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WCDT 2976-2980 (8 - 12 June 2015)

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anahata:
I guess a lot of this is from Jeph's own well-documented experience.
No, I don't think Faye's going to top herself, but there could still be some drama, upheaval, revelation or breakthough.


--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 10 Jun 2015, 21:42 ---since she's survived, thanks to her friend, she can hopefully start to come to terms with both her pain, and an understanding of her father's death. Once she can let that go, then her healing can truly begin.

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That's certainly what I would like to happen.

BenRG:

--- Quote from: anahata on 11 Jun 2015, 01:40 ---No, I don't think Faye's going to top herself, but there could still be some drama, upheaval, revelation or breakthough.
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Personally, I think that Faye isn't the only one who will have a revelation/breakthrough.

The thing is that Faye likes to project an air of strength and independence and her friends respect that. They respect that she wants to be able to deal with her own demons and confront her own problems in her own way and in her own time. What Faye is heading towards admitting here is that she can't do this on her own. She needs her friends help and in a lot more intensive way than the semi-detached moral support that they currently offer.

Faye wasn't ready to accept this before, making such close support difficult to offer. However, I do think that she's now approaching readiness to accept just how severe her need is for such help.

I've mentioned this a few weeks back when Hanners vented to Marigold. Hannelore cannot be the only one to give Faye the hands-on close support that she needs or she'll be overwhelmed herself. That means that Marten and Dora's lives will probably be interrupted a bit because of Faye's situation but, IMO at least, that is what she needs right now. Just until she's got enough of a foundation of her own to be able to confront the matter more independently.

Shteevie:
I just wanted to pop in quick and give Jeph some major props for the continued improvement and display of skill in the more complex poses and view angles that he's using with his characters in the last few weeks. Many more frames are set not as profiles or as 100% forward poses, and the work looks really good. It adds believability, emotion, and a great deal of subtext to the comics and I think it makes them even more enjoyable to read. No one ever accused Jeph of not caring about his characters, but to continue to work on improvement this many years in shows a level of commitment not many artists show. Kudos, Jeph.

As to the storyline of late, it hits home for lots of us. Faye is going through stuff I personally had to deal with at a younger age, and it's comforting to see her have a Marten and a Hannelore to lean on. Whatever happens between her and Dora in the long run [not everything broken can be repaired], I do feel like there is an honesty and grace that is coming through in the writing and the portrayal of the characters.

Carry on, please!

DSL:
My first thought on reading Faye's semi-wham line was this: She's being manipulative again. It's a trait of hers, especially toward Marten, and always around the theme of "Don't Leave Me."

Whether she has some emotional/psychological need that's filled by "Marty" being in her orbit or whether he's good for half the rent on what looks to be a pretty sweet apartment for the local market, she wants him in that orbit. Juuusst outside the atmosphere, mind, but in orbit nonetheless.

She's a fierce, protective friend; that's (IMO, of course) her endearing trait. She's also manipulative, a trait I find revolting in real-world humans (though props to Jeph for depicting it oh so well).

Wildroses:
Gah. There are too many possibilities for that last line. Does Faye finally understand her Dad because he was an alcoholic or because he decided death was less painful alternative to life? Roll on Friday.

I'm inclined to think the latter as Faye and her mother's confusion about why he killed himself seemed genuine, but there is always the possibility of denial.

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