Operation: Break Out

Operation: Break Out is the twenty-fourth episode of the 2012 TV series. It aired July 27th, 2013.

Plot Synopsis
In the sewers, Donatello and Raphael spar as April, Leo, and Mikey watch. Raph promises that he'll go easy on him, but Donnie says no, in hopes of impressing April. Donnie rapidly strikes Raph in the knees, pinning him down, but as Donnie is distracted, Raph tackles him and uses his sai to make him act like a puppet, which Mikey enjoys. Splinter tells Raph to stop (which Raph complies), and sits on Donnie, leaving Raph the victor.

Donnie faces Raph, and tells him that he is embarrassed of his defeat since April was watching. However, this once again gives away his feelings for April, and Raph refuses to help him in impressing her. Meanwhile, April receives a mysterious message on her computer having muffled noises. As the other turtles are curious, April ponders over who would send her a secret message. When the other turtles doze off on the floor, Donnie is able to decrypt and translate the words of the message, revealing that it's April's dad. Donnie listens to how he's been transported to a hidden Kraang lab, and how he needs help. With the other turtles asleep, Donnie vows to save Kirby in order to impress April, and try to prove Raph's theory wrong. He maps the lab's location on his T-Phone and sneaks out of the lair.

The other turtles awake and realize that Donnie is absent. Mikey informs Leo that he had a dream about him and Donnie being rodeo detectives, but Leo is careless. Mikey checks April's computer and they find out that Donnie must've deciphered the message and followed it somewhere. Raph manages to replay the message, but April overhears this and begins to worry. They then set out to The Kraang lab.

Meanwhile, Splinter attempts to distract April from worrying about her father, by making her listen to the silence. Soon April begins to hear something down in the sewer tunnel.

Donnie eventually reaches the lab and picks the lock. As he enters, a Kraang notifies to the others that a turtle has gained entrance, which summons more Kraang. Donnie manages to find Kirby locked up in an enclosed room. Donnie picks the lock and rescues Kirby, while The Kraang discuss how this is their plan. Unbeknownst to The Kraang and Donnie, all of the doors were accidentally open releasing a monstrous, amphibious creature from one of the cells. As the creature descends, The Kraang claim it to be one of their captives who wants to take back his armor. The creature then rapidly reveals himself, kills The Kraang, devours one of their brains, and reclaims his armor. When Donnie and Kirby make their escape, they encounter the creature and Donnie names it The Newtralizer.

Meanwhile, April continues to pursue the sound that she heard earlier, and discovers that it was a device that The Kraang use to communicate. However it is activated and two Kraang show up to find it, but April is able to hide and The Kraang fail to find the device.

The other turtles find the lab and are encountered by The Newtralizer, who rapidly shoots tons of projectile missiles at them. A fight engages and both The Kraang and Newtralizer target the turtles. The other turtles eventually reunite with Donnie and decimate The Kraang army. They then fight The Newtralizer, but he is much more durable than they first thought, and he is able to put up a good fight against them. Mikey then desperately drives a car on top of him, as the turtles congratulate him. However, unbeknownst to them, The Newtralizer breaks free and is still perfectly intact.

At the lair, April is examining the strange communication device that she found. Splinter is interested in how April could hear something that he couldn't. April says that it could be the reason that The Kraang need her. She soon hears her father's voice and sees the turtles returning to the lair with him, and April is very excited. Raph makes Donnie look like the hero so that he can impress April, despite what he said earlier in the episode. Donnie's reward is a hug from her, which causes him to faint.

Meanwhile, at TCRI, Shredder tells them that their prisoner nearly interfered in the plan. However, the Kraang remarks that it didn't prevent Kirby from being taken, (which was part of their plan to find the turtles' lair and April). Shredder then says that vengeance will be theirs.

Back at the turtles' lair, April hugs her dad saying that it's good to have him back, which Kirby agrees. But unknown to April, he has an evil look on his face.

Trivia

 * This episode introduces the character, Newtralizer, a mutant newt.
 * The title might be a reference to the episode Mousers Attack! (Michelangelo's operation names (Operation: ______ Out various times).
 * This is the fifth episode to focus on Donnie.
 * This episode is hinting that Kirby O'Neil may have been brainwashed by the Kraang, was secretly working for them in some way, or it is a Kraang droid in disguise.
 * The rest of the Kraang and the Shredder are now working together, which is a reference to their 1980's counterparts (minus their childish, hysterical arguements with each other).
 * This is the first episode when the Kraang says one of the turtles' names.
 * If you look closely behind Kirby's neck, there is a chip there that might lead to the Kraang controlling his mind.
 * This episode's ending bears a small resemblance to the Fall Out Boy song Alone Together's music video (Patrick Stump gets captured and turned evil.).
 * April is reunited with her father in this episode.

Quotes
Donnie: "What the heck was that?"

Raph: "What? Just having fun. You know how much Mikey loves the Donnie puppet."

Donnie: "Dude! April was watching!"

Raph: "Pretty sure she liked it...too. (he sees how upset Donnie looks) Wait, you still think you have a shot with her?"

Donnie: "Well, I..." (stammers)

Raph: "Wow! That is so adorable and sad. It's 'sadorable.' If you want to impress April, better leave me out of it."

More to be added....

Links
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