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Faye and Sven
soapbox-paiga:
Long time lurker, first time caller. :)
I would just like to point out the fact that regardless of personal opinions on the pairing, regardless of whether or not it would work, regardless of how complimentary they are, how many problems they'd have... Faye and Sven are interesting. I think this has already been brought up, but, honestly, speaking as a writer and viewing QC as a narrative having Sven and Faye hook up or simply have to deal with sexual tension is just a friggin' interesting plot point to have. Even having them in the same room automatically creates action and conflict-- which I just don't view as a bad thing. Yes, Sven's womanizing and shallow tendencies directly contradict Faye's distancing mechanisms and deep-seating psychological issues-- good! Someone has to! Faye needs to for her own sake get herself into a situation where she's forced to question her behavior-- and so, for that matter, does Sven. Regardless of if they can "fix" each other (who says they have to be fixed?), they would at least be forced to examine themselves... Whether or not they could change would suddenly be not just for their own sakes but for the sake of each other as well, and I for one want to see that kind of pressure put on, just because as a reader it's interesting to me. I am a cruel mistress. :evil:
That, and the fact that I'm not the only person to de-lurk themselves in the past week says a whole lot about how fascinating this plot thread is. I'm just sayin' :angel: (I'm also raping the hell out of these smiley face icons).
'Much Ado' has always been my favorite Shakespearian comedy.
tomart:
--- Quote from: soapbox-paiga on 11 Feb 2008, 10:33 --- regardless of personal opinions on the pairing, regardless of whether or not it would work, regardless of how complimentary they are, how many problems they'd have... Faye and Sven are interesting. ... I am a cruel mistress. :evil:
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Yeah, I guess I'd have to admit they're more interesting than Marten/Dora. In the sense of the ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times..."
In RL (RealLife.jk), the Marten/Dora relationship is close to ideal, it's what we yearn for; while Sven/Faye is made of landmines and boobytraps (pun Unintended.) So tension, conflict, trauma, heartbreak, serious injury and hard punches are more interesting to cruel mistresses, and most everyone else. But not when they happen to you.
hamstermoney:
--- Quote from: tomart on 05 Feb 2008, 01:02 ---
--- Quote from: 714 on 04 Feb 2008, 23:17 ---i come back to see you all still hate the faye/sven idea
am i the only one who loves it?
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No, you're not the only one who loves it, unfortunately.
Most of the others don't hate it, they just see how BAD an idea it is.
Whereas I HATE it. HATE it!
Remember Faye's abandonment issue? Then why do you want her to hook up with the comic's serial abandoner? Sven has coasted with women on his pretty boy looks, and consistently left (through windows if necessary) whenever they got unpleasant, knowing another blonde would throw herself at him the next day. You think Faye should trust Sven, when she couldn't bring herself to trust Marten??
Marten waited for her, was there for her, friend, companion, gave her shelter, shared whatever he had, waited for her to work out her problems, and then was left hanging. After all that, you think Faye should just give herself to this cad? Besides being a vicious kick in the groin to Marten, and not even counting Dora's objections, you actually LIKE this idea?
Perhaps you think Hanners, with her dirt phobia, should hook up with Peanuts' Pigpen? Or Faye, trying not to be an alcoholic, should hook up with Jimbo (I don't think we've ever seen him outside of the bar...)
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Ooh, good one! Faye gets drunk and hooks up with Jimbo! She realizes the next day that they drove to Tiajuana in his trailer!
Doug S. Machina:
--- Quote from: tomart on 11 Feb 2008, 11:52 ---
--- Quote from: soapbox-paiga on 11 Feb 2008, 10:33 --- regardless of personal opinions on the pairing, regardless of whether or not it would work, regardless of how complimentary they are, how many problems they'd have... Faye and Sven are interesting. ... I am a cruel mistress. :evil:
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Yeah, I guess I'd have to admit they're more interesting than Marten/Dora. In the sense of the ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times..."
In RL (RealLife.jk), the Marten/Dora relationship is close to ideal, it's what we yearn for; while Sven/Faye is made of landmines and boobytraps (pun Unintended.) So tension, conflict, trauma, heartbreak, serious injury and hard punches are more interesting to cruel mistresses, and most everyone else. But not when they happen to you.
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Another saying is "Happiness writes white." "And they all lived happily ever after" is what you put at the end of a story. Marten and Dora (as a couple) make less interesting stories because they're happy together. They had two strips of "There's other women in your heart?" conflict before they realised there was nothing to it. Faye has a world of hurt to resolve; Sven might help, or might make it worse. There's the drama. Besides that they shark off each other in an interesting fashion. Hannelore has mountains to climb too. That's why today's strip [1075, for posterity] works so well. (Well, that, and the "OMG, she's cuter than ever!!!" angle.)
Apparently, if you want to find your main characters, you look for the one with the biggest problems. The guy with the crappy job, chaotic robot buddy, non-starting love life and strange girl moving into his home was that one. Now, not so much. Time to look at someone else. As readers, we want them to unhappy. That way, they will keep struggling and so entertain us. Fortunately, we're not going to meet them, or they'd be pissed at us.
Rocketman:
--- Quote from: Doug S. Machina on 11 Feb 2008, 16:36 ---Hannelore has mountains to climb too.
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Yeah, Faye's mountains! *rimshot*
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