#tmnt joy

[holystressresponsebatman]

Was watching season 5 of tmnt 2k3 the other morning, finished all 13 episodes in one go….

But my fiancé made a comment that got me thinking and we had a whole conversation about this.

We were like, sure season 5 is good. Objectively. It could probably reasonably stand on its own. However. Season five is very different from the first four seasons in two key ways:

1) it only had thirteen episodes

2) it didn’t have to be the “attention getter”

You’re probably wondering what I mean by that second one. But we’re gonna talk about number 1 first :)

I think we can confidently say that for a show like tmnt, 26 episodes is like the golden number, right? The number of episodes you have at your disposal in a regular season allows for perfect timing and execution of both an A and B plot, with proper introduction and use of various side characters.

So, reducing that number to 13 episodes also reduces the amount of time you have to grab a viewer’s attention to a certain plot point and get them to grab key information from the show on your way to the finale episodes where you wrap everything up. To get the timing right on each act of the story—especially when you’re used to having double the amount of time to do it in—is very tricky.

Because of this, the way the plot sets up and the side characters are introduced and used feels very much like an 11 year old fanfic writer inserting their OCs, only to realize they don’t want to make a backstory for them or give them actual personalities, they only wanted to draw them. So when it comes time in the story to give them personality or risk having the story fall flat, they kill the characters off all at once. This gives the viewer some whiplash in the middle of the story, and leaves them wondering why you even introduced the characters in the first place.

(This is not to say that 11 year old fanfic writers are bad, because they are an invaluable part of the fandom, but seriously. We’ve all been there. It’s just what happens most of the time.)

Number two, this season didn’t have to be the attention-getter. They didn’t have to grab the audience and make them watch, because they already had them for four seasons, so they figured that this season could just be an attention-keeper season.

By this point, the show had probably lost some of the appeal, and people were ready for something new. This is part of why tmnt is a franchise known for its rebirth of the characters and the story.

My guess is that they were picked up for another season, but demand was low, so they got a limited amount of time to do it in, and it backfired.

Honestly, season five might have turned out as my favorite season if the story were more fleshed out, the new characters given some backstory, and more suspense added into the whole “mystic original Shredder” plot line. Because dragon turtles? The whole “mystic ninja masters” thing? So cool.

[bulbabutt]

i don't know the etiquette for posting other peoples tiktoks but the delivery of this punchline hit me like a FUCKING TRUCK please

NikhilClayton <- you should follow this guy on tiktok he's fucking hilarious

[forgetful-nerd]

Ah….classic Mikey, always willing to throw Donnie under the bus.

[tervaneula]

NQK x LOTR by katterv

The fam helps April with her school assignment: a re-enactment of a famous movie scene. It gets pretty emotional pretty fast.

IT'S FINALLY DONE, YIPPEE!! I did promise I'd finish this little story no matter how long it took :')

[phewgitoid]

thinking about how these two would interact

[turrondeluxe]

always happy about the fact that in 2012, mikey often asked donnie questions if he didn't understand something and donnie always answered no matter what

this can be seen in a bunch of episodes but my favorite example of it it's the one in half shell heroes where mikey is extremely excited to be in the museums and is the one actively asking donnie questions about the exhibits they saw and also actively listening to donnie's explanation (before raph got silly lmao). he was very excited to learn!!!

And while it's true that mikey would lose interest quite fast if the explanation got too lengthy with too many technical terms, it doesn't change the fact that he does retain the info donnie is always rambling on about different things!!! (even if mikey himself doesn't notice he's doing it lol) and also i find it very sweet that no matter if donnie himself got annoyed, donnie would always answer the questions. no matter what. he would always try to explain if he didn't understand something

This is prob because mikey is the one brother who is often seeking out donnie to pass time around him Meaning that donnie might have used mikey as his rubber ducky whenever mikey hangs out with him while he's working (explained him a lot of his experiments and theories while trying to solve them himself and in this way mikey also learnt in the process WHILE spending time with his brother! win win!)

it also helps donnie because accompanies him while not letting him get lonely in his lab 24/7, sometimes explaining things to someone makes it better to understand it yourself AND it's shown in the comics that donnie is quite used to his brothers just Living as background noise and literally cannot function without it lmao

They are literally the two smart kids in the family even if none of them notice it and it's all because mikey looks up to his brother and is like an sponge with donnie around. donnie is actively teaching mikey and mikey is learning! even if they have no idea they are doing it

[an-artistic-failure]

Idk what this is but I felt like it fit them.

[tangledinink]

Does Swanatello Donatello have all his memories back now? Are his memory problems gone?

Yes and no? He has a majority of his memories back, even if some of them are still fuzzy, but that doesn't mean his memory is fixed... but he's getting better every day!

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[hiddencityhijinksau]

Discovery

Leo - part one

Masterpost

Yay, it's finally done!!! After several months!!! :D

Big thanks to @alcadanon for helping me colour! It might never have gotten finished if you hadn't helped. I'll let you do all the colouring for Leo's portion of this comic from now on :3

next part

[redkehlchen]

Serious gamer discussions…. 🐢

[fantasygerard2000]

🐢

[egotistical-cabbage]

my entry for @cupcakeslushie’s DTIYS 🗣️🗣️🗣️ this was very fun

[thatonegaybrit]

; our pins from CuteGlinski[link] have arrived !!

; they're such good quality and also js adorable .. absolutely obsessed hbbsgsvsgs

[awzominator]

Splinter week day one Battle Nexus!!!

of course I had to go w 03 🙌🙌

[imagionationstation]

I think I can officially say that I have reach the point where I hate everything I have ever written and should delete every paragraph that I’ve ever strung together and never want to post anything ever again

[sad-leon]

My turn to post 2al fanart :D

I care about them so much, you dont understand

They mean everything to me @intotheelliwoods

Bonus with Big Leo and Sprout: