Yes, exactly. This is why it feels like punishment to me. In other threads, people are saying that the funeral and Wanda's family is the worst, and I don't feel that at all — they're narrow-minded, nasty bigots, and the story treats them contemptuously. Whereas her housemates casually bringing up her anatomy and the…

And because people loved the relationship, and because Willow was happy, and Joss can't stand happy, stable characters. They're the antithesis of Big Whedon Drama.

And because people loved the relationship, and because Willow was happy, and Joss can't stand happy, stable characters. They're the antithesis of Big Whedon Drama.

Oh hey, good call on that last spoilery thought. There's just a whole lot of "myths following their function with satisfaction and not a lot of mercy or empathy" going on, which explains why Morpheus has to go through such a radical step to change himself.

Oh hey, good call on that last spoilery thought. There's just a whole lot of "myths following their function with satisfaction and not a lot of mercy or empathy" going on, which explains why Morpheus has to go through such a radical step to change himself.

She's very, very decided that she's trans, or rather that she's a woman and the penis is an accident of birth. She says that over and over and over. She's just afraid of surgery.

She's very, very decided that she's trans, or rather that she's a woman and the penis is an accident of birth. She says that over and over and over. She's just afraid of surgery.

The coda, rather than implying that Wanda is only rewarded through death, seemed to me to mean that, despite everything, it was in fact the world that was wrong about her.

The coda, rather than implying that Wanda is only rewarded through death, seemed to me to mean that, despite everything, it was in fact the world that was wrong about her.

Sounds pretty anecdotal.

Sounds pretty anecdotal.

You could certainly draw a line between the moon/fates' attitude here, and, say, Ra's ignorance in continuing to make metamorphs and fight the never-ending war against the Undying Serpent, who according to Death, died 3,000 years ago. All of which does help the argument that old mythics aren't necessarily right or…

You could certainly draw a line between the moon/fates' attitude here, and, say, Ra's ignorance in continuing to make metamorphs and fight the never-ending war against the Undying Serpent, who according to Death, died 3,000 years ago. All of which does help the argument that old mythics aren't necessarily right or…

Ooh, that's fascinating, thanks. Very interesting to see the exact same art, but with, say, continuous lines instead of vague, apathetic scribbles, and shading instead of blobs.

Ooh, that's fascinating, thanks. Very interesting to see the exact same art, but with, say, continuous lines instead of vague, apathetic scribbles, and shading instead of blobs.

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Maybe just this week's version. Next week's lineup is less "instead of this, watch that" and more "in honor of this, watch that."

Maybe just this week's version. Next week's lineup is less "instead of this, watch that" and more "in honor of this, watch that."

I love that series so much. As with so many other Phil Foglio projects, I really wish someone would get around to collecting it into book form. I've got the issues in a box in a closet somewhere, but it's not nearly so accessible.