#all of this is just my unprofessional fan-bred opinion

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To go with the previous post which can be found here-

Post Vampy~

Feel like I should clarify something I said in the last post, where I mention this scene:

Some might believe that this is out of character, and in a way, it both is and isn’t. An almost desperate need to protect his family at all costs is ingrained on every Leonardo out there, but if you notice, Raphael has already been lost. Now, it’s only a theoretical that he can be cured as of that moment. Leonardo has no reason to believe that this is something that can be reversed.

So now he has two options: Spend his time chasing down the brother that has already been ‘lost’ while putting the other two and the planet in jeopardy, or write off Raphael (for now) and continue with the mission to save their home.

That’s an insane and incredibly difficult choice to make.

But, as leader and now sensei, he has to do what’s best for his team. And it’s a well-spread fan theory that Leonardo is an expert at shoving his feelings to the side to get things done. He’s made the hard choices a million times, and now he shoves down his feelings to continue the mission.

That’s not to say he doesn’t care.

He does! I truly believe with every bone in my body that if that mission had ended with a win, but they lost Raphael in the process, Leonardo would carry the weight of that guilt and pain for the rest of his life. He would be utterly devastated.

Here is the moment @sr200916 referenced:

“I don’t know, man. Unless you or Renet come up with any bright ideas, Raphael may be lost forever.”

So, @tmntforeverinmyheart, Leo is still Mr. Wait All Night for Donnie to turn Raph back to normal. He was waiting for a cure after the battle with The Creep, with the belief that Donnie could give it to him. The disaster was over, so now he could allow himself time to worry.

Leader duties were finished. The big brother emerged full force. (He was big bro the whole time, but also leader, if that makes sense?)

And, @sr200916, you’re also right! Leonardo wasn’t really giving up on Raph, but he was setting his concerns to the side for the moment.  I was upset about the ‘for the moment’ part, mainly because of how much Donnie clearly believed that he could save him.

Donnie was convinced that he could be saved.

Leo, less so.

And considering how much regard Donnie holds for their eldest brother’s opinion, that could have been cracking at his hopes and making him doubt himself. And considering I’m over there routing for a Donnie-miracle, it rubbed me wrong.

Ergo, my unnecessarily aggressive statements clearly passed across the wrong message. Thank you for your comments! I’ll definitely be more careful about the things I say in the future!

Additionally, if anyone does not want your comments responded to as a post (I like to do this to clarify things with everyone), please let me know. Or just drop a /nopost with your comment!

Thank you!