AFNB

Glasses again? Maybe Tedd is feeling insecure.

Re: the commentary I think it's better that he left the metaphor open-ended. I'm sure that we have more than our share of Tolkien fans - they may know that Tolkien despised allegory. Quoth the forward of the book: "I much prefer history, true or feigned, with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse 'applicability' with 'allegory'; but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author." By leaving it open, Dan broadens the applicability, allowing for the interpretation to lie on the reader's shoulders. That said, I'm with Kitty - Just garlic bread and chill or something.

I'm Spartacus!

I took it as saying "There's no way they won't get married, it's only a matter of time."

Quoth the commentary: Grace....Verres?

Am I the only one that is getting a bad feeling about Smokey? Like, he doesn't just want transformations, but POWERFUL transformations?

Possible, but knowing Rich it's highly unlikely.

"So your ego made you stupid?" Ego does that to a lot of people.

Maybe at the end of the game, they gang up and kick the villain's ass.

I dunno. With Rhoda, we're probably seeing the remnants of her crush on Diane (I had crushes nearly 20 years ago that never fully went away), and frankly, Lucy may just have that attitude with everybody. I don't think we've seen enough of her to really judge (we just had, what, her third appearance? And four lines in it was more than she had in either of the ones before).

Honestly, none of this really surprises me. The statement in the previous comic that "half the school" had "hit that before" was clearly news to Diane, and these two girls' opinions seem to run along the same lines as Nanase's, as seen in Diane's first appearance. But then, that's not what's important here - what IS important, is Diane discovering what people outside of her inner circle really think about her.

While Dan does make an interesting point about roughhouse playing, the difference is I've never known animals to do it until one of them is unconscious.

This hotel seems to have an unusual design - most hotels I've seen have odd- and even-numbered rooms on opposite sides of the hall.

I'm with Dan on the hair thingies. I even tried to grow some several years ago.

Noting Justin playing with Noah, suggesting that he's more tolerant of him (and his association with Melissa) than he used to be. Personally, I hope that, at least, makes it to canon.