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* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil-Detecting Cat]]: Ice Cream Kitty, who had just been happily playing with Mikey, starts hissing at the window when it notices Mrs. O'Neil is outside.

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* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil-Detecting Cat]]: EvilDetectingCat: Ice Cream Kitty, who had just been happily playing with Mikey, starts hissing at the window when it notices Mrs. O'Neil is outside.

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* WholePlotReference: With the assimilation of the Turtles and Casey, themes of trust and paranoia, an EldritchAbomination with an inhuman moan as its' true sound, and the overall gruesome {{Gorn}}, this episode is a full homage to ''Film/TheThing1982''. [[NightmareFuel And boy does this description not even begin to describe it.]]


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* WholePlotReference: With the assimilation of the Turtles and Casey, themes of trust and paranoia, an EldritchAbomination with an inhuman moan as its' true sound, and the overall gruesome {{Gorn}}, this episode is a full homage to ''Film/TheThing1982''. [[NightmareFuel And boy does this description not even begin to describe it.]]
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* IToldYouSo: At the end of the episode, Mikey has to rub it in that he was right.

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* CastingGag: April's mom is played by Renae Jacobson, aka April's voice actor in the 1987 show.


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* RemakeCameo: April's mom is played by Renae Jacobson, aka April's voice actor in the 1987 show.
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* HopeSpot: The ending reveals Mom-Thing is a krong experiment combing Krang DNA with Mrs. O'Neil's, and that it was a defective clone like seen when the Krang captured April. Meaning there is a possibility of the real Mrs. O'Neil is still alive somewhere.
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* WholePlotReference: With the assimilation of the Turtles and Casey, themes of trust and paranoia, an EldritchAbomination with an inhuman moan as its' true sound, and the overall gruesome {{Gorn}}, this episode is a full homage to TheThing. [[NightmareFuel And boy does this description not even begin to describe it.]]

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* WholePlotReference: With the assimilation of the Turtles and Casey, themes of trust and paranoia, an EldritchAbomination with an inhuman moan as its' true sound, and the overall gruesome {{Gorn}}, this episode is a full homage to TheThing.''Film/TheThing1982''. [[NightmareFuel And boy does this description not even begin to describe it.]]
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* CassandraTruth: Mikey.

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* CassandraTruth: Mikey quickly senses that there's something "off" about April's mother, but nobody listens. To be fair, he ''is'' Mikey.
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* CastingGag: April's mom is played by Renae Jacobson, aka April's voice actor in the 1987 show.
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-->'''Donatello:''' [[FullNameUltimatum Michaelangelo]]. You. Attacked. April's. '''[[BigWordShout MOTHER]]'''?!

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-->'''Donatello:''' [[FullNameUltimatum Michaelangelo]]. You. Attacked. April's. '''[[BigWordShout '''[[GaleForceSound MOTHER]]'''?!
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* OneBadMother: Who do you think?
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* BeQuietNudge: Casey is...rather blunt when April's mom asks what happened to Kirby, and Raph elbows him.


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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The turtles react to Mikey attacking April's mom about as well as you'd expect.
-->'''Donatello:''' [[FullNameUltimatum Michaelangelo]]. You. Attacked. April's. '''[[BigWordShout MOTHER]]'''?!
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* VillainOfTheWeek: Much like the first two episodes of the season.
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Apparently that\'s what Raphael called it in the actual episode. Edited accordingly.


* AllThereInTheScript: The creature is called "Mom-Thing" in the credits for the episode.
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* AllThereInTheScript: The creature is called "Mom-Thing" in the credits for the episode.


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* TheDreaded: The Kraang ''themselves'' thought that Mom-Thing was too dangerous and uncontrollable, and put it in stasis.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Take a wild guess...

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Take a wild guess...guess. Although "sheep's clothing" may not be entirely accurate.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Take a wild guess...
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* VillainBall: Mom-Thing had April completely on its side until it grew impatient and threatened her.
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* HalloweenEpisode: While Raph is watching TV at one point, a flashing pumpkin is on-screen, placing the events of this episode somewhere in October, appropriately around Halloween.

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* HalloweenEpisode: While Raph is watching TV at one point, a flashing pumpkin is on-screen, placing the events of this episode somewhere in October, appropriately around Halloween. This makes the creepy stuff that goes down in this episode all the more frightful.
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* YankTheDogsChain: April reunites with her mom, only to discover its a malicious Kraang experiment.
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* DarkerAndEdger: Easily the most horrific episode of the season so far and one of the darkest of the series, right along with episodes featuring the Rat King or the like.

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* DarkerAndEdger: DarkerAndEdgier: Easily the most horrific episode of the season so far and one of the darkest of the series, right along with episodes featuring the Rat King or the like.

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* CassandraTruth: Mikey.
* DarkerAndEdger: Easily the most horrific episode of the season so far and one of the darkest of the series, right along with episodes featuring the Rat King or the like.



* {{Gorn}}: Much like the original Thing, the true form of April's mom is incredibly grotesque and resembling guts and muscles being torn inside out.



* MundaneMadeAwesome: The gang's chores around the house are turned into an epic combat situation.



* WholePlotReference: The episode is a full homage to TheThing. [[NightmareFuel It shows.]]

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* WholePlotReference: The With the assimilation of the Turtles and Casey, themes of trust and paranoia, an EldritchAbomination with an inhuman moan as its' true sound, and the overall gruesome {{Gorn}}, this episode is a full homage to TheThing. [[NightmareFuel It shows.And boy does this description not even begin to describe it.]]
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Casey is far too flippant about Kirby's recent mutation when Mrs. O'Neil asks about him.
* PersonAsVerb: Raph refers to Casey's InnocentlyInsensitive moment as "pulling a Mikey".
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* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil Detecting Cat]]: Ice Cream Kitty, who had just been happily playing with Mikey, starts hissing at the window when it notices Mrs. O'Neil is outside.

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* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil Detecting Evil-Detecting Cat]]: Ice Cream Kitty, who had just been happily playing with Mikey, starts hissing at the window when it notices Mrs. O'Neil is outside.
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* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil Detecting Cat]]: Ice Cream Kitty, who had just been happily playing with Mikey, starts hissing at the window when it notices Mrs. O'Neil is outside.


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** At the end of the episode, some frogs are shown getting into the mutagen that was spilled when Mikey and Mom-Thing first fought.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The creature claiming to be April's mother had green eyes, just like Irma.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The creature claiming to be April's mother had Mom-Thing has green eyes, just like Irma.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The creature claiming to be April's mother had green eyes, just like Irma.

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* HalloweenEpisode: While Raph is watching TV at one point, a flashing pumpkin is on-screen, placing the events of this episode somewhere in October, appropriately around Halloween.



* WholePlotReference: The episode is a full homage to TheThing. [[NightmareFuel It shows.]]

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* WholePlotReference: The episode is a full homage to TheThing. [[NightmareFuel It shows.]]]]
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* HeroWithBadPublicity[=/=]WhatTheHellHero: Mikey's distrust towards Mrs. O' Neil causes some problems. However, it turns out he was right.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity[=/=]WhatTheHellHero: Mikey's distrust towards Mrs. O' Neil causes some problems. However, it turns out he was right.right.
* WholePlotReference: The episode is a full homage to TheThing. [[NightmareFuel It shows.]]
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*HeroWithBadPublicity[=/=]WhatTheHellHero: Mikey's distrust towards Mrs. O' Neil causes some problems. However, it turns out he was right.
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A Kraang Ship and April's Mother are discovered underneath the farm house.

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