Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24025351-20131014203143/@comment-24020550-20131017195947

ShellBrain wrote: I still disagree with your statements - all those of you who think April is being stupid. You;re bringing up things like: she could of moved out of the way. or if the Kraang didnt have mutagen to begin with. The whole point I'm trying to make is based on what is. not What could have been.

Here's what is: April hates the turtles because they played a major role in her father's mutation - they were the ones who set this whole plan; finding the stealth ship and stopping the Kraang from whatever it was they were planning - in this case - transporting mutagen. When the turtles failed to do this, and ended up spilling the mutagen everywhere, resulting in Kirby's mutation - April saw this as them being too careless - careless with her, with her father - this whole thing happened because the turtles were too overzelous in their own abilities.

April being mad is drama, sure, whatever, but you cannot justify calling her stupid or saying she is overreacting - you just can't. There is no overreaction - the turtles told her nothing will happen, she listened to them and  brought her dad up to the roof... April's reaction to seeing the mutagen fall from the sky was awestruck... and her father mutating, she was more so upset and dissapointed, not mad - but when she learnt that the mutagen spreading across the city was because the turtles failed to stop it... thats when her anger came out - because she trusted them to take care of things not make them worse.

Also, how can April trust the turtles with anything now? Donnie says he'll work on a cure, and ive said this before, but he has yet to cure Timothy... her anger is not misplaced. its not out of the blue. its blaming the turtles for a lot, yes, but they are the ones to blame for this. You can't say: Oh the Kraang are to blame they had the ooze to begin with or blame  Shredder for having requested the mutagen in the first place... the point is: when shit goes bad in the city - the turtles are the ones entrusted with setting things right, and this time, they didn't fail to just do that, but they failed April and Kirby. Alright, I'll conceed that she has a right to be angry, because yes, you are right, the turtles are to blame for the screw up. And April does have a right to be angry, my issue is that she doesn't want to see their faces anymore, when she KNOWS she is in constant danger. You can't say that the turtles drew April in to trouble, the Kraang WANT her, they didn't give a damn about the turtles, and had the Kraang not swiped April and her dad infront of the turtles, they would have never been involved with one another (yay for coincedences!)

So yes, she can be as pissed as she wants, I'll agree she does have a right and full reason to be mad, but I find it alittle....hot-headed to run away from the only guys who can protect you from the aliens chasing you. That's why I'm hoping by next episode or so, she'll be cooled off enough she'll return to the turtles for her own safety and for help with her father.

And I'm sorry, every time I put myself in April's shoes, I just feel I'd be angry with the turtles yes, but I'd be more wracked with self-hate and guilt and blaming myself over my Dad's mutation. But that's probably my personality.

I think my biggest problem is this kind of drama seems so cliche, 'friend gets mad at heros, runs off, meets a new character.'  But maybe this is the best way to for Casey to meet the turtles, since he in most incarnations REALLY dislikes mutants. So if Casey meets April first, he'll listen more willingly that the turtles are friendly.

Anyways, I'll agree with you her anger is justified, I just don't think it's safe or properly thought out. But many people don't think well while angry so that might be the point. *shrug*  I'll just call her insane if she doesn't get back with the turtles after one or two episodes for her own safety and to get help with her Dad.