Warning: Full spoilers from the episode follow.
Part of what made "The Fourfold Trap" work so well was that it paid off a lot of the the setups from previous episodes. Whether it was the Healing Hands in "The Deadly Venom" or the brain worm subplot in "Attack of the Mega Shredder!," this week's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles used just enough callbacks to make this episode emotionally satisfying -- not to mention a lot of fun, thanks to a Saw-inspired plot. (Those TMNT writers sure do love their horror homages!)
This storyline also had a good air of mystery about it, with the Turtles being captured one by one. I particularly enjoyed the lead-up with Mikey, whose Pokémon-like card game with Ice Cream Kitty was cut short by the sweet allure of pizza gyoza. ("EVIL! -- Delicious! -- but evil...") I also thought the buildup to Karai being behind it all was really well-done, along with the surprise attack from Shredder's henchmen.
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Part of what made "The Fourfold Trap" work so well was that it paid off a lot of the the setups from previous episodes. Whether it was the Healing Hands in "The Deadly Venom" or the brain worm subplot in "Attack of the Mega Shredder!," this week's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles used just enough callbacks to make this episode emotionally satisfying -- not to mention a lot of fun, thanks to a Saw-inspired plot. (Those TMNT writers sure do love their horror homages!)
This storyline also had a good air of mystery about it, with the Turtles being captured one by one. I particularly enjoyed the lead-up with Mikey, whose Pokémon-like card game with Ice Cream Kitty was cut short by the sweet allure of pizza gyoza. ("EVIL! -- Delicious! -- but evil...") I also thought the buildup to Karai being behind it all was really well-done, along with the surprise attack from Shredder's henchmen.
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