Does Splinter seem a bit... incompetent?

ShreddHedd · 10-18-2013, 08:51 AM

They weren't supposed to take much practice, that was the point. They're ninjas that have trained specifically in a weapon, but if you look in their dojo, they have weapons hung on the wall. It's more likely that they've trained in different weapon, just not as much as their main ones. They've trained all their lives to have the ability to fight, and that means using anything necessary, they were just so caught off guard with their weapons being taken away that it threw them off. Which is obviously why they WERE able to fight in the end by being resourceful, even without training. It may have been a bit foolhardy, but it was a valuable lesson to teach cocky teenagers.

On that note, I don't think Splinter is incompetent at all. I think he's strict and focused in his beliefs. He is an aged man and a lot of the situations you guys talk about is irony. WE, the viewers, know what the turtles are getting into, but Splinter only knows so much. He has no idea exactly what they are doing or how much trouble they end up getting into. He just knows that he has to prepare them for whatever comes their way, especially a moment where they don't have their weapons.

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ShreddHedd Random Punk Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 15	They weren't supposed to take much practice, that was the point. They're ninjas that have trained specifically in a weapon, but if you look in their dojo, they have weapons hung on the wall. It's more likely that they've trained in different weapon, just not as much as their main ones. They've trained all their lives to have the ability to fight, and that means using anything necessary, they were just so caught off guard with their weapons being taken away that it threw them off. Which is obviously why they WERE able to fight in the end by being resourceful, even without training. It may have been a bit foolhardy, but it was a valuable lesson to teach cocky teenagers. On that note, I don't think Splinter is incompetent at all. I think he's strict and focused in his beliefs. He is an aged man and a lot of the situations you guys talk about is irony. WE, the viewers, know what the turtles are getting into, but Splinter only knows so much. He has no idea exactly what they are doing or how much trouble they end up getting into. He just knows that he has to prepare them for whatever comes their way, especially a moment where they don't have their weapons.