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WCDT: 13-17 Dec 2010 (1816-20)
Boomslang:
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--- Quote from: Boomslang on 15 Dec 2010, 01:58 ---It's basically set in stone that Faye is over Marten and is really, truly with Angus. The problem is, if her now-single roommate is going to sexually harass her when he gets drunk (and Marten will probably get drunk more often now that Dora's not giving him a reason not to) then it's going to be very uncomfortable living with him. [...]
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WHAT. THE. FREAKING. HECK ?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!
Marten has been the super-nice guy for ALL of the comic.
And he violates it ONCE. While being drunk. Immediately after the breakup with his girlfriend.
And INSTANTLY there are people assume he will do that ALWAYS from now on ?!?!??
To FAYE, who can defend herself extremely well ? She's probably even physically stronger than Marten.
What the heck ?!?!?!?!??
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You're either very much misinterpreting what I said, or quoting the wrong person.
--- Quote from: Odin on 15 Dec 2010, 05:22 ---You might want to read up on the difference between guys that are genuinely nice and Nice Guys.
More reading here
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There's a serious terminology issue there, that I think causes a lot of problems. Many people who rant about Nice Guys say nice guys instead, and literal people will take that at face value, i.e. guys who are nice to other people. And that's definitely not what they mean. So the use of a new term really would be appropriate.
tbones:
--- Quote from: tbones on 13 Dec 2010, 11:20 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 13 Dec 2010, 10:07 ---I can see Dora "accidentally" missing her first therapy appointment.
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I don't. Remember Faye's threat????
Also, i have a hunch that Faye is going to come home and kick Marten's ass. Maybe it's crazyness talking, but just a hunch.
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:psyduck: I knew it, i knew it, i knew it!
Great for Marten though, i think this is going to help him stand up for himself a little more.
Also, how long has it been that we have saw an act of violence towards Marten from Faye? ahh, good times.
ErrantCanadian:
So I joined the forum solely to comment on this one episode.
:psyduck: (I hope I am using the duck correctly.)
I found this episode... not out of character for Marten. On some level, he thinks the women in his life are using his niceness for their own advantage and not rewarding him for his good qualities. Marten's stuck in a rut and he's lashing out at the people who he's populated his rut with (except Hanners - how can you lash out at Hanners?) and also trying to punish himself.
I've been dreading Faye returning to the apartment since Marten broke out the bourbon, because I thought something like this might unfold, although I never anticipated Marten being this brutally dickish. Marten hitting on Faye the way he did is masochistic on a number of levels:
- he's sort of proving Dora right by throwing himself at Faye after their breakup (and also as a "F*ck you, I'll do what I want now" to Dora).
- he's earning himself another rejection (and physical violence).
- he's distancing himself from his best friend by punishing her for the failure of his relationship, and coming on to her when she's made it clear over and over again that she's not interested.
I wonder if Faye will think that Marten actually does still have feelings for her and re-interpret recent events accordingly. It doesn't look good for Marten, and now neither of them has a neutral party/best friend to help them process this. :|
KOODustin:
Here's exactly what I DON'T want to happen through all of this, though judging from what has been Marten's luck, it might. His mom gets there, see's her boy's been hit by Faye, get's all up in arms and goes to "introduce (faye) to a whole new realm of pain and suffering." Then finds out what Marten said. More Marten hitting. Please don't.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: snubnose on 15 Dec 2010, 05:02 ---Well ... not really true, he obviously has harddrive limits.
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And a link to the cloud...
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