"Remember our marriage vows? For better or for worse? Well, it's about to get a whole lot worse."
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Ian Cameron, PhD
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"For better or for worse, my dear lovely Alfie. You signed up for this when you put your paw print on the adoption form at Lhasa Apso Rescue, remember?"
Though I wish we were in store for yet another hilariously stilted Moy misunderstanding, there have been enough French restaurant names foreshadowing that Dr Ned is a Pig or Love Dog respectively. After months of denial Dawn will be weeping into Mary's shoulder like the amazingly mature adult she is.
However the most awesome outcome by far would be that Dr Ned is on the phone with Flower Fairies only he can see and hear, and Mary reassures everyone that this is entirely normal.
I think Dr. Ned is completely aware of Jared's presence outside his office and is just setting him up. Any second now, Dr. Ned will jump up and yell, "Boo!" He's fed up with Jared and the fact that he spends most of his work day, spying on the other staff members.
I just finished reading an epic Mary Worth storyline starting in May 2001. It was written by John Saunders, who also wrote Steve Roper and Mike Nomad, one of my childhood favorites. In this Maryverse, Dawn Weston is an attractive, feisty, clever young woman with a take-no-prisoners attitude who conspires with Dr. Ian Cameron and an attractive psychology grad student to take down Toby's conniving sister, who is trying to sink her hooks into Wilbur. That Dawn would have seen through Ned in an instant, and be plotting to have him lose his medical license.
I don't know if the difference is that the panels have shrunk in size and the stories and artwork have to get simpler, or if the syndicate wants less dialogue, but the loss of fleshing out of characters and plot is evident. I hope Moy and Brigman can eventually bring MW back to that level.
I applaud Liz's comments above. Since I only know Dopey Dumb Dawn, picturing her as "attractive, feisty, clever young woman with a take-no-prisoners attitude" is producing cognitive dissonance. I doubt that KM is up for something like that - she seems to have been phoning it in for years. I bet June would relish that, though!
Judging by the windows in panel 1, either there's been an earthquake or the building maintenance is seriously lacking.
How surprising (ha!) that Dr. Ned has the Worthiverse requisite gray books on his desk. I'd like to see the rest of the desk - any photos of Dear Sweetums?
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"For better or for worse, my dear lovely Alfie. You signed up for this when you put your paw print on the adoption form at Lhasa Apso Rescue, remember?"
Though I wish we were in store for yet another hilariously stilted Moy misunderstanding, there have been enough French restaurant names foreshadowing that Dr Ned is a Pig or Love Dog respectively. After months of denial Dawn will be weeping into Mary's shoulder like the amazingly mature adult she is.
However the most awesome outcome by far would be that Dr Ned is on the phone with Flower Fairies only he can see and hear, and Mary reassures everyone that this is entirely normal.
Tune in tomorrow for riveting fuslogue like "for richer or poorer" and Monday's "in sickness and in health".
I fear this storyline won't end 'til death do us part.
I think Dr. Ned is completely aware of Jared's presence outside his office and is just setting him up. Any second now, Dr. Ned will jump up and yell, "Boo!" He's fed up with Jared and the fact that he spends most of his work day, spying on the other staff members.
Wanders, you made me literally laugh out loud!
And then his bride says, "Oh, you have no inkling just how much worse it's going to get, Buster."
Yeah, that Ned's a real charmer.
-- Scottie McW.
I just finished reading an epic Mary Worth storyline starting in May 2001. It was written by John Saunders, who also wrote Steve Roper and Mike Nomad, one of my childhood favorites. In this Maryverse, Dawn Weston is an attractive, feisty, clever young woman with a take-no-prisoners attitude who conspires with Dr. Ian Cameron and an attractive psychology grad student to take down Toby's conniving sister, who is trying to sink her hooks into Wilbur. That Dawn would have seen through Ned in an instant, and be plotting to have him lose his medical license.
I don't know if the difference is that the panels have shrunk in size and the stories and artwork have to get simpler, or if the syndicate wants less dialogue, but the loss of fleshing out of characters and plot is evident. I hope Moy and Brigman can eventually bring MW back to that level.
--Liz
I applaud Liz's comments above. Since I only know Dopey Dumb Dawn, picturing her as "attractive, feisty, clever young woman with a take-no-prisoners attitude" is producing cognitive dissonance. I doubt that KM is up for something like that - she seems to have been phoning it in for years. I bet June would relish that, though!
Judging by the windows in panel 1, either there's been an earthquake or the building maintenance is seriously lacking.
How surprising (ha!) that Dr. Ned has the Worthiverse requisite gray books on his desk. I'd like to see the rest of the desk - any photos of Dear Sweetums?
When did Jared's eyes change color? At one point, they were brown...
I'd like to see Robert Crumb take over this strip.
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