Official Ep Discussion #16 "The Pulverizer"

[Raph's Girl]

Twas an actual good ep. Plenty of mentions of past episodes (missed the Metalhead cameo tho). Anybody else notice there were a bunch of people walking around the streets?

So Fishface is poisonous?! Eek!!

[BabyTurtles]

Raph's whole loopy scene was funny! XD

[snake]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Twas an actual good ep. Plenty of mentions of past episodes (missed the Metalhead cameo tho). Anybody else notice there were a bunch of people walking around the streets?

So Fishface is poisonous?! Eek!!

Yeah I noticed that during the shell raiser chase, good to know the team is listning to the fans requests.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

Oh? I thought metalhead was in more then one episode? Im probably wrong though

He was in two in the OT, this is his second appearance in the Nick show.

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

So Fishface is poisonous?! Eek!!

Venomous actually.

[Slade]

I liked the parts with the shellraiser and the action scenes. Don't care for pulverizer. The Fishface battle was really good. When he jumped off the wall it reminded me of fighting Armagon in Tournament Fighters.

[STORMSHADOW__210]

What a fantastic episode! I don't think I've seen another cartoon deliver 3 to 4 star episodes consistently one after another before.

Also,whats with the "death to tv series " new Friday night spot?

[demonsweat]

Originally Posted by Donatello19

Also, did anyone else catch Metalhead's little cameo?

Yup. Been waiting for him to come back. Was kinda hoping to see him just mulling around the lair, like serving them food and stuff, or cleaning up after them.

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

Anyone think it was funny when the pulverizer said

"I wanna be AN hero now"

An hero

Spoiler:

oh you

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

Raph's whole loopy scene was funny! XD

That was my favorite part of the episode. Didn't Raph say he loved Mikey at one point? "I love you man." XD

Originally Posted by Xav

He was in two in the OT, this is his second appearance in the Nick show.
Venomous actually.

I was sad that Xever mutated since I liked his original character so much... but the venomous bite certainly ups the stakes. It was great to see him in action finally tonight - seems like he still has mastery over his legs, robotic or no.

[snake]

^ YouTube couldn't load the video in the spoiler, what was it? I'm guessing it relates to my an hero-ness

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

^ YouTube couldn't load the video in the spoiler, what was it? I'm guessing it relates to my an hero-ness

It's that rickroll vid thing XD

....I was rickroll'd for you..

[TheJ-manTurtleMan]

To me this episode felt like what Ninja Turtles is all about, That they can go from a more serious type tone like the last few episodes to an episode that's more like this one, just fun and enjoyable to watch! The really awesome thing is that they also managed to keep the continuity and storyline going.

[BabyTurtles]

Favorite quote:

Raph: *barfing*

Mikey: NO! check that. AH! what the--! I knew you ate my pizza!! YOU LIAR!!!!

[Allio]

He was no Gai Ikari, but I liked Pulveriser, nice episode

[tlg80]

I found myself laughing out loud through out the episode. In the begining they were wondering what was taking Donnie so long and Mikey mentions his short attention span and says something like 'Oh, gum' and Raph smacks it out of his hand. Why he chose Leo to drive because Raph and Mikey would hit something just because. Then poor Raph is all out of it. Loved it when Mikey fought off the bad guys while looking after Raph. The shellraiser is awesome.

[Shredded]

That's it, this Mikey absolutely has ADHD

"You know I have a short atten- uh gum!" ... that was my favourite line, it made me laugh X)
But also so awesome to see Mikey being totally hardcore later on, it's very clear that when it matters, he is right there.

Oh wauw, can't believe how sharp the humour is in this show, that is really one of the greatest attributes to this show if you ask me.

The perfect chemistry among the characters, exactly because they are all so distinct and different.

Dunno why, but I thought all Splinters lines were really good in this one, for the ten seconds his appeared, his two comedic was just so spot on.
"Is he aware that he is a rat?" "Yes, he is aware." (Deep annoyance in his voice.)
"he is a.." *looks over shoulder* "Doofus." "Good luck my son."

And I am pretty sure that the Pulveriser has a bigger part to play in this thing in the future.
He is probably going to be a person to support the turtles in other ways as a normal person. Start up a fan-club and a support group, give them places to hide out around the city, make a bigger community of fan-boys to help the turtles when needed. Not in combat but in other things.. like giving them free pizza.
And well, that's a pretty cool idea and another way to integrate the turtles more into our world, having them interact with the NYC instead of just being visitors from the sewers.

Nice tie over episode, that seems to mainly exist to introduce and establish plot-points for later use. But did so in a very entertaining way.

I am pretty sure that the Pulveriser, the shell-raiser and the fact that Fishface is venomous is going to be pretty important later on, so it was a good way to establish all of this stuff.

Also the Krang is going to open a portal to dimension X now aren't they? wonder what that is going to mean...

[BAXTER STOCKMAN 19]

This is my favorite episode now! Kraang finaly won at this one(they were able to take the power cell)!! HAHAHA!!! It is the second time the turtles lose (fist was in episode 9 when my master the Shredder beat them!) Cant wait for next episode!!

[FoxZerro]

While not the strongest episode of the series this was by no means the weakest. Lots of references to earlier plot points and a lot of loose ends were tied up. The unfortuate part of a having a show that believes in significant world building is sometimes you have the episode that introduces a character that may feel like filler but will eventually tie into the grander story. Pulverizer will obviously become the Newtralizer, which I am not exactly excited about, (in fact it makes me kind of sad, but just cause its upsetting to me that the guy will sacrifice his humanity to be a "hero") but setting up who the character is, what he's all about, and the fact that Donnie is now responsible for him will heavily play into the episode where his metamorphisis takes place.

Luckily even in an episode that was sowing seeds for the future, they still gave us a lot of great moments. The one thing that this show will never be judged for is its pacing. The way that they dole out information and memorable moments is impressive. Holding back the introduction of the Shellraiser and Fishface for an episode with a weaker A-Story was a great way to keep fans happy (as evidenced by the fact that we all still seemed to love it). Sure in his first appearance the Pulverizer seemed to be a bit of a polarizing topic, but overall I think he was handled a lot better than he could have been (Zack 2.0 anyone). The one thing I will give the Pulverizer though is when he described Donnie as the strong silent type, because unlike his brother's he's not quick with the quips during battle. That bit did make me laugh out loud.

End of the day the episode excelled because it gave me more of what I always want: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles acting like teenagers. That whole opening with them tooling around the city and enjoying themselves in the Shellraiser, was the typical way that you act when you get your first car. They were completely spot on with the reactions from the brothers and also peppered in a lot of great humour throughout. A very impressive start and I think that's why I was a little bit disappointed when I realized what the episode was going to be about.

Also loved finally seeing Xever back in action, I'm glad that thanks to the Kraang tech he is still as deadly with his legs and when you add the fact that his bite his venomous, he is truly a threat to the green guys and I can't wait until he gets to have more of the spotlight in an episode.

I am a little turned off by aspects of the Nick Splinter though. While I did like they he didn't go off the handle when he found the Pulverizer in the lair, I was a bit turned off by his lack of compassion. I feel like other Splinter's wouldn't have so quickly dismissed the idea of training the Pulverizer. Just writing him off as a doofus seems off for the character. I personally feel like Splinter is the kind of person who would be willing to teach anyone who is willing to learn. He came off as a bit of an elitist in that scene. I did love the way that Donatello defended his actions though, and he was right, might as well give the guy some basic skills, you know so he doesn't get himself killed.

The end of this week may have been the best part though, definitely furthers the overacing Kraang storyline and means that we will probably get some Leatherhead within the next few weeks. I am hoping that if the rumours of the turtles storming TCRI next week are true that they wind up going on a little adventure through space and time and we get to see a certain fugitive droid with a doctorate.

[Vivi]

Is there any chance that the Pulversizer could be Casey Jones?

He did say he was going to keep training and come back...

[Shredded]

Originally Posted by Vivi

Is there any chance that the Pulversizer could be Casey Jones?

He did say he was going to keep training and come back...

Erh no.. I know this show has taken new directions and made new interpretations of old characters. But they always seems to some-how remind of their older counterparts, and share things with them.

Pulveriser has nothing in common with casey jones!

The attitude, motivation, accent, personality. There's nothing to link him to casey jones.

Pulveriser is his own character.. but you know, the more people talk about him being a the Newtraliser, the more potential I see in a genuinly very touching story, where it's all about the Newtraliser just wanting to be a hero, and do some sacrifices to optain that goal, proving every-body whom thought he was a "dofus." wrong.
There's real potential here, and I trust this show to surprise us.

What I like about the pulveriser here is that he seems like a very genuine, nice sincere person. In spite of his doofusness and.. less than desirable intelligent.
It gets a bit hard to really hate him when he as a person seems that sincere, and the framing. (meaning every-body he encounters.) don't hide the fact that they think he is a doofus.

What makes characters as Zach so annoying, is that all the main characters seems to instantly treat him like "The wonder child." saying. "You are awesome, hang with us." which admittedly, is every childs dream, but is pretty annoying from a narrative stand point.
Here, they all think he is a doofus, and that makes a big difference.

[Vivi]

^ If he trained hard, trimmed up and got a surly disposition in the interim, it could be a cute twist.

But, point is, there's still a chance.

(Although I am fully expecting him to be a fringe flipping cycle rider with 'tude).

[Martin]

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

Yeah I noticed that during the shell raiser chase, good to know the team is listning to the fans requests.

Yeah, though one would think someone would call the police if that thing was seen hauling ass down the street (they even did like a million spins at some point )