IDK, I've never had a problem with April, even as a kid. In terms of being a tease for Donnie, I always knew he never stood a chance with her. He was literally a giant turtle, and she was a human girl, I knew he stood no chance. But I never held that against her, same way Finn from Adventure Time stood no chance with Bubblegum. She was a grown woman, he was a child. Even as a kid I understood some of these relationships just couldn't happen, I felt bad for my boys. But again nothing against April, even if she's a bit of a damsel in distress sometimes, she's nice to the turtles, she's like an older sister to the them. And at least she TRIES to learn how to fight so she can defend herself later on, I always appreciate when a character is trying not to be a burden to their friends.
Yeah April should just make up her mind. Either have a crush on Donnie or don't and if she is going to be indecisive they should have left out the kiss scenes. Ranma 1/2 handles hot and cold relationships the best. Although in that show its a giant farce and the hot and cold romance is fuel for jokes and the situations to get wild.
On rewatching it I think she realized she can’t get her dad back and defeat kraang without Donnie (and subsequently Casey), so she plays along because if she doesn’t she may be killed and she may never get her dad back. I think she is shown to be most friendly with Mikey who she treats like a little brother and Leo when he tells her about his crush. In general the whole Casey plot I think came about from her need for normalcy which is more than understandable all things considered. I wish we got to see her actually having a personality, because there are inklings of it. She likes trig, she is good with computers (not as good as Donnie but still!), she is a decent fighter, she is a strategist and emotionally intelligent. However, they lean in to her being a prise/plot device the longer we go on and we forget about her actual interests. This also hurts the boys’ personalities because honestly on rewatches I can’t stomach Donnie and Casey. I think that 2003 and 2018 (Rise) Aprils are my favorite just because 2003 is a scientists and Rise is just so spunky and she is a sister to the turtles which is so fun. When it comes to my favourite characters it used to be Donnie for every version but on rewatches again: I hate it. My 2003 and 2012 favourite turtle is Raphael and for Rise Leo is just toooo flamboyant not to be my fave.
While i do get your points and agree with a good bit of them, i feel like people who really hate her/ dislike her tent to forget that she is literally an teenager. 14- 16 so it makes sense for some decisions that April made over the seasons. - stressful situation Eg. Being kidnapped multiple times, her dads disappearance, mutans existing...and one or more falling in love with you, finding out that you are half alien, can cure mutated human beings, your master being killed, etc Yes, all of them also could apply to the turtles but they at least where sort of prepared for a difficult time ig - hormonal changes ... self explanatory The writer's try but just missed the marke or where screwed over a bit by nickelodeon Or smt else idk
I remember I used to find her really annoying as a kid, years later and I decide to re-watch it because it's honestly one of my favorite shows only to discover that I physically can't, every time she comes on screen I just have to pause the episode which after a while gets tiring and makes you start to wonder if the re-watch is even worth it, came to a conclusion/solution to continue watching it and just skip all her dialogue /interactions that make me uncomfortable. As someone who is really into psychology including motives for one's doing and types of personality I forced myself to know more about her, way of speaking, responses to certain situations, personality traits, everything I could take into account. After analyzing both details, making sure to include many alternative reasonings/points of view, and the big picture I can confidently say: she may be poorly written, but she is not misunderstood. April shows too much red flags and it stabs me a bit when I see people turning a blind eye to it, at the end of the day she's just a fictional character sure but if people are already ignorant to her red flags who assures me they'll identify them in real life.
I wish Irma was an actual character. Like she really was April’s classmate that was abducted and impersonated offscreen so the Krang so had that closer eye on April. That could’ve led to an episode where April and the Turtles go to save her. Why all this? Cuz she could’ve been a perfect romantic partner for Donnie. After saving her Irma could have PTSD from being kidnapped and Donnie could help her get past it by introducing her to all the friendly mutants and aliens they know. Then just have Irma be nerd like Donnie. That Bigfoot episode could’ve been worth it if in the end April didn’t backpedal but instead reinsured Donnie that he was a sweet, caring person worthy of love. Donnie could realistically get over April right there so when Irma is around more Donnie could start to grow attracted to her, but instead of coming off strong like with April he can just be himself and form a real relationship. Leaving April to have a regular relationship with Casey.
i love how april having powers and her trainings with splinter, but i hate the love triangle with donnie and casey so much as her being kidnapped in seasons 1 and 2 so much.
I hated the fact she had powers in that show. She didn't needed to become the next Jean Grey. If I want to see strong girl characters, I watch sailor moon
I've watched the 2012 TMNT Show a lot, and honestly, I agree with some of your points regarding April's character, as I didn't like her self-righteous attitude during Season 1 and her actions of cutting ties with The Turtles and hypocritically dismissing Kirby despite his mutation in Season 2, when she is later revealed to be no different. April's Character Development building her into a kunoich, on the other hand, was very interesting, and Season 3 improved April's personality a lot, in my opinion.
I feel like the reason this april is so disliked boils down to her lack of consistency or strong personality. Most of the time she’s just… kinda there. She fades into the background a lot when surrounded by this far more developed, interesting cast. Then when she does get those few moments that could be used to develop her or shine light on her character, the actions she takes almost always reflect uncharitably on her. When she’s not faded into the background or being focused on in the worst way, she’s just an object for the male characters to fawn over or the plot to use. She’s not a bad person, she’s just a poorly written, mismanaged character in a show that didn’t really know what it wanted to do with her, and that’s a real shame because she could’ve been really cool.
She’s also really only there to act as an accessor to Donnie’s personality. Most of the time you see her it’s either talking about Casey or (much more often) talking about and doing something with Donnie. If she was much more of her own character rather than feeling like an addition to Donnie, I think she’d be more liked
I watched both part 1 and 2 of your videos about 2012 April's character they're great. And I still believe that she's a misunderstood character who deserves more love and appreciation.
as much as i love the tmnt 2012 i hated the love triangle between april, casey, and donnie. to me it was annoying and i found it weird to have april and donnie together like a turtle vs a human? why is there competition
ong even tho as a kid I thought it was funny but as an adult now I still think it's weird like whoever thought about shipping her with turtles must've on something
All I got from this is that the writers of the show aren't too bad with what they're doing with their characters. It's just when it comes to trying to write in the romance, it's a weird mess.
I was worried about this video but now I’m glad I watched it. Also I’m working in a fanfiction rewrite of the show. A And here’s a few thing that’ll be different 1. A lot more characters from the films, comics, and lore r gonna appear 2. April will have more to do in the series mainly in season 2 ( like looking for her dad on her own before reconciling with the turtles) 3. The love triangle will not be in this rewrite it won’t be a thing. 4. April will eventually fall in love, but it’ll be with an original character , and it’ll gradually grow from a friendship into a relationship from season 2 to season 4. ( the original character s named Terrance, and he’s a werewolf).
I enjoy this this version of April and I don’t give a shit what y’all say to me about it yes she does her issues that I don’t like but overall I enjoy her character
My only problem is the love triangle. She was a victim of the writers not knowing if they wanted to have her get in a relationship or not which ruined, not just her, but everyone involved. I’d find her enjoyably annoying if there was no romance.
I think what the writers are going for with April is ( She doesn't know what to think and doesn't want to hurt Donnie or Cassy's feelings so she kisses all over them.) I can see why that would be frustrating. I wouldn't particularly call what we got bad writing. It sounds like you are just unhappy with the outcome of events.
Can you do a video about Attack on titans female cast? In my opinion, attack on titans female characters are one of the best if not THE best written female characters in fiction/anime! Theyre amazing
Ok, I hate how accurate your impressions of bratty April was in the first 2 seasons. 😂 Like, it’s uncanny. Also, that totally should have been Raph’s reaction. But as for April’s character development, I say she gets better around season 3. One highlight scene that I liked about April was in season 4 when she gives Leo a reality check on what it means to be a leader. But yeah, April can be much at times, she does get better and more mature. Although to be fair, teenagers can be annoying. Heck, I was annoying and stubborn as a kid in high school. She’s not my favorite April, but I do enjoy her. Although RISE April is a Queen and is the best version of April ever. (Also, I am so glad I’m not the only one who hated the Big Foot episode. Even as a kid, I thought it was weird) Also, I laughed so hard here 54:14 🤣
Something I'm surprised wasn't brought up is the fact that, while she gave Donnie several pecks on the cheek and kissed him on the lips twice (if you count the Ice Cream Kitty music video), she never kissed Casey once.
Great video, although its very ironic that you keep bringing up katara as a better character when both katara and april are voice acted by the same person.
I'm just 33 minutes in, and maybe you'll mention it later, maybe not, but I keep hearing you say that it's satisfying to watch April slowly become a kunoichi. While I do appreciate her training to be stronger and protect herself, I do feel like her development in ninjitsu is severely rushed. I have a hard time believing it took Karai and the Turtles 15 years to get where they are now in ninjitsu (still learning stuff as April is just starting too) and somehow at the end of the show she's meant to be in their same level? I don't buy it's been THAT long that she was able to improve THAT much. Sure, later on she has her fight with Shinigami where she gets her butt kicked, but other characters like Splinter keep saying how she's basically the same as the Turtles now and I just don't buy it, and it's something that adds to my dislike of her, how she's seemingly always just so "special".
Can we pls talk more about how the writers put April THROUGH IT this girl was being constantly kidnapped, watched her dad get mutated TWICE and had to kill her mom???? ALSO SHE GOT POSSESSED LIKE 3 TIMES & KILLED HER BEST FRIEND WHAT WAS THAT LEAVE HER ALONE💀
Honestly tmnt 2012 is a mixed bag, the finale season of tales of the tmnt just left a sour taste in my mouth. I say this as a former fan of the show. 😢
There’s something strange about the foot too big episode. The episode right after is the dream beavers I believe and I think the ending dialogue is hinting that kiss was apart of Donnie’s dream. I could be wrong tho.
I, unfortunately, was Donnie back in my day because I thought what they were doing was right. I had no idea how to approach romance when I was a child so when I was thrust into a new school and I found people that I liked, I began trying to cater to them like how Donnie or April would. They were my idols so if Donnie's kind of courting didn't work (giving gifts, stalking, knowing almost everything about their love interest, and then pressuring them to love them), I tried April's (playing hard to get, pushing said love interest away, turning to another love interest for attention and then going back to the first love interest). I was not successful at all and I regret a lot of my actions. This just goes to show that what these shows do really DOES affect how children act because if there is no one else to expose them to such topics like romance and courting, then children will see unhealthy and inconsistent representations of it on TV or online and go "Oh. Romance should be like this" and then act on it.
I gotta say that 2012 April is interesting and I get that Rise version is good. My only concern of it is like you said, the writers don’t know at times what to do with her & be consistent since at times they felt like they would go the original/new way of having Donnie with April (which honestly not a fan of since they felt more like better off as a family or just friends) or try to mimic the 2003 turtles by having her with Casey Jones just the two as teenagers. It felt awkward and unsure if this even was a tmnt show. But I will give it a good try for it trying.
17:52 kinda pisses me off. April wanted to be normal, she didnt wanna do anything. She just wanted to not deal with trauma every 5 seconds, she lost hope after her father got mutated and clearly isnt thinking straight because of grief. Shes not a genius with a fully developed brain shes a teenager in a traumatizing situation. why should she HAVE to mature 10x faster than the other characters in order to not be seen as annoying or useless? you all accept the turtles flaws but not aprils. Its a shitty double standard.
0:31 DAWG SAME ONE OF MY BRAIN CELL HAS A DEMON FIGHTING IN ME TRYING TO NOT SMACK THE LIVING SH1T OUT OF 2012 April and yet bro it’s like my inner hater hates 2012 April like damn or a other side of me is like it’s worse BUT THE PARISITES THE DEMON IN ME 😭💀😡
When I was a kid I didn’t care much about April, however I disliked Casey for how he treated her, and then DESPISED him after the body swap episode (you know why)
Same reasons for why I hated Donnie. I hated the episode where he keeps following April when she *CLEARLY* stated that she wants nothing to do with Turtles after they mutated Mr. O'Neil.
🤔🧡In a way, I felt the same way about disliking this version of April o'neill at first in the first 2 seasons with 2012 April. Though after looking through all her character moments besides the Classic kidnapping, It has a bit more of a stressful Immature realism of how she had to deal with all this with her life: The Crane experimentation on our family. The ninja turtle screw up that she was upset about, wanting to break her trend by actually being a member to fight alongside instead of rescued, Being at the center point of crisis after crisis, Discovering she has mutant powers and is conflicted of whether to embrace that by say goodbye to returning to a normal life, and Big moments once she got power that would truly beat her enemies and how it changed her. When she became a full kunuichi after the space adventures is where I actually really loved her Character Arc and got interested enough to look back on her character moments (except for the love triangle). Truly spotlighting around her prowess and growing development; No longer being the damsel in distress!
Yeah being really honest I never had an issue with April when I was watching the show at the time really I used to think actually when I was young she was in wrong for getting angry at the turtles for spilling mutagen knowing it was the krang but yet after you said wouldn't' anyone be mad if you were in her place and your not wrong. Second I would say her actions while getting corrupted I say are justified because of the crystal as well trust me only to rotten fans who don't like April who want to still blame her. Third wasn't' really a fan of this Donnie crushing on April I always though was kind of weird mutant turtle and a human doesn't seem right I though Casey would work with April but I guess not since him and Donnie were literally going over heals for her fish face needs to be behind bars and oh and mutant watch list as well by the way. Be honest she did tick me off a little bit in the earlier seasons she acted like she could handle herself even though she ends up almost getting herself killed or captured again by the krang almost but she has grown became a friend and allies I wish settle this love triangle with Donnie and Casey telling them she likes them as friends not actual romantic relationship because something should of happened in like I don't know like season 3 before 4 or during the space arc.
@HyperSpeed657 THANK YOU! FR people got mad at her when she was LITTERALY BEING POSSED. Ofc she's gonna act up! Like bro step aside the hate and see how the writers are tryina show yall "hey this ain't April's fault she's being posssed."
This version of April is the ONLY good version since the 80s version. YOUR fanbase has misjudged her. Those of us who are as old as the franchise disagree with you.
Did you watch the whole video? If you did then you would know she actually admitted she was wrong. Skip towards the end if you don’t believe it or just watch the whole video
@@ashotofwhiskey219it actually does, because you claimed “we disagree with you” without hearing what she really had to say. Besides, even if she is the best April, you got to admit there’s some issues with her
@@dbzfangirl2654 You must be illiterate. I said, exactly: "YOUR fanbase has misjudged her." As in, she is making a claim that her circle of TMNT2012 fans made this assessment, one that TMNT2012 fans around my age disagree on. You have only proven me correct, and you inept.
IDK, I've never had a problem with April, even as a kid. In terms of being a tease for Donnie, I always knew he never stood a chance with her. He was literally a giant turtle, and she was a human girl, I knew he stood no chance. But I never held that against her, same way Finn from Adventure Time stood no chance with Bubblegum. She was a grown woman, he was a child. Even as a kid I understood some of these relationships just couldn't happen, I felt bad for my boys.
But again nothing against April, even if she's a bit of a damsel in distress sometimes, she's nice to the turtles, she's like an older sister to the them. And at least she TRIES to learn how to fight so she can defend herself later on, I always appreciate when a character is trying not to be a burden to their friends.
bro tell me why I see a video on just now and it's about Marceline and Finn
54:16 IM GLAD I AINT THE ONLY ONE WHO FOUND THAT CREEPY- LIKE APRIL LOOKED SO SO UNCOMFORTABLE- 😭😭💀💀
Yeah April should just make up her mind. Either have a crush on Donnie or don't and if she is going to be indecisive they should have left out the kiss scenes. Ranma 1/2 handles hot and cold relationships the best. Although in that show its a giant farce and the hot and cold romance is fuel for jokes and the situations to get wild.
On rewatching it I think she realized she can’t get her dad back and defeat kraang without Donnie (and subsequently Casey), so she plays along because if she doesn’t she may be killed and she may never get her dad back. I think she is shown to be most friendly with Mikey who she treats like a little brother and Leo when he tells her about his crush. In general the whole Casey plot I think came about from her need for normalcy which is more than understandable all things considered. I wish we got to see her actually having a personality, because there are inklings of it. She likes trig, she is good with computers (not as good as Donnie but still!), she is a decent fighter, she is a strategist and emotionally intelligent. However, they lean in to her being a prise/plot device the longer we go on and we forget about her actual interests.
This also hurts the boys’ personalities because honestly on rewatches I can’t stomach Donnie and Casey.
I think that 2003 and 2018 (Rise) Aprils are my favorite just because 2003 is a scientists and Rise is just so spunky and she is a sister to the turtles which is so fun. When it comes to my favourite characters it used to be Donnie for every version but on rewatches again: I hate it. My 2003 and 2012 favourite turtle is Raphael and for Rise Leo is just toooo flamboyant not to be my fave.
While i do get your points and agree with a good bit of them, i feel like people who really hate her/ dislike her tent to forget that she is literally an teenager. 14- 16 so it makes sense for some decisions that April made over the seasons.
- stressful situation
Eg. Being kidnapped multiple times, her dads disappearance, mutans existing...and one or more falling in love with you, finding out that you are half alien, can cure mutated human beings, your master being killed, etc
Yes, all of them also could apply to the turtles but they at least where sort of prepared for a difficult time ig
- hormonal changes
... self explanatory
The writer's try but just missed the marke or where screwed over a bit by nickelodeon
Or smt else idk
I remember I used to find her really annoying as a kid, years later and I decide to re-watch it because it's honestly one of my favorite shows only to discover that I physically can't, every time she comes on screen I just have to pause the episode which after a while gets tiring and makes you start to wonder if the re-watch is even worth it, came to a conclusion/solution to continue watching it and just skip all her dialogue /interactions that make me uncomfortable.
As someone who is really into psychology including motives for one's doing and types of personality I forced myself to know more about her, way of speaking, responses to certain situations, personality traits, everything I could take into account. After analyzing both details, making sure to include many alternative reasonings/points of view, and the big picture I can confidently say: she may be poorly written, but she is not misunderstood. April shows too much red flags and it stabs me a bit when I see people turning a blind eye to it, at the end of the day she's just a fictional character sure but if people are already ignorant to her red flags who assures me they'll identify them in real life.
Her avatar character is one of the best ones I’ve seen in RUclips especially how she switches costumes in videos.
I wish Irma was an actual character. Like she really was April’s classmate that was abducted and impersonated offscreen so the Krang so had that closer eye on April. That could’ve led to an episode where April and the Turtles go to save her. Why all this? Cuz she could’ve been a perfect romantic partner for Donnie. After saving her Irma could have PTSD from being kidnapped and Donnie could help her get past it by introducing her to all the friendly mutants and aliens they know. Then just have Irma be nerd like Donnie. That Bigfoot episode could’ve been worth it if in the end April didn’t backpedal but instead reinsured Donnie that he was a sweet, caring person worthy of love. Donnie could realistically get over April right there so when Irma is around more Donnie could start to grow attracted to her, but instead of coming off strong like with April he can just be himself and form a real relationship. Leaving April to have a regular relationship with Casey.
i love how april having powers and her trainings with splinter, but i hate the love triangle with donnie and casey so much as her being kidnapped in seasons 1 and 2 so much.
but i even hate her being a love interest between too guys who love her so much and i will always roll my eyes at this.
I hated the fact she had powers in that show. She didn't needed to become the next Jean Grey. If I want to see strong girl characters, I watch sailor moon
Not surprised nickelodeon did something sus with April TMNT 2012 after looking up quiet on set.
I've watched the 2012 TMNT Show a lot, and honestly, I agree with some of your points regarding April's character, as I didn't like her self-righteous attitude during Season 1 and her actions of cutting ties with The Turtles and hypocritically dismissing Kirby despite his mutation in Season 2, when she is later revealed to be no different. April's Character Development building her into a kunoich, on the other hand, was very interesting, and Season 3 improved April's personality a lot, in my opinion.
I feel like the reason this april is so disliked boils down to her lack of consistency or strong personality. Most of the time she’s just… kinda there. She fades into the background a lot when surrounded by this far more developed, interesting cast. Then when she does get those few moments that could be used to develop her or shine light on her character, the actions she takes almost always reflect uncharitably on her. When she’s not faded into the background or being focused on in the worst way, she’s just an object for the male characters to fawn over or the plot to use. She’s not a bad person, she’s just a poorly written, mismanaged character in a show that didn’t really know what it wanted to do with her, and that’s a real shame because she could’ve been really cool.
She’s also really only there to act as an accessor to Donnie’s personality. Most of the time you see her it’s either talking about Casey or (much more often) talking about and doing something with Donnie. If she was much more of her own character rather than feeling like an addition to Donnie, I think she’d be more liked
You did a great job on reviewing April O’Neil in TMNT 2012 show! Keep up the great work! 😁👍🏻
I watched both part 1 and 2 of your videos about 2012 April's character they're great. And I still believe that she's a misunderstood character who deserves more love and appreciation.
@@catrakitten I mean, she's a teen. Teens can be annoying and dumb. They're still developing.
@@fynnthefox9078 True. But the Turtles are teens themselves and yet all of the fans love them.
as much as i love the tmnt 2012 i hated the love triangle between april, casey, and donnie. to me it was annoying and i found it weird to have april and donnie together like a turtle vs a human? why is there competition
ong even tho as a kid I thought it was funny but as an adult now I still think it's weird like whoever thought about shipping her with turtles must've on something
All I got from this is that the writers of the show aren't too bad with what they're doing with their characters. It's just when it comes to trying to write in the romance, it's a weird mess.
I think tmnt rise wrote april and donnie beeter as a couple than the tmnt 2012 series.
I was worried about this video but now I’m glad I watched it.
Also I’m working in a fanfiction rewrite of the show. A
And here’s a few thing that’ll be different
1. A lot more characters from the films, comics, and lore r gonna appear
2. April will have more to do in the series mainly in season 2 ( like looking for her dad on her own before reconciling with the turtles)
3. The love triangle will not be in this rewrite it won’t be a thing.
4. April will eventually fall in love, but it’ll be with an original character , and it’ll gradually grow from a friendship into a relationship from season 2 to season 4. ( the original character s named Terrance, and he’s a werewolf).
@@ethandoyle4978 good luck with the fanfic
@@GenerationDefenders thank u , I’ve gotten two chapters down and outline. Off to a good start.
@@ethandoyle4978 👏👏👏
@@ethandoyle4978 What is the name of the fanfic? You have intrigued me, now I want to read it.
@@akbars6842 it’s called “the wolf of Manhattan” I haven’t published it on fanfic yet but I wrote the first two chapters
I enjoy this this version of April and I don’t give a shit what y’all say to me about it yes she does her issues that I don’t like but overall I enjoy her character
I liked her version too
@@ethandoyle4978 good
My only problem is the love triangle. She was a victim of the writers not knowing if they wanted to have her get in a relationship or not which ruined, not just her, but everyone involved.
I’d find her enjoyably annoying if there was no romance.
@@kewaynehill-jn3yt same i love this april they could never make me hate her 😤 ✨️💅
@@ultra_glitch9135 same
I think what the writers are going for with April is ( She doesn't know what to think and doesn't want to hurt Donnie or Cassy's feelings so she kisses all over them.) I can see why that would be frustrating. I wouldn't particularly call what we got bad writing. It sounds like you are just unhappy with the outcome of events.
Hi there! I'm new to your channel, and I like how expressive your avatar is in your videos :)
I watch every episode of TMNT 2012 since i was a kid
Can you do a video about Attack on titans female cast? In my opinion, attack on titans female characters are one of the best if not THE best written female characters in fiction/anime! Theyre amazing
0:47 You know they shouldn’t vote Rise Of The Turtles April at least she the best character
Ok, I hate how accurate your impressions of bratty April was in the first 2 seasons. 😂 Like, it’s uncanny. Also, that totally should have been Raph’s reaction. But as for April’s character development, I say she gets better around season 3. One highlight scene that I liked about April was in season 4 when she gives Leo a reality check on what it means to be a leader. But yeah, April can be much at times, she does get better and more mature. Although to be fair, teenagers can be annoying. Heck, I was annoying and stubborn as a kid in high school. She’s not my favorite April, but I do enjoy her. Although RISE April is a Queen and is the best version of April ever.
(Also, I am so glad I’m not the only one who hated the Big Foot episode. Even as a kid, I thought it was weird) Also, I laughed so hard here 54:14 🤣
Something I'm surprised wasn't brought up is the fact that, while she gave Donnie several pecks on the cheek and kissed him on the lips twice (if you count the Ice Cream Kitty music video), she never kissed Casey once.
Great video, although its very ironic that you keep bringing up katara as a better character when both katara and april are voice acted by the same person.
I'm just 33 minutes in, and maybe you'll mention it later, maybe not, but I keep hearing you say that it's satisfying to watch April slowly become a kunoichi. While I do appreciate her training to be stronger and protect herself, I do feel like her development in ninjitsu is severely rushed. I have a hard time believing it took Karai and the Turtles 15 years to get where they are now in ninjitsu (still learning stuff as April is just starting too) and somehow at the end of the show she's meant to be in their same level? I don't buy it's been THAT long that she was able to improve THAT much. Sure, later on she has her fight with Shinigami where she gets her butt kicked, but other characters like Splinter keep saying how she's basically the same as the Turtles now and I just don't buy it, and it's something that adds to my dislike of her, how she's seemingly always just so "special".
I always prefered 2003 karai, she was evil with a side of good instead of a clock ticking between the two.
Can we pls talk more about how the writers put April THROUGH IT this girl was being constantly kidnapped, watched her dad get mutated TWICE and had to kill her mom???? ALSO SHE GOT POSSESSED LIKE 3 TIMES & KILLED HER BEST FRIEND WHAT WAS THAT LEAVE HER ALONE💀
Honestly tmnt 2012 is a mixed bag, the finale season of tales of the tmnt just left a sour taste in my mouth. I say this as a former fan of the show. 😢
I just rewatched the original one! nice
Perfect example of the cheeseplate, is gwen tennyson in ben 10 alien force and ultimate alien
47:58 DAMN YOU, KRAANG PRIME! HOW DARE YOU MUTATE MR. O'NEIL!
You're almost at 5k 😊❤
@@HonestyBland WOO HOO
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
There’s something strange about the foot too big episode. The episode right after is the dream beavers I believe and I think the ending dialogue is hinting that kiss was apart of Donnie’s dream. I could be wrong tho.
I, unfortunately, was Donnie back in my day because I thought what they were doing was right. I had no idea how to approach romance when I was a child so when I was thrust into a new school and I found people that I liked, I began trying to cater to them like how Donnie or April would. They were my idols so if Donnie's kind of courting didn't work (giving gifts, stalking, knowing almost everything about their love interest, and then pressuring them to love them), I tried April's (playing hard to get, pushing said love interest away, turning to another love interest for attention and then going back to the first love interest).
I was not successful at all and I regret a lot of my actions. This just goes to show that what these shows do really DOES affect how children act because if there is no one else to expose them to such topics like romance and courting, then children will see unhealthy and inconsistent representations of it on TV or online and go "Oh. Romance should be like this" and then act on it.
April is frustrating, but I will always hear people out if they have a defense for her (as female character hate tends to be disproportionately high).
I gotta say that 2012 April is interesting and I get that Rise version is good. My only concern of it is like you said, the writers don’t know at times what to do with her & be consistent since at times they felt like they would go the original/new way of having Donnie with April (which honestly not a fan of since they felt more like better off as a family or just friends) or try to mimic the 2003 turtles by having her with Casey Jones just the two as teenagers. It felt awkward and unsure if this even was a tmnt show. But I will give it a good try for it trying.
17:52 kinda pisses me off. April wanted to be normal, she didnt wanna do anything. She just wanted to not deal with trauma every 5 seconds, she lost hope after her father got mutated and clearly isnt thinking straight because of grief. Shes not a genius with a fully developed brain shes a teenager in a traumatizing situation. why should she HAVE to mature 10x faster than the other characters in order to not be seen as annoying or useless? you all accept the turtles flaws but not aprils. Its a shitty double standard.
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0:31 DAWG SAME ONE OF MY BRAIN CELL HAS A DEMON FIGHTING IN ME TRYING TO NOT SMACK THE LIVING SH1T OUT OF 2012 April and yet bro it’s like my inner hater hates 2012 April like damn or a other side of me is like it’s worse BUT THE PARISITES THE DEMON IN ME 😭💀😡
Is April Annoying or Misunderstood?
Me: Yes. Also, Donnie's a creep
Donnie is a loser dork nerd.
Last time I checked this was about April, not Donnie, just say you want a reason to hate on him and get a hobby😭☠️
April definitely seems misunderstood
Great video/s !❤❤❤❤❤
When I was a kid I didn’t care much about April, however I disliked Casey for how he treated her, and then DESPISED him after the body swap episode (you know why)
Same reasons for why I hated Donnie. I hated the episode where he keeps following April when she *CLEARLY* stated that she wants nothing to do with Turtles after they mutated Mr. O'Neil.
Can you make a video about detective elen yin from the Batman 2004? She js kinda left after s3
🤔🧡In a way, I felt the same way about disliking this version of April o'neill at first in the first 2 seasons with 2012 April. Though after looking through all her character moments besides the Classic kidnapping, It has a bit more of a stressful Immature realism of how she had to deal with all this with her life: The Crane experimentation on our family.
The ninja turtle screw up that she was upset about, wanting to break her trend by actually being a member to fight alongside instead of rescued, Being at the center point of crisis after crisis, Discovering she has mutant powers and is conflicted of whether to embrace that by say goodbye to returning to a normal life, and Big moments once she got power that would truly beat her enemies and how it changed her.
When she became a full kunuichi after the space adventures is where I actually really loved her Character Arc and got interested enough to look back on her character moments (except for the love triangle). Truly spotlighting around her prowess and growing development; No longer being the damsel in distress!
Yeah being really honest I never had an issue with April when I was watching the show at the time really I used to think actually when I was young she was in wrong for getting angry at the turtles for spilling mutagen knowing it was the krang but yet after you said wouldn't' anyone be mad if you were in her place and your not wrong. Second I would say her actions while getting corrupted I say are justified because of the crystal as well trust me only to rotten fans who don't like April who want to still blame her. Third wasn't' really a fan of this Donnie crushing on April I always though was kind of weird mutant turtle and a human doesn't seem right I though Casey would work with April but I guess not since him and Donnie were literally going over heals for her fish face needs to be behind bars and oh and mutant watch list as well by the way. Be honest she did tick me off a little bit in the earlier seasons she acted like she could handle herself even though she ends up almost getting herself killed or captured again by the krang almost but she has grown became a friend and allies I wish settle this love triangle with Donnie and Casey telling them she likes them as friends not actual romantic relationship because something should of happened in like I don't know like season 3 before 4 or during the space arc.
@HyperSpeed657 THANK YOU! FR people got mad at her when she was LITTERALY BEING POSSED. Ofc she's gonna act up! Like bro step aside the hate and see how the writers are tryina show yall "hey this ain't April's fault she's being posssed."
You guys have no idea how much I *HATE* romance in any type of media.
It makes me cringe so much that it makes me want to vomit!
Can you also make a video about xj9 aka jenny wakeman and sheldon lee from my life as a teenage robot?
I hate shipping
Tbh I dislike/like 2012 April
i love that girl april o'neil, that lady is very beautiful, 🥵❤️😍.
This version of April is the ONLY good version since the 80s version.
YOUR fanbase has misjudged her. Those of us who are as old as the franchise disagree with you.
Did you watch the whole video? If you did then you would know she actually admitted she was wrong. Skip towards the end if you don’t believe it or just watch the whole video
@@dbzfangirl2654 So what if she admitted it. That does not contradict what I said.
@@ashotofwhiskey219it actually does, because you claimed “we disagree with you” without hearing what she really had to say. Besides, even if she is the best April, you got to admit there’s some issues with her
@@ashotofwhiskey219 no character is perfect.
@@dbzfangirl2654 You must be illiterate. I said, exactly: "YOUR fanbase has misjudged her." As in, she is making a claim that her circle of TMNT2012 fans made this assessment, one that TMNT2012 fans around my age disagree on. You have only proven me correct, and you inept.
12:12 IMAGINATION!
GD has no imagination.
Facts.