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== [[Fridge Brilliance]] ==

* When you realize that the build up for the ''Dark!Jareth arc'' (2011 summer) probably begins around [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-100-Heal-129210040 this strip] two years earlier.

** Or even earlier. [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=288#/d12p906 This] is one of the first strips and it has Norrington explaining to everyone why they'll never fully manage a [[Heel Face Turn]]--because "audiences don't want to see you redeemed, living a normal life...you could spend years making amends and it still wouldn't get half as much attention as a five-minute death scene." That was the ''11th'' comic.

* Jareth's realm in the Fey world being {{spoiler|The Unwanted. Not only because children are wished away to him canonically, but look at where he's currents living and with whom--just about all of the recurring cast have probably been/felt unwanted in their canon at some point. It also explains his potential power--it's not always going to be summer or winter, but there are always unwanted people in the world.}}

** It also makes sense given the Kid!Jareth arc and what we see of his childhood.

* The why "Jareth loves Sarah" explanation this comic gives is not only tragic but also profoundly creepy if you think about it.

** Tragic (but not too ''Fridge'' worthy because it's pretty much acknowledged): Poor guy had to live his whole (and [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|really long]]) life locked into despair and loneliness waiting for his special someone.

** Creepy as '''Hell''': And the whole thing happened because a young woman was nice to a really lonely little kid who got a [[Precocious Crush]] on her. So anything you ever do in this word (even the smallest and most innocent) can result in a chain of events that can make your life living hell. This is actually also ''Fridge Brilliance'' as it is perfectly in line with the traditional depiction of [[The Fair Folk]] that the comic uses.

** '''Even More''' Creepy (and strangely heartwarming): Turns out this was [[Xanatos Speed Chess|if not planned and orchestrated but at least manipulated]] by Jareth's [[Magnificent Bastard|father]] since at least before his [[Solomon Divorce|divorce]] (when Jareth was just a kid) if not from the very beginning. {{spoiler|He wanted his son to have [[True Companions|friends]] and so access to [[The Power of Love]] and [[The Power of Friendship|Friendship]].}} and he is poor guy's ''better'' parent.

 

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