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WCDT 15-19 November 2010 (1796-1800)
Carl-E:
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--- Quote from: Exar_Kun on 15 Nov 2010, 00:14 ---Yeah, I'm going to jump into the "Dora was just looking to start something" side of the ring here. You could basically tell thats what was happening by her facial expressions through the entire strip.
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Especially the second panel of the last strip, she looked more upset than 'aw, c'mon it's just porn!' I think the whole 'there are things I don't want you to know/see' set off her insecurity alarm, wholly believable, especially considering her past relationships - things her boyfriends don't want her to see/know about probably automatically equals 'bad things' in her mind. I can see her being a person who thinks that they can't/shouldn't keep -anything- from one another, and in this comic seems annoyed that it's really just nothing.
I can see her sitting there thinking 'Why -was- this such a big deal?? What does that mean, that there's things he won't share with me?' - turning this into a thing about the very fact he wouldn't tell her, the porn standing for Something Else.
They're not going to break up, Dora's just going to have to see that yes, Virgina, you can be in a great relationship and totally in love and still not share -every little detail- of yourself with your S.O. Me, I love my bf to death and back but there ain't no way in hell he's gonna be allowed to rifle through my personal porn folder. In the words of Martin - That's private!
Still love ya Dora!
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Ninja'd. I have to agree with this, I think it's stemming more from Dora's past relationships than anything going on now beytween her and Marten.
She's afraid. Afraid that, because he says he loves her, he's really like the others who've said it in the past. Afraid that there's really some twisted side to him. Afraid that, because of his protestations, there must be something there.
So she goes and looks, and is disappointed when there's no "there" there.
But it's the confusion over Marten's reaction that really shows what's going on. Dora's always been a lot more open sexually than the people around her, and it confuses her that Marten, who's open to her, would have this sticking point. She stepped over a boundary that she didn't see, and doesn't understand the alarms that just went off.
She will, soon enough.
snubnose:
--- Quote from: jeph on 15 Nov 2010, 00:20 ---how do I block this thread from my computers for the next week
or forever
:psyduck:
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I'm amazed you read these threads.
I am pretty sure standard forum software doesnt offer the option of blocking a specific thread. Its just an option nobody ever thought of before.
Arky:
They won't break up. Even if Jeph felt like taking THAT big a risk in the comic (not impossible: see strip 500!), it won't be right after he's just started Fangus going. More emo drama about whether Faye and Marten are MEANT TO BE and whether it will break an existing relationship is about the last thing anyone wants to see.
Doing this drama so very soon after the last Marten-Dora drama moment is weird, though. Maybe Jeph felt there was some unfinished business from that storyline.
Personally I'm hoping to a callback to the "f*** her in the ear" joke as part of the make-up sex after Dora finally Learns Her Lesson and Marten temporarily go power-drunk on this new Assertiveness feeling. Feeeells gooooood doesn't it Marty?
Skewbrow:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 15 Nov 2010, 01:31 ---
But it's the confusion over Marten's reaction that really shows what's going on. Dora's always been a lot more open sexually than the people around her, and it confuses her that Marten, who's open to her, would have this sticking point. She stepped over a boundary that she didn't see, and doesn't understand the alarms that just went off.
She will, soon enough.
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(added some boldface to Carl-E's post)
I was raking my brain for an explanation as to why would Dora do this? It felt like totally out of character. Your theory makes quite a bit of sense. Dora being clueless is just something that is difficult for me to realize :-)
May be Marten now learns the value of keeping his PC password protected? With a password other than 'Dora'.
Kazukagii:
--- Quote from: Arky on 15 Nov 2010, 02:06 ---They won't break up. Even if Jeph felt like taking THAT big a risk in the comic (not impossible: see strip 500!), it won't be right after he's just started Fangus going. More emo drama about whether Faye and Marten are MEANT TO BE and whether it will break an existing relationship is about the last thing anyone wants to see.
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See, I agree with you. Thus I ask a simple question: Why is Jeph introducing conflict after conflict into the Dora/Marten relationship? Is he setting up precedents to culminate into a falling out? Is he trying to build up to some huge revelation, like Marten realizes he's getting into all this conflict because he doesn't want to lose Dora, and he wants to propose/some other serious relationship thing, or is he simply trying to compare/contrast the new (Faye/Angus) with the old (Marten/Dora) as a new, mostly drama free relationship with an older, more drama-filled one? I guess Jeph could just be bored, and deep down he enjoys watching people bitch over Dora so he just does this to satisfy his inner sadist.
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