Official Episode Discussion S4 Ep 19: Bat in the Belfry

[TigerClaw]

Let's not forget that this version of April is now a Kunoichi, so anything is possible.

[THGhost]

Originally Posted by WebLurker

If I recall correctly, in that movie, it was a group effort. April may have lured Shredder into a vulnerable place with the green mutagen canister, but Leo was the one who actually threw the blade that knocked Shredder off.

But then April kicked the blade further into Shredder, thus technically being the one who defeated him.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Let's not forget that this version of April is now a Kunoichi, so anything is possible.

She's nowhere near the level of the turtles who couldn't defeat the Shredder themselves, so there's no way she can defeat him.

[WebLurker]

Originally Posted by THGhost

But then April kicked the blade further into Shredder, thus technically being the one who defeated him.

Oh, forgot about that. But still, since the Turtles were fighting him, too, I think it qualifies as a group effort; April could't have fought him alone and won, much less survived.

[THGhost]

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

She's nowhere near the level of the turtles who couldn't defeat the Shredder themselves, so there's no way she can defeat him.

There could be a lot more to her powers that we haven't witnessed yet.

Originally Posted by WebLurker

Oh, forgot about that. But still, since the Turtles were fighting him, too, I think it qualifies as a group effort; April could't have fought him alone and won, much less survived.

Yeah, a lot of people were outraged that "April defeated Shredder".

[TMNTInsighter]

I'm late to the party I know alright?! Let me just say that half of this episode was one of the best episodes of the season, quite even perhaps the series! The other half was so bad it just about buries the other half! We have a really good satire on comics (and later on their world and ours) in the beginning and a really good and extremely fun take on Wingnut and Screwloose as they occupy the roles of the '66 Adam West version of Batman (and Robin). Outside of that, the whole "Dark April (and the Crystal Shard)" storyline has been a complete mess and brought down this episode considerably thanks to her ineptly dramatized conflict with regards to the shard, her overbearing and petulant attitude, and the fact that there isn't even anything close to a resolution to close out the episode. The Wingnut and Screwloose part is deserving of a B+ (4.5/5 stars) while the April half gets an F (1/5 stars)--with the overall rating being a C+ (3/5 stars).

[Powder]

Couldn't agree more.

[CyberCubed]

I quite liked the Dark April parts, and it makes sense to continually build it up now if its going to come to a climax in the finale of the season.

[victory_angel]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I quite liked the Dark April parts, and it makes sense to continually build it up now if its going to come to a climax in the finale of the season.

The problem with the episode to me is the whole thing with April felt like it should have been the A-plot but it was being panned out as the B-plot.

The whole thing with Wingnut and Screwloose immedately falling pray to the crystal upon sight is because they are beings that don't exist in reality. Everything they are and know is from the imagination of the person who created them. So when confronted by a powerful object that is outside of their realm of being, they are easily possessed by it.

[Donny's computer84]

I liked this episode, it paid homage to "Batman 66" an to the Lord of the Rings with comment made by Mikey "my precious".

[Klunk1234]

Great episode and big tribute to Batman '66. But April is really becoming obsessed with that crystal. Mikey was imitating Gollum while April was looking for it.