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WCDT: 2811-2815 (13-17 October 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 13 Oct 2014, 11:44 ---Dora might also have left a therapy appointment shaken and destabilized.
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Possible, but I don't know if it's likely. I tend to agree with TRVA123:
--- Quote from: TRVA123 on 13 Oct 2014, 11:23 ---I just can't go with the "maybe it happened offscreen". This isn't a reality show, Jeph chooses what to show us.
If he doesn't show us an interaction between characters (and doesn't even HINT at the interaction) I think it is reasonable to assume that those "offscreen" interactions are irrelevant to the plot.
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That'd be too large of a storytelling point to just leave a narrative ellipsis and just leave it to the reader to figure out. Even at times when Jeph's gone a bit non-linear with the storytelling (as recently happened with Marten showing up at Claire's, and only later explaining how he got there), there's always been an explanation, or at least (as with Faye's backstory with her dad's suicide) the lack of explanation has been lampshaded. We haven't really seen either of those things here, and I think that leaving that kind of gap would mean Jeph getting sloppy with his storytelling, which he's not really prone to do.
Endellion:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 13 Oct 2014, 01:31 ---Next week would be back to Marten and Claire. I've already put up my ideas for the first two strips (Claire coming out in a pretty dress and going to CoD with Marten). In this version, there would be no library party as it's the weekend. Instead, after spending some time walking around town together, they go to The Secret Bakery for lunch where, much to Martin's shock, Veronica is behind the counter. The rest of the week will basically be Jim and Veronica teasing Marten and Claire.
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You have absolutely no idea how much I want this (and it's totally plausible too!), if I could write worth a damn I'd be half tempted to sketch it up. I was hoping for some more Clairten this week, but after 2 weeks-ish of sappy goodness we're due some good old drama llama. Speaking of (good transition there); I can't see a spectacular meltdown yet, I mean they had both foreseen this as a real possibility after the callback so it's not totally out the blue. However when it comes down to the fact of it actually happening and preparing for it this is the point where it could go south, it all depends on how far she's willing to go with Angus. Long distance can work in the short term, but from experience anything long term doesn't (if I'm wrong, please correct me :) ).
As of Sven...his big revelation to Faye could just be coincidental or it could be part of some huge scheme that Jef has hidden up his sleeve. In any case I don't see Faye having a rebound or any sort of fling/mistake with him. She learned her lesson the last time and I don't see her making the same mistake twice.
(Yeah I know, first post. Please be gentle :oops:)
(also psyduck :psyduck:)
Zebediah:
--- Quote from: Endellion on 13 Oct 2014, 12:23 ---Long distance can work in the short term, but from experience anything long term doesn't (if I'm wrong, please correct me :) ).
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It depends. I have a friend who's been in a long-distance relationship (North Carolina and Vermont) for several years now, and they seem to be making it work. So it can be done.
My one long-distance relationship probably lasted longer than it would have if we'd lived closer together - the distance made it easier to ignore some of the problems.
Rimwolf:
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 13 Oct 2014, 06:26 ---I can't wrap my head around Dora being caring-sister one moment and then the next it's all "Welp! Guess I don't have a brother anymore!" Dora can be irrational at times, but that's on another level. Not that it means much, but she is in therapy and has a girlfriend who is crazy about her and whose motives Dora does not have to doubt. If anything, she should be more mellow, not all "RAWR!"
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In the very strip where Dora hears about Sven's declaration, the previous frame to the reveal has her two closest friends agreeing that she'd go nuclear if she found out.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Rimwolf on 13 Oct 2014, 12:57 ---
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 13 Oct 2014, 06:26 ---I can't wrap my head around Dora being caring-sister one moment and then the next it's all "Welp! Guess I don't have a brother anymore!" Dora can be irrational at times, but that's on another level. Not that it means much, but she is in therapy and has a girlfriend who is crazy about her and whose motives Dora does not have to doubt. If anything, she should be more mellow, not all "RAWR!"
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In the very strip where Dora hears about Sven's declaration, the previous frame to the reveal has her two closest friends agreeing that she'd go nuclear if she found out.
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It doesn't helpe that Sven told Dora to his face that, yes, he enjoyed sex with Faye but he had no intention or desire for their relationship to be exclusive (at least not on his side). Based on this, Dora had plenty of reason to doubt the sincerity of Sven's emotions and motives.
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