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WCDT: 2811-2815 (13-17 October 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
digitarii:
For me, the Skull picture in the background of the current comic pretty much set the tone for the eventual outcome of their conversation.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: digitarii on 14 Oct 2014, 05:46 ---For me, the Skull picture in the background of the current comic pretty much set the tone for the eventual outcome of their conversation.
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No, but I do think it is symbolic of Faye's mood. She's fearing the worst and acting appropriately. I don't think that Angus understands that; he's too happy to understand her fears and, frankly, I don't think he's ever entirely understood or appreciated how she feels about this matter.
valkygrrl:
Well if we're going to go with all the possibilities for Marigold's new roommate there's still Tortua, Pizza Girl, Faye's sister, and the Vespa Avenger to consider.
kerky:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 14 Oct 2014, 01:32 ---Suddenly, I have a mental image of Marigold, Momo and Angus as an interview panel, vetting each applicant as if they had applied for a job with a blue chip finance house.
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Is there a reason this is written in Iambic Pentameter?
eschaton:
--- Quote from: valkygrrl on 13 Oct 2014, 19:07 ---Amir's been staying in the practice space. If he lived with Marigold then Hanners and martin might spend more time thinking about band practice.
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Amir dated Natasha way back when, who had even worse hygiene than Marigold, so he wouldn't give a shit about messiness.
That said, he's easily the oldest non-parental character in the story. Around 35, IIRC. Would he want to live with someone he wasn't dating at that point in his life?
Natasha coming back might be a good idea honestly.
--- Quote from: lot_jockey on 13 Oct 2014, 20:03 ---Also: c'mon, Angus. Suggesting that you will spoon on your friend's couch as your answer to "what about me?" Setting aside the fact that you should try to show sympathy towards your girlfriend with abandonment issues, and reassure her that you two will be ok, you should at least say that you'll be snuggling in the bed at your new apartment! It does not take THAT long to find a place in NYC if you're motivated to find something.
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NYC is the only city I know of where grown adults (sometimes in their 40s!) who aren't dating share bedrooms. Finding totally private space can be quite difficult.
--- Quote from: NilsO on 14 Oct 2014, 00:50 ---Unless Faye and Angus were to marry and have children, all interesting aspects of this relationship have been dealt with. Time to move on.
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With the pacing of QC, it will be another ten (RL) years before anyone gets married, and ten after that before they have kids. I don't see Jeph continuing the comic that indefinitely. Hell, if he keeps it up that long I'd much prefer if he just skips the series ahead like 5-10 years. Although by then the "gang" will probably be attenuated anyway.
--- Quote from: PLGRN8R on 14 Oct 2014, 01:52 ---2. Clinton. He's a character we don't see much, and with the SS Clairten setting sail, his traffic across our monitors is sure to increase, and this would be a nice setup for it. Additionally, he clearly has a job at the company that produces AnthroPCs, so his finances are steady. This could set up some return jealousy from Dale towards Marigold, allowing more drama and friction.
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Clinton has a good-paying job? I know it's been said in-comic he's only 21, so it would be shocking if he had a professional job lined up already - he's probably a student at UMass or Amherst College (Doesn't seem the Hampshire College type). Hell, given he's younger than Claire, and their mom lives in town, it seems a given he lives at home as well.
--- Quote from: BenRG on 14 Oct 2014, 02:22 ---I do not find it inconceivable that Faye could end up being put on the bus by moving to New York to live with Angus. Something similar has happened already with Hannelore, who has arguably retreated to being a secondary character whom you only usually see behind the counter at Coffee of Doom. The key to make that a satisfying end to her story would be to write her realistically responding to the effective wrap-up of her life in Northampton and the inevitable weakening of her ties to the people there.
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Hanners becoming more of a secondary character is totally different from writing Faye out of the strip. Martin and Faye are the core of the comic - it won't be Questionable Content without all the plot lines weaving back to them eventually. Without Faye, Jeph may as well call it quits on the comic and concentrate on the new one.
As for why Hanners isn't around like she used to be, there's a few reasons. One is I think her character has been explored as much as she reasonably can be, but sort of stalled out. For example, having her suddenly get over germ issues enough to date would totally break her character, but without getting over said issues she's missing out on a lot of character development/exposition that the rest of the cast has. I also think Jeph dialed her back a bit because there were too many creepy obsessive fans of her back in the day, and it freaked him out. Regardless, she's still here, she's just boring to use as anything other than joke strips at this point.
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