Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT strips 3676 to 3680 (12th to 16th February 2018)
anahata:
What I'm trying to figure out is whether this is pathological jealousy in Marigold or something really going on with Dale and Emily.
Pathological jealousy can be a nasty pervasive condition that's hard to treat or control, and isn't fixed by 'going away and growing up' if it's real and chronic. Marigold has the kind of insecurity that makes her a candidate for that, and Dale's going to have a hard time if he's going to be living with it (as I did for several years, until it was safe to escape)
On the other hand, the first scene with Dale and Emily in the COD looked like the sort of high-energy flirtation that could develop into a lot more, in which case Marigold's concerns are quite legitimate.
traroth:
Wrong answer, Dale. The right answer was "Not as pretty as you, babe!"
gopher:
--- Quote from: anahata on 16 Feb 2018, 00:42 ---What I'm trying to figure out is whether this is pathological jealousy in Marigold or something really going on with Dale and Emily.
Pathological jealousy can be a nasty pervasive condition that's hard to treat or control, and isn't fixed by 'going away and growing up' if it's real and chronic. Marigold has the kind of insecurity that makes her a candidate for that, and Dale's going to have a hard time if he's going to be living with it (as I did for several years, until it was safe to escape)
On the other hand, the first scene with Dale and Emily in the COD looked like the sort of high-energy flirtation that could develop into a lot more, in which case Marigold's concerns are quite legitimate.
--- End quote ---
You say High-energy flirtation, I say typical Coffee of Doom banter.
swapna:
--- Quote from: zisraelsen on 15 Feb 2018, 20:58 ---I can only hope Dale will pick up on the boldface type of Marigold's "no reason" in that last panel so her jealousy can at least be addressed before it evolves into something dangerous, as jealousy does.
I also don't really understand the distaste for Marigold here. Maybe it's because I struggle with low self esteem in very similar ways to her, but I find her endearing.
--- End quote ---
As one of the people who aren't as endeared by Marigold: her low self-esteem is a very relatable character trait, but the way she chooses to make other people suffer for it is annoying. Dale has no idea what's going on, and he's at the same level of social awkwardness as Marigold so she knows he needs things clearly spelled out just as she does.
So, armed with that knowledge,what does she do? She runs him through an interrogation about Emily while giving him no clue about the context. Charming.
MrNumbers:
I think more important than that, and carrying on from what I was saying about incautious writing -
This would be way more palatable if this wasn't Marigold's introduction back into the strip. Like, one week of showing us why Marigold is likable and interesting before diving into this plot would make this way more interesting to me.
As it is, it's just presumed she's a likable character, so that kind of groundwork -- the "Save the cat moment" as Blake Snyder, a terrible writer but a fantastic giver of writing advice, would put it -- is skipped over. When that would really be making these last few strips more impactful.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version