Which plots and character interactions did the show get absolutely right?

The Great Saiyaman · 04-21-2019, 08:06 PM

Writing a show like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is no easy feat, you have to take every former version in consideration and fans will always be looking at every little detail.

So let's talk about the things that the 2012 show got absolutely right.

"My place is with my sons!"
- Splinter in "I, monster"

The fact that the turtles were an actual family was the key ingredient of what made the show work so well. "Lone rat and cubs" showed that Splinter didn't warm up to his newly mutated Turtles right away, in fact he saw them as a burden at first. John Lennon once said "Life happens when you're making other plans." and Splinter found himself at a crossroads and he chose to raise the Turtles as his sons.

Also the brothers' interaction with each other also was a key ingredient here, they way they had sibling rivalry, peer pressure and in general gave each other a hard time but at the same time being there for each other regardless fits the whole "teen brothers" theme so well. And speaking of them being teen brothers...

"Well, she's really cool... And she's also a martial artist... Aaaaannd she's in the foot clan."
- Leonardo to April "New girl in town."

What's the most important thing on the mind of any 15 year old straight boy? Girls and girls tend to get you into trouble. All the Turtles in the duration of the show got a love interest but it was never a case of "We have to give them girlfriends just because." The way the boys learn how to deal with the emotions which come with being attracted to a girl and making a fool of yourself over her was very convincingly done.

"Go chase a mail man!"
- Xever to Bradford when the latter is laughing at how the Robot legs Baxter Stockman's made for him aren't working perfectly yet in "The Alien agenda"

The Members of the Foot clan NEVER got along and it's this constant friction of colliding egos and personal resentment which made their interactions work so well.

Bradford and Xever are from completely different backgrounds, the former being a privileged, successful, athlete, the latter being a street urchin who has been in gang warfare since childhood. Insults such as "Gutter trash", "Rich boy" and making fun of the other's mutation (Such as Bradford tapping on the glass of the tank Xever was stuck in because he couldn't breath air anymore.)
The reason why it worked is because it's the truth, people DO judge each other on social class and with real life criminal empires that's pretty much what makes the world go round. Keep your friends close but keep your enemies even closer.

So what do you guys think, the show got absolutely right?

04-21-2019, 08:06 PM	#1
The Great Saiyaman Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,090	Which plots and character interactions did the show get absolutely right? Writing a show like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is no easy feat, you have to take every former version in consideration and fans will always be looking at every little detail. So let's talk about the things that the 2012 show got absolutely right. "My place is with my sons!" - Splinter in "I, monster" The fact that the turtles were an actual family was the key ingredient of what made the show work so well. "Lone rat and cubs" showed that Splinter didn't warm up to his newly mutated Turtles right away, in fact he saw them as a burden at first. John Lennon once said "Life happens when you're making other plans." and Splinter found himself at a crossroads and he chose to raise the Turtles as his sons. Also the brothers' interaction with each other also was a key ingredient here, they way they had sibling rivalry, peer pressure and in general gave each other a hard time but at the same time being there for each other regardless fits the whole "teen brothers" theme so well. And speaking of them being teen brothers... "Well, she's really cool... And she's also a martial artist... Aaaaannd she's in the foot clan." - Leonardo to April "New girl in town." What's the most important thing on the mind of any 15 year old straight boy? Girls and girls tend to get you into trouble. All the Turtles in the duration of the show got a love interest but it was never a case of "We have to give them girlfriends just because." The way the boys learn how to deal with the emotions which come with being attracted to a girl and making a fool of yourself over her was very convincingly done. "Go chase a mail man!" - Xever to Bradford when the latter is laughing at how the Robot legs Baxter Stockman's made for him aren't working perfectly yet in "The Alien agenda" The Members of the Foot clan NEVER got along and it's this constant friction of colliding egos and personal resentment which made their interactions work so well. Bradford and Xever are from completely different backgrounds, the former being a privileged, successful, athlete, the latter being a street urchin who has been in gang warfare since childhood. Insults such as "Gutter trash", "Rich boy" and making fun of the other's mutation (Such as Bradford tapping on the glass of the tank Xever was stuck in because he couldn't breath air anymore.) The reason why it worked is because it's the truth, people DO judge each other on social class and with real life criminal empires that's pretty much what makes the world go round. Keep your friends close but keep your enemies even closer. So what do you guys think, the show got absolutely right? __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, "Mythbusters"