Official Ep Discussion: S3 Ep5: "In Dreams"

[victory_angel]

I guy who hasn't slept for 40 years...that physically impossible.

[Powder]

But the dream haunting, demonic beavers, giant talking turtles, psychic ginger & all that jazz are totally normal, plausible things, right?

[IndigoErth]

"You see them, too?"

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

aside from Raph's dream.

I didn't really like the episode.....It was.....okay.

would be really great to have an episode that actually had some important information in it. (that didn't involve April)

Yeah, this episode had like, no character development whatsoever. I was hoping the time at the farm house would be a good time to brush up on some character development, but it's like they are afraid to go on nomore than 25 second without something tragic happening. The only thing I really liked, was how delicate April was with Donnie when he was sleeping, cradling his head in her arms. That was cute. But, this show needs some more substance. I don't know what's happening, but why can't they just write a decent story that isn't OTT and stupid?

[Luckyday]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Yeah, this episode had like, no character development whatsoever. I was hoping the time at the farm house would be a good time to brush up on some character development, but it's like they are afraid to go on nomore than 25 second without something tragic happening. The only thing I really liked, was how delicate April was with Donnie when he was sleeping, cradling his head in her arms. That was cute. But, this show needs some more substance. I don't know what's happening, but why can't they just write a decent story that isn't OTT and stupid?

It's never going to be like it was in season 1. It's an anthology show now. Trust me, if you stop seeing this show as a whole, it becomes much more enjoyable.

[Blade Raider]

So...A Nightmare on Elm Street turned 30 this year (last Friday to be exact), Tales from the Crypt turned 25, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre turned 40. All of the guest cast are from these three franchises. Now that is how you kill three anniversaries with one episode.


Ps Got Curd?

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

So Raph misses big fights like the finale, gets turned into a flower, has zero going on with his character (he doesn't even much of a friendship with Casey anymore, he's too busy in the April/Don/Casey thing)a nd is now afraid of both cockroaches AND snakes.

How much MORE of a wimp/useless/altogether Pansy are they going to turn this guy into...seriously.

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Yeah, this episode had like, no character development whatsoever. I was hoping the time at the farm house would be a good time to brush up on some character development, but it's like they are afraid to go on nomore than 25 second without something tragic happening. The only thing I really liked, was how delicate April was with Donnie when he was sleeping, cradling his head in her arms. That was cute. But, this show needs some more substance. I don't know what's happening, but why can't they just write a decent story that isn't OTT and stupid?

Do people just hate fun?

It's a family cartoon show. There are going to be filler episodes. It happens literally all the time.

TMNT is no different.

Originally Posted by Blade Raider

So...A Nightmare on Elm Street turned 30 this year (last Friday to be exact), Tales from the Crypt turned 25, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre turned 40. All of the guest cast are from these three franchises. Now that is how you kill three anniversaries with one episode.

Kill? In what way?

Originally Posted by Ramboraph4life aka Matt

So Raph misses big fights like the finale, gets turned into a flower, has zero going on with his character (he doesn't even much of a friendship with Casey anymore, he's too busy in the April/Don/Casey thing)a nd is now afraid of both cockroaches AND snakes.

How much MORE of a wimp/useless/altogether Pansy are they going to turn this guy into...seriously.

He's no more afraid of snakes than he is of heavy metal. The Beavers didn't use the Turtles' fears against them, just scary imagery in general.

Leo isn't afraid of getting superpowers and then getting beaten up by a huge Beaver demon. They're dreams, they're not meant to be taken literally.

[Electric]

Originally Posted by Powder

But the dream haunting, demonic beavers, giant talking turtles, psychic ginger & all that jazz are totally normal, plausible things, right?

"physic ginger"

while were speaking of the impossible, so casey isnt left out, might as well add blocking a chainsaw with a wooden bat

Originally Posted by Ramboraph4life aka Matt

So Raph misses big fights like the finale, gets turned into a flower, has zero going on with his character (he doesn't even much of a friendship with Casey anymore, he's too busy in the April/Don/Casey thing)a nd is now afraid of both cockroaches AND snakes.

How much MORE of a wimp/useless/altogether Pansy are they going to turn this guy into...seriously.

firstly, the cockroach thing is similar to most other incarnations where he hates bugs. next, whos to say he fears snakes, that was just a giant serpent slithering around trying to eat him, anyone would be terrified. Would like to also point out, character wise, that raph has developed his character by trying to get leo back to health. in almost every episode so far, hes in some way trying to get leo back on his feet, and if not, hes training the other two. and, to add more, raph was involved in the finale fight, in part of the turtle mech. and in this season, he was the last turtle standing in buried secrets, getting some good fights in, oh, and in the croaking as well.

seriously, how hard are you trying to view raph as this. i understand he hasnt received a large amount of development, but come on? he's not a useless wimpy pansy youre trying to make him out to be

[Mellie]

Aww come on, Raph's nightmare was badass. I loved this episode so much.

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Mellie

Aww come on, Raph's nightmare was badass. I loved this episode so much.

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pspzqxwval.gif http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pszltxdhux.gif

F*cking Turtle metal!

[Lethal Lullaby]

XD I'm sorry, but soon as Raphael's dream started I about died. What the hell??

[Elysian Cats]

Originally Posted by Mellie

Aww come on, Raph's nightmare was badass. I loved this episode so much.

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pspzqxwval.gif http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pszltxdhux.gif

Raph's dream was so sick!!! I loved it.

This is definitely one of the better episodes I've seen of the series. I can tell that the writers and animators are having a lot of fun with the episodes this season, and it shows in the energy of the show. This episode had so many disturbing moments (Casey almost getting cut up by a chainsaw), but I still loved the surreal ending. Casey grew on me a lot in this episode because he managed to be the one to really save the day. I also enjoyed April's attention toward Donatello. I was seriously worried that after that episode where she kissed him on the lips, they were going to act like it never happened.

[Rukitron]

please tell me the monster car ep is the LAST horror movie homage ep. I'm getting tired of watching TMNT Goosebumps.

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Rukitron

please tell me the monster car ep is the LAST horror movie homage ep. I'm getting tired of watching TMNT Goosebumps.

Man I'm not. I love the horror genre. This season has been a dream.

squirrelanoids/xenomorphs and Newtralizer/Predator episodes were just the icing on the soon to be cake that is season 3.

This is the best.

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Mellie

Aww come on, Raph's nightmare was badass. I loved this episode so much.

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pspzqxwval.gif http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pszltxdhux.gif

Ahh yay, ty, was hoping those gifs would happen.

And now when I wanted to save them they refuse to load. >.>

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Rukitron

please tell me the monster car ep is the LAST horror movie homage ep. I'm getting tired of watching TMNT Goosebumps.

I wouldn't be so sure, as we know that Muckman's due to have an appearance soon, in The Noxious Offender (which I can only assume will be a Toxic Avenger parody).
Even if Muckman is a good guy, he's gross & gnarly in design. So it's reasonable to expect some horror nods & dark visuals.

[GoldenFlither]

So...maybe I shouldn't have let my kids watch this one. Even my eldest was covering his eyes during that conveyer belt scene, and he's usually quite the brave little soul. He likes to tell us "I'm not scared" when he's halfway behind the couch.

Still it was very good. That Dave Beaver was very funny. And I would like to see the Turtles start a heavy metal band. But...my goodness, easy with some of that imagery is all. (It looked like severed limbs!)

[Metalwolf]

Best episode of Season 3 so far. I loved the supernatural elements in this episode, as I was slightly worried that these Beavers would end up being glorified mutants.

Turns out that's not the case

And I agree with you TrickOrTreater, this season kicks butt.

As far as character development goes, the Turtles still seem to get quite a bit as far as I can tell. I'm not as worried as I used to be, since I know in time they will get back to New York, so I'm enjoying the ride. We're seeing a side of them that is getting 'prepped' to go back to New York, especially since the supernatural elements will likely be the same kind that prompts the vision quest. I'd rather have some not so serious episodes sprinkled in, because 'deep' and serious stuff would get boring if that was all there was.

[Karai Samurai]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

"You see them, too?"

I'm a bit surprised by the mixed reviews for this episode. This is definetly my favorite season three episode by far. While I am getting a bit bored with the horror theme, this was a great stand alone ep. Honestly, I was really hoping that the Northampton episodes would be relatively freak of the week free so we can focus on character development, but Ciro didnt hire me. Speaking of development, Raph is quickly becoming my favorite turtle. His dream was soooo bad ass (bass Donnie!) and I'm loving how caring he is with Leo. For context, Donnie was my favorite season one and I liked them equally last season. Raph takes the cake, now. More Raph and Casey, less love triangle, plz. And ugh freaking psychic ginger. While I do want to see development, I really don't care to see April's powers getting developed. I'd rather see a non-tease April with a personality than one with magical powers.

Anyway, love this episode. Not in love with this season, though.

Also, took five episodes, but I'm not missing Biggs anymore. Seth is perfect.