New Ep Discussion: "The Darkness Within" - Page 4

*Mecha Cow* · 01-31-2005, 10:03 AM

Can't say I liked this episode much, it felt rushed and some parts were really cliché.

I was surprised at how dark the episode was though (Dark in the 'mature' sense; Use of the word 'kill', the indian being stabbed, Splinter being crushed and stabbed, etc.).

*Kazari* · 01-31-2005, 10:17 AM

Yeah I was shocked by that too.

Turtleman100 · 01-31-2005, 10:23 AM

Beside the short zombie fight that I like. Everything else was boring to me that is. Was it me or did this episode was all about leo.

*Kazari* · 01-31-2005, 10:31 AM

Probably

Could be the reason why I was so bored.

Turtleman100 · 01-31-2005, 01:44 PM

That episode should of air on halloween. I think that how you spell it

*J Legault* · 01-31-2005, 04:44 PM

Atleast we can see Klunk is now living with the TMNT, not sure if Splinter would allow that, since i figure he hates cats because he's a rat.

I'm not too sure, so we might just wait to see his reactions to the little animal.

**Jo Dawn** · 01-31-2005, 05:02 PM

*reads through reviews*

Hmm... From what I'm reading, it seems that it mighta been good that I chose not to watch. Only because, if I would have stopped what I WAS doing to watch and didn't like it, I woulda been majorly ticked. Eh. Maybe I'll catch it on CN. Don't think I have anything to do that night.

Oh, and I STILL haven't watched the Christmas Aliens or the episode from the week before. Hmm...

And, I keep seeing a reoccurance of people comparing this to Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Carribean. Pirates, is okay (though I don't really like blatant rip offs). LotR, however...

Dunno if I want TMNT being put in a category with them, as it were. Combining them.

Oh! And, totally off topic. I saw a comedian mention TMNT in his bit, hehe. On Comedy Central. Small little one liner about Chef Boyardee TMNT S'getties. Heh.

*Kazari* · 01-31-2005, 05:45 PM

LOL that person would be me, JD! *hides*

**Jo Dawn** · 01-31-2005, 05:53 PM

Hehe, oh its okay! I thought someone else did, too. Hmm. I must be losing it. Hehe. My big thing isn't with you saying it (I'm glad I know that it's like those movies) but I just, well, wasn't all that thrilled with LotR, soooo....

*Kazari* · 01-31-2005, 06:02 PM

LOL I use to be...when it first came out but after the 2nd movie, I am just like "Heh." I am just saying I saw some similar elements in the episode that's all.

*R-iZZy* · 01-31-2005, 11:29 PM

Man, everyone expects like epic masterpieces for a show on a channel called "4Kids". I can't complain, there isn't much you can do. Your target audience is mainly kids still using crayons. Anyway, I enjoyed this episode! Everyone is so uptight about this, I can't seem to figure out why, because there was action, a nice plot, action, mystery, action, *pauses* and also ACTION!

I was a little freaked to see Leo's kitana actually go through Splinter, and you could actually hear the kitana go through. I was like... WOW! I actually thought Don's nightmare was pretty hectic, because Donny seems to have this connection with human life (Kirby, April, Casey, The Profressor). I think he has a compassion for humanlife, and witnessing little Angel fall to her death, her main goal to meet her brother now being over, might have been a little traumatic. Maybe you guys couldn't care about the nightmare, but it was about how it would effect Donny, not the audience. And I frankly felt that an incident like that would send Donny to his knees.

As for the old guy melting at the end.... eh, that was a little weird. But whatever. I dunno, I felt a whole Legend of Zelda thing to this episode.

*TigerClaw* · 02-01-2005, 12:06 AM

This episode was interesting, Especially the nightmare scenes, Leonardo had it bad with his, Anyways, Raph's nightmare was interesting, It was almost a throwback to that scene in Empire Strike Back when luke goes to train to be a jedi, And see this being that looks like Vader, Lopping the head off with the saber, And seeing his own face inside the helmet, It's basically telling us that Raph has to fight his inner demons.

*J Legault* · 02-01-2005, 08:20 AM

That fear sure told Raph something about him as the new Shredder.

Maybe it'll prevent him from becoming evil later in the future. But that would be like preventing Anakin from becoming Darth Vadar wouldn't it?

*Kazari* · 02-01-2005, 08:34 AM

LOL Yeah like Empire Strikes Back when Luke took out Vader and saw that it was himself.

blue_angel99 · 02-01-2005, 10:08 AM

What a cool and creepy episode! I give it 1 9/10. Klunk appearing was a nice surprise. I guess Mikey didn't let the orphan girl keep it

I was also surprised by some of the scenes like that white dude killing the indian, leo stabbing splinter. Me thinks they won't show this episode on fox again! The dream scenes could have been better.
Donny's didn't make sense. Now if it were April he saw then...

Raph's kind of made sense. Does he think he is evil like the shredder?
Mikey's was weird. He must be close to Leo
Leo of course has a splinter dream cause he doesn't fear anything i guess

I was a sad to see all the victims of the alien. Greed and lust do rule the hearts of man.

Brinatello · 02-01-2005, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue_angel99

Donny's didn't make sense. Now if it were April he saw then...

Am I the only one who understood Don's vision? He deeply cares for their human friends and is his fear is losing them! What's so hard not to understand? Eh? Eh? Eh....

*Kazari* · 02-01-2005, 12:31 PM

I figured it out Brina! It took me awhile but Kali's analysis helped me see it *laughs*

*Anarchistguy* · 02-01-2005, 01:00 PM

I just saw it

PRETTY DAMN SWEET EPISODE!!!

This has got to be the most UNDERRATED episode ever. Pretty dark, violent and everything I wanted to see in a TMNT cartoon.

Hell Yeah!

Old guy's death

Sweeeeet!!!

**Machias Banshee** · 02-01-2005, 02:05 PM

Dude....

You've GOT to post those in the Screen cap thread!!!!!

*loves the pics!!!!*

Brinatello · 02-01-2005, 02:46 PM

It would be awesome if someone could animate the old man dying! Yes, I'm very strange, I know it!

View Poll Results: Can you see the Darkness Within?
He STABBED Splinter! dies	15	53.57%
This just Screamed Illuminati...	1	3.57%
"Gross, Gross Gross!" girly scream	7	25.00%
Fools, you cannot kill the dead!	5	17.86%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

01-31-2005, 10:03 AM	#61
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Can't say I liked this episode much, it felt rushed and some parts were really cliché. I was surprised at how dark the episode was though (Dark in the 'mature' sense; Use of the word 'kill', the indian being stabbed, Splinter being crushed and stabbed, etc.). __________________

01-31-2005, 10:17 AM	#62
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	Yeah I was shocked by that too. __________________ is an official Drako hater

01-31-2005, 10:23 AM	#63
Turtleman100 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Planet Earth CA Posts: 329	Beside the short zombie fight that I like. Everything else was boring to me that is. Was it me or did this episode was all about leo. __________________ Don: I'm trying to blend here.

01-31-2005, 10:31 AM	#64
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	Probably Could be the reason why I was so bored. __________________ is an official Drako hater

01-31-2005, 01:44 PM	#65
Turtleman100 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Planet Earth CA Posts: 329	That episode should of air on halloween. I think that how you spell it __________________ Don: I'm trying to blend here.

01-31-2005, 04:44 PM	#66
J Legault Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: West Coast Posts: 2,054	Atleast we can see Klunk is now living with the TMNT, not sure if Splinter would allow that, since i figure he hates cats because he's a rat. I'm not too sure, so we might just wait to see his reactions to the little animal. __________________ I am a fan of TMNT and I'm still one today. I got into the habbit back in 1992 or 93' when I was little. I would like to thank my 2 year older cousin for getting me in the habbit. 2001 was when I revised my knowledge on TMNT. And today I'm a bigger fan than I was years ago. I have all 3 TMNT Movies, current Toon, and old school Toon on DVD.

01-31-2005, 05:02 PM	#67
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	reads through reviews Hmm... From what I'm reading, it seems that it mighta been good that I chose not to watch. Only because, if I would have stopped what I WAS doing to watch and didn't like it, I woulda been majorly ticked. Eh. Maybe I'll catch it on CN. Don't think I have anything to do that night. Oh, and I STILL haven't watched the Christmas Aliens or the episode from the week before. Hmm... And, I keep seeing a reoccurance of people comparing this to Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Carribean. Pirates, is okay (though I don't really like blatant rip offs). LotR, however... Dunno if I want TMNT being put in a category with them, as it were. Combining them. Oh! And, totally off topic. I saw a comedian mention TMNT in his bit, hehe. On Comedy Central. Small little one liner about Chef Boyardee TMNT S'getties. Heh. __________________

01-31-2005, 05:45 PM	#68
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	LOL that person would be me, JD! hides __________________ is an official Drako hater

01-31-2005, 05:53 PM	#69
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Hehe, oh its okay! I thought someone else did, too. Hmm. I must be losing it. Hehe. My big thing isn't with you saying it (I'm glad I know that it's like those movies) but I just, well, wasn't all that thrilled with LotR, soooo.... __________________

01-31-2005, 06:02 PM	#70
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	LOL I use to be...when it first came out but after the 2nd movie, I am just like "Heh." I am just saying I saw some similar elements in the episode that's all. __________________ is an official Drako hater

01-31-2005, 11:29 PM	#71
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	Man, everyone expects like epic masterpieces for a show on a channel called "4Kids". I can't complain, there isn't much you can do. Your target audience is mainly kids still using crayons. Anyway, I enjoyed this episode! Everyone is so uptight about this, I can't seem to figure out why, because there was action, a nice plot, action, mystery, action, pauses and also ACTION! I was a little freaked to see Leo's kitana actually go through Splinter, and you could actually hear the kitana go through. I was like... WOW! I actually thought Don's nightmare was pretty hectic, because Donny seems to have this connection with human life (Kirby, April, Casey, The Profressor). I think he has a compassion for humanlife, and witnessing little Angel fall to her death, her main goal to meet her brother now being over, might have been a little traumatic. Maybe you guys couldn't care about the nightmare, but it was about how it would effect Donny, not the audience. And I frankly felt that an incident like that would send Donny to his knees. As for the old guy melting at the end.... eh, that was a little weird. But whatever. I dunno, I felt a whole Legend of Zelda thing to this episode. __________________

02-01-2005, 12:06 AM	#72
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 14,160	This episode was interesting, Especially the nightmare scenes, Leonardo had it bad with his, Anyways, Raph's nightmare was interesting, It was almost a throwback to that scene in Empire Strike Back when luke goes to train to be a jedi, And see this being that looks like Vader, Lopping the head off with the saber, And seeing his own face inside the helmet, It's basically telling us that Raph has to fight his inner demons.

02-01-2005, 08:20 AM	#73
J Legault Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: West Coast Posts: 2,054	That fear sure told Raph something about him as the new Shredder. Maybe it'll prevent him from becoming evil later in the future. But that would be like preventing Anakin from becoming Darth Vadar wouldn't it? __________________ I am a fan of TMNT and I'm still one today. I got into the habbit back in 1992 or 93' when I was little. I would like to thank my 2 year older cousin for getting me in the habbit. 2001 was when I revised my knowledge on TMNT. And today I'm a bigger fan than I was years ago. I have all 3 TMNT Movies, current Toon, and old school Toon on DVD.

02-01-2005, 08:34 AM	#74
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	LOL Yeah like Empire Strikes Back when Luke took out Vader and saw that it was himself. __________________ is an official Drako hater

02-01-2005, 10:08 AM	#75
blue_angel99 Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 382	What a cool and creepy episode! I give it 1 9/10. Klunk appearing was a nice surprise. I guess Mikey didn't let the orphan girl keep it I was also surprised by some of the scenes like that white dude killing the indian, leo stabbing splinter. Me thinks they won't show this episode on fox again! The dream scenes could have been better. Donny's didn't make sense. Now if it were April he saw then... Raph's kind of made sense. Does he think he is evil like the shredder? Mikey's was weird. He must be close to Leo Leo of course has a splinter dream cause he doesn't fear anything i guess I was a sad to see all the victims of the alien. Greed and lust do rule the hearts of man. __________________

02-01-2005, 12:31 PM	#77
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	I figured it out Brina! It took me awhile but Kali's analysis helped me see it laughs __________________ is an official Drako hater

02-01-2005, 01:00 PM	#78
Anarchistguy Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada (This country is too peaceful, Something's up...) Posts: 2,137	I just saw it PRETTY DAMN SWEET EPISODE!!! This has got to be the most UNDERRATED episode ever. Pretty dark, violent and everything I wanted to see in a TMNT cartoon. Hell Yeah! Old guy's death Sweeeeet!!! __________________ M.D.K. Maim! Destroy! Kill!!! "When my time comes, I wanna be buried face down, so those who don't like me can kiss my ass!" Last edited by Anarchistguy; 02-01-2005 at 03:04 PM.

02-01-2005, 02:05 PM	#79
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Dude.... You've GOT to post those in the Screen cap thread!!!!! loves the pics!!!!

02-01-2005, 02:46 PM	#80
Brinatello Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 446	It would be awesome if someone could animate the old man dying! Yes, I'm very strange, I know it!