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WCT April 27-31
Mojo:
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--- Quote from: raoullefere on 27 Apr 2009, 22:57 ---On the money, akronnick.
Worse, to me, Sven was trying to cast Faye as acting the same as he does. There was absolutely no reason for her to listen to him after that bit of self-justification. "Sorry" doesn't fix everything, and it especially doesn't do it when it's not the first thing out of your mouth.
Hint, kiddies: if you want to actually talk to someone whose feelings you just hurt, you probably better make with the nice, not the insults. Better yet, give 'em some space, for god's sake. Sven would have been better off just saying hi and letting Faye do the talking...or not.
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But you see, this is precisely the point.
Sven liked Faye because she WASN'T like him. He was used to women who fell for his good looks. That Faye DIDN'T, meant she liked him for HIM, not for his body. Then he sees her with some other guy, and he automatically suspects he's been replaced by some other guy. This in turn means that Faye WASN'T any different from the way he was - that is, she was using him for sex and was thus no different than any other woman he had known.
Thus, his sense of self worth takes a blow. A great deal of what Sven has been doing to improve himself is thereby undermined. Of course, this doesn't excuse him for behaving like a jerk, but when you consider the effect of the situation as HE sees it, it's not hard to understand why he'd react that way.
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I think Faye's attraction to Sven was very physical, saying she liked him for HIM that's just not true. Her blushing at his "Come Hither" look, and making their relationship strictly sexual, all pretty much implies this.
In my mind, Sven was a rebound fling, a way for Faye to prove to herself that she could still have sex with someone without breaking down. Yes it was "Healthy" (Though, as a christian, i'm not really sure how I agree with that notion), but staying with Sven, with alll his asshole tendencies, and almost instinctual sexing of other girls, would NOT have been.
About this comic, I wondered if Angus was going to make a comment along the lines of "You want me to beat him up for you?" Surpisingly enough, his interaction with Faye is surprisingly funny. Of course, i'm not going to imply that I know what Jeph is planning (The onset of Marten/Dora proves that I don't) So I'll just say I loved the strip.
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Quite so, Faye's interest was just physical. The problem is that she had already given Sven reason to believe otherwise. Thus, it's his perception of things that drives his responses.
Martinab:
Panel 1 has Ning and her blond weed-smoking roommate on the right. What about Anders loves Maria? Is Anders the tall dude in Panel 3 on the left, or am I missing something?
Mominator:
--- Quote from: Martinab on 28 Apr 2009, 11:07 ---Panel 1 has Ning and her blond weed-smoking roommate on the right. What about Anders loves Maria? Is Anders the tall dude in Panel 3 on the left, or am I missing something?
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Yeah, Anders is the tall guy, but I barely recognized him, as he wasn't impregnating anyone that I could see.
raoullefere:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 28 Apr 2009, 00:41 ---So, who wants to lay odds that Sven and Angus will engage in fisticuffs or sloppy make-outs by the time the party is over?
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I think I already did. Well, I actually said "Ala Streetcar but hopefully without the rape." So I gave a sexual encounter slim odds, but odds nonetheless.
Anyway, I fear Angus just doomed himself, so whatever happens, it will be anticlimactic.
And jolly good shot, Mominator!
Headwoünd:
--- Quote from: Mominator on 28 Apr 2009, 12:02 ---Anders [...] wasn't impregnating anyone that I could see.
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He's just that good.
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