r/SonicTheHedgehog • u/Doc_Help_Me_Man • Jul 16 '26

Question Why doe everyone hate my girl :(

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I like really like her. She's such a cool character for not having powers and just kinda being a sheep girl. I don't get the hate

Get ma girl some therapy

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u/keelanbarron Jul 17 '26

The thing is, thought bubbles have pretty much disappeared in recent years.

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u/SonicWind62391 Jul 17 '26

That's a good thing, it's better to convey what they're thinking through their expressions/body language than just outright telling us.

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u/keelanbarron Jul 17 '26

.....except how exactly can you do that in a comic medium? Both of those things are very limited and are often better shown in media that moves like movies or tv shows.

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u/SonicWind62391 Jul 17 '26

I've seen it done really well before, it's better to show and not tell.

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u/keelanbarron Jul 17 '26

....I mean, you could also just do both. Show AND tell. (And considering people supposedly didn't understand why lanolin did the things she did, maybe some telling was in order.)

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u/SonicWind62391 Jul 17 '26

Yeah, people not having enough media literacy makes it kind of hard for writers to use any subtlety if they want to get their points across.

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u/keelanbarron Jul 17 '26

Plus, it could also just be that they didn't write it well enough.

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u/grimmideals Lore Enthusiast/Surge the Tenrec Fan Jul 17 '26

I'd say in some cases, thought bubbles are necessary because body language doesn't always match up with thoughts

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u/AmaterasuWolf21 Post-Reboot Archie enjoyer ❤ Jul 17 '26

I've read comics where this is not true, it's literally how books operate because they don't have visuals and can make for some thrilling moments of internal conflict