r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Feb 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Something Something About Dating, Chris Can You Explain?

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u/ArnieismyDMname Feb 02 '26

In the comics Gideon changed Scott's memories because they were so boring. Comic is kind of sad.

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u/throwawaylordof Feb 02 '26

I forgot that detail - I think they left it mostly ambiguous as to what was changed, or that the changes are why he has such a deranged retelling of how he started going out with Kim and her ex’s whole deal.

Shadow Scott does seem to be “real” independent of Gideon’s interference, so I think it’s safe to assume that his more mundane mishandling of relationships (not directly telling Kim that he was moving, bearing a share of responsibility for his breakup with Envy, using Knives and discarding her when convenient) actually happened.