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Is Millie written to be likable?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:01 am
by rabid_fox
Controversial, likely.
Nevertheless, I always presumed that Millie was written to be a character that would wind any straight thinking person up - designed to annoy, aggravate and frustrate, essentially (with, of course, regular gags to relieve the reader of said annoyance).
So, then I come along here and scroll through some of the older topics in a rare but enjoyable idle moment. I was startled to see the "GO MILLIE!" ethos that runs through a lot of people's perception of this...key character.
I can't imagine getting quite as much enjoyment out of reading the comic without seeing Millie as an anti-hero (albeit, a naive one).
Thoughts on a postcard, then.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:08 am
by Ibun
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:19 am
by klimt
i misread that title, and therefore agree with ibun.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:24 am
by CameronCN
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:26 am
by Arloest
Admittedly, she annoys me a lot sometimes. I've kinda always liked Ozy a lot better.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:30 am
by Ibun
Also my opinion is kind of void since I haven't read the comic in about a year.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:32 am
by CameronCN
Also my opinion is kind of void since I haven't read the comic in about a year.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:33 am
by Ibun
Also my opinion is kind of void since I haven't read the comic in about a year.
...what? D:
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:48 am
by Rocketman
I actually agree. Outside of the comic-world context, Millie would be the kid who annoys the everliving hell out of nearly anyone near her.
It's cute because we don't actually have to deal with her day-in and day-out.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:50 am
by CameronCN
Also my opinion is kind of void since I haven't read the comic in about a year.
...what? D:
Oh, wait. You were kidding. (Or lying, it's a fine line.)
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:56 am
by Arloest
Actually I'm pretty sure he wasn't. Even so, it is not that weird.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:58 am
by Ibun
Actually I'm pretty sure I haven't read the comic in a long time, though I am not sure how close to a year it actually has been.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:04 am
by CameronCN
Actually I'm pretty sure I haven't read the comic in a long time, though I am not sure how close to a year it actually has been.
But you've been posting in the current strip threads...
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:09 am
by Cosmic^Chicory
He doesn't *read* the comic, he just looks at the art.
Eh, Millie's written to be her age. Her age being, specifically, and I believe this is the scientific termonology, "spaz" years old.
*shrugs*
She adds interest to what would otherwise just be Ozy standing around with his paws behind his back looking quietly befuddled at the world.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:10 pm
by Rooster
Millie probably would be annoying in real life, but luckily this is a cartoon.
