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You Can't Always Get What You Want
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in You Can't Always Get What You Want
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What We Did on Our Summer Vacation
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in What We Did on Our Summer Vacation
Well, keeping his trap shut when he knows it's a matter of life and death for his friend is gonna be a bit of a challenge for our Billy. Figure Dustin has a 50/50 shot, maybe a little better. -
Yeah I almost felt "good for Dustin" when he kicked Billy in the arm. They should all get their shit together, but Billy deserved that. Dustin may be saving Billy from the guilt he felt over his grandma's stroke and his Dad's stroke, by not getting murdered because Billy does some awful thing to he'll feel kinda bad about a bit later
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Dustin's also facing the rumour that he broke Billy's arm, and Billy isn't being helpful at dispelling that. Billy knows darn well Dustin can't deal with extra.
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Take Time with a Wounded Hand
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in Take Time with a Wounded Hand
Some of this might lead to some maturing. Jen's right about letting guilt build up, but Billy's done a lot of damage with this sudden emotional impulses, and maybe seeing that will lead to him actually starting to get a grip. Ugh, Paula decides that a good thing to do with a teenage boy who's clearly overwhelmed and upset is to tease him about bedwetting. You suck, Paula. -
The Boy in the Recovery Unit
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in The Boy in the Recovery Unit
Really? I would blame Brett if that led to Dustin's death, or even a worsening of his already extremely crappy life. Dustin's done damage a few times telling his parents stuff they can't handle, but this doesn't qualify -
Through the Glass Darkly
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in Through the Glass Darkly
I'm glad to hear you say that, there's actually a bunch of ways he could keep making things worse, but that would make for a very grim story arc. -
I guess squirrel felt we needed to be hit over the head this episode, and maybe Billy will finally wise up a little. Looks like it only took about 10 minutes for Billy to go from "I care about Dustin, and if I reveal this secret, Frank or Max might murder him" to impulsive blab-blab-blab. I'm starting to find Billy inexcusably awful. Even if it's over-done hyperbole, after you generate the thought that someone might be killed if you don't keep your mouth shut, you ought to keep your goddam mouth shut. Good for Brett calling out him about the retard thing. Feels like this is the big turning point of this section
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I have to say I'm not picking that up from Paula. She has all the flaws of the world's angry Karen's who need to dominate to bolster their social status. Only once has she not responded to Billy being upset with anything but anger. It's a common type that we used to excuse as "what Mama bears are like" but it's as toxic a form of behavior as Amanda's bullshit "I'm doing him a favor by being mean to him." Which is what made Dustin vulnerable to Mike.
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George and Paula saying "they didn't care" if Billy got caught at school with gay porn was a complete and utter lie. C- parenting from Paula this week, but A management of her standing in the club networks.
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Paula strikes with D- parenting again.
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Brett Gets a New Boyfriend
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in Brett Gets a New Boyfriend
And Billy figuring that it'll be fine that their secret is locked away behind Brett's impulse-control skills. -
George wanting to spend more time with Billy is pretty good Dad-ing, but exposing him to that crap from Nicholson is abusive. Why would you do that? I get that there's a parenting thing that it's character-building to torture your children, but George ought to know better.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in Won't You Be My Neighbor?
It's a lot better than anything he has going at home. That was some pretty shitty behavior from Billy; he's sitting there thinking Dustin needs something more, but tries to stall as soon as something mildly interesting turns up. -
The Christmas Eve Party
Mattyboy commented on jkwsquirrel's story chapter in The Christmas Eve Party
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Wow, Paula did not make that better. She completely knew that they'd been an hour dealing with stuff. but she knew better than to trust her husband and she had to be Mamabear Karen and re-open all the closed wounds.
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I think it just came up for a moment at the diner that his son had painted a portrait of his wife, and then that got lost in the "hobby" issue, but Mr Miller might circle back on the first part. Or Anthony might have tuned him up, as was his clear duty.
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oh, and yay Barrett and Todd are back together. 🤝👬
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This is awful for Anthony, but maybe just what Mr Miller needs to climb down off his high horse. Two weeks! I wanted the Diner Talk 2 episode, but I guess Anthony never got the promotion to narrator-status. A lot could have happened in that time on that angle. If Mr Miller hasn't been to see Todd's art in the gallery, he's irredeemable (which doesn't seem to be @Superpride's style, but I guess we'll see.
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Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Mattyboy commented on Laura S. Fox's story chapter in Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Bunnyboy has a bitter edge, today.- 12 comments
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This might be as minor as "home" is an old-fashioned rural estate that has more heritage features than modern conveniences. But, yes, Kenji feels it's better the less it's known he cares about River. And he's been very rational so far (though of course it's way easier to be rational about other people's emotions than your own).
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Yes, that was a B-minus showing from Patricia, considering she'd had a heads-up from Cynthia that Barrett that was likely to turn up. Poignant that Todd and Barrett are having simultaneous emotional crises that they're actually well suited to comfort each other over, but happening at the same time is jamming up the connection. Barrett absolutely deserved to have this chapter to himself, but eagerly waiting news of Anthony vs Dad "diner talk: the rematch."
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Yes, after an actual physical food fight, standard practice is that somebody needs to go. but what about . . . Shop at Marty's - join the hunt for limited-edition art stickers! 🎨🦋🤯
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Yeah, that's why I don't really know. Clueless old-fashioned and following learned scripts explains him pretty well too.
