New Episodes In Korean (Warning Spoilers)

[MrTMNT2012]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

I cried but I bet I will cry a lot more when I see Requiem in English.

I wonder if the news sites IGN ect will pick up Splinters death like they did with Donnie's death in Issue 44.

That image of the Turtles tucked into their shells around Splinter's lifeless body will go down as one of the most iconic visuals in all of Ninja Turtles history.

Also, it's the kind of imagery that can ONLY work in this incarnation! Imagine that happening in the 2003 series; it would just come across as silly and goofy. But because this series set up a more cartoonish tone, that image hits like a sledgehammer to your emotions.

I've never seen anything quite like it. It was absolutely beautiful and utterly devastating!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Why is the episode called Requiem? According to Wikipedia, that has to do with funerals within the Roman Catholic Church. Shouldn't something more Buddhist, like Karma or Nirvana, make more sense?

[JH24]

Personally I don't think it really has a connection with the Church in this context, but that it's more about the soul of the dead being able to peacefully move on.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by JH24

Personally I don't think it really has a connection with the Church in this context, but that it's more about the soul of the dead being able to peacefully move on.

Yes, I understand the episode hasn't with Christianity to do, but Karma or Nirvana would still make more sense.

[victory_angel]

Requiem also is the act or token of remembrance. And as that episode is Splinter's final act as a warrior.

Just like the song "Ireland's Call"

With hearts of steel and heads unbowing,
vowing never to be broken.
They'll fight until they can fight no more
until their final requiem is spoken.

So there is a moment of remembrance for all the turtles though with the exception of Leo all the memories are still shots from the show. Except for Donnie's which was likely a still shot from part of monkey brains that was left on the cutting room floor.

[Vicky82]

After watching today's episode in English, finding out that Mikey is more spiritual than the others make sense now as we did see him in Owari with a spiritual glow round him. So Mikey might have a spiritual connection to Splinter. I hope we see more of this in season 5.

[Redworld96]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

After watching today's episode in English, finding out that Mikey is more spiritual than the others make sense now as we did see him in Owari with a spiritual glow round him. So Mikey might have a spiritual connection to Splinter. I hope we see more of this in season 5.

Seeing his potencial, I could even say that, in the future, Mikey would be more spiritual than Splinter himself. But I don't know if he could surpass Leo's potencial.

[Vicky82]

Just finishing off my uncut post.

Originally Posted by GoldMutant

They did have a Turtle near death, it's called The Power Inside Her. Look how that worked out.

I don't think they'll kill a Turtle again; if they did, it'd be the same thing as that aforementioned episode.

I don't count that as a near death, because Donnie just disappeared into thin air.

I want to see a turtle with a physical wound/near death and with Splinter now dead and finding out that Leo and Mikey are more Spiritual than the others. I would love to see a turtle (prefer Mikey) to have near death experience and talk to Splinter in spirit.

[miru]

Originally Posted by TMNTInsighter

My point is that it's basically a really convenient way of keeping his character on the shelf for as long as they want, that's all.

I think Don has either thought it over and now believes he deserved it, or he actually died from the freezing eventually.