Okay, it's not a lot of thoughts, but! Zhen being raised by the Chameleon really reminded me of your Frida. I knoww Big Mama is trying to keep her away from the turtles and that their backgrounds are (presumably) pretty different, but still!!! Female villain raising a kid as her own daughter/henchperson and that daughter eventually betraying her (at least that's what I'm theorizing is eventually gonna go down with Frida and Big Mama) just. Waugh <3 It gets to me

yeah!!!! honestly i didn't even put together that their stories are similar until you just now pointed it out, but god yeah that kind of relationship is just so compelling to me (hence why i'm writing it)!! manipulative mother trying to further her own goals using a vulnerable child writing trope my beloved <3