My third TMNT rant of the day, but like it upsets me so much that Leonardo is told to be responsible for literally everything the others do
Like Splinter i love you but that’s kind of a jerk thing to do
In the 2k7 movie Leo’s getting reprimanded because the mission didn’t work out well and Leo’s like “i tried but Raph won’t listen to a thing i say” and Splinter’s like “that is your duty as the leader!”
LIKE WDYM ITS LEO’S RESPONSIBILITY? RAPH WAS THE ONE THAT GOT THEM INTO THAT FIGHT AFTER LEO TOLD HIM NOT TO?
And this causes tension between Leo and Raph because Leo’s been taught to manage his brothers and lead them to do it Splinter’s way, and Raph wants to control what he does so he rebels on missions, and then Leo gets in trouble for the mess, which makes him angry at Raph. You feel?
This mostly only happens on missions though, like otherwise Splinter’s being pretty fair with judgement.
TLDR; Splinter doesn’t parent right when he holds Leo accountable for his brother’s actions that were out of his control because they didn’t listen to him. And this causes issues between Raph and Leo.