Official Episode Discussion: S2 #1 "The Mutation Situation"

**Machias Banshee** · 09-23-2013, 06:55 PM

Welcome back for Season Two!

Last season was wild... we learned about the Kraang's primary goal of transforming Earth to their gooey hearts' desires. We saw Splinter's earth-shattering revelation that his daughter was alive - and a blood enemy.

Well, it looks like things are going to get very complicated for our band of brothers. It seems the Kraang and the Shredder have decided to band together against their common foe, and have continued with the next phase of the Kraang's plan: Transforming the flora and fauna of Earth to match that of Dimension X.... and no humans are safe.

How much time has passed since we last saw the Hamato Clan? What has happened to the Technodrome since it sank to the bottom of the ocean? And how large a scale is this operation?

Stay Tuned!!

sluggedup226 · 10-09-2013, 07:42 AM

The full episode is available now!

dkram230 · 10-09-2013, 07:51 AM

Hmm... I'm not seeing it on the XBL website. Most recent addition to Volume 3 is the "Ninjas in New York" 4 min recap from September. I'm at work though so can't check my actual 360.

sluggedup226 · 10-09-2013, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by dkram230

Hmm... I'm not seeing it on the XBL website. Most recent addition to Volume 3 is the "Ninjas in New York" 4 min recap from September. I'm at work though so can't check my actual 360.

It's on the nick app. As soon as you sign on your 360, you'll see it.

*NinjaMan* · 10-09-2013, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sluggedup226

It's on the nick app. As soon as you sign on your 360, you'll see it.

Wait is having an Xbox the only way to see it?? Can you give spoilers???

**Venom** · 10-09-2013, 08:10 AM

Opening this up early as the episode is available for viewing now in the US via the Nick app on Xbox Live!!

Gonna keep it light on plot points at the moment since many wont't see it til Saturday, but I will say there isn't any progression on the status on the Technodrome.

The opening sequence has been modified, showing more characters than Dogpound & Fishface in the Shredder montage.

What a fun episode, though! It seems the theme this season will be the Turtles having to locate a LOT of missing mutagen that is scattered all over the city, as well as the mutant fallout that will arise from the situation, on top of the other things they have to deal with.

Keep an ear out for Mike's "monster name" for Kirby, and those of us more versed in memes will get a good chuckle out of the "Dramatic Hamster" homage.

*NinjaMan* · 10-09-2013, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Venom

Opening this up early as the episode is available for viewing now in the US via the Nick app on Xbox Live!!

Gonna keep it light on plot points at the moment since many wont't see it til Saturday, but I will say there isn't any progression on the status on the Technodrome.

The opening sequence has been modified, showing more characters than Dogpound & Fishface in the Shredder montage.

What a fun episode, though! It seems the theme this season will be the Turtles having to locate a LOT of missing mutagen that is scattered all over the city, as well as the mutant fallout that will arise from the situation, on top of the other things they have to deal with.

Keep an ear out for Mike's "monster name" for Kirby, and those of us more versed in memes will get a good chuckle out of the "Dramatic Hamster" homage.

Venom can you PM who they show in the opening and the story spoilers? I don't mind being spoiled

Wish my PS3 had this app.

FrostXxBitex · 10-09-2013, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Venom

Opening this up early as the episode is available for viewing now in the US via the Nick app on Xbox Live!!

Gonna keep it light on plot points at the moment since many wont't see it til Saturday, but I will say there isn't any progression on the status on the Technodrome.

The opening sequence has been modified, showing more characters than Dogpound & Fishface in the Shredder montage.

What a fun episode, though! It seems the theme this season will be the Turtles having to locate a LOT of missing mutagen that is scattered all over the city, as well as the mutant fallout that will arise from the situation, on top of the other things they have to deal with.

Keep an ear out for Mike's "monster name" for Kirby, and those of us more versed in memes will get a good chuckle out of the "Dramatic Hamster" homage.

Was Karai in the opening sequence??

*Donatello19* · 10-09-2013, 12:42 PM

Nick app? Xbox Live? Hm...very weird. Even though I have a 360 (which I NEVER use) I'm gonna just wait for Saturday.

*JTH* · 10-09-2013, 01:39 PM

Just saw the episode.

Man, it's definitely not a happy ending...

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 10-09-2013, 01:46 PM

This has aired? What about Uk, is it over here yet?

*NinjaMan* · 10-09-2013, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jth

Just saw the episode.

Man, it's definitely not a happy ending...

Can you post spoilers? How is the intro different?

kelligrafie · 10-09-2013, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NinjaMan

Can you post spoilers? How is the intro different?

You can post spoilers but when you're creating a post you use the [S.POI.LER]post content here[/SPO.ILER] tags minus the full stops. If that's what you mean?

FrostXxBitex · 10-09-2013, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelligrafie

You can post spoilers but when you're creating a post you use the [S.POI.LER]post content here[/SPO.ILER] tags minus the full stops. If that's what you mean?

I think NinjaMan meant could the person who watched the episode post spoilers.

*NinjaMan* · 10-09-2013, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelligrafie

You can post spoilers but when you're creating a post you use the [S.POI.LER]post content here[/SPO.ILER] tags minus the full stops. If that's what you mean?

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrostXxBitex

I think NinjaMan meant could the person who watched the episode post spoilers.

Yup, or PM if they don't want to post them here.

*Cure* · 10-09-2013, 03:38 PM

Pretty good episode! Not great for an opener, but still fun and exciting. I guess I'll post the spoilers for those who care. So yeah, SPOILERS.

Spoiler:

So there you go. Good episode.

*JTH* · 10-09-2013, 03:46 PM

I'm going to reveal as much as I remember so here it is. Don't glimpse if you wish to be surprised.

Spoiler:

Episode starts probably a couple weeks after the Finale as the Turtles are on the surface partying, and reoccurring events that happened to show their awesomeness to each other. Donnie then tells the others they should go see April. April when they meet at her apartment says that her dad is having terrible nightmares about the Kraang abduction and has been keeping April from leaving at night in fear. The turtles swear that April and everyone will be safe being the Kraang & Shredder are gone, but it's revealed that Shredder has contacted the Kraang about receiving a shipment that will be arriving shortly.

(The only differences in the Title that I recall was the Shredder scene with Fishface & Dogpound now has a scrolling effect of numerous villains that include SpiderBytes, Snakeweed, The Rat King, Newtralizer, Karai, Kraang, Shredder and some others. Also in the Donatello part of theme, you now see Metalhead walking on screen while Donnie is doing his regular bit.)

Leo, Mikey, & Raph are then playing Ninja Dodgeball with the Kraang Communication Orb while Donnie is in his lab beginning the first steps of building Timothy's suit (So it does appear that Donnie will make the suit for him) After a harsh lecture from Splinter saying the Turtles have become lazy and cocky since the Kraang's defeat, the Kraang Orb starts going off signaling that the Kraang are back. Donnie learns that the Kraang are using a Stealth Ship to carry whatever they have for shipment and has designed a tracker (The Game Boy looking contraption) to find it. He tells April to take to the surface though she claims she would have no clue how to use it, then they ask if her dad would which leads to April and her on the roof while the Turtles attempt to break into the ship. During the fight in the ship with the blue Gorilla Kraang they discover that the shipment is hundreds of canisters of mutagen and after a critical error opening a cargo hatch in the ship, all the mutagen canisters fall out of the ship and into the city.

One canister looks like it's about to hit April, but her dad shields her from it causing him to mutate after Kirby falls from the roof, bats fly all around him and trigger him to mutate into a bat. After the Turtles escape the ship they see the mutant bat staring at April and begin to attack, but April tells them to stop, during the distraction, Kirby freaks and grabs April and flies off.

Back in the sewer, the Turtles from come up with a plan and after Mikey wonders what silly sucker would be used as bait, the Turtles put Mikey in a ridiculous fly looking costume. (Mikey calls himself "TurFlytle") The Turtles go out to find Kirby while April is trapped on a ledge on a tall building. Raph and Leo use Mikey to attract Kirby (Mikey does call him "Wingnut", which Donnie threatens Mikey to not give April's dad a monster name) After Donnie is knocked out of the sky, he finds April and gets her off the ledge while the others are barely able to get Kirby to the warehouse and trap him in a cage just as April arrives.

April asks the Turtles what they can do for her dad and she says that everything is her fault for lying to her dad. But Mikey goes to her and says that it wasn't her, that it was their fault for spilling the mutagen over the city. April though then is taken aback and confronts the Turtles for the mutagen spill and after a bitter exchange, Kirby breaks out of the cage he is trapped in and goes back on the attack, after Donnie strikes Kirby to protect April, Kirby flies off and escapes and April is now furious at the Turtles for her dad now gone. Donnie begins to say something and reach out to her, but April shuts him up and tells him to not touch her and that she never wants to see the Turtles again and runs off. Donnie begins to run after her, but Raph stops him and says it won't do any good and to just let her go, crushing Donnie.

After learning of the failure of the Kraang, Shredder decides to cut ties with the Kraang and decides to find his own army to assist in his vendetta.

The episode ends with the Turtles back in the lair with Splinter telling them to not dwell on the past, but rather on how to fix the future, and the episode ends with a squirrel running up to a broken mutagen canister and licking and his eyes get all glowy in "Dramatic Chipmunk" style, ending the episode.

*NinjaMan* · 10-09-2013, 04:52 PM

Spoiler:

Wow thanks, sounds like a winner. Can't wait to see it.

*snake* · 10-09-2013, 06:19 PM

This episode is going to be great. Sadly, I'm going to miss it (NYCC) so hopefully it's on iTunes the day after.

*Donatello19* · 10-09-2013, 06:21 PM

Well, until I see it that is...

View Poll Results: Boy, they sure were knocked down a few pegs, weren't they..?
You mutated my Father!!?	29	30.85%
It has Butt Cannons!?	34	36.17%
Uh, Splinter didn't tell them the truth about Shredder...	8	8.51%
Handsomegram for April O'Neil..!	10	10.64%
I think Mike's brain has been infected with Jupiter Space Yeast...	13	13.83%
Voters: 94. You may not vote on this poll

10-09-2013, 07:42 AM	#2
sluggedup226 Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 250	The Mutation Situation episode on Xbox Live now The full episode is available now!

10-09-2013, 08:10 AM	#6
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,635	Opening this up early as the episode is available for viewing now in the US via the Nick app on Xbox Live!! Gonna keep it light on plot points at the moment since many wont't see it til Saturday, but I will say there isn't any progression on the status on the Technodrome. The opening sequence has been modified, showing more characters than Dogpound & Fishface in the Shredder montage. What a fun episode, though! It seems the theme this season will be the Turtles having to locate a LOT of missing mutagen that is scattered all over the city, as well as the mutant fallout that will arise from the situation, on top of the other things they have to deal with. Keep an ear out for Mike's "monster name" for Kirby, and those of us more versed in memes will get a good chuckle out of the "Dramatic Hamster" homage. __________________

10-09-2013, 01:46 PM	#11
Whatswiththeheadbands? The Weed of Crime Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Shadow's Sanctum Posts: 3,007	This has aired? What about Uk, is it over here yet? __________________ Who knows what Evil lurks in the hearts of Men? The Shadow knows...

10-09-2013, 03:38 PM	#16
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Pretty good episode! Not great for an opener, but still fun and exciting. I guess I'll post the spoilers for those who care. So yeah, SPOILERS. Spoiler: The intro shows various badguys besides Dogpound and Fishface now, like Newtralizer and Karai. The turtles are still celebrating their victory over Shredder and the Kraang. Splinter tells them they're being overly cocky. Feels like he's yelled at them for that before, but whatever. They receive a transmission from the orb and go chasing after the invisible ship. They fight the biotroid there and accidentally release a bunch of mutagen over the city. Kirby mutates into a bat. Mikey tries to call the Kirby bat Wingnut but gets scolded for being insensitive. April gets upset about her father mutating after they manage to trap him in a cage. Mikey, trying to cheer her up, says it's not her fault but theirs. He promises to fix everything. However, knowing that it's their fault, April gets angry and never wants to see their faces again. It ends with Splinter telling them to find every canister in the city before awful things happen. So there you go. Good episode. __________________

09-23-2013, 06:55 PM	#1
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Official Episode Discussion: S2 #1 "The Mutation Situation" Welcome back for Season Two! Last season was wild... we learned about the Kraang's primary goal of transforming Earth to their gooey hearts' desires. We saw Splinter's earth-shattering revelation that his daughter was alive - and a blood enemy. Well, it looks like things are going to get very complicated for our band of brothers. It seems the Kraang and the Shredder have decided to band together against their common foe, and have continued with the next phase of the Kraang's plan: Transforming the flora and fauna of Earth to match that of Dimension X.... and no humans are safe. How much time has passed since we last saw the Hamato Clan? What has happened to the Technodrome since it sank to the bottom of the ocean? And how large a scale is this operation? Stay Tuned!!

10-09-2013, 07:51 AM	#3
dkram230 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midwest Posts: 613	Hmm... I'm not seeing it on the XBL website. Most recent addition to Volume 3 is the "Ninjas in New York" 4 min recap from September. I'm at work though so can't check my actual 360.

10-09-2013, 12:42 PM	#9
Donatello19 Merchandise Maniac Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 5,919	Nick app? Xbox Live? Hm...very weird. Even though I have a 360 (which I NEVER use) I'm gonna just wait for Saturday.

10-09-2013, 01:39 PM	#10
JTH "ME" Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,660	Just saw the episode. Man, it's definitely not a happy ending...

10-09-2013, 03:46 PM	#17
JTH "ME" Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,660	Full detail spoilers I'm going to reveal as much as I remember so here it is. Don't glimpse if you wish to be surprised. Spoiler: Episode starts probably a couple weeks after the Finale as the Turtles are on the surface partying, and reoccurring events that happened to show their awesomeness to each other. Donnie then tells the others they should go see April. April when they meet at her apartment says that her dad is having terrible nightmares about the Kraang abduction and has been keeping April from leaving at night in fear. The turtles swear that April and everyone will be safe being the Kraang & Shredder are gone, but it's revealed that Shredder has contacted the Kraang about receiving a shipment that will be arriving shortly. (The only differences in the Title that I recall was the Shredder scene with Fishface & Dogpound now has a scrolling effect of numerous villains that include SpiderBytes, Snakeweed, The Rat King, Newtralizer, Karai, Kraang, Shredder and some others. Also in the Donatello part of theme, you now see Metalhead walking on screen while Donnie is doing his regular bit.) Leo, Mikey, & Raph are then playing Ninja Dodgeball with the Kraang Communication Orb while Donnie is in his lab beginning the first steps of building Timothy's suit (So it does appear that Donnie will make the suit for him) After a harsh lecture from Splinter saying the Turtles have become lazy and cocky since the Kraang's defeat, the Kraang Orb starts going off signaling that the Kraang are back. Donnie learns that the Kraang are using a Stealth Ship to carry whatever they have for shipment and has designed a tracker (The Game Boy looking contraption) to find it. He tells April to take to the surface though she claims she would have no clue how to use it, then they ask if her dad would which leads to April and her on the roof while the Turtles attempt to break into the ship. During the fight in the ship with the blue Gorilla Kraang they discover that the shipment is hundreds of canisters of mutagen and after a critical error opening a cargo hatch in the ship, all the mutagen canisters fall out of the ship and into the city. One canister looks like it's about to hit April, but her dad shields her from it causing him to mutate after Kirby falls from the roof, bats fly all around him and trigger him to mutate into a bat. After the Turtles escape the ship they see the mutant bat staring at April and begin to attack, but April tells them to stop, during the distraction, Kirby freaks and grabs April and flies off. Back in the sewer, the Turtles from come up with a plan and after Mikey wonders what silly sucker would be used as bait, the Turtles put Mikey in a ridiculous fly looking costume. (Mikey calls himself "TurFlytle") The Turtles go out to find Kirby while April is trapped on a ledge on a tall building. Raph and Leo use Mikey to attract Kirby (Mikey does call him "Wingnut", which Donnie threatens Mikey to not give April's dad a monster name) After Donnie is knocked out of the sky, he finds April and gets her off the ledge while the others are barely able to get Kirby to the warehouse and trap him in a cage just as April arrives. April asks the Turtles what they can do for her dad and she says that everything is her fault for lying to her dad. But Mikey goes to her and says that it wasn't her, that it was their fault for spilling the mutagen over the city. April though then is taken aback and confronts the Turtles for the mutagen spill and after a bitter exchange, Kirby breaks out of the cage he is trapped in and goes back on the attack, after Donnie strikes Kirby to protect April, Kirby flies off and escapes and April is now furious at the Turtles for her dad now gone. Donnie begins to say something and reach out to her, but April shuts him up and tells him to not touch her and that she never wants to see the Turtles again and runs off. Donnie begins to run after her, but Raph stops him and says it won't do any good and to just let her go, crushing Donnie. After learning of the failure of the Kraang, Shredder decides to cut ties with the Kraang and decides to find his own army to assist in his vendetta. The episode ends with the Turtles back in the lair with Splinter telling them to not dwell on the past, but rather on how to fix the future, and the episode ends with a squirrel running up to a broken mutagen canister and licking and his eyes get all glowy in "Dramatic Chipmunk" style, ending the episode.

10-09-2013, 04:52 PM	#18
NinjaMan Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,579	Spoiler: So maybe Mutagen is looking for April to help Donnie get over being depressed which is why we seen him chasing her? Wow thanks, sounds like a winner. Can't wait to see it.

10-09-2013, 06:19 PM	#19
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	This episode is going to be great. Sadly, I'm going to miss it (NYCC) so hopefully it's on iTunes the day after.

10-09-2013, 06:21 PM	#20
Donatello19 Merchandise Maniac Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 5,919	Well, until I see it that is...