TMNT 2012: Parasitica
Jun. 22nd, 2013 01:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rainwaterspark*Obviously, SPOILERS below*
So I actually liked this episode, it's on my small list of episodes from the 2012 series that I genuinely enjoyed (the others being "Turtle Temper," "I Think His Name Is Baxter Stockman" & "New Girl in Town"). While it was entertaining, I don't think the "character development" in it was well written; Mikey suddenly gaining the ability to focus seemed a bit Deus ex Machina, and it's odd how the venom didn't affect Mikey for more than fifteen minutes, while it seemed to act faster on Donnie and Raph (and Leo, though I suppose you could explain that on the fact that he got stung directly by the mutant wasp).
Some details:
- The show's consistent tendency to downplay/make fun of science is really irritating. Raph, centrifuges are a big deal if you can get one for free, because they easily cost several thousands to tens of thousands of dollars (which is a big deal for anyone, but especially for turtles living in the sewers and scavenging from junk heaps)!
- MIKEY NO PUTTING ONLY ONE TUBE IN THE CENTRIFUGE IS GOING TO DESTROY THE ROTOR WHAT ARE YOU DOING
So I actually liked this episode, it's on my small list of episodes from the 2012 series that I genuinely enjoyed (the others being "Turtle Temper," "I Think His Name Is Baxter Stockman" & "New Girl in Town"). While it was entertaining, I don't think the "character development" in it was well written; Mikey suddenly gaining the ability to focus seemed a bit Deus ex Machina, and it's odd how the venom didn't affect Mikey for more than fifteen minutes, while it seemed to act faster on Donnie and Raph (and Leo, though I suppose you could explain that on the fact that he got stung directly by the mutant wasp).
Some details:
- The show's consistent tendency to downplay/make fun of science is really irritating. Raph, centrifuges are a big deal if you can get one for free, because they easily cost several thousands to tens of thousands of dollars (which is a big deal for anyone, but especially for turtles living in the sewers and scavenging from junk heaps)!
- MIKEY NO PUTTING ONLY ONE TUBE IN THE CENTRIFUGE IS GOING TO DESTROY THE ROTOR WHAT ARE YOU DOING
