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WCDT Strips 3401-3405 (23rd to 27th January 2017)
Perfectly Reasonable:
I think I have made the reasons for my dissatisfaction very clear.
I'll say again: too much has been invested in the buildup for it to be over like this.
For one thing GreyCreep has given up on those memories way too easily.
Akima:
So far, this storyline has been a damp squib for me, full of ideas not really followed through, and ending (apparently, at least) with an anticlimax.
jheartney:
Looking back, I'll say that this storyline proceeded nicely. Perhaps our CGI-movie-conditioned selves expected more razzle-dazzle in the mindscape panels, and a longer bit of struggle with overcoming the encryption lock. But doing that would have been a lot of work to pull off, and wouldn't have added anything important to the story. (I think lots of Hollywood CGI-fest movies buy lots of pointless computer-generated spectacle, and are poorer as a result.) Introducing the Grey One adds another layer to the world-building of QC, but we don't learn enough about them to nail down their exact place in the order of things. Like the earlier throwaway reference to "Gary," this adds to a vague sense that the commanding heights of the new post-singularity world are much different from ours, but doesn't spell out how (which is fine, I think).
What this storyline does do is move us past the old status quo of "Bubbles and Faye as wacky pals at the skate park." We get more of a sense of Bubbles as a tragic figure, and at the same time pay off all those "hmmms" aimed at Corpse Witch. Faye and Bubbles' bond is strengthened, so now we can start a new status quo for these two in some new venture (assuming Bubbles doesn't end up taking over the robot fights).
Is it cold in here?:
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--- Quote from: pwhodges on 24 Jan 2017, 01:02 ---My disappointment in this storyline continues to increase.
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I'm the complete opposite. I was expecting to get disappointed because the eminence grise solves all the problems for them. Instead, it's added a layer of mystery (where did the memories go?) and tension (how could such powerful AIs fail?). This is the groups first attempt to solve the problem, and it fails; they're right back to the beginning. In a movie, this would be about 80% of the way in...
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Welcome, new person!
CheeseFondue has a good point that when the first attempt fails it's not the end of the story.
Shmee:
I've been itching to say it, but Creepybot looks JUST like Desire from Sandman.
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