talkback: Snakes Alive

Mondo_Gecko · 04-05-2013, 05:47 PM

Finally watched this one and have a few thoughts.

1)There's a scientist named Cobrato who then gets turned into a snake, REALLY, show, really? That's both a coincidence and ironic. He couldn't have have just picked the name later on? Ah, cartoon logic.

2)What's with mutants such as Mona Lisa, Ray and now Cobrato becoming mutants without Mutagen? I mean you're telling with all the canisters Krang and Shredder have left around that a gecko, frogs and an alligator can get mutated but a salamander, fish and a snake can't? It's easier if you just pick one substance instead of using toxic waste, a mutant machine and now snake samples as a scapegoat.

3)Playmates had a similar mutant named Scale Tail available. You're a cartoon that pushes toys yet you introduce a character that by the end of the episode returns to normal.

Aside from those things, I liked that Leonardo had a fear of snakes similar to Raph's fear of cockroaches in the Nick series. I wonder what is about giving the Turtles a fear that doubles as a mutant adversary that is impossible to execute properly. This wasn't bad but could have been much better.

What is everyone else's thoughts?

04-05-2013, 05:47 PM	#1
Mondo_Gecko Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 670	Classic Episode Talkback: Snakes Alive Finally watched this one and have a few thoughts. 1)There's a scientist named Cobrato who then gets turned into a snake, REALLY, show, really? That's both a coincidence and ironic. He couldn't have have just picked the name later on? Ah, cartoon logic. 2)What's with mutants such as Mona Lisa, Ray and now Cobrato becoming mutants without Mutagen? I mean you're telling with all the canisters Krang and Shredder have left around that a gecko, frogs and an alligator can get mutated but a salamander, fish and a snake can't? It's easier if you just pick one substance instead of using toxic waste, a mutant machine and now snake samples as a scapegoat. 3)Playmates had a similar mutant named Scale Tail available. You're a cartoon that pushes toys yet you introduce a character that by the end of the episode returns to normal. Aside from those things, I liked that Leonardo had a fear of snakes similar to Raph's fear of cockroaches in the Nick series. I wonder what is about giving the Turtles a fear that doubles as a mutant adversary that is impossible to execute properly. This wasn't bad but could have been much better. What is everyone else's thoughts?