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Sugilita wrote:

And Peter Laird never cared about the turtles sexuality,so they most likely are asexual or hetero because it was always hinted they like females.But Nick is being blatant with the crushes,because in the old cartoons the crushes were always subtle.

Well, I think there's three approaches there. There's "no relationships", "manufactured relationships", and "special relationships". Peter Laird may not have been eager to pander to shippers, but I do know you loved the way Mirage handled Leonardo and Radical. It wasn't a fan servicy gimmick hyped months in advance at a comic con. It was a serious, moving and then tragic story.

I think what Nick has done now with TMNT is manufacture relationships as a ratings booster. It doesn't feel time-tested and hard-earned this time. It has all the depth of Bella/Edward, Fox/Krystal, Doctor/Rose&mdash;none. Actually, this webcomic page comes to mind for some reason. :)