Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2922 to 2926 (23-27 March 2015)
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: NilsO on 24 Mar 2015, 02:26 ---I am disliking Arthur already :grumpypuss:
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At this rate, Arthur will make Antichrist before Friday. :P
mikmaxs:
Okay, this comic is one of the reasons why I love QC so much, in spite of many problems that I've consistently had with it. Jeph Jacques doesn't shy away from handling sad or dramatic moments, and even if I don't like what moments he chooses to include, he handles them so well. I've seen other daily-panel comics try dramatic moments, but it fails when they tell jokes that, funny or not, don't mesh well with the tone. Pretty much every time Jeph wants to go the depressing route, though, he either forgoes the joke or writes one that doesn't rob the drama of its punch.
ysth:
Really disconcerting to see people speculating about Faye's next relationship. She isn't in any place for that and knows it.
What I'm wondering, is if she wants to drink so badly, why isn't she? What's motivating her to have stopped? And when did it hit?
Neko_Ali:
Winding up in the hospital is what hit her. Getting over alcohol addiction isn't as simple as deciding not to drink any more and then stopping. Otherwise support groups and alcoholics wouldn't exist. The problem is having that need to drink and knowing you shouldn't, then resisting that urge. That's why she's not drinking. She knows she can't continue down that road and is taking steps to keep her away from what she most wants... drunken oblivion so she can avoid her pain.
mikmaxs:
--- Quote from: ysth on 24 Mar 2015, 10:26 ---What I'm wondering, is if she wants to drink so badly, why isn't she? What's motivating her to have stopped? And when did it hit?
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I don't know if you've read The Shining, but the early chapters are a good insight into the mindset of an alcoholic who hasn't had a drink in a while. (At least, I assume it is. It feels realistic, I don't know from experience.) She logically knows it's bad, she can see that it's killing her (both literally and figuratively,) drinking is ruining her life, but the desire to drink is still present because she's addicted.
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