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WCDT 2932-2936 (6th to 10th April 2015)
CM_albion:
I think the major issue is a combination of two factors
Point 1: Emily says and does any random shit that comes into her mind at that specific moment. most of the rest of the cast treat this politely as her Emily-ness and while they will indulge her with conversation to a point, they never let it go too far. (eg. she cut her own hair on a whim and tried to do the same to Claire)
Point 2: Clinton is a complete twit. he really is. he is the Arnold Rimmer of QC, without the narcissism. right now he up the river NoComfortZoneInSight, with no paddle and no direction. we saw in the haircut strip he seems to be so worried that Emily might be into other men (on a first fekking date no less, you twit) that he's gone full panic mode and agreeing to everything.
in short, what we have in a scenario where Emily's strange whims, thought patterns and interests are being indulged rather than curtailed. this may well lead to her considering this "best date ever" precisely because of that.
Welu:
--- Quote from: CM_albion on 09 Apr 2015, 02:50 ---he is the Arnold Rimmer of QC, without the narcissism.
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I like you.
bhtooefr:
The thing that really bothers me? I don't think Clinton is seeing Emily as a person. He's seeing Emily as a woman, but not a person, I think. That, of course, has somewhat creepy implications.
And, if I'm reading things right, he's desperate enough for a Standard Attractive Woman (and so, so inexperienced) that he's going along with whatever Emily wants even if he thinks it's a terrible idea, rather than being himself (or at least a little bit himself). That's not fair to Emily, that's not fair to himself.
Endellion:
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Clinton's face, meanwhile, says "I am going to a place I have never gone before, and whence I may never return, and I am afraid of it. I have to keep staring straight ahead, because the moment I let my eyes stray, I will turn back and run". It is the face of a soldier going into his first battle; the face of an emigrant boarding the ship to Australia.
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tl:dr Love is a battlefield
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I would follow this up with the comic punchline but that sounds a little morbid from you or to you.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 09 Apr 2015, 03:37 ---The thing that really bothers me? I don't think Clinton is seeing Emily as a person. He's seeing Emily as a woman, but not a person, I think. That, of course, has somewhat creepy implications.
And, if I'm reading things right, he's desperate enough for a Standard Attractive Woman (and so, so inexperienced) that he's going along with whatever Emily wants even if he thinks it's a terrible idea, rather than being himself (or at least a little bit himself). That's not fair to Emily, that's not fair to himself.
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Best analysis I've seen so far.
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