Might still be.
I’m not convinced that Dina intended any more than some time alone to blow off steam before returning to talk.
Future comics might prove me wrong, but I’m betting Becky is jumping the gun on the breakup.
That was my takeaway from the last Becky/Dina interaction. That Dina, who seems to have an elevated EQ with Becky, was just going to give Becky the space she needed to work her stuff out.
Switching things up today and making a becky appreciation thread: I like the constrast of her saying that she is very much jealous of their relationship but refusing to let Dorothy take blame or fell bad because of it. Even through that hurt she still cares about her.
Becky telling Dorothy to fuck off with that nonsense makes me very happy, because she’s absolutely right that this is a thing between her and Dina and nobody else (and it’s a way of calling out Dorothy’s spirally bullshit without demonizing her; like it’s just not appropriate or factually accurate to the situation). I’m also pleased to see she’s woken up actually really clear-headed about things, makes me feel a lot better about her health.
But I didn’t need a Becky appreciation thread. I’ve always liked her, even when I was a bit irritated at her being the only person having a problem with Doyce getting screen time at the time lol.
I wish Becky and Walky could hang out more, I just really like the goofy chemistry they have but they rarely get to just hang out casual style together
I’ve always been a Becky fan, but I’ve been really impressed with her maturity and clear-headedness in this sequence. She refuses to make any excuses or place any blame on other people for her issues. I feel like if she could talk to Dina the way she’s been talking to Dorothy, she’d have a very good chance of patching things up.
One thing I actually really like here is the very distinctly implied reason that she is more articulate now than yesterday is because, we’ve literally seen her spending all day thinking about this. Every single strip she’s been in has been her wandering around clearly just stewing in her actions and how she feels.
Notoriously, suicidal depression can look a lot like “maturity and clear-headedness”. I am very very very worried for Becky. She’s clearly arrived at “everyone leaves me because I am the problem” which is an extremely hazardous belief to have.
thejeff
Yeah, not entirely happy with all the praise for Becky being mature and self aware when the evidence for that is basically just self-blame. It’s kind of fair here, since she’s reached the right conclusion about Dorothy, but we don’t really know if she got there by the right route or if she’s just jumping to self-blame for everything.
Thank you, Becky, for immediately slapping down Dorothy’s claim of responsibility! Given who Dorothy is, it was obvious she was going to feel like it was her fault, but that’s not hers to claim.
I also love that Becky was going to ask to be ground into the floor for her birthday.
I am reminded of a quote from Gundam Wing, of all places, Duo Maxwell (a smartass of a character) talking about Quatre (a sensitive, empathetic type of character):
“If you leave him alone Quatre always takes the blame himself for everything. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day he starts saying that his lack of effort is the reason there is no air in outer space. “
I am here for any reference to Gundam Wing and Duo was absolutely right in that assessment of Quatre. I will be waiting for Dorothy to blame herself for there being no air in space.
Andrusi
If Becky doesn’t believe in God, Dorothy will solve that by becoming God, and to prove her Godness she will turn on the air in space.
Astariel
But if there’s air in space, how will we know Batman is special?
194 thoughts on “Broken up”
QueenofSodor
the becky shall be reduced to a soup-like homogenate, by way of dina
or, uh, she would have been, anyway
Rose by Any other Name
Might still be.
I’m not convinced that Dina intended any more than some time alone to blow off steam before returning to talk.
Future comics might prove me wrong, but I’m betting Becky is jumping the gun on the breakup.
Lee
I’m hoping a talk(tm) is incoming. Dina is very emotionally mature.
Hydrohead
That was my takeaway from the last Becky/Dina interaction. That Dina, who seems to have an elevated EQ with Becky, was just going to give Becky the space she needed to work her stuff out.
Twinsword
Patience… Patience!
Thag Simmons
Only the Dinatron reduces an entire lesbian to a soup-like homogenate in 30 seconds.
QueenofSodor
thank you for remembering the reference i was trying to make better than i did lmao
(i don’t rememeber which WTYP episode had the Safety Third about that, i want to go back and re-listen to it)
Thag Simmons
Shockingly not the Atmospheric Railway episode! It’s the Costa Concordia one.
Pocky
hey now; until we hear Dina say it’s over, Becky can still be ground to sapphic powder by christmas.
shadowcell
becky and dina’s relationship was yet another stepping stone to be sacrificed on dorothy’s pitiless march to power
PrognosticHannya
Future President Doris? No, Future GOD-EMPRESS Doris.
Doctor_Who
She’s going to steal ALL the girlfriends! Her harem will span the cosmos!
Corey C.
Hail Dorothy, World Empress! May her reign and lesbian harem remain when nothing remains!
JWK
I don’t think you can blame Dorothy for THIS one. She made it clear she wasn’t into Becky from the start.
JWK
I meant Joyce. Sorry. Forget the whole thing.
Yumi
The real cheating will be Dorothy with Becky, solid.
(/j)
QueenofSodor
joyce would be clapping and cheering for them in her chair
Stormtide Leviathan
I’d love to see Becky deal with the fact that Joyce *can* be into her, but only voyeuristically when she’s with Dotty
Doctor_Who
Joyce’s interests include Dorothy and Dorothy accessories.
Kazuma Shouri
I can’t imagine worse than this last reaction, but I know it would be
Sirksome
It would show an incredible amount of leadership in both of them!
Stormtide Leviathan
Whoops, accidentally reported this while trying to reply. But that would be *such* a funny wrench to throw into the situation, I’m all for it
Nono
Actually it’ll be Alice with Dina, after a disastrous bowling night.
Clif
I feel certain that Joyce and Dorothy have not forgotten bowling and it is at the top of their list of concerns.
Sirksome
Don’t trust birthdays, including mine, which is today.
not someone else
Hap Birf
Laura
???@
(Ha – pee – bird – “A”)
(????????)
Clif
For your birthday you get actual communication between Becky and Dorothy. It’s something.
Trust me, there are worse birthday gifts.
NGPZ
Happy Birthday to you!
The world is a zoo!
We wish you a great party!
Aaaaaand some sweet presents too!
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Tan
Happy Distrustday
Ray Radlein
Mine’s in three days! I COMMAND you to enjoy yours more than I will enjoy mine
Nymph
Can you give an idea of how much you’re planning to enjoy yours so they have a baseline to go from?
Big Steve
You’re not planning on enjoying yours, Ray? Awww, come on! You can do it!
cbwroses
HBD ?
The Queer Agenda [frog memes]
Birthday buddies? Birthday buddies!
Sirksome
Birthday buddies! It’s a nice coincidence that the strip on my birthday had a character say “birthday”. Really lined things up.
Spacie
Happy Birthday.
Concolor
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes
Li
Happy birthday ?
Nono
Honestly this is going way better than any of us expected.
Bryy
Give it a strip or two.
Effie
yes both of them should strip
not someone else
Yeeeeeah I think she’s catastrophizing.
nadamás
Switching things up today and making a becky appreciation thread: I like the constrast of her saying that she is very much jealous of their relationship but refusing to let Dorothy take blame or fell bad because of it. Even through that hurt she still cares about her.
not someone else
The hair legit looks better on her than Dorothy. On Dorothy it just looks corporate, on Becky it looks futch.
Bittersweet
Becky telling Dorothy to fuck off with that nonsense makes me very happy, because she’s absolutely right that this is a thing between her and Dina and nobody else (and it’s a way of calling out Dorothy’s spirally bullshit without demonizing her; like it’s just not appropriate or factually accurate to the situation). I’m also pleased to see she’s woken up actually really clear-headed about things, makes me feel a lot better about her health.
But I didn’t need a Becky appreciation thread. I’ve always liked her, even when I was a bit irritated at her being the only person having a problem with Doyce getting screen time at the time lol.
Nono
Becky is both self-aware and also her own worst critic.
YourCousinJay
I wish Becky and Walky could hang out more, I just really like the goofy chemistry they have but they rarely get to just hang out casual style together
Astariel
I’ve always been a Becky fan, but I’ve been really impressed with her maturity and clear-headedness in this sequence. She refuses to make any excuses or place any blame on other people for her issues. I feel like if she could talk to Dina the way she’s been talking to Dorothy, she’d have a very good chance of patching things up.
Ado
As someone who hasn’t always been the biggest Becky fan, huge agree here. Her pessimism comes with a lot of twilight valor
Seralyna
One thing I actually really like here is the very distinctly implied reason that she is more articulate now than yesterday is because, we’ve literally seen her spending all day thinking about this. Every single strip she’s been in has been her wandering around clearly just stewing in her actions and how she feels.
BSD
Notoriously, suicidal depression can look a lot like “maturity and clear-headedness”. I am very very very worried for Becky. She’s clearly arrived at “everyone leaves me because I am the problem” which is an extremely hazardous belief to have.
thejeff
Yeah, not entirely happy with all the praise for Becky being mature and self aware when the evidence for that is basically just self-blame. It’s kind of fair here, since she’s reached the right conclusion about Dorothy, but we don’t really know if she got there by the right route or if she’s just jumping to self-blame for everything.
DailyBrad
I love Becky. She’s sometimes frustrating, but so is just about everyone else in the cast with much focus, and I love a lot of them, too.
Odo
Becky has gumption
Opus the Poet
It seems like Dorothy Has some of her message reversed, the grinding should be distinct.
Liara
But the what’s left of Becky after the grinding should be indistinct
Astariel
Thank you, Becky, for immediately slapping down Dorothy’s claim of responsibility! Given who Dorothy is, it was obvious she was going to feel like it was her fault, but that’s not hers to claim.
I also love that Becky was going to ask to be ground into the floor for her birthday.
DailyBrad
I am reminded of a quote from Gundam Wing, of all places, Duo Maxwell (a smartass of a character) talking about Quatre (a sensitive, empathetic type of character):
“If you leave him alone Quatre always takes the blame himself for everything. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day he starts saying that his lack of effort is the reason there is no air in outer space. “
Bleuryder
I am here for any reference to Gundam Wing and Duo was absolutely right in that assessment of Quatre. I will be waiting for Dorothy to blame herself for there being no air in space.
Andrusi
If Becky doesn’t believe in God, Dorothy will solve that by becoming God, and to prove her Godness she will turn on the air in space.
Astariel
But if there’s air in space, how will we know Batman is special?
DashWallkick
If anything Becky is too comfortable saying “the problem is me” to let her get away with it.
Granted, the problem *isn’t* her, but Becky can’t accept that yet.
Cholma
The only way to settle this is for Dorothy to hook up with Dina while Becky & Joyce “grind pelvises into the floor”.
The strangest double-date of all time.
John Campbell
Nah, Becky and Dorothy need to fuck it out while Joyce and Dina observe from the Joyce chair.
Steamweed
Dina and Joyce give theatre director-style feedback.
Reltzik
Dina would NEVER.
She would leave at least SOME of Becky’s pelvis intact, somewhere that it had a chance of fossilizing.
tyersome
Well now that’s an unusual take on boning …
Effie
Dig it.
Effie
Digit. Fingers or numerals? You decide.
Steamweed
Dina thinks that people into mummification are amateurs. Fossilization is the true path.