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WCDT: 2271-75 (10-14 September 2012) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
Mr_Rose:
Faye needs to create a sort of "rage vault" in her mind and store the excess there, for use in emergencies.
Madmartigan:
--- Quote from: Renewman on 10 Sep 2012, 04:53 ---The whole end of the date definitely showed the gap between how Tai and Dora proceed with a relationship. Dora isn't even fully committed to the pairing and Tai's brain is so sex-addled that she was automatically on auto-pilot when it came to sealing the deal at her place. This arc is going places, that's for sure. :roll:
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I kind of agree. Definitely shows the difference in their relationship experience (even though, from how it stands, Dora has had only one decent relationship and that was with Marten). Tai=Sex. Dora, with her issues, has to be certain. Maturity. Tai is still trying to find it.
I figured this was the case.
Though it is interesting that Dora said Tai is completely infatuated while Dora doesn't feel the same way yet. I take that as no romantic interest other than a booty call (given Dora said she'd have to lay off sleeping with Tai). Which again leads me to the platonic/non-romantic sisterly like affections.
Which is why I'd say Dora shouldn't have started off with Tai so soon in my opinion....She really doesn't know a thing about her. Increasing the friendship factor would have been better.
Might have avoided the, "Dora ends up realizing she just can't get into Tai like Tai is in to her."
I will say this about Dora as a whole. I've had gay friends and bi friends. What a lot of my more bi-oriented friends have told is that they've always preferred one gender over another. By that I mean, there's one direction they've chosen as their "settle down relationship." Never met one that was 50/50 down the line in interest between males and females. I wonder if Jeph will address that at all. From her history, it seems like Dora has tried for more serious relationships with men, or at least, there seem to be more of those than with females. Could be she just hasn't find a permanent female, but. Begs the question though from my experience.
Abyssalin:
--- Quote from: Tova on 10 Sep 2012, 04:55 ---You've just reminded me of an exchange in a recent episode of Doctor Who.
(click to show/hide)Oswin: “Doesn’t [Amy] seem a bit too angry to you?”
Amy: “Well, someone’s never been to Scotland.”
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That was Asylum wasn't it?
Either way sometimes a reason something is popularized is because it's true, I'm bashful most of the time, but unlock MY rage mode, and it won't end well for anyone involved, I'm basically the last resort between friend arguments, they bring me in and then wait for the impending doom.
I can see Faye going all Temple of Doom one day though, kinda like Cosette, but much more bloody.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Andy147 on 10 Sep 2012, 01:53 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 09 Sep 2012, 21:34 ---You know, I'm wondering how many of the strips have featured banter between Dora and Faye (and/or some other combination of the two with another person or persons) at CoD since Dora was introduced? I'm betting on something akin to about 700+ of the strips to date.
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Of the 867 strips in which Dora appears, Faye is in 588. Of course, not all of these are at CoD, and there are some with them both at CoD but no banter, so I'd guess it's in the range 400-500.
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I counted 202 in the first 900 strips, and it went down noticeably over the years, so yeah - I'd think it'd be closer to 500, though.
Black Sword:
Light-hearted comment: Excess rage is a very serious problem. All that fire, and nothing to incinerate with it!
Serious discussion on storyline: I won't say Jeph "jumped the shark," chiefly because shark-jumping is more of a retroactive judgement applied to a franchise that declined before its termination.
However, I will say that I feel this arc feels so contrived that my suspension of disbelief is pounding down vodka doubles to convince itself. As inferred, I don't "believe" it, so I'm left feeling somewhat disappointed as I read the strips. Day in, day out, I'm obliged to observe a pair of characters I wasn't overly attached to in the first place and have not become more fond of as a result of the attention they're getting. I'm also left feeling a bit out of the party, since the QC cast are becoming less relatable every time someone gets a day in the limelight. It seems like every time it happens, they're all revealed to be a basket case of issues, instead of just quirky people. Yeah, we all have issues, but quite a few of us just shrug them off and don't let them impinge our consciousness.
I'm not going to rage quit or anything like that, but I think it's fair to say I'm not impressed with this arc. Marten-Dora break up, Marten-Padma hook-up-and-sink, these things pulled me in and had me racing to read the strips. Space arc was fun, if too bloody long. This.... well, the most it's managed to pull from me is a giant meh a day and a longing for this arc to be over already so we can head on to another, potentially more interesting arc. Just my five cents.
some minor exaggerations were included for effect
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