Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20160326211319/@comment-995426-20160513014705

Do dial back your language a bit. I use words surgically, because sometimes there's really no alternative for "bitch" in the fun sense.

In fairness, the old Raph would likely have never fallen for Y'Gythgba in the first place. :) I'd actually hoped for something more dignified, like two great warriors who come to truly respect each other. By making her into a fast shallow love interest and ramping the fanservice up to 11, they also ensured she'd never be any other kind of character&mdash;she'd always be either a floozy or a skank.  The production totally went the low road with her.

I'd really hoped the show would at least do the right thing and have the space turtles (all four turtles + April + Casey + Honeycutt + maybe Y'Gythgba) sacrifice themselves with the Ulixes to save the Earth&mdash;then the Earth turtles don't have to continue on with the baggage of all that horrifically worse writing than season 3 already stuck them with. But instead, the show swept the Earth turtles aside by creating another plot hole to do it inspired by a similar iconic plot hole from Back to the Future. Plot holes are not fashion accessories&mdash;they're plot holes. XD

Anyway, yeah, when I say Raph was a "bitch," I mean it the most fun, endearing way possible. :) In fact, I have an idea...I should consider making a new GIFs page just for the best Raphael moments.