Line #10 YMMV/PixieTrixComix


1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
2	** Two different incidents early in the comic's run worked out ''so'' conveniently for the characters involved that in both cases, some readers speculated that these two were cunning manipulative planners. However, in both cases, it became clear soon enough that they really were just benefiting from some combination of luck, improvisation, and plot convenience.
3	*** Zadie "accidentally" left her phone turned on during her job interview with Ramona, where she receives a very suspiciously timed text message from her boyfriend addressed to another woman revealing that he had been cheating on her. She then declared sadly that breaking up with him would leave her without anyone to help cover her rent, pulling huge PuppyDogEyes that made a sympathetic Ramona give her the job. This led some people to believe that the whole thing was a con with her boyfriend being in on it (or perhaps not even real to begin with, since she could have gotten anyone to send her such a message), but it turned out that she really did leave her phone on by accident, he really was cheating on her, and the text message was genuine.
4	*** Felix, during ''his'' job interview with Ramona, mentioned that he was bisexual and previously had a boyfriend. Ramona, being the obsessive YaoiFangirl that she is, gave him the job immediately. Since Felix heard about the job opening from Gary, it's possible he was tipped off about Ramona's interests ahead of time and could easily have made the whole thing up just to get the job. However, he later showed attraction to Julian, so it does seem that he is indeed bi (though that doesn't necessarily mean that he wasn't tipped off, just that he didn't have to make anything up). His flirting with Ramona was also not merely an attempt at ass-kissing a potential employer to get himself hired, since he's later shown to be genuinely attracted to her too, to the point that he fantasizes about her when having sex with Sharon and he is very disappointed when it turns out Ramona is already taken.
5	** Sharon is depicted as, at best, someone who’s habitually mean to her brother, to the point where many readers decided that she made him look almost likable, despite his irritating behavior in strips before she appeared. In fact, going by the comic’s discussion boards, she is widely disliked, perhaps even more than the writers intend. However, a minority opinion on those same boards is that her squabbling with Aaron is just a sibling issue somewhat justified by his personality, and notes that her habit of interfering in other people’s relationships usually targets cases where one party is acting badly.
6	** Aaron's AmbiguouslyBi tendencies could be read as some closeted transsexuality or genderfluidity. He enjoys cross-dressing a little ''too'' much and has some unexplained expertise in applying makeup to himself. He also indulges in some gender-swap play with Tess and has sexual fantasies where he's a large-breasted woman.
7	* BrokenBase: Views of the series differed from early on, with some readers considering it less appealing than the parent strip and earlier spin-offs and apparently only sticking around for old times' sake, and others being more positive. However, some strips came to trigger lengthy and somewhat heated discussions. For example, [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/i-fully-support "I Fully Support"]] acquired a lot of comments, mostly but not all negative; many readers were very annoyed by the humor based on transsexuality, with [[BaseBreakingCharacter Sharon's]] continued taunting of her brother and KarmaHoudini status not helping.
8	* FanNickname: "[=Ma3treal=]" (or [=“Mà3treal”)=] is used to refer to these comics’ version of Montreal, particularly when it comes to the ArtisticLicense aspects.
9	* JerkassWoobie: Aaron managed to gain a few sympathy points with his sister being clearly a bit of a bitch, but the strip [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/feel-for-you "Feel for You"]] gave him even more. Zadie basically dodges his question about the time she kissed him (to get her ex jealous), and the second last panel shows that Aaron wasn't just being a HormoneAddledTeenager type about it; his face shows ''he actually considered it a precious moment'', along with a quiet "it was memorable to me". So of course his sister chimes in with a {{Jerkass}} one-liner while Aaron looks even sadder.
10	* TheScrappy:
11	** Many readers on the comic's discussion boards have expressed hatred of Aaron, since he has come off as unlikable, bigoted and creepy. He not only wants to hook up with Zadie but quickly becomes delusional about his actual status with her[[note]]Zadie only wants him as a roommate for the rent, and has only kissed him, once, on impulse in an attempt to make her ex-boyfriend jealous, and yet Aaron has convinced himself that she wants to make ''him'' jealous by flirting with Felix and Julian[[/note]], gets immediately jealous of Felix and Julian[[note]]both guys ''are'' more physically attractive and charming than him[[/note]], has expressed judgmental misconceptions regarding the {{Yaoi}} genre ([[{{Hypocrite}} while being a YuriGenre fan himself]]), and has made biphobic comments[[note]]such as saying that Felix can't be gay only because he can draw hot girls, or reacting with disgust at any talk about attraction to other men[[/note]]. He only started receiving noticeable sympathy when Sharon showed up, for reasons explained below.
12	** Zadie initially presented as a reasonable character, less {{geek}}y than the others but willing to adapt and with some bright ideas. But after she impetuously attempted to [[OperationJealousy make her ex-boyfriend jealous]] by kissing the confused Aaron, and then spent a long sequence of strips doing nothing but clumsily attempting to attract the attention of Felix and then Julian, simply because she found them attractive at first glance, quite a few readers started lumping her in with Aaron as part of the problem with the comic; the only joke seemed to be those two snatching the IdiotBall from each other. This is compounded with the fact that she is hitting on Julian with the subtlety of a Mack truck, despite everyone present (apart from Aaron) either already knowing or catching on quickly that Julian is very gay, making it seem very much like another round of PoorCommunicationKills is the comic's main joke/plot excuse, which was one of the reasons the previous comics started to stagnate. And ''then'' came another round with the whole Gwynn and Dante mess... Even if Zadie was being manipulated by [=GiGi=], she didn't score any points among the commenters for not coming clean with everyone sooner.
13	** Sharon has received a hefty amount of vitriol on the discussion board from her first appearance on. Her character seems to be based around bullying Aaron while everyone else ignores her behavior and treats her as better than him; what little we see of her otherwise appears to be entirely selfish, verging on {{the sociopath}}ic. Aaron tries to explain how much he dislikes her for the years of torment she's already put him through, while Sharon intentionally charms everyone around him to get two jobs where she'll be around Aaron constantly.
14	* SlowPacedBeginning: Early strips generated mutters about slow pacing on the comic’s discussion boards. To be fair, this may have been due as much to the comic only having two four-panel strips a week, with a five-day gap between Thursday and Tuesday strips, as to any actual slowness.

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