i'll preface this by saying that i was a lot more.. passive, i guess, when i was first hospitalized - because i figured that would get me out of there faster - so that probably influences how i view Kim's experience. that being said, seeing Kim go through this is kind of distressing just because like. she's been thrown into this unfamiliar situation where she's essentially lost any autonomy she had, and when she reacts accordingly to that she's treated as though she's being irrational and aggressive, with little regard to how these sudden changes would affect her mental well-being.
i think this doctor pisses me off so much because he has the gall to act as if he's just acting in Kim's best interests even though it's very clear to anyone that isn't him that he's not.
also, the fact that Fink claims that he's "an honest man," especially when during their first meeting he twisted her words around to fit a pre-existing assumption he had already made is so aggravating.
"whatever i say will be turned against me" immediately the silence is also turned against her, god ouch thats not surprising here. kim really shows how much shes trying to hold herself in here too gosh
i super love the colored lines on this page and super hate dr fink every chance i get!! i've had a therapist that pulls that same move from the last panel and to call it infuriating is an understatement. fully supporting kim
[long comment and strong opinions (in favour of kim) warning, sorry]
"you'll just turn [anything i say] against me" and just remaining silent as the therapist tries to get you to talk.... yeah, i've been in that situation multiple times, lol. usually very satisfying to watch them try to grasp at straws (not that it feels good to be in a situation where that's necessary) but kim's not exactly in an environment where it's safe to try and pull that, plus she's already spoken to dr fink before, so he's just going to make false conclusions based on incomplete info combined with his desire to always have the upper hand over his patients.
also, i know its mostly because this comic from kim's pov, but i wouldn't exactly say she's been distant from ALL patients, she has a table she eats at pretty regularly with kysley and the others from what we've seen. she hasn't exactly always been Friendly to them but i wouldn't call that "distant" either. she even initiated the conversation with kysley that lead to her hanging out with the carnivore group! i can definitely think of some scenes where she's been distant (the breather page with the other people playing basketball for one) but its not like people are gonna be up to being social 24/7 in a place like this. there's certainly enough of kim hanging out with other patients to poke holes in *that* statement of dr fink's. which, i know that's not the point, his character is about how psych workers will distort behaviour they observe to pathologize it, but i still have the impulse to step up for kim and defend her from this fictional therapist, lmao. even if kim was being 100% distant all the time it wouldn't excuse dr fink's actions towards her. ntm me feeling like her actions towards the staff and her choice to skip therapy are justified at least in part, but i feel like a defence of that wouldn't go over as well as my thots towards the distant comment
anyways, now about the art... i love kim's "eVe" face towards the end there, all of her expressions on this page are Choice. and as much shit as i give him for being a horrible person, i like dr fink's design a lot. he's built like a tic tac and i mean that both in a "its a good choice for a design" way and a "i am insulting him as a person" way, if that makes sense
Kims face and exaggerated smarm is reminding me heavily of when shrug and make short comments because anything else will make me breakdown into tears and rage.
God what a trouper. I have issues with authoritative bastards and I would've tried to throw a chair and choked the closest staff if I were her.
God I feel so fucking bad for Kim. Being placed in an unfamiliar situation that's supposed to 'help' her, disrespectful staff members and THIS douche? What a mess. She can't even be quiet without this guy saying shit to her. Dude has the balls to call her aggressive even though the staff make stupid insensitive comments daily, this job is stressful I get that but there's no need for that.
'I'm an honest man', no you ain't, he's twisting the narrative to fit his assumptions he made earlier because either a.) Quota to fill or b.) He's so far up in his ass he can't see that he's hurting her chances, NOT helping her out. Like she believed/still believes she shouldn't be alive for this long, so what do you do? Diagnosis a minor with something that they usually diagnose adults with, scaring the shit out of her with your bullshit 'textbook definitions.'
It's no wonder Kim is still uncomfortable, her shit got all sorts of fucked and she can't really adjust herself to the situation at hand.
I love her 'see I'm totally fine' look tho, expressions on point.
Hrnnggnn... Fink Bad....
(But also I like how... he holds his pen? Like its different to see how different species with different anatomies interact with the world and the tools in it. It's a neat bit of environmental worldbuilding.)
i'll preface this by saying that i was a lot more.. passive, i guess, when i was first hospitalized - because i figured that would get me out of there faster - so that probably influences how i view Kim's experience. that being said, seeing Kim go through this is kind of distressing just because like. she's been thrown into this unfamiliar situation where she's essentially lost any autonomy she had, and when she reacts accordingly to that she's treated as though she's being irrational and aggressive, with little regard to how these sudden changes would affect her mental well-being.
i think this doctor pisses me off so much because he has the gall to act as if he's just acting in Kim's best interests even though it's very clear to anyone that isn't him that he's not.
also, the fact that Fink claims that he's "an honest man," especially when during their first meeting he twisted her words around to fit a pre-existing assumption he had already made is so aggravating.
"you'll just turn [anything i say] against me" and just remaining silent as the therapist tries to get you to talk.... yeah, i've been in that situation multiple times, lol. usually very satisfying to watch them try to grasp at straws (not that it feels good to be in a situation where that's necessary) but kim's not exactly in an environment where it's safe to try and pull that, plus she's already spoken to dr fink before, so he's just going to make false conclusions based on incomplete info combined with his desire to always have the upper hand over his patients.
also, i know its mostly because this comic from kim's pov, but i wouldn't exactly say she's been distant from ALL patients, she has a table she eats at pretty regularly with kysley and the others from what we've seen. she hasn't exactly always been Friendly to them but i wouldn't call that "distant" either. she even initiated the conversation with kysley that lead to her hanging out with the carnivore group! i can definitely think of some scenes where she's been distant (the breather page with the other people playing basketball for one) but its not like people are gonna be up to being social 24/7 in a place like this. there's certainly enough of kim hanging out with other patients to poke holes in *that* statement of dr fink's. which, i know that's not the point, his character is about how psych workers will distort behaviour they observe to pathologize it, but i still have the impulse to step up for kim and defend her from this fictional therapist, lmao. even if kim was being 100% distant all the time it wouldn't excuse dr fink's actions towards her. ntm me feeling like her actions towards the staff and her choice to skip therapy are justified at least in part, but i feel like a defence of that wouldn't go over as well as my thots towards the distant comment
anyways, now about the art... i love kim's "eVe" face towards the end there, all of her expressions on this page are Choice. and as much shit as i give him for being a horrible person, i like dr fink's design a lot. he's built like a tic tac and i mean that both in a "its a good choice for a design" way and a "i am insulting him as a person" way, if that makes sense
God what a trouper. I have issues with authoritative bastards and I would've tried to throw a chair and choked the closest staff if I were her.
'I'm an honest man', no you ain't, he's twisting the narrative to fit his assumptions he made earlier because either a.) Quota to fill or b.) He's so far up in his ass he can't see that he's hurting her chances, NOT helping her out. Like she believed/still believes she shouldn't be alive for this long, so what do you do? Diagnosis a minor with something that they usually diagnose adults with, scaring the shit out of her with your bullshit 'textbook definitions.'
It's no wonder Kim is still uncomfortable, her shit got all sorts of fucked and she can't really adjust herself to the situation at hand.
I love her 'see I'm totally fine' look tho, expressions on point.
(But also I like how... he holds his pen? Like its different to see how different species with different anatomies interact with the world and the tools in it. It's a neat bit of environmental worldbuilding.)