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WCDT Strips 3281 to 3285 (8-12 August 2016)
Stoutfellow:
Is this the first time we've seen Brun looking even vaguely happy?
celticgeek:
I thought of a "bow and arrow" and figured she was looking for a replacement for the harpoon.
retrosteve:
Am I the only one who thinks Brun meeting Clinton again might not be such a big deal? Yeah, Jeph is playing it up big with foreshadowing and suspense of all kinds. But really, aside from having shared a traumatic experience, and both being single, what do they have in common? Do we have any indication of attraction on either part? Any indication of what they would talk about together, or how their personalities are complementary?
What if she meets him again, she's happy to see him, he asks her out, and she can't be bothered? Or vice versa?
wlewisiii:
I think there are a couple of things that point to his interest - giving her his phone number and then talking about her rather wistfully to his sister. I have no doubt that he is interested in seeing more of her in a way we've not seen previously in his character.
We have less evidence of her interest though I would point to her staring at the number even into the shower as something that was unusual but slipping inside her routine defenses (if you'll excuse the expression).
Jeph has laid a certain amount of groundwork that I think he'll at least show an attempt at a real relationship. Whether it is like Marten & Dora or Marten & Claire remains to be seen. Either way would be a good character building arc for both characters.
jheartney:
As usual, Jeph comes up with a natural, funny way to pull Brun into the main cast that isn't what anyone expected. Now I may have to go rewatch Kiki's Delivery Service.
--- Quote from: retrosteve on 07 Aug 2016, 18:33 ---Am I the only one who thinks Brun meeting Clinton again might not be such a big deal? Yeah, Jeph is playing it up big with foreshadowing and suspense of all kinds. But really, aside from having shared a traumatic experience, and both being single, what do they have in common? Do we have any indication of attraction on either part? Any indication of what they would talk about together, or how their personalities are complementary?
What if she meets him again, she's happy to see him, he asks her out, and she can't be bothered? Or vice versa?
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Part of the point is that he doesn't ask her out. Instead they form a friendship organically, through familiarity and continuing contact. For Clinton, the whole dating business was so artificial that he never actually got to know Emily (other than as a virtual girlfriend-that-never-was). It would probably be much better for both Clinton and Brun if they didn't ever date.
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