Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20150930020647/@comment-26066301-20151023000053

I personally think Nick won't kill of Splinter and Miwa for good. Simply because they're both some of the show's most beloved characters. She's one of my favorite characters! The way I see it, killing off Miwa and Splinter would drop their ratings to below one million. Most of the fandom would probably abandon the show.

I agree with how this show seems to rely on merchandise. In fact, that's the reason they keep taking one month hiatuses! They spend half their time on the damn toys!!! They're probably also helping Michael Bay make his piece of crap sequel right now! (PS, screw you, Michael Bay!)

Still, the fact that they had Splinter die in the season 3 finale gives me hope that Nick isn't completely ignoring their older audience. Why would they add something so dark and tragic if they're only appealing to the children demographics?