How will the love triangle be resolved?

aliena · 01-31-2015, 06:40 PM

I know a lot of fans are getting tired of the whole love triangle thing going on and on, and would love for it to do something at this point. So I'm wondering what everyone thinks will happen to conclude the April/Donnie/Casey love story. There are a few ways to go...

April picks Donnie and they attempt to have a relationship, but it falls apart and ends for good.

April picks Donnie and they have a relationship until the end of the series, with lots of ups and downs to keep it going.

April picks Casey and they attempt to have a relationship and it lasts until the end of the show.

Or

April doesn't pick either one of them and the writers simply drop it without any explanation. (This is probably what will happen)

What do you want to happen to conclude this triangle?

I guess I should also ask what the conclusion to Leo and Karai will be as well.

*IndigoErth* · 01-31-2015, 06:50 PM

At this point I would prefer that she just settles it with the both of them, picks no one and they both back off. Casey is of course the more likely choice, but after all the past versions I'm kind of bored of the April/Casey pairing.

Donnie doesn't necessarily have to somehow stop having a crush on her, but I wish the show would dial it back to a subtle, small crush that the viewer is aware of but he's not hotly trying to pursue her.

Hell, bring a 'Nick original' (human... or hell, half alien like her lol) male character into the picture that she falls for, if she has to fall for anyone. (At least it would be a guy for once who's added as a love interest. lol) I mean, it could work in the long run... generally April and Casey end up together, but doesn't mean it happens now. Maybe she'd finally notice him that way as adults, but not this soon.

Now what will the show probably do...? Maybe drag it out until the end and leave the final episode with a love triangle cliffhanger. (And thus many tv sets and other devices were promptly broken.)

*pennydreadful* · 01-31-2015, 06:57 PM

I'm also a little tired of April/Casey being the default. Truthfully, I'd prefer that she doesn't choose either of them. Or if she did, have Donnie mature a hell of a lot and then she chooses him later down the track. For now, I'm really sick of the whole thing. Love triangles as a plot device have become so overused in the last few years; it's hella boring.

*ssjup81* · 01-31-2015, 06:57 PM

I find the crush more amusing when referenced than annoying at this point. The only time I can think of where I did cringe over it was Chinatown Ghost Story, but only at the beginning. The ep as a whole was hilarious.

That aside, they'll probably drag it out and leave the ending ambiguous so that the viewers can decide whom April chooses or doesn't choose, meaning she could choose neither one of them and run off with Hun! lol. That would be a twist.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-31-2015, 07:05 PM

Of any television/film series, I think 2K3 handled romance the best. April and Casey grew from friend-of-a-friend to friend to good friends to lovers. Donny always had a crush on April, but it was subtle and he never really acted on it, yet you could easily see it and understand it.

Now, I will say that 2K3 had the worst (modern) version of Casey Jones, as they portrayed him as a total idiot and klutz. For me, I've never seen anything improve on the Mirage Volume 1 Casey Jones. From psychopath to maturing work-in-progress who finally settles down...

Tarris Vaal · 01-31-2015, 07:18 PM

Given the effort that has gone into it so far, I would expect Donnie / April in some way rather than April / Casey. That said, I would expect it to end either one of two ways;

* Last episode of the series, as the dust is settling from the big climax, April says something to Donnie that pretty much confirms a choice to pursue a relationship with him - followed by an affectionate hug, hand hold or possibly kiss (though I have my doubts on that). It closes the story arc, but so late into the show no one has to write about what happens next.

or

* Something happens to April just prior to series end. She may or may not confirm that she cares for Donnie, but circumstances have evolved that prevent them ever being together (she becomes a psychic being, is trapped in another dimension, is whisked off to outer space, etc, etc). The viewers get an emotional farewell, but there is no chance of any relationship follow through and the writers dodge the bullet.

I can appreciate that a lot of opinion may prefer she choose no one or Casey, but given all the effort in getting the will they/wont they thing this far, I would think that if the show actually did that, it would come across as a real anti climax - why bother leading us on that long if it wasn't going somewhere?

Meliwen · 01-31-2015, 07:27 PM

^ I kinda like the second option, if April and Donnie does happen. It's really bittersweet.

But at the moment I can't see April and Donnie happening, especially not after that look she gives Casey in the newest clip. She's been friendly to Donnie, but nothing that was ever as flirty as she's been with Casey at times.

I see the love triangle ending the same way it did in the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo understands Esmeralda and Pheobus have fallen in love and it breaks his heart. He's sad, but he rises past it, accepts it and gives them his blessing in the end.

*victory_angel* · 01-31-2015, 07:29 PM

I think the producers have some idea as to where they are wanting the love triangle to go and where to resolve it. But that doesn't mean they aren't going to milk it for as long as possible.

aliena · 01-31-2015, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ssjup81

I find the crush more amusing when referenced than annoying at this point. The only time I can think of where I did cringe over it was Chinatown Ghost Story, but only at the beginning. The ep as a whole was hilarious.

That aside, they'll probably drag it out and leave the ending ambiguous so that the viewers can decide whom April chooses or doesn't choose, meaning she could choose neither one of them and run off with Hun! lol. That would be a twist.

I don't know who Hun is, but could he possibly show up as a teenager and love interest for April? or is his character evil? It would be cool if she started to like a guy who walks on the dark side, sort of like Leo was with Karai. But then again, that's been done with Leo and Karai.

*Powder* · 01-31-2015, 08:18 PM

What if, like the character from X-men she's uncannily similar to, Phoenix, she dies tryna save her homies leaving two love struck dudes behind who out of respect to her, resolve their conflict?

*ssjup81* · 01-31-2015, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by aliena

I don't know who Hun is, but could he possibly show up as a teenager and love interest for April? or is his character evil? It would be cool if she started to like a guy who walks on the dark side, sort of like Leo was with Karai. But then again, that's been done with Leo and Karai.

Hun is a 2k3 character that's going to be brought into the Nick series. Honestly I don't know much about him since I didn't watch the 2k3 series...I just know of him.

Bitsy83 · 01-31-2015, 08:51 PM

I was honestly expecting a sort of parallel of the Teng Shen love triangle to be brought in at this point. That was the only reason why I liked the idea of Casey coming in and hopefully seeing Donnie's darker side revealed. Now with Casey being the jerk and Donnie being the possible winner, it just seemed like a missed attempt at some real character development.

I also had the idea that if April and Donnie did hook up after they saved her dad and the human race, Kirby would be against April being with him because...well, I'd assume this dude would have had it up to his eyeballs in mutants and aliens at this point.

*Luckyday* · 01-31-2015, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by victory_angel

I think the producers have some idea as to where they are wanting the love triangle to go and where to resolve it. But that doesn't mean they aren't going to milk it for as long as possible.

Which is why I honestly give less then two ***** about this whole sham. People that think this has consistency in terms of character development and progression are going end up very bitter and frustrated. At this point it just white noise. It just there and not going any where.

But if April choose Donnie and we get to see the relationship then I own somebody fanart.

*victory_angel* · 01-31-2015, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bitsy83

I was honestly expecting a sort of parallel of the Teng Shen love triangle to be brought in at this point. That was the only reason why I liked the idea of Casey coming in and hopefully seeing Donnie's darker side revealed. Now with Casey being the jerk and Donnie being the possible winner, it just seemed like a missed attempt at some real character development.

I also had the idea that if April and Donnie did hook up after they saved her dad and the human race, Kirby would be against April being with him because...well, I'd assume this dude would have had it up to his eyeballs in mutants and aliens at this point.

I agree that it is being set up to parallel the triangle that Splinter had with Shredder and Tang Shen.

So far a good portion of the agression has been coming from Donnie's camp in the triangle. Which could one of the reasons Leo is not letting April come with them while they were going on that vision quest and also while they are scoping the city looking for Karai. Because Donnie wouldn't be able to do the growing and focusing he needs to do if he is worried about April. Or worried about what April and Casey may be doing.

Another reason is that he is protecting her because her DNA is needed for the retromutagen. And he has a hard enough time looking after his brothers without having to look after her too.

For the triangle thing yes it's easy to assume that Donnie will be Hamato Yoshi's role and Casey Oroku Saki's. But Donnie has had to be diverted from stepping down paths the Shredder has before. So the roles could be reversed and Donnie could be taking the role of the Shredder in this farce.

At this point April is still confused about which boy she actually likes as a friend and which one she loves. Given this series habit of referencing and giving nods to other things in popculture. I can see a "Empire Strikes Back" Reference. So for sake of plausablity...Perhaps there is a moment where Donnie surrender himself (to the Foot, to the EPF, to whatever villain)for the sake of his family. April doesn't want this to happen, but their is nothing she can do about it. So as Donnie is being lead away she says the words "I love you." Donnie pauses smiles in her direction and says "I know."

CaliperCat · 01-31-2015, 10:31 PM

I would much rather see April end up with Donnie than with Casey, at least for now. As fumbling and somewhat inept and over the top as Donnie's efforts have been, he does seem to genuinely like April for just being April. He's awkward as heck, but at least everything that comes out of his mouth isn't innuendo, and he doesn't try to pinch/grope/oggle April. Right now, he's just the overall much more mature option, and I think that he'd be healthier for April than Casey.

I think it'd be cool if they kind of framed their relationship like the did Robin in Starfire's in the Teen Titans movie. Have April and Donnie get together and have a pretty healthy relationship for a while, and then just leave the show like that. Then the fans can decide whether or not they might have stayed together, while at least having everything kind of resolved.

*BabyTurtles* · 01-31-2015, 10:48 PM

I don't like the way Donnie is around April.

.......same with Casey but he's less possessive about it. (which isn't saying too much)

and if neither get her it would be toward the very end meaning...this love triangle would still be going...

so my best solution is to just have Casey and April get together and leave the turtles out of it.

Donnie is better off without April.

aliena · 02-01-2015, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Luckyday

Which is why I honestly give less then two ***** about this whole sham. People that think this has consistency in terms of character development and progression are going end up very bitter and frustrated. At this point it just white noise. It just there and not going any where.

But if April choose Donnie and we get to see the relationship then I own somebody fanart.

I'm curious as to when you changed how you felt about Apritello. Would you be back on board if they made a move and April and Donnie started dating and Casey was out of it? Or is it just too far gone for you to like the idea anymore?

*neatoman* · 02-01-2015, 02:40 AM

Let's just put a bullet in "Apriltello" and dump it in a volcano already, it hasn't really gone anywhere for two seasons and a third. The closest thing to progression is Donnie slowly understanding it's not going happen, only for those baby steps of progression to be undermined rather quickly...

*Shark_Blade* · 02-01-2015, 05:09 AM

One, two, three,
Not only you and me.
Got 180 degrees and I'm caught in between.
Countin' one, two, three...
Casey, Don and April.
Getting down with 3P, everybody loves... UHH*moans*!

A unison of a human; a half-mutant, half human; and a mutant turtle. Imagine that.

Huzzah · 02-01-2015, 07:36 AM

Frankly every time Donnie seems to move on, April screws it up. She's selfish and enjoys the attention from the two. I've never been a Casey/April supporter mostly because it happens because they are the only two humans the Turtles regularly hang with. Heck in the Mirage comics I believed the short lived relationship between Casey and Gabrielle was more believable. I also don't really care for Turtle/Human relations anyway.

The easiest way to fix it all is to just drop the triangle, let both guys just get sick of April's incessant need for attention and both jointly move on. If necessary introduce a female mutant or two. Mona Lisa, the physics student would make a decent match for Donatello of he wanted to move on, that's right I'm not a Raph/Mona supporter, introduce Ninjara for that.

01-31-2015, 06:40 PM	#1
aliena Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 294	How will the love triangle be resolved? I know a lot of fans are getting tired of the whole love triangle thing going on and on, and would love for it to do something at this point. So I'm wondering what everyone thinks will happen to conclude the April/Donnie/Casey love story. There are a few ways to go... April picks Donnie and they attempt to have a relationship, but it falls apart and ends for good. April picks Donnie and they have a relationship until the end of the series, with lots of ups and downs to keep it going. April picks Casey and they attempt to have a relationship and it lasts until the end of the show. Or April doesn't pick either one of them and the writers simply drop it without any explanation. (This is probably what will happen) What do you want to happen to conclude this triangle? I guess I should also ask what the conclusion to Leo and Karai will be as well. Last edited by aliena; 01-31-2015 at 07:43 PM.

01-31-2015, 06:57 PM	#3
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	I'm also a little tired of April/Casey being the default. Truthfully, I'd prefer that she doesn't choose either of them. Or if she did, have Donnie mature a hell of a lot and then she chooses him later down the track. For now, I'm really sick of the whole thing. Love triangles as a plot device have become so overused in the last few years; it's hella boring. __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

01-31-2015, 07:05 PM	#5
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Of any television/film series, I think 2K3 handled romance the best. April and Casey grew from friend-of-a-friend to friend to good friends to lovers. Donny always had a crush on April, but it was subtle and he never really acted on it, yet you could easily see it and understand it. Now, I will say that 2K3 had the worst (modern) version of Casey Jones, as they portrayed him as a total idiot and klutz. For me, I've never seen anything improve on the Mirage Volume 1 Casey Jones. From psychopath to maturing work-in-progress who finally settles down... __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

01-31-2015, 07:29 PM	#8
victory_angel Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ca Posts: 3,108	I think the producers have some idea as to where they are wanting the love triangle to go and where to resolve it. But that doesn't mean they aren't going to milk it for as long as possible. __________________

01-31-2015, 08:51 PM	#12
Bitsy83 Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: My house Posts: 266	I was honestly expecting a sort of parallel of the Teng Shen love triangle to be brought in at this point. That was the only reason why I liked the idea of Casey coming in and hopefully seeing Donnie's darker side revealed. Now with Casey being the jerk and Donnie being the possible winner, it just seemed like a missed attempt at some real character development. I also had the idea that if April and Donnie did hook up after they saved her dad and the human race, Kirby would be against April being with him because...well, I'd assume this dude would have had it up to his eyeballs in mutants and aliens at this point. __________________ "Question: Do you like penicillin on your pizza?"

01-31-2015, 06:50 PM	#2
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,293	At this point I would prefer that she just settles it with the both of them, picks no one and they both back off. Casey is of course the more likely choice, but after all the past versions I'm kind of bored of the April/Casey pairing. Donnie doesn't necessarily have to somehow stop having a crush on her, but I wish the show would dial it back to a subtle, small crush that the viewer is aware of but he's not hotly trying to pursue her. Hell, bring a 'Nick original' (human... or hell, half alien like her lol) male character into the picture that she falls for, if she has to fall for anyone. (At least it would be a guy for once who's added as a love interest. lol) I mean, it could work in the long run... generally April and Casey end up together, but doesn't mean it happens now. Maybe she'd finally notice him that way as adults, but not this soon. Now what will the show probably do...? Maybe drag it out until the end and leave the final episode with a love triangle cliffhanger. (And thus many tv sets and other devices were promptly broken.)

01-31-2015, 06:57 PM	#4
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	I find the crush more amusing when referenced than annoying at this point. The only time I can think of where I did cringe over it was Chinatown Ghost Story, but only at the beginning. The ep as a whole was hilarious. That aside, they'll probably drag it out and leave the ending ambiguous so that the viewers can decide whom April chooses or doesn't choose, meaning she could choose neither one of them and run off with Hun! lol. That would be a twist.

01-31-2015, 07:18 PM	#6
Tarris Vaal Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cullompton, Devon Posts: 505	Given the effort that has gone into it so far, I would expect Donnie / April in some way rather than April / Casey. That said, I would expect it to end either one of two ways; * Last episode of the series, as the dust is settling from the big climax, April says something to Donnie that pretty much confirms a choice to pursue a relationship with him - followed by an affectionate hug, hand hold or possibly kiss (though I have my doubts on that). It closes the story arc, but so late into the show no one has to write about what happens next. or * Something happens to April just prior to series end. She may or may not confirm that she cares for Donnie, but circumstances have evolved that prevent them ever being together (she becomes a psychic being, is trapped in another dimension, is whisked off to outer space, etc, etc). The viewers get an emotional farewell, but there is no chance of any relationship follow through and the writers dodge the bullet. I can appreciate that a lot of opinion may prefer she choose no one or Casey, but given all the effort in getting the will they/wont they thing this far, I would think that if the show actually did that, it would come across as a real anti climax - why bother leading us on that long if it wasn't going somewhere?

01-31-2015, 07:27 PM	#7
Meliwen Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 157	^ I kinda like the second option, if April and Donnie does happen. It's really bittersweet. But at the moment I can't see April and Donnie happening, especially not after that look she gives Casey in the newest clip. She's been friendly to Donnie, but nothing that was ever as flirty as she's been with Casey at times. I see the love triangle ending the same way it did in the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo understands Esmeralda and Pheobus have fallen in love and it breaks his heart. He's sad, but he rises past it, accepts it and gives them his blessing in the end.

01-31-2015, 08:18 PM	#10
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	What if, like the character from X-men she's uncannily similar to, Phoenix, she dies tryna save her homies leaving two love struck dudes behind who out of respect to her, resolve their conflict?

01-31-2015, 10:31 PM	#15
CaliperCat Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: College Town, USA Posts: 157	I would much rather see April end up with Donnie than with Casey, at least for now. As fumbling and somewhat inept and over the top as Donnie's efforts have been, he does seem to genuinely like April for just being April. He's awkward as heck, but at least everything that comes out of his mouth isn't innuendo, and he doesn't try to pinch/grope/oggle April. Right now, he's just the overall much more mature option, and I think that he'd be healthier for April than Casey. I think it'd be cool if they kind of framed their relationship like the did Robin in Starfire's in the Teen Titans movie. Have April and Donnie get together and have a pretty healthy relationship for a while, and then just leave the show like that. Then the fans can decide whether or not they might have stayed together, while at least having everything kind of resolved. __________________ 100% Jellybean and proud!

01-31-2015, 10:48 PM	#16
BabyTurtles Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,177	I don't like the way Donnie is around April. .......same with Casey but he's less possessive about it. (which isn't saying too much) and if neither get her it would be toward the very end meaning...this love triangle would still be going... so my best solution is to just have Casey and April get together and leave the turtles out of it. Donnie is better off without April. __________________

02-01-2015, 05:09 AM	#19
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	One, two, three, Not only you and me. Got 180 degrees and I'm caught in between. Countin' one, two, three... Casey, Don and April. Getting down with 3P, everybody loves... UHHmoans! A unison of a human; a half-mutant, half human; and a mutant turtle. Imagine that.

02-01-2015, 07:36 AM	#20
Huzzah Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Independence, Louisiana Posts: 1,124	Frankly every time Donnie seems to move on, April screws it up. She's selfish and enjoys the attention from the two. I've never been a Casey/April supporter mostly because it happens because they are the only two humans the Turtles regularly hang with. Heck in the Mirage comics I believed the short lived relationship between Casey and Gabrielle was more believable. I also don't really care for Turtle/Human relations anyway. The easiest way to fix it all is to just drop the triangle, let both guys just get sick of April's incessant need for attention and both jointly move on. If necessary introduce a female mutant or two. Mona Lisa, the physics student would make a decent match for Donatello of he wanted to move on, that's right I'm not a Raph/Mona supporter, introduce Ninjara for that.