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Do you like Faye, as a character?
raoullefere:
No, no, no. My momma always told me, "Nobody likes smart masses."
Look around. You know it's true.
On the other hand, everyone seems to be keen on the Latin masses lately.
And they said all those Piers Anthony novels would rot my brain.
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: tomart on 08 Feb 2008, 12:13 ---We are the "fans" in fanservice!
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Except that QC has less fanservice than Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Uber Ritter:
--- Quote from: zerodrone on 08 Feb 2008, 09:27 ---
Sometimes it feels like he does something just as bad, though, which is changing the storyline in order to not do what the forumites think will/should/could happen.
I think in general the less Jeph read the General Discussion forum the better things would be, because no matter what, on some level he is at least subconciously influenced by what "the masses" are saying.
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A lot of the time the fans' expectations can be dashed just by practicing a little non-cliched storytelling, and that's fine as long as the plot doesn't turn into Jeph trying to pull improbable shit out of his ass in order to confound our expectations. But yeah, I can see where you're coming from, and I can remember cartoonists that stopped reading the on-topic boards as a result.
donovangelonardo:
I don't know.. Anybody else think Faye maybe needs to move out?
It's not that I want her out of the comic, just out of Martin's place, or Martin out of her place is it goes that way. It's just GOTTA be awkward, based on what we've seen in the the comic and just on real life situations like that. If I were Faye therapist I'd probably be urging her to try and live on her own and work on independence rather than clinging to Marten's proximity as a guarantee that she won't be abandoned. Look how she runs to Hannelore as soon as she's alone. I don't blame her, loneliness sucks, but you gotta learn how to be by yourself before you can be with somebody else, right?
Also, part of the initially appeal to Faye for me at least was her quasi-flirtatious-or-is-it? relationship with Marten, and that's all been put to an end for the time being. Maybe that's why she seems stale? Most of her issues now are playing internally instead of out in the open (albeit obscured to absurdity) through her dialogue with Marten and others.
Poor Faye.
easilyamused:
--- Quote from: Naoko on 22 Jan 2008, 14:13 ---I love Faye, and I haven't been able to stand Dora ever since she kissed Martin. To me, the Dora-Martin relationship is sort of like those movies where the guy can't get the girl he wants, settles for another one, and then the second one turns out to be crazy/evil/a man, and then he goes back to the first girl, who he belongs with. I've been waiting for a breakup of some sort since it happened, and since it's really affecting Faye's character (as in the whole "Faye = comic relief" thing), it bothers me even more.
So... Love Faye, don't like Dora. Well, I DO like Dora sometimes, but not as a couple with Martin. She's an interesting character, but... Not with Martin.
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This is exactly how I feel. (Also like Joybee above ...) In my opinion, Faye has so much more depth, interest and pathos than Dora. Dora has always been a sort of 'nothing' character for me -- I liked her before she jumped Marten, but I really don't like them together. I also agree with Naoko above -- I wanted to punch Marten in the face when he was bitching about how Faye sends "mixed signals." What does he want from her?!
If this were real life, I would definitely think that Faye should move out from Marten's apartment. But in real life, people don't need to revolve around storylines. I think the comic would die if Faye and Marten weren't living together anymore.
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