normally i don’t shit on the way stuff id one in homestuck because i genuinely trust hussie as a storyteller, but its SUPER disappointing to me that jane didn’t get the killing blow on condy
normally here’s where id pull up receipts for how long ive been wanting that to happen but i cant actually find any of the posts on the subject they were all untagged ):
its really the only thing that made sense to me regarding both nanna and jane’s narrative arcs surrounding )(IC and crockercorp …
however, nanna’s whole story is about overcoming and healing so there are some paralells there that i consider completely legitimate
if we don’t get at least one nannasprite and condesce conversation, with her last dying fishy breath (i mean cmon terezi got a buncha sords thru the chest and still had time for a pre death monologue) ill be VERY disappointed …
fingers crossed for a little bit of resolution for nanna and jane before the end i care about them so much
yeah hussie is so good at this shit? thats why its really baffling me that he’s apparently dropped the ball in regards to Jane? I feel like hes gotta resolve that whole thing with nanna telling jane how inspired and proud she was that jane is fulfilling her own lost destiny. ive got faith
You guys don’t understand how ready I was to see Jane kick HIC’s ass. Jane grew up practically worshiping this woman, only to eventually be betrayed and manipulated into bending to her will.
At this point, when my girl stood ready and rearin’ to go, I was so, so proud. She was finally going to get some closure. She was going to take back control of the mind she has had ripped from her again and again. So imagine my frustration and distress when she was no where to be found what appeared to be only seconds later in-comic.
I thought she had been forgotten, and justly so! There was no transition, no explanation. I get so frustrated every time I see fanart of all of the pre-battle close-ups, because I can’t help but feel cheated that Jane did not get one of her own. Don’t get me wrong, Jane did some cool things in [S]Collide. But to me, the snubbing of her character is apparent is ever. She’s made out to be little more than just the party’s healer, which is important, but discounts so many of her skills and abilities. All other characters get amazing battle close ups and displays of both skills and teamwork combos, whereas with Jane, we get this:
The update was good. I liked it. But this, to be frank, disappointed me greatly. Jane is an amazing character and deserves far better than this. I love Roxy, and I am glad that she got her moment to shine in killing the Batterwitch. But it should have been Jane. That, I feel, would have given her character some much-deserved closure. Instead, she is left crumpled at her namesake’s feet. The lack of the clock leads me to believe that she survived, and I hope that is the case, but regardless this flash left a sour taste in my mouth. Every character (excluding, of course, those in the ghost army) reigned victorious. Even Dirk’s death seemed to be mutually decided upon by he and Dave (not to mention, I highly doubt Dave would have done the deed were he not able to retcon it). He took control of his fate, and his death. Jane, by contrast, is the only character who ends the flash fully and completely defeated, her agency ripped from her once more.
So yeah, I’m distressed. Jane deserved so much more than what she got out of this flash. I can only hope this will be remedied in the few updates we have left.
THIS IS A GOOD ANALYSIS It’s important to remember that Jane trusted Crocker Corp. She put her life on the line being the heiress. I understand Roxy was settling unfinished business, but Jane needed closure, too.
im so proud of him. hes done so well, this is all ive ever wanted
okay here’s the thing that was incredibly fast thinking and smart of dave to do
if dirk died right there by the jack’s hands he would’ve died heroic and not be able to be resurrected
this way it’s neither heroic nor just and both enemies die at the same time
after that’s done, dave can take back dirk and terezi to a safer time and teleport away
that took both incredible courage - to cut off your brother’s head, whom you’ve literally just had a heartfelt conversation with like 10 minutes ago - and incredible intelligence.
These are mostly people who were revived by a kiss or died on their god tier beds. As pointed out to me by theeldritchdreamer, that means that for the versions of them who died, there are no second chances. Their dream selves got to assume their memories and go on as the main version, but for the versions who died, it’s over.
EVEN IF SOMEBODY KISSES THEM.
EVEN IF THEY DIE, ON PURPOSE, TO BECOME GOD TIER.
Look at John’s face, he looks so confused and even frightened, because he was led to believe that he just needed to be brave and it would be okay. Dirk’s clever plan means nothing. All this time we thought death was nothing in the comic, but now Hussie turns around and lets us know that death always meant something, even when people thought they were silly for being afraid, when they found the courage to do what they thought was necessary anyway, no matter what.
Just take some time to contemplate and let that sink in.
