The fired-up Mrs. Blackburn marches into Nate’s office to express her displeasure. From Cayla’s blasé reaction, it appears that everyone who seeks an audience with the principal does it by storming in and making demands.
I’m beginning to find Mr. Blackburn even more aggravating than Mrs. Blackburn. Right or wrong, least she’s capable of expressing emotion. All he’s doing is standing around with that stupid camcorder.
I know what you’re thinking: “In Thursday’s strip, Roberta was putting up a poster on the wall to Jinx’s right…Friday, we don’t see her, and then today she’s standing at the other end of the ticket table…and her outfit has changed from blue to red!” Don’t be so quick to blame Batiuk’s sloppy continuity, reader. Take a look at that face! Those beady eyes, the flat beak, that wart on her…oh, that is her chin. Roberta Blackburn is clearly a witch! Even her surname is dark and evil. She simply, magically materialized around the corner, the better to spy on our unknowing teens…
I wonder if TB will even bother to give them names…Promageddon kicks off in earnest today as we finally meet our same-sex prom couple. Too bad the Batom Inc. Pulitzer Publicity Machine has ruined for the faithful readers what would have been FW’s first truly surprising moment since…forever. And it’s not Cody and Owen, nor Summer and Keisha, nor Wedgeman and Chest Hardslab: if you had “two heretofore unseen anonymous generic teens” in the Gay Prom Pool, you’re a winner! No “coinkydink” there.
We get it! Roberta Blackburn is a horrid, miserable woman! Bring on the gay teens already!
Charles
May 1, 2012 at 1:01 am
I usually don’t post specific spoilers about upcoming strips, but I figure this one’s okay.So Linda’s gone from seeing Roberta putting up a sign, walked into the break room, gotten herself some coffee and had a conversation with Becky. All this has happened, and three days or so from now, ROBERTA WILL STILL BE PUTTING UP THE SAME STUPID SIGN.
You think it’s easy padding out a story arc for a whole month? Say it with me, people: endings…have…to…be…earned! At this rate, Sunday’s non-gay-prom themed throwaway gag will be a most welcome palate-cleanser.
Flummoxicated
April 30, 2012 at 12:17 am
A helicopter grandparent?? A grandparent volunteering put up prom advertisements in the school? Because that is SO what happens in real life. Wow, this is real 1/4″ from reality, folks.
Since Batiuk’s given himself an entire month (except Sundays!) to tell this story, he can take pains to establish exactly what Becky’s mother is doing hanging around the school, thus setting her up to be the villain in the Coming Gay Prom arc. The groaner punchline and Linda’s panel 3 smirk? Merely a bonus.
Son of Stuck Funky 