Eh...think you've got this the wrong way around.SaneAmongInsane said:
If they are consenting adults, they can. If, instead, he's got a creepy unrequited crush, they aren't.
Nickelodeon's TMNT: Are they going to address that Donatello and April can't be together?
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If they are consenting adults, they can. If, instead, he's got a creepy unrequited crush, they aren't.
thaluikhain said:
wait, are you saying having an unrequited crush on someone is creepy or are we talking specifics? It seems a little brutal to tell the kids watching that they're creepy if they like someone who doesn't like them back.(also since they're both like 15 I guess they can't really be consenting adults either, but hey ho)
The OP specified that the crush in question was "really creepy".CaptainMarvelous said:thaluikhain said:
(also since they're both like 15 I guess they can't really be consenting adults either, but hey ho)
Uh... I feel like they'll deal with this whole Donny/April relationship almost the same way Teen Titans handled the Robin/Starfire relationship, excluding the movie... Also, even if the two of them kissed for real in the show, then I doubt they would go through with it in the long run, anyway...
Other than that... despite the claims, I don't see how the two of them together is creepy... Plus, isn't the show playing this whole thing more comedic-like than actually serious-like? I feel like that may answer your question a lot more than speculating at this point...
Other than that... despite the claims, I don't see how the two of them together is creepy... Plus, isn't the show playing this whole thing more comedic-like than actually serious-like? I feel like that may answer your question a lot more than speculating at this point...
Well, it's been hinted in a lot of the comics/cartoons that April is sort of at least wank material for the turtles right? Besides, better April/Donnie than April/Casey as Casey is freaking obnoxious in the new cartoon ^^.
Both Liz and Hellboy are weirdos though; He's... a boy from Hell, and she's a flame chick. They're supposed to be kind of outcats that seek comfort with one another. And even then, Hellboy is practically human apart from having redskin, horns and a tail. Donatello is a turtle that walks like a man.Johnny Novgorod said:They pulled Liz and Hellboy fairly well, I always thought they looked cute together.
Not that I'm familiar with any of the new Turtle stuff at all, but the idea of April and Donatello hooking up... ewww.
I don't see why the romance would be creepy just because he's an anthropomorphic turtle. It's a cartoon in the first place, and it's not like April looks like a photorealistic human either.
Not that I'd find it creepy even if she was, he's hardly a normal turtle.
Whether I'd have an issue with it would be based on other things, like how one-sided it is, or if the relationship would have issues because he can't live a normal life (similar to if he was a human fugitive or something.)
I don't know much about this new show though.
Not that I'd find it creepy even if she was, he's hardly a normal turtle.
Whether I'd have an issue with it would be based on other things, like how one-sided it is, or if the relationship would have issues because he can't live a normal life (similar to if he was a human fugitive or something.)
I don't know much about this new show though.
Time to flex my knowledge of Roman and Greek mythology!Vault101 said:
You're thinking about brothers Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome (Romulus is the true founder because he killed Remus when he tried to set up shop somewhere else).
The other creature is the Greek centaur, which are notorious for getting drunk and raping women.
On topic, it's difficult to know where the show will take this. I've never seen it, but as far as I'm concerned they're all cartoon characters so anything's possible. On the other hand, Donatello is a turtle, and if the animatronic movies are anything to go by, a scary one at that.
Ohhhh, my bad. Though I'd say OP's being pretty subjective there, it's only creepy because he's a turtle and OP has something against turtles stealing our human women. It looks like a normal "I'm crushing on someone" thing in a cartoon, it's no creepier than its peers.thaluikhain said:
The Roman twins Remus and Romulus are who you're thinking of - Rome was actually named after Romulus. The half horse/man things are centaurs, though while I know myth says they did it a lot, I can't recall any myth where they actually raped someone. The centaur Nessus attempted to rape Heracles' wife, but Heracles killed him before he could. Other than that... *Shrug* Satyrs were supposedly rather, uh, "lustful" too, though they usually went after nymphs rather than mortal women. Really, Greek myth's chock-full of people getting screwed by something they probably shouldn't be, usually courtesy of Zeus. He's slept with women while in the form of another man, a bull, a swan, and a... shower of gold (Not even sure how that one worked out) Granted, in most of these cases the women were unwilling. Except for the swan one. Apparently Leda's just got some weird appetites. And then there was the time that Poseidon cursed a mortal woman to fall in love with a cow. And that's where the Minotaur comes from.Vault101 said:
Sorry, I'm a bit of a mythology fanatic. Also, Greek myth is weird as hell.
EDIT: Oh, someone else already answered. Well... *Awkward cough*
Pretty much, the perception seems to be stemming more from the OP's aversion to fictional inter species relationships than actual creepiness on Donatello's part. From what I've seen of the show, it's basically your standard kids show crush where the characters are adults physically but tend to act more emotionally like children to relate to the target demographic. Donatello's crush on April will likely never go anywhere and the show is unlikely to address the issue directly, but that's more because kids shows like that pretty much never portray actual romance even if they were both human you tend not to see that stuff until you get to the tween and teen targeted shows, and TMNT is still firmly in the 8-12 demo range. Other than that, I think the OP is just projecting his discomfort on a standard cartoon crush because Donatello doesn't look human enough.CaptainMarvelous said:
As for the OP itself, there's no reason they can't get together, but it's very unlikely that the show will go anywhere with it as children's shows in TMNT's demo range tend to avoid romance entirely except in a very few exceptional cases. The show will likely resolve the subplot in one of three ways:
1. It will be ignored entirely, essentially used for a running gag or the occasional character development, but otherwise remain entirely unacknowledged by the story in any significant way.
2. It will be dropped in a single episode surrounding the issue. Basically meaning the subplot will resolve with the message of unrequited love or star crossed lovers that can never be. That, or the character with the crush, Donatello in this case, will find a new character to love and that will actually be returned in some way, though unlikely to become anything more outside of the single focus episode.
3. the love will be returned but unlikely to ever develop beyond a chaste kiss or a hug, and these types of resolutions usually pop up in the final season of a show and sometimes are only hinted at without any direct confirmation.