Talk:Raphael: Mutant Apocalypse/@comment-37574919-20181120223559/@comment-33378883-20181216154005

Mellokhai,For the reasons already mentioned. I would also add the inherent misogyny in the disposal of the main female characters (April and Karai) without even a mention of their names. It basically disposes of Renet as well, with the continuity....issues. Very, very unfortunate implications there. In addition, when the special first aired, everybody was under the impression that it was officially "canon" and the "true" ending, due to an interview that Ciro Nieli had given. IIRC, it was only after it aired that Nick confirmed via the TMNT twitter that "Wanted" was the official series finale, and that MA is not officially canon. Unfortunately, this led to a fandom pissing match, with certain fans trying to force other fans to accept it as "canon". If Nickelodeon had been a bit more vocal about it being an AU from the beginning (ie, prior to the airing), I suspect the reception would have been more positive (personally, I still would have lost respect for Ciro, though).

Wingnut II,  Speaking of Nipplehead....he didn't even mention Karai once he was supposedly back to his old self. It was rather silly of Ciro, since Nickeleodon owns the franchise and can do whatever they want with it. Heck, they can even "de-canonize" the originally intended "finale".