Official Episode Discussion S2 #22 "Vengeance is Mine"

Mutant Ninja Anole · 06-29-2014, 12:57 PM

Never commented on a Nick toons thread before but:

Karai's form is kindof fascinating, and I like it, not sure about the snake hands. It's defintely more on the "Abomination against nature" type of mutant and less "cute animal person" some might have hoped. In that case, I think there's a good chance she gets cured, perhaps by an "Enemy Mine" between the Splinter and Shredder.

With regards to Shredder, I wouldn't call his blaming of Splinter bad writing, it's classic villainous cognitive dissonance and it's part of some of the greatest fictional villain ever IMHO. Of note for geeks like us: Dukat from Deep Space Nine and Demona from Gargoyles. Demona's character arc basically revolved around blaming other people for the results of her own increasingly destructive actions. At one point she actually says "What have I...what have THEY done?" Part of what makes a villain a villain is an unwillingness to see what's wrong about their actions.

Shredder blames Splinter because the truth is impossible for him to process.

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06-29-2014, 12:57 PM	#11
Mutant Ninja Anole Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: USA Posts: 591	Never commented on a Nick toons thread before but: Karai's form is kindof fascinating, and I like it, not sure about the snake hands. It's defintely more on the "Abomination against nature" type of mutant and less "cute animal person" some might have hoped. In that case, I think there's a good chance she gets cured, perhaps by an "Enemy Mine" between the Splinter and Shredder. With regards to Shredder, I wouldn't call his blaming of Splinter bad writing, it's classic villainous cognitive dissonance and it's part of some of the greatest fictional villain ever IMHO. Of note for geeks like us: Dukat from Deep Space Nine and Demona from Gargoyles. Demona's character arc basically revolved around blaming other people for the results of her own increasingly destructive actions. At one point she actually says "What have I...what have THEY done?" Part of what makes a villain a villain is an unwillingness to see what's wrong about their actions. Shredder blames Splinter because the truth is impossible for him to process. __________________ My stupid Tumblr