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0027 - Ray and Pat in, "Road Trip," Pt. 11 (Ending.)
🕑 Added 2023-11-03 16:58:04 +0000 UTCIn this conclusion to the "Road Trip" story arc — which we began in the heat of summer and now end in chilling autumn — we learn a bit of the origin story of Ray and Pat's friendship. ("Why do they still keep him around, anyway," is often in the air.) There was a time when this bold young talent was a hot commodity in the social capital exchange of the schoolyard. But then it all went profoundly mediocre.
Does it count if you're maturing but nobody's watching? Can sham drug retreats actually work? Is Pat actually becoming...better than his friends?!
I don't think I'll jump right into another big story arc for a while; the once-a-week format makes them last a long time, and there's so much else to do. Where are Emeril and Spongebath—are they at a tiki bar? Has Little Nephew fallen prey to yet another predatory generational fad? Is Cornelius going to say something pithy that captures he delicacy of an oft-unacknowledged rite-of-passage?
Whatever comes, it will come here, where we are all together again, watching cats do too many drugs and try to bareback each other. Thank you for being here, for supporting Achewood.
Comments
Chris Daniels
Weirdly, I felt like in the beginning Pat got a rougher rap from his friends than he seemed to deserve (up to a certain point) and I kind of like that that's come around a little bit here. Will see if it sticks next time he senses a barber approaching.
tintar
lemme go check for ribeyes on the grill and mimosas in the fridge?
tintar
in the industry we call that PLOT!!!
tintar
ha, right??!?
tintar
right??!? I thought my autonomic CNS had gotten down pretty good how to be an asshole, but the first ~15 years of OG achewood done proved me wrong!
Jay Y
Ray pays attention. It's canonical.
John Krane
This ended up as one of my favorite Achewood arcs. I think that happened with the belly laugh at the Zenni Optical reveal, but really cemented itself with these last two Feelings Comics.
RocketMermaid
So, seven pump and dump crypto scams.
Walter Biggins
Wait— Does— Does Pat have a good point? What is the world coming to?
Pixillated
I'm absolutely certain that Little Nephew is an AI artist
Shawn Warren
‘I am glad that you are here with me,’ said Frodo. 'Here, where we are all together again, watching cats do too many drugs and try to bareback each other, Sam.’
James Lloyd
“…on the constant defensive against every possible imaginary judge”… “I had become my own target”. Damn. Did not expect to identify so hard with Pat today. Clearly a very personal Fuck You Friday, and much to discuss in therapy this week.
Ismini Roller
Thank you for giving us Achewood ❤️
David Kettler
Achewood: A Study in All the Different Ways to Be an Asshole
Nicholas Williams
This is not where I thought this would go, and it was not where I wanted it to go, but it was where it went, and that's a FACT.
souvlaki Alabama
Great ending
Bryan Raynor
I figure Little Nephew fell for about half a dozen pump and dump crypto scams and then went all in on Bored Apes.
C C
But wasn't he attempting to kill Vlad at the time?
Don Rowe
🌵👋
Don Rowe
All black shirt with white uppercase Impact font
Finbar Clougherty
I dunno about “attempted murder”, he did straight kill Roast Beef and go to jail for it
Ben Wilinofsky
"All the attempted murder" IT WAS ONE TIME
Oppido
Definitely there was some external combustion going on
Lisa Carrico
Oh how dare you make me have Kind Feelings for Pat
J Hardy Carroll
Pat's lucky Ray didn't rip out the keys and kick his ass out into the desert after that "ass-squirt of unwelcome feelings" blather. Maybe Ray should whisper to Nice Pete that Pat is having unwholesome thoughts and is also making comments about his mother/sexuality.
A. C.
Maturation is always with and against other people, but those people can be and are imaginary.
Johnny Deans
I like to imagine that the bad ass Hindu thing Ray was imagining involved a motorcycle jumping a mountain…
Cf Duddy
Ray definitely heard, he just wants Pat to keep his edge and not go all snot-bubbles on him
C C
It seemed like the Reynolds family curse really did him in. That's when I started to notice he really alienated himself from his friends. That and all the attempted murder of course.
Oppido
Aw, I hope the Pat/Ray friendship is able to be rekindled a LITTLE, at least. Pat's not wrong about Ray, though.
b.zap
Worst part is, Ray totally forgot the picnic basket.
Benjamin Campbell
This is both vintage and the newest of the new, a true hop thru time, I think I cried at the penultimate episode and this one had me gasping
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
Ray's mom would be disappointed in his poor listening skills. Don't worry Pat, we all saw how it went down. You could end a man's whole career.
Rishi Kundi
It almost only counts as super-mega maturing if you're the only one watching.
Zen Window
and in rays defense pat did give a flash card question a story problem answer
Zen Window
most relatable pat ever?
pieps
damn, looks like everyone's rediscovering their magic flutes of late.
Jay Y
The End, Inc. No Moral
Yelahneb Unicornucopiax
They flew into the sunset but couldn't stick the landing 😿
Bungus Bronbo
The real tragedy is that he might just want to be Pat
Jay Y
Big ups to Pat as that revelation was not exactly bush league shit.
Sedric And Charlie
truly a blessed arc
Jon Woodward
"And they call Me the asshole" t-shirts
mutecypher
Shotgun!
Aaron Bibb
Pat is reclaiming his status as one of the dirtiest dudes in town. Love it.
Lonesome Cowpoke
In fairness to Ray, whatever he was imagining in that moment was probably pretty sick
Captain Chaos
This arc easily is up there with any of the older content; I loved it
