Chapter Fourteen Page 1
Dec18
Remember the last time we saw this time and place?
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New Year’s Eve, 19XX: New York City
Bar crowd: Ten! . . . Nine! . . . Eight! . . . Seven! . . . Six! . . .
Five! . . . Four! . . . Three! . . . Two! . . .
One! Happy New Year!
(SMOOCH)
Cohen (thinking): This is the life! The company is on track to hits its five-year growth goal in only three . . . I just bought a nice West Coast residence that matches the East Coast one . . . I can afford to take enough vacation time to have some hobbies again . . . And I have a beautiful woman in my arms!
Let’s face it, Stu Cohen: 1985 is going to be your year.
Cohen: So . . . can I get your number?
Woman: How about you give me yours, and I’ll call you.
What’s the point of giving the date as 19xx in the second panel when he’s outright going to state the year in the fourth?
It’s a call-back to the scene from the Christmas montages with 19xx in it – we’re supposed to immediately think back to that scene, and now Cohen is filling in the blank for us. A narrative device to make sure we have the right memory in mind.
Owned
And Dog is discarded in the alley behind this bar.
D: Professor River Song?!
“The company is on track to *hits* its five-year growth goal[…]”
I think you could do with one less “s” there.
Fixed, thanks!