Bubbles, we're going to have to ask you to stop being too perfect for this world. You're going to embarrass everyone else.
Hopefully this doesn't go pear-shaped - "No grand-children" may be a big thing here :-\Adoption is an option.
Bring mom up to meet Bubbles. Pass pintsize off as their adopted son.
One could, and this one will. Mad Max: Fury Road alone is an extraordinary film.I actually hated T2: Judgment Day and consider the original film far superior.
Also, *cough* Godfather part II, which I believe has been mentioned elsewhere on these forums. Toy Story 2? Dark Knight? Terminator II? I mean, come on.
One could, and this one will. Mad Max: Fury Road alone is an extraordinary film.
Also, *cough* Godfather part II, which I believe has been mentioned elsewhere on these forums. Toy Story 2? Dark Knight? Terminator II? I mean, come on.
Don't get me started on the abuse of the expression "exception that proves the rule." *grumble grumble*
I actually hated T2: Judgment Day and consider the original film far superior.
T2 is a bunch of annoying (preteen JC) and hokey (Schwartzenegger's "Tin Man with heart) shit, bookended by a pair of admittedly spectacular action sequences.
I would argue that none of the Mad Max films are sequels in a narrative sense. There is no real continuity between them, other than Max. I consider them all to be seperate stories being told about some legendary wasteland mythical figure. I am pretty sure the creator has said something similar.
Oooooh dear. Poor Bubbles.
She's going "I think COMBAT was actually more frightening than this."
One could bring up the Mad Max franchise as another exception.Does Mad Max really count though?
Hopefully this doesn't go pear-shaped - "No grand-children" may be a big thing here :-\Huh? Bisexual and lesbian women can still have kids if they want to.
But I don't think humans and AI can.Hopefully this doesn't go pear-shaped - "No grand-children" may be a big thing here :-\Huh? Bisexual and lesbian women can still have kids if they want to.
Have we ever seen Bubbs wearing make-up before?
This better not turn into a "shitting on Angus" session. That was one hundred percent Faye's fault.
Bubbles has good manners and being a veteran going for her, and Mrs. Whitaker may be perceptive enough to see that Bubble's loyalty is what Faye needs to be secure enough to be happy.
Also, does every parent in the QC-verse have a picture of their kid(s) in front of the Washington Monument? (At the very least, Jim also has one of Sam.)
Well Faye and Bubbles probably won't be having kids that have Bubbles's genetic material. (Though this is QC, so who knows what Hanners's dad might have created by now...) But even assuming that's impossible, that still doesn't mean that Mrs Whitaker won't have any grandchildren who are biologically related to herself.But I don't think humans and AI can.Hopefully this doesn't go pear-shaped - "No grand-children" may be a big thing here :-\Huh? Bisexual and lesbian women can still have kids if they want to.
If they're going to go the baby route, why not have Bubbles and Faye create a little baby AI (with the help of some of their more computer minded friends no doubt) and raise it? That would be interesting to see, and since it's an AI it could "grow" into a full character fairly quickly rather than the living prop babies in other stuff always are.Well Faye and Bubbles probably won't be having kids that have Bubbles's genetic material. (Though this is QC, so who knows what Hanners's dad might have created by now...) But even assuming that's impossible, that still doesn't mean that Mrs Whitaker won't have any grandchildren who are biologically related to herself.But I don't think humans and AI can.Hopefully this doesn't go pear-shaped - "No grand-children" may be a big thing here :-\Huh? Bisexual and lesbian women can still have kids if they want to.
Unless IVF with donated sperm is restricted to heterosexual couples with fertility problems in the QC universe... which I'd find extremely unlikely because that's not in line with Jeph's views on creating an world where one of the main themes is inclusion. Of course, one of Jeph's other strong views was "no babies in my comic" so it's probably pretty unlikely that we'd see Faye having kids unless he's changed his mind on that point. But my point is that whether or not Mrs Whitaker gets grandchildren is dependent on whether or not Faye or Amanda want to have kids and not on the relationships they're in.
What about Telltale's Back to the Future games?Already covered in the very first post along with the Super Famicom (SNES) Japan exclusive game.
"She's hiding in the kitchen""I am not hiding. I am maintaining a respectful distance."
:lol: :laugh:
Poor Bubbles.
Also, does every parent in the QC-verse have a picture of their kid(s) in front of the Washington Monument? (At the very least, Jim also has one of Sam.)
I'm wondering if that is the Washington Monument, because a closer look makes me think of Cape Canaveral, with the solid boosters just coming in over the top of Faye's head. Seems feasible that the family Whitaker might take a drive to watch one of the shuttle launches.
"She's hiding in the kitchen"“I am not hiding. I am busy making a soufflé, and it will require my full attention for several hours. The mission always comes first.”
:lol: :laugh:
Poor Bubbles.
(feeling guilty for smirking at the % left on Faye's battery...)
Jeph has said that he literally has no instinct for infants; even his nieces and nephews. I can see why that would make him reluctant to tackle the subject in QC. You can only write what you know, after all, and he literally doesn't know anything on this subject.
But I don't think humans and AI can.Hopefully this doesn't go pear-shaped - "No grand-children" may be a big thing here :-\Huh? Bisexual and lesbian women can still have kids if they want to.
It might be awkward to have Marten as a donor. Awkwardness is of course a common theme in QC.
EDIT:
Bubbles can't say "Mrs. Whitaker" forever. We may find out a first name soon.
I think Faye might have saved Bubbles a lot of stress by having this frank and fearless conversation between the two of them and saving the introduction for the next video call.
I have to wonder, "I wasn't expecting that" - emphasis hers - with one of her daughters long since out, was it just the AI? Are there fewer AI outside the "Sprawl" and/or [I fucking refuse to call it "the"] I-5?No, I don't think it was just the AI part. The previous part of the conversation makes it pretty clear that she was expecting Faye's new partner to be a man; reasonably so, since all of Faye's previous partners had been men. Faye herself has expressed equal surprise at suddenly finding herself attracted to a lady and to an AI, when neither of those had ever been true before.
Mrs. Whitaker is either being decent or is in shock. Let's see how she does when they hit the end of Southern good manners.
A military veteran and a wholesome salt-of-the-earth farm girl!
So, if we accept the rule that stress brings out home region accents in QC characters, does "Howdy" and "pardners" indicate that Bubbles is, by origin, a western girl? Maybe Colorado or Wyoming?
Am I the only one who feels like Faye is sorta looking for a fight?
So...because Faye’s mom is taking more than 30 seconds to digest the fact her daughter is dating a robot, she’s an asshole? Wow. Nice.
Life among The Woke ain’t easy, is it?
So...because Faye’s mom is taking more than 30 seconds to digest the fact her daughter is dating a robot, she’s an asshole? Wow. Nice.
Life among The Woke ain’t easy, is it?
So...because Faye’s mom is taking more than 30 seconds to digest the fact her daughter is dating a robot, she’s an asshole? Wow. Nice.
Life among The Woke ain’t easy, is it?
Nope.
I think you're trying to pick a fight. If so it won't work.
Although, given how Mrs Whitaker said the old "I'm not racist against...." which is pretty much a big flag for a racist.
So she might have accidentally burned herself.
I think you're trying to pick a fight. If so it won't work.
Er, no. I was reading the comic and commenting on it. That's still allowed, right?
Also, there should be a comma after "If so".
I'm really liking the last few strips. QC has (only occasionally, and slightly) bothered me in the past, when characters have reacted to surprising news with almost perfect eloquence. Mrs Whitaker's reaction strikes me as very realistic, given that she 1) loves her daughter and 2) is probably massively boggled.
Being given such totally unexpected news she naturally doesn't have a speech planned, and is clearly trying to express herself with both acceptance and reasonable honesty, while on the spot. I think all three parties are doing pretty well.
Just popping in to say today panel 5 and yesterday's panels of Bubbles are some of the 'cutest' we've seen of her. Really hitting that 50's sitcom vibe to me.And in Friday's panel 7, she's simultaneously being adorable and snarky.
I forgot...this board is so “open and tolerant” that it immediately shuts down all dissent, complete with insults. Nice.
I forgot...this board is so “open and tolerant” that it immediately shuts down all dissent, complete with insults. Nice.Everyone here is human.
Now CW did much more than just illegal fighting, gambling, bribery and all that organized grime stuff but actually attempted murder.Wait, what? Who did Corpse Witch try to kill, and when?
Anyways, I hope Jeph will introduce some dark character in the future.
Step 1: Say something to deliberate provoke the forum
Step 2: Wait for someone to respond to said provocation
Step 3: Complain about being "attacked" and feel smug
Okay, the comics have been great this week, and I love the development. But something is sorely bothering me.
In the shots from Faye's mom's tablet, you can see that Faye is holding the phone with her right hand. But the shots of Faye's mom from Faye's phone show Faye's holding the phone with her left.
It's a weird continuity thing, I know, but it is bugging the tar outta me.
She tried to trigger the self-destruct protocol she implanted in Bubble's head.I have no recollection of that. Strip?
It's common for video call software to mirror the video. It makes things less confusing when you're looking at your own feed.
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3405And where is the strip referencing a self-destruct protocol? Because that isn't it.
What happens if the legal system discovers that CW's guilty plea was the result of a threat of torture?
Embarrassing to admit, but that sailed over my head at the time. :psyduck:Was lost on me as well.
Now QC verse is more enlightened than our version of the states so I highly doubt there is state sponsored murder.An interesting interpretation of Bubbles' destroyed war memories as a figment of her imagination.
This could translate into years per second spent in isolation with only a disembodied psychologist program monitoring and administering therapy.Perhaps soon, in QC cyber-
The program would be patiently performing therapy until CW is deemed ready for reintegration with society.
It wasn't voluntarily given. It just looked that way to the court.Would the court know the difference? Where I'm from, usually not.
It's common for video call software to mirror the video. It makes things less confusing when you're looking at your own feed.
It wasn't voluntarily given. It just looked that way to the court.
It's common for video call software to mirror the video. It makes things less confusing when you're looking at your own feed.
Except it's not.
Roko sounded suspicious to me about the eagerness of CW's confession.
Corpse Witch might be thinking Robot Jail was a mistake, but she has no way to protect herself from Arrogant Architeuthis. A restraining order would not work :-)
Roko sounded suspicious to me about the eagerness of CW's confession.
It wasn't voluntarily given. It just looked that way to the court.
"Looked that way to the court" is kinda the key point.
But it's very clear in #4285, in the very first panel for example, that the video is mirrored.
In the shots from Faye's mom's tablet, you can see that Faye is holding the phone with her right hand. But the shots of Faye's mom from Faye's phone show Faye's holding the phone with her left.
It's a weird continuity thing, I know, but it is bugging the tar outta me.