Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20160326211319/@comment-995426-20160426054849

Okay, so since I'm not the only one troubled by this episode's enormous plot hole, I don't feel so nervous for bringing it up. XD

Remember when this series used to take itself a lot more seriously? When the most interesting recurring plot points were soul-wrenching and depth-building, like Donnie with April, or Raph with Slash, or Splinter with Karai. I find it ironic that the most I expected to see come out of from Raph and Slash on-screen would have been much, much less blatantly fanservicy than Mikey with Renet or Raph with Y'Gythgba (and far more substantive as well). I miss that subtler, more self-aware style of writing, when Splinter had a more commanding moderating presence in the family, and before the writers turned most episodes into a glorified frat house party.

Anyway, I mentioned this before, then deleted the message because I didn't want to push my luck in case no one agreed with my criticism. XD But I find myself wanting to coin a new term after this episode (and really this entire past half season, and much of the preceding season as well):
 * Termite. n.  (fanspeak) A writer who digs plot holes with wild abandon.

Someone else already coined the term "swiss cheese plot," which means pretty much what you'd think it means&mdash;a plot riddled with plot holes all the way through, as if dug by termites.