Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3646-3650 (1st - 5th January 2018)
Perfectly Reasonable:
I am pleased that no one in the forum disputed Tilly's right to be NB. (Other than the pronoun difficulties.)
Tilly got on our nerves in other ways.
Not up on Steven Universe, but I'll point to Haruhi of Ouran Host Club as a sympathetic NB character.
Hannelore has discovered a part of herself that does not fit her self image. (She used the Voice.)
She has to explore who she really is before she can trust herself with others.
(A chat with Veronica might be useful.)
Morituri:
Bear this in mind: someone whose childhood bed features leather straps that were used to keep her from self-harm may have a differently informed perspective on discovering an angry and possibly violent part of her personality as an adult.
I don't regard Tilly's story as a misstep, giant or otherwise. You guys, maybe, see a character you didn't like and a personal development arc for Hanners and the character shipped off to space, and you consider that character somehow 'used up' or 'over.' This is not how it works.
I see a character who is more interesting than first appearances indicate, on several points, being placed in a situation in which further stresses on and developments with that character are inevitable and, quite probably, interesting.
Jeph is laying groundwork for multiple future stories - both Hanners' development and dealing with uncomfortable parts of herself, and something involving Station, Tilly, and Dr. Ellicott. That isn't a misstep, and Tilly isn't a mistake.
Tova:
I agree with all of this.
It was also, for me, an interesting demonstration of the power of initial impressions.
traroth:
How to summarize my impression? I'm not here for drama, I'm here for lols. Ok, that's oversimplifying. But you get the idea...
Tova:
Oh, yes. :)
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