Ok no more stalling and being sad, it's time to watch the Rise of the TMNT finale! Starting with E-Turtle Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! Written by Josh Riley Brown, who previously wrote Lair Games! #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

I WAS WONDERING WHERE THOSE TWO WERE THIS WHOLE TIME ARE YOU KIDDING ME THEY WERE LITERALLY ON VACATION

can't really blame recruit for being ticked off tbh
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There's a lot of bad ideas in the world but this one seems uh, pretty bad
Unless recruit's got something up her sleeve, wont taking off the collar just... make him all wild again?
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Seeing everyone look to Raph as the man with the plan is so good, like, Leo calling on Mind Raph in Bad Hair Day pretty much shows he's considered such a reassuring figure in the family #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

"... What about the memories I want to keep private?"

"Not my problem, good luck!"

DFKKGFSDGFKGFDDSFGF AW MAN BUCKLE UP BOYS IT'S GONNA GET WEIRD
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The duality of turtles

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Love the panning effect here with the back/foreground, the slightly surreal way everyone is basically running in place
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Kinda like a mirror match where you defeat the dark version of yourself but instead it's your parent

.... who is arguably your dark self, let's be real here
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Oh god, he got a black eye the damage actually reflects on their real self

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Pretty understandable how angsty teen Yoshi feels, it's a heck of a thing being told you might have the weight of the world on your shoulders one day
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Since he was a kid he spent all this time thinking his mother died for some fairytale-like 'great destiny' to stop some monster that never materialised, so of course he couldn't accept it... #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

I can't quite put it into words, but there's something pretty special in Raph being the only one to witness this memory, and another side of his father that none of them would have ever seen. #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

RAPH! RAPH! RAPH! RA- oh.
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... ok yeah that did seem a little too much of an easy victory. #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Should've figured, that whole situation was one hell of a Do Not Touch sign
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YOOOO THERE HE IS HE SOUNDS COOL AS HELL
I Am Listening
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Don't mind me, just admirin' Shredder and all these champions who worked on the episode #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

KARAI SHE'S FINALLY HERE I'VE BEEN WAITING THE WHOLE SERIES #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Back in NYCC 2018 ppl were asking Ant and Andy how they'd bring Kraang in since Rise of the TMNT is more mystical and they were all 'Weeelll if we did it'd have to organically fit in the story' YOU ABSOLUTE MADLADS YOU REALLY DID IT #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt

For so long their family was only the few of them and now they have a cool grandma She's really taking this whole 'having mutant turtles as great(x10) grandkids' thing real well #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Some Shredder appreciation for you all #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

... I just noticed Mikey was trying to blow out the flame on Brute's head
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TODD IT'S KIND OF A BAD TIME RIGHT NOW BUD #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

OH MY GODDD SHELLDON HAS A BATTLE MODE?? MECH FORME?? #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

NO DUDE THAT DIDN'T WORK WHEN DONNIE DID IT THE FIRST TIME #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

God these were some close shaves, like if you count Many Unhappy Returns, just how many times have these kids been near death from this ONE guy
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Raph knows the significance of those words and that's why he knows he has to make the tough call in this moment
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I don't think Splinter's gone yet but between his mom saying he'd come to understand why the Hamato do what they do and Karai protecting the kids (aka the future) there's a lot of death flags coming up #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Wait ok I had a shower and realised Lou Jitsu's fighting technique of using anything as a weapon (like fish and ladders) is kind of like Karai's Hamato Ninpo technique where she turns objects (like Donnie's bust) into a weapon #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt

Watching the Rise of the TMNT opening and it's hitting me that we're not gonna see another updated version of this, huh
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Rise of the TMNT Finale Part 3: Anatawa Hitorijanai
Got the whole writers team on this one! #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

tbh I would've pummelled Todd into the ground right then and there #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

"Yeah, that should be easy."
This is the most sarcastic I've ever seen Mikey and it's great #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Just really like the gestures from Leo here. Rottmnt character animation is so expressive even when they're just sitting at a table and talking. #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

*Iron Man: TAS theme intensifies* ()

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April's distressed voice when she said she wasn't one of them really hit me. I think always had that little doubt, that despite her love for the fam, she was still an outsider. Karai passing the torch to her is such a great feeling. #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt

If you guys are wondering why it's taking me like four hours to watch an hour long episode it's because I talk too much and I gotta edit my tweets down!!

Also I got family and the tv distracting me every five minutes because my computer is in the living room and privacy is not a known concept in this house

Yeah they aren't flashy but garden tools are pretty sharp and dangerous, Mikey's is like a flexible saw chain? so it's actually way more lethal than his usual weapons.
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SAVING LIKE A BOSS!!!! #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Raph's always the one to pick everyone up to bring them to safety.... but everyone else can do the same for him too!!! #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Pose like a team, cause sh!t just got real

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And the last one! Rise of the TMNT Finale Part 4: Rise
I think this is the most storyboarders we've had on title credits. All the warriors!

Some Dramatiquebros for your viewing pleasure #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Wow, that thing's just been there this whole time, huh. Forcefield tech still going strong too #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Just sitting here in AWE of how cool they all are #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT #SupportRottmnt @Nickelodeon @NickAnimation

Donnie being amazing as always, why would you think he'd do any less
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LEO'S PORTAL SWORD TECH!!! THE COMBO WITH RAPH!!!
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Raph straight up has shadow clone jutsu now you guys I'm-
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THE DOCTOR IS IN, BABY!!
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DONNINNIIEEEEEE
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CASEY SAVING LIKE A BOSS!!
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Man what a ride!! I went and rewatched the whole end a bunch bc there's like... A LOT to unpack and I've got upwards of 300 screencaps at this point and it's super late so I'll pick this up tomorrow
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Resurrecting this thread bc I was going through the episodes frame by frame and jfc Raph, I know clone jutsu gives you like infinite lifebars but bud you are doing me a concern #RottmntFinale #RiseoftheTMNT @Nickelodeon @Netflix #saverottmnt