Good summary. I always cringe when I hear the "maybe Gwynn is just secretly in love with Zoe" theory as that discounts a few decades worth of carefully choreographed relationship developments. Pete is amazing at that.

I pointed out above that Gwynn's personality seems to be partially plot driven...and we all know how much effort Pete puts into his plots! It speaks to how much Pete has planned out the different aspects of Gwynn, since she's entangled with most aspects of it.

I like Gwynn. I understand why others might not though. If she were just another Zoe it would be boring right? There needs to be some friction in the group dynamic to keep things interesting.

Well I’ve seen it specc’d before and nobody attempted to debunk it as far as I’m aware, so I figured I’d leave that option on the table. shrug

Even if you disagree, there’s no denying that - as I said above - Gwynn at least platonically cares a lot about Zoe, so the rest of my comment still stands. I mean she created a mind monument to her friends with her in the center after all. In this very chapter.

I don't think it has to be read that way, but if it turns out that way, I won't be surprised by it either. In my opinion, her kinship with Zoe is similar to the one Torg has with Riff, and I am not too keen on unrequited love development, even if it makes for big drama. Like we saw in the last strip I posted in my previous reply, she consider the gang family.

But I'll be fine either ways. It's a development that would just as well be fitting of what we know of the character.

People are free to ship who they want and it’s exhausting and silly trying to ‘disprove’ other people’s feelings. I posted my thoughts earlier in the thread. Tl;dr Sluggy has never been the type of strip to hook everyone up and have triangles. It’s more story and silly-based. I like platonic love.

(just teasing yah)

I forgot any of those existed. Lol.

Guess I’m looking forward to the steamy Gwynn x Zoe scene.

It’s not so bad saying that out loud, actually.

I also appreciate GUIGUI's summary.

Agreed. I liked that arc also because we learned more about Gwynn's concerns and motivations. Whatever we think of those motivations, we learn more about the background and reasoning.



For most of those world saving times, though, Gwynn hasn't been there, or has had an outside/ bit part in the proceedings. There have been times when Torg's actions, if we didn't know the truth and have insight into his motivation, could seem or feel jerky. After Gwynn thought that Zoe had died in Oasis' fire, Torg left her to mourn her best friend (and Riff) alone.
Torg's actions have seemed irrational or nonsensical to others around him as well. The Black-ops elves, for example, we're frightened about his seeming shifts from "strategic genius" to "idiot." We have insight that the characters do not have. But after the Cappy-Bo arc, Gwynn and Torg both have more insight into each other.

(I apologize, I don't have time to look up the strips I referenced right now...)

I just realized those are all from the late 90's. So...I can still hold to my claim, unless you can get a good sample from the later years ;)

Still. The idea seemed to pickup a few more awkward gawkers.
They'd hate to be disappointed.

As I was pointing out in the reaction thread, Gwynn is basically the first one to take into consideration that Riff just lost his father. It's the kind of down-to-earth attitude that she has that make her more aware of those kind of things. In the end, she does care.