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Should Dora go out with Jim?
Is it cold in here?:
Dora controlled a nascent overreaction when Hannelore asked Sven for a pseudodate. If you meant overreactions to events in her own life, you're right.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 12 Jun 2011, 12:13 ---Dora controlled a nascent overreaction when Hannelore asked Sven for a pseudodate. If you meant overreactions to events in her own life, you're right.
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I think that case might have been because it was Sven, the one person who, in Dora's mind at least, had it the easiest in life. He could be seen as the person who Dora has always felt powerless against, look at when she said that her "friends" only hung out with her so that they could sneak off and make out with Sven. Even when he was sleeping with Faye, Dora really didn't do anything to him. It was only after he slept with Gina Riversmith that she acted aggressively by slapping him, and that was because he hurt Faye.
TRVA123:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 12 Jun 2011, 12:13 ---Dora controlled a nascent overreaction when Hannelore asked Sven for a pseudodate. If you meant overreactions to events in her own life, you're right.
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hmm, nice catch, I'd forgotten about that one.
@theevildog: I think Is it cold in here meant this strip: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1755
I think the reason Dora controlled that reaction was because the idea of Sven and Hanners going anywhere romantically was a stretch even for Dora's imagination.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: TRVA123 on 12 Jun 2011, 12:40 ---@theevildog: I think Is it cold in here meant this strip: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1755
I think the reason Dora controlled that reaction was because the idea of Sven and Hanners going anywhere romantically was a stretch even for Dora's imagination.
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I know what comic Cold meant. My point was that she didn't really do much besides a little arm waving and throwing some dirty glances to Sven, even a cursory threat to her brother. Compare that to any time when its just Sven and Dora and we see that she really can't do that much to him. She only acted that way because she was afraid for Hanners. She might stick up for her friends, but when it comes to her own well being, Dora acts a lot like a deer in the headlights.
TRVA123:
aah, sorry, misread your previous post.
When does Dora act like a deer in the headlights? From what I could see she is pretty consistent about calling Sven out on (what she perceives as) his bullshit, while still maintaining a fair relationship with him, esp. given their history and Dora's anxieties.
What Dora does do *to* Sven is give him a reputation. When he first appeared in the comic most of the cast had a negative opinion of Sven, mostly due to Dora telling them about his playboy ways.
I'm not saying Sven wasn't a playboy, but I think that he was treated poorly by the cast before he had even had a chance to meet them, esp. Faye.
Possibly Dora wanted to keep her social circle and her brother apart?
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