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Post by imaginaryfriend on Mar 10, 2021 8:02:44 GMT
And the makeup in the style of Surma has been put away. Perhaps this symbolizes a coming-to-terms. |
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Post by madjack on Mar 10, 2021 8:05:40 GMT
Back to one hairclip.
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Post by arf on Mar 10, 2021 8:30:32 GMT
Antimony pendant still present.
Shall we refer to this incarnation as 'Uncannie Fannie'?
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Mar 10, 2021 8:48:36 GMT
Next chapter: Anthony, having gotten used to having two Antimonies, realizes that now he can never be alone with her again.
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Post by migrantworker on Mar 10, 2021 9:03:00 GMT
Antimony pendant still present. Shall we refer to this incarnation as 'Uncannie Fannie'? Pendant + no makeup sounds like a right mix of remembering + letting go. |
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Post by blahzor on Mar 10, 2021 9:29:13 GMT
Good job 6 month older Annie
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Post by speedwell on Mar 10, 2021 12:05:02 GMT
Look how gorgeously and carefully Annie is drawn on this page. It made me smile. It was like Tom's saying Annie is a beautiful young lady without the crutch of her mother's makeup (it is not a crutch for everyone, to be sure, but it was for her).
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Post by ohthatone on Mar 10, 2021 12:39:49 GMT
Such a sweet, somber page. Especially the gentleness of the last panel. Tom certainly has a talent for these kinds of moments.
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Post by echo on Mar 10, 2021 13:06:43 GMT
...Yeah I don't view any of this as a good thing beyond alleviating the reader and the writer of the natural issues that come about with identical twin characters, I must be missing something.
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Post by Per on Mar 10, 2021 13:13:02 GMT
Annie: *fuses*
Forum: Whaaaat, this can't be it, it's too pat, it didn't have a proper lead-up, it ends a two-year plotline with no concrete payoff, it's a generic arbitrary solution forced onto a highly specific issue, it treats the matter of ending individual consciousnesses as nothing and Janeway KILLED Tuvix
Annie: No, I... understand.
Forum: This is a great metaphor and a fine payoff.
My brain:
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Post by wies on Mar 10, 2021 13:19:44 GMT
Annie: *fuses* Forum: Whaaaat, this can't be it, it's too pat, it didn't have a proper lead-up, it ends a two-year plotline with no concrete payoff, it's a generic arbitrary solution forced onto a highly specific issue, it treats the matter of ending individual consciousnesses as nothing and Janeway KILLED Tuvix Annie: No, I... understand. Forum: This is a great metaphor and a fine payoff. My brain: You could say the forum was split. |
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Post by saardvark on Mar 10, 2021 13:30:08 GMT
Good job 6 month older Annie ... wisely adopting 6 month younger Annie's viewpoint of loving, remembering but letting go and not being mired in feelings about her mother. |
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Post by Corvo on Mar 10, 2021 13:38:23 GMT
We have a story where forest gods and secretive organizations plot against each other, robot society slowly carve its way into the world of the biologic, ancient events connect to the present and the future, a girl unknowingly walks the path to godhood, and many secrets still loom over us. Amidst it all we get a page that just shows a girl putting away her makeup, and there's so much meaning to it! The only thing I can say is...
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Post by machiavelli33 on Mar 10, 2021 13:48:52 GMT
We all gotta grow up sometime.
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Post by alevice on Mar 10, 2021 13:49:10 GMT
Annie: *fuses* Forum: Whaaaat, this can't be it, it's too pat, it didn't have a proper lead-up, it ends a two-year plotline with no concrete payoff, it's a generic arbitrary solution forced onto a highly specific issue, it treats the matter of ending individual consciousnesses as nothing and Janeway KILLED Tuvix Annie: No, I... understand. Forum: This is a great metaphor and a fine payoff. My brain: TBH I am still not excited about this. Like felt like it amounted to nothing on both the situation occurring and then on the situation finishing. |
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Post by alevice on Mar 10, 2021 13:50:40 GMT
We all gotta grow up sometime. TBH Annie had stopped using makeup for a while, and it seems only courtney regressed to needing it alongside with the pendant to feel attached to surma. |
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Post by ohthatone on Mar 10, 2021 14:03:54 GMT
Annie: *fuses* Forum: Whaaaat, this can't be it, it's too pat, it didn't have a proper lead-up, it ends a two-year plotline with no concrete payoff, it's a generic arbitrary solution forced onto a highly specific issue, it treats the matter of ending individual consciousnesses as nothing and Janeway KILLED Tuvix Annie: No, I... understand. Forum: This is a great metaphor and a fine payoff. My brain: I dont think anyone who previously felt the fusion left much to be desired suddenly feels " oh no, it's all good now, I, like smitty, am totally fine with this situation" but it's ok to recognize a nice moment for what it is. |
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Post by aline on Mar 10, 2021 14:08:45 GMT
We all gotta grow up sometime. TBH Annie had stopped using makeup for a while, and it seems only courtney regressed to needing it alongside with the pendant to feel attached to surma. She stopped using it the first time because she was ordered to by her dad, an arbitrary decision that was about him and not about her. Annie herself had no say in it. Court!Annie did not "regress to needing it" she demanded to get something back that was hers to begin with. It's good that she did. Otherwise the makeup decision would have been Anthony's decision and not Annie's decision, it would always have been about her dad's grief and not about Annie's grief. This time around she made a conscious decision. A very different thing. |
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Post by caber on Mar 10, 2021 14:11:11 GMT
We all gotta grow up sometime. TBH Annie had stopped using makeup for a while, and it seems only courtney regressed to needing it alongside with the pendant to feel attached to surma. Courtney, from what we're told (though admittedly, I feel it could have been shown more) had been living in the war torn aftermath of the city being attacked by the forest. I'm imagining she had to do some frontline fighting a couple times; I'm guessing her finger laser trick wasn't for manufacturing things. She was probably suffering from PTSD. |
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Post by Sky Schemer on Mar 10, 2021 14:37:32 GMT
So that happened.
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Post by 0o0f on Mar 10, 2021 14:46:57 GMT
Also isn't the makeup she wore made out of a fire retardant? I always thought that was interesting.
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Post by DonDueed on Mar 10, 2021 14:50:55 GMT
I just came here to mention how lovely Annie's hands look on this page.
I could fall in love with hands like those.
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Post by Jay on Mar 10, 2021 15:03:56 GMT
At first I thought the resolution of the two Annies part happened too quickly too, but after this page and catching up on a few retrospectives, it seems like I'm weirdly satisfied with it. The fact that it was originally intended to be a way to externalize internal thought processes and the quiet thoughtfulness of this new page I guess just fell into place for me. The Annies got their grievances out for the audience to see and I guess now we see the outcomes without the external-internal dialogue.
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Post by Gemminie on Mar 10, 2021 15:12:56 GMT
We have a story where forest gods and secretive organizations plot against each other, robot society slowly carve it's way into the world of the biologic, ancient events connect to the present and the future, a girl unknowingly walks the path to godhood, and many secrets still loom over us. Amidst it all we get a page that just shows a girl putting away her makeup, and there's so much meaning to it! The only thing I can say is... Yes! It's so meaningful, just this simple act. Together with the title, this just packs so much into one page. We all gotta grow up sometime. TBH Annie had stopped using makeup for a while, and it seems only courtney regressed to needing it alongside with the pendant to feel attached to surma. Yeah, her dad initially forbade her from wearing makeup, but then he eased up on a lot of things, including letting her have custody of the murdering demon monster after she only asked. She probably could've worn her makeup too, if she wanted, but she just never got around to starting back up with it. I doubt her dad would've fought her on it before she moved in with him. She seemingly had gotten to a point where she didn't need it anymore, but apparently part of her still wanted to. It was a crutch that she fell back on when things got bad. I mean, it's not like doing drugs or something, but needing it is a sign that something's wrong. I imagine she may have wanted to put on makeup before going into the forest to confront Loup that first time, as an emotional security blanket, but she chose not to, just as she chose not to wear the necklace (though part of that was not wanting to lose it). She was on her own. Now ... what? She's got a new way forward. But where will she go with it? And we still haven't seen anyone else's reaction to there being only one of her, or her explanation to them. |
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Post by ctso74 on Mar 10, 2021 15:22:45 GMT
Anti-climatic, when compared to the perceived windup, but sometimes personal growth is anti-climatic. I'm sure, a more "narrative" friendly explanation will follow in the next chapter. I mean, people will notice, and ask questions. So, yeah...
This page is keenly focused on mental improvement, which doesn't allows have flash and bang, despite it's importance. Sometimes, it's as quiet as a slow gentle snow, changing an entire landscape, as far as you can see.
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Post by speedwell on Mar 10, 2021 15:47:37 GMT
Also isn't the makeup she wore made out of a fire retardant? I always thought that was interesting. In full, it is that "surma" is the Arabic and Punjabi name for an eye cosmetic made with an antimony compound. |
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Post by lurkerbot on Mar 10, 2021 16:02:54 GMT
The current page reminds me of this page, albeit more permanently this time. Now that Antimony is apparently coming to terms with her mother's loss, I'm hopeful that she can reach a more positive relationship with her father. She now seems to have a healthier perspective about her identity; perhaps this will help resolve her distress over Tony's feelings (or apparent lack thereof) about her. And in turn, maybe interacting with a more self-assured Antimony can help Tony deal with his own emotional turmoil. |
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Post by hen3ry on Mar 10, 2021 16:22:24 GMT
Antimony pendant still present. Shall we refer to this incarnation as 'Uncannie Fannie'? Pendant + no makeup sounds like a right mix of remembering + letting go. Especially since the pendant is an accessory, while makeup is more intimately connected to one's own image. |
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Post by saardvark on Mar 10, 2021 16:37:19 GMT
Also isn't the makeup she wore made out of a fire retardant? I always thought that was interesting. In full, it is that "surma" is the Arabic and Punjabi name for an eye cosmetic made with an antimony compound. the compound antimony trioxide is a fire retardant used in clothing, car seat covers and aircraft. Surma is Urdu for antimony as well. (Actually, "kohl" or "kuhl" is the Arabic term, Persian "sormeh" and Turkish su"rme are also close, though) |
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Post by bedinsis on Mar 10, 2021 17:15:47 GMT
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