Also talking about Doonesbury

[james_davis_nicoll]

Have Sam and Alex ever met? I assume they have (I can recall Mike and BD getting together and presumably sometimes they drag along the kids) but I don't recall it happening.

Does Sam ever get plot-lines not related to the adults around her?

Comments

[pats-quinade.livejournal.com]

Didn't they talk about BD's PTSD status at one point (while Mike and BD listened and Mike glared at BD for letting things get so bad)? Or am I thinking of someone else / getting all the names wrong entirely?

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

I think you're right.

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Good second question. She's usually a foil to Zonker's madness--sort of Honey to his benevolent Uncle Duke. She's definitely much less an independent character than Alex Doonesbury is.

[marith.livejournal.com]

I do recall them having a conversation about Sam being scared of BD's anger. The phrase that sticks in memory is "and then Mommy powers off his leg".

She's younger

[(Anonymous)]

internal evidence suggests tweens/early teens to Alex's 18-20.

I don't think Alex had any independent plotlines eight or ten years ago, though I welcome correction.


Doug M.