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    Yea that really was a startlingly empty threat, shows that she really does just not understand the context of what the order is about or what is going on that she thinks she does. Also Paladin Shark FTW!
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    I always want more Lien. Today is a good day.
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    I love how absolutely fed up everybody looks by the end. They have each Had It with dealing with this bull.

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    I... didn't expect to be quite that on point in regards to the threat of interrogation. "She probably knows plot stuff we need to know" was more of a screw-up than I thought.
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    I never thought I would see a "bluff off," and I am not eager to see it again.
    Serini is making no sense, and I have no idea where this is going. Seems like an odd cliffhanger.
    Also, where does Lien keep the Pokeball?
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    First time I refresh when new comic is up!

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    This is definitely going to end well.

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    I would be curious if they both fall in the cauldron... and nothing happens because it was all a bluff.

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    Thank you Lien, everyone is Friggin DoneTM with Serini being as humanly frustrating as possible without being actually Evil and I don't think a shark to the face will actually kill her anyways.
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    I just love Haley. And the shark!!!
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    This, this does put a smile on my face.

    Also, how good are sharks at holding their "breath"? And could this amnesia potion affect a celestial being?

    I just don't want the loyal fishie to get hurt.
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    You know it looks like Lien is throwing an Ultra Ball instead of a regular Pokeball
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    I can't believe I'm the first to say that we've literally jumped a shark now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arlor View Post
    I can't believe I'm the first to say that we've literally jumped a shark now.
    Other way around, the shark is doing the jumping.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arlor View Post
    I can't believe I'm the first to say that we've literally jumped a shark now.
    +1

    I also never thought I would see Belkar being the one trying to de-escalate a situation!

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    Hah! Everybody expected Bloodfeast to save the day, but who predicted Razor instead?
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    I'm rather fond of Haley coming to the sensible conclusion that she has nothing to lose by not backing down.
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    It's Opposite Monday! Belkar tries to de-escalate while Haley dares today's adversary to jump! Oh, and Lien yeets her paladin mount.
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    Serini's really demonstrating what isolation can do to the mind.

    Her conversation with Hailey tells us she's still got the right Rogue instincts, but she's just a tad bit off on the execution.

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    Slightly concerned that Razor is going to soak everyone in memory juice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arlor View Post
    I can't believe I'm the first to say that we've literally jumped a shark now.
    For those of us who are not perfectly familiar with English idioms, what's the meaning of this one ?

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    Soooo. Serini is actually going to fall into the potion because of Razor?
    Not sure Lien did the best move here.

    Poor bluff from Serini indeed. Would have work on some friends of mine though.
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    Serini's tactic is kind of a "hold yourself hostage" thing - like in Blazing Saddles. Nice.
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    Okay, so apparently Serini thinks she has information the Order would want to have. The Order have no such expectation.
    Let us consider that Serini has information that they need, but are unaware that they lack. That rules out the planet in the rift, since they know they don't understand that. The simplest explanation is that Serini knows how to get to The Last Gate, and it is not as easy as we expect.
    Even so, who cares? The Order don't need to get to The Last Gate. They only need to keep Xykon from getting to the gate, preferably by destroying him.

    Anyway, if my theory about Belkar is correct, he is the one about to take a bath in amnesiotic fluid. (That's not a typo: I mixed amnesia and amniotic.) Without his memories, the Belkster is gone, dead, but not buried.
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    Quote Originally Posted by deworde View Post
    Slightly concerned that Razor is going to soak everyone in memory juice.
    Yeah, he definitely looks big enough to knock over the cauldron.

    Also, we never see the full extent of Lien's right hand after she says "Almost got it" in the last strip!
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    Belkar trying to get everyone to cool down and negotiate is the most surreal thing I've seen all month.
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    Some kind of occurrence in the story that, often in retrospect, alters the tone and quality of the story, usually for the negative.
    It comes from an episode of Happy Days where one of the characters, while riding a motorcycle, jumped over a water tank with a shark in it. That episide is largely seen as a definitive point where the show was more bad than good, so "jumping the shark" as a phrase was born.
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    Inb4 everybody with the crazy theory that Serini IS indeed related to Belkar, but per her own admission, she has forgotten about him but remembers he forgot about this critical piece of information.

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