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 Post subject: "I just want to be there for someone I care about"
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:31 am 
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This bugged me too. I was wondering if those two would hook up or are just really good friends. I know I wouldn't switch states so easily for someone else. Note the ff. strips. They kinda hint at something...


The latest comic* seems to shed a bit of light on the subject, although it doesn't resolve the ongoing 'will they/won't they' uncertainty...

(Edited at Randy's request - 02-20-2006 in the archives)

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I'm divided whether they should begin a romantic relationship or not. On one hand, it could be the begining of the end of the series (as someone said on the livejournal comment board the "X-Files" factor. While it could be the hilarious begining of a lovely relationship. I really hope that it's the latter.

I wonder if ChooChoobear would play hide and go seek with Davan/PeeJee's kid, if they ever had one. :3nod:


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this is a good one,

he shows, as if often ignored in american media, that actions, how openhearted they may have been, can of will always have an undesired effect. "think before you act, idiot".

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The way he writes, it will either be something passively attempted and simply ignored and/or forgotten by at least one of the characters, or the even more awkward direct and aggresive approach in which they try to work something out, but no matter how they begin their's the highest probability that it won't work. It's a good thing, as passive aggressive writing is very boring. Also, having two of the main characters have a serious relationship without ending it in a somewhat major story shift is poor writing. The story becomes generic and bland that way.

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while 2 main characters have hooked up, i.e. Jason and Aubrey, hooking up a central character with another main character has its consequences. the love interests of Davan provided expansion of the world, e.g. Branwen and Mike. Mike's character would not have developed if Davan was not dating Branwen. Granted Monette brought in Lisa. I really don't know what the fuck I am talking about. I just have a feeling about the whole thing between them not going to happen yet. There is still the Jhim issue, and whether or not that needs to be resolved at all.

Moreover, there is only so much a friend can do without the others consent. But thats just the view of a bored Filipino kid.


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Of course, there's the fact that Davan is just about the only guy who's never let PeeJee down. After a series of bad relationships and fairly substantial changes in the lives of those around her, PeeJee is finding herself alone - even Mike is seeing someone else, instead of spending all his hours forlornly stalking her. Davan has long been a constant for PeeJee, and she may very well simply be refusing to accept that he might leave and have a life without her in it. Jason has a point here - he's trying to subtly tell PeeJee that what she thinks is best for Davan or wants for Davan isn't necessarily what he wants or needs.


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I wonder if ChooChoobear would play hide and go seek with Davan/PeeJee's kid, if they ever had one. :3nod:


If they had a kid Davan would probably eat it XD

But ya a part of me would like to see the relationship happen as they both make each other happy yet another part says "NO! Don't it's to cliche!" So I'm divided on it. The comics gotten kinda depressing for me lately... although I haven't kept up with it till about a week ago when I dug into the archieves and read from begining to end. I nearly cried when Faye died just cause I'd gotten to so well know the characters and become attatched to them... it was depressing to say that least.

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Personally, I'll be very surprised if Peejee and Davan ever develops into something more than it is. The only way I could imagine it happening is just before Jhim/Branwyn was set to re-enter the picture with renewed interest. Their friendship just seems like such a cornerstone of their lives, I can't see that changing anytime soon. I have been wrong before.


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Davan is just as attached and just as willing to do anything for Aubrey also, but since she is with Jason, he hasnt realyl needed to, but the thought and the love is still there.
The only reason that this issue is even coming up is because they are both single and everyone is still subconciously brainwashed by watching desperate housewives....
now if everyone was watching 24 like they are supposed to, then they too woudl be clamoring for the return of that anti furry activist who freed peejees teddy bear from the clutches of the eBaybeast.

or if they were watching Lost everyone would want Davan to see what is in Peejee's "Hatch"

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because Jack Baur would have killed all of the "others" on the island by now.


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Davan is just as attached and just as willing to do anything for Aubrey also, but since she is with Jason, he hasnt realyl needed to, but the thought and the love is still there.
The only reason that this issue is even coming up is because they are both single and everyone is still subconciously brainwashed by watching desperate housewives....
now if everyone was watching 24 like they are supposed to, then they too woudl be clamoring for the return of that anti furry activist who freed peejees teddy bear from the clutches of the eBaybeast.

or if they were watching Lost everyone would want Davan to see what is in Peejee's "Hatch"

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because Jack Baur would have killed all of the "others" on the island by now.


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While i cannot in good faith reveal the location of the cat in question, i pose this comment...Dinner will be ready in another five minutes.

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putting together two completely unrelated comments...or are they???

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As much as I would love to see Davan happy, any lasting happiness would ruin the strip. His overwhelming bitterness/loneliness is the basis for the strip. It's why I tune in to S*P every day.

A relationship with PeeJee would kill the funny =(

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As much as I would love to see Davan happy, any lasting happiness would ruin the strip. His overwhelming bitterness/loneliness is the basis for the strip. It's why I tune in to S*P every day.

A relationship with PeeJee would kill the funny =(

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While I disagree with your assessment of whether or not it would kill the funny it has indeed been the basis to much of the humor. However Randy has shown that he can do many types of humor for many different characters. Davan's cynical nature and biting wit won't disappear just because he's with someone or happy. He was happy with Bran and the comic was still great.

I think that if Randy wants to take us down a different road as an artist he will do so with much laughter and enjoyment. While the funny may change a little in the direction it is coming from I don't think it will decrease at all. But then again Randy is my god and he can do no wrong.

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I've recently re-read the entire series from the beginning, and I was surprised at how much it's drastically altered in tone and content over the years. The brazen, youthful snarkiness has really been replaced with a melancholy "dawning-of-adulthood" somberness. You never see the trio of Aubrey, Peejee and Davan just... hanging out like they used to. As much as I miss this element, I also acknowledge that this is the story that Randy needs to tell, and I've seen enough of his work to know that where he's taking us is more than worth the ride. For better or worse, this comic has grown up quite a bit. And as I step back and look at my own life, I think I've made a mutual progression.

Speaking of progression, I think a Peejee/Davan relationship is where this comic has always been heading. Sappy? Maybe. Realistic? Hell yeah. Welcome? It seems we're pretty mixed on that account. But I'm looking forward to it. That said, I don't believe Randy would leave behind the whole cast of characters to write a comic about Davan and Peejee living with an old man with a severe case of Alzheimers. I expect that would doom the book more than any pairing of main characters ever would. If they do move back to Texas, it'll be temporary and brief, which will make it all that more heart-wrenching.


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The sad parts aren't over yet, not within this chain of sad goings-on that's for sure. But if the persistent idiocy of characters like Kharisma is any clue, the jackassery isn't lapsing either : P
(Is jackassery ever going to be a real word? I don't think there are enough synonyms for the state of being dumb.)


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I'm sure there is an actual term for a comic like SP but, since I don't know it, this is going to be very wordy.

SP isn't a gag-a-day strip but it also doesn't have a big epic story-line. It's like a TV sitcom. It's got a beginning, it has an end (if we're lucky) but the middle is just this big grey area that the writer can do what he wants with. There are ongoing story-lines but they're sort of secondary.

Now, what's the quickest way to kill a sitcom? Pair off a main character with another and watch them live happily ever afer. They can have an awkward one-night stand or a bittersweet kiss or even a short relationship but it really HAS to be doomed. If it's not, it gets boring. That's why things end with "and they lived happily ever after," it's because nobody cares about that shit. I don't want SP to end and I don't want to see nasty breakups between characters i'm meant to like.

So, no. I don't think it would even be sort of a good idea for pee-jee and davan to hook up. To be honest, I didn't even like it when Aubrey and Jason got together.


(edit: fixed. i like to type things up, tear them apart, and put them back together again without giving them a proper once-over.)


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So, no. I don't think it would even be sort of a good idea for pee-jee and davan to hook up. To be honest, I didn't even like it when Aubrey and Jason got together.


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Actually it was the fact I didn't really like that Aubrey and Jason got together that made the whole thing come together right for me.

I mean honestly, do you always like the pairing people you are around. Hell no. I can list off pairs I'd rather break apart with a sledgehammer.

If he does decide to have them hook up it'd be interesting. They do tend to balance certain aspects of eachother's personality out a lot.

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meli wrote:
Now, what's the quickest way to kill a sitcom? Pair off a main character with another and watch them live happily ever afer. They can have an awkward one-night stand or a bittersweet kiss or even a short relationship but it really HAS to be doomed. If it's not, it gets boring. That's why things end with "and they lived happily ever after," it's because nobody cares about that shit. I don't want SP to end and I don't want to see nasty breakups between characters i'm meant to like.


Agreed, the only other reason being a higher cause: comedy. Because Davan tends to attract women whose personalities practically have barbed tentacles and retractable jaws. It would be a bad idea to deprive the strip of a major comical fuel source.


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people in general are not romanced by the actual concept of happiness.
they are romanced by the PURSUIT of happiness....


basically...
its not the desitination.
it is the chase to get there.
and the fun is enjoying the scenery along the way.


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who will get there when we get there.

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