Comic Discussion > ALICE GROVE
Alice Grove MCDT - May 2015
BenRG:
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 15 May 2015, 03:24 ---You're assuming that Alice is correct because Alice says she's correct... Without bothering to try and explain the situation peacefully. Her immediate first resort after someone dared ask a legitimate question was to threaten physical violence and humiliation. (Because again, expressing concern over letting a firey demon walk around your city is a fair thing to do.)
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You're looking at this strip in isolation. Alice already said that she had Gavia under control. Jeb's reaction to that was to disrespect her in such a way that made me think that this was an attempt to prove he is the town's alpha by picking a fight with her.
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 15 May 2015, 03:24 ---Besides: It doesn't matter if she's certain that's the only way to get through to him either: Using vast intellect to manipulate and push around weaker and stupider people is not an admirable trait. It's something bad guys do.
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As I've already said above, Alice is not a nice person; Jeph's established that very clearly.
The fact that she is, optimistically, light-grey (what I consider a lawful neutral) does not mean that her ultimate motives are not good - she wants the town to be safe and peaceful. It's just that she doesn't feel the need to pursue that end through solely objectively nice means. Age, power and knowledge may have taught her contempt for the little mayfly lives over which she is self-appointed protector. Or, it's possible that she's just so emotionally detached from them that treating them like abstract psychology puzzles has become second nature to her.
It's quite possible that the strip will be partly about her learning to overcome this mindset.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 15 May 2015, 03:24 ---Just have Alice say something like "That was a miscommunication, she didn't intend to hurt anyone,"
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But we don't really know that. Gavia is now under Alice's thumb - that's what we know.
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
And with that, I think we've probably reached the agree-to-disagree point. Nobody's getting swayed here.
jwhouk:
I think we have a cross between Discworld and Hancock going on here with Alice.
de_la_Nae:
What I'm hearing is people giving Alice leeway because we know her better.
Which I mean, that's human, that's normal.
edit: my point does not invalidate Alice being correct or using the correct method. Or the incorrect one.
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