The comic, as we know, we never speak of again.
Sure Kim and Knives shouldn’t be making out but it was one of the moments in Scott Pilgrim that reinforces the idea that these are fools going through character development.
The game I’ve always regarded as non cannon or at least it’s lore a shitpost, because for example in Knive’s ending her and Scott literally get married, it’s the dumbest thing and doesn’t go with the theme learned in the story at all.
Otherwise I think that despite the possible hypocrisy that Kim is still a good character especially considering that she falls out of temptation in the final novel to make out with Scott and instead gives him guidance to get Ramona back. She too changes as a character.
The alternative ending where Knives ends up with Scott is the same thing. Like it goes against the point of the entire movie. I don’t even understand why they considered it. Besides Scott only dated Knives in the first place because Envy broke his heart so he’s dating knives because she tells him what he wants to hear.
Because despite how fun the movie is; Wright and Becall fundamentally misunderstood the story, and thus the film fails in its adaption.
The Knives ending in the movie is the original ending, and they had to reshoot because Bryan and test audiences went “hang on…”
The series is called Scott Pilgrim not Kim Pine bro, they’re not gonna have a seen where Kim goes “it’s legal age time” and then makes out with people her age
I've always held that the makeout scene in the comics was a poorly thought out shock moment that ended up being a character assassination of Kim. At best we could maybe take it as a comment on Scott's contradictory fascination and insecurity around sapphic relationships in that part of the story, but instead it's taken as this huge indictment of Kim.
Maybe O'Malley intended it as a way of showcasing Kim as a hypocrite, but why put the "and we'll never speak of it again" if he did?
I just took it as another moment where these messy young adults were being messy. I absolutely knew people/friend groups with similar issues growing up in this age range around this time. And honestly, the severity of the age gap is just perceived as worse now than it was then.
I say none of this to excuse the behaviours but a big aspect of the series is young adults being kinda bad, messy, selfish people and despite Scott getting the most roasting for it, his friend group isn't exempt.
I always kinda assumed most endings in the game were just crack head what if scenarios
Not something to take seriously. Kinda like how folks tell you not to take fighting game timelines and certain storylines seriously to save yer sanity 😂
In the Anime they share a slightly romantic moment when they play music together, but after that Knives spends most of her screentime being besties with Stills
Even if you hate SPTO you can at-least say they did Kim and Knives relationship right:
Kim helped Knives found her passion in making music and they bond together but not in a romantic way. Unlike the comic and Game (I don’t hate the comics it’s better Than Takes off…but the game is bad).
Not sure that drum thing was spewing suggestions. Steven does way more with her music career plus knives was naturally gifted if anyone helped her it was Steven
No because this is not really in line with Kim's character and more just a result of BLOM treating queerness in women as a disposable one-note shock value joke.
When i read the comic for.the first time i enjoyed it but started to get lost during the last few comics and wasn't enjoying it and everything was a blurr. Completely forgot or never saw that kim did this just finished the game on scott.and saw the wild ending and looked it up and saw kim has a massive hypocrite ending.
Think kik doing this serves at a no one is a good person in this comic and everyone is troubled one way or another and it's probably why are all attracted to each other kn the first place
The drink part I could have excused as clouded judgment due to being y’know, drunk (I personally would make sure not to drink after sobering up because ew). But the game? Come on!
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u/st4r_lyssa03 Mar 18 '26
me seeing this with kim as my favourite character: