Well-check
Posted on December 8, 2025 by David M Willis

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235 thoughts on “Well-check”

  1. NGPZ

    YOOOO she cut her hair MUCH earlier than I thought she would!

    Oh dear… :0

    1. Clif

      Where did Becky go and who is this new character?

      1. Call Me Deacon Blues

        Lol I did legit not realize it was her for a hot second

    2. Thag Simmons

      I mean she’s needed a haircut for in-universe weeks, if anything this is overdue.

      Not that I’m one to cast stones

    3. DJTsurugi

      she cut her hair in probably the most problematic style she could have, this is not only a ploy that wont work, but Dina will notice. ~<3

      1. Clif

        My worst guess is that both Dina and Joyce notice.

      2. Tessea

        “problematic haircut”????

        1. Foxtastic

          ohh….it’s the dorothy cut ;-;

        2. anon

          length aside it reminds me more of walky’s hair than dorothy

        3. Dwampre Scorrigank

          That also means it’s an Asher cut

      3. Big Steve

        I was thinking, “Hey, that looks pretty good and I’m taking this as a positive development.” Then I read your comment. 🙁

      4. The Queer Agenda [frog memes]

        Looks great, as long as she doesn’t dye it blonde… agreed with the others it looks more mussed/fluffy like Walky or Asher than how Dorothy wears hers.

        1. deliverything

          For comparison: here’s Dorothy’s hair at just about its messiest:
          https://www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/book-16/01-not-so-smooth-criminals/thetruth/

      5. Gbz

        What is problematic about this hairstyle?

        1. Taffy

          August 23, 1937
          Paris, France

          Look it up, you’ll put the pieces together.

        2. Risky

          The signing of the Paladin / Sicko pact?

  2. Dot

    It’s, uh, dorothyesque.

    1. Irreleverent

      Fuckin hell.

      1. NGPZ

        “Dorothy-mander isn’t real, she can’t hurt you.”

      2. Morrison

        They gunna fuck

    2. Donovan

      wow

    3. Doctor_Who

      [*] Classic Dorothy
      [*] Thicc Dorothy
      [*] Ginger Dorothy
      [ ] Shiny Dorothy

      1. Gigafreak

        Smear some vaseline on Jennifer, I guess

        1. Clif

          The makeup will come off and we’ll see it’s been Mike all the time.

      2. QueenofSodor

        Shiny Dorothy is President Doris

        1. Holly

          This really plays in to my theory that it’s actually Becky who is going to end up running for President some day.

      3. Big Z

        The Four Dorothsmen of the (Joyce’s Sexuality) Apocalypse?

      4. Andy

        Gotta catch ‘em all.

      5. Risky

        Unfortunate reminder of the existence of thicc pikachu. Ginger Dorothy is shiny Dorothy, technically. The foil Dorothy is more correctly known as Holo Dorothy.

        At least Becky didn’t go Full Dorothy; that it’s not a silhouette or color match is a good thing. Maybe she and Ruth should change clothes to increase Becky’s Dorothy quotient.

    4. Cheshrin

      Shit, I can’t unsee it now.

      …….is it mean-spirited to say that Becky wears it better, or

      1. Effie

        Is it mean-spirited? Yes.

        … is it true? Also yes.

    5. Thag Simmons

      shit, it does doesn’t it

    6. Masha

      Between this and Joyce just wearing all of her clothes I guess it is faster to draw if Willis just make every white girl look like Dorothy. Next we’ll see her with glasses

      1. zee

        Dotty should grow out her hair, the variety is apparently needed. Longer than shoulder length tho so she doesn’t just look like Amber again. Wavy (i think her hair is naturally wavy? It’s looked like it has too long to just be messy) long hair would look cute on her.

        Alternatively get a bisexual undercut but that feels less her style

        1. Freemage

          Nah, she needs the sort of daring that led her to charge onto a tear gas-filled campus quad.
          I’m thinking… Mohawk. Dyed for Pride.

    7. noisy

      If that’s right, then this would be Becky’s version of Joyce pretending to be Jacob’s girlfriend? In the sense of “I’m atheist so everything’s on the table now”?

    8. Pocky

      Becky. . . gurl, please stop, don’t cosplay thr girl you wants gf. it never ends well lol

      1. Clif

        Occasionally it ends in popcorn.

    9. jeffepp

      The Venn diagram between Dottie and Becky has been very circular from the get-go. She just needs a pair of glasses to compete.

      1. John Campbell

        And to have not grown up with Joyce.

    10. Tan

      Becky went to the hairdresser and said “give me The Atheist”

    11. DiDi

      Nooo… you ruined it.

      Can’t it be closer to Amber?

    12. Queezle

      I did not at all clock that.

    13. GUIGUI

      There is nothing to be alarmed about until she start wearing glasses.

    14. Sirksome

      Let’s be honest here. Half the ladies in the cast are a short woman between 5’1 and 5’5 with short to mid length hair. Glasses and freckles as optional accessory traits. What we really need to be asking is what are the subtle differences in each of their identical movesets that makes them unique. Like I bet Becky’s forward smash has more power but less range.

      1. Risky

        5’3 is average height, 5’5 is above average.

    15. Jon

      Not really. More like Walky’s.

  3. Doctor_Who

    Oops, All Gingers!

    1. Cimorene

      Oops all orphan, queer gingers.

    2. Tawnee

      Yay, All Gingers!

  4. Ty34er

    Oh my gosh, she Dorothy-ed herself.

    1. Disastroid

      She’s going to become president.

  5. IntangibleMatter

    Becky’s learning from Dina about how to be stealthy, so if nothing else that’s a good sign.

    1. Pocky

      also Ruth has gone soft dating ghat one guy. She’s losing her edge of suicidal bisexual pact keen senses.

      1. Staszu13

        I do believe Jason has moved on

        1. Holly

          So you’re saying Becky x Ruth is an option?

        2. Thag Simmons

          He hasn’t appeared in a while but I think they’re still together

    2. Amós Batista

      not like this…???

  6. Doopyboop

    Cute haircut is cute!!

    1. Thag Simmons

      Looks really good!

  7. Cholma

    Nice ‘do! // Man, Hiveworks really needs to fix that awful server time-drift!

  8. QueenofSodor

    her heartbreak haircuts are trending shorter and shorter huh

    excited to see her go for a buzzcut the next time she gets dumped

    1. KtBear

      HAS she been dumped? Why does everyone think Dina and Becky have split up?

      1. Astariel

        It’s a reasonable interpretation of events, but I wouldn’t call it certain yet. Personally, my guess would be that Becky thinks she got dumped, while Dina doesn’t think she dumped Becky and is waiting to see what Becky does.

        1. Clif

          I was going to say we think it, first because of the two strips starting at https://www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/book-16/01-not-so-smooth-criminals/proof/

        2. Clif

          And then the strip at https://www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/book-16/01-not-so-smooth-criminals/rewarded/ .

        3. YourCousinJay

          I can’t get over the straight up horror movie lighting Willis gave to this scene

        4. Bogeywoman

          I am in agreement. Largely in part because I would not expect Dina to end a relationship through implication. It doesn’t really align with her communication style.

      2. QueenofSodor

        dina slept on the floor instead of on the dinosaur last night, those two are incredibly joever

        1. Pocky

          unless we hold out hope for the theory that the dinosaur is in dire need of washing, and reeks of dirty deeds.

        2. Effie

          … done dirt cheap?

        3. Mr D

          There is no way that giant ass dinosaur is dirt cheap.

        4. StClair

          and that’s why they charged it to the DeSanto campaign.

        5. QueenofSodor

          hasn’t stopped her every night since their first sex!

        6. SunflowerBanjo

          I mean, I think that could also be because she’s incredibly hurt and confused by Becky’s reaction to Joyce/Dorothy and feels conflicted about their relationship to where she wants to distance herself from things that are a direct connection to it (i.e., the “bed” they shared). Doesn’t inherently mean that the relationship *is* over, just that she’s been hurt by Becky’s actions.

        7. Nono

          “Joever” certainly hits different re: recent events with Joe huh.

      3. Trying my best

        I think even if Dina did not actually dump her (I’m uncertain), Becky in her current mental state would almost certainly *believe* she did. She said “if yer gonna leave me, just do it. […] The problem is me.” Dina said “Yes, it is,” and left.

        1. SunflowerBanjo

          Right but she didn’t say, “I am breaking up with you.” or (imo) even imply it. She said, “Yes. You are the problem. You are correct in that understanding of what you’ve done here.” And then she left *without* saying anything about breaking up. I think Dina is direct enough and responds to things literally/straightforwardly enough that if she had intended to break up with Becky after Becky literally asked her to “Just so it”, she would have done so explicitly.

        2. Trying my best

          Yeah, that is actually why I am not 100% certain that they are broken up. I more so mean that I think it’s reasonable if *Becky*, in her doom spiral, does think she was dumped.

    2. Bogeywoman

      https://imgur.com/gallery/DE1W8b9 Pick your fighter

      1. Taffy

        I’m a fan of the hair over her eyes. Always did like that.

    3. Needfuldoer

      Have you ever tried cutting your hair longer? It takes a while!

  9. EpochFlame

    new haircut new you

    1. Clif

      Twist. The new Becky turns Joyce on.

  10. Sirksome

    Don’t trust post crisis of faith haircuts.

    1. Clif

      It isn’t yet post crisis and it’s really a lack-of-faith haircut.

      Don’t trust the English language.

    2. anon

      at least she didn’t liek dye it lime green

  11. Nono

    Oh hey these two could bond over how a bisexual (in denial) girl broke their hearts.

    1. Astariel

      When did Jennifer break Ruth’s heart? Ruth went to great lengths to break up with Jennifer for no reason.

      1. Clif

        And then Jennifer let her, even though she had previously promised not to.

        1. OngoingConversation

          And melodrama was unconfined.

      2. C.T Phipps

        I mean their relationship was violent, abusive, and toxic.

        And Ruth only broke up because she thought she was dragging Jennifer down.

        1. Li

          I’m sorry but they were genuinely in a good place before the breakup where their relationship was none of those things. Stuff changes over time. You don’t have to like it, you don’t have to become a fan, but it is silly to deny that the writing was clearly portraying their relationship as having become healthy prior to the breakup.

        2. Airyu

          I liked their relationship but I don’t think one of them constantly trying to break up with the other is a healthy relationship

        3. Li

          I mean, it wasn’t constant, and it stemmed from Ruth’s self-worth issues. Either way, “violent, abusive, and toxic”, it was not.

        4. C.T Phipps

          Given that Jennifer bodyslammed Ruth and other attacks….yes, violent.

          And then the fact that Jennifer is a recovering alcoholic and Ruth is back to drinking.

          (and vice versa at times)

        5. Li

          “Stuff changes.”

          And they had both quit drinking and Jennifer was already in therapy when Ruth broke up with her.

          You are just… getting the order of events objectively wrong.

          Again: you don’t have to like the relationship. But your description of it continues to just be wrong.

        6. deliverything

          I was going to add onto what Li said, but Ruth explained it better.
          https://www.dumbingofage.com/2022/comic/book-12/05-this-was-halloween/happiest-2/
          and the following strip
          https://www.dumbingofage.com/2022/comic/book-12/05-this-was-halloween/trigger/
          I’m not saying she was right to think the way she did, merely that this was her actual stated reason.

      3. Dot

        She had a reason, it was just a bad idea.

        1. Astariel

          Fair enough, it was for no good reason.

  12. RassilonTDavros

    “Look at me. I’m the Dorothy now.”

  13. pjeseb

    Came here to say I like Becky’s new haircut even though I hope it doesn’t mean anything bad about her mental state.

    Didn’t realize the resemblance to Dorothy until it was pointed out.

    1. Crow

      Dorothy has a basic enough haircut that if anyone in the dumbingverse accused Becky of copying her on purpose I would think they were reaching

  14. YourCousinJay

    huh, she looks. huh.

    I don’t hate it actually, she lowkey rocks it but also I can’t unsee that now she’s just Briefs from PSG

    1. C.T Phipps

      I was thinking Robin from Stranger Things.

    2. zee

      She looks like a soccer mom who’s gonna take the kids to McDonald’s after practice

  15. Shakes

    I think this is symbolic of Becky graduating from baby-gaydom and going pro.

    1. Grimeyville

      Something genuinely depressing about graduation into pro gay involves heartbreak.

      Like Naruto abilities but regular text instead of subtext.

    2. Micki

      Yeah, this was the impression I got, too. It’s definitely a “quieter” haircut — I wonder if a corresponding personality change will follow.

  16. Astariel

    Becky is symmetrical now? This is weird. I don’t think I like it.

  17. AbacusWizard

    Whoa! She has stealth hair now! Undetectable by Ruth!

    (also pretty cute)

    1. Gigafreak

      Had to compensate for the high-vis color it’s in. That has caused her some Problems before.

  18. Armadillo

    I liked this at first but then people pointed out how similar it is to Dorothy and now I’m just sad and concerned…

    1. anon

      ‘floofiness’ aside i think it also looks a bit like leslie’s but i suppsoe there’s only so much you can do with short hair besides crew cut/pixiecut and a bob cut

  19. DiDi

    Ooh, this is the new haircut everyone was going on about from the old preview pages…

    I actually think she looks really good. It suits her. Dare I say, better than her old style.

    1. Thag Simmons

      I think I still like the pre-timeskip undercut more, but her post-timeskip grown-out undercut was not a good look, although it was very in-character.

  20. Throwatron

    She really is a crashout haircut person, that fits her character so well

  21. bwooom

    Oh I REALLY like her short hair. I know a sudden impulsive haircut is usually a Sign of something but to be honest if this gets some impulsiveness out of her system harmlessly I’m cool with it.

  22. Sirksome

    I wonder if enough patreons write in we can get a bonus strip of Bloomington’s hair salon.

  23. Kim

    I was gonna lament over Becky getting a straight-girl haircut.
    But then realized she looks like Dor’y T-T So that wouldn’t be accurate!

  24. Staszu13

    (Imitating English pantomime crowd) SHE’S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!

  25. Staszu13

    Picked up Dina’s stealth thing, did you?

  26. Ray Radlein

    new haircut who dis

  27. jeffepp

    Who’s the predator, and who’s the prey in this picture?

    Ruth, in her head: I won’t date another of my girls… I won’t date another…

    Becky: “Come on in. How much do I need to undress for this… checkup, doc?

    Ruth: “… Let’s find out.”

    1. Effie

      I so want this to happen now

    2. Slartibeast Button, BIA

      The Predator is the one with the invisible-but-with-distorting-lines camoflage.

  28. Taffy

    I can’t believe Becky got another haircut, instead of fully funding the Kickstarter for [latest indie video game with a hinted-to-be-queer character in the trailer] all by herself. What a selfish pile.

    1. Clif

      And just think. She never paid Joyce back for the first hair cut out of Jennifer’s money, and here she is getting anther one.

      1. nadamás

        Just last week i remembered and how weird and unserious that people actually got mad about that.

      2. Sirksome

        Give it up for Jennifer. Doing her part to support the at risk gays! We stan and cheerleader!

    2. nadamás

      Excuse you! It’s called the pile of lesbos!

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  29. Yotomoe

    I like the new ‘Do Becks.

    1. Clif

      Before or after doing Joe?

    2. anon

      it sorta reminds me of some kinda ‘anime’ style/can imagine her in some cosplay

  30. Derek

    isn’t it a wellness check?

    1. QueenofSodor

      could be a wellsnes check

      maybe a welln64 check

      1. Slartibeast Button, BIA

        No, it is a Wellesley check, to see if she transferred to one of the Seven Sisters.

    2. anon

      well she is canadian so maybe she shortened it

  31. nadamás

    That cheeky face Becky makes at the end is adorable.

  32. Erica

    Dorothy is exactly the kind of person who would call the police to do a wellness check on someone

    1. Stormtide Leviathan

      Up until 2 days ago anyway

    2. anon

      i mean things are awkward with becky but she also seems like the one who would do the check herself

      i wonder if booster has ‘psychoanalyzed’ becky yet

      1. Clif

        Kind of the reverse, sorta, a little bit.

        https://www.dumbingofage.com/2020/comic/book-11/01-this-bright-millennium/ditchin/

  33. darkoneko

    As silent as Dina

    1. darkoneko

      also, nice haircut. Too bad those generally signify the end of something. Oy oy oy yo better get back with Dina y’hearme ?

  34. Rikunda

    Somehow she grew hair on one side that was much shorter before. She found a magic barber!

    1. anon

      i’m sure layering is possible but it’s not like her undercut was a full buzz on the side shave /she simply doesn’t have as much tucked behind her ear but as far as hairstyles go it doesn’t seem too unrealistic , like how billiefer has a bob now, which is technically long enough to put into a ponytail like we’ve seen but the ponytail is a bit ‘thicker’ than it’d look irl so it’s more of teh artsstyle.

    2. Lys

      No, if you’ll take a look at panels 1 and 4 of the previous comic with Becky, you can clearly see her left side already the right length for this hair cut, so all she needed to do was cut the right side to match, no magic involved.

      https://www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/book-16/02-im-the-problem-its-me/pushthrough/

    3. Needfuldoer

      Chop it off one side, glue it to the other. Easy-peasy.

      1. Clif

        I believe the Lys explanation, but I prefer the Needfuldoer one.

  35. Lee

    I had to go to TVTropes and see if one of you dorks had ALREADY added it and sure enough…

  36. yak

    what’s this?!? Becky is evolving into… ATHEIST BECKY!

    1. Slartibeast Button, BIA

      But will that be her Ultimate Form?

      1. yak

        Super Saiyan Becky

        1. Taffy

          Is that original-flavor Super Saiyan, Powerhouse Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Grade 2, Super Saiyan Grade 3, Full Power Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan, A-Type Super Saiyan, C-Type Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan 4 (GT), Super Saiyan 4 (Daima), Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Blue, Super Saiyan Blue Evolved, Super Saiyan Blue Perfected, Super Saiyan Rosé, Spirit Bomb Super Saiyan, Pseudo Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-Ken x20, or perhaps Super Full Power Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker?

        2. nadamás

          It’s obviously Super Saiyan 5: Revenge of the super. Not to be confused with Revenge of the Super Saiyan: Best serve Saiyan.

        3. Clif

          It’s beyond all that. It’s Super Salyan Taffy level.

        4. Taffy

          That would be a terrible transformation. All flash, no actual power-up.

  37. Quinn

    Oh god. Is that a Dorothy cut? Or am I imagining things?

    1. Mr.Morningstar

      See i thought the same thing and that has me concerned.

    2. Slartibeast Button, BIA

      The start of the Dorothy Cult.

      1. StClair

        Second Ethan Dorothy.

  38. Kyulen

    Did Becky intentionally get her hair cut to look similar to Dorothy? That’s better than moping in her room I guess, but still not a very healthy way to deal with this situation.

    1. anonymsly

      Looks more similar to Walky’s hair to me, truly.

      1. Li

        It has some distinguishing features (Dorothy’s hair is round on top), but I’m gonna wait until a character comments on it to decide whether it actually looks like Dorothy’s hair in-universe or not.

        I think it’s similar enough but also different enough, and Becky had a limit on how long she could go…

        Plus, it’s also more femininely styled, which could be its own red flag.

  39. StClair

    I admit it, I don’t know what to think.
    Guess I’ll just have to wait and see.

  40. Fail Earnhardt

    I’ll miss you Undercut Becky, and not just because you didn’t come with worrying psychological implications

    Question for the lesbians! Do we consider Becky and Dina butch4butch since they seem to generally prefer masc clothing, or are elsewhere on the butch-femme spectrum?

    1. anon

      isn’t butch also more an attitude than look? dina doesn’t seem to care much about gender presenting standards other than her dino fashion, but idk if she’d call herself that

    2. The Queer Agenda [frog memes]

      Hmm, I rate Becky’s fashion tomboy or futch, Dina’s androgynous or neutral.

      1. Fail Earnhardt

        Yeah, I was thinking Becky was something like a soft butch (iirc she wore a dress to their old church) but then I remembered Dina in the suit and that got me wondering.

        1. thejeff

          She wore a dress to church under protest.

    3. sickolesbian

      its entirely up to the individual and if they want to identify as butch or not, iirc becky might have said the word before idr.

  41. Opus the Poet

    Ruthless is aging fast if she lost that much in less than two semesters.

  42. Shakes

    Maybe Willis only knows how to draw fluffy hair with a fringe one way, jeez

  43. Acher4

    Becky Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

    Oh wait, maybe that’s good.

    1. anon

      well, also depends on her mental state too since the ‘hair cut after a breakup/life change’ is a pretty common trope

      1. thejeff

        Hasn’t she been talking about doing it for awhile? Trying to grow the buzz out long enough to try a different style.

  44. Da Boy

    Oh, that’s a pretty nice haircut actually

  45. Francoinblanco

    Is’t a predator should have weak anti-sneaking senses because it sneaks?

    1. Thag Simmons

      Predators don’t like getting snuck up on either

    2. JBento

      Top predators are actually easy to sneak up on, because it’s not efficient to spend energy and biological resources to counter something that nobody’s going to try and regret it if they do.

      It’s why, e.g., you should be making noise if you’re trailing bear country, because if a bear happens to walk out of the woods coming from upwind it’s going to get startled, and startled bears unhesitatingly try to claw your face off.

  46. anon

    i didn’t mind the side /asymeetrical tho i was never too fond of the ‘butch lesbian’ undercut tho it can look alright if not too closely shaven. (Tho if i was less shallow about my hair i’d prolly shave it off completely in summers) her new hair is cute tho

    altho it almost looks like it could be walky-like

  47. Treehawk

    Becky egg cracking???? ??? source: me, having identical haircut journey ?

    1. Adept

      Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an audience so keen to see characters transition. Has there been anything to suggest Becky is on that path? I don’t think so.

      1. Thag Simmons

        Anecdotally I don’t think it’s that uncommon for webcomics that are sufficiently queer.

        I think the impulse generally gets put into headcanons and fanfic in fandoms for more mainstream properties where the odds of a character transitioning are basically nil, but if you put transition on the table people might start theorycrafting about it

      2. Big Z

        Everyone wants representation, y’know?

      3. Bittersweet

        Ehhhhh, the strips talking about Dina possibly realizing she’s a man someday could also be read as projection from Becky potentially being uncomfortable about her gender if you read it broadly. Like, it’s not about that, but if that were a direction Willis wanted to take Becky then that strip could be reread as that without too much work (it would also work the same for Dina.) Her story has involved a lot of discussion on fluidity of both sexuality and gender fairly recently.

        Ngl, it was also my first thought when I saw the new haircut because it was indeed similar to the first haircut I got when I started questioning my gender. Though the only character in the comic (that currently identifies as cis) I’ve ever gotten potential egg vibes off of is Billie.

        1. Donovan

          I’ve been the deluded conductor of the trans-guy dina train for a while now. Never gonna happen but my mind is Free.

    2. Taffy

      You’re on the right track. Wait til you read the strip from February 19 2026.

    3. Mitzi B.

      HELL YEAH let’s have trans Becky

  48. SvenTS

    Welcome to the strip Doredthy

  49. GUIGUI

    I remember a lot of bigoted people who hated Becky and particularly her hair-style and really wished she would change it (some people are really normal about one-sided buzz-cut) and I guess they got their “monkey-paw” wish granted, there.

  50. ADLegend21

    Dina’s stealth is transferable via hanky-panky?

  51. eskimolos

    I loved Becky’s undercut though felt it was starting to look a bit ridiculous with how long and fluffy the long fluffy side was, starting to be the platonic ideal of a floppy cockatiel.

    I have no opinions on the new hair or this storyline

  52. Arianod

    OK, Becky and Dorothy need to stop being roommates.

  53. sneakystorms

    it IS reminiscent of dorothy’s haircut, but also of becky’s original hair? it’s a lot fluffier (which could be down to the artstyle changing) but the length is roughly the same. i think that’s an even more intriguing angle for me – is she in some way reverting back to her old self?

  54. Corey C.

    Well, this kills any theory that there was going to be a big time skip after Dina and Becky’s breakup. But does this new hairdo mean that Becky is moving on (which would be really weird because less than 24 hours have passed since the revelation that her long-standing crush is dating her archrival) or that Becky is now determined to “steal” Joyce from Dorothy the way Dorothy “stole” Joyce from her.

    Though, really, with Joyce’s worst personality traits cranked up to 11 right now, I don’t see why Becky would even want to TALK to her, let alone woo her.

    1. Stormtide Leviathan

      I think broadly, Becky just sees herself as broken and undesireable and wanted to do something to change herself. I doubt the fact that it looks like dorothy is an explicitly conscious choice on her part

  55. Rimwalker55

    Lot of talk about Becky taking Dorothy’s hairstyle. I was a little skeptical until noticing that she’s also wearing Dorothy’s shirt style?! Joyce took on that style too when they got together didn’t she?

    1. Rimwalker55

      Which sort of brings up the question; If Joyce cheated by surrendering to an impulse, is Becky committing a premeditated cheating against Dina?

      1. JBento

        IF (again, IF) she’s trying to get Joyce, then she’d be trying to cheat on Dina, yes.

      2. C.T Phipps

        I think they’re broken up.

        1. Dot

          They are not broken up, but they are fighting. If Dina wanted to break up with Becky, she is the kind of person who would do so directly and unambiguously.

    2. Needfuldoer

      All characters eventually devolve into Dorothy, because Dorothy is perfect don’t you know.

    3. anonymsly

      It honestly looks to me like Beck has WALKY’S hairstyle actually. Not as smooth on top as Dorothy.

      1. Yumi

        So Becky’s not going to try to steal Joyce from Dorothy; she’s gonna go after Dorothy. Diabolical.

  56. Fuzzy

    Oh nooo not a haircut. It’s gonna take months for Becky to look like Becky again to me. It’s Joyce getting glasses all over again!

  57. Sirksome

    I find it very interesting that Dorothy while still avoiding Becky decided to at least have Ruth check in on her while Joyce her supposed has continued to not think about Becky at all. I’m not saying Joyce should or has too, I continue to believe Becky’s crisis is entirely self inflicted, I just think it’s an interesting character study seeing how Joyce and Dorothy operate around people they’ve hurt.

    Dorothy: Guilt, avoidance, but still thoughtful and concerned
    Joyce: Out of sight out of mind lol. Maybe future Joyce will feel bad.

    1. JBento

      Well, Dorothy needs to think about Becky because that’s her room and it’s a toss-up on how many nights of shenanigans Sarah is willing to put with.

      1. Airyu

        I don’t think Dorothy’s concern is full about her room though, with the “I didn’t mean to steal her from you” line or the fact that she thought about Becky as someone needing to be told on the same level as Joe and Walky

    2. Astariel

      Joyce is thinking about Becky though. She mentioned Becky by name in the stolen valor strip. It seems pretty clear that guilt over Becky is playing a major role in her “I’m not really gay, real gay people are heroes and I’m not,” thing.

      1. Sirksome

        That strip doesn’t imply she feels any guilt about Becky. In fact she states quite the opposite. If she’s thinking about Becky at all it’s only in falsely associating her gayness along with Ethan’s as some sort of template for authentic gay life experience by being sad or having a tragic backstory or trauma. It’s not “My actions caused my friend strife and I feel bad about that.” it’s “She’s a better gay than me because she’s sad and I’m not.”

    3. Needfuldoer

      Joyce hasn’t thought about anyone but Dorothy or herself these last couple chapters.

  58. thumb

    It looks to me (based on a single strip in an ongoing daily publication) like Becky has decided to just exist. If this was me doing it, the correct interpretation would be that I’m simply going to hide and no longer make myself the main character. I would also fail at that several times over the years, but that’s still potentially in the future for Becky.

  59. Needfuldoer

    She vastly improved it, Ruth! That’s what happened.

  60. Amós Batista

    “Becky conquered the Dina’s stealth”

    And that’s why relationship is so scary. They both took parts of each other, so when they broke apart, it us feeling like a body being ripped off, by the extend of suffering from both.
    ??

    1. eh, whatever

      I don’t think Dina believes she broke up with Becky just because she criticized her once.

      But Becky could believe that.

  61. Mattyos

    Ohh it’s adorable

    Oh, it’s manic

  62. zee

    I love a heartbreak haircut but girl,,,,, what a downgrade. She went from like 18 to 38

    1. zee

      Will say it looks a lot better here than in the preview panels. She needs to stay at an angle. Symmetry is just not for her

    2. Mitzi B.

      I liked her previous shaggy lopsided haircut! I like the fact that she got a haircut (for the drama potential) but I agree that it’s a visual downgrade.

  63. Caro

    oh i was worried but it looks much better than the key art. this is a super cute look

    1. Masha

      The key art really does look like she transformed into someone’s 40 something year old divorced mom

  64. C.T Phipps

    I hope Becky isn’t trying to look like Dorothy to attract Joyce because that’s:

    1. Cheating on Dina

    2. Really not dignified when Joyce has been clear she’s not interested

    1. nadamás

      I mean, when has dignity been a priority for any of these characters

    2. yak

      ok but it would be hilarious if this started a trend and Joe also tried to Dorothy-ify himself

      1. Drainiest Drain

        Blond Joe arc

  65. Ian Clark

    Congrats to Becky on either undergoing a perfectly healthy change in appearance that can sometimes be cathartic when you’re going through hard times or an incredibly unhealthy attempt to imitate Dorothy in some kind of quest to seduce Joyce.

    Waiting until this plays out before venturing a guess as to which one.

  66. Lee

    Did anyone else get a full page ad here? It covered part of the strip on mobile, genuinely difficult to scroll to the comment section too.

    Also, love the cut. I don’t see too much Dotty but I also hope it’s not the start of poor Becky crisis-spiralling. Ruth might be a good person for her to talk to though, given their comminality in crush woes and parent issues.

  67. beth

    Well I’m glad Becky can still smile and crack jokes.

  68. ElderlyMarxist

    new hair kinda cute actually. also a delightful moment between two of my fave redheads

    1. Needfuldoer

      +1 to both points.

      Ruth doesn’t get enough to do anymore. 🙁

  69. nadamás

    https://bsky.app/profile/damnyouwillis.bsky.social/post/3m7iaos6td22s
    Look at them.

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