Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2976-2980 (8 - 12 June 2015)
hedgie:
So, does that mean that they won't have to go to the Ellicot-Chatham home for orphaned drumsticks?
Rghfrgl:
Things get funky when the mug goes invisible and there's just Coffee floating in midair grinning at you.
MrNumbers:
Hey, so, good Claire, but...
From a narrative standpoint, Claire's involvement in the scene at all has brought this to a standstill.
What has Claire's involvement brought except to remind as that Claireton is a thing?
I'd have much preferred Claire never made that phone call, and we spent a few more panels of just Marten and Faye hashing this out. The phone call, Faye calling back, Claire arriving and now her unceremonious departure... four of five strips Claire's arrival has done nothing to advance the plot, the characters, nothing.
The argument that this is a thing that would happen in real life is irrelevant, because this isn't a real life, it's a narrative. Introducing and then sweeping off a character using this much "screentime" without a real... significance at such a dramatic moment is very poor form.
rfrank dodelijk:
I agree there was no need for claire to be involved in this weeks strips but it is good to see her putting her own insecurities on the back burner to allow marten some time with faye.
Rghfrgl:
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 10 Jun 2015, 00:27 ---What has Claire's involvement brought except to remind as that Claireton is a thing?
--- End quote ---
Directly? Probably not too much. Indirectly I think a few things. Faye got a ton of points from me for calling back Claire and clearing things up. She made a effort to take responsibility and not drag down Marten with her. Even though she was kinda crude about it I'm pretty shocked that she got a negative reaction from a few people for that.
Claire's showing some trust leaving Marten with a drunk girl who's going to be sobbing in his arms, making a love triangle redo less likely.
And we're a baby step closer to Faye and Claire getting along.
I dub this phantom love triangle 'White August Reeds.'
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