Bittersweet Candy Bowl

PLEASE!!! WE ARE OUT HERE IN THE TRENCHES, BEGGING!!!

I was really rooting for her but this is done with.

Honesty…I think this is going to be a harsh reality check/wake up call for Sue.

I agree. I think sue is still holding on to who lucy used to be, the thing is lucy is not the same person anymore. Sometimes i wonder if there is just too much hurt and trauma for lucy to be able to carry on the relationships she had before her attempt.

Remind me, what’s the whole point of Lucy being back at the table if this is how she’s been for the past few chapters?

Or the fact she still willingly ran back to Mike outside?

At the heat of the moment I think she just did it out of spite. Basically a “I’ll kick him while he’s at his lowest” moment. Then it took her literally MINUTES back in the friend group to cause conflict by guilt-tripping people not to go outside and check up on Mike. Now the friend group is walking around on these eggshells that clearly makes them uncomfortable, and she’s even worse off mentally because now she doesn’t have her security blanket to fall back on. Basically, a complete netloss for practically everyone except Augustus who’s at the very least now part of a healthy friend group.

I wouldn’t be suprise if the group begins to grow suspicious of what she, August, and David did and notice Mikes ever growing absent lately.

If anything, I think this moment is going to be Sues pedastal of Lucy breaking and I wonder if she’s going to begin questioning what’s going on

I think beforehand they were just going to put their fingers over their ears and not ask questions to avoid causing problems for Lucy, but now that Sue and Lucy have basically fallen out and Lucy will most likely avoid them again, the rest of the group will basically HAVE to start asking questions.

Exactly. It’s all going to come coming back eventually, but I feel like it’s going to be a calm before the biggest storm hits.

I honestly wouldn’t be suprise if she begins to question/doubt herself with Lucy, or change sides

@Nev I can see where you’re coming from but I disagree on that because it’s clear it’s trying to portray a specific cause. I’ve worked with SMI patients and I’m also SMI and absolutely there isn’t always a reason for their behavior but I would say there is a distinction between paranoia/delusions to blatantly being passive aggressive and spiteful. So I think for myself I’m trying to understand more from storytelling why the switch up. (Other than drama I guess lol). But honestly… you could be right! It really could just be her behavior isn’t made to make sense. But I do think you’re spot on how she doesn’t value her friends like she values Mike. But that’s just my take on it c;

Ye no worries! That’s just what I think could potentially happen, especially cause there’s no way the group hasn’t notice Mikes growing absent for this long.

At this rate, SOMEONE is going to question and confront it.

@Nev Yeah that’s a good theory. I will say I did think this is a potential case of black and white. One her friends show a negative trait she goes “I knew they were bad” without much else. But she definitely gives Mike more grace lol

She was recently triggered again, I’m pretty sure after Halloween? With the knowledge that Alejandro and Toby are still constantly trying to contact Augustus. Her more apparent regression with everyone started happening around then.

This feels like an inevitable conclusion to Lucy burying the assault for this long. She did a good job hiding it in middle school, playing tough and putting on a façade, but after Curtain Call she started therapy.

This probably helped with her general feelings, but I bet she didn’t actually tell the therapist about Alejandro. She told herself that the real problem was her attempt and her dependence on Mike, and she may have even rationalized it as “so long ago it doesn’t matter anymore.”

Trauma can pop back up if you don’t deal with it, though, and moving back to Roseville was probably what lit the fuse on the explosion we’re about to witness. I don’t know if there will be a specific incident that started it, but I’m willing to bet it was when Augustus moved in and she started hearing the phone buzzing in the other room…

When has anyone made Lucy out to be a saint?? Even the people who are big fans of her are the first to admit she’s mentally ill and acting poorly

Nice analysis!!! Wonderful read through.

Thank you! I’ve been following the webcomic for 15+ years, and I feel like I grew up alongside these dramatic cats ♥️ I relate to all of them in some way, and they’ve only gotten more complex over the years

I also think August playing devils advocate with that phone isn’t helping her either.

Cause he’s choosing to keep that phone around that has direct contact with Alejandro, the guy who SA her and attacked her and the others years back.

I’m really scared that’s going to get August hurt, or worst, hurt the others. I been worried Alejandro could be tracking them with each ring/call. I so not know if he capable of that, but you never know.

I think it’s because Sue single handedly proved to Lucy that she’s incredibly self-absorbed by not wanting Lucy to “hold this over her” :0