Ishmael Returns
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Rather than Tsundere, and any kind of romantic wierdness, I'd probably use the term "Frenemy" where I think at the end of the say Sharon and Erin are friends, but Sharon messes with her (and to be honest it seems like Erin probably gets in her shots). The kind of relationship where you might not recognize a friendship from the outside with all the sparring.
If you wanted to get technical, Sharon apparently has Erin's back someone fierce because otherwise Erin *would* be out of a job. Especially if the boss didn't like her to begin with, Erin has probably given "cause" for her own termination twenty times over. Even allowing for this being a cartoon and a bit of surrealism (with say the knife not being literally present, but instead indicative of the sentiments being expressed, I've never taken Critical Miss as something that is supposed to be showing events literally all the time).
It's also noteworthy that this is more like a joke, because if Sharon was being mean spirited she wouldn't have told Erin she edited the wikipedia page (and it could be days before Erin figured it out, if ever, depending on whether she calls her own page very often). It would be easily reversible.
Also being actually FAT isn't nessicarly the point, going with the whole "Frenemy" thing this is a way of telling someone to whom it matters, that they could stand to lose a couple of pounds. If one reads into this that Erin's recent problems and medications (which can cause you to put on weight) have lead to her putting on a couple of pounds, which she might not have realized with everything going on. The big question is whether or not Erin minds the pounds, which we can probably infer she does, so on some levels this is actually a friendly jibe by way of making a point.
I hope I'm explaining that well, but that's my guess as to their relationship.
THAT said I think we're all looking far deeper than the actual strip's point, which was the comments being made to Erin, as some truely morbid fatso walks by and she's friendly to him, which was kind of the "punchline".
If you wanted to get technical, Sharon apparently has Erin's back someone fierce because otherwise Erin *would* be out of a job. Especially if the boss didn't like her to begin with, Erin has probably given "cause" for her own termination twenty times over. Even allowing for this being a cartoon and a bit of surrealism (with say the knife not being literally present, but instead indicative of the sentiments being expressed, I've never taken Critical Miss as something that is supposed to be showing events literally all the time).
It's also noteworthy that this is more like a joke, because if Sharon was being mean spirited she wouldn't have told Erin she edited the wikipedia page (and it could be days before Erin figured it out, if ever, depending on whether she calls her own page very often). It would be easily reversible.
Also being actually FAT isn't nessicarly the point, going with the whole "Frenemy" thing this is a way of telling someone to whom it matters, that they could stand to lose a couple of pounds. If one reads into this that Erin's recent problems and medications (which can cause you to put on weight) have lead to her putting on a couple of pounds, which she might not have realized with everything going on. The big question is whether or not Erin minds the pounds, which we can probably infer she does, so on some levels this is actually a friendly jibe by way of making a point.
I hope I'm explaining that well, but that's my guess as to their relationship.
THAT said I think we're all looking far deeper than the actual strip's point, which was the comments being made to Erin, as some truely morbid fatso walks by and she's friendly to him, which was kind of the "punchline".
So, the main character gets called fat and unimportant... funny? What exactly is this comic doing. Its not a joke, it doesn't really tell a story. What is going on? Why was this made?
I want to like her and feel sorry for her, but Erin is not a sympathetic character.
I forgot Sharon is supposed to be really attractive... Huh.
I forgot Sharon is supposed to be really attractive... Huh.
"I've always liked the idea that Sharon is actually quite nice and Erin just brings out the worst in her."
The writers DO realize they're sympathizing - and in a way trying to get us to sympathize as well - with a woman who sucker punched a bedridden car crash victim, right?
The writers DO realize they're sympathizing - and in a way trying to get us to sympathize as well - with a woman who sucker punched a bedridden car crash victim, right?