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TMNTInsighter wrote: I've always thought LR&C was very overrated for that as well. The Kraang should've not been involved in that story. It would've been a lot better if it was a more personal story.

P.S. You don't know that Nick itself considered MA non cannon (no one's even mentioned who this 'writer' is). And I don't buy all these plot holes and what not--it's been 50 years so how do we know (and I've already commented on the mutagen bomb's page that its origins don't matter)? Like I said, you've gotta consider ALL the Tales canon or none at all. No, you really don't have to, but even if you did, I'd be inclined to declare 'em non-canon just so we didn't have an ending like MA. I know you like it, but I did not, and partly because of the real-world reasons for its existence, which were hardly artistic in nature.

And yes, we do know that Nick itself has declared the MA non-canon; responses from an official feed would not permitted if they contradicted the official line, and they definitely wouldn't be left up. Those responses are very much still there. Furthermore, they are aligned perfectly with other actions (rebranding, rearranging episodes) from Nick, and official releases/articles weren't really depicting this as a solid, definitely-canon arc long before it aired.

And yes, the mutagen bomb is a problem, since the show has never been about unexplained things happening. It's always been the exact opposite. There are also the massive continuity errors it brings into play.