(Warning, this topic's discussion will be loaded with spoilers. If you're just starting out with Homestuck, don't go past the first post!)
Discussion Topic, where people were less prepared for a double juggalo presidency than they ever imagined.
Our Heroes:
John Egbert, Pesterchum nickname ectoBiologist. The main character of the story, and lover of terrible movies.
Rose Lalonde, Pesterchum nickname tentacleTherapist. A clever, sarcastic girl with a fascination for the eldritch and occult.
Dave Strider, Pesterchum nickname turntechGodhead. A cool dude among cool dudes and master of beats and rhymes.
Jade Harley, Pesterchum nickname gardenGnostic. A cheerful, optimistic gal with strange hunches and insights, as well as a narcolepsy problem.
Together, these four children embark on a grand adventure. While it has humble beginnings, it soon grows out of control into an epic struggle against mighty, fearsome foes, with several quirky allies joining in along the way. To discover how their story unfolds, follow the link below...
I just had a conversation with my girlfriend about how the first time she read Homestuck, she missed a lot of stuff. So for example, she didn't really get what was going on in WV: Ascend (EoA2) at first because she was trying just to catch up. But for me, that's where I really got hooked because there are so many little details and foreshadowing elements in there.
Anyways
It made me realize how drastically the storytelling in Homestuck has changed. Originally, the plot would be hidden in all those weird details, but they would be almost TOO subtle at times and as a result Hussie had to write a few huge recaps to make sure that the readers didn't miss important elements. Some of the stuff in Recap 1 legitimately blew my mind because I hadn't picked up on it completely and only had the pieces floating around. But compare that to now where we have to have all these big infodumps to explain everything and it just feels unnatural (not that big fourth-wall breaking recaps aren't as well). There's a few characters in particular that he very obviously uses for this express purpose, so it's not like a big secret. But sometimes it almost seems like he has to forfeit those characters' entire personalities just to explain what the hell is going on.
I don't think that's a fault of Hussie so much as how crazy large the scope of the story has become, combined with the unique medium for showing the story, and the sheer amount of exposition he needs to convey, but I don't think I had fully realized how many ways Homestuck had fully changed since the first few acts. It makes sense, because I remember him saying at some point something like the first four acts were about questions and Act 5 was meant to bring answers. Act 6 seems to be somewhere in between at this point, although it feels like the story could go literally anywhere from here. Including a semi-remake of Jailbreak, apparently.
I start through that linked youtube page, find the Sexy Kanaya cosplay lip sync video, start going through tindeck to listen to more homestuck related parodies and covers, and then realize that hours have passed. This homestuck addiction always finds a way to keep me locked onto a computer screen.
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When you bust out of prison, you should be locked right back up again because of how perfect this crime is.
Yes you should Jack. Having that awesome origami technique should land you right back in jail since it is impossible for any normal person to fold a whole magazine into a knife.
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After putting this on hiatus for quite some time, I started reading this again today and got through the end of Act 5. I'm sure I forgot key details during my break, but I think I remembered enough from reading it again.
Anyway, so this might be spoilers, but am I ever going to see John and Karkat and all them again? Getting invested with all new characters again seems so draining.
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From: mnkboy907 | #041 Well I was under the impression this new world was a reset. Or whatever they created. Or something.
It's both of those things but it is eventually explained what's going on with the other characters, although the information is already all there by that point.
Well I saw stuff. No way was I interpreting everything in that long video in one go. God Tier Jade (well, I'm guessing she's God Tier now) and John went somewhere. Rose and Dave were with Dead? Aradia and Dead/Sleeping? Sollux, so I guess they both died? And then the trolls flew into the green light and I think through the fifth wall glass barrier thing. But there was that small bit with Gamzee where it said SUCKERS on the screen, like he was tricking them all or something.
Frankly I have no idea what was going on with the exiles. Jack cocooned himself after Jade died, and then he killed everyone but the I-don't-remember-her-initials girl, who then put on the ring and then stuff happened?
Uh, yep.
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From: mnkboy907 | #044 Well I saw stuff. No way was I interpreting everything in that long video in one go. God Tier Jade (well, I'm guessing she's God Tier now) and John went somewhere. Rose and Dave were with Dead? Aradia and Dead/Sleeping? Sollux, so I guess they both died? And then the trolls flew into the green light and I think through the fifth wall glass barrier thing. But there was that small bit with Gamzee where it said SUCKERS on the screen, like he was tricking them all or something.
Frankly I have no idea what was going on with the exiles. Jack cocooned himself after Jade died, and then he killed everyone but the I-don't-remember-her-initials girl, who then put on the ring and then stuff happened?
You don't have to, it all gets explained in-comic.
It's an interesting read, but ultimately that reason most of that explanation was posted was because it took him somewhere from a month and a half to two months to reach the point in the comic where he could explain what happened in Cascade.
Actually from your post, the only thing you mention that I don't think gets called out specifically is about Aradia, Sollux, Rose, and Dave, and that's only because you're a little confused. They didn't die because they weren't in the game session when it reset, or our universe when it was killed. Remember, the Outer Ring, where the Green Sun is, exists outside of spacetime.
And you say you don't know what was going on with the exiles but....I mean, you pretty much got it. <_< That's exactly what happened. Jack escaped the session that was being reset, came through and slaughtered everyone, and escaped the universe that was being destroyed.
That said if you're still confused or just interested then by all means read the tumblr posts, but they aren't required reading.
From: HeroDelTiempo17 | #048 Actually from your post, the only thing you mention that I don't think gets called out specifically is about Aradia, Sollux, Rose, and Dave, and that's only because you're a little confused. They didn't die because they weren't in the game session when it reset, or our universe when it was killed. Remember, the Outer Ring, where the Green Sun is, exists outside of spacetime.
Everyone kept saying it was a suicide mission, so I just kind of assumed they died and showed up in dream bubble land. But Karkat also said at least one of the Derse dreamers needed to stay alive for the new universe, which led me to believe something could've gone wrong, causing them all not to cross over into the new universe (thus me asking if they were going to show up again).
And you say you don't know what was going on with the exiles but....I mean, you pretty much got it. <_< That's exactly what happened. Jack escaped the session that was being reset, came through and slaughtered everyone, and escaped the universe that was being destroyed.
Well then I still don't understand what happened after the mail lady put on the ring, or where Jack and her stand now. But I'm sure that'll be addressed.
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