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Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

The less charitable interpretation (drawn solely from this strip, I haven't gone back to the archives) is that Jen thought she was the special one, the destroyer, Satan's chosen warrior, the "anomaly" so when Pasqualo arrives and she realizes it was him, it was him all along, she's both destroyed and freed. All of her inadequacies laid bare in a single moment. But of course it's still not fair, it was supposed to be her, not anyone else.

Mordja fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Mar 23, 2017

# ? Mar 23, 2017 14:32

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# ? May 14, 2024 16:48

DACK FAYDEN: Feb 25, 2013; Bear Witness

skipThings posted:

don't forget that this god judges you for being out in the sun, or is that some kind of metapher I'm not getting ?

Only women. Dudes can go outside as long as they don't touch their dicks.

# ? Mar 23, 2017 15:10

Who What Now: Sep 10, 2006; by Azathoth

DACK FAYDEN posted:

Only women. Dudes can go outside as long as they don't touch their dicks.

Which is completely unfair, because who would touch their own dick?

# ? Mar 23, 2017 23:46

ComfyPants: Mar 20, 2002

Wasabi the J posted:

I was confused, but I reread all of the strips she was in, and found a common theme in her character. I think my interpretation works.

She was all the way up to her death obsessed with destroying what made her feel worthless instead of being worthy of someone. She tried to compete with her husband's superior scientific skill, she treated her only son like poo poo because he was a living embodiment of her own flaws, she tried to kill God for judging her.

She squandered all moments to be a mother, she ignored any moment of introspection, she blamed everyone around her. Her narcissism was only matched by her insecurity, and instead of gaining self respect or forgiveness, she tried to punch God in the face screaming that it wasn't fair.

I interpreted it similarly, but somewhat differently:

I don't think she cared all that much about being a mother. From the beginning she said she thought having a smart kid would be "useful" but ended up being too time-consuming.

What drove her was not just being the best scientific mind, but also being the one to make humanity the best it could be. She talked about her scientific progress and breakthroughs and her lifetime of work and never taking a break, and how it still wasn't good enough. She took on God because she thought she could do a much better job with her smarts and skills. She was telling the Devil that it was unfair that people that don't work as hard as her and seem to achieve more. That God's creation was stupid and she could do much better, and it's the destiny she thought she was meant to have.

But in that moment she realized that destiny was not for her. It was for Pasqualo, the whiny kid she could have had alongside her all along that reformed what was left of civilization. He got people to rally around him and make him their leader, and despite all his faults, they loved him for what he was and what he did for them. He achieved what she could not and seems to be the only person that could really come up with a better way. "It's you." "I thought it was me." It's not fair.

ComfyPants fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Mar 24, 2017

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:23

There Bias Two: Jan 13, 2009; I'm not a good person

Who What Now posted:

Which is completely unfair, because who would touch their own dick?

What if you accidentally brush it while trying to scratch your balls?

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:39

Freudian: Mar 23, 2011

If you're wearing gloves does it still count?

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:50

Gobolatula: Nov 7, 2005

Mordja posted:

The less charitable interpretation (drawn solely from this strip, I haven't gone back to the archives) is that Jen thought she was the special one, the destroyer, Satan's chosen warrior, the "anomaly" so when Pasqualo arrives and she realizes it was him, it was him all along, she's both destroyed and freed. All of her inadequacies laid bare in a single moment. But of course it's still not fair, it was supposed to be her, not anyone else.

ComfyPants posted:

I interpreted it similarly, but somewhat differently:

I don't think she cared all that much about being a mother. From the beginning she said she thought having a smart kid would be "useful" but ended up being too time-consuming.

What drove her was not just being the best scientific mind, but also being the one to make humanity the best it could be. She talked about her scientific progress and breakthroughs and her lifetime of work and never taking a break, and how it still wasn't good enough. She took on God because she thought she could do a much better job with her smarts and skills. She was telling the Devil that it was unfair that people that don't work as hard as her and seem to achieve more. That God's creation was stupid and she could do much better, and it's the destiny she thought she was meant to have.

But in that moment she realized that destiny was not for her. It was for Pasqualo, the whiny kid she could have had alongside her all along that reformed what was left of civilization. He got people to rally around him and make him their leader, and despite all his faults, they loved him for what he was and what he did for them. He achieved what she could not and seems to be the only person that could really come up with a better way. "It's you." "I thought it was me." It's not fair.

Yep!

I'm glad that people were sort of confused by this scene and that it led to some discussion. My hope was to have the moment be kind of surreal for Jen (and the readers), starting with seeing her own face on Pasqualo like that.

Gobolatula fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Mar 24, 2017

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:11

Ballz: Dec 16, 2003; it's mario time

Why have we decided to start spoilering everything on page 107.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:21

Bifauxnen: Aug 12, 2010; Curses! Foiled again!

Gobolatula posted:

Yep!

I'm glad that people were sort of confused by this scene and that it led to some discussion. My hope was to have the moment be kind of surreal for Jen (and the readers), starting with seeing her own face on Pasqualo like that.

Back when my daughter was born, I celebrated by getting an avatar of Jen with some big ironic redtext saying "WORLD'S #1 MOM!!" :buddy:

she's nearly 2 now holy crap time flies

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:31

Wasabi the J: Jan 23, 2008; MOM WAS RIGHT

Gobolatula posted:

Yep!

I'm glad that people were sort of confused by this scene and that it led to some discussion. My hope was to have the moment be kind of surreal for Jen (and the readers), starting with seeing her own face on Pasqualo like that.

Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:33

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

Wasabi the J posted:

Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:53

Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur: Mar 16, 2006; GOOD LUCK!!

Ballz posted:

Why have we decided to start spoilering everything on page 107.

I think a good rule of thumb is spoilering within the same page but once we're on a new one, we stop. That prevents accidental spoiling when someone loads the page where a new comic link is at. But that's just me.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 02:26

Gobolatula: Nov 7, 2005

Bifauxnen posted:

Back when my daughter was born, I celebrated by getting an avatar of Jen with some big ironic redtext saying "WORLD'S #1 MOM!!" she's nearly 2 now holy crap time flies

Good Lord that flatters me off the ground and around the earth five times. Thank you so much!

Wasabi the J posted:

Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive.

Aww, thank you very much. I enjoy making people feel stuff.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 02:31

Who What Now: Sep 10, 2006; by Azathoth

Bifauxnen posted:

Back when my daughter was born, I celebrated by getting an avatar of Jen with some big ironic redtext saying "WORLD'S #1 MOM!!" she's nearly 2 now holy crap time flies

I know that if I ever squeeze a baby out of my vagina the first thing I'll do is buy a celebratory something awful avatar.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 11:43

Samovar: Jun 4, 2011; I'm 😤 not a 🦸🏻‍♂️hero...🧜🏻

Gobolatula posted:

Good Lord that flatters me off the ground and around the earth five times. Thank you so much!

Or around the sun two times!

# ? Mar 24, 2017 13:58

ManlyGrunting: May 29, 2014

Wasabi the J posted:

Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive.

I've already done the supplicant praise for this comic, so I'll just say same.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 17:19

DivineCoffeeBinge: Mar 3, 2011; Spider-Man's Amazing Construction Company

Incidentally, where can I get a Peng Floyd shirt?!?

# ? Mar 28, 2017 06:33

Lunchmeat Larry: Nov 3, 2012

uhhh what

# ? Mar 30, 2017 23:21

There Bias Two: Jan 13, 2009; I'm not a good person

So God is just some dumbass who doesn't know what he's doing either. That makes sense.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 00:02

Leroy Dennui: Aug 9, 2014; Gina McCarthy made us gay,
but we would not have met
had Biden not dropped his cones

Looks like Maddie was right.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 00:35

pathetic little tramp: Dec 12, 2005; by Hillary Clinton's assassins; Fallen Rib

Leroy Dennui posted:

Looks like Maddie was right.

Hahaha awesome.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 00:43

Regy Rusty: Apr 26, 2010

God kinda sucks

# ? Mar 31, 2017 00:47

Well Manicured Man: Aug 21, 2010; Well Manicured Mort

The DBZ analogy is really fitting, because God's about as competent as Supreme Kai.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 01:29

Dr Christmas: Apr 24, 2010; Berninating the one percent,
Berninating the Wall St.
Berninating all the people
In their high rise penthouses!
🔥😱🔥🔫👴🏻

And just like the Kais, most heavenly beings have the barest fraction of the strength of an evil real estate developer and the upper ranks of his army in the galaxy they're supposed to watch over.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 01:51

Dias: Feb 20, 2011; by sebmojo

Of course It Hurts! Universe God is both a weeb and a completely useless tool. Also of COURSE there's a stupid DBZ-style divine bureaucracy.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 01:59

TwoPair: Mar 28, 2010; Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta; Grimey Drawer

Well Manicured Man posted:

The DBZ analogy is really fitting, because God's about as competent as Supreme Kai.

Seriously, if God's comparing themselves to a Kai, it's surprising that the world made it as long as it did before the Space Rhinos came. Hell, the space rhinos could probably invade and conquer heaven with their flyswatter.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 02:04

The Cheshire Cat: Jun 10, 2008; Fun Shoe

Only if there's turtles there, though.

Sadly there was never a beloved children's movie titled "All turtles go to heaven" so we'll never know if there are or not.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 02:09

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

I dunno, I actually kind of like God. She's useless, but cute.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 02:10

Dias: Feb 20, 2011; by sebmojo

Space Cadet Omoly posted:

I dunno, I actually kind of like God. She's useless, but cute.

Oh, God being an useless weeb is great.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 02:11

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

Actually, even though I just called God a "she" I don't think their gender was ever actually specified?

Hey Gob, is God a Lady, a Bro, or is their gender just whatever your imagination wants it to be?

# ? Mar 31, 2017 02:47

Gobolatula: Nov 7, 2005

Space Cadet Omoly posted:

Actually, even though I just called God a "she" I don't think their gender was ever actually specified?

Hey Gob, is God a Lady, a Bro, or is their gender just whatever your imagination wants it to be?

In my head, the God in IT HURTS is a very beautiful dude. But I only really made Him a guy because He's based on a guy I know. If you feel otherwise I'm honestly not too hung up on It. I have a feeling that God wouldn't correct anyone if they called Him Her or something.

Gobolatula fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Mar 31, 2017

# ? Mar 31, 2017 03:00

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

Gobolatula posted:

In my head, the God in IT HURTS is a very beautiful dude. But I only really made Him a guy because He's based on a guy I know. If you feel otherwise I'm honestly not too hung up on It. I have a feeling that God wouldn't correct anyone if they called Him Her or something.

I know that, realistically, this guy probably doesn't actually glow...but I'm just going to go ahead and imagine you hanging out with some weird long haired glowing guy on the weekends.

# ? Mar 31, 2017 03:29