April O'Neil, everygirl student, and the first teenage april in the multiverse wasn't exactly getting a lot of focus. Rather, it was the turtles who would get episode focus. However, April took a HUGE step forward in her Character Development this episode, showing the off screen training she's been getting, while at the same time putting some realism, and 2 VERY important plot twists on the field.
Shredder, in interrogating a Kraang, learns of the importance of April, and so wants her kidnapped to draw out the turtles. Meanwhile, the turtles seek to shut down the downed kraang ship which was converted into an undersea lab, guarded by a loc ness monster. This is the funny part of the episode, with the turtles causing an explosion, Donnie's phone going off after talking about being sneaky, MIKEY being the one to defeat the monster, and of course, some silly comedy with the debut of the turtle sub: a submarine that must be started by peddling bikes, which in turn moves the metal flippers until the engines are charged enough. (I won't dare spoil the last gag it has) It's fun, but the real meat of the episode is around April.
She goes to old character Myagi's resteraunt, with a request for good old Pizza Gyoza. However, Karai follows her there, and I love the way most of these early scenes are in silence, letting the tension between what is and isn't being said build between the two. I also found it interesting she referred to the turtles as her "brothers" on impulse rather than her friends.
However, the truth is quickly revealed when we see what Karai got to eat: Turtle Soup (Which might also double as a Mythology Gag as 1st cartoon shredder was always talking about dining on turtle soup). They give chase, and April even tries out Miwa's special fan. However, it's made VERY clear that Karai is simply the better fighter, and gives April quite the beatdown, until April's able to use splinter's lesson on "unbalancing the enemy" to get room to escape. However, this then leads to our big change in the status quo: April's moving in with the turtles in order to stay safe away from both Foot and Kraang alike. It's a pretty emotional moment about April not wanting to be forced away from everything.
Also, she's not affected by Kraang acid.
This is bound to be an episode we'll be coming back to for quite a while this season.
Karai's Vendetta: April's big Change
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April O'Neil, everygirl student, and the first teenage april in the multiverse wasn't exactly getting a lot of focus. Rather, it was the turtles who would get episode focus. However, April took a HUGE step forward in her Character Development this episode, showing the off screen training she's been getting, while at the same time putting some realism, and 2 VERY important plot twists on the field.
Shredder, in interrogating a Kraang, learns of the importance of April, and so wants her kidnapped to draw out the turtles. Meanwhile, the turtles seek to shut down the downed kraang ship which was converted into an undersea lab, guarded by a loc ness monster. This is the funny part of the episode, with the turtles causing an explosion, Donnie's phone going off after talking about being sneaky, MIKEY being the one to defeat the monster, and of course, some silly comedy with the debut of the turtle sub: a submarine that must be started by peddling bikes, which in turn moves the metal flippers until the engines are charged enough. (I won't dare spoil the last gag it has) It's fun, but the real meat of the episode is around April.
She goes to old character Myagi's resteraunt, with a request for good old Pizza Gyoza. However, Karai follows her there, and I love the way most of these early scenes are in silence, letting the tension between what is and isn't being said build between the two. I also found it interesting she referred to the turtles as her "brothers" on impulse rather than her friends.
However, the truth is quickly revealed when we see what Karai got to eat: Turtle Soup (Which might also double as a Mythology Gag as 1st cartoon shredder was always talking about dining on turtle soup). They give chase, and April even tries out Miwa's special fan. However, it's made VERY clear that Karai is simply the better fighter, and gives April quite the beatdown, until April's able to use splinter's lesson on "unbalancing the enemy" to get room to escape. However, this then leads to our big change in the status quo: April's moving in with the turtles in order to stay safe away from both Foot and Kraang alike. It's a pretty emotional moment about April not wanting to be forced away from everything.
Also, she's not affected by Kraang acid.
This is bound to be an episode we'll be coming back to for quite a while this season.