Considering Skin Horse premiered a few months prior to Doctor Who’s fourth series, and that much of it has been planned from the start, I do wonder if Shaenon and Jeff coincidentally came up with the idea of alien bees.
The 4th *series* is from 2008 and features David Tenant. It would be the fourth *season* that premiered mid century. (1966 to be exact. It launched featuring the First Doctor but saw the very first regeneration mid-season!)
Why they decided to restart the numbering with such an unhelpful distinguishing term I do not know.
Since Guesticus said “the 70s”, I assumed he was referring to the fourth Doctor, who first appeared in 1974.
It is rather odd that when the new Doctor Who series was launched, they began referring to each season as a “series”, when they referred to them simply as “seasons” in the original.
That doesn’t even make sense. Every other American TV show I’ve seen has its seasons as “seasons”. (Granted, “the shows I’ve seen” is not exactly a comprehensive catalog of television) The only other thing that comes readily to mind that uses “series” to describe each year’s collection of episodes is Japanese anime.
The numbering itself makes sense. Since the new show isn’t a BBC production, they couldn’t very well (and possibly for legal reasons) pick up where the original series left off.
When Tigerlily Jones says that she is “alien lightning from the planet Lovetron”, is she hinting that she is actually something like an energy being possessing?/sharing?/overlaying? the brain/mind of Berenice Jones?
If so, are all mad scientists actually like that?
Is the Cure basically a sort of technological exorcism?
If mad scientists are all from Lovetron, it’s interesting to revisit Ira’s take on things. It’s not that mad scientists are so arrogant that they make new competition; it’s that visitors from Lovetron are bringing along more friends(?) and/or family(?).
Could Lovetron actually be a humongous mecha Tigerlily built one day? Bees don’t live more than a few years, so a time before Lovetron may not be in Gavotte’s collective memory, even if she was around and talking then. We need to see those fusion pies being used for something, anyway.
Moustacio once asked Gavotte what she was collecting said pies for.
“A giant robot, no more questions.”
Tigerlily used to make funky giant robots, but was stripped of ‘giant’ by the institute, then slowly lost her ‘funky’, supposedly due to Tip.
The text says “Egyptian queen reincarnated on the planet Lovetron”, which is more specific than her earlier claim.
Perhaps more to the point, it could well be said that Berenice Jones, who grew up in Brentwood in the 1980s, is not from Lovetron. It may be that persona — or that part of her persona — who knows that.
The Mad part or persona, styling herself “Tigerlily”, may be from elsewhere, is what I’m saying.
In one of the bonus stories from the print volumes, Tigerlily told one of her psychiatrists that she “contains multitudes”. At the time, it seemed like a thin excuse for lying, but in the context of your theory, there might be more levels to the statement.
It could also refer to personality sprites. Helen and Dave certainly had multitudes of those, to the point where the comic panels got pretty crowded a few times with them.
Dr Lee has not personally met Dr Jones (it is unclear if Lee could see and hear while UNITY controlled her but I got the impression she couldn’t). Lee is not familiar with Jones’ lingo and has never heard of planet Lovetron
I got the impression from this strip that Virginia was fully aware of what was happening, even though Unity had complete control over what Virginia’s body was doing.
Our homeworld? Not “her” or “their”? Fascinating. I figured Lovetron was a place made by the current generation of funky madthings, or a place in one’s heart and soul that recently had a literal celestial body named after it, but it being Gavotte’s “homeworld” opens and closes an interesting range of plausibilities.
I note that Virginia is actually being quite quick on the pickup here. While she bullied the hive fragments into joining despite their protestations, here she immediately recognizes when new info reveals a new venue of hidden truths.
Groove is in the hive, yeah yeah yeah yeah.
That’s going to be stuck in my head now, 🙂
Classic song, should be listened to at least once every hour 😛
She’s a brick hive!
The funk is truly divine.
“Fine place to live. Of course the funk is superb.”
As long as it’s not the Funk of Forty Thousand Years. ^_^
I understand that can be thrilling in its own way.
Considering Skin Horse premiered a few months prior to Doctor Who’s fourth series, and that much of it has been planned from the start, I do wonder if Shaenon and Jeff coincidentally came up with the idea of alien bees.
Had no idea Skin Horse has been going since the 70’s, although that would explain the Funk
Pretty sure he didn’t mean the Tom Baker fourth Doctor (who was, is, and ever shall be the greatest Doctor Who).
And frankly, I don’t think anything explains Funk. Except possibly that it is indeed from another planet.
The 4th *series* is from 2008 and features David Tenant. It would be the fourth *season* that premiered mid century. (1966 to be exact. It launched featuring the First Doctor but saw the very first regeneration mid-season!)
Why they decided to restart the numbering with such an unhelpful distinguishing term I do not know.
Since Guesticus said “the 70s”, I assumed he was referring to the fourth Doctor, who first appeared in 1974.
It is rather odd that when the new Doctor Who series was launched, they began referring to each season as a “series”, when they referred to them simply as “seasons” in the original.
Blame the Murican’s who believe Doctor Who started with Ecclestone
That doesn’t even make sense. Every other American TV show I’ve seen has its seasons as “seasons”. (Granted, “the shows I’ve seen” is not exactly a comprehensive catalog of television) The only other thing that comes readily to mind that uses “series” to describe each year’s collection of episodes is Japanese anime.
The numbering itself makes sense. Since the new show isn’t a BBC production, they couldn’t very well (and possibly for legal reasons) pick up where the original series left off.
When Tigerlily Jones says that she is “alien lightning from the planet Lovetron”, is she hinting that she is actually something like an energy being possessing?/sharing?/overlaying? the brain/mind of Berenice Jones?
If so, are all mad scientists actually like that?
Is the Cure basically a sort of technological exorcism?
If mad scientists are all from Lovetron, it’s interesting to revisit Ira’s take on things. It’s not that mad scientists are so arrogant that they make new competition; it’s that visitors from Lovetron are bringing along more friends(?) and/or family(?).
Maybe.
Tigerlily has also said that she knows she’s not from the planet Lovetron, and doesn’t care.
It is entirely possible Tigerlily will be as surprised to learn Lovetron actually exists as anyone else.
Huh, my link got swallowed by something.
http://skin-horse.com/comic/sweetheart-all/
I consider it very interesting that Tigerlily is wearing a flower-print shirt in that comic.(Though, of course, with purple tiger lilies.)
Could Lovetron actually be a humongous mecha Tigerlily built one day? Bees don’t live more than a few years, so a time before Lovetron may not be in Gavotte’s collective memory, even if she was around and talking then. We need to see those fusion pies being used for something, anyway.
Moustacio once asked Gavotte what she was collecting said pies for.
“A giant robot, no more questions.”
Tigerlily used to make funky giant robots, but was stripped of ‘giant’ by the institute, then slowly lost her ‘funky’, supposedly due to Tip.
The text says “Egyptian queen reincarnated on the planet Lovetron”, which is more specific than her earlier claim.
Perhaps more to the point, it could well be said that Berenice Jones, who grew up in Brentwood in the 1980s, is not from Lovetron. It may be that persona — or that part of her persona — who knows that.
The Mad part or persona, styling herself “Tigerlily”, may be from elsewhere, is what I’m saying.
In one of the bonus stories from the print volumes, Tigerlily told one of her psychiatrists that she “contains multitudes”. At the time, it seemed like a thin excuse for lying, but in the context of your theory, there might be more levels to the statement.
It could also refer to personality sprites. Helen and Dave certainly had multitudes of those, to the point where the comic panels got pretty crowded a few times with them.
Something has happened to the Funkadelic Prime thermopile on Lovetron, from which Tigerlilly and Tip alike drew their powers!
Who wants to bet Tony and Mercutio have powered up their Groovetron and restored Balance to the Funk?
Has Dr Lee ever encountered Tigerlily!???
Yes. And made out with her, while “possessed” by U.N.I.T.Y.
Right, ok, i re-read it now
Dr Lee has not personally met Dr Jones (it is unclear if Lee could see and hear while UNITY controlled her but I got the impression she couldn’t). Lee is not familiar with Jones’ lingo and has never heard of planet Lovetron
I got the impression from this strip that Virginia was fully aware of what was happening, even though Unity had complete control over what Virginia’s body was doing.
And it’s reasonable to assume that she and Tigerlily interacted at least a little when Virginia brought Hitty and Moustachio back to Annex One.
……And now I’m wondering if Tigerlily is secretly a bunch of bees piloting a human size mecha.
Tigerlily is not bees, she is a flower.
Its moments like this that Shaenon and Jeff need to import a dramatic musical sting for the latest big reveals.
Thanks.
I’m with Virginia here. I was pretty pleased with myself for being ahead of the game on the bee dancing, but welp, now I’m completely lost again.
Our homeworld? Not “her” or “their”? Fascinating. I figured Lovetron was a place made by the current generation of funky madthings, or a place in one’s heart and soul that recently had a literal celestial body named after it, but it being Gavotte’s “homeworld” opens and closes an interesting range of plausibilities.
This comic being what it is, I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out “Planet” meant “little plane”
Given time travel it could also be an actual planet.
Buggers? ( Orson Scott Card variety..?)
Again with the dark glasses. Why does only Mary Poppins have eyes??
Tomorrow: the truth about Planet Lovetron?
Attention! Attention! This is not a drill!
That delicious feeling when plotlines come together with a satisfying *crunch.*
woah – are we heading for a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” ending?
Pavene, or someone claiming to be Pavene, mentioned this plan when talking to Sweetheart in a VR program…
Don’t we humans get to go, too?
At the very least, get rid of A-Sig before you go!
I note that Virginia is actually being quite quick on the pickup here. While she bullied the hive fragments into joining despite their protestations, here she immediately recognizes when new info reveals a new venue of hidden truths.