Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5797006-20130810121429/@comment-1362555-20131004114056

In the past, fans hated Leonardo because they found him "boring" and "generic". Now he's a lovable fan of a Star Trek parody who is still learning what it takes to be the leader.

Mikey 2012 got a lot of hate because he's even dumber than before, but he's been shown to me more intelligent than he seems, like when he knew Leatherhead wasn't a monster or when he was able to memorize Donatello's antidote instructions.

Raph 2012 also became a pariah because he was more rude than cool, but the later episodes of season one showed that he had a nice side.

While Donatello's crush on April has gotten a little out of line, we can hope that character development will kick in during season two and make him likable again. All the other Turtles were Rescued from the Scrappy Heap. It's only a matter of time before Donatello's turn.