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WCT 22-26 March
raoullefere:
--- Quote from: Varian7 on 27 Mar 2010, 17:42 ---The Arthurian legend is that of Tristan and Isolde. Tristan was sent to bring Isolde to King Mark's court so the king could marry her. However, on the way, Tristan and Isolde accidentally drank a love potion together that had been meant to Mark and Isolde to drink together to seal their upcoming marriage in love. As a result, Tristan and Isolde fell madly in love instead and everything became seriously screwed up.
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I dunno, I'm liking SGatGK more and more for this, specifically because of this episode: Gawain, while completing his quest to meet the Green Knight, spends time at the Castle of Bertilak de Hautdesert, where he is tempted by the lord's wife before going on meet the Green Knight (who has been, of course, disguised as old Bert) to get his head cut off, which Gawain does—and gets away with only a nick for having lied to his host. I see that as much more a parallel then than the Tristan legend—nobody's escorting anyone anywhere, for one, and Angus is definitely running the gauntlet. Besides, we can see his 'love potion' is not in effect any longer—ye bubbles art e'en pop'd.
Of course, Jeph could turn this into The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle. But I kind of doubt it.
Still, I may be showing my prejudices; I've always hated Drystan, the silly, self-absorbed bastard. Take the girl and go, man!
--- Quote from: Tuitsuro on 27 Mar 2010, 13:07 ---
--- Quote from: Nightson on 27 Mar 2010, 11:35 ---You know what needs to be said. Good for Marigold. Instead of pining away and doing nothing, going emo over unrequited love she made a move. The whole waiting around for the other person to initiate things is a pretty common geek failing. So huzzah for her.
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I'd agree with this more if she didn't have to get falling-down drunk to do it...
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Worde to thine dam.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: raoullefere on 27 Mar 2010, 10:24 ---I checked them both out. Marten has a surprised look, but I don't see the cringing that Angus seems to be engaged in. He's drawn back, while Marten hasn't. Nor are Marten's eyes pinpointed like Angus's are. In other words, Angus and Marigold may be about to break the couch frame in frenzied humping, but at the moment, Angus looks ready to bolt. Marten simply looks astonished.
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It does look like how Faye kissed Sven, though...
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: michi-love on 27 Mar 2010, 20:49 ---I don't know, though. Jeph built up to Dora/Marten for strips and strips and strips - Dora was interested in Marten from the moment they met.
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Actually, it took two panels before she said, "Your boyfriend is a cutie" to Faye. And three more strips before Dora mentioned the "dashing young man" to Mieville... ;)
michi-love:
Oh, yes, well. Excuse me. I had not realized that it had taken so very long for her to develop the raging hots for him. ;)
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 28 Mar 2010, 06:10 ---It does look like how Faye kissed Sven, though...
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Disagreedisagree! Yes, the pinprick-sized irises are much the same, but again: look at the body language. As with Dora and Marten, Sven is leaning in towards the kiss, and would likely even without her pulling on his shirt. Yes, you could say that gesture is forcing him to lean towards her... but a grip on the front of a t-shirt isn't that constraining. Sven is not backing away, as Angus is, and that's the important part of Awkward Kiss.
Carl-E:
But the true test is that the Marten/Dora kiss made me damp around the eyes, and the Faye/Sven kiss made me smile.
The Marigold/Angus kiss just makes me facepalm, from the top of my bald head right down to the beared chin.
I really can't wait to see where this is going.
And I used to laugh at my wife for getting hooked on a soap.
Dammit...
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