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WCDT 14-18 January 2019 (3916-3920)
Drunken Old Man:
Damn. And I was really enjoying this storyline too.
Ah well...
If someone would leave me a note to let me know when Loathsomebot is gone, that'd be great. Because I won't be reading until then.
SordidEuphemism:
<unpopular opinion> I like Spookybot, and enjoy her as much as I do Melon. I really don't get the intensity of some of these reactions. </unpopular opinion>
BenRG:
--- Quote from: SordidEuphemism on 18 Jan 2019, 03:22 ---<unpopular opinion> I like Spookybot, and enjoy her as much as I do Melon. I really don't get the intensity of some of these reactions. </unpopular opinion>
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It's 'they'; SpookyBot is androgynous and doesn't use gendered pronouns to describe themselves.
I think that SpookyBot is unpopular for many because they are literally a Deus Ex Machina: A plot-disruptive character with enough undefined abilities with poorly-defined limits (if they have any at all) that they can solve any conflict or plot issue with a snap of their fingers. I also think that a lot of people are angry that Jeph used them to resolve the "Bubbles' Memories" arc. Basically it's anger transfer from Jeph for (in their view at least) 'copping out' of writing the story they wanted to the character he used to do it.
If you look at my post above, I have briefly speculated about an in-universe motive for SpookyBot's actions that are somewhat less random and whimsical but, at this stage, it is only speculation that more-or-less fits in wiith what we've seen of SpookyBot so far.
JoeCovenant:
So...
Did SB CAUSE poor ol' Crushbot to have his 'accident'...?
(Epiphany! Roko is the Robo Messiah! Crushbot is Judas!)
(Anyone else think Jeph is fecking with us- with this strip's name, and Roko's last comment... ;) )
traroth:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 18 Jan 2019, 03:31 ---
--- Quote from: SordidEuphemism on 18 Jan 2019, 03:22 ---<unpopular opinion> I like Spookybot, and enjoy her as much as I do Melon. I really don't get the intensity of some of these reactions. </unpopular opinion>
--- End quote ---
It's 'they'; SpookyBot is androgynous and doesn't use gendered pronouns to describe themselves.
I think that SpookyBot is unpopular for many because they are literally a Deus Ex Machina: A plot-disruptive character with enough undefined abilities with poorly-defined limits (if they have any at all) that they can solve any conflict or plot issue with a snap of their fingers. I also think that a lot of people are angry that Jeph used them to resolve the "Bubbles' Memories" arc. Basically it's anger transfer from Jeph for (in their view at least) 'copping out' of writing the story they wanted to the character he used to do it.
If you look at my post above, I have briefly speculated about an in-universe motive for SpookyBot's actions that are somewhat less random and whimsical but, at this stage, it is only speculation that more-or-less fits in wiith what we've seen of SpookyBot so far.
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Spookybot also showed behaviour some people could qualify as hostile (knocking Faye out with their superpowers, for example). We don't know their intentions, but they don't seem to be what is usually called benevolent...
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