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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}.'' One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''.

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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}.'' One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''.''Franchise/DespicableMe''.



* WhamEpisode: Splinter successfully removes the brain worm from Karai's brain, but she falls down a drain, with the Hamato clan unsure if they'll ever see her again. Thankfully, she's revealed to be alive at the end of the episode.

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* WhamEpisode: Splinter successfully removes the brain worm from Karai's brain, but she falls down a drain, with the Hamato clan unsure if they'll ever see her again. Thankfully, she's revealed to be alive at the end of the episode.episode.
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The Turtles are baited by Karai into deadly traps and its up to Splinter to save them and try to break Karai's brainwashing.

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The Turtles are baited by Karai into deadly traps and its it's up to Splinter to save them and try to break Karai's brainwashing.



* TheBusCameBack: This is Murakami's first appearance since "The Wrath of Tigerclaw". Well, it's a hologram, but still.

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* TheBusCameBack: This is Murakami's first appearance since "The Wrath of Tigerclaw".Tiger Claw". Well, it's a hologram, but still.



** Tigerclaw and Rahzar are both eager to take vengeance on Splinter after getting defeated by him in "The Manhattan Project" and "Showdown", respectively.

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** Tigerclaw Tiger Claw and Rahzar are both eager to take vengeance on Splinter after getting defeated by him in "The Manhattan Project" and "Showdown", respectively.



** Leo, Raph, and April are gradually worn down by Karai, Tigerclaw, Rahzar, Xever, Bebop and Rocksteady.

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** Leo, Raph, and April are gradually worn down by Karai, Tigerclaw, Tiger Claw, Rahzar, Xever, Bebop and Rocksteady.



** Then Splinter easily takes down Rahzar, Xever and Tigerclaw in that order.

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** Then Splinter easily takes down Rahzar, Xever and Tigerclaw Tiger Claw in that order.



* PyrrhicVictory: Tigerclaw even notes how even though Splinter freed Karai from the worm's influence, it still came at a cost.

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* PyrrhicVictory: Tigerclaw Tiger Claw even notes how even though Splinter freed Karai from the worm's influence, it still came at a cost.



* ToiletHumor: After Mikey is freed from his death trap, the mutagen that falls forms the shape of a piece of poop

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* ToiletHumor: After Mikey is freed from his death trap, the mutagen that falls forms the shape of a piece of pooppoop.
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* AbsenteeActor: Shredder, Stockman, Hun, and Casey are absent from the main cast appearing in this episode. The first two are more conspicuous absences since they're, well, the Shredder, and the brains of the Foot respectively.
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No she's not. It's not all that much of a "She's sent away" when the Turtles are on their space travel


* WhamEpisode: Splinter successfully removes the brain worm from Karai's brain, but she falls down a drain, with the Hamato clan unsure if they'll ever see her again. Thankfully, she's revealed to be alive at the end of the episode. But she's PutOnABus until the season 4 episode "City At War." which aired nearly a year later.

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* WhamEpisode: Splinter successfully removes the brain worm from Karai's brain, but she falls down a drain, with the Hamato clan unsure if they'll ever see her again. Thankfully, she's revealed to be alive at the end of the episode. But she's PutOnABus until the season 4 episode "City At War." which aired nearly a year later.
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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}.'' One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Film/DespicableMe''.

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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}.'' One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Film/DespicableMe''.''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: Splinter try this with Karai, but without success.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Yet another example in the series. However, being a fight between Splinter try this with and Karai, but without success.this one is especially heartwrenching.

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not an example, Karai is not possesed or min-controlled


* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Yet another example in the series. However, being a fight between Splinter and Karai, this one is especially heartwrenching.

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Yet another example in the series. However, being a fight between LukeIAmYourFather: Splinter and try this with Karai, this one is especially heartwrenching.but without success.
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* WhamEpisode: Splinter successfully removes the brain worm from Karai's brain, but she falls down a drain, with the Hamato clan unsure if they'll ever see her again. Thankfully, she's revealed to be alive at the end of the episode.

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* WhamEpisode: Splinter successfully removes the brain worm from Karai's brain, but she falls down a drain, with the Hamato clan unsure if they'll ever see her again. Thankfully, she's revealed to be alive at the end of the episode. But she's PutOnABus until the season 4 episode "City At War." which aired nearly a year later.
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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}.'' One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Despicable Me''.

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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}.'' One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Despicable Me''.''Film/DespicableMe''.
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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles [[VideoGame/Pokémon Pokémon]]. One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Despicable Me''.

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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles [[VideoGame/Pokémon Pokémon]]. ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}.'' One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Despicable Me''.
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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles [[Franchise/Pokémon Pokémon]]. One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Despicable Me''.

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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles [[Franchise/Pokémon [[VideoGame/Pokémon Pokémon]]. One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Despicable Me''.
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** The card game Mikey and Ice Cream Kitty play resembles [[Franchise/Pokémon Pokémon]]. One of the characters on Mikey's card looks like one of the minions from ''Despicable Me''.
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The Turtles are baited by Karai into deadly traps and its up to Splinter to save them and try to break Karai's brainwashing.
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* AbsenteeActor: Shredder, Stockman, Hun, and Casey are absent from the main cast appearing in this episode. The first two are more conspicuous absences since they're, well, the Shredder, and the brains of the Foot respectively.
* AppropriatedAppellation: Oddly averted. For some reason, Steranko takes offense when Zeck/Bebop calls him "Rocksteady", despite the fact that he is one of the few antagonistic mutants named by Mikey who has fully embraced his new mutant name until this point.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: April quickly puts an end to Bebop's taunting with a quick punch to his snout.
-->'''Bebop:''' Owww, my piggy nose! She hit me in my piggy nose!
* BadassCrew: The Shredder's inner circle really gets to show ''why'' they're his inner circle with how powerful they are together against the Turtles and April.
* TheBusCameBack: This is Murakami's first appearance since "The Wrath of Tigerclaw". Well, it's a hologram, but still.
* ContinuityNod:
** Splinter uses the HealingHands technique from "The Deadly Venom" to free Karai from the worm's control.
** Tigerclaw and Rahzar are both eager to take vengeance on Splinter after getting defeated by him in "The Manhattan Project" and "Showdown", respectively.
** April calls Splinter via the cheese phone, last seen in "The Manhattan Project".
** When Mikey receives a call from Donnie, his T-Phone displays a photo of Donnie [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S3E2AFootTooBig being kissed by Bigfoot]].
* CurbstompBattle: Quite a few in this episode.
** Donnie was quickly taken down by the Foot when he was first lured into the trap.
** Leo, Raph, and April are gradually worn down by Karai, Tigerclaw, Rahzar, Xever, Bebop and Rocksteady.
** Splinter delivers a brutal beatdown to Bebop and Rocksteady when leaving the sewers.
** Then Splinter easily takes down Rahzar, Xever and Tigerclaw in that order.
* DeathTrap: As suggested by the title, there are four of them - one for each turtle.
* ElectricTorture: Donnie's trap is a puzzle that zaps him every time he gets it wrong.
* EmergingFromTheShadows: Rahzar uses his lean, dark form to hide in the shadows to try to ambush Splinter.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Twice in the episode, the Kraang are said to have returned. The following episode will reveal that this is indeed the case.
* HowWeGotHere: The episode starts with Raph waking up with a concussion in his trap, wondering what happened. The first part of the episode is in flashback up until Raph is thrown into his trap, which, at that point, jogs his memory.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Mikey claims he can rescue Donnie from his deadly FallingBlocks puzzle prison due to this.
-->'''Mikey:''' Chillax, I've got this! I've got like fifty puzzle apps on my T-Phone.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Yet another example in the series. However, being a fight between Splinter and Karai, this one is especially heartwrenching.
-->'''Splinter''': Miwa, listen to me! I am your father, Hamato Yoshi! Your mother was the love of my life!
-->'''Karai/Miwa''': Don't you dare desecrate her memory!
* LuredIntoATrap: Karai uses holograms and a voice changing microphone to imitate the turtles and April, luring the real ones into her traps.
* MookChivalry: The Foot Clan members only attack Splinter one or two at a time, despite having him severely outnumbered. This results in them being on the receiving end of a number of the {{Curb Stomp Battle}}s mentioned above.
* MythologyGag:
** Mikey's trap involves the threat of mutagen pouring on him from above. A similar thing occurred in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 "Michaelangelo's Birthday".]]
** Fem!Mikey's pose looks similar to [[Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation another female turtle.]]
** This isn't the first time [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Don's been electrocuted by one of the villains.]] Funny considering that the Triceratons are due for their debut soon…
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Splinter's takedown of Xever involved him ripping off his breathing apparatus.
* OneManArmy: Splinter pretty effortlessly mows through Shredder's men in this episode until he gets to Karai.
* PyrrhicVictory: Tigerclaw even notes how even though Splinter freed Karai from the worm's influence, it still came at a cost.
* ShoutOut: Karai's traps for the turtles are very ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-like.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Despite being freed from Shredder's control, Karai is still far away from being reunited with Splinter.
* TakeThat: The episode evidently makes one to Venus De Milo with the image of Fem!Mikey and him yelling in terror.
* ToiletHumor: After Mikey is freed from his death trap, the mutagen that falls forms the shape of a piece of poop
* WhamEpisode: Splinter successfully removes the brain worm from Karai's brain, but she falls down a drain, with the Hamato clan unsure if they'll ever see her again. Thankfully, she's revealed to be alive at the end of the episode.

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