Daphnaie

I may not agree with whether or not Dan had friends in school (as I have no idea whether or not that is true), but I think EGS has always had a problem with dialogue. Sure it's not easy to write seemingly-realistic dialogue, but it's always been a particularly notable weakness of Dan's over the course of EGS. Not overwhelmingly so, but still very much present.

Friday's comic is a example, in the later half. No one ever talks like that in real life. It's just painfully forced, in order to get the prerequisite joke into the comic. Not Dan's worse dialogue, sure. But still.

And before anyone disagrees with me too strongly, remember Dan himself has said multiple times (including recently) he has terrible trouble writing dialogue that doesn't sound like that of a robot. It's a recognised flaw on his part. It's might in part related to his also self-admitted similar-ness to Data (from ST:TNG). Read into that what you will.

Anaxagoras:

... the only publicly accepted form of sexism in our culture.

Lawl. That was funnier than today's comic, good job.

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Anyway, I can't say I'm surprised. This is pretty much how I expected the break up going, perhaps even better. I suppose it's good that they were both being notably mature about this whole thing, but then again, it doesn't make the most riveting reading.

I'm at least happy though that the people who thought Sarah would completely freak out are wrong. I wouldn't want to see her thrown under the bus for Elliot's sake.

Hmm, up until I read the commentary, I assumed that she was supposed to be Diane in disguise.

Also, I can't wait to discover how Susan reacts to hearing Elliot dreamed about her as Counselor Troi.

Would Elliot really ever tell Susan that he dreamt he had sex/made out with her? That seems like more than a little weird a thing to tell someone.

When he does tell her his feelings, then I suspect he will leave that part out and just simply say how he feels instead.

He's certainly "happy" about it.