Partyfanboy8's Least Favorite Arc

I'm gonna tell you about my least favorite arc. Big Nate has some good arcs and a LOT of mediocre arcs, but the worst arc of all (in my opinion) has to be this one.

https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2020/11/09

November 9th, 2020 - November 21st, 2020. This arc is really just BAD. It's one of those Nate torture arcs, and this one's really mean-spirited and hypocritical. So, let's get into the rant.

November 9th
The first strip of the arc is innocent enough, with Nate being his narcissistic self, and the girls thinking Artur's poor English is cute is nothing new. So this one gets a pass.

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November 10th
This is where the arc starts to get bad. Like, look at Dee Dee's lines in this strip! In WHAT WORLD is that okay? Not only is Dee Dee being mean-spirited and hypocritical, but it also just makes no sense. What's the difference between Artur and Nate saying the same thing in the same situation? Is it just because people like Artur more? Is it because Artur did it first? This really is just trash.

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November 11th
Next up, Teddy joins the arc, and basically reacts the same way as Dee Dee. Teddy is always mean-spirited towards Nate though, so this is less infuriating.

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November 12th - November 14th
These 3 strips are just filler, here for no reason other than to kill time. They have no significance in the arc whatsoever, and Chad really didn't need to be here for anything other than a lackluster ending the first week of the arc.

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November 16th - November 17th
These two strips are probably the best in the arc, even though that isn't saying much. They're pretty funny and witty. Little else to say.

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November 18th
Pretty basic. It's just the usual "Nate has a bad idea" shtick.

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November 19th
After that, we have the basic "Nate royally screws up execution of his idea" shtick. Also pretty bad, but the last panel was kinda funny.

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November 20th
Okay, now THIS is just GARBAGE. For some reason, nearly every single student in P.S. 38 is a complete jerk that ridicules anyone for doing anything remotely embarrassing. The only plus is that Teddy actually tries to comfort Nate in the first panel, which is something you don't see very often. But aside from that, this strip is a complete trash fire.

November 21st
This strip is just meh. It's a mediocre ending, but it's good to see that there's at least someone on Nate's side.

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So in summation, this arc is TRASH, and one of the worst ever. The best it ever was was slightly funny, but most of the strips were either filler or complete garbage. So, yeah. Just... don't read this arc. Read something better like a Jefferson arc, because Nate being tortured in arcs like this one are just not fun.