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WCDT: Strips 2892 to 2896 (9th - 13th February 2015)

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swapna:
It's nice to see Faye remove the booze out of her own accord... I don't know why she has to throw it away and not, I don't know, give it to somebody who might like it (all of her friends drink enough... well except for Penelope, and it's hard to say if she's a friend of Faye's) but it makes for a dramatic scene, especially since it seems that she was tempted, but decided not to. Good for her.

Thrillho:
It's symbolic. The point is that she has to get rid of it, not just gift it to someone.

Lubricus:
And it gets rid of the temptation RIGHT NOW, so she won't have to think about drinking it.

BenRG:
That was one of the most emotionally-charged strips I've ever seen! When you look at Faye's obvious intent to sneak and do things without Marten's knowledge in panels 1 and 3, her clear conflict in panel 5 and her muttered curses in Panel 6, you realise just how bad Faye has it right now.

All those little voices in her head (panels 1-4): "Go on!" "One mouthful won't hurt!" "It'll help you sleep whilst those two are making out next door!" "You know you want it!" This conflicting with other voices reminding her of her bender and how close she came to serious harm only yesterday. Thinking of Marten begging her never to do that again. Thinking of her own horror at what she has done to herself.

Then, fighting against her own inclinations every step of the way, she pours the liquor down the sink. As she does so, those little voices screaming at her: "No! You IDIOT! You NEED that to live!"

Faye Whitaker is an alcoholic but, I think, she didn't realise it before this moment.

I strongly suspect that Marten and Claire will come into the kitchen tomorrow morning to find Faye curled up at the base of the sink, crying hysterically because she's addicted to alcohol and she never knew it before. It will be news to Marten too, IMO. I don't think he's ever thought of her as an alcoholic, just as a heavy drinker who let it get away from her that one time.

Powerful bit of writing and brilliant bit of sequential art from Jeph. Well done!

Wildroses:
I seem to remember, back when Faye was staying at Hannelore's while Marten got rid of all the booze in the house, reading someone saying Faye was way too calm and cooperative so she had to have a hidden one stashed away somewhere. That person can give themselves a round of applause.

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