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WCDT Strips 3766 - 3770 (18th-22nd June 2018)

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BenRG:
So, as we've finally come to a watershed in Faye and Bubbles' relationship, I think that the time is appropriate to ask what forumites thought of the entire arc from the first meeting to the realisation that the Bed is Dead.

IMO, it's some of Jeph's best writing. He caught the development of both women's personalities as a result of their interaction. From early on it was clear that this was something special; Faye was pushing too hard and Bubbles was really letting her get away with too much. However, it wasn't until Faye went into Bubbles' room when the latter was hiding away from a world she was sure hated her that we realised just how close the two of them were getting.

It wasn't a perfect story. I'm still not ready to forgive the deus ex machina that was Spookybot, a plot device that was neither really needed nor (IMO at least) properly used. Nonetheless, I give the overall effort a better-than-good score.

What do you think?

As for this week's strips, I'm half-expecting a series of semi-random vignettes before Jeph settles on where he wants to go next.

specter177:
12/10, good characters

SpanielBear:
I gave it an 8, and would have given it a solid 10 were it not for Spooky-bot and the drama-that-wasn't. It felt like going very close to an interesting place- stolen memories, hard revelations and the effort to reclaim one's self and then... weird monster and nerf guns. Spooky-bot as a character is really interesting, but she was introduced... clumsily.

That did feel like a deus ex machina. But that is my sole complaint with this arc. The relationship otherwise felt perfect on every beat. Great writing, and it was fun being along for the ride!

A small perverse otter:
I have super-mixed feelings. The character development was really superb, and the story amazing. My problem was with the story-telling. I just didn't feel that the climax of the story, the famous "I will never leave you" page didn't meet the standards I had come to expect.

Then again, I liked the Tilly arc, so what do I know?

Stoutfellow:
Comic's up.

Hello, Dina. I'll bet Dina knows!

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