How well/poorly has the 2012 show aged?

*ToTheNines* · 12-21-2025, 07:39 AM

Continuing Prowler’s thread series against neatoman’s better judgement

What does everyone think? As far as animation goes, I think all the action looks incredible. Some of the dialogue scenes from season 1 and 2 look a little rubbery, but everything after that looks great.

This version isn’t perfect, but it still holds up quite well. Season 1 is still amazing. The payoff from the season 4, followed by the Kavaxas arc and “Lone Rat and Cubs” is still some of the best TMNT stuff ever, if you ask me. This show really nailed the big emotional moments.

I do think this show feels incomplete, especially ever since the “Kraang Among Us” short comic came out last year. We never got a real conclusion to the Kraang story. They just kind of quietly went away after season 3.

I also think the Apocalypse arc/series finale is maligned for all the wrong reasons. But they definitely should have acknowledged or at least hinted at what happened with April and Karai.

12-21-2025, 07:39 AM	#1
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,363	How well/poorly has the 2012 show aged? Continuing Prowler’s thread series against neatoman’s better judgement What does everyone think? As far as animation goes, I think all the action looks incredible. Some of the dialogue scenes from season 1 and 2 look a little rubbery, but everything after that looks great. This version isn’t perfect, but it still holds up quite well. Season 1 is still amazing. The payoff from the season 4, followed by the Kavaxas arc and “Lone Rat and Cubs” is still some of the best TMNT stuff ever, if you ask me. This show really nailed the big emotional moments. I do think this show feels incomplete, especially ever since the “Kraang Among Us” short comic came out last year. We never got a real conclusion to the Kraang story. They just kind of quietly went away after season 3. I also think the Apocalypse arc/series finale is maligned for all the wrong reasons. But they definitely should have acknowledged or at least hinted at what happened with April and Karai.