Girl Genius XXVI: Madness is the best possible response

[Traab]

Huh, odd placement for a gag comic.

[Agi Hammerthief]

Huh, odd placement for a gag comic.

synchronising friday with cliff hangers
or a double splash page to match consecutive pages

[Scarlet Knight]

I say, Rakethorn, unprepared despite "They get them down here"? I 'd wager Wooster would have had a Pearl of Shibazz.

[Rockphed]

I say, Rakethorn, unprepared despite "They get them down here"? I 'd wager Wooster would have had a Pearl of Shibazz.

Where do you think Maxim got his?

[Radar]

Where do you think Maxim got his?

This would be an additional confirmation that Wooster is all dead.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Or that Maxim had a better hand in the poker game. But who has the Klottmann Diamond?

[Squire Doodad]

Huh, odd placement for a gag comic.

"Hey, it can't all be plot points and action scenes."

[Ellen]

I love how this is all old news for the Jaegers, as is having only six minutes to escape certain doom. Been there, done that, knocked out the mind-controlled minion and still have plenty of time (by their standards) to save the kitchen staff.

Assuming the kitchen staff didn't already decide to hop in their escape vehicle and escape.

[geoduck]

I love how this is all old news for the Jaegers, as is having only six minutes to escape certain doom. Been there, done that, knocked out the mind-controlled minion and still have plenty of time (by their standards) to save the kitchen staff.

Assuming the kitchen staff didn't already decide to hop in their escape vehicle and escape.

Yeah, I totally expect them all to be dead or gone.

[factotum]

Well, since we now know he's been mind controlled, are there actually any kitchen staff in the first place? He might have been commanded to leave the submarine for some other nefarious reason.

[HandofShadows]

There should be kitchen staff as Dimo was the one who told them to stay put.

[Stabbey]

Well, since we now know he's been mind controlled, are there actually any kitchen staff in the first place? He might have been commanded to leave the submarine for some other nefarious reason.

I'm positive that the implication of this strip is that he was mind-controlled for a couple of minutes as part of the wacky adventures Getting To The Kitchens.

[factotum]

I'm positive that the implication of this strip is that he was mind-controlled for a couple of minutes as part of the wacky adventures Getting To The Kitchens.

I don't think it's as clear-cut as that, although I'll grant that's definitely a possibility.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Given how happy Dimo and Maxim are, it seems this is the equivalent of a Jaeger playdate.

[Willie the Duck]

Given how happy Dimo and Maxim are, it seems this is the equivalent of a Jaeger playdate.

Wacky chaos that can be solved with violence and being savvy to the tropes of mad scientists? This is their sandbox!

[geoduck]

I don't think it's as clear-cut as that, although I'll grant that's definitely a possibility.

I agree with Stabbey. There's absolutely no indication he was being controlled before this.

[diremage]

Anyone else starting to feel like the authors decided, "We need a Wooster who is a little less clever and a little more interested in getting into Agatha's pants, so let's zot Wooster and drop Rakethorn into his parts of the script and nobody will notice"?

[Rogar Demonblud]

They know geeks. They know we would notice. We obsess over punctuation some days.

[Calemyr]

I'm positive that the implication of this strip is that he was mind-controlled for a couple of minutes as part of the wacky adventures Getting To The Kitchens.

I'm absolutely on board with this assumption. The Rakethorn we saw going chin out to save the Queen's citizens was the proper one. The one freaking out over a few ghost pirates and doppelgangers wasn't. Spidey took over the wrong body at the wrong time because it was a target of opportunity. Not sure if the spider was before or after the pirates, though: Jaeger's are a heck of a lot more competent than you'd guess based on their off-hours antics.

[HandofShadows]

Jaeger's are a heck of a lot more competent than you'd guess based on their off-hours antics.

If you managed to live centuries (even being a super soldier) you need to have a lot more going on than being strong. And these Jaegers are sharper than most are.

And I know it's an off handed comment, but the mention of alternate realities was a surprise and they managed to get a Star Trek (TOS) reference in there.

[Radar]

Anyone else starting to feel like the authors decided, "We need a Wooster who is a little less clever and a little more interested in getting into Agatha's pants, so let's zot Wooster and drop Rakethorn into his parts of the script and nobody will notice"?

While it seems a bit too obvious, but we have for example Martellus, who takes the role previously envisioned for Tarvek, who (as Gilgamesh earlier) evloved into a more benevolant character.

At any rate, we will have to wait and see hoe thing develop.

[Squire Doodad]

It feels like the Fogolios are stalling for whatever reason...I mean, it's probably the end of Britain, so they might be putting off the end of it for a little while they double check their next step.

[HandofShadows]

I don't think it's the end for Britain or Albia at least by Lu's hands. Albia is a Power, she knows who the Other is, how she works and is royally ticked off (pun intended). The only Lu (ClankLu) we know of no longer has control of her body and has limited resources. Worse Albia can take away those mny of those resources (anyone who is wasped). Lu should be on the run for the moment as she does not want Albia to get her. The only threat would be the Conspiracy and I don't think they are ready to move, even if they really could due to Albia's mind control. Looking back even Snackleford didn't want to take out Albia. He wanted to demonstrate his new power, but also didn't want to make a bad impression on her by killing Agatha.

[Vinyadan]

Anyone else starting to feel like the authors decided, "We need a Wooster who is a little less clever and a little more interested in getting into Agatha's pants, so let's zot Wooster and drop Rakethorn into his parts of the script and nobody will notice"?

I immediately thought something similar, even before he died, because they look exactly the same.

Jaeger's are a heck of a lot more competent than you'd guess based on their off-hours antics.

I am greatly enjoying these autonomous Jaegers. They were detached, after all. They don't need to just be Agatha's servants.


I may have found out why the Foglios call themselves professors: the people who make Punch and Judy puppet shows also are called "professor".
If you remember the part where in a puppet show Voltaire starts hitting Klaus, that would be an important part of a Punch and Judy show

[geoduck]

It feels like the Fogolios are stalling for whatever reason...I mean, it's probably the end of Britain, so they might be putting off the end of it for a little while they double check their next step.

If by "end of Britain" you mean Agatha leaving the place, no way. She still has to meet with the Circus, Zeetha has to have her Bang showdown, Steelgarter's gonna pop back up, along with the Eyeball guy she talked to (no way he was one of the cultists who got killed), the Lantern's still out there somewhere, and then there's Albia's garden/shameful power source.

Or if you meant in-universe.. yeah, I'm assuming Albia's going to die before this is all over.

[Divayth Fyr]

It feels like the Fogolios are stalling for whatever reason...I mean, it's probably the end of Britain, so they might be putting off the end of it for a little while they double check their next step.

Well, we did just resolve one of the biggest and longest running plot points we had - Lu in Agatha. Wanting to slow down a bit before moving on to the next one isn't that unexpected.

[diremage]

It feels like the Fogolios are stalling for whatever reason...I mean, it's probably the end of Britain, so they might be putting off the end of it for a little while they double check their next step.

They are probably stalling just long enough for the cooks to don red suits and cook some figgy Christmas pudding, and resolve the arc with a lighthearted happy new year's montage before delving back into the heavy duty drama of Agatha's srs bzns.

[smuchmuch]

It feels like the Fogolios are stalling for whatever reason...I mean, it's probably the end of Britain, so they might be putting off the end of it for a little while they double check their next step.

The Folgio do have an habit of stalling periods since .. pretty much the Mechaisburg arc (exihibit A: How long sis we pend in der der kestlle ? Exhihbit 2: .. Everything about the beast train)
I suspect it has part of the overall plot having ballooned way beyong it's original intention so they have to introducead rethink new things so the overfall thing make sense and likely some tig to do so the all the respective arcs are about the same sier for kook purposes.

[xroads]

Anyone else starting to feel like the authors decided, "We need a Wooster who is a little less clever and a little more interested in getting into Agatha's pants, so let's zot Wooster and drop Rakethorn into his parts of the script and nobody will notice"?

Nahhh, I think Wooster had served his overall narrative purpose and the Foglio's need a terrible/dramatic thing to happen. So they decided killing Wooster fit the bill.

I don't think Rakethorn is going to be leaving with Agatha and crew when they eventually depart England.

[SZbNAhL]

Steelgarter's gonna pop back up, along with the Eyeball guy she talked to (no way he was one of the cultists who got killed).

I'd been working under the assumption that he was Snackleford.