Red Sky Season: Good and bad

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by Yabuturtle

Shredder did get to fight more, but he wasn't as big of a threat as he could have been.

When I first saw the ending of Turtle Trek, I thought that Shredder had the Technodrome again, as it didn't seem that badly damaged at the time. Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady weren't written out of the series well I think.

It didn't help that season nine was placed between seven and eight on the Irish channel RTE Two when nine and ten first aired in 1998. Also, when eight was first aired in 1995, Turtle Trek was never shown and was replaced with a repeat of Enter: Krakus.

The cartoon was then repeated from the beginning in the summer of 1995, so I assumed at the time that the show ended with Enter: Krakus. It was a surprise to see Turtle Trek and the two remaining seasons a few years later.

[Yabuturtle]

Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

It brought us the Episode Split-second, and that made the seasons worth it alone. I've kinda been obsessed with Kronos ever since. Wish we saw more of him. Awesome back story. He was a bad guy to begin with but the turtles really Messed him up psychologically leaving him in that clock tower turning him into the mad man he is today.

I actually got around to seeing Split Second and it was really good. I like how they tackled some psychological problems like what Kronos had However I don't remember the episode where Kronos before he was Kronos was tied up to a clock tower. I liked Dregg because he actually attempted to pretend to be good and label the Turtles as evil and it was working until he was exposed. Maybe some don't like Dregg because he wasn't Shredder or Krang.

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by Yabuturtle

I actually got around to seeing Split Second and it was really good. I like how they tackled some psychological problems like what Kronos had However I don't remember the episode where Kronos before he was Kronos was tied up to a clock tower. I liked Dregg because he actually attempted to pretend to be good and label the Turtles as evil and it was working until he was exposed. Maybe some don't like Dregg because he wasn't Shredder or Krang.

I haven't watched Split-Second in years, but I agree that it was a great episode. Kronos was a good villain and he had an interesting backstory (his personality is a bit like the Joker's).

I liked Dregg as well. He was very cunning at times I thought, though I think the whole turning the world against the Turtles storyline in season 9 got boring after a few episodes. The three-parter in season 10 showed that he was a match for both the Turtles and Shredder/Krang (I liked the three-way battle between them). I think one of the reasons why people don't like Dregg is because he was introduced abruptly along with other abrupt changes in 9. He's a decent villain on subsequent rematches.

I would have liked if allies from season 8 and older seasons such as Usagi were used again, as it was sad that the Turtles seemed to be on their own against the world in season 9 (aside from April, Carter and Splinter).

[MikeandRaph87]

All seven appearances of Shredder and Krang among the last 24 episodes were great. Split Second was well done. Dregg was not necessary at the end as it shows how Dregg was not needed to pull off a great late series episode full of character and dark tones in each those referenced. State of Shock as well was great. Probably 11/24 I really enjoyed. Most of the other 55% were lacking to me. If season 8's direction was kept I think it would have finished off much better.

[Yabuturtle]

Originally Posted by Wesley

I haven't watched Split-Second in years, but I agree that it was a great episode. Kronos was a good villain and he had an interesting backstory (his personality is a bit like the Joker's).

I liked Dregg as well. He was very cunning at times I thought, though I think the whole turning the world against the Turtles storyline in season 9 got boring after a few episodes. The three-parter in season 10 showed that he was a match for both the Turtles and Shredder/Krang (I liked the three-way battle between them). I think one of the reasons why people don't like Dregg is because he was introduced abruptly along with other abrupt changes in 9. He's a decent villain on subsequent rematches.

I would have liked if allies from season 8 and older seasons such as Usagi were used again, as it was sad that the Turtles seemed to be on their own against the world in season 9 (aside from April, Carter and Splinter).

He does remind me of the Joker. I actually thought he was voiced by Mark Hamil, who played the Joker in Batman, the animated series. Dregg was well done, had an awesome voice, was a big threat ect. Kronos should have been used more often. So should Beserko. In fact, I noticed this series actually had some decent villains but hardly ever used them, and didn't use some of the other villains that were cool, like Leatherhead or Baxter. Maybe if they didn't have those hulking mutations show up as often, show some of the other villains from the other seasons, showed less of Carter, showed more of Casey Jones and Usagi, showed more villains that appeared rarely like Beserko and Kronos ect. it could have been better.

At least Casey Jones was there but didn't appear as often. Usagi should have totally showed up. Maybe the Punk Frogs could have showed up. I always felt if Dregg was going to be the main villain, it would if Shredder and Krang were actually defeated i.e. imprisoned eternally or killed though. I could understand his transition of being the main villain after that.

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

All seven appearances of Shredder and Krang among the last 24 episodes were great. Split Second was well done. Dregg was not necessary at the end as it shows how Dregg was not needed to pull off a great late series episode full of character and dark tones in each those referenced. State of Shock as well was great. Probably 11/24 I really enjoyed. Most of the other 55% were lacking to me. If season 8's direction was kept I think it would have finished off much better.

I agree that State of Shock was great. Wesley Knight could have been used again. MegaVolt had an interesting backstory and April got some good character development. It was interesting to see the Turtles pretending to join MegaVolt as a way of finding out what his plan was. I liked that April had a proactive role in other Red Sky episodes as well such as Cyber-Turtles and A Turtle in Time.