Re: Arc 42: Not All Dogs
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:52 pm
spoke too soon. why does the universe hate Rick?yehoshua wrote:Rick isn't saying anything is going to be late so probably not.
dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria
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spoke too soon. why does the universe hate Rick?yehoshua wrote:Rick isn't saying anything is going to be late so probably not.
Agreed, on all counts. Is King's soul still in limbo, or what?ChewyChewy wrote:I have to say it. On the one hand, I LOVE this awesome update!
On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
One more update, and it had BETTER be awesome....
It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
By "suffer" you mean "get away because everyone is letting him?"valerio wrote:HAH! I KNEW FOX WOULD SAVE THE DAY!
Fox is awesome friend! And Bino is SO going to suffer... hmm...
I have to agree with Rick here its not really an anticlimax there wasn't that many ways it could have gone and still finish in one more strip. I'm satisfied with this strip quite a lot.rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
I know what denouement is, and this is not the kind of denouement I was expecting given the setup--but I haven't seen the last update yet so I can't really set an opinion in stone. I just 1) hope it's REALLY awesome and 2) have no idea how that's going to be pulled off now.rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
Not as much as the previous comic.Sinder wrote:boy that Fido looks like he could lift a stack of pancakes
and you did an immensely nice job of it! *applaudes*rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
Anticlimax != didn't expect it to happen, anticlimax is when you are not given a resolution, or the tension of the resolution is cut far short. You GOT a resolution, and I built up to it.
probably, King will have to tell Fox he was Joel's dog. Any other explanation wouldyehoshua wrote:But now what will Fox think, he knows that it's "Joel's watch" so what now?
I don't blame you for it, it seems that lately other people are seeing the arc differently than the way I am. I wish I could understand....rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?
Anticlimax != didn't expect it to happen, anticlimax is when you are not given a resolution, or the tension of the resolution is cut far short. You GOT a resolution, and I built up to it.
rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
Anticlimax != didn't expect it to happen, anticlimax is when you are not given a resolution. You GOT a resolution.
anyone who feels cheated by this comic, take another look at the expressions of Fox and King. "a picture is worth a thousand words" and that is kinda how I feel about panel 5. At first this comic may seem a bit anticlimactic but take another look and it has quite a bit of depth.rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
Anticlimax != didn't expect it to happen, anticlimax is when you are not given a resolution, or the tension of the resolution is cut far short. You GOT a resolution, and I built up to it.
And that's why my feelings about it were twofold. I would consider that VERY heartwarming, and I do...if it DIDN'T come on the tail end of the specific setup of this particular arc. I was expecting something different. I might get that in the last update (though it's hard to know what could happen in one update), but so far it hasn't happened at all. The setup I was expecting was King's choice of whether to accept or reject his dog-ness. Him getting the watch back on the penultimate update feels like status quo ante to me, and that's anticlimactic. Maybe my expectations were in error but that's what they were. It felt like bait-and-switch.Viath wrote:anyone who feels cheated by this comic, take another look at the expressions of Fox and King. "a picture is worth a thousand words" and that is kinda how I feel about panel 5. At first this comic may seem a bit anticlimactic but take another look and it has quite a bit of depth.
Yeah, me too. About him deciding, I mean. But there IS still one more update.ChewyChewy wrote:The setup I was expecting was King's choice of whether to accept or reject his dog-ness. Him getting the watch back on the penultimate update feels like status quo ante to me, and that's anticlimactic. Maybe my expectations were in error but that's what they were. It felt like bait-and-switch.
King acceptance or reject will be hopefully hinted in friday's comic, with the end of this season.ChewyChewy wrote:And that's why my feelings about it were twofold. I would consider that VERY heartwarming, and I do...if it DIDN'T come on the tail end of the specific setup of this particular arc. I was expecting something different. I might get that in the last arc (though it's hard to know what could happen in one arc), but so far it hasn't happened at all. The setup I was expecting was King's choice of whether to accept or reject his dog-ness. Him getting the watch back on the penultimate update feels like status quo ante to me, and that's anticlimactic. Maybe my expectations were in error but that's what they were. It felt like bait-and-switch.Viath wrote:anyone who feels cheated by this comic, take another look at the expressions of Fox and King. "a picture is worth a thousand words" and that is kinda how I feel about panel 5. At first this comic may seem a bit anticlimactic but take another look and it has quite a bit of depth.
My only hope is my interpretation (though it is at the moment only an interpretation) that Fox suspects that King and Joel have some sort of relationship, and that therefore the fact that Fox has given King back the watch (to say nothing of SAVING it) means their friendship is stronger than Fox's negative feelings about the guy who kidnapped him. But again, that hasn't been clarified in this update.
Well, I'm starting to wonder if perhaps King is going to have that watch for another arc or so (though again, I haven't seen Friday's comic)....valerio wrote:King acceptance or reject will be hopefully hinted in friday's comic, with the end of this season.
For now, everything leads to believe he's got the best friend he could hope to have in this life. he'd lose too much by choosing human-ness.
And yes, you are right on the account of Fox's feelings... But I can say also that they have been strongly clarified, look at panel 5 better. No matter how (rightfully) mad he could be at Joel, he cares for King now and will keep doing so!
True, but Rick also said that he wanted to see how much he could get away with leaving out. Maybe that was one of the things he left out. Besides, doesn't mean he can't address that at a later date.ChewyChewy wrote:I did look at that panel. But whether I'm right or not, AT THIS POINT it's only an interpretation, nothing more substantial than that. We didn't see Fox struggle with his feelings with King and Joel.
Maybe. And that's true. All I'm saying is that, while it is the interpretation I would like to believe, and it makes the most sense given the situation, at this point it is nothing BUT an interpretation, it hasn't specifically been clarified within the comic itself that Fox suspects that King and Joel are related and isn't going to let his negative feelings for Joel ruin his friendship with King.PhoenixAsper wrote:True, but Rick also said that he wanted to see how much he could get away with leaving out. Maybe that was one of the things he left out. Besides, doesn't mean he can't address that at a later date.ChewyChewy wrote:I did look at that panel. But whether I'm right or not, AT THIS POINT it's only an interpretation, nothing more substantial than that. We didn't see Fox struggle with his feelings with King and Joel.
Wow, at this point Fox should be denser than Fido, for not suspecting. One can safely assume Fox more than suspects, but, just like Grape with Peanut's feeling for her, he treats that as 'unspoken assumption'. Fox values, at this point, his friendship with king more than his rancors with Joel.ChewyChewy wrote:Maybe. And that's true. All I'm saying is that, while it is the interpretation I would like to believe, and it makes the most sense given the situation, at this point it is nothing BUT an interpretation, it hasn't specifically been clarified within the comic itself that Fox suspects that King and Joel are related and isn't going to let his negative feelings for Joel ruin his friendship with King.
Yes, it would. Don't do that. You bloody well should know better. Next time, I'll feed you to the Guilmon.Keeshah wrote:Would it be out of line to suspect that Fox an King has a deeper relationship than their willing to admit to each other?
An yes i'm shipping Fox an King..
I must not have enough invested in this comic, I thought the resolution was perfectly suitable.rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
Anticlimax != didn't expect it to happen, anticlimax is when you are not given a resolution, or the tension of the resolution is cut far short. You GOT a resolution, and I built up to it.
Foxstar wrote:Yes, it would. Don't do that. You bloody well should know better. Next time, I'll feed you to the Guilmon.Keeshah wrote:Would it be out of line to suspect that Fox an King has a deeper relationship than their willing to admit to each other?
An yes i'm shipping Fox an King..
So your breaking one of the rules of the fourms outright? The rule that we've stated many, a time? You know better then that.
I must disagree with you somewhat, he shouldn't be punished for trying to smash the watch (because as far as he and everyone else except a few people thought it was his watch, he found it he can do what he wants with it) However I think he should be punished for being unfairly mean and cruel to King there was no reason to do what he did to King and really if he was just going to smash it he should have just given it to King anyway.Alex wrote:Cuuuuuuuuute! And I'm glad it resolved like this. Friends will always help each other! I just wonder what King has to do with the watch now...
Also, I think it's unfair to punish Bino. He found the watch, he wanted to keep it, his girlfriend pretended to want to spend time with him in order to steal it, then his big brother makes him give it back. And all that pressure makes him do one stupid thing, since he failed at everything he wanted King to fail at getting the watch back. And now he gets punished! It's unfair....
It feels like an anti-climax to some people (myself included) because we were expecting something more...dramatic. Sasha was nowhwere to be seen neither you said what happened to her not even just one ballon of dialogue and some people expected for her roile in this arc not be so diminutive. But as long as this arc isn't filler and is continued I guess it's okay...as long as there is no more status quo, otherwise, yes, it was anticlimatic.rickgriffin wrote:It's called "denouement". Every time the action comes to a point, why does everyone say that makes it an anticlimax?ChewyChewy wrote:On the other hand, I feel cheated with this anticlimax.
Anticlimax != didn't expect it to happen, anticlimax is when you are not given a resolution, or the tension of the resolution is cut far short. You GOT a resolution, and I built up to it.