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WCDT: 13th-17th June (1946-1950)
Boomslang:
I think the Dora-bashing would mostly go away if there was any sense she felt guilty. As it is, the consequences of her actions to other people barely seem to blip occasionally, let alone factor into her future decisions.
Aside from a brief moment of crying when Faye confronted her, she's had nothing but love and sympathy from the rest of the cast (including Marten's own mother), good things keep happening to her despite her screwups, and she is, by most measures, happier now that she's dumped Marten.
That seems wrong, somehow. I don't wish a lifetime of pain and suffering, but her current situation makes me envious more than it arouses sympathy.
Welu:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 13 Jun 2011, 00:52 ---I note that Dora is comparing Jim with a revisionist view of her past:
--- Quote ---No pussyfooting around the issue, no stupid drama. It's a refreshing change of pace.
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The way I read that, it sounds as if, in her mind, Dora is already turning the blame for the failure of her last relationship onto Marten, when actually it had been her drama and her setting of the pace. I hope her therapist is good enough to be able to see through this.
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That's how I read it also but going through the thread I can see in her mind how all the initial drama issues aren't there, with her having to deal with her own neuroses about Marten's feelings toward Faye. While her other problems are still there, she probably thinks because there's nothing right in her face to deal with, maybe she won't make the same mistakes. However Jim's shown himself to not have all his screws tightened with how he talked about his divorce.
--- Quote from: akronnick on 13 Jun 2011, 01:46 ---She's like an alchoholic who's been sober for two months and thinks he's cured, so it's okay if he goes ahead and has that glass of scotch.
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I agree with this.
I'm hoping this twists to just be Jim trying to get to know a business partner better but the way he asked doesn't suggest that.
Also on the subject of Faye giving relationship advice, just look at how far she has come. She's in the early-ish stages of a relationship, where she developed acquaintance with the guy first, they can wind each other up but also be having a genuine discussion at the same time (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1920). He's aware of her anxieties, of her anxieties (Marten filled him in moreso: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1426 which also shows he gets along with her circle of friends) and shown he's willing to help (but gets distracted by boobs: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1774), is (well, was :-P) happy to be patient with her (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1854) and they're taking it at a relaxed pace. She's struggling a bit but she's doing well and chose to be with someone she's very compatible with. If anything, she's a great example of getting past personal issues and entering a healthy relationship.
Even if she wasn't, calling Dora on dealing with her issues is a good move.
michael28:
Maybe i didn't see it, but the time period between the breakup in the comic and the current strip was not that long or not? maybe 4 weeks?
Predictions:
at the party, nothing happens but another encounter of marigold with her archenemy, that guy seems to have contacts everywhere.
... eventually a little bit between marten or pintsize and raven :D
as for Dora: date, before that she walks across Marten when she's meeting Jim (if Marten doesn't get intel of that). Feeling guilty, sliping some of her flaws/problems tec. to Jim, which is still fed up from the BS of his divorce or trashtalks Marten for not putting up with her (which should have been happening at the latest in the 11XXs strips). Date ends with her paying the bill
... naturaly only if Jeph is more a god of justice to his world instead of drama :evil:
kent_eh:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 12 Jun 2011, 21:20 ---Raven may have been thinking of the Baba Yaga movie.
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Back when I played a lot of D&D, I always wanted to have Baba Yaga's Hut.
Isn't there some reference to some of the QC characters being D&D nerds at some point in history?
O8h7w:
--- Quote from: kent_eh on 13 Jun 2011, 06:17 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 12 Jun 2011, 21:20 ---Raven may have been thinking of the Baba Yaga movie.
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Back when I played a lot of D&D, I always wanted to have Baba Yaga's Hut.
Isn't there some reference to some of the QC characters being D&D nerds at some point in history?
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Well, Marten was, back in high school IIRC. And I think Pintsize and his friends were playing something not quite unlike D&D.
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