#maybe that's why i relate more to donnie yknow

[staryeclipse]

Thinking about the fact that I'm really bad about showing emotions. Through text/questions/irl, most of the time it doesn't show properly. My voice comes on as flat and doesn't properly intonate (esp when I'm tired). Questions I want to ask nicely doesn't show proper niceness...

[teetlesandnimjas]

Actually FUCK IT IM GOING ON THIS RANT NOW. YOUVE ALL HEARD IT BEFORE BUT I DONT CARE IM MAD

SO 2012 Mikey is an ADHD-coded character. I don’t know if this was on purpose or not, either way it’s extremely obvious in his actions and speech. Quick note, I am also ADHD, so this rant will be a little bias, sorry. I have seen 3 seasons of this show, so I’m not uninformed. I had to stop watching MAINLY BECAUSE OF THIS:

IN THE SERIES NOT ONCE IS IT ADRESSED THAT MIKEY HAS A GENUINELY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING HIMSELF AND HIS BRAIN, AND HES NEVER BEEN HELPED ONCE! HE’S ABUSED AND TREATED LIKE A BURDEN! And I didn’t want to get “mad” or “uncivilized” but you have to admit that MIKEY GETS BEAT UP AND MADE FUN OF JUST FOR WHO HE IS. He doesn’t have a filter, that’s obvious. Yeah, he can be a little brat, but it’s not his fault. You think he wants to be HIT OVER AND OVER AGAIN? He makes a mistake? Smack! He starts talking a lot? Smack! His attention seeking behaviors- more on that later- start to kick in? SMACK! He JUST FUCKING EXISTS AS HIMSELF? SMACK! And the worst part is ITS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY? THIS IS A JOKE? No this is horrible! It’s- dare I say it- ABUSE! I know siblings roughhouse and playfully banter, but this isnt roughhousing, this is one sided and cruel. Mikey, who can’t control himself and his energy no matter how hard he tries, constantly RUNS AWAY from Raph, Leo, AND MAYBE EVEN DONNIE AT ONE POINT. The worst of it is Raph, yeah, OBVIOSULY. You put an “annoying” filterless teen in a room with a hotheaded asshole, not too good. But that’s still his brother. Raph also isn’t completely evil and horrible, he has genuine anger issues that could be solved with some quick education and a better outlet. BUT YOU’D THINK HE WOULD SPARE SOME KINDNESS FOR HIS F A M I L Y. It gets ridiculous! His solution for everything is HIT MIKEY. Now I don’t want to make assumptions, but one of my issues with my dumb dumb electric meat blob is the self-worth issues. I feel bad for what I say and do, because I can’t help it. Thankfully I have coping mechanisms and my ways of helping myself so I can work on staying quiet when I need to, and not feeling such loathing when I don’t. Yknow who DOESNT know what to do, and isn’t even sure why he’s like this and probably thinks he’s A SCREW UP BECAUSE THERES LITERALLY A WHOLE EPISODE ABOUT THAT? Mikey. AND YKNOW WHO DOESNT HELP? HIS FAMILY. YEAH THEY GREW UP IN THE SEWERS BUT YOUD THINK THE S C I E N T I S T WOULDVE NOTICED. But, no, Donnie verbally berates and belittles him. Leo’s okay, he does chase him around at only one point I can think of, and (albeit a headcanon that Leo’s autistic) he felt that Mikey disrespected something important to him, and yknow what fine as long as you apologize and don’t do it again, yeah whatever. It’s just ONCE. Raph hits Mikey EVERY EPISODE. AND ITS A J O K E??? N O. This genuinely influences young kids, especially young boys who were the target audience of the show, and this can HURT SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS. This normalizes the hitting and the yelling and the abuse. I don’t think siblings should roughhouse at all, and when they do it should be taken seriously and be treated as if two unrealated kids fought. A little fighting is natural, but THE LEVELS THE SHOW GOES TO HURTS. IT HURTS ME. I didn’t grow up with 2012, my parents wanted me to be all girly, but I watched 3 seasons about a year ago. And I hated the treatment of what I saw as a relatable character. Anyways stan Mikey, kill Raph, agree to disagree.

Oh and now because MIKEY ALSO HAS MASSIVE ATTENTION SEEKING BEHAVIORS here’s a mini segmant. I believe he is like this because of things like he wants constant attention and focus on him. He has a generally loud presence and he doesn’t try and hide it. The reason he probably doesn’t mask is because 1. He really can’t, he’s too exhausted to try because at this point nothing helps, and 2. Because he wants attention. And sadly that means negative attention too. A mix of ADHD and constant dismissive and negative behavior to you makes for a FUN RIDE when people aren’t giving you attention. And that’s really unhealthy. This probably stems either from or into self-esteem and anxiety issues. And I don’t want to say it’s HIS FAMILY’S FAULT but he spent 15 (or 16?) in the sewers with ONLY HIS FAMILY. If he needs constant attention and reassurance (and is infantalized which I ALSO HATE) then it’s probably because he didn’t receive enough positive attention when he was younger. In fact people even phrase things like “Attention-Seeking Behavior as a Symptom of Psychological Distress” which considering the show was “angsty” or “dark” I’m surprised they didn’t look into. If the show really wanted to be interesting I think they should’ve kept Mikey as an important character and not just comedic relief.

[2k18leo]

Smart Lair notes:

((Spoilers))

- Their mummies look an awful lot like zombies. Yknow I never really realized how similar mummies and zombies are

- Did Raph just said “Who’s your daddy?” I’m deceased 😂

- Awww Mikey noogies Donnie

- See Donnie is so predictable 😂 gotta love him

- “SCOFF!”

- “Eateth thy words!” Wow what a theatre geek

- I love the subtle image of Leo playing keep away from Donnie with his arm tech

- If we hadn’t already gotten that 360° vid that kinda introduced Shelldon, I would have been more shook that he was voiced by Greg Cipes

- “Applause. Aaaand applause. Aaaand waiting for your applause” that’s so relatable

- “I cannot hear you over you eateth-ing thy words!”

- Hahaha that’s what it takes for them to feel anything like a massage ?? Tennis balls being shot at their shells. That’s so funny 😂

- “...jammy-jam”

- Dudes, my fatass would KILL for a flying microwave

- They just KICKED the roombas out. Idk why I found that so funny

- Wow he made a lot of those little vacuums

- Okay, it’s proven. Mikey sleeps in a hammock, Leo sleeps in a real bed (WITH A SLEEPING MASK THAT HAS EYELASHES. HES TOO MUCH (plus, he’s not wearing his pajamas so that leads me to assume he only dresses in pjs when he wants hot chocolate, because he’s extra like that)) and from what it looked like, Raph was laying on the floor with just a pillow ? I wonder if beds are too soft for him

- Leo’s markings are just. So pretty

- “Reprogramulating is EASY!”

- Is Shelldon wearing like an OG Donnie mask?

- The microwave went THROUGH TIME ??

- Donnie assuming he’s the best brother is so middle child of him 😂

- Okay now it looks like Shelldon is just wearing Rottmnt Donnie’s mask

- A flavorless juice? Okay I am now making the assumption that Donnie is the type to drink La Croix

- Maybe it’s just the angle but the mask on Shelldon looks like it keeps switching from thin mask to a Do-rag type mask

- “What have you rapSCALLIONS done!”

- I love how the boys can realize when the joke is done and almost instantly defend their brother when Shelldon won’t stop

- They created a GIANT ROOMBA

- Hahahahaha when the giant roomba gets stuck in the room is hilarious because it’s so accurate 😂

- Leo knows Donnie too well “don’t fall for it...”

- “I kNeW It! HaRD fEEliNGs ! maSsIVe hArD FeELiNgS!”

- Overall, Donnie just made an invention to stop feeling bullied by his brothers. I may go back and count how many times the saying “he/they would never!” Was said. Unless someone else has already done that and would like to share😂 ALSO, they never resolved the issue with the baby dinosaurs so I’m going to assume they are still running around the lair