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Oh, Sven ...
tuna ketchup x:
Now this is some questionable content amirite?
As much as it comes off as "woo fanservice" (though I'm sure there's more people who'd rather see a Hanners/Tai panel, the pervs) I think this strip does make some important plot and character points. It's pretty clear that Sven is NOT enjoying himself, which may be a first for him re: casual sex. Perhaps his relationship with Faye, as informal as it is, is the first relationship that's gotten into his head so much that he can't enjoy a random bang. It's not drama for the sake of drama, at least not totally. This marks either the beginning of a true relationship with Faye or a total clusterfuck that winds up with her back in the crazy house. Either way, it will be interesting.
JellyfishFur:
It does make yesterday's guest comic a little sadder.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1333
TheDozarian:
Everyone seems to be calling this a random girl. As jolinwarren noted, she's not.
--- Quote from: jolinwarren on 06 Feb 2009, 03:49 ---She's not completely random. She's the one country singer Sven apparently likes.
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Sven is also not completely over his ways. Like pwhodges mentioned, people have relapses.
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 06 Feb 2009, 00:00 ---As for Sven's behaviour, I've certainly seen real-life people do that in that timescale, and even for it to work out in the end - it's not unrealistic writing.
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It happens. Drug addicts who eventually kick their habits often have relapses. They hurt the people they love. And if we're going to consider this an actual problem that Sven can't control, you have to expect this kind of occasional relapse. This one is made some what easier to explain by the fact this was a person that Sven admired and even then, he had difficulty in going through with the act. He showed acceptance of the problem which as we've all heard is the first step in dealing with a problem.
My last point with Sven is this: unless Faye walks in on them, why would he be obliged to tell her? Sometimes it's better to not tell things like this just to clear your own conscience. We've discussed that in other threads in other places on the forums. But as long as he realizes what he did and doesn't let it happen again, maybe it's best if he just eats the guilt and doesn't add that stress to an otherwise, possibly burgeoning relationship... Just my two cents there...
As far as Marten and Faye, I guess I don't understand why that is so repugnant to so many people. All in all, Marten and Dora seem reasonably happy. Sven and Faye, not so much. But why wouldn't everyone want to be happy? And if Faye and Marten being together were to make them happy, why wouldn't that be a good thing? It happens in real life that way sometimes. Why not in a comic?
As I've said in other posts, I'm not sure it's going to end up that way, although I could certainly understand it if it did. So I think it's a bit premature to be saying this is it and that Jeph is playing all fan service. Not that that's bad, you understand. And I'm not even going to address the concerns about a sex scene other than to say this: if you're old enough to understand the subplots and consider all the different possibilities involved in a comic about relationships as cris-crossed as these, then you should be mature enough to deal with a little comic nudity. There no actuals bits showing so I don't have an issue with it.
Those are my opinions... and you're welcome to discuss them as much as you wish... lol :mrgreen:
SrMeowMeow:
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--- Quote from: SrMeowMeow on 05 Feb 2009, 20:34 ---Fanservice, woo...
This comic is basically the manifestation of one of my two main reservations with QC.
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I'll bite.
What's the other?
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Oh, har. The way the characters all look at the "camera" when they deliver their punchlines in most strips.
And, to be clear, the problem I have with this comic (meaning this specific one, not the whole of QC) and all it stands for is basically that all the meaningless casual sex has a tendency to come off as the author's private fantasies and not so grounded in any coherent plot-line. Like...that comic where Faye is talking about having the alphabet trick done on her. I mean, Jeph's a guy, so that can't be personal experience - so, to me, it's just easy writing to titillate his audience (and himself?).
I don't know. I like the comic in general and I don't mean to dump criticism on it, but these are the two main things that interfere with my personal enjoyment of the comic.
TheDozarian:
--- Quote from: tuna ketchup x on 06 Feb 2009, 06:13 ---Now this is some questionable content amirite?
As much as it comes off as "woo fanservice" (though I'm sure there's more people who'd rather see a Hanners/Tai panel, the pervs) I think this strip does make some important plot and character points. It's pretty clear that Sven is NOT enjoying himself, which may be a first for him re: casual sex. Perhaps his relationship with Faye, as informal as it is, is the first relationship that's gotten into his head so much that he can't enjoy a random bang. It's not drama for the sake of drama, at least not totally. This marks either the beginning of a true relationship with Faye or a total clusterfuck that winds up with her back in the crazy house. Either way, it will be interesting.
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Excellent point, tuna... And exactly the one I was trying to make...
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