Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2976-2980 (8 - 12 June 2015)
CaptainFish:
I'm guessing Claire is going to have some sort of important insight into this upcoming scene, but otherwise she seems like a weird addition. I only say that because it seems like the strip is gearing up for some difficult and personal discussions that don't really involve her at all outside of Marten's availability due to taking care of Faye. Maybe she'll be comic relief (or just relief) like she is in this strip.
Thrillho:
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--- Quote from: Thrillho on 09 Jun 2015, 05:31 ---You're suggesting the foulmouthed, aggressive ex-convict as the alcoholic's caretaker?
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May has hidden depths and a good side to her; the way she interacts with those she adjudges her 'friends' is proof enough of that. More importantly, she is an aggressive enough personality that Faye wouldn't be able to dominate or intimidate her. The real question is whether she would be willing to take the job. If she did, then I, for one, would expect her to be conscientious about it. That seems to be a universal QC-verse AI personality trait.
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I still don't agree with that - she generally seems to lack particularly good impulse control, and impulse control is the exact thing that someone acting as, say, an unofficial sponsor for an alcoholic should have.
Wildroses:
I can back up Akima's statement that in Australia hospitals aren't in it for the money and the biggest preoccupation is finding beds. In my state there has been an ongoing scandal about ambulances having to spend ages in waiting areas with patients inside because the hospital can't find a bed for them. The public ones tend to be the only ones who offer ER facilities as private hospitals cater to all the people who want to schedule their operations rather than come whenever a theatre and team become available. I'm afraid the more I learn about America's healthcare, the more grateful I am that I'm Australian.
I'll be curious as to how this plays out. Faye is not very good at confronting conversations and tends to avoid them (usually with threats of violence). I consider it part of the reason her and Angus broke up. She just didn't want to have a conversation of how frightened she was of a long distance relationship, so she just kept telling Angus what he wanted to hear. In todays comic, when she said in panel two that she fucked up and has gotta try not to fuck up again she lacked credibility. Faye gave me the impression more of someone who was telling the other person what they wanted to hear for her own convenience as opposed to someone who sincerely and completely believes they have made a mistake and wants to try to never make the mistake again.
hedgie:
Even in the US, there are hospitals who happily take people who have no means of paying. One of the psych hospitals I have been in not only tells patients to "not worry about the money", but they will allow otherwise homeless patients to stay as long as they need, whilst the social workers get them transitional housing. Sure, there are probably subsidies involved, but still, relieving the whole money problem can be really helpful.
Timemaster:
It´s nice to see Marten showing some spine and standing up to Faye. And he reached her emotionally, wich is of cause very promising.
I think we´re in for some important talking here. Jeph ist taking a lot of time to prepare the setup before Fayes issues are actually dealt with. This indicates further that we´re in for some heavy stuff. Does anyone here not think about #500-509 "The Talk"? I´m more and more curious where he will take us from here on.
(Maybe three episodes of Yelling Bird vs. Sweet Tits. :-D )
TM
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