To Anyone Who Likes Venus: Why?

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by Bossa Nova

So, granted I've never actually watched NM, but when people are saying the turtles are 'no longer brothers', what exactly does that mean? Because going through this thread I seem to get the vibe that some folks feel like just because they are (what I presume to be) revealed as not being biologically related, that somehow their brotherhood is no longer "real"? What in the world does being biologically related have to do with being real brothers?

If I'm remembering correctly (take this with a grain of salt as I've only seen the first two episodes since I first watched it on TV years ago), Venus shows up and tells them she was mutated at the same time they were. As pretty much all the guys are interested in her from the get go and clearly don't want her to think of them as her siblings, Leo just blurts out, "Oh, we're not actually brothers."

Does not being blood related bother me? Not at all, but the way it was done felt like he was throwing their brother status under the bus just so she wouldn't lose interest. It was just a poorly written reveal, which isn't too surprising, frankly.

As for Venus herself, I'll admit I'm definitely not one of her fans, for a lot of the reasons already brought up - I was never a huge fan of the "permanent 5th member" thing, turtle or not - but I can see why people see potential in her character.