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It is possible that Alicia knows more than is shown. Maybe something else the child told her about her abduction and stuff
So Alicia has powers too, when you think about it. I think revenge and care for Your Stuff and related, is good enough cause for her to do this.
But I don't think it is over by a long shot either.
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It wasn't happy to my impression. At first it was disbelief and shock, then after a brief scuffle he was skeptical over her explanation that she was actually saving their lives by shunting the FF HQ to the Negative Zone.
And yes, they did kiss and he protested her remaining behind, but there were other emotions mixed in with the happiness I'd bet.
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~ Oberon ~
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We may find out more about this soulmate thing and I suspect it is bogus, or part of a longer going plot.
I wouldn't now be unsurprised if Lyja's knowledge of Sky's planet does indicate some thing yet to be known.
Maybe they have something 'else' going on...
I actually love soap stuff in comics. It always makes sense because we always have to see characters in other than smash moments.
Serialized fiction/media is always about character arcs and the changes of personality and how it resonates to the larger cast.
~ Oberon ~
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Question: Are all Skrulls capable of hypnosis? I think I have heard that, but Skrulls like Super Skrull have "super" hypnosis.
could the child be controlling Alicia as she also has a hated backstory with Lyja? Just a thought.
Usually when a character is very "out of character" in a comic book, they're controlled or not in their right mind, etc.
People change, but yes, the FF did eventually accept Lyja to some degree. But the impact of some years and Skrull Invasion stuff may have changed more than a few minds about all this.
If Zora conceives, this baby will be highly powerful, no?
~ Oberon ~
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Lyja was clearly enthralled to Skrulls/empire.
But we have seen other 'pretty' Skrulls who end up mating with non-Skrulls, Princess Anelle (sic) with Mar-Vell.
So it is established that Skrulls may sexually and romantically be compatible with non Skrulls and that is a fact.
Lyja, and possibly now Alicia (not really) are victims like Wanda, in the hands of writers who may not understand the character and use them for contrivance.
Although her creation and original arc were thought out well, subsequent writers have just used her for any reason at all.
I really thought she would be more effective and realistic in Invasion. A wasted opportunity.
I think there is a reason why so much of the current plots involve "the many loves of Johnny Storm".
An obvious one would be the wedding isn't going to happen and Doom will re-declare his hatred of the 4.
Whether Zora becomes a permanant part of the plot/extra cast will be the question.
If this is study of the man-child and nearly every past love was seen or mentioned (Dorrie? Xzygi or however spelled, from the original Secret Wars?? ?) yes, it smells like a referendum and it may be going somewhere.
~ Oberon ~
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It's a referendum on the others too. Sue as faux mom to Johnny.
Alicia, whatever that will be.
I think for sure, there is a lot more to Sky than many of us may have thought, too.
~ Oberon ~
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Yeah, Alicia could call herself Puppet Mistress if she wanted to... the only issue is her blindness, doesn't she need to feel someone to know what they look like? That must make it hard for her to get an exact likeness. So she can make perfect sculptures of her friends and family all day long, but the same can't be said for the villains. And she can't control them if it's not a perfect likeness.
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If stories that happened need to be accepted, then this latest story also needs to be accepted. You're certainly free to call this negative character development and bad writing, but I'm going to refer to previous feelings of Lyja as bad writing in order to fit a writer's pet character into a role. Lyja did do a very bad thing and the people she hurt are longer forgiving her for it when she's not showing any growth as a character herself.. Seems like a perfectly acceptable response to me.
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The soulmate thing is something I am thinking could be a long term plot.Reed, Sue, and Johnny all got armbands and frankly, Johnny should be having doubts about Sky being his "soulmate" or not. A prudent plan would be for Johnny to tell Reed and Sue about his doubts, especially how the armbands can be removed. Reed and Sue remove each other armbands (if they can) and Reed goes to town examining them.
Spyre kinda fills me with doubt. Even in the original "Point of Origin" story, we're accepting they have the surveillance necessary to know exactly when the FF are taking their relatively secret flight? That's pretty good intel. Something's gotta be up.
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Lyja's introduction was a way to justify Johnny hooking up with and marrying Alicia. John Byrne tried something that added to the drama, but made Johnny look like an a-hole. Alicia deciding to pursue Johnny was something that was awkward at best and Lyja's introduction at least exonerated Alicia's character.
As for the look at the lives and loves of Johnny Storm, he's seemingly heading to a major event. That "Flame On" biggest change in 60 years page posted here a while back seems to be a harbinger of something. Johnny himself has made a variety of poor choices in partners. Whether it was Victorious this last issue, Alicia in Byrne's days, or even Medusa, Johnny has a history that includes choices most of us would say were ill-chosen. He is a mess and despite numerous writers growing him up, always manages to return to being a man-child with little emotional maturity.
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