How You Rank Each Episode of Season 3

[Vicky82]

I thought I start a new thread even though we only had 2 episodes.

Here's my list so far

1. Tale of the Yokai
2. Vision Quest
3. The Fourfold Trap
4. Return to New York
5. The Deadly Venom
6. Clash of the Mutanimals
7. Turtles in Time
8. Attack of the Mega Shredder
9. Casey Jones vs The Underworld
10. Serpent Hunt
11. Battle For New York
12. The Pig and The Rhino
13. Within the Woods
14. The Creeping Doom
15. Meet Mondo Geckco
16. Eyes of The Chimera
17. The Noxious Avenger
18. In Dreams
19. Buried Secrets
20. The Croaking
21. Race With The Demon
22. A Foot Too Big

[kolaida]

I'd be more interested to see whose list doesn't look like that, lol. For now, ditto.

[Warhorse]

Geeze, can't we at least wait till half the season is done before we start to do this?

[JTH]

Originally Posted by kolaida

I'd be more interested to see whose list doesn't look like that, lol. For now, ditto.

Only those who are mortally offended with how Raph is written in the show...

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by kolaida

I'd be more interested to see whose list doesn't look like that, lol. For now, ditto.

The first 2 episode won't finish in the top 10, I can see the 1st episode end up probably between 10 and 15 and 2nd episode probably end up between 15 and 26. But it depends on all other episodes.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by JTH

Only those who are mortally offended with how Raph is written in the show...

Why was Raph the one that had to clean up Donnie's mess again? He had to do it in Slash and Destroy, and now, again with the bathtub scene? Donnie should have been the one to clean it up since he was the once that brought the creature home to begin with! Are the writers trying to tell us something?

[evan2000]

Originally Posted by kolaida

I'd be more interested to see whose list doesn't look like that, lol. For now, ditto.

Ironically, my list would be the reverse for now. I actually enjoyed A Foot Too Big more than Within the Woods to be frank. I haven't laughed so much in one episode alone since Metalhead!

Within the Woods was really emotional and full of nostalgia in the first half, and then the second half turned into a horror film that ended up in a weird Deus ex machina resolution. In that sense, A Foot Too Big had a much better pacing which flowed naturally.

I know Within the Woods is the season premiere and continues where the cliff hanger in Season 2 left off, but that might give out a false sense that it has to be good. Yes, the first half is really good (up to the point Leo vomited), but I didn't enjoy the rest as much. For A Foot Too Big I enjoyed the entire episode from the beginning to the end, it felt more consistent for me.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by evan2000

Ironically, my list would be the reverse for now. I actually enjoyed A Foot Too Big more than Within the Woods to be frank. I haven't laughed so much in one episode alone since Metalhead!

Within the Woods was really emotional and full of nostalgia in the first half, and then the second half turned into a horror film that ended up in a weird Deus ex machina resolution. In that sense, A Foot Too Big had a much better pacing which flowed naturally.

I know Within the Woods is the season premiere and continues where the cliff hanger in Season 2 left off, but that might give out a false sense that it has to be good. Yes, the first half is really good (up to the point Leo vomited), but I didn't enjoy the rest as much. For A Foot Too Big I enjoyed the entire episode from the beginning to the end, it felt more consistent for me.

I think, I liked the beginning of Within the Woods, but thought the ending sucked, but A Foot Too Big, the beginning was corny, but the ending was very intriguing. But, I would agree, A Foot Too Big was more enjoyable than Within the Woods. The first episode was pretty much a cut and paste job from the 1990 movie and from some 80's slasher flicks. Basically, not much creativity/brains was required to construct that episode. AFTB though, actually had the family laughing and amused to the end. So

1-A Foot too Big
1-Within the Woods

[evan2000]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Why was Raph the one that had to clean up Donnie's mess again? He had to do it in Slash and Destroy, and now, again with the bathtub scene? Donnie should have been the one to clean it up since he was the once that brought the creature home to begin with! Are the writers trying to tell us something?

Actually in Slash and Destroy he refused to clean up Donnie's mess. And I don't think he end up helping to clean at all (since he was paralyzed by Splinter's pressure-point attack )

As for the bathtub, maybe he is assigned to clean it? Everyone in the house seems to have an assigned chore to do, Mikey feeds the chicken, Casey fixes the truck etc. Maybe Raph's in charge of the bathroom cleanliness (makes sense, since he spent most of his time in the bath room before Leo woke up). Their individual chores seems to be assigned based certain criteria/games/bets, such as the one who lost the Turtlehunt will need to clean the chicken coop

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by evan2000

Actually in Slash and Destroy he refused to clean up Donnie's mess. And I don't think he end up helping to clean at all (since he was paralyzed by Splinter's pressure-point attack )

No, Raph didn't want to clean up the mess, but Leo insisted that if he didn't want to do it, then talk to Splinter about it, and so he gets up and helps out, much to his dismay, and this is when the ooze falls off the table and Spike gets into it.

[evan2000]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

No, Raph didn't want to clean up the mess, but Leo insisted that if he didn't want to do it, then talk to Splinter about it, and so he gets up and helps out, much to his dismay, and this is when the ooze falls off the table and Spike gets into it.

I just watched the episode again right before I typed my previous post. I think it's time you rewatch it too, anyhow it's a really good ep.

This was the scene by the way (it was Mikey, not Leo who confronted Raph in his room):

M: Uh, dude? You still mad?
R: What do you want, Mikey?
M: Master Splinter wants us to help clean up.
R: No way! Not a chance! Donnie can clean up his own explosion.
M: Hey, if you want to tell sensei you're not helping out, that's all you, dude.
R: Fine. I will!

* Raphael stomps out and slammed his door, causing the mutagen canister to fall and pop open *

R: Sensei, this is completely unfair. Donnie made this mess. How come I have to help?
S: Allow me to make a suggestion, Raphael.
R: Suggest what, sensei? I'm sick of suggestions. What could you possibly suggest?
S: Perhaps you should sit and meditate for a while.

* Splinter strikes Raphael's pressure points - Raphael got paralyzed *

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by evan2000

I just watched the episode again right before I typed my previous post. I think it's time you rewatch it too, anyhow it's a really good ep.

This was the scene by the way (it was Mikey, not Leo who confronted Raph in his room):

M: Uh, dude? You still mad?
R: What do you want, Mikey?
M: Master Splinter wants us to help clean up.
R: No way! Not a chance! Donnie can clean up his own explosion.
M: Hey, if you want to tell sensei you're not helping out, that's all you, dude.
R: Fine. I will!

* Raphael stomps out and slammed his door, causing the mutagen canister to fall and pop open *

R: Sensei, this is completely unfair. Donnie made this mess. How come I have to help?
S: Allow me to make a suggestion, Raphael.
R: Suggest what, sensei? I'm sick of suggestions. What could you possibly suggest?
S: Perhaps you should sit and meditate for a while.

* Splinter strikes Raphael's pressure points - Raphael got paralyzed *

And, I still took it that he still had to help clean up in the end, while Spike was mutating and getting used to his new body.

[evan2000]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

And, I still took it that he still had to help clean up in the end, while Spike was mutating and getting used to his new body.

I'm guessing the rest of them already cleaned up everything by the time Raph recovered from his paralysis. And then he just went back to his room and found Spike mutated.

[kolaida]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

The first 2 episode won't finish in the top 10, I can see the 1st episode end up probably between 10 and 15 and 2nd episode probably end up between 15 and 26. But it depends on all other episodes.

Yeah, I agree. I'm not the biggest fan of Foot Too Big, not gonna rewatch it any time soon.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by evan2000

I'm guessing the rest of them already cleaned up everything by the time Raph recovered from his paralysis. And then he just went back to his room and found Spike mutated.

I just don't think that's it, considering the whole thing about his brothers holding him back and all. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I see Raph had to help with the clean up, and you didn't.

[evan2000]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

I just don't think that's it, considering the whole thing about his brothers holding him back and all. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I see Raph had to help with the clean up, and you didn't.

Well they did show the other turtles picking up rubbish and mopping the floor etc, but not Raph. Anyway I'll give it a benefit of doubt that either case could be true, we just don't know which one for sure, since it wasn't shown on-screen what happens after he recover from paralysis and before he return to his room.

[Aaronardo]

We really just need one big ranking thread. When I post my lists here, it's going to get silly posting my Seasons 1 and 2 lists along with my Season 3 list in a thread titled the way this one is.

[ssjup81]

So far, it would be...

A Foot too Big
Within the Woods

[Powder]

1. A Foot Too Big
2. In Dreams
3. Within The Woods
4. The Croaking
5. Race With The demon
6. Buried Secrets
7. Eyes Of The Chimera

[ShelleyQuick]

1. In Dreams
2. Eyes of the Chimera
3. Within the Woods
4. Buried Secrets
5. The Croaking
6. Race With The Demon
7. A Foot Too Big