the emotions on this page are captured so accurately. the juxtaposition between the artwork, which clearly represents some serious experiences on the part of the characters, and catnewt's condescending attitude can really be felt in this page. it really reflects the general apathy of the staff in this place.
diana's artwork is awesome, i love the support the other patients have for each other.
oh my god... "cute". possibly one of the worst and condescending adjectives that has ever been used in the history of the english language. and her regarding carmilla's feelings about trapped like that, makes it all the more dehumanizing. bow-wow-ouch
the shot where diana flips her paper and you can see the how deep they made their lines is :heart_eyes:
i really like lupe's discussion of "white" paintings here. im a sucker for contemporary art and i rarely see media having a positive perspective on it.
this is Spicy characterization, but i definitely did write the "cute" line to be intentionally dismissive (obviously), and more specifically, i felt it would be with a level of malicious awareness on the catnewt's part, because carmilla's commentary on the ward was inherently critical of the therapist as a person (or at least, her profession and occupation).
even though she only had one page to characterize her before this scene, she was definitely driven home as someone who doesn't have her authority questioned by subordinates (the patients), and sees her lack of personal pain as a demonstration of that authority.
Oh man, I sincerely love this page. It’s amazing. Diana has a wonderful character design, and I’m glad we get to see more of Lupe. The dialog here really makes me think.
i love this highlight of diana, i really like her character and i feel like u make a lot of characters that i can see myself in, when that isnt the case for like 99% of media, which i appreciate. i really like lupes expressions here too, she comes across as very insightful
i love how kim just says "me". it's such a teenager response
really love how you portrayed the character of everyone on this page! i love hearing more about lupe's character but. god im going to attack catnewt nurse for calling carmilla's drawing "cute". when i saw her initial response to it on the previous page i just KNEW she was going to completely miss the connection between the "trapped" metaphor/feeling and the whole psych ward thing
I love diana looking at her own piece a moment like ugh what else can i come up with here. Like she was just stress scribbling her feelings at first but after carmilla's analysis of her rose she's feeling like she needs to find something more introspective to say.
Gosh lupe i want her to be happy and peaceful and visiting museums again soon. Picturing her doing so warms my heart
Kim saying "me" is just so spot-on for a teenager :') Also I love how animated Carmilla is on seeing Diana's work, you can really feel her excitement at it! It's a shame catnewt is still being condescending to them all though... That feeling of being treated like a child is the worst.
Oh my god, I HATE how condescending and dismissive this nurse can be. Like, Carmilla actually expresses herself and the nurse treats it like it's just a silly part of Carmilla's delusion. "Oh how cute you depict yourself as a rose blooming after it's death, yep, just like a vampire, how cute, I can totally see it".
And that response to Diana comes off as so ... vacuous. "Yep therapy is all about feeling good, let's not explore any deeper! Ha Ha!"
Also, I am LOVING that Lupe appreciates white paintings given how often I have had to defend them as something other than pretentious to so many people.
diana's artwork is awesome, i love the support the other patients have for each other.
the shot where diana flips her paper and you can see the how deep they made their lines is :heart_eyes:
i really like lupe's discussion of "white" paintings here. im a sucker for contemporary art and i rarely see media having a positive perspective on it.
even though she only had one page to characterize her before this scene, she was definitely driven home as someone who doesn't have her authority questioned by subordinates (the patients), and sees her lack of personal pain as a demonstration of that authority.
really love how you portrayed the character of everyone on this page! i love hearing more about lupe's character but. god im going to attack catnewt nurse for calling carmilla's drawing "cute". when i saw her initial response to it on the previous page i just KNEW she was going to completely miss the connection between the "trapped" metaphor/feeling and the whole psych ward thing
I love diana looking at her own piece a moment like ugh what else can i come up with here. Like she was just stress scribbling her feelings at first but after carmilla's analysis of her rose she's feeling like she needs to find something more introspective to say.
Gosh lupe i want her to be happy and peaceful and visiting museums again soon. Picturing her doing so warms my heart
And that response to Diana comes off as so ... vacuous. "Yep therapy is all about feeling good, let's not explore any deeper! Ha Ha!"
Also, I am LOVING that Lupe appreciates white paintings given how often I have had to defend them as something other than pretentious to so many people.