Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)
pwhodges:
I would point out that Jeph's comment about thinking of closing the forums was based on a single remark, and that the discussion that followed that has been reasonably sensible. It was a bit sad to see that several of the tweets responding to him were clearly based on knowledge of this forum in 2010 and not since.
idontunderstand:
Yeah it's kind of sad that he would stumble into the forums at the exact wrong moment..
..not completely truthful, I know. But still.
Schmorgluck:
I still think Padma kept herself away from Marten for fear of growing too fond of him before she leaves. And I think she excused herself by thinking it was better for both of them.
I mean, packing, seriously? What kind of an excuse is this? For one thing, she should have anticipated the time it would take her. But even if she had been too distracted for anticipating it, she could have asked Marten for help with it. It would have been spending some times together, even if it was bittersweet.
Assuming this, at the last moment, she decided she had to say a proper goodbye. By the way, the only involvement of Elliot in this that I can think of is his telling her it was mean to do that to Marten. Putting some (semi-)external perspective in her train of thought.
As for Marten's reaction, well, he's not a saint, he can be a prick when in pain, he can act out of resent when taken off-guard. Given time, he usually wrestles himself out of hard feelings. But most of the time, he does his best to be a kind guy. In a way, he acts a lot like a struggling Boddhisattva.
So yeah, both of them fucked up, Padma out of Fear, Marten out of Pain or Anger (or both).
Near Lurker:
--- Quote from: FrozenPeas on 12 Jan 2012, 12:04 ---The hilarious (@#$% terrifying) thing about this strip is that so many of us turn into that psychotic ex who overanalyzed every single thing as if we were ourselves living the lives of the characters. A testament to Jeph's talent, certainly, but also not healthy for anyone.
--- End quote ---
If it still existed, I would introduce you to a little comic called "Penny & Aggie"...
Schmorgluck:
Oh, and given that it's not Something*Positive, I still have hope for a... satisfactory ending, at least.
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