#ttomnt

[resha04]

Sooo... I started watching Tales of the TMNT. Impressions from ep 1:

Love the art style; it's so... "sketchy" and artsy, like a comic book made directly into animation. My eyes are very pleased to look at it

The boys are so... dorky?? I'm saying this in the most affectionate way possible. They're babies!!

When one has become so used to seeing the Rise turtles use mystic powers, an acclimation is needed when watching the iteration where they don't. I kept expecting Leo to bust out a portal lmao

Same goes for April. I kept expecting her to whip out a baseball bat and jump into the fight screaming "APRIL O'NEEEEIIIILLLL!!!" (She whipped out a fire axe in this one, which is close enough)

So far it's fun! And funny! And it's got a hook right at the start with the immediate appearance of Bishop

The highlight of the ep, though, is THIS

WORD. FOR. WORD

I screamed. SIR, I did not expect you to whip this out as early as EPISODE ONE. HOW AM I GOING TO RECOVER

I'm glad that here in TotTMNT, April knocked sense into him immediately. I feel that Rise!Leo never got that needed talk, just like a lot of Rise boys' issues never got to be addressed or resolved (no thanks to Nick cancelling the show...)

[resha04]

Just finished watching Tales of the TMNT episode 4. Thoughts:

Raph and Donnie are so roughened up, especially Raph T_T But because this is "kids show" I don't expect it to get brought up, like, ever...

Michelangelo made plans and took responsibility. Raphael made (bad) jokes. Donatello went ham. Love how each bro imitated or took the advice of another bro in dealing with their situation. (Also, can't help but think that Rise!Leo would be proud of baby Raph's jokes lmao)

Episode 2 to 4 have really good actions!

But I can't really shake the feeling that they often... talk too much? Like, they can say something with just three words, but they do it with twelve? They kept explaining what they were doing or thinking even in the middle of a tense situation (this is most prominent in Donnie's episode), and there were moments, in the middle of a fight or a chase, where a character paused to ramble or banter. It makes the dialogue and the flow of the action feel clunky and unnatural, even though there are really good actions. I know the intended audience is kids, but I don't think kids are that... dense?

The almost-blind train conductor in episode 4 is my favorite side chara. Old guy took all the weirdness in stride, like a champ

The Purple Dragons appeared! So were Hun, Angel, and Kitsune - names I only knew in passing from the numerous fics I read, but never knew the characters. Kitsune's design and vibe reminded me of Big Mama

The cops in episode 4 were the most aggravating character to ever appear, honestly. Them straight-out ignoring Donnie's plea for help is their biggest offense

Raph coughing out a turtle after his swim in probably-Hudson is hilarious