Thread:Yoshimickster/@comment-995426-20151104041829/@comment-995426-20151104104406

I think disengaging from that thread and just talking here has been helpful. Removed a lot of the "noise" of the fandom and what's been going on there, and helped me think more clearly. I have OCD&mdash;trying not to think about something only makes me think about it harder. So don't blame me for still thinking about it. XD I am, however, trying to take steps to reduce stress, and separating this discussion turned out to be a really good step.

I'm curious: Understanding the pliable nature of fictional canon (and how it can change as different writers take control of it), how would you have reacted if they had continued to write Raphael the way they had earlier on, and they allowed the Raph and Slash arc to keep developing into an even more conspicuous romantic interest plot? It might have worked out between them, or it might not have worked out between them, but they would have still had a chance to continue developing on course without really needing to be retooled. Hell, now that IDW's AA is giving Slash a lot more attention and development (probably more than all of season 3 did), I'm not entirely convinced AA won't still try this. IDW has certainly written Lindsey and Jillian as believable bickering ex-girlfriends, so I certainly believe they could handle this well too.