Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31255465-20170923034221/@comment-33378883-20180101154829

TMNTInsighter,

Nobody said you don't have the right to speak up. Nobody is saying you can't like the arc. Nobody is saying that you can't view it as the "true" ending. But, you need to learn to extend that same courtesy to others and not get angry with people for pointing out the continuity issues that you and other fans have been unable to successfully explain away. People are going to dislike things that you like. It's part of life. I enjoyed the latter seasons of the series. Other fans didn't and have been quite vocal about it. Did I insult them or let it affect my enjoyment of the series? Of course not! I enjoyed the end of Harry Potter. Other fans did not, and were extremely vocal about it. So what? I still like the ending, and that's that. They have the right to their opinion and I have the right to mine. Expressing your opinions is fine, but it needs to be done in a civil, mature manner.

It doesn't matter whether you "buy" what Nickelodeon, the owner of TMNT, says. They get the official say on what's canon and what's not. That's the reality; you have every right to ignore the continuity issues and view it as the "true ending". Nobody is stopping you; everybody has a right to their own headcanon. Just don't expect other fans to do the same. I personally prefer to look at it logically, and find myself in the very strange position of agreeing with Nickelodeon's official position.

I definitely would not call MA underrated, however. In fact, quite the opposite. "Overrrated" would seem much more appropriate.