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WCDT 2897 - 2901 (16-20 February 2015)
TheEvilDog:
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--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 15 Feb 2015, 19:01 ---This also opens up the possibility of Penelope becoming the new assistant manager, as she is now the most senior person there after Dora. Although now that could mean a new strain on Dora; she's somewhat reticent on hiring people at times and this thing with Faye is a breach of trust, might just kick Dora's tendency to be overly controlling into overdrive. More hours to work to cover Faye being fired, taking on yet more work onto herself, Dora is going to suffer as much as Faye.
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I would be very surprised if Dora promoted anyone else to assistant manager anytime soon, for all the reasons you mentioned. After all, look what happened when she promoted Faye. She's probably more convinced than ever that no one else can be trusted to run CoD like she does, which means she'll be putting in extra time to make sure things go right. I expect her relationship with Tai to suffer as a result - hard to keep an SO when you have no time to spend with them.
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Precisely.
Dora has several failings and the worst is her need to be in control. Faye is her closest friend and her drinking on the job feels like a massive betrayal. Dora's world is already receding into a much smaller space - She already lives in Amherst, she's cut Sven out of her life, she's working a ridiculous amount of hours every day. The only people Dora seems to be close to now seem to be Marten, Hanners and Tai and I'm guessing that two of them aren't going to be able to hang out as much as they used to.
Something is going to give and I suspect it's going to happen soon.
swapna:
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 16 Feb 2015, 11:11 ---[edited for brevity]
Dora's world is already receding into a much smaller space - She already lives in Amherst, she's cut Sven out of her life, she's working a ridiculous amount of hours every day. The only people Dora seems to be close to now seem to Marten, Hanners and Tai and I'm guessing that two of them aren't going to be able to hang out as much as they used to.
Something is going to give and I suspect it's going to happen soon.
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I hadn't considered that, but you're right - Dora's isolating herself more than I noticed. I don't know if she has cut Sven out of her life yet (I only remember the announcement to Marten - not even Tai). I also don't know how close she's with Hanners (as far as I remember, she's Martens and Fayes friend, not so much Doras. I can't remember when they interacted one on one, but I could be very wrong).
Probably this is writing her out, but I think you're pretty much spot-on and this leads to more Dora-related drama.
Cattus:
I think that today's strip is starting to show that Dora is having second thoughts about her reaction to Faye. Fact is, she could (should) have told her to leave and get help before she thinks about coming back. She could have been supportive. Faye has been doping really well lately, but Angus leaving has really thrown he for a loop that Dora did not foresee. Dora has been wrapped up in her own world with Tai and COD and has neglected her best friend.
I think Tai is going to unload on Dora when she hears of what happened. Tai loves that they are all friends and will hate the fact that Dora and Faye are on the outs. I see her as being a game changer here. The Marten and Claire story will intertwine into this drama but be mostly on the outskirts for a bit while the Faye/Dora story is dealt with. I don't see any major character change or leaving here - they are all key to the QC family. But that's just IMHO. :claireface:
TRVA123:
--- Quote from: Cattus on 16 Feb 2015, 11:37 --- Faye has been doping really well lately, but Angus leaving has really thrown he for a loop that Dora did not foresee. Dora has been wrapped up in her own world with Tai and COD and has neglected her best friend.
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Dora is not Fayes keeper, Dora is not Faye's keeper, Dora is NOT Faye's keeper!
Saying that Dora is not a supportive friend to Faye, but not coming down JUST AS HARD on Marten for the exact same thing is such fucking bullshit.
I don't care who you are, your friends are NOT responsible when you screw up.
Maybe Dora should have closed COD to better support Faye while she was going through a hard time. Dora could even sell CoD to help pay for Faye to go to rehab! Maybe Dora should have followed Faye around drinking all of the drinks before Faye could get to them!
I'm running a bit hot on this issue, but seriously, it's the fourth straight week of people going "Faye's drunk! Why isn't Dora doing anything about that?!"
themacnut:
Many readers have a hard time understanding that it's very difficult to stop a friend/loved one from self-destructing, especially when said friend/loved one is being secretive about their self-destructive actions, and is as stubborn as, say, Faye (in other words, stubborn as the proverbial mule).
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