Line #7 Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S3E9HATE


1	Whilst taking some time out at the Jones farm upstate, Mikey, Raph and Don run into a group of conspiracy theorists out to rid the world of extraterrestrials...
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6	* AdaptationNameChange: In the original comic, the hate group was named Committee to Rebuild American Patriotism. The change fits with the fallout of the Triceraton invasion, but the original acronym obviously wouldn't have flew with the censors.
7	* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: While trying to gin up his crew, Skonk walks them through this:
8	-->'''Skonk:''' What do these sightings have in common?\
9	'''Mook:''' Uh, aliens?\
10	'''Skonk:''' No! Well, yeah, but no. What else?\
11	'''Mooks:''' ''[beat]'' New York City!
12	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Donatello points out their foes have a lot of tech and could be numerous, Raphael says to bring them on. Cue sudden attack.
13	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Raphael initially dismisses H.A.T.E. as a bunch of wackos, but Donatello warns him that they still got some dangerous tech at their disposal. He's immediately proven right.
14	* BlatantLies: Casey denies that he told his mother that he and April are engaged ''immediately after'' the woman just said that.
15	* BreatherEpisode: Lampshaded by Casey, who notes they got away from the city to have some quiet time after the invasion and other events.
16	* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Casey's mom reveals she knows he wasn't upfront with her about April. She also knew about Leo and Splinter's presence the entire time--saying she'd really like to know the explanation someday.
17	* CharacterCatchphrase: Don yells "Cowabunga" while jumping out of the truck which is carrying an activated bomb.
18	* ConspiracyTheorist: The group [[FunWithAcronyms Humans Against The Extraterrestrials.]]
19	* ContinuityNod: To prove aliens are among us, Skonk cites reports of not just Turtle sightings in the sewers, but also [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S3E7TouchAndGo a subway fight and alley chase]].
20	* CultDefector: The episode opens with the Turtles encountering a wounded former RightWingMilitiaFanatic. The other militiamen shot him for trying to stop their plan to nuke New York City due to all of the alien sightings there.
21	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Casey told his mother that he got engaged to April just to get her off his back. It never occurred to him that she would want to meet her only child's fiancée.
22	* DontTryThisAtHome: Donatello's opening narration.
23	-->'''Donatello''': Warning: the stunt you are about to witness is performed by professional maniacs. Do not attempt this yourself.
24	* EmbarrassingFirstName:
25	-->'''Mrs. Jones:''' Who is this crazy woman, Arnold?\
26	'''Casey:''' Ma, I told ya never to call me that!
27	* EvenEvilHasStandards: One of the {{Mook}}s chasing the CultDefector has reservations about "hunting down one of our own."
28	* InsaneTrollLogic: Skonk says the supposed alien sightings have all taken place in New York City, so the only solution is to blow it up.
29	* InstantlyProvenWrong: At first, April is more irritated with Casey about this and figures she just got off on the wrong foot with his mother. Getting immediately berated makes her reconsider this, though we learn the old woman was testing her here.
30	* MistakenForAliens: The Turtles.
31	* MomentKiller: April and Casey are about to share a moment when they realize that Leonardo and Splinter are sitting in the room.
32	* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Skonk proclaims himself a defender of humanity, but has no qualms killing other humans to carry out his scheme of alien genocide.
33	* PursuedProtagonist: "H.A.T.E." begins with the Turtles leaving the farmhouse for some exercise, only to run into a wounded CultDefector who is deliriously babbling about a terrorist attack his old group is planning. The Turtles proceed to beat up some armed members of said group when they arrive looking for the wounded man.
34	* RaceLift: One-shot villain Skonk, who was turned from black to white.
35	* SecretSecretKeeper: Casey’s Mom was aware of Splinter and Leo’s presence the entire time.
36	* SecretTestOfCharacter: Casey's mother does this to April throughout the episode.
37	* ShoutOut: One of the conspiracy theorists calls Mikey [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial "E.T."]]
38	-->'''Mike:''' [[SarcasmMode E.T., phone home!]]
39	* SoProudOfYou: Casey's mom is most impressed with how April handled her tests.
40	* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the comic, [[spoiler: Skonk was killed off in the explosion]], here he's gets merely incapacitated and left for the authorities.
41	* UnnamedParent: Casey's mom.
42	* WilliamTelling: Mikey and Raph are doing this with Don in their first scene.
43	* WrongGenreSavvy: Skonk incorrectly that the sightings of the Turtles, Master Splinter, and Leatherhead are alien sightings, they have set up a base in New York City, which H.A.T.E. plans to blow up the city with a nuclear bomb to destroy all aliens.

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