The LOST SEASON Of The 2003 TMNT | Series Retrospective (Part 5)

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  @Backstromer1235 · 4 years ago

  The tengu shredder has one line I can’t believe was allowed in the show.<br><br>When he removes Karai’s armor and see’s her body he says “Perhaps I should keep you alive you’d make a fine slave”<br><br>I was laughing from shock that they gave him that line.

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• FI

  @firestudiozzz7774 · 4 years ago

  Puts a smile on my face to know people still give this master piece of a show attention even after almost 2 decades

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• ST

  @stevendobek4055 · 4 years ago

  Season 5 for me is a great example of also being a product of its time. &nbsp;Avatar and Naruto were both huge series at this point, so the idea of a more magic based martial arts and ninja system was in the minds of a lot of the same people that watched Turtles, myself included. &nbsp;I always liked how the idea of Mystic Ninjas was touched on as far back as Season 1, and this was a huge payoff to see this world&apos;s mystic side of ninjutsu to its full extent.<br><br>The one criticism I would add, beyond the ones mentioned, it always bugged me in the episodes where the Turtles rescue Karai, they get their first win against the Mystics, and Shredder&apos;s reaction was &quot;Ha! Those were my weakest minions!&quot; before raising his undead army.<br><br>Considering how built up the Mystics were at this point, even able to best the Ninja Tribunal, I wish that dialogue was rephrased such as &quot;You&apos;ve only taken out a small portion of my forces.&quot; &nbsp;It would capture the same feeling that the Turtles were still mostly out of their depth, but wouldn&apos;t downplay the strength of the Mystics, nor the payoff of the Turtles <b>finally</b> besting them in battle. &nbsp;<br><br>Even back in season 1, it was Splinter who defeated them, so finally seeing a win against them was a big deal for me.

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• GA

  @GameGuruNT · 4 years ago

  I feel like the reason why we were able to get the Ninja Tribunal season was simply because just enough of it was completed. The various reused animation you&apos;ve pointed out as nitpicks were probably what the animation team had to do to fill in the animation gaps to make something that could be released to the public. And they did it with only the loss of a single filler episode.

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• PI

  @PippiTheLongSock · 1 year ago

  I just realized that Mortu is Utrom spelled backwards.

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• AL

  @ALtheBoi · 4 years ago

  Dude I remember hating Fast Forward so much I stopped watching the show and considered it a different show entirely<br>So this was my last season of TMNT03, and I actually think it goes out with a bang honestly<br>Batshit insane all throughout with some cool worldbuilding and a satisfying ending

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• VE

  @veganphilosopher1975 · 4 years ago

  History of TMNT:<br>&quot;Make it funny so it appeals to kids!&quot;<br>&quot;Make it dark and gritty so it appeals to older fans.&quot;<br>Rinse and repeat

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• TH

  @theotherjared9824 · 4 years ago

  This season really shows how much of a miracle the show was in the first place. With the way 4kids treated its other properties at the time, it&apos;s safe to assume they were constantly breathing down the neck of mirage to make the show more &quot;marketable&quot; for their target audience. But mirage stuck to their guns and made the show they always wanted to make, and you can feel its DNA in many future turtle projects and beyond with how influential it was.

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• AZ

  @azreth7190 · 4 years ago

  &quot;not like golf clubs and hockey sticks are going to cut it against demons&quot;<br><br>True, but if he had a chainsaw and more one-liners...

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• AF

  @afrikasmith1049 · 4 years ago

  TMNT and Teen Titans are one of the few shows in the 2000s where you can see those flaws but can easily forgive.

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• TH

  @ThePreciseClimber · 4 years ago

  Ch&apos;rell: &quot;Ah, that Oroku Saki guy was so bitchin&apos;!&quot;

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• VI

  @viliamsneakman1508 · 4 years ago

  I found it interesting that rise of the tmnt show used some of the ideas of tmnt 2003 season 5.<br>In Rise turtles have magic weapons, the rise shredder is similar to tengu shredder.

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