Saturday, 31 August 2024
The one where Lynn whines that fungus people in basements call her a swallow and ignorant snob.
Synopsis: Gordon talks about how Tracey's parents saved money by arranging to have wedding in their back yard. Talking about her folks gave them nice stuff and some cash leads to a reminder that Lynn is Canadian Content Mallory Archer.
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You have to remember that she's trying to figure out how anyone from a nice home got held back a year because she forgot something:
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Gordon may have been held back a year but it did not take long for him to be in the same grade as Lawrence and Mike. I had forgotten the one and only time we got to see Gordon's dad.
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You're not the only person who forgot. I didn't remember that Gordon's father appeared in this strip, either.
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Lynn's Comments:
Lynn honestly seems to have forgotten how blatant her ripoff of an Afterschool Special was:
There were few references to Gordon’s family and the kind of home he grew up in. From time to time, I gave readers a clue.
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Clue? This is like an anvil to the head. Of course we never see his parents drunk and this is the first time the mom was dragged into it. This feels more like a retcon than a clue.
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It makes sense that she's revising history to make Gordon look like a hard-luck case so that she can make John look like a savior instead of a figure out of Goodfellas. He can't be Touched By The Pattersons if he doesn't actually need their help.
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Lynn does have the bad habit of over-exaggerating to make a point. It's not enough Gordon has one drunk parent. He has to have two. In fact, his parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles were all probably drunks.
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