Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255618-20131207105231/@comment-2143393-20140427163222

The Kraang are probably trying to terraform the earth because while they can breathe Earth's air, they probably couldn't survive very long on it. I mean, think of all the problems there would be. There are millions of predatory animals that probably wouldn't think twice before killing a Kraang to see if it tasted any good. Not to mention humans would probably freak out at the sight of them, and that would end up in Kraang being locked up and tested on. The Kraang's intention is to rule the earth, and they don't want to share it. As for why they want Earth, perhaps their own planet isn't big enough to support all of them? Or maybe their planet is collapsing and they need a new home?

Back to the whole Slash thing, I think that Raph probably talked to Spike whenever he was frustrated or angry, making it so that Spike ended up seeing Raph in all of his worst moments and taking up the more violent side of his personality, not to mention the mutagen seemed to magnify those beliefs. I think that Slash and Raph's view on what it means to be a 'true warrior' are similar, but where Slash simply sees Raphael's brothers as a liability, Raph actually cares about them (no matter how much he complains about them). I mean, thinking back to the season finale, Raph was crushed when he believed Leo had died. But he probably never told Spike about any of that since he doesn't want to admit to the 'softer' side of his personality.

I think the main reason Raph hated Slash so much was that he saw himself in Slash, and was scared that he could turn out being like Slash. Wouldn't you be scared of someone who was pretty much the like little 'devil' on your shoulder?

Not dissing Slash though. That episode was freaking awesome! I can't wait to see where they go with Slash.