Tag: Les

Altar, Ego

TheDiva
October 17, 2012 at 12:52 am
Why is Batiuk being so coy about hiding Cayla’s face?

Rusty
October 17, 2012 at 12:52 am
What’s the surprise with Cayla’s face?

S.P. Charles
October 17, 2012 at 1:09 am
The reason we’re not seeing the bride’s face is… Les is actually marrying Lisa

George in Indiana
October 17, 2012 at 7:33 am
Maybe it an attempt to…

What this probably means is…The reason we can’t see her face is …Ah, heck. Who knows?

I’m standing at the altar
As they play the wedding march
I’m in a black tuxedo with my collar full of starch
She looks as lovely as she’s ever gonna get…
Living Color, “Love Rears Its Ugly Head”

All you beady-eyed nitpickers have gathered by now that Batiuk has indeed been trying to build some anticipation for the Bride of Les’ big moment. Since we’ve had no dialogue since Monday, it’s anybody’s guess who’s accompanying Cayla down the aisle. I’ll assume that it’s her dad, “Smokey” Williams, from Crankshaft’s town of Centerville. But I thought he was deceased, given that he was present at Cayla’s family picnic only in the form of an old framed photograph.

 

Brideonkadonk

“On the arm of her Daddy she’s a-walkin’ down the aisle” as the music plays. Really loud music, judging from the way the notes completely fill the background in panel 2…Becky probably brought the high school band. More leaves fall. I guess in a front-lawn, folding-chair wedding, conventional etiquette is dispensed with, as Tony and DSH John are seated on the bride’s side of the aisle. Etiquette also dictates that I refrain from commenting on Cayla’s sizeable booty.

Nice to See You Too

It was just a couple weeks ago that Les rented a trailer to schlep Summer and Keisha off to KSU. Today the girls return to Moore Manor to find their respective parents setting up chairs (a lot of chairs) and schlepping around potted plants. Naturally the first thing out of Summer’s mouth is a wisecrack, which naturally is met with withering glares from the bride and groom soon-to-be. In a refreshing change of pace, Summer has retired her Westview hoodie in favor of…a Kent State hoodie.

Pizza My Heart

The crust is thin, but not nearly as this as this plot. Reckon it’s a little late for Cayla to be watching her figure. It’s weird, too, that none of Les and Cayla’s friends are helping with the setup. Note that the wedding date is Monday; expect either a comic book tribute or football-themed Sunday throwaway strip before we launch into an entire week of The Coming Wedding. Let’s see: backyard wedding, under a “golden canopy” that’s rapidly shedding its leaves, BBQ grill on wheels…what hijinks could possibly ensue? This might drag on for two weeks.

She's (Not) Having a Baby

BeckoningChasm
October 11, 2012 at 10:35 am
Well, with Batiuk’s penchant for leaving plots unresolved (Becky-Roberta, Cory enlisting), my bet is that this Maybe-Maybe Not Pregnancy is never mentioned again.

Link to today’s strip

A good number of you savvy snarkers correctly called “bullshit” on Cayla’s supposed pregnancy. Her announcement turns out to be Batiuk’s biggest “gotcha” since he pretended to kill off Sgt. Wally five years ago.

You’d think that with a one-year lead time, Batiuk would have a little more control over the narrative flow. But the plot pacing, such as it is, is getting even more out of whack, as TB tries to shoehorn in major plot events. Hence, we see Summer and Keisha starting college at the end of September, and Cayla ordering her wedding flowers after the chairs have been set up for the ceremony.