Oh sheesh. Yeah, Lynn's taking this strip just where we all secretly wanted it to go, right smack into the gutter, looking up at the stars.
Therese doesn't love Anthony! (No mention is made of whether Anthony loves Therese.)
It's all her career! It took off (when? while she was 9 months pregnant, or in the 5 months since Francoise was born?)!
Anthony wasn't exciting enough for her! (Oh, bah humbug, Anthony isn't exciting enough for a rock! Warren, Liz, hold out for Warren. Can't you hear those chopper blades now?)
Anthony wanted a family! (Like all people in the Patterson universe, he believed if a baby wasn't born into the first 12 months of a marriage, someone was slacking off. It's an acceptable sentiment here -- look at pharmacist Deanna and her sort-of-intentional birth control "accident" that produced Merrie.)
Anthony's talked to Therese. He's been to a counselor. It's not going to work. (Liz, in her turn, admits only to "I care for you very much.") It's kind of funny that people can't get divorced in Patterson-land for reasons like, oh, they were too young to get married, they barely knew each other. No, it has to be something super-severe, like she hates their baby and is only interested in her career.
Now he shakes the just-almost-assaulted Liz (because she can't be freaked out about men touching her now, no way), and begs her "Say that you'll wait for me! Promise you'll wait!"
Duh-duh-DUH!
It's "The Young and The Restless" eeked out in little five-panel servings. (And just like on Y&R, Anthony has suffered from Rapid Aging Syndrome, and remains a spry 88 to Liz's 24.)
Oh yeah, I dis this strip, but I love, love, love it. Love. It.
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So... supporting your husband and baby with a good job means you hate your husband and family? I'll have to remember that one for the future... Sheesh.
Hmm, what do you want Liz to say...and what do you think she'll say?
I want her to tell Anthony is. "You and Therese shouldn't have had the baby if they BOTH didn't want it, and it's time you grow up. It's not up to me Liz) to hold your sanity together for you. I won't take that responsiblity. By the way, did I ever tell you about Warren?"
What I think she'll say is "I don't know, Anthony, I'll have to think about it."
Oh, man. You know Warren's going to swoop in with a ring and bended knee in the next couple of weeks, and then we'll get wacky hijinks for Elizabeth's heart!
God, I love this strip.
How many years has it been since Deanna's on-purpose "accident," aka Meredith? That kind of trust-breaking would have destroyed any other marriage, including my own -- especially since Mike would know that a PHARMACIST should know how the effing Pill works. So, yeah, still haunted by that ... and now THIS. Jeez. I personally don't get a straight-up baby-hating vibe from Therese -- just a people-hating beyotch vibe. She snagged a man, produced a kid, and now she's free to do as she wants, because she's made check marks in the "right" columns; I've known people like her.
What Liz should say: "I can't do that, Anthony -- high school was a long time ago, and I've moved on. Besides, you're a dumpy putz, rescuer or no."
What she will say: "I'm so confused! I have to think about this!" gaaaaag.
Just an observation from the testicular side:
This guys sounds just like every disgruntled housewife I've had pursue me. I'm not saying that stay-at-home moms are weak, that's ludicrous, but there are examples of them that are simpering and needy. He's acting like a particualarly weak woman.
Maybe he should buy some big tools and start building things at home and regain his male energy. If he makes some money off of it, his wife may not be obligated to support him so much.
I'm really hoping that the once-mentioned "the baby may not be Anthony's" issue crops up now, for even further soap opera hijinx!
gah! i curse you for getting me hooked on this! and just when i'd broken free of the angry obsession with cathy.
Geez Anthony, could you *be* more desperate?!
If Liz ever ends up with Anthony I will be soooo disappointed. Nothing about the way his character is drawn or written makes him even the slightest bit attractive. I really hope Lynn Johnston doesn't seriously want us to think the best relationship choice is a man who can't even sack up enough to get out of his sham of a marriage before he starts making demands of his former high school girlfriend!
Plus he looks like a contemporary of Grandpa Jim.
After the day that she's had I expect Liz to lock herself in her room and say that she's not setting foot outside until school starts.
But apparently that shit is okay if you've known them since childhood! GRRRRRR.
I am relieved that they weren't "cuddling" the way that spoiler guy linked on FOOBiverse the other day said they were, but...ugh anyway. GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER, YOU CREEP! What an ASS.
Hm. She put her hair back in the Elly-bun- should we take this as some sort of sign?
Anthony has put Liz in a TERRIBLE position. Even if in her heart she wanted to marry him someday, if she told him that now she would always feel some responsibility for encouraging Anthony to leave his marriage for her. At least that's how I'd feel. And as I thought more about it, I would conclude that he didn't really love me the right way if he's willing to put me in that position.
While a prior post compares Anthony to stay-at-home housewives he's known (and I'm not doubting him on that), I think Anthony is following a typical male pattern: in my experience, most men won't leave a bad marriage until they line up the next woman. It's what happened to me. If you're so miserable AND you've exhausted all the options, Anthony, be a man and end the marriage without the safety net. I wish I'd been brave enough to do that.
Anthony's marriage was doomed from the start.Let's hope his moustache is also doomed. Warren isn't worth waiting for, BTW. How many times have we even seen him? Liz may be pretty, but she's at least as "stable" as Anthony & seems the type to happily step into raising another woman's child.
Okay, so now Liz is going to feel guilty that Anthony has had these feelings for her all this time, or he's goint to admit to them? ut if he felt this way, why marry Therese? And I wholeheartedly agree that he's suffering from Rapid Aging syndrome, he looks at least 15 years older than Liz.
My hope is that Liz says: we had a nice thing in HS, i don't want to be involved with you know, good luck. Then, I hope she seeks out Warren and goes for a ride....in his helicopter of course.
Sure. The helicopter of loooove.
I've been rooting for Liz and Anthony, but I don't like the mustache, and I don't like the position he's put her in. "Hey, I know you were just assaulted, but promise you'll wait until I get out of my screwed up marriage!" Too much pressure. I thought helicopter boy was gone, but I'd be happy to see him re-enter to mix things up.
Liz sure is having a messed up day. First she almost gets raped, then Anthony just wants to talk about his problems, drives her out to some park someplace instead of taking her home like he was going then begs her to "wait for him."
It's a comic strip. A (usually) funny comic strip.
It's like you're trying to turn it into "A very special episode of Blossom". Why do you want them to deal with all this serious stuff like rape and divorce? Calvin and Hobbes never did that, why should FBOFW?
I can't stand that strip. Just hate it! Why do they make me read it every day? Why does Anthony have to have that stupid mustache??? user0@pclabstest.com
I can't believe the way I got sucked into this comic strip and how much I look forward to reading this drama. Thanks alot Gael. No really - thank you! :)
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