Annotated BBWTE 13
No, alt text, that’s “stagger.”
So who had “Despite his humility, WAV will describe himself using the word ‘best'” in the betting pool?
Definitely, uh, some issues of consent in this scene, which Flo was well aware of. Frigg is not normally deaf to those, I don’t think, though she’s not above calling E-Merl a tease. And we’re probably prepared to forgive her a lot, based on the fact that she’s epically drunk and under assault by grief she’s not remotely equipped to handle. Her two remaining non-schnozzled brain cells are desperate to feel any feeling she can cope with, even for a few minutes.
The ol’ “accidental suggestive collision” gag is sometimes good for a chuckle, but, er, it’s all about context, and it normally works better with a pair of awkward, fumbling teenagers than with battle-trained superheroes who normally dodge thrown weapons or bullets. (And that’s assuming there aren’t any behind-the-scenes stories to further ruin it for viewers.) This one’s partly justified by Frigg being super drunk and WAV being a total newb, but it’s also too intentional to really qualify.
I didn’t consider this strip to be *condoning* Frigg’s behavior, but thanks for confirming so. Like, I assumed such, but thanks all the same. Good on ya.
Honestly Frigg is one superwoman lugging around full plate mail. If anything I am surprised she didn’t WAV’s whole motherboard on that stunt.
I think you accidentally a verb.
PSA: There’s no such thing as plate mail, the word is Victorian invention. There is plate armour, and there is chainmail, and they are completely different things. The reason that Frigg has chainmail and plate armour is because that’s what full plate (aka full harness) is. You need the chain to cover things like the insides of elbows and armpits, because having those bits covered in plate requires way too much articulation, which is fiddly, expensive, and prone to getting your arm stuck at full extension if it’s even slightly out of alignment.
I don’t think that Frigg has crossed any line yet. She’s being pushy, yes, but Wav still has plenty of chance to let her know that he’s really not into it. And quite honestly, this is the level of “seduction” that for some of us men will only start registering as a hint that a lady friend is interested in more than friendship. Some of us are quite dense.
He directly said “please, do not”.
Given the speed at which this progresses, and Wav’s cluelessness (as discussed in previous annotations, and also note the baffled ..? after Frigg’s first innuendo in panel 2), I suspect that “please don’t” relates to Frigg getting up in Wav’s personal space (and placing her hands on his helmet, which he still thinks he needs to keep closed in order to survive). Once Wav realises what’s going on, I’m sure he’d repeat his “please don’t”.
But, yeah, some guys don’t realise they’re being flirted with until someone’s kissing them – not that what Frigg is doing here is exactly flirting. And yes, she did cross boundaries uninvited.
I’m not prepared to forgive people a lot on account of them being drunk. That’s still a shitty excuse. People are responsible for their level of intoxication.
+1