Aug. 23: Curses, foiled again!

Ronald · Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 3456

I guess she finished her conversation with Fuchsia and we'll never find out how the rest of it went. Well, darn.

Ambaryerno · Joined: 31 Jul 2012 Posts: 44

Will They/Won't They can work if it's handled well. For example, I think it worked very well on FarScape between Crichton and Aeryn, whereas they rather overplayed it on Chuck with Chuck and Sarah (granted it was still epic when they finally decided They Do, but the blocks in Season 3 came of as contrived).

I felt it WAS handled fairly well with Slick and 'Nique, as both had clear issues that strongly indicated they weren't ready for any sort of long-term relationship with ANYBODY, much less each other. Unfortunately we've had hardly any interaction between Slick and 'Nique at all post-Sisterhood (which is probably the change MOST detrimental to the state of the strip once the Patriarchy arc kicked in. Slick and 'Nique played off each other so well and I REALLY miss their interactions). In fact this was the first real Slick and 'Nique strip in quite a while, and reading it I'm like, "Meh."

Any time you have a character who regresses on their prior character development, however, that tends to point to the "contrived" end of the spectrum.

ktern · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 951

Miss Magenta · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:14 am Post subject:

can we all stop talking about slick and nique's relationship and supposed regression in development and shit like that

and instead talk about how fine slick's ass is in the last panel? thank you
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Heretical Rants · Joined: 20 Jul 2009 Posts: 5344 Location: No.

so fine
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ktern · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 951

i've been spoiled by his fun masculism outfit. he needs to wear that more

Zhuinden · Joined: 02 Jul 2012 Posts: 315

I kinda wonder when Slick will be cured of his devil side. Then, maybe he could actually get along with 'nique afterwards, when he won't be out merely for banging pretty much anyone in sight.

Miss Magenta · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:29 am Post subject:

NO. NO MORE TALKING ABOUT DEVIL-SIDES AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH NIQUE. NONE OF THAT SHIT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HIS ASS. EITHER SIT THIS CONVERSATION OUT, OR TALK ABOUT HIS ASS.

Ambaryerno · Joined: 31 Jul 2012 Posts: 44

Homeslice · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 435 Location: In your fridge

Fine?

It seems nonexistent.

Heretical Rants · Joined: 20 Jul 2009 Posts: 5344 Location: No.

you have to read between the lines
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Heretical Rants · Joined: 20 Jul 2009 Posts: 5344 Location: No.

read the comic again while listening to this song
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ChastMastr · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:06 am Post subject:

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Ronald · Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 3456

Will they or won't they only works if there's actually a possibility that they will. There isn't. It's just that Slick refuses to accept that.

Aside from The Devil and Li'l E's mother (in the past) and Sam and Liberty (married couple), has anyone in this strip ever been confirmed to have, in continuity, had sex with anyone else? It's not impossible, but I'd be surprised. Even Blue's harem of nymphs was never seen.

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Wait, okay, there were those two snails that one time, but other than them...