2018/09/07 - Face Of The Enemy
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:04 am
[2018/09/07 - Face Of The Enemy]
Title Text: you have a little, on your...uh, nevermind
Title Text: you have a little, on your...uh, nevermind
dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria
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Despite being different species, yes. Yes they were.Saturn381 wrote:So wait, were Miles and Gale lovers at some point?
That doesn't follow from what I wrote . . .Char89Charizard wrote:Despite being different species, yes. Yes they were.Saturn381 wrote:So wait, were Miles and Gale lovers at some point?
Then what does follow from what you wrote, Rick?rickgriffin wrote:That doesn't follow from what I wrote . . .Char89Charizard wrote:Despite being different species, yes. Yes they were.Saturn381 wrote:So wait, were Miles and Gale lovers at some point?
She's stitching a wound on her face, without a mirror. I don't think the level of ambient light is really helping one way or another.GrayHimakar wrote:I know Gale is looking away from Miles for dramatic effect, but it takes some gut to stitch yourself in the dark.
I'm pretty sure that's in reference to what happened to Natalie's Mother.Gbr23 wrote:Also, car accident hinted. I think...
That Miles asked Gale not to have any children because the area couldn't support any more predators, and then without consulting Gale again, got Lucretia pregnant because the predator count had decreased. She didn't take that well because she wants a family, but had been persuaded by Miles's argument.Char89Charizard wrote:Then what does follow from what you wrote, Rick?
Yeah you're totally right! I re-read that panel and I completely misunderstood it at first, until like the third read I got that "Maw and Paw" referred to Miles parent's and then all made senseBandit1990 wrote:I'm pretty sure that's in reference to what happened to Natalie's Mother.
I'm not picking up the lovers idea either, man.Char89Charizard wrote: Then what does follow from what you wrote, Rick?
That may well have been the final straw, so to speak.Bandit1990 wrote:I'm pretty sure that's in reference to what happened to Natalie's Mother.Gbr23 wrote:Also, car accident hinted. I think...
This is definitely indicative of longstanding, unresolved personal issues. Miles may have had reasons other than the one given previously to seek his fortunes elsewhere.
Perhaps, while Gale had formed a bond with the wolves, when Miles decided to start a family against their promise, she was reminded of their species difference and felt like she could no longer trust the pack.Obbl wrote:That Miles asked Gale not to have any children because the area couldn't support any more predators, and then without consulting Gale again, got Lucretia pregnant because the predator count had decreased. She didn't take that well because she wants a family, but had been persuaded by Miles's argument.Char89Charizard wrote:Then what does follow from what you wrote, Rick?
That makes sense.Bandit1990 wrote:She's stitching a wound on her face, without a mirror. I don't think the level of ambient light is really helping one way or another.GrayHimakar wrote:I know Gale is looking away from Miles for dramatic effect, but it takes some gut to stitch yourself in the dark.
These two seem pretty easy to infer to me.fenrirblack wrote:Why Gale listened to Miles in the first place?
Why the predator count was so critical?
I'd say she's defended her borders. Alpha Predators (except Foxes) are rare there, judging by the fact the forest critters took Zach there.fenrirblack wrote: Did this "rule" effect any other predators living in the forest? Are there other predators?
Desperate women do desperate things.Obbl wrote:These two seem pretty easy to infer to me.fenrirblack wrote:Why Gale listened to Miles in the first place?
Why the predator count was so critical?
Most people are willing to listen to reasonable arguments. There's no reason to say that just because she's a women that means she must be willing to do something unreasonable (like add another mouth to feed to an already overcrowded area) just because she wants to.fenrirblack wrote:Desperate women do desperate things.Obbl wrote:These two seem pretty easy to infer to me.fenrirblack wrote:Why Gale listened to Miles in the first place?
Why the predator count was so critical?
Too many predators, not enough food. Simple as that.fenrirblack wrote:Desperate women do desperate things.Obbl wrote:These two seem pretty easy to infer to me.fenrirblack wrote:Why Gale listened to Miles in the first place?
Why the predator count was so critical?
Well yeah that was obvious. But still considering what happened maybe we should have tried a little harder to find another solution.D-Rock wrote: Too many predators, not enough food. Simple as that.
Yeah, Even before the cubs were born, the pack was fairly large. Add to that Gale and Bruno, and you have a lot of predators for a patch of forest that is very close to a developed urban area.D-Rock wrote:Too many predators, not enough food. Simple as that.
Sure this introduces some questions, but I'd say it answered more than it begged. Gale and the wolf pack's territory used to be overlapping significantly, if not the same. Gale was angry Miles returned after ceding the territory because the land can't support the pack as well as herself and her cub, but on a deeper level, her revenge plot was designed to show Miles how bad it felt not to have a family, because she feels Miles cheated her out of having one. We already knew Miles parents were dead and hadn't just went to a better place because of the strip Dedications. Natalie's mom isn't one of the named characters, but her dad would've had time to get another mate before his first appearance (I would say remarry, but wolfs don't marry). It could be assumed that Natalie's mother was not Miles's sister, or else he would've referred to her differently, so she would be Miles's niece on her father's side (unless there is a family relation I'm forgetting about). We know predators in this world are smart enough to limit there population instead of going through the population-boom population-crash cycle (if only humans were that smart). Gale does not appear to have an actual mate at this point. Despite being a "solitary" predator, Gale hangs out with Miles and the pack, at least enough to establish ground rules and to see that Lucretia was pregnant. Lastly, if Gale is sewing the gash on her face, that means there isn't anyone else around that is able to do that for her, or there isn't anyone around that Gale trusts enough. Both say something about her character, they're just different things.This arc has had a wider range of emotional responses than just humor, but still manages to be funny (and that's a good thing). Personally, I don't feel the joke took to much away from the dramatic tension. Knowing Housepets! in general, I wouldn't be surprised if in the next comic or week more information is revealed that invalidates half of this list of "knowns" we can extrapolate from this strip.fenrirblack wrote:Dang it! We finally start to learn more information but we end up with more questions! Why?!
Also I feel like the “joke” really sucked away the tension that was building there.
DRAMA!
Also, What happened to Gale's ear? It appears intact in the flashback.fenrirblack wrote: Here's what we don't know:
Why Gale listened to Miles in the first place?
Why the predator count was so critical?
Who Natalie's mother was? Who her father is because I still don't think we ever got a solid answer?
What the car was about because after the cliff thing nothing is certain anymore?
What happened to Gale's face and did it have to do with the cliff or the car?
Why Gale is going so far for this revenge scheme against Miles so he will feel what she felt?
What Gale is going to do to Miles when he reaches her den?
Who is Pueblo's father since his birth is suddenly significant?
How Jack lost his arm?
How Poncho received his injury?
What is Gale's endgame because again this is awfully elaborate for something that is clearly going to blow up in her face?
How did Maw and Paw die? (old age would be my guess)
Why does Gale still hate the wolves after all this time? Seriously if she wanted a family then just have one and forget what Miles says. Just do it.
What was their relationship like before this?
Did this "rule" effect any other predators living in the forest? Are there other predators?
Took me a while to analyse too. I believe Gale's stitching her face for the first time and it's not something Bailey did to her.Ryusuta wrote:Wait... was this sepia tone thing a flashback, or the morning? I admit that this chapter has me a bit lost.
For a long time he just had reading glasses.GameCobra wrote:Also, he didn't have glasses back then?
That's a flashback.NHWestoN wrote:How long has she had that scar - origin still unknown - that she's just now getting around to sewing it up?
He's there already as it looks. So... at the moment it's talking. ^^fenrirblack wrote:What Gale is going to do to Miles when he reaches her den?
I actually wonder why she's doing it at all. It looks like she has a scar, not an open wound. So no need for stitching.Bandit1990 wrote:She's stitching a wound on her face, without a mirror. I don't think the level of ambient light is really helping one way or another.GrayHimakar wrote:I know Gale is looking away from Miles for dramatic effect, but it takes some gut to stitch yourself in the dark.
Flashback.Render wrote:I actually wonder why she's doing it at all. It looks like she has a scar, not an open wound. So no need for stitching.