Cayla – Page 89 – Son of Stuck Funky

It's Not Me, It's You

John
June 13, 2011 at 11:13 am

…I get the sinking feeling that the rest of this week and possibly the next will be spent having everyone Les wronged and neglected coming up to kiss his feet and beg his forgiveness, because, of course, it was all THEIR fault for not realizing how sensitive and pure the Wise Author is.

Then let the foot-kissing begin. Les’ response to Cayla’s completely unnecessary apology is not “You have nothing to be sorry about. I’m a jerk.”Rather, it’s “I’m sorry too” because he let her walk away.

The only thing more appalling than this turn of events is Cayla’s hideous silhouette in panel 1. TB has turned her into a wizened gypsy/pirate/Comanche warrior.

"Don't" Rag

Les finally mans up and calls Cayla to try and salvage their relationship. Cayla, meanwhile, figures that if her dreads weren’t enough to entice Les, well, just wait ’til he sees her with a cancer shmatte on her head!

Les Amours de Les Moore

Oh, poor Les. What a terrible thing it is to have women professing their love for you. Brought this on yourself, buddy. Now you’re free to spend as much time as you like on the ol’ park bench with your favorite girl.

Got Your Numbnuts

In the aftermath of the Les-pocalypse, jilted Cayla confides in Linda over coffee in the faculty workroom. Linda takes the opportunity to entice Cayla into a lesbian affair, but her overture is immediately interrupted when husband Bull arrives on the scene. Linda sheepishly reverts to the role of doting wife, and Bull responds with, what else, a sports-themed quip. And um, one doesn’t retire one’s own number, the team does.

Swing and a Miss

If these two dopes would just say what’s on their minds…but no, it’s much more melodramatic to have them be unable to express their feelings like adults.

The ship of narrative has lost its rudder. TB spends two years setting up the Les/Cayla thing before allowing them to consummate their relationship, only to have them agree to “take a break” a few weeks later. Props to Cayla for finally showing some backbone; negative props for following that up with an internal “one more chance”.