Does anyone else feel disillusioned with their fandom?

[TommyT]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

It seems less to me that it should be, "The Rise of the TMNT Shredder got defeated by ridiculous hijinks in 2019 because the 1987 cartoon did that sort of thing, too!" and more "Why would the people behind Rise of the TMNT do that, when what was done in 1987 to that end was ridiculous and cringe-worthy to look back on now?"

But again, no horse in the race. Just weird to observe this from the sidelines.

It’s almost as though, the Rise team KNEW they were in trouble, for not following the expectations of fans, and are winking, through gritted teeth, as they mock us for not embracing their garbage.

ALMOST.