Order of the Stick Updates

[Mike]

I'll have to look again. I thought they said Evil Durkon needed to be present for the vote to still count, not "alive."

[Mary]

Even Blackwing has his flaws.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mike]

Whoops. The raven who cried wolf?

[Mary]

He does have a melodramatic streak.

[Mary]

Explanations. complications.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mary]

And now we learn why Hel was so upset at the sixth voter of seven.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mike]

And why Dark Durkon didn't really care. Impressive back up plan.

[Mary]

You know, if Roy hadn't come as a bodyguard, they might be sitting pretty: Dark Durkon out of the way, and a few days to save the world.

[Mike]

Hmm. Maybe, but would they know it needed saving then?

Roy can't leave, so I'm thinking he ends up sending Belkar somehow to try to prevent this...

[Mary]

Cats and birds working together! Isn't that a sign of the apocalypse?

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mike]

Well, their world IS currently ending.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

Roy's learning to fight technicality with technicality.

[Mary]

Small but satisfying victories.

[Mike]

Whatever he can manage at this point must feel good.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

I adore the last line here.

[Mary]

giggle

That's one way to get a punchline

[Mike]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

"And the truth always has a use." I sense foreshadowing...

"Don't pin this all on Frigg." Love it.

[Mike]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

good plot tie-in, while mostly being a nice, heartfelt tribute to the person Wrecan was named after (see the 5/18/15 news update here if unaware).

[Mary]

and like Miko's death -- no punch line in the final panel.

[Mike]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

Belkar gets to be right, but he doesn't get the associated satisfaction.

[Mary]

Yup. Also watches a carefully laid plan pre-empted

[Mike]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

"I agree." "STOP DOING THAT!"

[Mary]

Only so much change can be coped with.

[Mike]

Ah, so that was the point of the crew payment stuff. Nice, mostly somber strip with good character moments for Roy and Haley.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mary]

May also be foreshadowing.

[Mike]

Very likely. Could mean a few different things though.

[Mike]

I vote for Greg.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mary]

How about Mortimer?

[Mike]

I like. Nokrud would work too in the evil twin tradition.

[Mike]

"The ONE TIME..." Hah. :)

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mary]

Best time for the punchline.

[Mike]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

Nice plan.

[Mary]

o yes

[Mary]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

Methinks Oona is going to be significant for at least a period of time.

[Mike]

"Some guy he overhears is true."

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mary]

Very true.

[Mike]

Interesting...

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

The door with 2 "x"s has me curious. Did they try it twice for some reason?

[Mary]

Maybe the Monster in the Dark did that.

[Mary]

You sneaky monster

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mike]

Now the question is does he know something? Is he purposely aiding their search or possibly hindering it? Or just having fun?

[Mary]

I think, based on his comments this and last one, that he's trying to hinder them.

Mr. Stiffy's influence.

[Mary]

O how sweet!

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mary]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

Amazing how his willingness to fulfill his oath turns on whether he likes it. . .

[Mary]

Eugene shows some scruples.

About a scruple of them. Or maybe just a grain.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mike]

It reminds me of a slightly more well meaning version of Crystal's won't run out of gnomes logic.

Roy really shouldn't have to explain "genocide bad" to people, but Eugenie's never been particularly moral in his "ends justify the means" outlook.

[Mike]

POINTY DEATH INCARNATE!!!

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mary]

V certainly pulls off a nice trick there.

[Mary]

This is not good.

I might go so far as to say it's bad.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mike]

Indeed.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

Shows no signs of getting better either, although Roy provides some rather on the nose explanation of the thematic reasons for it happening.

[Mary]

This is why mutinies mid-crisis are a problem:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

[Mike]

and it's only getting worse and worse.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

Having a character being so obsessed and unreasonable is realistic, but is getting tiresome here, particularly from a minor character. Has felt pretty contrived to be honest. I kind of hope Roy losing the sword was the payoff being built to and things can move on now...

[Mike]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots10...

That last panel is fantastic.