Who gave here a butterfly knife? I don't think she's safe to carry even a butter knife! Stopping dangerous things to the crazy person!
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
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So wait, Erin basically has multiple personality imaginary friends based on videogame characters, a resolution that could probably be described as something of a mix between Donny Darko and Fight Club.....and then she practically screamed homicidal tendencies by sticking a knife out....?
Chances are the new character was there because Sharon thought Erin's plug was going to get pulled or something....she looks adorable though.
Chances are the new character was there because Sharon thought Erin's plug was going to get pulled or something....she looks adorable though.
Firstly, the word son doesn't really work on people older than you.Evil Smurf said:
Secondly, she's really not the *****. She's just plain unlikeable now.
"Now?"Blunderboy said:Firstly, the word son doesn't really work on people older than you.Evil Smurf said:
Secondly, she's really not the *****. She's just plain unlikeable now.
You've got high tolerance levels.
Reading Critical has always been like watching the anime "Black Lagoon" for me. Love the series, but there are many times I don't care for the main character.
I hope the octopus hat girl has some kind of counter attack for the next strip. Maybe a headbutt or an uppercut... anything?
I think the problem is more:Hollyday said:
We had a storyline which says that these antics are not played for laughes and that she has ... Dun, dun, dunnnnn... SERIOUS ISSUES!!!
This makes strips like these problematic because we were supposed to take Erin's actions seriously then. Thusly, pulling a butterfly knife with a blade about as large as her head on a new co-worker is no longer wacky antics but Erin continuing to be a danger to everyone around her.
Thusly the problem. In real life, most of us would have difficulty seeing the joke in this and, since we're now supposed to take such strips as drama, the reaction becomes confused. It may well be that trying to do drama with Erin was this strip's "miscarriage moment" but what has been done can rarely be undone.
The way I see it, it's a term for a woman who is a bachelorette who doesn't really give a crap about anything much but self satisfaction and fun.Entitled said:
The sexist part is that these women only exist in film to make grumpy and stuffy men see how to have fun in life (hence the 'Dream Girl' part) rather than be a character in and of themselves.
I could be described as a manic pixie dream girl (ugh I don't like the phraseology though) in the way that I, personally, don't really behave like an average 30 year old woman at all. Ironically my male best mate is the grumpiest fucker to have ever lived. I'm wondering if it's as much as illusion of film makers than a reflection of the type of people who fit the MPDG type attract in their lives seen from a largely male perspective.
Is that a double-edged balisong in the last panel? Because if it is, that may be the most stupidly dangerous knife to ever theoretically exist.Grey Carter said:
My script actually specified a "switchblade" so you'll have to talk to Cory about that.Dangit2019 said:
Actually, it would be better if I could make a formal complaint to the CEO of Themis Group. Yes, it is that big a deal. This is, after all, the internet, and is therefore serious business.Grey Carter said:
Oddly, I was expecting Boxy to show up, though that's so dated it wouldn't be funny other than as an "Oh I remember that".
While it works in a general sense, and is an exagerrated version of how a lot of women react to each other when they have a niche defined in a peer group, the first thing I thought of was some of the youtube cam-girl rivalries, many of whom do the whole "manic" thing.
I'll also say that on a serious note you might be wondering why Erin hasn't gotten fired with all of her recent antics and breakdowns, especially seeing as her peer group seems to involve a lot of her co-workers. A lot of this might very well be her recognizing an up and coming replacement, and truthfully if you've ever seen someone meet their replacement to-be in a sitation like this, this is pretty close to how it can be at times when they realize what's going on, especially if like Erin you really don't have much else.
While it works in a general sense, and is an exagerrated version of how a lot of women react to each other when they have a niche defined in a peer group, the first thing I thought of was some of the youtube cam-girl rivalries, many of whom do the whole "manic" thing.
I'll also say that on a serious note you might be wondering why Erin hasn't gotten fired with all of her recent antics and breakdowns, especially seeing as her peer group seems to involve a lot of her co-workers. A lot of this might very well be her recognizing an up and coming replacement, and truthfully if you've ever seen someone meet their replacement to-be in a sitation like this, this is pretty close to how it can be at times when they realize what's going on, especially if like Erin you really don't have much else.