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WCDT: 2271-75 (10-14 September 2012) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread

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billydaking:

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--- Quote from: jwhouk on 10 Sep 2012, 18:42 ---The 30% joke is because of her perceived contract with QC, not due to anything else.  :-)

The primary reason why this doesn't "seem right" is because we have never seen Dora on this end of a relationship - the pursued instead of the pursuer. What really didn't help was that Tai's decision to go talk to Dora was made very suddenly, and after very little forethought.

The arc before all this was Marten training the interns while she was sitting back, getting high and watching Adventure Time, for cryin' out loud. The only time it suddenly became Dora-focused was when she ended up back at Faye and Marten's place, and Dora came over. No buildup, save a little soliloquy from her in 2214.

I think that if, in Tai and Marten's ensuing conversations, Tai would have been a little more revealing towards Marten about her desire to want to settle in to a monogamous relationship, it would have made a bit more sense.

However, she was a little bit over-hung after she made the decision - so it might be the wine talking. Which makes us all see this relationship as what happened to Marten and Vicki. ("Life-altering decisions should never be made while drunk, dummy")

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I didn't even think of that...

That is a strange transition.  Getting high and watching adventure time to trying to get with the gal in therapy over relationship issues.  If you take it that way, then it backs up many of ours point in their being no direct build up. 

With Marten/Dora you had tension almost the entire time until they get together.  You could really tell how obvious that one was going to be.  Not so with Tai/Dora.  Maybe another factor is that Dora was so sure of wanting Marten (and that's the only thing we have to go on) it seems off.

I mean.  Look at this way.  Would Dora seriously consider Tai in a relationship proactively?  I mean, Tai wasn't even on her radar (outside of Tai bringing up a one night stand) until Tai come hard and heavy and had Dora reeling from the lavish attention and I think her innate and powerful desire to be pursued.

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That's the thing, really. The readers know Tai better than Dora does. Dora simply knows Tai as Marten's boss-friend who hangs out with them, and probably her perception is that Tai seems nice. Nice person just asked her out. That's how people usually get together. Tai is the instigator of the two of them dating (can we even call it "dating," since they've only been out on one date?), which is unusual for reader since Dora's usually been the proactive one. But Dora's been in an unusual place--she's been taking a long look at the way she's wired. She's in a weird paradox of feelings--more aware and cautious in how she relates to people, but more open to those same people and experiences because she's trying to change her perspective. She's not going to go out of her way and pursue anybody, but she's not turn somebody down simply because she's in therapy or because she didn't think of going out with that person before.

Plus the fact that the younger, somewhat constantly stressed out Tai makes Dora feel a bit more self-confident probably helps a bit subconsciously.

As far as contrived and forced...I utterly disagree with that take. When Tai talked about her college relationships, it was always in the light of her dissatification with them, and she was blunt with her desire for a monogamous relationship (even as she struggled with what that meant). She's has been interested in Dora for a while, and didn't do anything about after Marten and Dora's breakup until both Marten and Dora seemed to have move on. To me, it was obvious that Tai would eventually take this step given where she's been , and know how Tai can be random, it would occur out of the blue. The build-up has been there, it's just been character-driven rather than plot-driven, so it's been spread out over the comic, with the massive Dora-Marten breakup and drama in between (not to mention the long space station story). 

Also...it's been one date. In real life, my friends and I don't stress as much as this board does over one date.

helloandgoodbye:
Miss Gabby?

Why not just Gabby?

Is it cold in here?:
Maybe there are lingering traces of the cultural idea of addressing teachers with "respect language"?

Dora didn't exactly turn Jim down, but it was something pretty close.

Mothykins:
Red Tank Top Student's shirt is a very deep, bright, bold shade of red. Catches the eye.

Also, Gabby's face in the last panel~ x3 Dat face is so adorable for some reason.

DSL:
Red Tank Top Student appears to be stealing Annette's wallet.

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