The Return of Connie’s Love Life
Lynn Johnston managed to wrangle almost a week out of Lizzie learning to talk. And by wrangled, I mean managed to tell essentially the same joke 4 days in a row, i.e. Lizzie doesn’t say what Elly expects her to say and instead says, “No!”, “Nizabeff”, raspberries John, and then back to “No!” to complete the sequence from Monday to Thursday.
Today’s strip of For Better or For Worse is a classic rerun in the Cathy vein of humour, i.e. character starts with normal behaviour and then contradicts that behaviour in the last panel. Lynn was very fond of ripping off Cathy whenever she put adult females together in the early years of the strip.
Lynn has Elly say something very seriously, which would only be said in real life if you were not serious. The subject of discussion between Anne Nichols and Elly Patterson is Connie Poirier’s love life. The last time Connie discussed this with Elly, we learned that Connie really had been married to Peter Landry after all. There’s no telling what kind of retcon on Connie’s life is coming up. Lynn Johnston completely eliminated Connie chasing after Elly’s brother, Phil to Montreal. The next story coming up should involve Connie’s romance with Ted McCaulay; but I am not so sure, since Lynn has painted such a horrific vision of Ted in his early 30s with the new-runs. It’s hard to imagine the idea of his being with anyone would be appealing.
Looking at the strip I am starting to develop new questions: Why do people hold their drink in one hand, but drink holding the drink in the other hand? Where did Anne’s coffee cup go in Panel 3? Did she eat it? What is going on with Elly's right arm in the last 2 panels? It looks like it is alternatively on different sides of her body.
Today’s strip of For Better or For Worse is a classic rerun in the Cathy vein of humour, i.e. character starts with normal behaviour and then contradicts that behaviour in the last panel. Lynn was very fond of ripping off Cathy whenever she put adult females together in the early years of the strip.
Lynn has Elly say something very seriously, which would only be said in real life if you were not serious. The subject of discussion between Anne Nichols and Elly Patterson is Connie Poirier’s love life. The last time Connie discussed this with Elly, we learned that Connie really had been married to Peter Landry after all. There’s no telling what kind of retcon on Connie’s life is coming up. Lynn Johnston completely eliminated Connie chasing after Elly’s brother, Phil to Montreal. The next story coming up should involve Connie’s romance with Ted McCaulay; but I am not so sure, since Lynn has painted such a horrific vision of Ted in his early 30s with the new-runs. It’s hard to imagine the idea of his being with anyone would be appealing.
Looking at the strip I am starting to develop new questions: Why do people hold their drink in one hand, but drink holding the drink in the other hand? Where did Anne’s coffee cup go in Panel 3? Did she eat it? What is going on with Elly's right arm in the last 2 panels? It looks like it is alternatively on different sides of her body.
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Lynn has Elly say something very seriously, which would only be said in real life if you were not serious. The subject of discussion between Anne Nichols and Elly Patterson is Connie Poirier’s love life.This is sort of annoying when you think about it; all that drama about something that wouldn't have been either woman's concern had Connie not made it that way. If Connie hadn't opened the door, I'd tell these two jackals to be quiet; sadly, Connie couldn't resist whining about things to all comers so she kind of deserves to get dissed.
Why do people hold their drink in one hand, but drink holding the drink in the other hand? I'm sure if we knew Marian's views on which hand ladies use to drink, we'd have our answer.
Never mind what happened to Annie's coffee cup in panel 3: what's with her arm? Is she suddenly wearing a long-sleeved top (at least on her right arm), and has just driven her fist through the table in frustration that Elly might not tell her anything? The table top has been repaired by panel 4 and Annie has changed back into her original top and grown some cleavage. Perhaps it was the rapid, er, embreastment of Annie which caused her expression in Panel 3.
The next story coming up should involve Connie’s romance with Ted McCaulay; but I am not so sure, since Lynn has painted such a horrific vision of Ted in his early 30s with the new-runs. It’s hard to imagine the idea of his being with anyone would be appealing.In the original run, this strip did not lead into an arc of any sort. The very next strip had Elly feeling bad about having gossiped about Connie but ultimately letting herself off the hook because Connie never said her problems were confidential.
Turning this into a Connie/Ted arc would mean stitching in a year-two arc, but I know she's been willing to do so before--with Connie/Phil and, of course, Farley.
DreadedCandiru2,
If Connie hadn't opened the door, I'd tell these two jackals to be quiet; sadly, Connie couldn't resist whining about things to all comers so she kind of deserves to get dissed.-
In my daughter’s circles, Connie is what they would call a drama queen. My daughter’s best friend fits this perfectly, only she is 11 years old and not a single mom. When you consider that Connie is a single mom, with an ex-husband Annie and Elly both knew, and also has a Brazilian love child, and sleeps with any man who looks like a marriage prospect; then Connie is prime gossip material. Especially when you compare her to Elly and Annie.
forworse,
Why do people hold their drink in one hand, but drink holding the drink in the other hand? I'm sure if we knew Marian's views on which hand ladies use to drink, we'd have our answer.-
Interesting point. That could be it. I figured it had more to do with what arms Lynn preferred to draw holding vs. drinking.
Perhaps it was the rapid, er, embreastment of Annie which caused her expression in Panel 3.-
We may have a theme here. I remember when little Lizzie called herself, “Nivabeff” she also had a similar incident, as if the breast enlargement fairy was wandering about drunk and zapping people randomly.
aprilp_katje,
In the original run, this strip did not lead into an arc of any sort. The very next strip had Elly feeling bad about having gossiped about Connie but ultimately letting herself off the hook because Connie never said her problems were confidential.-
1 more strip on Saturday means we are likely to see that next strip tomorrow to fill out the week.
Turning this into a Connie/Ted arc would mean stitching in a year-two arc, but I know she's been willing to do so before--with Connie/Phil and, of course, Farley.Looking back on it now, it seems clear the Farley appearance was to push the book, and the Connie/Phil arc was there because it happened around Christmas and New Years and Lynn wanted a storyline that coincided with the real-time holiday season. Were any holidays covered with Connie / Ted?
Were any holidays covered with Connie/Ted?Nope--just summer vacation.
(My word verification is "senounie." For some reason, I find that kind of chaming.)
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