#Many Unhappy Returns

[turtleblogatlast]

I will never be over Leo’s 4D chess play in “Many Unhappy Returns”. Like, just in general it is a spectacle to see this character who we’ve seen goofing around time and time again, who’s only sometimes decided to take things seriously, only to show him making a maneuver like that.

And here’s what gets me the most about his plan against Big Mama: he comes up with it on the spot. The second he sees that Big Mama has the solution they need, he’s already in game mode.

It is so satisfying watching the episode back when you realize his plan, because he literally sets the stage entirely for a decisive victory. He sees that the champion is a kraken, and comes up with both the solution to defeating it and a reasonable excuse to get that solution into the battle with them on the fly:

“Like your champ aaand those six guys. In fact, we don’t want this over too quickly. You should armor up those rookies. The whole shebang. Especially with these pointy helmets.”

And this is why giving him teleportation powers is perfect, too. He analyzes the battlefield and makes use of all the assets, moving pieces around to guarantee a win. It is honestly so impressive to witness and one of my favorite parts of his character.

[randomrottmntscreenshots]

[risequotes]

Daily Rise Quotes: DAY 466

Splinter: [sighs] I do miss our pre-kidnapping times. I mean, how could anyone stay mad at those eyes, that smile, and those-

Leo: No-no-no! No more lovey and/or dovey talk!

(Season 2, Episode 1 - Many Unhappy Returns)

[sariphantom]

🍂Risetober 2023 Day 15: Battle Nexus🍂

Well it was either that or another LFLS-related drawing. I already made people sad with the Green prompt so… Leo in his Lou Jitsu outfit it is albeit LESS icky this time.

[icy-watch]

did she just say hubby poo?!??!

[untitled-tmnt-blog]

... Okay, so you know that thing where you translate text through a whole bunch of different languages, and then back to English? I was curious.

... I'm entertained by the simplest things.

Full text, before and after translation, below the cut.

Original text:

You love us, you missed us! We're back, baby!

Rat Jitsu and Blue, saving the day!

It's about time! We've been getting our butts kicked after you left us high and dry!

High and dry? Come on, dudes!

When I said, "You got this," I meant that.

Look, I bet the only reason we're here right now is 'cause Donnie inputted coordinates of blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

Mikey razzed his tazz.

April finally used her crane license.

And Raph is gonna put it all together in a plan to defeat that lead-head with this mystic collar!

Wow, Leo, that's remarkably accurate.

English > Spanish > Japanese > Finnish > Albanian > Chinese (Traditional) > Dutch > Arabic > French > German > Lithuanian > English

Final text:

We love and miss you! I'm back baby!

Mouse and blue save the world!

It's time! We have been doing great since you raised us!

Is it expensive and dry? Let's go, everyone!

When I say, "I get it," I mean it.

The only reason we're here now is because Donnie managed to enter the coordinates.

McGee plays Taz.

April finally used her smuggler's license.

Rafe has put it all into his plan to take down his boss with this mysterious necklace!

Wow, Leo, that is very accurate.

[rottmnt-honeybea]

Guess who figured out photoshop will break gifs down into layers?

[memorydarkness]

Leo when he plays someone vs when he have been played.

[riseepshowdown]

Bug Busters: Looking for a way to eliminate the Oozesquito problem, the turtles enlist the help of the head of the Nexus Hotel: a spider yokai known as Big Mama.

Many Unhappy Returns: with the Shredder on a rampage, Raph, Donnie, Mikey, and April look for a way to beat him. Meanwhile, Leo and Splinter turn to Big Mama for help.

[tenaciouswritingdragon]

I absolutely love Leo in Rise. At first he got on my nerves because of how goofy he acted compared to other versions of him in tmnt. But now... after really watching the show (not entirely finished yet but working on it) he's still my favorite turtle. He was AMAZING in Many Unhappy Returns. I literally gasped when all his seemingly stupid bravado-induced ideas came together in such an epic way. And can we talk about his portals?! The boy has come SO FAR since the beginning, when he could barely open a portal while concentrating really hard, let alone multiple while fighting! He's already grown so much in terms of his abilities!! I love seeing him pop off

[teenagenutant]

a bit more weird, wild, and less structurally stable than the 2-turtle fusions, here's bosch (raph+mikey+donnie) and machiavelli (leo+mikey+donnie)!

pure impulsive destructive excitement and 'what if your annoying little sibling was also the world's most acrobatic awful cat'

[h4z4rd0ou5]

THISSSSS

I will never be over Leo’s 4D chess play in “Many Unhappy Returns”. Like, just in general it is a spectacle to see this character who we’ve seen goofing around time and time again, who’s only sometimes decided to take things seriously, only to show him making a maneuver like that.

And here’s what gets me the most about his plan against Big Mama: he comes up with it on the spot. The second he sees that Big Mama has the solution they need, he’s already in game mode.

It is so satisfying watching the episode back when you realize his plan, because he literally sets the stage entirely for a decisive victory. He sees that the champion is a kraken, and comes up with both the solution to defeating it and a reasonable excuse to get that solution into the battle with them on the fly:

“Like your champ aaand those six guys. In fact, we don’t want this over too quickly. You should armor up those rookies. The whole shebang. Especially with these pointy helmets.”

And this is why giving him teleportation powers is perfect, too. He analyzes the battlefield and makes use of all the assets, moving pieces around to guarantee a win. It is honestly so impressive to witness and one of my favorite parts of his character.

[risequotes]

Daily Rise Quotes: DAY 376

Leo: Sweet whisker mustache, BTW. Makes you look young. Or old, whichever you're going for.

(Season 2, Episode 1 - Many Unhappy Returns)

[ironinkpen]

My favorite thing in the world about Rise Leo is that he acts Like That but then at any given moment he's almost always doing something that's like. so fucking clever.

Like in the episode "The Ancient Art of Ninja Hide and Seek," the guys are sneaking around Big Mama's hotel to steal something from her guard dog Gus's collar. Raph's idea of stealth is uhhh holding a frond over his head, and Mikey and Donnie spend most of their time scooting a food cart up the stairs. Gus sniffs them all out and they all have to be rescued by Splinter.

And then Leo does this

And it seems so stupid, but like? it's actually not?? there's a strategy here???

The other guys get caught bc Gus is an incredible tracker w a great sense of hearing and smell—which Leo knows from their last run-in with him. So what does Leo do? He eliminates the problem by purposefully sneaking up on Gus in a crowded, noisy, distracting room so Gus won't be able to hear or smell him. And it WORKS—Gus doesn't notice him even when he's right under his nose! He just gets unlucky that the Evil Sports match ends right when he gets his hands on the collar.

It's just. so endlessly funny to me that Leo's the one who gets the closest to actually completing the mission without needing Splinter to bail him out, and no one notices bc he does so with the air of a court jester. A little clown boy. He truly radiates the vibe of someone constantly flying by the seat of his booty shorts, meaning no one realizes until Shredder that he's secretly the only one on the team who regularly uses ANY problem-solving or planning skills lmao

[icy-watch]

She handed that over a liiiiiiiiittle too easily.

*Icy gets suspicious*