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WCDT 14-18 February 2011 (1861-1865)
cabbagehut:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 18 Feb 2011, 13:52 ---
--- Quote from: cabbagehut on 18 Feb 2011, 13:20 ---...Penny got rejected by Will...
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Did I miss something? He went on a vision quest, and wrote her every day - I don't think that was rejection!
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WHOOPS I MEANT STEVE. Sorry!
themacnut:
--- Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 18 Feb 2011, 22:38 ---JackFaerie, you are awesome, because that minus the anecdote about the lady meeting her ex is basically my thoughts exactly. I mean, seriously, it was not that long ago that he was able to grin confidently and enjoy his relationship whilst Steve wallowed in the misery of Meena running off with Dave. He's not the butt monkey, he's just having a run of bad luck exaggerated for humor.
Identifying with Marty is all well and good, but projecting is not so good, and we could do with less of it.
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Yeah you're probably right. Steve and Marten's positions have indeed switched, and could switch back by this time next year. It's just Marty's turn to be the one who's been dumped. But it's a mark of Jeph's storytelling that many of us, (especially the guys, I suspect) identify all too well with Marty's girl troubles-we've all had our share, some more than others. Many have been where Marten is as of Friday's comic. And we hated that place.
--- Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 18 Feb 2011, 22:38 ---And oh God not THE COMIC OF DESPAIR. If we were in that universe Dora would even now be dying of cancer while both Marten and Steve succumbed to alcoholism and someone else I don't know got bullied or foreclosed on or a car crash or drugs.
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Damn Funky Winterbean's THAT bad? Good thing I never got into it then. Still, it's been a popular syndicated comic for what, decades now? That, and the popularity of Joss Whedon's shows and movies, show there is a definite audience for storytellers who like to torment their characters.
Dr. ROFLPWN:
FW is totally that bad. I'm trying hard to think of a cast member who isn't connected to some horrible thing and I can't; they've all either got horrific problems or love people who do and are thereby crippled by that.
And that's, like, every day of their lives.
I like Whedon's brand of character torment, though! He usually does it with really positive character-development results or plot advancement results; and even when he does it without such, it's enjoyable, kinda. Character torment is very useful to a writer, not to mention cathartic.
rje:
--- Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 18 Feb 2011, 21:01 ---
--- Quote from: Blackjoker on 18 Feb 2011, 14:31 ---Actually, wait, I am imagining that Marten will come close to trying to flirt with her, maybe even make some progress due to Steve. But then depressed hunched guy finally screws up his own courage, asks Padma out, she accepts and then Marten is left alone, he makes an annoyed comment, then the secret Bakery version of Faye makes a cutting cruel comment and kicks him. Steve then suggests that Marten try looking online, either that or Marten meets his own Tyler Durden.
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Elliot over there has clearly been agonizing about and being awkward around Padma for some time now, also he actually all up and SAID that extra pathetic line about ruining their friendship. In other words, if she picks his sad-sack ass over Marten, I will do an acrobatic fucking pirouette off the handle, to quote Dave Strider.
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*grins* bit of a Homestuck fan, are we?
But aw man, Elliot's kinda cute in a big puppy dog doofy way, I actually would really like to see his story.
It is so bizarre how interested I am in him and he's had two lines. ('Lo counts as a line. Yes.)
Actually semi-serious joking aside I was hoping that Marten was just happy cos he made some new friend and was glad to see said friends and wanted to hang out with them. Dude needs a bigger social circle, imho. But liking the girl is ok too. But friends are awesomer.
Cartagia:
Long time lurker, first time poster.
My personal theory:
Elliot is the one checking out Steve. He's appalled that Padma would put him on the spot like that.
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