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I think I saw Marigold and Greg as maybe having a chance in this early story! A very different comic that would've been.
The punchline in this one is meant to be that Eve and Park's relationship is a trainwreck waiting to happen. But there's always been a camp that wants to believe in them - maybe they saw this as a hopeful moment.
10 thoughts on “#165 – grounded in nostalgia”
Marvin Choi
It's interesting how it was setting up for a trainwreck, because unless I'm misremembering the relationship is rocky but ends up kinda just ending abruptly when Park is like "eh, I gotta go" and then we get the closure arc that really closes it in one strong encounter. Interesting.
crowncorvus
That's how I always felt about it too. Like they were just meh for each other and it never felt solid and then yeah the door slams shut right towards the end.
Scytale
Shouldn't it be "belong the spoils"?
wykstrad
No. "Victor" is the subject of the sentence, while "spoils" is the object, thanks to some prepositional chicanery.
Alternatively, Marigold was speaking, and wasn't bothering to keep her plural agreements pristine, the way many people tend to be less exacting with their grammar in spoken language.
David T. Marchand
The spoils are definitely the subject here. Minus hyperbaton, the sentence would be, The spoils belong to the victor.
bryanew710
Isn't a relationship with an old ex by definition grounded in nostalgia?
vacantvisionary
Yep! That's what makes the last line a punchline.
Kara Brown
A very 'Eternal Sunshine' moment, well done. And I never wanted her and Park to work out.
Fern
Greg and Marigold would've been such a rollercoaster. Wonder if it would've worked or not? I know I would root for it.
cjmaloof
Instead, Greg eventually forgets Mar's name. More importantly, I guess this is when Puget Sean is seen developing his thing for Marigold.