January 11th, 2019
11 Jan 2019 · page 865 of 1306
Knott, already deeply regretting the handcuff idea.
Cast: Eliza Swift, Vincent Knott, Will Sharpe
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Oh! OH!
Has he himself been "fixed" using that method?
That theory has been presented in previous comments and this strip appears to support it :3
Yeah, I'm guessing Dr. Flack performed it on him while visiting his cell.
An alarming thought that just occurred to me: is Knotty going to be tempted to get himself "fixed" using Will's procedure?
Oh no--what if the process included specifically imbuing him with the certainty that Dr Flack couldn't have had anything to do with it?
Plot twist: in proving Will's innocence, Knotty accidentally proves Dr. Flack's guilt, and she is sentenced to death for crimes against magic, with Knott and Son contracted for the service. I think poor Knotty would have a heart attack; if nothing else, he might finally have to finally fess up to his father.
Yah, I'm thinking it is likely Dr. Flack who used this technique on him. The annoying cocksure attitude from Sharpe has been one minor hint, though we can't know if he's always this way.
But a bigger hint IMO is that whenever Dr. Flack's name is mentioned Sharpe immediately responds that it can't possibly be her. Almost like he's programmed to cover for her.
Yes, it's different from Ben's "No, no, she's got nothing to do with it, she can't have!" at the suggestion that Ms. Fairbairn was the villain. That was more like trying to convince himself; Will's defense of Dr. Flack seems to be pretty much a knee-jerk reaction.
The perspective in that last panel seems off... it looks like Knott is quite far from the gate while Sharpe is walking through it, therefore Knott and Sharpe must be quite far apart, therefore either Knott's arm or the handcuff chain is now a few meters long.
Extreme depth of field view from a close camera. Don't worry about it. :)
While Odo is correct, there is also the possibility that the camera angle was done to symbolize Knott's personality distance from Sharpe; he is seen last panel wishing that he could be confident, also.
Yeah, I think (as you say) that it's deliberately distorted for added emotional emphasis.
Overconfidence. Gun. Yay. :|
Indeed, he might be considered a bit gun(g) ho! >:=)>
What gun?
The globe executioner what he purloined from the counter.
Chekhov's gun
To see what Euodiachloris is talking about, compare the second and fourth panels of this page: [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/january-4th-2019/ "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/january-4th-2019/")
Holy cow, that is so obvious once it's been pointed out! Not only does the gun not get drawn in the 4th panel, but he's got a really suspicious look on his face, and it looks like something is under that cloth in that panel and the sixth. I can't believe I missed that the first time through!
Fortunately, he also seriously overestimates his ability to use a gun
Suspisciouuuuuus
Check this out - it's a map of fictional Britain, and Widdershins is included!
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OK, off topic for this particular discussion page, but why isn't there a fictional rail route leading to Hogwarts? Also, I never imagined it was that deep into Scotland. I always thought it was within England for some reason.
Also, I can't find Widdershins. Bloody Widdershins!
There it is! I thought it was a coastal town for some reason. Or at least a lot closer to the coast.
Perhaps that's because Hogwarts is unmappable and therefore not necessarily where shown (or even entirely part of the same reality as the rest of England and Scotland), making the fictional rail route (for Hogwarts Express) impractical to include.
Also, where would the other end of the rail line connect? London isn’t fictional, no matter how many people insist it is.
Platform 9¾ certainly is fictional, even though they seem to have put a real sign on it (and half a real luggage trolley?)
Not a railroad map. ^_^
But it's got "fictional rail line" right there in the legend. And a few of them on the map itself, hence my question.
Oh, I missed that. I stand corrected.
Scarsdale? Is fictional England stealing American towns now? And if so, why Scarsdale?
Milton, too, but that's at least a little bit better a choice.
Scarsdale appears in "a place of execution" as a fictional English village. Scarsdale NY is a real place.
Milton is the setting for "North and South"
So, both of those are valid fictional locations in Britain.
I know, I know. I'm being silly. I live in NYC, so Scarsdale's a train ride away and I used to have a part-time job in Milton, MA, so I just decided to get silly with those two once I saw them.
Pretty much every city and town in the real England (and Ireland, Scotland, Wales) has at least one US city or town named after it.
Wow, Gunnerkrigg Court is much further north than I expected.
And Widdeshins is further west than I expected, but checking a map of real England it turns out West Yorkshire extends further west than I thought!
huh, i thought gunnerkrigg court was in/near birmingham.
said it on twitter but i love how tackleford and widdershins are next to each other!
It explains quite a bit about the goings-on in both comics; eh, wot?
Ha, I should have read down first I ended up saying the same thing :D
Am I hearing crossover?
And yeah, wouldn't Gunnerkrigg have to be on the coast, too?
As far as I can tell, it's missing one very important fictional location, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. -- My mistake. Found it. :D
Entertainingly, I've found two places on the map that aren't exactly fictional - both Seatown in Cornwall and 100 Acre Wood are real, they just happen to have a fictional overlay.
And the Folly is missing, which I think means that it's a real place yes? :D
Widdershins is right next to Tackleford. That explains a few things ;D
I can't find Stow-on-the-Water, I am disappointed. 🤔
Investigating Eliza is best Eliza.
Sorry, but this page is stretching my suspension of disbelief. A University with lots of empty rooms? All those dark rundown places would be offices for PhD students and the Admin department. :-)
Or freshman dormitories (not a joke). But this is a magical university - they're probably contaminated with leftover bad spells, held in by containment spells. Which have worn off... mostly... after all, nobody goes there...
Except drunk students on a bet. Just how does Eliza know that? Personal experience?
Back in the mists of time when I was a first year, this was true. In England and Wales today, nothing is too good for students, because they are the ones paying for their courses. Everything is geared towards retention and 'enhancing the student experience'. Having said that, I was the lucky one, because I didn't get up to my eyeballs in debt for the privilege of getting a degree.
Just the handcuff idea?
Oh, joy. The steam tunnels.
I.......I ship it
See, I have been simultaneously thinking that shipping Knott and Sharpe is a TERRIBLE idea, and that everyone is clearly going to. I propose the ship name Gordian Knot.
"I'm confident on most things"
"That must b-be nice..."
Those two lines summarize their respective speakers so beautifully, it brings a tear to my eye.
So...the professor did something to sharpe, yeah?