the video on YT got blocked in some regions bc of the song, and i was a fool for posting the YT link to the video here on tumblr, so i am posting it again
The circle has begun to turn, whether by design or mistake has yet to be seen.
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MASTER POST
If you're looking for an extra bit of flavor, a song that has kind of become Mikey's Theme for me helped inspire this sequence (specifically 3:15-3:55).
Just one more update and we'll be finished with this chapter finally! I was originally going to post the whole finale here, but decided it was just getting too long. Will post the last bit soon!
I need them back, I need to see this version of Raph & Casey's dynamic explored, please, PLEASE!! Every day I wake up and I miss them both so much that it physically hurts me. We were so robbed.
excuse me may i please have your thoughts on the hamato lineage i am very curious :0
(thank you for asking anon i love you i am pouring a shot of jinro for you and your ancestors tonight💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖)
Oh yeah I’m like super normal about the rottmnt Hamato lineage— like the parallels you can draw between the cultural generational trauma found in American East Asian households and the Hamato Family’s story, especially in rottmnt get’s me a little 👁👁 ya’know? But also, I think the building and/or reforging a relationship between generations is also so important universally because importance of family is a pretty valued idea across all cultures and demographics. Or I could just specifically focus on the actual tragedy of what being a Hamato meant, and in some ways still is??? Or April’s (because she IS A HAMATO) and the turtles importance in reconnection the generations????
I think about the fear the ancestors had: was it worth being so strict with the younger generations? will the newer generations be tough enough to survive? did they do enough? can they protect their family?
I think about the younger generation’s fears: how can they fill such big shoes? will they be able to find a way to permanently stop the shredder this time? will they have to give up everything like their parents and thos before them? can they protect their family?
I think about the grief the older hamatos feel at not being able to destroy the shredder threat for the younger generation despite trying so hard.
I think about the grief the younger generation feels for the older generation for missing out on a more comfortable and loving life where they weren’t responsible for the fate of the world.
I think about the pride and love the hamatos must feel for eachother generation to generation. The thankfulness for teaching and giving the newer generation the ability to finally defeat their greatest threat (and then some), and the pride the past generations felt when the newer generation could do what they could not. And this is all despite resentment, abandonment, fear, anger, apathy that popped here and there.
But yeah, it’s not like it’s that big a deal or something I think obsessively over for hours at a time.