Jesse, I absolutely adore the new direction you’ve taken the series. The old series was good too, don’t get me wrong, but this? This is NNS at the top of its game. It’s great to see Lindsay come out strong and sensible and everything she wasn’t before.
And it really does suck that you had to explicitly spell it out because some people have trouble reading between the lines. Ah well. Looking forward to seeing how all this ends!
I understand the importance of making my main characters fleshed out and three-dimensional. But Jessica’s only here to serve as a one-time foil to Lindsay. She’s basically her opposite – Lindsay is kind and charismatic and people gravitate toward her naturally, while Jessica is vindictive and petty and just bullies everyone into doing what she wants.
In other words, exactly what Lindsay used to be five years ago in the version of this series that people didn’t like. And this storyline is meant to illustrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that the new Lindsay is not the least bit like that anymore – and Jessica, the character who is, will be disposed of promptly and no one will miss her because even the other characters think she sucks. Get it now?
Once again I’m not enjoying how this story played out. I said this before but I get you need to have jerks in your story but there no in-between for them. They either at level of 1 Jerk or at Level 10. This story arc could have been find if Jessica didn’t lose her cool so easily. Maybe if it didn’t go to such extremes.
I don’t think you can write characters that well even if their jerks. again You can’t find a middle-man. These people go straight up to eleven with not much provocation. I think your still making the same mistakes as the ones you did in your previous continuity.
What Jessica hasn’t considered is that, even if Lindsay DID give in to her demands and pack up and leave, it wouldn’t make a damn bit of difference. There’s no way Jessica can go back to being the queen bee of the school now — everyone in that gymnasium has seen her as the raving lunatic she is. Her popularity and her social image are pretty much destroyed now, no matter what Lindsay does.
And… I stand corrected. Not only did Lindsay stand her ground, she isn’t what she was originally. I think Craig will have a girlfriend at some point who will actually treat him like a person, instead of a sex toy.
I still not liking how this turn out. Once again I think Jessica went insane way too quickly and once again your having jerks but your making them one dimensional. I gave you a potential idea of while you can still make them jerks, you could still fresh them out so their only trait is ‘Horrible person’.
Heck of a thing for Lindsey to say, panel 3. This is so old version vs new version I half expect it to all be a dream.
panel 2- I think the cheers are just taking cover behind the largest boobs they can find.
The only thing explosive about Jessica is her temper. I liked where that was going, it was a surprise. Now she’s going to live long enough to get expelled. And better, a shower.
Jesse, I absolutely adore the new direction you’ve taken the series. The old series was good too, don’t get me wrong, but this? This is NNS at the top of its game. It’s great to see Lindsay come out strong and sensible and everything she wasn’t before.
And it really does suck that you had to explicitly spell it out because some people have trouble reading between the lines. Ah well. Looking forward to seeing how all this ends!
I’m gonna say what I said on my DeviantArt page:
I understand the importance of making my main characters fleshed out and three-dimensional. But Jessica’s only here to serve as a one-time foil to Lindsay. She’s basically her opposite – Lindsay is kind and charismatic and people gravitate toward her naturally, while Jessica is vindictive and petty and just bullies everyone into doing what she wants.
In other words, exactly what Lindsay used to be five years ago in the version of this series that people didn’t like. And this storyline is meant to illustrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that the new Lindsay is not the least bit like that anymore – and Jessica, the character who is, will be disposed of promptly and no one will miss her because even the other characters think she sucks. Get it now?
Interesting point, Jim.
Once again I’m not enjoying how this story played out. I said this before but I get you need to have jerks in your story but there no in-between for them. They either at level of 1 Jerk or at Level 10. This story arc could have been find if Jessica didn’t lose her cool so easily. Maybe if it didn’t go to such extremes.
I don’t think you can write characters that well even if their jerks. again You can’t find a middle-man. These people go straight up to eleven with not much provocation. I think your still making the same mistakes as the ones you did in your previous continuity.
So if she presses the button, her Britney Spears mix tape starts playing? Could be classed as terrorism…
Maybe the crowd will think this was all just a sketch they came up with to debut the new cheerleader?
This is so over the top, I don’t even mind that she’s gone nuts. It’s actually really amusing.
Damn, that is what I call a reason you suck speech right there. Lindsay gets a thumbs up from me for standing her ground.
What Jessica hasn’t considered is that, even if Lindsay DID give in to her demands and pack up and leave, it wouldn’t make a damn bit of difference. There’s no way Jessica can go back to being the queen bee of the school now — everyone in that gymnasium has seen her as the raving lunatic she is. Her popularity and her social image are pretty much destroyed now, no matter what Lindsay does.
Hopefully Jessica takes Lindsay’s word to heart and accept some humilty after this.
And… I stand corrected. Not only did Lindsay stand her ground, she isn’t what she was originally. I think Craig will have a girlfriend at some point who will actually treat him like a person, instead of a sex toy.
Who else sees this as Lindsay calling out the past version of herself?
I still not liking how this turn out. Once again I think Jessica went insane way too quickly and once again your having jerks but your making them one dimensional. I gave you a potential idea of while you can still make them jerks, you could still fresh them out so their only trait is ‘Horrible person’.
Heck of a thing for Lindsey to say, panel 3. This is so old version vs new version I half expect it to all be a dream.
panel 2- I think the cheers are just taking cover behind the largest boobs they can find.
The only thing explosive about Jessica is her temper. I liked where that was going, it was a surprise. Now she’s going to live long enough to get expelled. And better, a shower.
Okay.
Alex D – I agree. There’s just no pleasing some people. I’ve loved this storyline!
I don’t understand why people have been upset with this arc and Jessica so far. This has been hilarious!
When fucking Lindsay calls you out on your BS, you know you’re a bitch.