Dang Yeah I Forgot That It Would Be Almost Entirely On Donnie’s Shoulders To Build A New, Safe Lair

Dang yeah I forgot that it would be almost entirely on Donnie’s shoulders to build a new, safe lair to replace their home. I wonder if that’s why it seems like Donnie and Mikey are kind of closer in the movie, because Mikey seemed capable of using power tools and assisting Donnie with construction projects as seen in the Todd episode. So I wonder if it was mostly Mikey and Donnie spending time together as Mikey helped him to rebuilt everything.

Also I remembered that Donnie did actually invent one new thing: the escape pods. So I feel like despite not having an explicit view into how the events of season 2 impacted Donnie, these little details kind of paint a picture. Especially since both the escape pods and the focus on building a new, safer home both relate to Donnie’s ability to protect his family from future dangers and his utility to the team.

or what actually would have happened: