Well it's the week after one of the biggest moments (and, possibly, one of the most controversial moments) in the history of QC. Where can we go from here?
I feel that owe fellow members something of an explanation. The reason that I keep saying 'time skip' is twofold. Firstly, for the past few weeks I've on several occasions felt that Jeph is wrapping up short-term plot-lines and the only real way to move forwards is to jump ahead to a point in-universe when the longer-term plot lines start to mature. Secondly, I really didn't think that there was any way for Jeph to get certain milestones past in character interactions in the current in-universe time frame.
I think last week probably proved me wrong on both those
To me, there are two obvious themes for next week and both are associated with Claire and Marten:
Firstly,
Clairten Pillow Talk - This idea puts me in mind of the episode epilogues in
Hill Street Blues, which were inevitably Capt Frank Furillo and his lover, Joyce Davenport (a lawyer in the DA's office), in bed together talking about the lessons learned in the episode. You could probably pull something similar off with Marten and Claire just spending five joke-per-day strips in bed together, talking about their friends and what happens next in a character-building way.
Alternately, you could have
The Morning After the Night Before - I more or less suggested this in last week's thread when I outlined some strips that could indicate how other characters might react to the change in the precise nature of Marten and Claire's relationship.
There are other options but it would require an arc focus switch.
What do you guys (and gals) think?