bros really woke up this morning and decided to sum up my entire existence as a 2012 fan artist, damn.
like I was watching Creeping Doom today and i had to close my laptop because I cringed SO HARD at Donnie calling April his SWEET CHINCHILLA?!??
but then i opened it back up, and the literal NEXT SCENE gave me shivers, seeing Leo have to defend all of his siblings while still BRUTALLY INJURED, because that’s what leaders —no, that’s what BROTHERS do.
I always say I’d want the character animation of the later seasons, while the writing from Seasons 1-2 stayed in tact. Bros gave them superb personalities to start with, but when the lore got a way from em, more attention had to get paid to simply trying to move the series forward. Clever character dev was swapped for time with exposition and trying to explain all the batshit crazy things that started occurring. That’s my theory, at least.
It’s the thin line that all the TV shows have to tread for TMNT, of whether to lean into the humor and wit, or dive into the deep (and often tragic) backstories and storylines.
…for any of you who actually stuck through all that to read it, thank you.