dreadedcandiru2 (dreadedcandiru2) wrote in binky_betsy,
dreadedcandiru2
dreadedcandiru2
binky_betsy

Sunday, 7 July 2019

Today's strip is an example of the sort of confused thinking that gets Mike into trouble he doesn't need. That's because it's the one wherein he ends up getting ugly stitches in his scalp because wearing a bike helmet would mess up his hair.

Panel 1: We start off in the middle of a story. That's because as Mike moans in pain about the open wound on his scalp, a freaked-out Lawrence asks him if he's going to be okay.

Panel 2: He looks at the blood on his hands and says that he thinks so.

Panel 3: When Mike walks in the house, we're reminded that this is the Sundayverse when Elly is as freaked out and worried as Lawrence is.

Panel 4: She tells him that the cut is deep enough that it'll require stitches.

Panel 5: We next see them at the front door of the ER.

Panel 6: Since the attending physician who asks Mike what he was doing to get that wound looks like Phil, I'll call him Dr Allen. Mike tells him that he was riding his bike.

Panel 7: As he finishes stitching up Mike's scalp, Dr Allen sets up the punchline by asking him why he didn't wear a bike helmet.

Panel 8: When we're shown that the doctor had to shave the area to put in the stitches, Mike's comment about how he didn't wanna mess up his hair is rather sickeningly ironic.

Summary: Since this is the Sundayverse, Mike might actually learn something from this. What I learned is something I already know: Lynn loves facile moralizing.
Subscribe

  • Wednesday, 31 May 2023

    The one where Liz notices that Anthony eats in the same messy, smacky, gobbly, nasty way she doesn't realize that she does. Panel 1: Unusually…

  • Tuesday, 30 May 2023

    The one where Edwards tells Liz to do something Pattersons never really do because apologies are for the weak and vanquished. Panel 1: Edwards…

  • Memorial Day 2023

    The one where Lynn reminds us that she has no idea what love actually is because she hates being vulnerable. Synopsis: Miss Edwards compares being…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    default userpic

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
  • 20 comments

  • Wednesday, 31 May 2023

    The one where Liz notices that Anthony eats in the same messy, smacky, gobbly, nasty way she doesn't realize that she does. Panel 1: Unusually…

  • Tuesday, 30 May 2023

    The one where Edwards tells Liz to do something Pattersons never really do because apologies are for the weak and vanquished. Panel 1: Edwards…

  • Memorial Day 2023

    The one where Lynn reminds us that she has no idea what love actually is because she hates being vulnerable. Synopsis: Miss Edwards compares being…