Howdo you feel about the Casey / April / Donnie love triangle this season? - Page 4

JH24 · 10-02-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

.......okay next season April should socialize more with the other turtles.
maybe even have individual episodes with each one.

some type of bonding time so we know she isn't just friends with Donnie.

Yeah, that would be great. Although we do know she's friends with the turtles and that they all care for her. (Mikey standing protectively in front of her when thinking Donnie wants to use her as a bait, Raph and the others protesting heavily when she offers to spy on Shredder for them, Leo trusting April to ask her advice on a girl he met, etc)

But, like you said, it would be great to see some more bonding between April and all the turtles. At times I found it odd that she only seems to be close to Donnie or that she's only hugging him.

*victory_angel* · 10-02-2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

.......okay next season April should socialize more with the other turtles.
maybe even have individual episodes with each one.

some type of bonding time so we know she isn't just friends with Donnie.

Maybe that will happen more now that Donnie is going to have an Adversarial role. I know April will be in a lot of scenes revolving around D & C. But there will be moments where there is development with Donnie and Casey by themselves. Leaving April free to interact with the other Turtles.

*BabyTurtles* · 10-02-2013, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by victory_angel

Maybe that will happen more now that Donnie is going to have an Adversarial role. I know April will be in a lot of scenes revolving around D & C. But there will be moments where there is development with Donnie and Casey by themselves. Leaving April free to interact with the other Turtles.

if that's were this love triangle is going then I'm all for it.

Konchadunga · 10-02-2013, 03:56 PM

All for a full fourth of the gang being away venting at a human, while another human becomes the unofficial fourth member? I sure as shell am not all for that.

What it all comes down to is that this was a stupid idea that opened up a whole can of worms. If they're trying to appeal to horny teen boys by making one of their characters relatable, they failed because these same boys don't like their action cartoons occupied by this romance stuff. If they're trying to teach the lesson that you can't always get what you want, then they failed because the specific reason Don can't doesn't apply to any viewers. If they hope to avoid accusations of being creepy by putting April with a human instead, then they're quite a bit too late for that.

*BabyTurtles* · 10-02-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Konchadunga

All for a full fourth of the gang being away venting at a human, while another human becomes the unofficial fourth member? I sure as shell am not all for that.

wait wha??

XD can you rephrase that....

Konchadunga · 10-02-2013, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

wait wha??

XD can you rephrase that....

I'm saying that giving April more time to interact with the turtles is not in any way worth one of the turtles being occupied fighting with Casey.

*victory_angel* · 10-02-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Konchadunga

I'm saying that giving April more time to interact with the turtles is not in any way worth one of the turtles being occupied fighting with Casey.

Just because Donnie and Casey each wish the other would take a one way trip to the moon, doesn't mean they are going to be fighting every time they are alone together. There is bound to be some tolerantly friendly interaction between them.

Konchadunga · 10-02-2013, 06:09 PM

Not necessarily. But then, just because Don has a crush on April doesn't necessaily mean that will dominate their time onscreen together; however, that is usually exactly what happens. So given he's that obsessed with April, do you expect him to forget that obsession when Casey steals her? I don't see how he would.

~~Leo656~~ · 10-03-2013, 01:24 AM

ORRRR.... they could STFU about puppy-love and focus on fighting bad guys?

'Cause after Young Justice, I'm kinda SO over "good guys on the same team fighting or arguing with each other all the time". And this show, frankly, ain't gonna do it half as good.

*Coola Yagami* · 10-03-2013, 09:00 AM

I kinda doubt it will go anywhere since it still a b or even a c plot at best. The main focus will still be all the kazillion mutants nick promised for season 2. And whatever shenanigans mikey is up to.

Konchadunga · 10-03-2013, 07:42 PM

Gee; that makes me feel so much better!

tylerdavies · 10-03-2013, 08:08 PM

A lot of you guys seem really upset about this whole love triangle thing. I feel you all have no faith that Nick can make a solid tmnt cartoon. Be realistic, is a teenage girl going to have sex with Donatello(an ugly mutant turtle), or Casey who April falls for in every other incarnation. I have faith can Nick can make something really awesome of this rivalry

*Coola Yagami* · 10-03-2013, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tylerdavies

A lot of you guys seem really upset about this whole love triangle thing. I feel you all have no faith that Nick can make a solid tmnt cartoon. Be realistic, is a teenage girl going to have sex with Donatello(an ugly mutant turtle), or Casey who April falls for in every other incarnation. I have faith can Nick can make something really awesome of this rivalry

If you were more realistic you'd see April isn't going to be having sex at all in a kids show. Especially when she's underage. You all have to get the whole sex angle out of your heads when it comes to romance in cartoons. Who's banging Korra? When's the last time we saw Aladdin nailing Jasmine or miss martian blowing super boy in young justice? These are kids shows. Leave the sex out of it.

Technogeek29 · 10-03-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tylerdavies

A lot of you guys seem really upset about this whole love triangle thing. I feel you all have no faith that Nick can make a solid tmnt cartoon. Be realistic, is a teenage girl going to have sex with Donatello(an ugly mutant turtle), or Casey who April falls for in every other incarnation. I have faith can Nick can make something really awesome of this rivalry

After various scenes in Season 1 I've found no reason not to be worried. Leo is beating out Donnie as my favorite Turtle right now.

*victory_angel* · 10-03-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

If you were more realistic you'd see April isn't going to be having sex at all in a kids show. Especially when she's underage. You all have to get the whole sex angle out of your heads when it comes to romance in cartoons. Who's banging Korra? When's the last time we saw Aladdin nailing Jasmine or miss martian blowing super boy in young justice? These are kids shows. Leave the sex out of it.

I agree. If you want to hear about April doing the Horizontal shuffle with (insert character here) that is what fanfiction is for. On the TV show that itself is an unknown concept and it never will go beyond hugging or maybe kissing in show.

Really I don't see what all the fuss is about. Donnie having a crush on April, I can see why people would have problems with it because Donnie acts like an idiot when he's with April. And April has spent majority of her time on screen with Donnie because he's the Turtle who has bonded with her the most. But the largely one sided crush isn't what defines these characters. Donnie is still the kindhearted genius he's been in previous incarnations, and his feelings for April makes him feel like he should prove himself worthy of her heart and in turn prove who he is as a warrior to his brothers.

Ciro has explained at Power-Con that Leo, Donnie, and Raph have a Kirk/Spock/McCoy relationship.

Much like Spock, Donnie does express a level of intelligence that exceeds those around him. However every once in a while his human side comes out. And April is one of the moment's Donnie's human-side presents itself.

With April she is becoming strong and independent and we have more to learn about who she is as a character in the upcoming season. So far she see's Donnie as nothing more then a brother figure as well as her best friend. Yes there were opportunities the show writers should have taken with her character in the first season, but I have faith the Nick Writers will come up with an explanation for her story that makes it all worth it. And maybe a conclusion to the Love triangle that will meet everyone can agree with.

*BabyTurtles* · 10-04-2013, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by tylerdavies

A lot of you guys seem really upset about this whole love triangle thing. I feel you all have no faith that Nick can make a solid tmnt cartoon. Be realistic, is a teenage girl going to have sex with Donatello(an ugly mutant turtle), or Casey who April falls for in every other incarnation. I have faith can Nick can make something really awesome of this rivalry

....with how they treated Donnie's crush in season 1...I kinda don't have faith in them when it comes to the love stuff

but I do have faith that they'll make everything else awesome like the brotherly love, fighting ect.

Konchadunga · 10-04-2013, 02:09 PM

I'm not dreading any "Ew" factor here. What I'm dreading is more time-killing, of the sort that Season 1 had too much of.

In fact, not for the first time, I am reminded of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. Now, I liked it, though mostly because I'm a lifelong Scooby fan, despite seeing the huge flaws of the series. Yet it annoyed me that the show was constantly teasing an Indiana Jones-esque story arc, yet for most of the series, it never did more than tease; it just had the villain-of-the-week junk take up most of its time. I've often felt the same way about this show's plot progress; we get a lot of dispensable episodic stuff, with only lip-service paid to the greater implications of what's going on with the Foot and the Kraang and April, but now, I'm also reminded of another problem I had with SDMI; the romantic angle that went on and on, but never went anywhere. Much as that show did with Velma; throwing her nerdy characteristics in backseat in favor of stalker behavior, this show has done to Donatello. It's not funny; it's annoying. I still like it better than Technobabble Donatello, but at some point, he does need to do more machines.

*Coola Yagami* · 10-04-2013, 07:35 PM

Don does machines almost every episode... Though I love that he works on actual ninja stuff too like the smoke bombs. That's awesome.

People mentioning opening a can of worms have to remember these scripts have been written out and worked out in advance. They know what they're doing and they know how the don/April thing is gonna work out before they even started it. By the time season 2 airs half the episodes are already finished or working out the last minute tweaks here and there before airing. Season 3 is probably halfway written out by now. So let's kick back and relax and see whet the season takes us.

Some if you act as if they make a new episode a week and have no idea what to do for next week. Relax and go with the flow dudes.

*BubblyShell22* · 10-05-2013, 08:37 AM

Exactly my thoughts Mark. Season 2 is done, and they're already working on season 3, so they definitely have a clear idea of where they want things to go. I really like the fact that Casey will be developed slowly and we'll learn more about him as the episodes progress. I'm not worried about this romance thing at all. April has developed into a good character as we've seen in quite a few episodes. Hell, she kneed Karai in Showdown instead of just struggling to get free, so you know she's not afraid to fight back. I think a lot of you are just focused on the fact that she's had more time with Donnie than the other Turtles. This is true, but that could change in season 2. Just be patient and let things come as they may.

BigMike322 · 10-05-2013, 02:54 PM

I'm not down with the Donnie has a crush on April storyline. It just seems dumb to me.

10-02-2013, 03:56 PM	#64
Konchadunga Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 912	All for a full fourth of the gang being away venting at a human, while another human becomes the unofficial fourth member? I sure as shell am not all for that. What it all comes down to is that this was a stupid idea that opened up a whole can of worms. If they're trying to appeal to horny teen boys by making one of their characters relatable, they failed because these same boys don't like their action cartoons occupied by this romance stuff. If they're trying to teach the lesson that you can't always get what you want, then they failed because the specific reason Don can't doesn't apply to any viewers. If they hope to avoid accusations of being creepy by putting April with a human instead, then they're quite a bit too late for that. __________________ Last edited by Konchadunga; 10-02-2013 at 04:04 PM.

10-02-2013, 06:09 PM	#68
Konchadunga Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 912	Not necessarily. But then, just because Don has a crush on April doesn't necessaily mean that will dominate their time onscreen together; however, that is usually exactly what happens. So given he's that obsessed with April, do you expect him to forget that obsession when Casey steals her? I don't see how he would. __________________

10-03-2013, 09:00 AM	#70
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,709	I kinda doubt it will go anywhere since it still a b or even a c plot at best. The main focus will still be all the kazillion mutants nick promised for season 2. And whatever shenanigans mikey is up to. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

10-03-2013, 07:42 PM	#71
Konchadunga Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 912	Gee; that makes me feel so much better! __________________

10-04-2013, 02:09 PM	#77
Konchadunga Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 912	I'm not dreading any "Ew" factor here. What I'm dreading is more time-killing, of the sort that Season 1 had too much of. In fact, not for the first time, I am reminded of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. Now, I liked it, though mostly because I'm a lifelong Scooby fan, despite seeing the huge flaws of the series. Yet it annoyed me that the show was constantly teasing an Indiana Jones-esque story arc, yet for most of the series, it never did more than tease; it just had the villain-of-the-week junk take up most of its time. I've often felt the same way about this show's plot progress; we get a lot of dispensable episodic stuff, with only lip-service paid to the greater implications of what's going on with the Foot and the Kraang and April, but now, I'm also reminded of another problem I had with SDMI; the romantic angle that went on and on, but never went anywhere. Much as that show did with Velma; throwing her nerdy characteristics in backseat in favor of stalker behavior, this show has done to Donatello. It's not funny; it's annoying. I still like it better than Technobabble Donatello, but at some point, he does need to do more machines. __________________ Last edited by Konchadunga; 10-04-2013 at 05:02 PM.

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10-03-2013, 01:24 AM	#69
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	ORRRR.... they could STFU about puppy-love and focus on fighting bad guys? 'Cause after Young Justice, I'm kinda SO over "good guys on the same team fighting or arguing with each other all the time". And this show, frankly, ain't gonna do it half as good.

10-03-2013, 08:08 PM	#72
tylerdavies Thug Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 80	A lot of you guys seem really upset about this whole love triangle thing. I feel you all have no faith that Nick can make a solid tmnt cartoon. Be realistic, is a teenage girl going to have sex with Donatello(an ugly mutant turtle), or Casey who April falls for in every other incarnation. I have faith can Nick can make something really awesome of this rivalry

10-04-2013, 07:35 PM	#78
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,709	Don does machines almost every episode... Though I love that he works on actual ninja stuff too like the smoke bombs. That's awesome. People mentioning opening a can of worms have to remember these scripts have been written out and worked out in advance. They know what they're doing and they know how the don/April thing is gonna work out before they even started it. By the time season 2 airs half the episodes are already finished or working out the last minute tweaks here and there before airing. Season 3 is probably halfway written out by now. So let's kick back and relax and see whet the season takes us. Some if you act as if they make a new episode a week and have no idea what to do for next week. Relax and go with the flow dudes. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

10-05-2013, 08:37 AM	#79
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Exactly my thoughts Mark. Season 2 is done, and they're already working on season 3, so they definitely have a clear idea of where they want things to go. I really like the fact that Casey will be developed slowly and we'll learn more about him as the episodes progress. I'm not worried about this romance thing at all. April has developed into a good character as we've seen in quite a few episodes. Hell, she kneed Karai in Showdown instead of just struggling to get free, so you know she's not afraid to fight back. I think a lot of you are just focused on the fact that she's had more time with Donnie than the other Turtles. This is true, but that could change in season 2. Just be patient and let things come as they may. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

10-05-2013, 02:54 PM	#80
BigMike322 Thug Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 79	I'm not down with the Donnie has a crush on April storyline. It just seems dumb to me.