Splinter has Nobody

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

sorry folks this may get long



There have been times when Mikey has gotten the upper hand and ducked out of the way of some one trying to "correct his tongue" . It is not often but it does happen. And like I have said before Splinter only really uses his cane on him when he gets to silly or out of line. I do however have a bit of a problem with Don, Leo, or Raph smacking him up side the head on ocassion. I mean most of the time he deseves it but there are a few times where (as the viewer) I get a bit irritated when I see one of his brothers smack him up side the head.

Its not so much for the action but the fact that Mikey just lets it happen, and doesn't do anything about it. It kind of puts Mikey in a position of submission and I don't like that to much. And its not just the smacking thing, sometimes I just plain don't like how the other turtles talk down to Mikey and he doesn't say anything back. One of the biggest things that one of the turtles said to Mikey that really bugged me was in the episode "Adventures in turtle Sitting" when, after Mikey made some joke about Don throwing up in the van, Raph smacks Mikey and says: "Quite Mikey. The adults are talkinging". I mean it was funny and all but for some reason I thought the comment was a bit on the degrading side and it annoyed me that, 1) it was said, and 2) Mikey didn't say something back. But that could just be my personal bias talking since I like Michaelangelo and don't want to see him as a wimp or talked down too.



I don't know why you think your comment would cause trouble . But I would like to say that his does have integrity, I think he has a lot of good character grases. But I think i know what you mean in that i wish they would give him a little more depth and stop making him out to be this stero-type that the franchise has put him under. As the mere comic relif.

You pretty much summed it up on my feelings towards the way Mikey is treated. While certain situations are funny, I agree in that Mikey is portrayed way to submissive.

From my take on things, Donetello is pretty much the most laid back of the four. But even he isn't gonna take crap from no one, so that leaves poor Mikey to get the blunt of the blows.

But kudos to Mikey, in his ability to get the worst out of Raph at times! He used Raph's temper to his advantage, showing he does have tactical.