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WCDT - 6-10 September 2010 (1746-1750)
raoullefere:
--- Quote from: kaitco on 06 Sep 2010, 10:12 ---You know, I went to the next comic after that link (1314, if you are lazy) and found it rather fascinating that, even in jest, Dora knew she would be able to tell if Marten had actually cheated on her. I call BS on this whole "Dora's past boyfriends were jackasses" stuff. There is no reason it needed to take 3+ huge arguments for her to realize what kind of relationship she had with Marten. There were plenty of opportunities for these revelations to come out before now, so I am slightly disappointed in Dora. Even when she saw that he still had the hots for Faye, Dora could easily see that Marten was not the same kind of jackass that she previously dated.
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I suspect the point is, at this juncture, that Dora's insecurity has nothing at all to do with who she's seeing, but with her own feeling of self-worth, or lack thereof. In other words, Marten may not be the same, but Dora is; she feels herself unworthy of fidelity, and thus is constantly waiting for things to go the way they must, even if she's not consciously aware of it. It is very possible Dora dates people she's 'sure' are going to demonstrate this to her, but made a mistake with Marten—on some level, Dora was certain Marten preferred Faye to her, setting herself up for the inevitable dumping when he or Faye or both came to their senses—after all, who would choose Dora over someone else? Only it didn't happen. Now Dora is stuck waiting for the shoe to drop, and at the same time in horribly unfamiliar territory. Hence the flare-ups escalating from "you got a haircut' to where we are.
It's strange, but true—people often prefer the familiar, even if the alternative is actually more pleasant. The phrase 'better the devil you know' is more far-reaching than many suspect.
Just my theory about Dora, but we shall see.
sitnspin:
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=762
Jeph's comments on 762 are kind of humorous in hindsight
zagraf:
--- Quote from: fifthfiend on 06 Sep 2010, 01:20 ---The correct answer is "Batman PS I'm a douche", because everyone who likes Batman is a douche.
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See? See? Even Batman-haters agree that Batman always wins.
Wait, does that make fifthfiend a douche?
Is it cold in here?:
I would not have thought of Raoullaferre's theory but it's fascinating and makes sense.
First mention of Dora having hidden anxieties was strip 293.
daryljfontaine:
--- Quote from: fifthfiend on 06 Sep 2010, 01:20 ---
--- Quote from: zagraf on 05 Sep 2010, 20:53 ---Face it, "UBMEOD" is the correct answer to any question in which it's presented as an option. It's like with the nerd-favourite question "Who would win in a fight?" If one of the options is "Batman," it doesn't matter who the other options are: Superman, Squirrel Girl, God...the correct answer is always Batman.
"But what if Batman's opponent had a UBMEOD?"
"...Shut up."
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The correct answer is "Batman PS I'm a douche", because everyone who likes Batman is a douche.
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DO NOT DISPARAGE THE BATAWANG.
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