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ReindeerFlotilla:
Maybe I've grown so old and cynical that all of that just seems like normal stuff for 20-something people. Just uncommon enough in us older folks that we can turn up our noses at the young'uns, but the truth is that we do the same stupid shit, all the time.
Except Angus and Dale being stalkers/creepy. But maybe that's me not being cynical enough. Like I know how to have a health relationship.
I think the one thing I've seen in the comic that was straight up unforgivably wrong was Marten bailing on Padma when even he didn't want to do it. It was so terribly passive-aggressive against himself, but Padma got hit with the shockwave. (I hold Marten getting hammered and coming on to Faye as a close, but that was a punchline, so I figure it slides.) It wasn't part of joke, it made no sense and it managed to wrong everyone involved.
I was really happy to see it. Because while I couldn't understand the act, I understood the feeling of stewing in your own bitterness so long you lash out at yourself. I understand not being able to suck it up and fix it even knowing you were wrong. It felt real and it was nice to see a character--especially Marten--being wrong in a way that doesn't fall back on "It made sense in my world view."
Maybe that's my problem right there. I enjoy the nuance of a character being wrong. One of things I loved about the first seasons of House was seeing House face a situation that should challenge his cynicism, and finding a way to defeat those challenges. Because he often came up with rationalizations that were pretty shallow. That's funny to me because I don't like to see people suffer--I loathe The Office. I guess with QC it's because it's not constant and it doesn't feel like Jeph is setting things up to make suffering for the sake of suffering--And, all other things being equal, they usually aren't facing anything serious or terribly embarrassing.
I have to give you the interpretation of Sven's "I love you" moment. It's been coming forever, and I do see where he's coming from to an extent, but his inability to comprehend why Faye didn't leap into his arms is pretty baffling. I think I may have been dismissing it as just another punchline.
ASB84:
I suppose you can never rule out sexism, but I think that the fact the cast of QC is predominantly female is definitely a factor, as is the fact that the two most prominent female characters are very polarising.
mustang6172:
--- Quote from: Penquin47 on 10 Mar 2015, 17:05 ---Of course, the entire cast (except perhaps Emily) have had their moments of not behaving well, but these seem above and beyond.
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When were Momo and Winslow naughty?
If that sounds like I'm launching a ship, I'm not.
Penquin47:
Momo when she first got her new chassis and promptly used it to punch Pintsize in the head repeatedly. Admittedly this is perfectly understandable.
Winslow is a little too impressionable and gets drawn into Pintsize's schemes.
But yeah, they're easily among the better-behaved of characters. :D
ReindeerFlotilla:
Actually, Momo has a rather disturbing willingness to deploy her defensive system. I'd liken it to Faye's punching people phase. There are more reasonable response to most, if not all, of the situations she's used--or suggested using it.
Of course, she's also barely three years old.
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