The Turtles and Casey intercept a Purple Dragon heist in which Hun’s presence causes Casey to remember the last lesson his late father taught him.
This episode provides examples of
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: As Casey prepares to deliver the coup de grâce to Hun, he begs Casey for help. Casey, after a moment of doubt, remembers his father's message to "do the right thing no matter what" and helps Hun, noting that he is going to regret it later.
- Berserk Button: In his narration, Casey notes he's gotten better with his anger, but that some things still tick him off—Hun in particular.
- Beware the Nice Ones: When Hun knocks Leo off the top of a moving truck leaving him hanging onto the back door, Don and Mike come zooming up in the Battle Shell to rescue him. One of the Purple Dragon's trucks rams them from behind. Don retaliates by firing a missile at them. The vehicle they were on explodes, but fortunately for the thugs, they manage to escape (barely). Understandable, as Leo and Mike needed help and the slightest distraction could result in both of them dying.
- Bittersweet Ending: In the end, the Dragons manage to evade the Turtles and Casey. Leo is particularly embittered by their failure and lashes out at his brothers, no doubt a sign of his already-worsening mental state going further down the drain. The bright side is that the Turtles and Casey still manage to successfully stop half the convoy (which Leo unfortunately, still sees as a failure) and Casey being left with the knowledge that he'll always have his friends to stand by him.
- Brick Joke: Initially Casey says that he is not going to ride on the hoverboards to go after Hun and when Leo and Raph decide to go anyway, he says "At least let me look for a parachute." Later, it is revealed that he managed to find one and kept it in his golf bag, which Leo and Raph use to get out of the crashing plane.
- Flashback: Casey has one of the last time he saw his father.
- Good Cop/Bad Cop: Casey grills a punk for info, but the guy refuses to talk. Leo steps in and demonstrates he's the bad cop. His High-Altitude Interrogation gets the guy to crack pretty quickly.
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Hun's hideout is a rather prestigious building. Leo points out he learned the trick from the Shredder.
- High-Altitude Interrogation: Leo does this to a random punk to get info on the upcoming Purple Dragon raid.
- Honor Before Reason: Deconstructed in the flashback. After the Purple Dragons destroyed his store, Casey's father decided to go to the cops, even though they warned him not to and his own family begged him not to. It got him killed, but the lesson left a mark on Casey."Casey, sometimes, you just gotta stand up for what's right. Even if the odds are against ya, even if you're all alone, you gotta just stand up and do the right thing."
- Irony: Leo, who is going through PTSD, acts as the Bad Cop while Casey, the violent and angry vigilante is the good cop.
- Manly Tears: Casey when he thinks of the last thing his father ever said to him.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Casey delivers one against Hun before they both fall out of the plane.
- Not So Above It All: Splinter plays poker with Raph and Casey in the beginning, and mocks them as he wins.
- Oh, Crap!: Hun sounds legitimately scared as Casey defeats him during the fight on the truck. After he is dropped from the top of the truck he literally begs for help.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Leo delivers a particularly brutal one to his brothers and Casey at the end of the episode.Leonardo: HALF! We stopped half, and only because we got lucky! Is that good enough for you? IS IT?! We're always one step behind! We act like a bunch of amateurs! How many times are we gonna get beaten before you guys wise up and realize THIS ISN'T A GAME?! [storms off]
Raphael: I hate to admit it, but he ain't wrong. - Save the Villain: Casey saves Hun's life during the climax. He admits it was hard to do, but it was still the right thing.
- Say My Name: After remembering the last time he saw his father, Casey shouts Hun's name before attacking him.
- Talking to the Dead: Casey when at his father's grave. His casual tone indicates he does this a lot.
- Took a Level in Badass: Hun has transformed the Purple Dragons from a petty street gang working for the Foot into a far more sophisticated organization operating on its own.
- Traintop Battle: The Turtles and Casey fight Hun on top of a moving truck.
- You Are Not Alone: In the final scene, Casey notes how he's always got good friends to stand by him no matter what.
