TMNT Season 2 Best Episode Tournament Round 3: Invasion vs. Good, Bad, & Casey Jones

[JTH]

Welcome back everyone!

After a day to recharge our batteries, we are back to kick off Round 3 of the TMNT Season 2 Best Episode Tournament. In Round 2, only one of the episodes that recieved a first round bye didn't make through to the Final 8. So now let's get into Round 3.

Round 3 polls are now a bit different from the previous 2 rounds. Round 3 polls will be 5 day polls and who you vote on will be public to the forum.

Quick Recap of all Round 2 Matches:
#1 Invasion defeated #17 Mikey Gets Shellacne 27-4
#9 The Good, The Bad, & Casey Jones defeated #8 Of Rats and Men 19-14
#5 Manhattan Project defeated #12 Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman 22-7
#4 Into Dimension X! defeated #13 Follow the Leader 24-7
#2 Vengeance is Mine defeated #18 Fungus Humungous 33-12
#7 Metalhead Rewired defeated #10 The Legend of the Kuro Kabuto 20-13
#6 Slash & Destroy defeated #11 Target: April O'Neil 17-2
#3 The Wrath of Tiger Claw defeated #14 Mutagen Man Unleashed 24-1



Here's the Official Updated Tournament Bracket:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cf...455365&tclass=

Want to see where your favorite episodes are, check the official rankings here:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...3&postcount=19


We're starting off Round 3 with 1 vs. 9. Both these episodes were standout episodes for obvious reasons. One is considered the best of the season, if not the whole series. While the other has a pretty strong cult following itself. Which one will come out on top?

The episodes are...



LEO ONE-SHOT vs. RAPH ONE-SHOT



TALE OF THE TURTLE TAPE:


Overall Seed - #1
Where JTH ranked this episode - #1
Official IGN rating - 10/10
Overall Episode TV.com Voter Rating - 9.8/10
How the episode got here - Defeated #17 Mikey Gets Shellacne in Round 2


Overall Seed - #9
Where JTH ranked this episode - #7
Official IGN rating - 8.7/10
Overall Episode TV.com Voter Rating - 9.7/10
How the episode got here - Defeated #24 Plan 10 in Round 1, Defeated #8 Of Rats and Men in Round 2

Winner Faces: Winner of #4 Into Dimension X!/#5 Manhattan Project in Semi-Finals

Cast your vote, and please remember...HAVE FUN!!!

[Mellie]

Aww man.

I love both of these episodes, but The Invasion wins.

[Bry]

Yeah, gotta be The Invasion. As good as they both were, that one was damn near flawless.

[Mukouno]

The Invasion, definetely. It's simply a masterpiece.

[The Turtle Terminator]

Both are excellent but the Invasion because it's nearly a work of art

[evan2000]

So it has come to this: Leo one-shot vs Raph one-shot! Well, The Invasion does have a lot more going on besides the Leo one-shot, which is already a win for me. The entire double-episode is so intense, unpredictable, filled with plot twists, betrayals, sacrifices, devastation, vengeance, rage, sadness, endurance and finally acceptance of great defeat. It's a trilling ride from the beginning to the end. While I voted for the Raph one-shot in its first two rounds, it is time to give in to the incredible season 2 finale this round, there's simply no contest!

[snake]

The Invasion.

[Luckyday]

I didn't pick the Invasion because it didn't really lead into anything in the season 3 so far and IMO it's a remake of season 1 finale with a downer ending option.