Official Ep Discussion: S3 Ep9: "Return to New York" - Page 6

*Vicky82* · 01-25-2015, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Donatello19

Leo wouldn't let Mikey come along with him, Raph and Donnie to explore the abandoned lair, even though he wanted to help.

Yeah but I explained that in a previous post. They probably be worried he would of got too excited or maybe wondered off to his bedroom when the place could be dangerous as they haven't been there for months. Or they didn't want him getting upset because if Splinter was in the lair they wouldn't know what state he was in.

They were only protecting him that was it.

Mikey did admit later he wanted his stuff back.

*VaughnMichael* · 01-25-2015, 03:18 PM

Hands down this was my favorite episode of the season so far!
And these may be my favorite versions of the Shredder Clones in any series.
They looked so bad ass but I loved how Splinter took them down.
Also was anyone else wondering what other creatures Baxter had in those glass habitats?

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Anyone catch the line of Baxter working on retromutagen to try to change himself back into a human?

Yes loved that!

*BubblyShell22* · 01-25-2015, 03:32 PM

Awesome episode. It's amazing that Splinter lost his mind and became his rat self, but at least he was restored. Loved the Shredder clones and how Leo stopped Splinter from fighting Shredder in the end. The reunion was touching just as I thought it would be. Oh, and Leo was shown having two swords when he said, "We have to find a place to hang our masks, Sensei." So he magically did get them back. And I loved how Mikey found Antonio's as the place to hide. As for Mikey's treatment, I think it was more that they were protecting him and making sure he wouldn't do anything rash like touch anything since he's prone to that. Overall, an awesome episode for sure. Loved it.

yellowmario27 · 01-25-2015, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Donatello19

Leo wouldn't let Mikey come along with him, Raph and Donnie to explore the abandoned lair, even though he wanted to help.

i think it was because he was being too loud, Leo had to shush him before that scene also iirc

i don't think it's that big a deal tbh, Casey and April stayed behind too

Bloxxsaur · 01-25-2015, 03:41 PM

Loved the new episode, excuse the lack of sig and portrait, I only post rarely.

Apart from the change of scenery, the smaller things are what really made me enjoy this episode and anticipate upcoming ones.
The new intro is the biggest exiting change- the spirit quest outfits parts especially were good, and are hopefully a sign that they will be appearing again.
I like how mature Leo seems as a leader- he stops Casey from attacking the foot, he leaves Mikey with the others so his enthusiasm doesn't compromise them, e just gets everyone more organised, and no-one complains!
Mikey stops panicking halfway through being dragged around by Baxter and stops him, as well as taking the initiative with the smokebomb was cool.
Also, Leo lost his swords- a sign that the turtles are going to use their spirit quest weapons instead? Hopefully.

Definitely the best episode of the season for me- I can't wait till next week.

Keroscene · 01-25-2015, 03:43 PM

Maybe too much plot in this. There wasn't really any time to absorb anything - the horror of what the Kraang did to NYC, the shock of Splinter being feral, the devastation at the lair, etc. Could have been a two-parter really.

*Luckyday* · 01-25-2015, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by neatoman

Karai is still shown as a villain, I guess they'll alter that part soon enough to fit Bebop, Rocksteady and Hun. Or maybe Karai goes back to being a villain, who knows?

What if the mutation gave her amnesia and she doesn't remember her name or who she is and every time when she tries to remember, it makes her go a little snake crazy?

Dash · 01-25-2015, 03:57 PM

Good episode, nice to get back to NYC. Read all the comments made on the episode so far..agreed I'd like to have seen Leo and Shredder have a moment to glance at each other or something, other than that I really enjoyed it. Like most I was just happy to get Splinter back in the same episode! though for a moment it was indeed going to be dragged out etc. Did anyone notice that after Leo lost his swords he magically had them back when they escaped in the Party wagon? bit of a shame

I'd hoped for a moment we were shown that doe a reason!! much like the time Raph throws them and stomps to the surface back when he meets Casey then suddenly has them again! not that its a major thing, just bugs me they'd show it then he has them back making it pointless! Looking forward to next week for sure!!

travelingcat · 01-25-2015, 04:03 PM

About Leo's swords, he could have another pair in the van. They've had their weapons break before and they weren't going back to the farmhouse, so maybe they forged another set before going back to NYC just in case.

Ravenshell · 01-25-2015, 04:09 PM

Man, that ep! They crammed so much in there... and yet, I feel like the pacing was better than last week's...

They're holing up in the "fortified" pizza place--was that a little Shaun of the Dead ref?

LOVE the new intro... I was wondering when we'd get a change other than having the blimp over the city.

Can't wait to see Mondo in the show.

aliena · 01-25-2015, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by yellowmario27

I loved this episode!

I don't know why if its because we haven't really seen Leo in a real ~Leader mode~ for a while, but he seems different. Def more mature. Maybe it's just the voice

Seeing Master Splinter all crazy was weird.....was not expecting that. Wonder what happened...Did Karai just save him from drowning then split...hmmmm

Also question, there was a point in the episode where they were in the lair, and Leo tells Mikey to stay with April and Casey while him and the others go explore the lair....does anyone wonder why?

cannot wait to rematch this in a few days.

I felt they left Mikey behind because, yet again, they thought he'd screw things up. I'm getting so tired of them thinking that about him. There needs to be times when he's more mature and serious, but they want to keep him the goofy one for laughs I guess. And can someone else accidentally sound the alarm by accident? It's always Mikey. It's getting old.

aliena · 01-25-2015, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zulithe

So where will Leo get a replacement set of swords?

he's clearly shown with some in the clip for the next episode

why go through the trouble of showing him breaking one and then losing one if they are just going to be replaced so easily? Do you guys think it will be a part of the story in any way or will he just magically have them back?

He did have them magically back. He was wearing them in the scene right after he lost them. I hate when they lose their weapons and in the next scene they have them back on. That happens almost all the time.

zipper · 01-25-2015, 04:54 PM

Loved this episode! I was geeking out watching it with my wife. She thinks that bugs and weird looking mutants are ugly though, so she didn't like Stockman fly, and she thought I was funny because of how excited I was and how much I was into this episode. I missed Stockman working on retro-mutagen, I'll have to rewatch the episode.

Speaking of Stockman, is this the first time he spoke as a mutant? I thought he was more of a Bayformers Bumblebee before. It was cool to hear his voice again.

*BabyTurtles* · 01-25-2015, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by aliena

I felt they left Mikey behind because, yet again, they thought he'd screw things up. I'm getting so tired of them thinking that about him. There needs to be times when he's more mature and serious, but they want to keep him the goofy one for laughs I guess. And can someone else accidentally sound the alarm by accident? It's always Mikey. It's getting old.

that makes me so upset....after 6 episodes dedicated to Mikey trying to prove himself you'd think he'd be more mature by now.

you can be the goofball without being the screwup.

look at Flash from JLA

*Ninturtle* · 01-25-2015, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by zipper

Loved this episode! I was geeking out watching it with my wife. She thinks that bugs and weird looking mutants are ugly though, so she didn't like Stockman fly, and she thought I was funny because of how excited I was and how much I was into this episode. I missed Stockman working on retro-mutagen, I'll have to rewatch the episode.

Speaking of Stockman, is this the first time he spoke as a mutant? I thought he was more of a Bayformers Bumblebee before. It was cool to hear his voice again.

he talked in the lonley mutation of baxter stockman and in vengeance is mine.

Nasubionna · 01-25-2015, 05:20 PM

Loved the episode and new intro! Super pumped to watch it, and I'm pleased with how nearly everything turned out here. I think my only nitpick was that I wish Dr. Cluckingsworth, M.D. had returned to N.Y. with them, but that's OK. I just hope it's not the last we see of her!

I thought for sure that Donnie would build the blimp out at the farmhouse, what with Mikey suggesting they "build a giant balloon" in the "Eyes of the Chimera" episode and the fact that they had a geyser full of (presumably) hot air right there. But obviously they're going to introduce the blimp in a different way.
I've been enjoying season 3 for the most part, but I am pretty darn excited that the Turtles are back in N.Y., ready to kick some ass and take some names!

TMNTFOREVA · 01-25-2015, 05:53 PM

I loved this episode so much! I was dancing and singing "THANK GOODNESS THEY BACK!!!!!!!!!!"

yellowmario27 · 01-25-2015, 05:56 PM

I think a lot of you guys are forgetting that Mikey is loud when he isn't supposed to be

For instance, on the drive to New York he's freaking out once they get stopped, and Raph has to put his hand over Mikey's mouth in order for him to stop talking, so the Kraang people wouldn't hear them in the backseat.

and then again, he comes up to the front seat and makes a comment of being controlled by aliens(?), and one of the bros pushes him back down

THEN again, mikey says loudly after exiting the van and Leo has to shush him and tells him to be inn "full ninja mode"

So i think leo was justified when he told him to stay back.
I only noticed all this after the second viewing tho.

aliena · 01-25-2015, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by yellowmario27

I think a lot of you guys are forgetting that Mikey is loud when he isn't supposed to be

For instance, on the drive to New York he's freaking out once they get stopped, and Raph has to put his hand over Mikey's mouth in order for him to stop talking, so the Kraang people wouldn't hear them in the backseat.

and then again, he comes up to the front seat and makes a comment of being controlled by aliens(?), and one of the bros pushes him back down

THEN again, mikey says loudly after exiting the van and Leo has to shush him and tells him to be inn "full ninja mode"

So i think leo was justified when he told him to stay back.
I only noticed all this after the second viewing tho.

Someone else on here also pointed out all the good things Mikey did in the episode too, which I hadn't really realized at first. He was just really excited to get home, kind of like we were for them. Seems a lot of us were shouting and jumping around too.

I don't blame him.

I just hope he can have times where he saves the day too. I think just tacking on a bit more dialogue on Leo's part would have saved that moment. Like "You're too excited to go in there right now." OR "We need someone out here in case we're ambushed." Anything would have helped rather than just ordering him to stay like a dog, rather than a trained Ninja.

*IndigoErth* · 01-25-2015, 06:50 PM

Boy learned nothing from the previous episode... Back to the woods with him.

View Poll Results: Please don't try and eat my face anymore!
New Intro and new wheels! Woohoo!	51	70.83%
Splinter is kinda disturbing in just his skivvies... :\	8	11.11%
Oh look... Super April finds/saves/cures Splinter... yippee.	6	8.33%
After seeing those Shredder clones, I have the strongest craving for seafood...	7	9.72%
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01-25-2015, 03:32 PM	#103
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Awesome episode. It's amazing that Splinter lost his mind and became his rat self, but at least he was restored. Loved the Shredder clones and how Leo stopped Splinter from fighting Shredder in the end. The reunion was touching just as I thought it would be. Oh, and Leo was shown having two swords when he said, "We have to find a place to hang our masks, Sensei." So he magically did get them back. And I loved how Mikey found Antonio's as the place to hide. As for Mikey's treatment, I think it was more that they were protecting him and making sure he wouldn't do anything rash like touch anything since he's prone to that. Overall, an awesome episode for sure. Loved it. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

01-25-2015, 04:03 PM	#109
travelingcat Thug Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: NC Posts: 64	About Leo's swords, he could have another pair in the van. They've had their weapons break before and they weren't going back to the farmhouse, so maybe they forged another set before going back to NYC just in case. __________________

01-25-2015, 05:20 PM	#116
Nasubionna Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: western Washington state Posts: 175	Loved the episode and new intro! Super pumped to watch it, and I'm pleased with how nearly everything turned out here. I think my only nitpick was that I wish Dr. Cluckingsworth, M.D. had returned to N.Y. with them, but that's OK. I just hope it's not the last we see of her! I thought for sure that Donnie would build the blimp out at the farmhouse, what with Mikey suggesting they "build a giant balloon" in the "Eyes of the Chimera" episode and the fact that they had a geyser full of (presumably) hot air right there. But obviously they're going to introduce the blimp in a different way. I've been enjoying season 3 for the most part, but I am pretty darn excited that the Turtles are back in N.Y., ready to kick some ass and take some names! __________________ http://nasubionna.deviantart.com

01-25-2015, 05:53 PM	#117
TMNTFOREVA Thug Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Underneath your bed, eating chocolate -,- Posts: 89	I loved this episode so much! I was dancing and singing "THANK GOODNESS THEY BACK!!!!!!!!!!" __________________ Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. - John Green

01-25-2015, 03:41 PM	#105
Bloxxsaur Mouser Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Greater London, England Posts: 6	Loved the new episode, excuse the lack of sig and portrait, I only post rarely. Apart from the change of scenery, the smaller things are what really made me enjoy this episode and anticipate upcoming ones. The new intro is the biggest exiting change- the spirit quest outfits parts especially were good, and are hopefully a sign that they will be appearing again. I like how mature Leo seems as a leader- he stops Casey from attacking the foot, he leaves Mikey with the others so his enthusiasm doesn't compromise them, e just gets everyone more organised, and no-one complains! Mikey stops panicking halfway through being dragged around by Baxter and stops him, as well as taking the initiative with the smokebomb was cool. Also, Leo lost his swords- a sign that the turtles are going to use their spirit quest weapons instead? Hopefully. Definitely the best episode of the season for me- I can't wait till next week.

01-25-2015, 03:43 PM	#106
Keroscene Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 122	Maybe too much plot in this. There wasn't really any time to absorb anything - the horror of what the Kraang did to NYC, the shock of Splinter being feral, the devastation at the lair, etc. Could have been a two-parter really.

01-25-2015, 03:57 PM	#108
Dash Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Stroud Uk Posts: 20	Good episode, nice to get back to NYC. Read all the comments made on the episode so far..agreed I'd like to have seen Leo and Shredder have a moment to glance at each other or something, other than that I really enjoyed it. Like most I was just happy to get Splinter back in the same episode! though for a moment it was indeed going to be dragged out etc. Did anyone notice that after Leo lost his swords he magically had them back when they escaped in the Party wagon? bit of a shame I'd hoped for a moment we were shown that doe a reason!! much like the time Raph throws them and stomps to the surface back when he meets Casey then suddenly has them again! not that its a major thing, just bugs me they'd show it then he has them back making it pointless! Looking forward to next week for sure!!

01-25-2015, 04:09 PM	#110
Ravenshell Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Netherlands Posts: 271	Man, that ep! They crammed so much in there... and yet, I feel like the pacing was better than last week's... They're holing up in the "fortified" pizza place--was that a little Shaun of the Dead ref? LOVE the new intro... I was wondering when we'd get a change other than having the blimp over the city. Can't wait to see Mondo in the show.

01-25-2015, 04:54 PM	#113
zipper Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: West Michigan, USA Posts: 46	Loved this episode! I was geeking out watching it with my wife. She thinks that bugs and weird looking mutants are ugly though, so she didn't like Stockman fly, and she thought I was funny because of how excited I was and how much I was into this episode. I missed Stockman working on retro-mutagen, I'll have to rewatch the episode. Speaking of Stockman, is this the first time he spoke as a mutant? I thought he was more of a Bayformers Bumblebee before. It was cool to hear his voice again.

01-25-2015, 05:56 PM	#118
yellowmario27 Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 133	I think a lot of you guys are forgetting that Mikey is loud when he isn't supposed to be For instance, on the drive to New York he's freaking out once they get stopped, and Raph has to put his hand over Mikey's mouth in order for him to stop talking, so the Kraang people wouldn't hear them in the backseat. and then again, he comes up to the front seat and makes a comment of being controlled by aliens(?), and one of the bros pushes him back down THEN again, mikey says loudly after exiting the van and Leo has to shush him and tells him to be inn "full ninja mode" So i think leo was justified when he told him to stay back. I only noticed all this after the second viewing tho.

01-25-2015, 06:50 PM	#120
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,293	Boy learned nothing from the previous episode... Back to the woods with him.