History Recap / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S3E3BuriedSecrets

** Family just blood: it's also [[FamilyOfChoice the people who care about you]].

* VillainBall: Mom-Thing had April completely on its side until it grew impatient and threatened her.

** Family isn't always about who you're related to, [[FamilyOfChoice but about the people who care about you]].

* AnAesop: Trust your instincts.

%%* BitchInSheepsClothing: Take a wild guess. Although "sheep's clothing" may not be entirely accurate.

* HeroWithBadPublicity[=/=]WhatTheHellHero: Mikey's distrust towards Mrs. O' Neil causes some problems. However, it turns out he was right all along.

* TooGoodToBeTrue: It seems that April was finally able to see her mom for the first time, only until the near to the end of the episode, for Donnie to point out that when he was looking over the data, he discovered that the creature April destroyed ''wasn't'' really her mother, it only had her memories and it was an early Kraang experiment that utilized a combination of Mrs. O'Neil's DNA and Kraang DNA, but it was too dangerous.

* HopeSpot: The ending reveals Mom-Thing is a creature created from combining Kraang DNA with Mrs. O'Neil's, and that it was a defective clone like seen when the Kraang captured April. This left the a possibility of the real Mrs. O'Neil is still alive somewhere. Unfortunately, [[WordOfGod Brandon Auman]] confirmed that Mrs. O'Neil is indeed dead.

* TooGoodToBeTrue: It seems that April was finally able to see her mom for the first time, only until the near to the end of the episode, for Donnie to point out that when he was looking over the data, he discovered that the creature April destroyed ''wasn't'' really her mother, it only had her memories and it was an early Kraang experiment that utilize a combination of Mrs. O'Neil's DNA and Kraang DNA, but it was too dangerous.

* 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.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: April reunites with her mom, only to discover its a malicious Kraang experiment.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Take a wild guess. Although "sheep's clothing" may not be entirely accurate.

* AnAesop: Trust your instincts

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mom-Thing has green eyes, just like Irma.

* 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.

* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When Raph goes into the basement when he hears Leo screaming, the latter tells Raph that Mikey was right about Mrs. O'Neil being a creature. What should be remembered is that Mikey, while rightfully suspicious, never ''once'' mentioned the idea that April's mother could be an alien creature. Unfortunately, Raph does not realize this until "Leo" is revealed to be assimilated by the Mom-Thing.

* HopeSpot: The ending reveals Mom-Thing is a creature created from combing Kraang DNA with Mrs. O'Neil's, and that it was a defective clone like seen when the Kraang captured April. This left the a possibility of the real Mrs. O'Neil is still alive somewhere. Unfortunately, [[WordOfGod Brandon Auman]] confirmed that Mrs. O'Neil is indeed dead.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Casey is far too flippant about Kirby's recent mutation when Mrs. O'Neil asks about him. And apparently, this trope and BrutalHonesty have been referred to as "pulling a Mikey" by the Turtles.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When Raph goes into the basement when he hears Leo screaming, Leo says Mikey was right about Mrs. O'Neil being a creature. What should be remembered is that Mikey, while rightfully suspicious, ''never'' mentioned the idea that April's mother could be an alien creature.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Casey is far too flippant about Kirby's recent mutation when Mrs. O'Neil asks about him.

* CassandraTruth: Mikey quickly senses that there's something "off" about April's mother, but nobody listens. To be fair, he ''is'' Mikey.

* IToldYouSo: At the end of the episode, Mikey has to rub it in that he was right and how no one believed him.

* HeroWithBadPublicity[=/=]WhatTheHellHero: Mikey's distrust towards Mrs. O' Neil causes some problems. However, it turns out he was right.

* IToldYouSo: At the end of the episode, Mikey has to rub it in that he was right.

* 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.