I thought it was incredibly obvious that Dorothy is doing exactly this
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That’s where i’m leaning too, but i think the frazzled hair leaves the door open for other interpretations IMO. Tho it’s hard to see last panel as anything other than an angry smile
Sure, I see what’s being done, my problem is it doesn’t FEEL like Dorothy. Like, have we even seen Dorothy be THIS silly about an actual serious topic?
It’s jarring.
Doctor_Who
See, she tried being serious about it, it didn’t work. She’s smart, she tried something different, based on her knowledge of how Becky uses silliness to mask her inner pain.
Believe it or not, these characters ARE capable of learning. Sometimes. When all other options have been exhausted.
That face could be Becky about to go apeshit or about to laugh her ass off.
Amazing that this is Dorothy’s crashout, too.
Don’t worry Dotty, it can all be solved with Dina being selfish, or, alternatively, polyamory!
-“But Sarah said-”
Sarah is wrong! Polyamory fixes everything!
Ok but genuinely, Dorothy’s so annoying. A smarter person would give Becky space now. Or reach out and then pull back. But it’s like Dorothy CAN’T not meddle. She’s always gotta be doing something. It’s basically narcisism in the form of self pity. “Oh I have wronged someone so I need to make an ass out of myself. Oh I kissed someone at a protest now I have to spout worthless platitudes about changing society. You’re not the main character, Dotty. You’re not a leader. You’re so painfully average that you fly bellow nearly everyone’s radar to the point that nobody even recognizes how toxic your behavior is. Because nobody caaaaaaaares, Dorothy. So go off and have your beautiful sapphic marriage with your boring girlfriend and live your boring life instead of adopting a new emergency to prevent every 5 minutes for fear that if you’re left alone with your thoughts for a mere second you’ll realize how unimportant you are. You’re not even interesting enough to be the Bad Guy.
She was annoying, but interesting, for a while. In her spiral she seemed like she might figure some stuff out, she even started to (like when she recognized she turned people into projects). Probably a big ol pause button on all that though.
HueSatLight
edit button’s gone… just wanted to add: Becky being earnest is not something that needs to be fixed.
… edit button’s back. What Dorothy’s “fixing” is the same thing Joyce was trying to fix with Dina. Her own discomfort. Ironically about the aspect of this that they weren’t to blame for. But they decided to step in it.
…Given Becky’s expression in the last panel and the complete cartoonish absurdity of Dorothy’s words, I think this is actually Dorothy playing the role of bad guy in a way that Becky can work with in their prior established bit. She doesn’t appear to be particularly mad or offended.
Yotomoe
That doesn’t really change my opinion on anything I said tbh.
I think Dorothy is a far more flawed character than she will ever admit, but also I think she’s right here. Dorothy has been walking on egg shells for a long time, not just because when she started dating Joyce. Nearly any other roommate would have told Becky to clean up her crap long ago, and probably would have transferred rooms rather than deal with that and her arch-nemesis BS. Becky also threw away a happy relationship because she couldn’t stand that her best friend who she never dated decided to be with someone else and now that Dorothy gives Becky a little harsh truth for once suddenly that’s enough to make Dorothy a sworn enemy for real. Yeah Dorothy could have said nothing and pretended everything was fine, but I’m also pretty sure that nothing would have changed for the positive even if Dotty feed Becky’s self-pity for the rest of the semester.
It looks positive to me. Like she’s gearing up to play the archnemesis game that she likes. And, now that Dorothy is playing into it, too, Becky will enjoy it even more.
(Tbh, I don’t understand why this is fun for either of them. I would really not like this game. But that’s ok, they’re the only ones who have to like it.)
It’s “Oh, so we’re playing THAT game, are we? I can dig it.”
It’s Becky showing recognition that Dorothy needs an outlet, and so does she, and this “rivalry” is a comfortable game they’ve been playing since Becky first met Dorothy.
PLEASE let this be either 1) cathartic playing into The Bit on Dorothy’s part in the hopes it helps Becky cheer up, or 2) Dorothy refusing to let Becky not be mad at her, resulting in an actual escalation (or denial of escalation, which honestly might be more satisfying!) leading into a crashout on Dorothy’s part
It’s Dorothy leaning into the “rivalry” game that Becky’s been playing with her since they met.
Dorothy has always brushed it off and smiled and chuckled at Becky saying “You’re the worst”, but at this moment, they both need to feel SOMETHING that isn’t wistful sadness, and playing up the friendly fake fighting is a quick and probably safe way to do that.
100 thoughts on “Pedantic neatfreak bony poindexter”
NGPZ
this is… either the most or the least healthy thing for Becky rn :0
reddslym
Hell, for either of them
Alexander Krizak
Why not both?
Doctor_Who
Both. Both is good.
clif
No one expects the Anti-Dorothy
I mean, I certainly didn’t.
Steamweed
Dotty, have you snapped? Have you finally gone around the bend?
QueenofSodor
she’s knitting with only one needle! unraveling fast, it’s true!
flake
they´re coming to take me away ha hai’m driving only three wheels these days. but my dear, how about you?jeffepp
…And, a large orange drink!
Yotomoe
Yes. If by “finally” you mean 2 weeks ago.
QueenofSodor
DOROTHY PLAYING INTO BECKY’S BIT AND BECOMING THE JOKER TO CHEER HER UP IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I’VE EVER SEEN
Steamweed
“I made you? You made me first.”
Grimey
“Did we just become best friends?”
“Yep…Oh.”
“Yeah. Crap.”
“Uh…Arch-Nemesis?”
“ARCH-NEMESIS!”
ReFlex76
This would make Becky Batman.
NGPZ
We got AG, we got Night Guy, sure why not a third? XD
Owlmirror
Wonder Lesbian!
Owlmirror
Bat-Lesbian?
Bobby
I thought it was incredibly obvious that Dorothy is doing exactly this
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Doctor_Who
Some people’s hatred of Joyothy just eats the rest of their brains, huh.
flake
That’s where i’m leaning too, but i think the frazzled hair leaves the door open for other interpretations IMO. Tho it’s hard to see last panel as anything other than an angry smile
Lumino
Sure, I see what’s being done, my problem is it doesn’t FEEL like Dorothy. Like, have we even seen Dorothy be THIS silly about an actual serious topic?
It’s jarring.
Doctor_Who
See, she tried being serious about it, it didn’t work. She’s smart, she tried something different, based on her knowledge of how Becky uses silliness to mask her inner pain.
Believe it or not, these characters ARE capable of learning. Sometimes. When all other options have been exhausted.
Yumi
…Oh yeah, I’m rapidly more and more onboard with the hatesex.
apocryphascribe
Yeah I think it needs to happen now more than ever.
Gigafreak
Now, what is the most plausible way to further escalate the trainwreck?
Maybe if Dina picked that exact moment to show up.
Bill Erak
Dina and Joyce show up!
IntangibleMatter
Hate me, damn you! Hate me or else!
IntangibleMatter
Also am I the only person having trouble reading her expression in the final panel?
Steamweed
I’m hoping it’s an irritated scowl that’s on the verge of cracking a smile.
Thag Simmons
I do love a character deciding to play Heel.
mindbleach
Not the villain arc I predicted, but fuck, I’ll take it.
TheMormegil
Heee heeeee
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
MwahahahahahahahahahahahaahahHaHHahHa
These two should bang
Bill Erak
That face could be Becky about to go apeshit or about to laugh her ass off.
Amazing that this is Dorothy’s crashout, too.
Don’t worry Dotty, it can all be solved with Dina being selfish, or, alternatively, polyamory!
-“But Sarah said-”
Sarah is wrong! Polyamory fixes everything!
Nono
We thought it was going to be Joyce in a poly relationship, but it’s going to be Dorothy!
Villain!
AshleyMagica
…I don’t feel qualified to say if Dorothy is doing a good thing here or not.
DarkMelody42
Dorothy wtf are you doing?
clif
Is it not obvious?
Yotomoe
Helloooooo I’m the Dorothy critic, I hate her so YOU don’t have to!
Yotomoe
Ok but genuinely, Dorothy’s so annoying. A smarter person would give Becky space now. Or reach out and then pull back. But it’s like Dorothy CAN’T not meddle. She’s always gotta be doing something. It’s basically narcisism in the form of self pity. “Oh I have wronged someone so I need to make an ass out of myself. Oh I kissed someone at a protest now I have to spout worthless platitudes about changing society. You’re not the main character, Dotty. You’re not a leader. You’re so painfully average that you fly bellow nearly everyone’s radar to the point that nobody even recognizes how toxic your behavior is. Because nobody caaaaaaaares, Dorothy. So go off and have your beautiful sapphic marriage with your boring girlfriend and live your boring life instead of adopting a new emergency to prevent every 5 minutes for fear that if you’re left alone with your thoughts for a mere second you’ll realize how unimportant you are. You’re not even interesting enough to be the Bad Guy.
HueSatLight
She was annoying, but interesting, for a while. In her spiral she seemed like she might figure some stuff out, she even started to (like when she recognized she turned people into projects). Probably a big ol pause button on all that though.
HueSatLight
edit button’s gone… just wanted to add: Becky being earnest is not something that needs to be fixed.
… edit button’s back. What Dorothy’s “fixing” is the same thing Joyce was trying to fix with Dina. Her own discomfort. Ironically about the aspect of this that they weren’t to blame for. But they decided to step in it.
Mewzard
…Given Becky’s expression in the last panel and the complete cartoonish absurdity of Dorothy’s words, I think this is actually Dorothy playing the role of bad guy in a way that Becky can work with in their prior established bit. She doesn’t appear to be particularly mad or offended.
Yotomoe
That doesn’t really change my opinion on anything I said tbh.
Taffy
Okay, but what if they did a backflip?
CrazyJ
I think Dorothy is a far more flawed character than she will ever admit, but also I think she’s right here. Dorothy has been walking on egg shells for a long time, not just because when she started dating Joyce. Nearly any other roommate would have told Becky to clean up her crap long ago, and probably would have transferred rooms rather than deal with that and her arch-nemesis BS. Becky also threw away a happy relationship because she couldn’t stand that her best friend who she never dated decided to be with someone else and now that Dorothy gives Becky a little harsh truth for once suddenly that’s enough to make Dorothy a sworn enemy for real. Yeah Dorothy could have said nothing and pretended everything was fine, but I’m also pretty sure that nothing would have changed for the positive even if Dotty feed Becky’s self-pity for the rest of the semester.
Gotthammer
one hundred emoji 👍
Cholma
…and BOOM goes the dynamite!
Patrick
“BONY POINDEXTER” SIGHTING YESSSSSS
DiDi
I need someone to confirm if Becky’s expression at the end is a reluctant half smile or something more negative. Please.
eskimolos
It’s definitely reading reluctant half-smile to me, I’m getting serious “this is what I didn’t know that I needed” from Becky’s reaction.
Dara
That’s totally her starting to actually feel something again. This is good.
Leorale
It looks positive to me. Like she’s gearing up to play the archnemesis game that she likes. And, now that Dorothy is playing into it, too, Becky will enjoy it even more.
(Tbh, I don’t understand why this is fun for either of them. I would really not like this game. But that’s ok, they’re the only ones who have to like it.)
Jeff K!
It’s “Oh, so we’re playing THAT game, are we? I can dig it.”
It’s Becky showing recognition that Dorothy needs an outlet, and so does she, and this “rivalry” is a comfortable game they’ve been playing since Becky first met Dorothy.
Leorale
Yeah! This one.
Leorale
Yeah! This one, what Jeff K said.
Doopyboop
Well this is a better Dorothy crash out than storming into a protest about to be busted by the cops I guess.
apocryphascribe
IMMENSELY better, and with way more room for hijinks!
Dara
…nature is healing!
apocryphascribe
PLEASE let this be either 1) cathartic playing into The Bit on Dorothy’s part in the hopes it helps Becky cheer up, or 2) Dorothy refusing to let Becky not be mad at her, resulting in an actual escalation (or denial of escalation, which honestly might be more satisfying!) leading into a crashout on Dorothy’s part
Aura
I love these messy girls
Grimey
…Damn you Dorothy this is the sweetest, most bullshit thing you could have done.
I…I gotta give this one to you.
…
EpochFlame
dorothy is the new becky in this rivalship
Fail Earnhardt
I’m way too autistic to figure out what Dorothy’s going for. Becky was being heartfelt and she went anime villain for some reason.
Jeff K!
It’s Dorothy leaning into the “rivalry” game that Becky’s been playing with her since they met.
Dorothy has always brushed it off and smiled and chuckled at Becky saying “You’re the worst”, but at this moment, they both need to feel SOMETHING that isn’t wistful sadness, and playing up the friendly fake fighting is a quick and probably safe way to do that.
Fail Earnhardt
It’s desperate and lowkey condescending, which means it’s Classic Dorothy
Morrison
See Dorothy? I told you.
RassilonTDavros
Yeah I think I’m just gonna ignore the comments tonight, shit’s probably gonna get ugly
BBCC
RIVALS FOR LIIIIIIIIIFE.
I think this is exactly what Becky needs right now. Good job friending, Dorothy.
nadamás
Hey i haven’t see here in a while how it’s going?
Taffy
Deliberately unhinged Dorothy is the most interesting Dorothy has ever been. I wanna see her go completely nuts.
nadamás