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WCDT: 2411-2415 (25-29 March, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
mtmerrick:
I personally think Jeph having one of his characters explain how taking it at anything more than face value (at least for now) would be a huge overreaction is proof enough of his intentions for the two of them for the time being, IMHO.
Sassafras:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 29 Mar 2013, 16:54 ---I find it really odd that people think he is a threat to her personal safety. How, exactly? In that he knows where she works and lives? That's true of all of her friends. Because he's male? That seems arbitrary. Because he plays in an enemy faction on an online game? I think he's mature enough to realise it's just a game.
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I don't think Dale is actually a danger to Marigold because that's not the sort of stories that Jeph usually tells and it would be beyond shocking to see in the comic. But if Dale and Marigold were real people I would find his behavior setting off a ton of warning bells, especially when he came up and got in her face at the coffee shop, and when he confronted her outside the convenience store. In the context of it being a comic it was all just cute video-game competitiveness, but if it had been real life his body language would be deliberately intimidating and threatening. Further, there are plenty of gamer dudes in the real world who love to heap abuse on gamer girls, so the fact that they're talking about a video game doesn't make it any more innocent. It also doesn't help that Marigold doesn't speak as if she feels threatened, because that doesn't make his behavior any less creepy.
I also find it a little annoying that the character arc seems to point toward them getting together, because much like Marigold hates the makeover cliche, I hate the cliche that a woman character can't just dislike a man, it always, always has to hide secret attraction.
Valdís:
Foreshadowing Danish~?
MARTEN REED - SECRET SUPERHERO
mtmerrick:
He shall become Pastry Man and join forces with Pizza Girl. to defeat the forces of the evil Thai Food!
henri bemis:
--- Quote from: Sassafras on 30 Mar 2013, 10:12 ---I don't think Dale is actually a danger to Marigold because that's not the sort of stories that Jeph usually tells and it would be beyond shocking to see in the comic. But if Dale and Marigold were real people I would find his behavior setting off a ton of warning bells, especially when he came up and got in her face at the coffee shop, and when he confronted her outside the convenience store.
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This pretty much sums up my feelings about Dale. Writing in a character that stalks Marigold (or any of the characters) and actually threatens her safety isn't something I imagine Jeph would do (at least not lightly - QC has included some difficult/disturbing subjects, but he's handled them with sensitivity and care) so in context of QC, I can give Dale a pass until he gets more character development. But yes, if he were a real person and not a character, he'd set off so many warning bells.
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