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WCDT: 2811-2815 (13-17 October 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Aziraphale:
Leaving aside the boundary issue briefly, Ms. A might also have been coming to this from the same place Clinton does: simply being protective. If a conversation took place between Claire and her mom the night before (or even if she just picked up on Marten's interest upon picking up the phone), she might've simply been acting out of an abundance of caution.
Of course, taking the boundary issue back up, it's a lousy idea for a number of reasons, not least of them being simple respect (Claire is, after all, a grown woman) and knowing that it'd probably cause more anxiety for her daughter than it might've eased for her personally.
MooskiNet:
--- Quote from: Aziraphale on 19 Oct 2014, 15:15 ---Leaving aside the boundary issue briefly, Ms. A might also have been coming to this from the same place Clinton does: simply being protective. If a conversation took place between Claire and her mom the night before (or even if she just picked up on Marten's interest upon picking up the phone), she might've simply been acting out of an abundance of caution.
Of course, taking the boundary issue back up, it's a lousy idea for a number of reasons, not least of them being simple respect (Claire is, after all, a grown woman) and knowing that it'd probably cause more anxiety for her daughter than it might've eased for her personally.
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I think Clairemom came to a snap decision and could have given any of a million reasons why it was the right one, the justification being she's looking out for her daughter's best interests. I'm not sure this should be taken as an indicator of Ms. A's boundary sensitivity - this is as much a first for her as it is for her daughter. "He seems like a nice boy" likely translates as "SQUEEEEETOTHEMUTHERFUCKINSQUEEEEEEE"
Imma give her a pass on this one and see how things go in the future.
AprilArcus:
Like Faye's proclivities toward domestic violence, it would be completely unacceptable in real life, and I can only barely get my head around it by reminding myself that this is a gag-a-day comic that needed a punchline.
TheBiscuit:
--- Quote from: de_la_Nae on 19 Oct 2014, 13:02 ---But yeah, if you disagree with the basic argument over what he should have been, that would certainly mean we're working with different assumptions here. What did you want him to be, if you don't mind me asking?
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I wanted him to be a guy who would continue to have scenes with Marigold that didn't involve Faye. I wanted him to maybe make a friend in the rest of the group so that he could be more thoroughly fleshed out. I wanted to know things about him in the same way I do about most of the other main characters. They all feel like people because I know about their interests, their opinions and the way they go about a typical day.
I'm not trying to say you're wrong for liking Angus as he is, I just don't get it.
valkygrrl:
--- Quote from: AprilArcus on 19 Oct 2014, 09:14 ---
The other thing I desperately want to see more of (but don't think I'll get) is Claire's politics.
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Maybe some time immersed in the culture at SMIF lets her go gender-critical.
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