I share neither the Dora nor the Tai hate that is prevalent on this board, so I may be biased, but I agree with Vander, I'm not quite sure what Dora was supposed to do in this situation.
Maybe explain to Marigold that Tai isn't thinking as innocently as Mari is?
Tai and Mari met, hit it off because they have things in common and left to get to know one another better. Was Dora supposed to jump in and yell "Wait Mari, Tai is TERRIBLE!"
Why on Earth would she say that? I saw one person say that they don't like Tai, and no one suggested that Dora stop them because Tai is terrible.
Something tells me that wouldn't have gone over very well.
No, but then that would be a stupid thing to say, and not what I or, I doubt anyone else, was suggesting.
And we would probably all hate her for patronizing Mari if she had done something, after all, Mari is an adult.
With little social skills who clearly can't read the situation she's in.
I think Dora's face in the last panel was simply reflecting my thoughts, that this pairing will result in some hilarious awkwardness and possibly a new friendship.
You think so? I think that was her praying for a new couple because she thinks it would be cute face. If memory serves, she's wanted implausible couples before.
After all, Mari and Tai share interests unique to them among the core cast.
What? Unless you mean WoW, which I guess is true since Dale isn't core cast. Yet.
Finally, it's not like this is exactly dangerous. Tai isn't a date rapist, she just teases too hard sometimes. Jeez.
Whoa whoa, attempted rape? Who the hell thinks that would happen? Who even suggested that? What comments are you responding to?
Also, when she gets rebuffed (like when Marten told her to lay off Hanners) she responded well and without defensiveness,
She didn't think Hanners was flirting with her. She obviously thinks Marigold is.
meaning she can be taught and take criticism. She's still learning where the line is, but she is a good person,
Never said she wasn't a good person, but since she thinks Mari is flirting with her (if you don't think so, wow, can you not read situations) she might not take a refusal so well. Plus if she's drunk she can get belligerent.
and IF she makes a pass I think she will be rebuffed with ease. Mari is a big girl who really can take care of herself. She has already grown a lot and I feel that she does better in one on one situations than groups anyway. I'm looking forward to it.
Mari can take care of herself? What Marigold are
you on about?
Also, what is manipulative about standing back and doing nothing? Again, it would be more manipulative to try and control the progression of the friendship or stop it entirely by interjecting character judgments.
Umm, no. She clearly has a double standard about these things. She warns Hanners more than once about Sven, despite the fact that Hanners is currently not interested in a physical relationship, and Sven knows not to try it, and yet here when Marigold is blundering into a situation which could lead to severe awkwardness and possible upset on one or both sides, she stand by and does nothing because she thinks it's cute.