User blog:Cookingwriter12/Tense Mess?

I'm really surprised by season two's premiere episode. By that, I mean there are some things I think will be promising about the season, but there are others that might determine the show's quality. I don't know if the writers will change this issue, but I would like to address this so that it's out in the open.

Personally, I think the writers suffered from building the suspense and that shows in the first season when they focus on Karai's origins. They made it clear about who she really was and that she wasn't really the Shredder's daughter. The major problem was that they practically screamed who she was in every time she showed up. If they had downplayed it and made subtle hints, it would have worked and caught everyone off guard. Then again, maybe the reason why it wasn't a shock was because people knew the truth before the writers said it. Well, I think the issue transcended and made its way into season two.

It was a bit of a shock when April suddenly accused the turtles, her friends, that they purposely mutated her father. Now before I continue, I will confess that I sympathize with her. I know she was reunited with her father in the last few episodes of the first season and had him back for a couple of weeks. I know she spent so much time and effort to rescue him and be with him again. I'm not trying to put her down nor am I doing the same with the turtles. What happened to her father was horrible, but it wasn't the turtles' faults. True, they should have been careful, but they were more than willing to clean up the mess they made. However, that's not what I'm talking about; I'm focused on how this was brought up.

With something as tragic as this, I would have expected some build up as to why she would cut her ties with the turtles. Instead, it's too rushed and it only results in her sudden hatred and resentment towards them. Their friendship seemed just fine up until this point and there was no tension in the earlier episodes. Had the writers shown tension between April and the turtles in the past, then it would be more affective. Honestly, it almost felt like I was slapped across the face without any real reason behind it when I watched that happen.

To clarify, I'm not an Apriltello fan nor will I ever be. I'm not sad about April showing pure hatred towards Donny because I want them to be together. I'm sad because I know none of the turtles deserved such a violent reaction from someone that close to them. From what I saw in the season finale, everything was fine with them and this completely destroys that happy ending. I'd really like some clarity as to why the writers wanted this to happen.

Honestly, I'm on board with the rest of you who want April to forgive the turtles and not for Apriltello's sake. They're the only ones who can create an antidote for the mutagen and reverse its effects on all the humans and animals. Also, since the Kraang are back, she'll need all the protection and training she can get to thwart their plans again. I mean, chances are she still is a novice in self-defense (no offense).

Now let me tell you right now that this is my personal opinion and I'm not challenging anyone. If you feel like something I said was inaccurate, please let me know in a calm manner.