Grant, you old dog! You creator of clandestine government agencies, you. *playfully punches President Grant in the arm.*
So the E.P.F. has been around since the 19th century? That explains the somewhat corny name. New thread idea: E.P.F. vs. Cadmus.
Now for what I didn't like. The fight scenes were great, but they lacked the innovation that has become Bishop's trademark. I was hoping he'd pull some slick move with his jacket sleeves or something, but no such luck.
Maybe he didn't feel the need--"necessity is the mother of invention" and all that. Not an
Come to think of it, Bishop really wasn't all that up to par with his skills when he fought Splinter this episode. Could be a slip-up on the writers part or it is possible that Bishop was so overconfident that he lost focus on his fighting skills.
I thought he did well, considering his fight with Hun. Plus, we have to give Splinter credit; this is his second encounter with Bishop; one would expect to see him do better.
Also, I'm not sure about Bishop's motivations. He seemed to get a little too maniacal for my tastes, and the ultimate plan to build a clone army, while completely in line with what we expect of him, just felt a little cliche.
Bishop is a dark character altogether. Not only does he want to create an army of super soliders, he is willing to see that over half of the current human population ceases to exist. A genocidal madman?
I'd have to disagree here; I found his goals and motivations rational and, well, realistic. From what we've seen, humans are pretty low on the strengh and technology scale. Bishop's taking care of that.
Plus, I don't see him portrayed as genocidal, just very pragmatic. He mentioned that 57% statistic (which can be taken as true, depending on your mindset), but didn't really say he wanted or was willing to see it happen. He's also not completely against extraterrestials like H.A.T.E. was; he got chummy with the Federation, after all, and we know that it's not composed entirely of humans-looking aliens; he would have allied himself with the Triceratons if they'd approached him the way Blanque did. It seems he's just against aliens he sees as security threats.
Nitpick: would it kill the artists to stay consistent with the laser beam colors? At least they're keeping them yellow next episode, so one could say those are upgrades on the original Federation guns. But dammit, it bugs.
Anyone notice that the train car the Turtles stole from Bishop was numbered 318? Season 3, episode 18 was Hun on the Run, when the Turtles got the train car.
Actually, the captain said it was car 813. Still, I guess that's where they got it from.
Non-episode-specific thoughts:
Just how many hidden underground tunnels does NYC have, anyway? So far we have the hidden Foot Bunker (although that was farther underground), the Elyntian lair, the E.P.F. bases, and Bulvahart's "Hell".
), the usage of the word "God" twice in one episode, Bishop impaled on a hook, and and...
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