It took me a while to put my finger on why I don't like teen!April, and it's not just because 80's April was the first was I was familiar with.
April is supposed to be the counterpart to the turtles. She's supposed to be the down-to-earth, sane one, that the turtles' weirdness contrasts against. Teen!April doesn't do that as well as the older take on her does. (I think in the Fred Wolf cartoon she's supposed to be like 28?) She's supposed to be the one who says "Guys, aside from being incredibly dangerous this is completely fucking insane!" She's not supposed to be riding shotgun and egging them on, she's supposed to keep them from destroying the city and themselves.
Remember Zack? Remember how NOBODY liked him? Teen!April is female!Zack.
