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DSL:
Door's still open for Faye to find out why Dad killed himself.
 Speculation: Mom and/or sister Amanda know, or that tactless aunt, and the family has decided Faye's still too fragie to be told about it.
Other speculation: Faye's burying a memory. Was specuated in the wiki entry for her that she acts, at least early in the strip, like someone who survived a sexual assault (and she has that memory of her and dad sharing "their little secret" -- is adulterating an innocent milkshake with bourbon a ... Metaphor?)
Storytelling drama could lie in Faye finding this out/confronting this just as the relationship picture is brightening for her.
But that's the peril of attemptinga critical discussion of a work in progress. All we can do is hang on for the ride. Jeph's driving.

Soulsynger:

--- Quote from: DSL on 20 Oct 2011, 00:17 ---Door's still open for Faye to find out why Dad killed himself.
 Speculation: Mom and/or sister Amanda know, or that tactless aunt, and the family has decided Faye's still too fragie to be told about it.
Other speculation: Faye's burying a memory. Was specuated in the wiki entry for her that she acts, at least early in the strip, like someone who survived a sexual assault (and she has that memory of her and dad sharing "their little secret" -- is adulterating an innocent milkshake with bourbon a ... Metaphor?)
Storytelling drama could lie in Faye finding this out/confronting this just as the relationship picture is brightening for her.
But that's the peril of attemptinga critical discussion of a work in progress. All we can do is hang on for the ride. Jeph's driving.

--- End quote ---
You just wrinkled my brain. Gotta go study psychology when I'm done with engineering draftsman after all... oO
(I never quite expect a webcomic to be that deeply thought out...)

jwhouk:
...

If Faye's got the post-sexual-assault thing going for her, she's not showing it.

Her statements and actions (with the possible exception of the "Space Owls" incident) would indicate that it's not the actual sex that she has issues with - it's the relationship itself.

I can only guess, but I'd wager she's having the "oh$#!+ I'm getting WAY too close to this boy need bourbon ARGFLARGABL" reaction after using the "L" word with Angus.

snubnose:
Haha, sorry.

But the best comic of QC, ever, so far, is #79:
--- Quote --- Marten: Congratulations, that is the single most frustratingly open-to-interpretation statement I have ever heard someone utter.
Faye: I have attained girlvana !
--- End quote ---

Skewbrow:

--- Quote from: DSL on 20 Oct 2011, 00:17 ---Door's still open for Faye to find out why Dad killed himself.
 Speculation: Mom and/or sister Amanda know, or that tactless aunt, and the family has decided Faye's still too fragie to be told about it.
Other speculation: Faye's burying a memory. Was specuated in the wiki entry for her that she acts, at least early in the strip, like someone who survived a sexual assault (and she has that memory of her and dad sharing "their little secret" -- is adulterating an innocent milkshake with bourbon a ... Metaphor?)
Storytelling drama could lie in Faye finding this out/confronting this just as the relationship picture is brightening for her.
But that's the peril of attemptinga critical discussion of a work in progress. All we can do is hang on for the ride. Jeph's driving.

--- End quote ---

Undoubtedly many (if not all) forumites have pondered that question - and arrived at the same explanation as a possibility. But there may have been other dirty secrets about him about to surface, and he ended it the way he thought would hurt the family (or himself) the least. It may be best that this particular mystery remains unsolved.

My favorite strip (one of them) from that time may also be on hughh's list judging from his comments. If I just say: "BAM, BAM, BAM,..." hopefully many of you remember it without looking it up. The look on Dora's face while Faye is banging her door is just priceless. Also the resolution of the issue at hand, with Faye accepting that Dora and Marten will be dating, was such a ... relief.

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