Official Episode Discussion S4 Ep 17: The Insecta Trifecta

[oldmanwinters]

For whatever reason, it never struck me that the newly mutated dude was supposed to be the new "Scumbug." Always liked his ex-exterminator backstory for its tragic irony and gimmicky gadgets.

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

For whatever reason, it never struck me that the newly mutated dude was supposed to be the new "Scumbug." Always liked his ex-exterminator backstory for its tragic irony and gimmicky gadgets.

Lawyers are scumbugs. I agree though.

The episode overall was a 6.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

The DVR did not go off like it was supposed to. When does this get posted on Nick.com?

Dude, I've had that happened to me before and it really annoyed the living day lights out of me!

[The Happy One]

Okey but that ep had such nice pacing and just enough character distribution and team-ups to keep me more than satisfied.
You had Karai and April, you had that splendid b-team, Leo and Mikey, Don and April (that was NATURAL), Casey and Raph and MAN! RAPH AND SPLINTER!!!
I loved that they had a moment because D and Leo usually take that spot and ugghhhh everything felt so fresh and funny!!!
Stockman was great and kept me laughing the whole way through, y'know?
Looking forward to our Mikey ep! They’ve been handling him well!
And, was it just me or is Donnie and Raph’s character FINALLY fitting right. They felt off in the first half of season 4 but I’m liking Don’s more…relaxed personality. It’s more likable actually. And Raph just HAD me the whole time

Very well done!

[lonewarrior20]

i enjoyed it. i like that karais pretty much incorporated her mutation to her self and i love that she's getting use to the turtles. not to mention her bit on baxter and his bugs wanting to eat them. i kinda thought that was a shout out to troll 2.

[TigerClaw]

I thought it was a good episode, not really into the whole bug mutant thing, which is kind of gross.

[TLP]

Lovely. I needed to see a toothy anus spew green sh*t all over Casey. I'm sure the parents at home will love having their kids see that.

[lonewarrior20]

Originally Posted by TLP

Lovely. I needed to see a toothy anus spew green sh*t all over Casey. I'm sure the parents at home will love having their kids see that.

could've been worse. remember the gross stuff ren and stimpy use to get in to?

[biganimefan]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

It's not exactly legal and if I were to try to I have to have an account at site x that has the illegal stream.

Could always just wait for it to come out on DVD. That's what I do. I usually don't bother watching it on Nick.com 'cause it's not reliable.

[Yoshimickster]

I wander if Stockman-Fly will rub it in Tiger Claw's face how better a minion he is. "I almost took out THREE main characters, AND my main project ended up succeeding so its like what-ever! You had an army of super robots, I HAD ANTS! Big ants, but still easily squished!"

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by lonewarrior20

i enjoyed it. i like that karais pretty much incorporated her mutation to her self and i love that she's getting use to the turtles. not to mention her bit on baxter and his bugs wanting to eat them. i kinda thought that was a shout out to troll 2.

Yeah, I think it's great that Karai can be her normal self and rely upon her physical training 90% of the time, but still pull out the mutant option when it suits her needs. I thought that would have probably helped her to bust out of Stockman's web though... so I'm curious if she's limited from transforming fully into her snake form.

[lonewarrior20]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Yeah, I think it's great that Karai can be her normal self and rely upon her physical training 90% of the time, but still pull out the mutant option when it suits her needs. I thought that would have probably helped her to bust out of Stockman's web though... so I'm curious if she's limited from transforming fully into her snake form.

yep or if they have her in a cell with the turtles waiting to be destroyed using her snake hands or tail to get at a hanging key on rocksteady while he falls asleep on guard duty. i know its kinda specific but i can see the writers coming up with it.

[Ursalink]

Have you noticed that, when the Turtles and April came to the rescue of Karai from the bugs, April has the same "white ninja eyes" of the turtles? I think April is really turning into the fifth Turtle after all.

[Yoshimickster]

Originally Posted by Ursalink

Have you noticed that, when the Turtles and April came to the rescue of Karai from the bugs, April has the same "white ninja eyes" of the turtles? I think April is really turning into the fifth Turtle after all.

And I am cool with that.

[ranger_scout]

This episode really reminded me of Snakes Alive! from the original series, which was really nice. However, this time around it was Raphael trying to overcome a phobia of creepy animals and Leonardo had to be rescued instead of having to save his brothers. Plus, Raph was given a meditation technique from Splinter while Leo in the original series was not given one. He just given advice that he just has to face his fears in order to overcome them, which was very important.

[ninja-zero]

I hope they retromutate those bugs.

And Shredder mutating to Super Shredder bit by bit? AWESOME!

[TigerClaw]

With all this buildup to Super Shredder, hopefully they save him for the Season 4 final.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ursalink

Have you noticed that, when the Turtles and April came to the rescue of Karai from the bugs, April has the same "white ninja eyes" of the turtles? I think April is really turning into the fifth Turtle after all.

It's gotta be the shoes!

Spoiler:

Or more likely the crystal shard.

[victory_angel]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

With all this buildup to Super Shredder, hopefully they save him for the Season 4 final.

There is supposedly an upcoming episode titled the Super Shredder, so we will be seeing him before the finale. Perhaps the Dark April events will be part of the finale.

[CyberCubed]

I loved the Turtles/Casey playing that old-school 2D sidescrolling beat 'em up at the beginning. Heh, just like the old TMNT games and Streets of Rage.