The Turtles and Master Splinter have become trapped in the Utroms' virtual reality program, and it's become all too real. Meanwhile, the situation is going from bad to worse outside.

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!!This episode provides examples of:
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Leonardo concentrates enough to take advantage of the virtual reality and steal the Sword of Tengu from the Shredder.
* CrazyPrepared: The Utroms built a failsafe into their virtual reality equipment to deactivate it from the inside if the controls fail.
* DelayingAction: Leo and Don fight the Shredder so Raph can get an injured Mikey to safety
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Just before the Turtles and Splinter leave the virtual reality program, Mortu tries to inform them about a secret regarding the Shredder. That secret would be revealed in the next episode.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Said by Mortu when the Turtles get trapped in the virtual reality program.
* GratuitousJapanese: The Shredder is addressed by a minion as "dono-sama", which is roughly translatable as 'lord'. Its a title that was used in feudal Japan, which the episode in a way took place in. But its still a bit out of place when you consider the rest was spoken in English. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. Since all this takes place in a simulation, all the language had been translated.
* HesBack: The Shredder has returned.
* ImprovisedWeapon: The Turtles make themselves weapons out of bamboo canes.
* OffWithHisHead: Discussed.
-->'''Leo''': I finished you off myself! [[ThisCannotBe You]] ''[[ThisCannotBe can't]]'' [[ThisCannotBe be alive!]]\\
'''Shredder''': You merely separated my head from my body. A courtesy I will gladly extend to you all, for none of you are leaving here alive!
* OhCrap: Splinter and the Turtles naturally gives a fearful reaction when they learn that the Past! Shredder has the Sword of Tengu.
** Past! Shredder and the Foot gets this when the Sword of Tengu is in Leo's hands.
* ShoutOut: Don makes one to Franchise/TheMatrix when Leo alters the virtual reality world with his mind.
-->'''Don''': Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Neo-uh, I mean Leo.
* ThisCannotBe: The Turtles and Splinter's reaction to the Shredder's return.
* YourMindMakesItReal/ HolodeckMalfunction: The Utrom virtual reality program becomes much less 'virtual' once Stockman's through with it...
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