>>89324071If Willis didn't think Dina pouncing on Mary was a good idea, he could have just changed it. It's as simple as removing Dina as well, and finishing Mary's speech bubble; the punchline would be her attempting to retain control of the situation and clearly having none. If he NEEDED Dina, just have her slightly on-panel, barely visible behind the frame. Or, if he wants to set up Dina entering the room, just have her standing right behind Mary.
And yeah, it actually makes for a great character moment for Walky and Dorothy, whether read daily or in a binge-read like this. It shows that Dorothy is supportive of Walky despite the implication that their relationship is flimsy by design. It shows Walky trying to be mature and caring, when the rest of the strip portrays him as an autistic dipstick.
And yet despite all of this, Willis scrapped it because it "took too much focus away from Mary" and because Walky and Dorothy talking with Ruth and Billie felt "kind of awkward" since apparently nothing in this fucking universe is supposed to be awkward if you can't get a fucking joke out of it. Oh, and don't forget how it's apparently all-too important that we learn that Walky is Billie's emergency contact, which makes LESS FUCKING SENSE when you consider that (A) emergency contacts are submitted by the individual, in this case Billie, (B) they'd likely have called Ruth's emergency contact first, and (C) Billie wanted nothing to do with Walky when coming to IU, making her decision to make Walky her emergency contact a fucking paradox!
God, I'm triggered.
Simply put, this is what we mean when we say that Willis has wasted potential. He clearly has some modicum of talent that can result in a good idea, and yet it all goes nowhere. He actively ignores his own opportunities to bring his characters to a state past where they are. I wouldn't be surprised if they NEVER evolve over time.
