Oh yeah. Leo's just super awkward with April and his obvious crush on her in Mutant Mayhem's canon, compared to Donnie in 2012 with his crush on April.
People will see a guy liking a girl and treating her respectfully then call him a simp. This pairing was genuinely cute and i feel like most of the slander comes from people not liking the past iterations of the turtles liking April but mutant mayhem did it really well compared to other tmnt media.
The problem is that people misuse simp. It should mean "someone who sacrifices their life with sexual/romantic intention for a person who doesn't need or deserve it", not anyone who just have a crush.
Mikey has more rizz than Raph. What are you lookingabout? 💀 take 2012 for example. Mikey pulled two girls, meanwhile Raph pulled a girl he stuttered around.
I noticed when mikey and donnie were teasing leo for having a crush on april they sorta implied that april isn't the first human for him to have a crush on
0:38 "I think all of his hormones just kicked in at once" BRO'S ROASTED AND DONE FOR BC OF DONNIE😂😂🤣🤣 2:29 "*What? Being puke girl? Hm? You don't like that anymore?*" (*Proceeds to get slapped*) RAPHAELL💀😂😭
I’m annoyed whenever they make April the love interest but I think it was handled best here because it’s not creepy, pretty funny, and ends with them being friends anyways
When i first saw this "leo sees april" scene i thought "so it's leo's turn now"😂 Next tmnt revision it would be raph's turn i guess since every other turtle had their april moment
It could work but only if it serves to keep the plot going and it's not dragged out for to long April should not be shipped with any of the turtles long term it just feels strange after awhile.
I have to agree I always thought the TMNT were just heros and it just to me doesn't work and doesn't make sense to me I just think they are friends and April and Casey Jones just work because...yeah lol
I love how they handled this awkward crush. I found it very accurate for teenage boy crushes, and it was honestly enjoyable to watch! They didn't make it the focused on the story and they placed the scenes perfectly! Im so happy it didn't turn out like 2012 Donnie
What’s funny is when I watched the movie I literally said out loud “the rizz ain’t rizzing” then a couple scenes later he says “who got no rizz now” I started dying laughing 😂
As a huge TMNT fan, I will say this: The way MM portrayed Leo is outstanding. I can relate to him so much: autism, awkwardness, dealing with a crush, caring for others, perseverance, and insecurities. He is my favorite Leo out of all the versions. Even in the show's first season, Leo is still figuring out how to be a leader. He is a kinnie character, and I like it so much.
I have autism. And I can relate to having complicated feelings for a girl in my class. But after high school, I thought we would be better off as friends. I tried to kiss her good night on the forehead. My mom and brother thought I was going to kiss her passionately.
I’m still forever grateful for the writers not turning this into Apritello 2.0, but making Aprilnardo cute and funny together. That’s how healthy ships should be, keeping boundaries and the chemistry instead of making it a creepy unrequited obsession or not giving it proper development like TMNT 2012. (This is coming from a Apritello shipper growing up. 💀) Although I definitely love April as more “found family” in ost incarnations and I don’t usually tap into the Aprilnardo ship in general for most TMNT adaptations, Mutant Mayhem did a pretty good job. I’m happy about it. 👏💖
You said what I was thinking and thank you for that. Leo isn’t creepy, but is respectful of April and I like the relatable awkwardness he has around her. Unlike TMNT 2012 where Donnie played the part of borderline stalker and incessantly tried to get April’s attention, MM Leo didn’t push subjects and liked April for more than her outward beauty. This movie captured teenage crushes in such an immaculate way.
God, I loved this movie. This film literally shown me explicitly that I've always been a Leonardo on the inside 😅. Like, extremely responsible, neurotically firm, stern, and sure of course, giving the looks at the first girl I see 😂. I really related to Leo entirely in the movie, and I have high hopes to continue seeing his progression in this iteration
Having Leo crush on April was the weirdest thing ever...Donnie's been crushing on her FOREVER AND they could have fixed the whole 2012 Taylor Swift level of drama by making it cute and not desperate
Ngl for once the crush was handle well for one reason, april wasn't a dumbass by leading him on, and clear there realation as friend. I hate movie that make those two character go out at the end, even tough they just met
I think it's interesting when people who don't like the turtles crushing on humans say they never did it in the early iterations. Considering that in the 1987 cartoon, Leo fell in love with a female human villain
That part was hilarious! It was reminiscent of Flint asking Sam out in the first “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” film. Even the brothers were saying “Hang up,” which made it 3x funnier! 😂😂
0:26 RAPH!🤣😂"What's your pick-up line?!" I swear- 0:40 DONNIE NO-😅 1:16 Oh my God, his brothers are menaces- 1:39 Oh my- AGH! Leo, you aren't helping your case~!! 2:24 You tell him, Leo. Raph, I'd knock you upside the head for that one if I was there!
It was kinda weird to not see donnie simp for her instead he asked 'do we have to fix this, I mean she was kinda in the wrong place at the wrong time, its not really our fault'. and he showed absolutely no interest in her whatsoever
1:12 raph is the face I make every time two characters have amazing chemistry with each other and them being adorable together without realizing they like each other.
RIGHT? I was PISSED they shipped her with Leo. like TWF. I did not spend my childhood watching the 87 show shipping Apriltello than to see them actually sail in 2012 to watch THIS interspecies drama unfold in MM. LOL
So let get this straight Donnie x April was a mix of a love triangle self insert fantasy for geeky people jealousy being doing bad negative infinity rizz. Mikeys crush on April happened two times one passed quickly and the other one was so creepy and bad And this one is just cute tbh the one is done right
I personally don’t mind the boys crushing on April. She is the first girl they interact with. It’s weird when they actually keep it going though. I just think April doesn’t suit the boys and vice versa. She always feels like an aunt or sister depending on her age. I watched 1987 for first time last year and I think they have handled human crushes better in that cartoon than in most tmnt stuff. Leo and Lotus. Mikey with him flirting with human and alien girls constantly, major magnet for girls crushing on him. I think this movie did the turtles first crush thing good.
