*Spoiler* Return of Savanti, Part 1 *Spoiler*

[Raphael]

Here we are again, it's the weekend and it's time for another...dun dun dun...EPISODE DISCUSSION!!

Yes, your excitement is amazing, I'm frightened by it, really...

This week's discussion is the 4Kids episode: "Return of Savanti, Part 1".  This episode is on Disk two of Season 4, two disk set.

In the 4Kids Show we will be posting spoilers about the show. From our favorite scenes, to what happened to what characters and what mistakes did you catch in the show? So if you're not one for spoilers and have not seen this one yet, Don't read it.

To warn you again: Here there be spoilers!

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I won't be seeing it till later in the day. Starting a new job in a few weeks and the desk in my current job resembles the lair after Karai got through with it...so I'm in the office, filing, right at this moment. Well, not AT this moment, since I'm typing, but you get what I'm trying to say...

So, go grab your green tea & Oreos...and talk!

[cynlee]

Gee, I thought by the time I got back from all my running around there'd be a lil' discussion going on!

Well-- this was great as far as I'm concerned, though Renet seems a bit less of a flake than the first time-- her growing maturity with her upcoming graduation?  Anyway, watching Donnie get to be Dino-lovin' Don in the museum was very nice, and though I know someone here has that truck in their sig. banner, it wasn't until this episode that I realized that it says "Tortuga Brothers" on the front!

Poor Splinter-- left out of the adventure once again!  YET the toy company made a Paleo-Splinter figure, so what gives?  (and btw-- why no Renet figure?)  Savanti-- what a jerk!  I think part of his threat was more of a way to lure them-- you know, that there was really no way he could "hurt" them in their own time or from the past (unless he grabs that time scepter!)-- Don having his Jurassic Park adventure is cool.  He worries about Mikey feeding that triceratops chips from the future affecting things, while he is sneezing all over the place!

And Mikey naming the 'tops "Zog" was cool!  I really liked this episode, and look forward to the second part.  I suppose Lord S. will show up-- unless they do this like the original comic.

Anyway, that's my dos centavos.

[MistyJazlynn]

Don has a cute sneeze hehe. Maybe if we sent him flowers, it'll cheer him up. If he's not allergic to flowers.


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Misty

[Aignatius]

Heh, that was a fun episode.
The image of Mikey riding on the back of a dino looks a lot like like something I did a while back. Pretty kewl when things coincide with peoples art.  
I was in a state of exhaustion when I watched it though, it was a bit of a blur. Saw Don sneeze a lot...  

And yes, someone has likely mentioned it, but there will be an hour special for episode 100...

 

[Jephael]

That was such an awesome episode, and I am so glad they adapted it so well from the comic book version!

I feel kinda bad for Don sneezing so much, though it's kinda like I keep expecting him to start a chain reaction like in that classic Simpsons Halloween episode where one dino sneezes on the next until they all die out.

HOMER: "This is gonna cost me!"

[Leonardo]

Do I have to say it?
*thinks about Raph in the episode*
 
<smirk>
You know, there was a lot about Don in that episode. I'd agree it was Don-centric to some extant. And I enjoyed that, as well as the interractions with a bit more mature Renet (who slipped about something she'll be telling April in the future....), as well as everyone else.
I loved the museum parts, because I was just there a year ago last fall. And it is a GREAT dinosaur collection they have there. Awesome! I took an insane number of pictures. Where the life-size blue whale is another interesting area. The whale was so large I couldn't get it all in one picture.
It's nice to see another of the Tales comics being brought to the screen.
As for the chips. I sure hope they weren't ketchup flavoUred. (The U is for a certain Canadian.) But then, they were Mikey's chips after all. Hm, that could still be bad. (We could probably start a thread on odd flavored potato chips.)
But I would have to say, I don't think this was a good Raph episode.   Raph wasn't having a good time at the museum, and then it went downhill from there, didn't it?

 

[Raphael]

Do I have to say it?
*thinks about Raph in the episode*
 
<smirk>

Go ahead and say it, Leo...you know you're just dying to...

You know, there was a lot about Don in that episode. I'd agree it was Don-centric to some extant. And I enjoyed that, as well as the interractions with a bit more mature Renet (who slipped about something she'll be telling April in the future....), as well as everyone else.
I loved the museum parts, because I was just there a year ago last fall. And it is a GREAT dinosaur collection they have there. Awesome! I took an insane number of pictures. Where the life-size blue whale is another interesting area. The whale was so large I couldn't get it all in one picture.
It's nice to see another of the Tales comics being brought to the screen.
As for the chips. I sure hope they weren't ketchup flavoUred. (The U is for a certain Canadian.) But then, they were Mikey's chips after all. Hm, that could still be bad. (We could probably start a thread on odd flavored potato chips.)
But I would have to say, I don't think this was a good Raph episode.   Raph wasn't having a good time at the museum, and then it went downhill from there, didn't it?

 

Speaking for/as the "certain Canadian", I will state again that Ketchup flavoUred chips are good!

As was this episode (though not for the same reasons as the chips).  And it didn't totally go downhill for Raph from the museum...who was the first one to head for higher ground during the stampede?  Face it, the next few eps are probably going to most likely be 'Don-centric' as they lead up to episode #100. I think a certain Nardo is just looking to stir up trouble here. <G>

...or get a severe bapping...

[Aignatius]

Oh, yes, Nardos are wonderful troublemakers.

[Raphael]

Oh, yes, Nardos are wonderful troublemakers.

I've always suspected as much.  

[OnnaRaphael]

I'll admit when I saw the preview for this ep I thought it looked stupid.  I was very pleasantly surprised!  It was also my first time seeing Renet since I still haven't watched that last dvd I bought and oh LORD that girl...  my brain hurts!  

I had no idea that mutating into a big scary monster involved getting a cold first.  I'll have to look out for that in the future.

[Jephael]

I loved the whole museum scene personally! it was very well drawn out.

[Mindy]

Cute episode! It was my first time seeing Miss Renet and she's a likeable character  

Raph: "Yeah, she's a little much to take in."

[Michaelangelo]

Mirage episode information - With ninjaturtles.com getting a make over soon and us not knowing what is going to be there, I am going to copy the text here to keep it safe for those who want to read what Mirage put on the site.  Doing this for each of the episodes.

"Return of Savanti Romero, Part I"
Written by Christopher Yost

Original Air Date: March 11, 2006

Supervising Producer: Lloyd Goldfine
Producers: Gary Richardson, Frederick U. Fierst, Al Kahn, Norman Grossfeld, Thomas Kenney
Supervising Director: Roy Burdine
Story Editor: Lloyd Goldfine

MAJOR CHARACTERS:
Donatello (Sam Regal)
Leonardo (Michael Sinterniklaas)
Michelangelo (Wayne Grayson)
Raphael (John Campbell)

SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
April O'Neil
Master Splinter
Renet
Savanti Romero

MAIN LOCATIONS, VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES:
History Museum
TMNT Lair
Cretaceous Period

Synopsis:

Intro: Donatello narrates as we open with scenes of dinosaurs. As the camera pans around, we see dust rising in the distance. Cut to Don as he drags Renet with him, trying to prevent the pair from being trampled by a stampede of dinos!

Act 1: Open with the Turtles and April as they enter a natural history museum that currently features a large dinosaur exhibit (the Turtles are in full disguise). The museum is nearly empty as it is about to close in twenty minutes. Our heroes reach the dinosaur exhibit and Don gets very excited despite the cold that he's been dealing with lately. As the group looks around, they are suddenly startled by the bones of a Tyrannosaurus Rex that spring to life! But as soon as the skeletal monster takes one step, its bones collapse into a pile. Suddenly, the fossils float into the air and encircle the TMNT and April as a sinister laugh fills the air. The other people in the museum flee in terror while the bones pieces themselves together into a new formation, the image of Savanti Romero's face!

Act 2: As the bones come together, Savanti Romero’s voice is heard. The evil sorcerer states that he will erase the Turtles' timeline if they don't stop him. Romero announces that he will be waiting in the "Ring of Fire". Raph attacks the floating skull and the bones collapse into a pile on the floor. Don notes that it seemed more like a recorded message than a visitation and wonders how Savanti could have known that they would be here at this time. On cue, Renet appears with the Time Scepter. The Time Mistress informs her friends that her final exam with Lord Simultaneous is solving the current chrono-crisis at hand - she has to stop Savanti Romero from messing up the timeline to pass her test. The absent-minded Timestress asks the ninjas for their help. The Turtles agree to help Renet, fearing that she may mess things up if left to her own devices. As Renet prepares to teleport the party to the Cretaceous period, April announces that she wants to go home. Renet cheerfully agrees to send her there, but inadvertently ships her to the Turtles' lair, where a bemused Master Splinter announces that he'd be better off if he didn't know what was going on. Renet and the Turtles then travel through time and arrive with a flash in the Cretaceous period.

Don informs the group that they must ensure that they don’t leave anything behind, as it could affect their entire future. After they take off their disguises and bundle them up into backpacks, the Turtles and Renet set off. Donatello sneezes due to his impending cold and apparently sets off an epic stampede of dinosaurs - that's heading directly towards our heroes!

Act 3: As the group dodges the stampeding dinos, Renet tries to use the Time Scepter to teleport them out of danger, but the rod is glowing red and won't work! Raph and Mike hop on the backs of some running dinosaurs and make their way to safety atop a large boulder. Leo leaps to the rock and Don grabs Renet and carries her to safety. As the stampede clears, the Turtles are angry with Renet for getting them into this mess with out having the ability to get them out of it . Renet is bewildered and saddened by by the Scepter's behavior. A large triceratops begins sniffing around the top of the boulder - it smells some chips that Michelangelo has brought along for the trip. Mikey feeds his new friend and names him Zog. The Triceratops begins to sniff the air and we see red glowing eyes in the bush. A group of Deinonychus emerge from the overgrowth and charge the boulder!

Act 4: The Turtles fend off the group Deinonychus. Don tries to protect Renet and is pinned to the ground by one of the savage carnivores - just as it looks like it's curtains for the brainy ninja. he sneezes into the beast's face and it flees. Donatello jumps to his feet and attacks the dino, but is easily tossed aside. The creature then focuses its attention on Renet and leaps towards her. Zog intervenes and stands protectively in front of Renet and Don. The Deinonychus' eyes stop glowing red and it comes to its own senses - seeing the angry Triceratops, it flees into the jungle.

Our heroes regroup, but Leonardo is uneasy. Earth-rattling footsteps shake the ground beneath their feet as a huge form crushes trees in a path towards the Turtles. A gigantic T-Rex emerges from the brush. Riding on back of the behemoth is none other than Savanti Romero, who looks down at the TMNT and promises to make them extinct!