Happy post-TCAF y'all, and I am in DEADLINE HELL! I've done my best to never miss an update over the six year run of this comic, so If this month I finally have to do that, I hope you'll all forgive me.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: this scene between Beast and Argus screams some of the soundtrack of the Jekyll and Hyde musical :P
("All that you are is a face in the mirror, I'll close my eyes and you'll disappear." "Ha! I'm what you face when you're facing the mirror. As long as you live I'll be here!")
In addition to that: I fully agree with Mar-ee, Ms Megan. Take your time. We fully understand.
Agreed, "Confrontation" does rather suit them, especially with Beast's internal issues. ("I'll live inside you forever" makes me think of how things like anxiety never truly go away, but one can gain better control over them.)
Exactly!
I'm surprised by how many people think of Jekyll as a saint and Hyde as pure evil. I've always read the story more as being about "internal issues": Hyde is everything Jekyll is not proud of in himself, but he does not learn to deal with it properly and things spiral out of control.
Please, Beast, just hug Argus instead of hurting yourself (in more ways than one)
No problem about the slightly-late post, Ms Megan! You're a mom with an active baby, and you get busy sometimes. You've been doing an amazing job keeping up with the posts :-)
I've also read a version that went that route, one I have reason to believe Ms Megan has read and been inspired by. And while I've no problem with that eventuality... I would love to watch Beauty's family not bat a collective eye lid when she arrives home with him and his reaction to a real family despite his looks. It'd still be nice for Argus to get a second chance to be human.
I think as long as Beauty & Argus are together and Argus gets to finally have a loving family, that it'd be a happy ending. We all want to see them succeed and be happy; some things are more important than outward appearance.
(If they do live with Beauty's family, Argus would be ADORABLE having his own herb garden to tend and mixing medicines for others~)
Considerably more adversarial than what Beauty's going through. It's sad that Argus's main battle seems to be with himself, when we've seen ample evidence that he has someone much better to blame...
Isn't it more likely that he is talking to the Castle? I mean, Swom just said that the Castle didn't take into account how unhappy it's avatar was, and now we see the Beast talking to Evil Argus - couldn't that be the Castle's avatar? 🤔
possibly, if SwanMom underestimates how much the Castle is aware of. a likely scenario, I think, given the general air of manipulative hostility that thing gives off. he could really be facing his worst fear (himself), or the Castle could be playing him. mind you, the effect could be the same...
And back to the Beast. The third panel makes me want to pet him to try to calm him down--he looks so scared! His "human" self is being cold and taunting here, rather like his mother, but he does have a point. As long as the Beast remains a beast, he has a ready excuse to loathe himself and stay set in the believe that he doesn't deserve love and happiness (because why would he have this cursed form if he did?). Even though it hurts him to be this way, the pain of it is familiar and comfortable, while daring to believe that he could become something or someone else isn't.
Also ohhhh lovin' this page. Beast facing his worse enemy... himself
("All that you are is a face in the mirror, I'll close my eyes and you'll disappear." "Ha! I'm what you face when you're facing the mirror. As long as you live I'll be here!")
In addition to that: I fully agree with Mar-ee, Ms Megan. Take your time. We fully understand.
I'm surprised by how many people think of Jekyll as a saint and Hyde as pure evil. I've always read the story more as being about "internal issues": Hyde is everything Jekyll is not proud of in himself, but he does not learn to deal with it properly and things spiral out of control.
Please, Beast, just hug Argus instead of hurting yourself (in more ways than one)
Who knew Beast's/Argus's past self could be so cruel?
Gonna go with both.
(If they do live with Beauty's family, Argus would be ADORABLE having his own herb garden to tend and mixing medicines for others~)
*weird thoughts*