That first panel reference is a little too esoteric for my understanding, so I’m just clock in as the only Walky/Raidah shipper in the world and go about my day.
I feel like even if you don’t get the specific reference (I also have no idea which video game Spider-Man we’re talking about, if anyone has clips I would like to see them) the general gist is pretty easy to infer.
Basically, its a reference to how the various modern Spiderman games have Spidey being very anti-killing, but the very flexible combat system and random events can be used to create some… yeah, that motherfucker’s dead situations.
Is Raidah expressing that she’s genuinely hurt that Jennifer isn’t there for her emotional comfort or is she upset that Jennifer has other friends than her? Or both? In any case, Jennifer should probably let Raidah know she’s not trying to get back with Asher either. Raidah presumes that Jennifer is getting right on that.
I mean I wanna like Raidah, but that’s hard when you remember things like the last conversation between these two was Raidah failing and practically rejecting the concept of friendship with Jennifer specifically .
—- https://www.dumbingofage.com/comic/coupling/
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Like I’m totally willing to forgive that and start fresh. Really give this Dumbing group B thing a shot. I just need some consistency here from Raidah and not self serving interpretations that apply only on her time. Or she can do all that too as long as we stay on target in knocking the main group down a peg for my personal satisfaction.
nadamás
Instructions unclear: Raidah will now start pegging everyone in the main cast.
Rowen Morland
Actually looking at those too back to back gives it a very, negging/isolating you feel. Raidah is your only friend, don’t believe you have other friends.
I like her, she reminds me of Dorothy. Less naive, but then a steep cliff. She understands networking exists, but feels like she’s going about it all wrong. I wouldn’t know for sure, I don’t know how to network. But having a small group of people you’re boss of, and shutting everyone else out doesn’t seem like what you’re supposed to do.
I mean definitely not just you, there’s dozens of us. I’m personally in the camp of “I REALLY want to like Raidah. I already like her, but I want to have more reasons to like her, like more exploration of her depths as a character.”
KtBear
You’re assuming there ARE more depths to her character.
Bryy
I think that her current arc is about realizing her she has no depth.
I wanna fuck with raidah, i really do, but the overtones of antiblackness and misogynoir in her interactions with Sarah (fully unintended, I do not believe that’s what Willis was going for back in like 2012) are just too much for me without a redemption arc. Like there’s being a fun minor villain and there’s shit like that which is way too real
She adds conflict to the comic. She is what is known as a sitcom arch nemesis. She is the Newman to Sarah’s Jerry. Of course at this point I dislike Joyce more than her.
well, she said ‘dms’ so maybe they’re just twitter mutuauls versus a personal number (tho i imagine robin doesn’t exactlys tay private and easily gives aawy contact info lol) tho at this point even if she got elected once you’d think most ppl would steer clear of associating with robin
I will forever love the insane dynamic Billifer put herself into where she is simultaneously the only person who can consistently no-sell Raidah to her face and get away with it while also being completely ambivalent about being Raidah’s beloathed wretched little pursedog. It is so insane, I love it so much.
Crazy thing is that I don’t even want it to implode, lowkey I hope their mildly toxic relationship stumbles itself into a wildly goofy toxic friendship.
Li
+1
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Raidah seems to have been shedding parts of her friend-group without comment, and it would be kind of neat if she looked up one day and it was just Jennifer left? And maybe, in an ironic twist of fate, Jennifer wound up imparting lessons she’s learned from Walky and Joyce of all people on how to have real friends instead of just people who are useful to you, or people you think make you look cool by association.
Sirksome
Two things here
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1. Where the eff is Carl? Has he been dumped in the same void Raidah’s other friends seemingly disappeared into? I guess his whole gimmick was being forgettable background noise so it’s no real loss if he never shows up again much like Raidah’s other “friends” whose names I forgot but trust me they exist!
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2. I think Raidah is about to get a term I’m coining right now called the Reverse Joyce. In which you’ve somehow come to realize a person who annoys you has become your best and possibly only friend just by being around. I really think Raidah is now in that situation with Jennifer. Ironic considering she didn’t want to know who Kit Fisto was. When the time comes that Raidah actually needs a friend Jennifer will be the only person she has!🤣
Real talk Sarah you more so a boss than a friend, and it doesn’t help that the hang out you had with Walky came off as more of a job interview than just hanging out.
This is kind of the downside to trying to girlboss all the time.
Have you listened to like anything about what Raidah is about? She’s a political social climber that cares about what people can do for her, but she also does care about causes important to her.
No, not MAGA. She is the Top Dog of an influence structure and does not define herself by an external group, more of a self-advocate. Someday she may run an organization that pushes liberal or conservative causes, but the first rule will be that she runs the organization.
I feel like once Raidah gets a taste of Walky’s mom (probably after digging in deep and finding out he isn’t on speaking terms with her) it’ll probably shake the foundations of how she does things.
I’m not 100% sure Jennifer comprehends grudges the way Raidah does them. Like, I’d believe that her response to Raidah re-explaining ‘why we hate Sarah’ could be an eyeroll and a ‘you’re still on that? It was basically forever ago!’
105 thoughts on “Video game Spider-man”
Ana Chronistic
Yes, Sarah is absolutely doing the boning
TrueSurvivor
Everybody welcome back Ana, long has she been departed from us, but lo the prodigal daughter returns.
Sirksome
What sick shit is Tony into?
Steamweed
Seemly behavior! :O
Mr. Random
Holding hands
Qube
tall chicks
clif
Football.
Circeus
Common sense and not taking any shit
Rimwalker55
Throw pillows
TrueSurvivor
Given what Ruth syas about Billie, I am unsure if that lest question is spoken with horror or intrigue.
Stormtide Leviathan
Honestly I don’t read it as either, just genuinely trying to clarify
clif
I read it as Jennifer’s keen perceptiveness being the same as ever.
StClair
“Look, I’ll do a lot of questionable things to get what I want, but willingly associating with Sarah? That’s… how dare you.”
NGPZ
that’s what ya get for “networking” LMAO XD
totally called this BTW is just like when James blew all his money on a Magikarp
LaGrosseLegume
Raidah if ya want an access to the dean and make a power move over Sarah – just start to boning Dean youself
Needfuldoer
Go Team Venture?
Ray Radlein
Or Sarah!
Dot
That first panel reference is a little too esoteric for my understanding, so I’m just clock in as the only Walky/Raidah shipper in the world and go about my day.
Thag Simmons
I feel like even if you don’t get the specific reference (I also have no idea which video game Spider-Man we’re talking about, if anyone has clips I would like to see them) the general gist is pretty easy to infer.
clif
Ever since Rutech bought Disney the games have been more creative.
Grimey
Honestly, I think I ship Walky/Raidah if only to avoid Amber/Walky so friggin’ soon, and because they could be good for each other.
Jeff K!
Swap in “videos of Mario dropping a baby penguin off a cliff” and you’re fine.
Wraithy2773
Basically, its a reference to how the various modern Spiderman games have Spidey being very anti-killing, but the very flexible combat system and random events can be used to create some… yeah, that motherfucker’s dead situations.
One particularly amusing example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9TCU8cpAR0
C.T. Phipps
Is Raidah expressing that she’s genuinely hurt that Jennifer isn’t there for her emotional comfort or is she upset that Jennifer has other friends than her? Or both? In any case, Jennifer should probably let Raidah know she’s not trying to get back with Asher either. Raidah presumes that Jennifer is getting right on that.
M!a
Billifer is hovering dangerously close to being an undesirable asset for Raidah’s collection.
Thank the gawds for her money and promiscuity; she’s a shoo-in for a Cabinet post at least.
Coatl
Well, that “I’m your friends” doesn’t sound so distressed or painful.
And yes, it seems Raidah will let things slide with Asher, but if she finds out about Alice, I think things won’t be good for Jennifer.
M!a
Raidah isn’t doing much to expand her fan club among the readers.
nadamás
She got me in there, i love her exactly because the ways that she sucks are fascinating..
Bryy
Right? I don’t exactly love Raidah but I love how much she thinks she’s a literal supervillain.
Coatl
There are characters who are created precisely to not be liked…and without fear of being wrong, Raidah is one of them.
Dot
Her “fan club” appears to consist of just me.
Sirksome
I mean I wanna like Raidah, but that’s hard when you remember things like the last conversation between these two was Raidah failing and practically rejecting the concept of friendship with Jennifer specifically .
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https://www.dumbingofage.com/comic/coupling/
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Like I’m totally willing to forgive that and start fresh. Really give this Dumbing group B thing a shot. I just need some consistency here from Raidah and not self serving interpretations that apply only on her time. Or she can do all that too as long as we stay on target in knocking the main group down a peg for my personal satisfaction.
nadamás
Instructions unclear: Raidah will now start pegging everyone in the main cast.
Rowen Morland
Actually looking at those too back to back gives it a very, negging/isolating you feel. Raidah is your only friend, don’t believe you have other friends.
HueSatLight
I like her, she reminds me of Dorothy. Less naive, but then a steep cliff. She understands networking exists, but feels like she’s going about it all wrong. I wouldn’t know for sure, I don’t know how to network. But having a small group of people you’re boss of, and shutting everyone else out doesn’t seem like what you’re supposed to do.
Li
I mean definitely not just you, there’s dozens of us. I’m personally in the camp of “I REALLY want to like Raidah. I already like her, but I want to have more reasons to like her, like more exploration of her depths as a character.”
KtBear
You’re assuming there ARE more depths to her character.
Bryy
I think that her current arc is about realizing her she has no depth.
zee
I wanna fuck with raidah, i really do, but the overtones of antiblackness and misogynoir in her interactions with Sarah (fully unintended, I do not believe that’s what Willis was going for back in like 2012) are just too much for me without a redemption arc. Like there’s being a fun minor villain and there’s shit like that which is way too real
Dandi_Andi
Nah. I’m a fan. I’d take 100 Raidahs over a single Joe.
Thag Simmons
I mean, I enjoy reading about her! I wouldn’t enjoy interacting with her, but that’s not relevant.
nadamás
A character doesn’t have to be likable to be interesting to read!
RassilonTDavros
I’m honestly really liking her as a character lately. As for the club, though… I’m just not sure I’m ready for that kind of commitment.
Qube
true enough, I continue to have X-Pac Heat for raidah
Spacie
She adds conflict to the comic. She is what is known as a sitcom arch nemesis. She is the Newman to Sarah’s Jerry. Of course at this point I dislike Joyce more than her.
Steamweed
They ARE boning. But yeah it’s still weird kinky shit.
(weird stuff like seemly behavior and all…like whoinhell does THAT?)
nadamás
I love how fucking weird Raidah is about everything. And i hope she lives to forver regret giving Robin her contact information.
anon
well, she said ‘dms’ so maybe they’re just twitter mutuauls versus a personal number (tho i imagine robin doesn’t exactlys tay private and easily gives aawy contact info lol) tho at this point even if she got elected once you’d think most ppl would steer clear of associating with robin
Bryy
Raidah is 100000% the type of social media user that gets personally offended that people on an open and free platform talk to her.
Bill Erak
Seeing Raidah’s day ruined is always fun
I Know Why The Mowed Lawn Screams
I will forever love the insane dynamic Billifer put herself into where she is simultaneously the only person who can consistently no-sell Raidah to her face and get away with it while also being completely ambivalent about being Raidah’s beloathed wretched little pursedog. It is so insane, I love it so much.
nadamás
It is easily one of the best things to come out of the time skip, i can’t wait to see how their whole situation eventually implodes.
I Know Why The Mowed Lawn Screams
Crazy thing is that I don’t even want it to implode, lowkey I hope their mildly toxic relationship stumbles itself into a wildly goofy toxic friendship.
Li
+1
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Raidah seems to have been shedding parts of her friend-group without comment, and it would be kind of neat if she looked up one day and it was just Jennifer left? And maybe, in an ironic twist of fate, Jennifer wound up imparting lessons she’s learned from Walky and Joyce of all people on how to have real friends instead of just people who are useful to you, or people you think make you look cool by association.
Sirksome
Two things here
—-
1. Where the eff is Carl? Has he been dumped in the same void Raidah’s other friends seemingly disappeared into? I guess his whole gimmick was being forgettable background noise so it’s no real loss if he never shows up again much like Raidah’s other “friends” whose names I forgot but trust me they exist!
——
2. I think Raidah is about to get a term I’m coining right now called the Reverse Joyce. In which you’ve somehow come to realize a person who annoys you has become your best and possibly only friend just by being around. I really think Raidah is now in that situation with Jennifer. Ironic considering she didn’t want to know who Kit Fisto was. When the time comes that Raidah actually needs a friend Jennifer will be the only person she has!🤣
Newlland(Henryvolt)
Real talk Sarah you more so a boss than a friend, and it doesn’t help that the hang out you had with Walky came off as more of a job interview than just hanging out.
This is kind of the downside to trying to girlboss all the time.
Newlland(Henryvolt)
*Raidah not Sarah
nadamás
Not true! She mix it up with some gatekeeping and gaslighting.
Cholma
Ah, Raidah. Proving once again what an A+, stellar human being she is. She’s only missing her MAGA hat.
nadamás
Ok come on, Raidah has her things but she absolutely draw the line at maga shit, she is very vocal about her beliefs on this stuff.
Thag Simmons
There’s a lot of bad things you can say about Raidah, but she definitely isn’t MAGA.
Dot
No clue why people always say this about her. She’s not a conservative!
Shade
Have you listened to like anything about what Raidah is about? She’s a political social climber that cares about what people can do for her, but she also does care about causes important to her.
StClair
Exactly.
She has much more in common with a top-level Democratic politician. :p
Cassie
I think you can only come to that conclusion if you ignore “but she also does care about causes important to her.”
Bryy
That isn’t the own you think it is.
Rimwalker55
No, not MAGA. She is the Top Dog of an influence structure and does not define herself by an external group, more of a self-advocate. Someday she may run an organization that pushes liberal or conservative causes, but the first rule will be that she runs the organization.
Grimey
I feel like once Raidah gets a taste of Walky’s mom (probably after digging in deep and finding out he isn’t on speaking terms with her) it’ll probably shake the foundations of how she does things.
All hypothetical of course.
RassilonTDavros
Coulda sworn Billifer was in the loop on the Raidah/Sarah beef and its history, but I guess her dismissive line immediately after the flashback squares away pretty well with her complete ignorance here.
anonymsly
I’m not 100% sure Jennifer comprehends grudges the way Raidah does them. Like, I’d believe that her response to Raidah re-explaining ‘why we hate Sarah’ could be an eyeroll and a ‘you’re still on that? It was basically forever ago!’
Shakes
I think Raidah is delegating her acquisition of power too much lately. You can’t get the minions these days.
Shade