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Post by justcurious on Jun 19, 2015 14:13:06 GMT
Anthony obviously has his own ideas about how a paternal figure is supposed to display and utilize authority. He's visibly disappointed in her and is using these techniques that will push her into a more submissive and restrictive state, all of which seemed to be planned out since they were told to her almost immediately and sequentially. Whether the resulting effects on her psyche are things he's aware of or cares about is unknown, but he very obviously thinks this is the proper course of action to punish her and make her behave more to his liking. He obviously feels a sense of obligation towards her. And from the way that he looked at her when he was with Surma in the hospital he probably resents her for her role in Surma's death. Whether he feels any real love for her is unknown. He behaves as if she was some sort of project. He has some sort of idea of how he wants her to turn out and her well being and wishes do not seem to be considered. He may well believe that turning out like him is a desirable goal and be trying to make that happen. |
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Post by csj on Jun 19, 2015 15:01:03 GMT
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Post by nero on Jun 19, 2015 15:41:28 GMT
As Annie and Anthony are walking two figures appears, Zimmy and Gamma. Well I wish they would appear soon.
I think we'll see Kat work on Annie's mask and Donald will try to get some answer from Anthony. The very last resort would be asking Eglamore for help.
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Post by sapientcoffee on Jun 19, 2015 16:00:48 GMT
what is "even he" meant to signify? as far as we know Mr Carver has no etheric gifts what so ever. Or is it about him being a control freak? Anthony could just be highly intelligent and driven, which would make him a force to be reckoned with, etheric gifts or not. I'm interested in the implications of "some things even he can't control". Is Donald giving us a clue that Anthony was more than normally successful in exerting control? Maybe of things, maybe of people, but a talent that led to a certain arrogance. He's definitely got iron self-control, if that's not just an aspect of some mental illness. I figure he means that when running an experiment, it's important to identify and control for all the possible variables, otherwise the data are suspect. |
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Post by Sadie on Jun 19, 2015 16:15:54 GMT
Of all things, I appreciate Kat's lack of (immediate, at least) offence or drama over Annie jerking away from her.
I find it both reassuring and refreshing. I mean, this entire story-arc is all about breaking Annie down, so the expected next step in the Angst And Drama Boogie would be for Kat to start withdrawing from her in hurt and anger. It may still go that way, depending on how long this goes on, but I'm really glad it isn't going there right now.
It's also a sign of Kat's self-assurance and emotional maturity. Sure, she's acting out here, but she doesn't take Annie's behavior as a reflection of Annie's feelings towards her -- "Doesn't she CARE that I'm supporting her?! What about MY feelings??" -- instead reacting to it as another factor of how badly Anthony is mistreating her.
Other Note of Interest: Donald's astute observation on Anthony's need for control and foreshadowing of Annie's eventual jail-break.
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Post by Daedalus on Jun 19, 2015 16:30:26 GMT
Does Tony realize why Annie obeys him? She does so because she desperately wants his love and approval. He seems not to recognize this or recognize any of her emotional need...I don't think Anthony is a cunning manipulative abuser. I do. His tactics of isolating Annie last chapter by invoking his disappointment repeatedly seem too perfectly aimed at her weak points to be a coincidence. |
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Post by deuswyvern on Jun 19, 2015 17:30:40 GMT
Does Tony realize why Annie obeys him? She does so because she desperately wants his love and approval. He seems not to recognize this or recognize any of her emotional need...I don't think Anthony is a cunning manipulative abuser. I do. His tactics of isolating Annie last chapter by invoking his disappointment repeatedly seem too perfectly aimed at her weak points to be a coincidence. But those are her weak points because she grew up with him. A lot of her issues are based around him, so he just needs to be himself to knock her off balance. The way he expressed disapointment upset her because that was the way her father had always shown his disapproval. The same tactics would not get the same result coming from another person. |
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Post by Daedalus on Jun 19, 2015 17:50:36 GMT
I do. His tactics of isolating Annie last chapter by invoking his disappointment repeatedly seem too perfectly aimed at her weak points to be a coincidence. But those are her weak points because she grew up with him. A lot of her issues are based around him, so he just needs to be himself to knock her off balance. The way he expressed disapointment upset her because that was the way her father had always shown his disapproval. The same tactics would not get the same result coming from another person. This is likely true, but they're her weak points because he's been withholding affection and approval her entire life. Personally, I don't think that this coldness we see in flashbacks was a display of manipulation - but after his wife died, he changed, and his actions once he returned ARE intentionally manipulative. My perspective: It's at least likely that his final goal involves owning Renard. To try to get Annie to give him control, he systematically demolished her self-esteem, then isolated her from her friends and her job as medium, before he broached the subject of Rey's control when she couldn't fight back any more. The idea that his demeanor in that confrontation is 'just the way he always is' does not ring true to me. Notice that when he visits her in her new white room, he's not nearly as hurtful now that she is under his control. It really seems like he pulled out all of the stops until she followed his orders, then toned it back when he got what he wanted, which clearly shows intentional manipulation. (Also, if he's able to TKO Annie in less than two minutes, and this is how he normally is, she'd be even more of a gibbering wreck at the beginning of the comic than she was. Just saying.) It seems, to me, like he intentionally invoked all of Annie's psychological weaknesses (by removing everything she gained in the two years away from him) which his earlier behaviors had created (the creation of which was probably not intentional). I assume we're agreed in the base assumption that, whatever his motives, having Anthony around is really, really bad for Annie's emotional health? |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Jun 19, 2015 18:01:34 GMT
The idea that his demeanor in that confrontation is 'just the way he always is' does not ring true to me. Notice that when he visits her in her new white room, he's not nearly as hurtful now that she is under his control. It really seems like he pulled out all of the stops until she followed his orders, then toned it back when he got what he wanted, which clearly shows intentional manipulation. Does Tony realize why Annie obeys him? She does so because she desperately wants his love and approval. He seems not to recognize this or recognize any of her emotional need...I don't think Anthony is a cunning manipulative abuser. I do. His tactics of isolating Annie last chapter by invoking his disappointment repeatedly seem too perfectly aimed at her weak points to be a coincidence. "Cunning" may be a well-chosen word. Anthony Carver may not understand people but he has been a professional for a good while and that mandates picking up a few tactics on how to deal with people; even though he doesn't socialize or really understand people he does have to get staff to do what he wants in the hospital (and on a moment-by-moment-basis in the operating theater too) and children to mind in the classroom. I'm not 100% sure Anthony is aware that he is humiliating Antimony by apologizing for her and comparing her to Kat but probably so because this is a pattern and it would be useful to make Antimony embarrassed to turn to the Donlans for help dealing with her father by bringing the issue up again. I'd prefer to call this doggedness over cunning because I think Anthony is sticking to what he's seen work in the past* instead of making intuitive strategic improvisations as the situation calls for... but only time will tell. *I think I posted something about this a while back, but I can see Anthony ripping apart a young RN caught cheating on her RX certifications the way he did his daughter. It may be his people-toolbox only has one hammer in it and it is a sledge. |
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Post by Sky Schemer on Jun 19, 2015 18:03:55 GMT
So the next choice is Zimmy, which obviously is the best chance to beat the little control freak out of this guy. You misspelled "laser cow" there. |
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Post by deuswyvern on Jun 19, 2015 19:07:18 GMT
But those are her weak points because she grew up with him. A lot of her issues are based around him, so he just needs to be himself to knock her off balance. The way he expressed disapointment upset her because that was the way her father had always shown his disapproval. The same tactics would not get the same result coming from another person. This is likely true, but they're her weak points because he's been withholding affection and approval her entire life. Personally, I don't think that this coldness we see in flashbacks was a display of manipulation - but after his wife died, he changed, and his actions once he returned ARE intentionally manipulative. My perspective: It's at least likely that his final goal involves owning Renard. To try to get Annie to give him control, he systematically demolished her self-esteem, then isolated her from her friends and her job as medium, before he broached the subject of Rey's control when she couldn't fight back any more. The idea that his demeanor in that confrontation is 'just the way he always is' does not ring true to me. Notice that when he visits her in her new white room, he's not nearly as hurtful now that she is under his control. It really seems like he pulled out all of the stops until she followed his orders, then toned it back when he got what he wanted, which clearly shows intentional manipulation. (Also, if he's able to TKO Annie in less than two minutes, and this is how he normally is, she'd be even more of a gibbering wreck at the beginning of the comic than she was. Just saying.) It seems, to me, like he intentionally invoked all of Annie's psychological weaknesses (by removing everything she gained in the two years away from him) which his earlier behaviors had created (the creation of which was probably not intentional). I assume we're agreed in the base assumption that, whatever his motives, having Anthony around is really, really bad for Annie's emotional health? I think he has a hidden agenda and that he is intentionally trying to control her, but I don't think that he is being clever. He just showed up and started being bossy and critical. I also doubt that he has enough emotional insight to see that his past behavior had had this effect on her. If he had emotional insight, then he would have been aware of how his behavior effected others around Annie, but he clearly was not. Remember, that in the hospital Surma was there to moderate his behavior. I don't think he was ever very involved in her upbringing. Most likely he equates parenting with controlling his child and I suspect that he has no understanding of her emotional needs. In this page Donald is suggesting two things: that he is not aware that his actions are inappropriate, and that he would stop if he understood. He's also not surprised that Tony has done this which makes me think that Tony has been trying to deal with people this way for most of his life. |
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Post by gunnerwf on Jun 19, 2015 21:33:13 GMT
what exactly does he mean by "there are some things even he can't control"? It is also good to see the Donlans taking Annies side, as for the manipulation he grew up with her so he knows her weaknesses, I do not believe he is being merely incompetent in his parenting, He is actively being cruel.
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Post by machival on Jun 19, 2015 22:02:00 GMT
what exactly does he mean by "there are some things even he can't control"? It is also good to see the Donlans taking Annies side, as for the manipulation he grew up with her so he knows her weaknesses, I do not believe he is being merely incompetent in his parenting, He is actively being cruel. Personal guess: He means that Tony has a long history of being controlling, but Donald expects this to blow up in Tony's face in some way. Tony is doing something he shouldn't (being unnecessarily controlling) and he'll pay the price. |
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Post by Sadie on Jun 19, 2015 22:03:54 GMT
(SNIP) It seems, to me, like he intentionally invoked all of Annie's psychological weaknesses (by removing everything she gained in the two years away from him) which his earlier behaviors had created (the creation of which was probably not intentional). (SNIP) I think he has a hidden agenda and that he is intentionally trying to control her, but I don't think that he is being clever. He just showed up and started being bossy and critical. I also doubt that he has enough emotional insight to see that his past behavior had had this effect on her. There are different degrees of cleverness and manipulation. As readers, we're stuck measuring the ability of a manipulator by how successfully they achieve their goals and how elaborately they're shown misleading people. We have no idea of where Anthony is coming from, let alone where he's trying to lead anyone. If his goal was to reinforce the humiliation of his daughter in front of the only other adults she might trust, provoke them into confronting him in front of her so that she feels obligated to defend/side with him, prevent them from learning anything about him, and then leave when he has the metaphorical high ground (they made him uncomfortable, after all) -- then he absolutely nailed it. If his goal was to keep the Donlans from learning what he's been up to, but otherwise have a nice dinner genuinely reconnecting with old friends -- then he bombed terribly. If your perspective is that it would've been more clever of him to get the Donlans on his side, or to control the conversation to the point that no one was able to interject with anything unpleasant, then absolutely, he was less chessmaster and more shy, awkward elephant. |
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Post by ctso74 on Jun 19, 2015 22:53:07 GMT
what exactly does he mean by "there are some things even he can't control"? It is also good to see the Donlans taking Annies side, as for the manipulation he grew up with her so he knows her weaknesses, I do not believe he is being merely incompetent in his parenting, He is actively being cruel. Personal guess: He means that Tony has a long history of being controlling, but Donald expects this to blow up in Tony's face in some way. Tony is doing something he shouldn't (being unnecessarily controlling) and he'll pay the price. That's what I first thought, but the "he" looks like it's in bold font. As if, Donald is emphasizing it. It could still be referencing a history of control issues, but it seems weird to me, to stress the word like that. Since he just mentioned work, maybe it's control in Court politics. If Tony was a Court administrator, he'd might have to keep his attempts to "cure" Annie a secret, which would explain some of his cloak-and-dagger. He could have been the one that rejected Annie being the Court medium. Forgive the wild spec. |
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Post by antiyonder on Jun 19, 2015 22:54:36 GMT
If your perspective is that it would've been more clever of him to get the Donlans on his side, or to control the conversation to the point that no one was able to interject with anything unpleasant, then absolutely, he was less chessmaster and more shy, awkward elephant. There's also the matter of how he gave a flimsy reason for wanting Renard (inferring it to be for Annie's safety, yet didn't show up to do so when she first gained possession of him). |
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Post by machival on Jun 19, 2015 22:59:28 GMT
Personal guess: He means that Tony has a long history of being controlling, but Donald expects this to blow up in Tony's face in some way. Tony is doing something he shouldn't (being unnecessarily controlling) and he'll pay the price. That's what I first thought, but the "he" looks like it's in bold font. As if, Donald is emphasizing it. It could still be referencing a history of control issues, but it seems weird to me, to stress the word like that. Since he just mentioned work, maybe it's control in Court politics. If Tony was a Court administrator, he'd might have to keep his attempts to "cure" Annie a secret, which would explain some of his cloak-and-dagger. He could have been the one that rejected Annie being the Court medium. Forgive the wild spec. That Anthony is secretly involved with court administration is wild spec that I can certainly get behind, but I must view your interpretation of the bolding as unnecessarily complicated. It seems to me that Donald emphasizing the he works just as well if Tony is known for being controlling and being relatively successful at it. Again though, I fully support the wild spec that Tony is involved with the court administration in some way, I just don't see this line of dialogue as supportive of it. |
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Post by keef on Jun 19, 2015 23:36:02 GMT
Personal guess: He means that Tony has a long history of being controlling, but Donald expects this to blow up in Tony's face in some way. Tony is doing something he shouldn't (being unnecessarily controlling) and he'll pay the price. That's what I first thought, but the "he" looks like it's in bold font. As if, Donald is emphasizing it. It could still be referencing a history of control issues, but it seems weird to me, to stress the word like that. Since he just mentioned work, maybe it's control in Court politics. If Tony was a Court administrator, he'd might have to keep his attempts to "cure" Annie a secret, which would explain some of his cloak-and-dagger. He could have been the one that rejected Annie being the Court medium. Forgive the wild spec. I missed that. Thanks. And he must be (at least) in contact with the leadership to return like this. |
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Post by Sadie on Jun 20, 2015 0:06:17 GMT
If your perspective is that it would've been more clever of him to get the Donlans on his side, or to control the conversation to the point that no one was able to interject with anything unpleasant, then absolutely, he was less chessmaster and more shy, awkward elephant. There's also the matter of how he gave a flimsy reason for wanting Renard (inferring it to be for Annie's safety, yet didn't show up to do so when she first gained possession of him). Well, and again, that seems foolish IF you assume that his point was to look completely reasonable and in the right. My whole thing is that while I'm personally on the fence about how purposefully manipulative Anthony Carver is, several of the arguments against him being so are... because he's acting like awkward jerk making easily refutable statements. That doesn't mean anything. So what if his excuse for wanting Renard is flimsy; the Donlans aren't going to supersede his authority and take Renard from him. This particular excuse deflects the original question and sets him up as acting out of concern for his daughter. So what if he's being cold and awkward; doesn't that just make him seem more of the victim? Poor insecure Tony, comes to spend time with his old school friends, only to have his disability called out right at the dinner table. |
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Post by Molly the Sleepless on Jun 20, 2015 0:37:40 GMT
This is likely true, but they're her weak points because he's been withholding affection and approval her entire life. Personally, I don't think that this coldness we see in flashbacks was a display of manipulation - but after his wife died, he changed, and his actions once he returned ARE intentionally manipulative. My perspective: It's at least likely that his final goal involves owning Renard. To try to get Annie to give him control, he systematically demolished her self-esteem, then isolated her from her friends and her job as medium, before he broached the subject of Rey's control when she couldn't fight back any more. The idea that his demeanor in that confrontation is 'just the way he always is' does not ring true to me. Notice that when he visits her in her new white room, he's not nearly as hurtful now that she is under his control. It really seems like he pulled out all of the stops until she followed his orders, then toned it back when he got what he wanted, which clearly shows intentional manipulation. (Also, if he's able to TKO Annie in less than two minutes, and this is how he normally is, she'd be even more of a gibbering wreck at the beginning of the comic than she was. Just saying.) It seems, to me, like he intentionally invoked all of Annie's psychological weaknesses (by removing everything she gained in the two years away from him) which his earlier behaviors had created (the creation of which was probably not intentional). I assume we're agreed in the base assumption that, whatever his motives, having Anthony around is really, really bad for Annie's emotional health? I think he has a hidden agenda and that he is intentionally trying to control her, but I don't think that he is being clever. He just showed up and started being bossy and critical. I also doubt that he has enough emotional insight to see that his past behavior had had this effect on her. If he had emotional insight, then he would have been aware of how his behavior effected others around Annie, but he clearly was not. Remember, that in the hospital Surma was there to moderate his behavior. I don't think he was ever very involved in her upbringing. Most likely he equates parenting with controlling his child and I suspect that he has no understanding of her emotional needs. In this page Donald is suggesting two things: that he is not aware that his actions are inappropriate, and that he would stop if he understood. He's also not surprised that Tony has done this which makes me think that Tony has been trying to deal with people this way for most of his life. You're interpretation seems the most correct to me. He doesn't strike me as someone who is intentionally abusive or cruel. If he wanted to hurt Annie and force her into emotional submission he could have done far worse than what he's done. We've already seen that being stoic and emotionally clueless is natural to him (how he dealt with Brinnie's crush, the way he had no idea what his own emotions were, or how to deal with Brinnie's emotions, the fact that you would never know looking at it from the outside), and I can see a lot of that trait in Annie as well. When she first got to the Court, her mother had just died, and her father disappeared, it took her a few chapters to even open up about that and finally admit that she missed her mom. The way she was determined to not let anyone see how her father's phone call had shaken her up. When Kat was angry with her, Annie had no idea how to go about fixing the situation or talking about it with her. Then there was the whole, let's make plans right as Smitty and Parley confess their love for each other thing. If her father is anything like Annie, he probably wouldn't realize what he's doing isn't emotionally healthy for her or why it's a bad thing. If you add an urge or desire to control things to that already poor combination of personality traits...eeessh, it's not pretty. As far as we know, he's never been one to be intentionally cruel, if he was I doubt he would have had friends like Surma, Don, Anja, and Eggy. I doubt Surma would have agreed to have a child with him. He seems like someone who doesn't know how to be a father or realize how his actions affect his daughter, probably because he's never had to deal with that kind of thing. Annie doesn't seem to know him at all, and she admitted as much in Microsat 5. On top of all of that, Tony has clearly been through some shit. His wife and childhood friend died (I wouldn't be surprised if he blamed himself for her death the same way Annie blamed herself, but a double whammy because he was the one who impregnated her, and he couldn't save her medically), he went god knows where to do some work which resulted in him losing a hand and having his face used for slashing practice. The guy is messing up royally, but I don't think it's intentionally or because he is trying to be malicious. I don't think he wants to hurt Annie, and I don't think Tom would make a character that flat or boring. As for Annie, she really doesn't seem to behave like an abuse victim. She seems a lot more like someone who is trying to come to grip with a massive change in their life. She's been able to do whatever she wants for a long time now at court, and she hasn't seen her father in a long time or had an authority figure in her life. She's already defied him in a major way, and lied to him repeatedly, she even shows hope of being able to change his mind on the issue of being the forest's medium. She isn't being submissive to him, I think she's just adjusting to an authority figure she actually respects and having to deal with the consequences of her actions. As well as having her father back. Idk, Tony's been a dick in these last two chapters, don't get me wrong. I think he's being terrible, but I don't think it's out of cruelty, and I don't think it's because he's abusive. There's never been any indication in any of his characterization in the comic before that he's like that, and Annie's never really come off as an abuse victim. I think he's just not handling this situation well and doesn't know how to. |
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Post by todd on Jun 20, 2015 2:33:35 GMT
There could be some chapters focusing on characters other than Annie to give a break from this plot line and to give time for developments to happen Probably the best approach to take. (It's tempting to imagine something like Anthony deciding, after a couple of further incidents, that the Court is the wrong place for Annie to study and transferring her to another school in another part of the country - and presumably going with her, without caring how inconvenient for the Court it'll be to have to get a new Year Ten biology teacher halfway through the school year - with both characters thus gone from the story for a long time. But I doubt Tom will take that approach.) |
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Post by triplecareful on Jun 20, 2015 3:13:49 GMT
I am still so salty about Annie's new hair. :\
Also, WOW Anthony is such a huge dick. And I'm not about to write his attitude off as the result of something that happened while he was gone because he was also a dick to Antimony before Surma died.
Good writing I guess, since I feel such strong emotions about him...tooooo good maybe >.>
**Also, do you guys think Antimony is going to get to rejoin her original class eventually? Or maybe she'll just defect to the forest? Or will she actually just be stuck in the lower class...?
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Post by carasanathema on Jun 20, 2015 5:10:07 GMT
The last panel actually stood out for me in a powerful way, but with the focus on Annie in spite of Don's emphasis of "he". She is, in her own way, a superpower, and a blazing one, at that (both literally and figuratively). She's under her father's bootheel right now, but parts of her fundamental nature and character growth I think are going to reach a breaking point where they're going to need to be expressed, and unless Anthony has some sort of etheric kryptonite handy, I think she's inevitably going to overcome his control. Just seeing her look so small, young, and contained in that last panel forcibly reminded me of just how fiery and powerful she is inside, if she can only find it again.
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Jun 20, 2015 5:55:33 GMT
At least the Donlans have seen how bad things are and they look like they intend to help. But it's up to Annie to free herself in the end. She's trapped by her perception of her father and her place as his daughter and she needs to change that before she'll get anywhere. Yep. It's the impostor Seed Bismuth all over again. But this time, Coyote isn't there to snap Annie out of it - she has to figure this out for herself this time. what is "even he" meant to signify? as far as we know Mr Carver has no etheric gifts what so ever. Or is it about him being a control freak? Something I speculated in the previous chapter was that Anthony wields significant power in the Court. So far, we've had no direct evidence for this, but the indirect evidence keeps piling up. |
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Post by SilverbackRon on Jun 20, 2015 7:14:19 GMT
A question is what will bring this to a head. I think this will not take as long to be resolved as it usually would in real life. I think story tell needs require it to be resolved in five to ten chapters. Longer would be a drag on the story, shorter would not resolve enough issues.. ... you think up to TEN CHAPTERS of this? Dear gods it took us two years realtime to cover the past 10 chapters. I can't handle two years of "oh, and Anthony is also a dick". |
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Post by TBeholder on Jun 20, 2015 7:59:43 GMT
So the next choice is Zimmy, which obviously is the best chance to beat the little control freak out of this guy. You misspelled "laser cow" there. Laser cows are understandable. If they are unfriendly, there are reasons that make sense. They still obey commands, just someone else's. Being suddenly sucked into Zimmingham without any sort of warning, user manual or way to make sense of this nightmare, however, leaves no straws for mental grasping. Which is why it's the best vaccine against delusions of godhood. It can really get the point across. And if Annie will happen to be around - one more point as a bonus. Not sure what effect seeing Kat shaping the world could have, however. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Jun 20, 2015 12:11:18 GMT
At least the Donlans have seen how bad things are and they look like they intend to help. But it's up to Annie to free herself in the end. She's trapped by her perception of her father and her place as his daughter and she needs to change that before she'll get anywhere. Yep. It's the impostor Seed Bismuth all over again. But this time, Coyote isn't there to snap Annie out of it - she has to figure this out for herself this time. Annie broke the Wisp's glamour and then Coyote chomped on it*. So if/when Annie breaks her dependency on her father, there is still the question of what she can do as a minor beyond just being defiant and short of killing him with fire. * Assuming that the Wisp was actually real and not Coyote playing a trick on Annie. |
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Post by warrl on Jun 20, 2015 15:23:33 GMT
Something I want to point out:
We are wishing for Annie to be rescued (or recover on her own) and Anthony to suffer some punishment or humiliation.
Donald Donlan is a friend of Annie, but also a friend of Anthony. He'll be trying to help both of them.
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Post by Daedalus on Jun 20, 2015 16:27:38 GMT
The last panel actually stood out for me in a powerful way, but with the focus on Annie in spite of Don's emphasis of "he". She is, in her own way, a superpower, and a blazing one, at that (both literally and figuratively). She's under her father's bootheel right now, but parts of her fundamental nature and character growth I think are going to reach a breaking point where they're going to need to be expressed, and unless Anthony has some sort of etheric kryptonite handy, I think she's inevitably going to overcome his control. Just seeing her look so small, young, and contained in that last panel forcibly reminded me of just how fiery and powerful she is inside, if she can only find it again. Anthony is like the control rods to Antimony's critical mass of nuclear material. It does a good job inhibiting the reaction, but when they're removed, look out... |
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Post by donna on Jun 20, 2015 17:45:18 GMT
Though her off-stage narration dropped out of the story long ago. I'm wondering myself how long the situation will last, in terms of pages and chapters. It'll limit the amount of variety of stories (how can the comic focus on anything other than Anthony's restrictions over Annie and Kat's indignant response?), but it doesn't seem like something that can quickly be resolved. No doubt Tom's figured it out, though. Can't see her actually committing suicide though an attempt is believable. There are other plot threads to be resolved that she is important to. Especially she and Kat are both crucial to the Jeanne plotline, Kat to disable the arrow and Annie to guide Jeanne into the ether. Then there are things like the robot goddess plotline for Kat. And what the Court's aims are and its origin. Dramatically Annie is needed for the continuation of much of the story. A suicide attempt would be shocking enough. What would happen if she ran to the bridge and jumped off? Of course, there are those tick tocks... but still... what possible plot lines continue from there? Would Jeanne eat her up? It would be suicide for her to be there open to Jeanne's attacks regardless of whether the Tick Tocks reached her. |
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