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*** I'm wondering why Lucy would need therapy. I'm just curious.

*** May I count the ways?

2. Her dependency issue. This is another one that I wish fans would realize is a big issue. We already saw what Lucy did when she thought Mike died, completely breaking down and searching for a substitute to cling to. When Mike rejected her, she went for Paulo, throwing herself at him in her despair because she wanted him to stay with her. At no point did she say she was doing it because she actually wanted it; the closest she came was saying "I need you", but given everything else she said, that just furthers her dependency. And after Paulo got a girlfriend, she went through a period where she acted like he had cheated on/broken up with her before continuing to pine for Mike. And now she might be moving toward Augustus to repeat the cycle. Between this and the violence, she has no idea how to maintain a healthy relationship, and needs serious mental and emotional help before she pursues one. }}

** Psychologically, it's just her immature way of expressing her own inadequacy. It's played for laughs because, [[Unfortunate Implications|in popular view]], [[Double Standard|girls can't really hurt boys]] even if they hit them.

** I think the most recent chapters are simply telling us that although Mike is generally a good guy, he's not perfect and makes mistakes. My interpretation of his actions is that he had probably not been enjoying his relationship with Lucy very much since before the whole Sandy arc, but had stayed friends in the hope that someday she'd open up so they could be together. Now that he has Sandy, he has more or less "let go" of a relationship that required many sacrifices from him but did not bring him much happiness. Also, the fact that he no longer sees Lucy as a potential partner means he can finally express his frustration and anger at Lucy's abuse and non-commitment. It's still a sucky move to ignore a friend's feelings like that, but it's in character and it's hopefully something he can snap out of.

* The fandumb and the hatedumb, especially in the [[Die for Our Ship]] conflicts. I understand that people have their own opinions, but come on, it's kind of ridiculous, don't you think?

** Yashy doesn't appear to ''know anything'' about Sandy in reality.

* In an early strip, a young Lucy is shown being given a Barbie doll, which she then proceeds to run over with her little toy truck. But the Barbie doll is clearly made in the image of a human! Are there humans in the BCB world that we don't know about or something?