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Alice Grove MCDLT - THE END...?
WareWolf:
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--- Quote from: WareWolf on 05 Jul 2017, 14:11 ---At first I thought "now wait just a goldurn minute here" (yes I do actually think like that). Church is so invulnerable that Alice originally had to bury him in lava to stop him, so Sedna just stabs him a couple times and he falls over? Then it hit me: just as only a diamond can cut a diamond, perhaps only a jagged bit of super-soldier can cut another super-soldier. That is some SERIOUS material they're constructed out of. If Alice had been willing to use a chunk of herself as a weapon, maybe she could have taken down Church earlier.
I too hope Sedna survives, but that's not the way to bet. Perhaps her sacrifice will impress the Praeses.
Pretty sure Church is toast after that brain strike through the eye, unless they keep their brains elsewhere.
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That's why I fear the worst for Sedna. If this was a possibility then why not do it sooner? Sure the immortals have survived some seriously lethal damage, but perhaps losing a limb or piercing the brain is the Achilles Heel or silver bullet. That could be why Alice didn't do this during the last fight because if she failed she'd die and no one could hope to stop Church.
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Makes sense. This is Sedna taking a last desperate chance. A last extremity, even.
Celly:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 05 Jul 2017, 18:31 ---
--- Quote from: emsilly on 05 Jul 2017, 17:30 ---
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 05 Jul 2017, 17:23 ---Wow. I...missed a lot in this past week or so. Just caught up on this thread. I wonder why Jeph is so ready for this to end.
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I think it's a pacing thing. Take the simulation bombshell, or Sedna killing Church. If these were drawn out as weekly comics, we as readers would suffer due to our habit of overanalysing things and forming expectations or interpretations. Daily comics let us experience the comics as they come, which is closer to how they would be read in print. Waiting for the pay-off of Sedna ripping her own arm out wouldn't be nearly as exciting if we had to wait until next week to see her do Church a murder. That's important in webcomic writing, where sections which would be fine in print can drag when you're waiting for updates.
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No, I mean, I wonder why he's ending it at all.
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I wish it would go on as well. But I have a feeling that this was planned to the end before he even inked the first strip. Read the early strips and you see him planting seeds for the bombshells being dropped here at the end. I think this is part of the vision, it's going to form a complete story as intended.
WareWolf:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 05 Jul 2017, 19:01 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 05 Jul 2017, 18:27 ---Sparing his life would require an out-of-character surge of spiritual enlightenment.
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Enter Ardent. He's the most dynamic character of the bunch and Jeph has him moving from foolish youth to wise young man. If anyone advocates for clemency for either Pate or Church, it'll be him.
--- Quote from: brasca on 05 Jul 2017, 18:29 ---That's why I fear the worst for Sedna. If this was a possibility then why not do it sooner?
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This is the first time Church has dropped his guard. Sedna's been watching and waiting since he killed Ellie. He let himself get distracted by his desire for revenge and Sedna struck.
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Suddenly Sedna's promise to Ardent "As soon as I figure out a way to put [Church] on a spike I'm gonna do it" takes on a horrifying new meaning.
DaiJB:
Can't wait to see Pate's face... :D
mikmaxs:
Hmmm. :/
I'm kind of disappointed by this resolution, mostly because every part of it is so implausible that instead of feeling like "Oh, that's such a cool thing to do with the scenario presented!", I'm just thinking, "... What?"
Firstly, if Supersoldier Bones that were randomly broken into shards made a strong enough knife to punch through Supersoldier Armor, why wasn't Alice just armed with a bone knife when she fought him before the Blink? Don't bury him, stab him to death. (Or bury him, uncover the top of his head, THEN stab him to death.)
Second, we've seen that Church is MUCH faster than Alice (being able to cross several paces before Alice can move her arm two feet(, who in turn is - if not faster - at least stronger than Sedna. So either 1, why wasn't Church running at anywhere near top speed, or 2, how dod Sedna suddenly run faster than him?
Third, Laridia is clearly not scared of Church, even remotely: She views him as a minor potential nuisance. Based on this, it seems unlikely that a fight could break out at all.
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