Homesuck: Vriska Rising - Page 1330

rpgdemon · 04-27-2015, 08:32 PM

Yeah, while I still think the plot is fine, given the trappings and motifs that have been played up, I think the blatant mischaracterization has lost me.

The ONLY way I see this being at all in character for Vriska, and not just her being a Mary Sue, is if she IS actually fucking everyone over for glory again.

Aldurin · 04-27-2015, 10:58 PM

I'm more bothered by the multiple instances of "hey guys this character is cool look at us talking about how cool this character is" instead of, you know, have the character do things to establish that they're cool.

It's pushing it to the point that it wouldn't be unreasonable if the Mayor turned out to be a huge asshole, with Dave and Karkat covering it up for shits and giggles.

Solid Snake · 04-28-2015, 06:23 PM

This was a nice moment, though.
I still really like Rose and Roxy, and if Rose not becoming an alcoholic leads her to act more like herself, I guess that's the one and only upside of Vriska being alive again.

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 04-29-2015, 09:12 AM

It kind of struck me that a lot of people in that conversation either admitted straight up that they were tuning Vriska out or had someone else point it out I'd be forever amused if, Terezi aside, they had all just sort of learned to deal with Vriska's nature by nodding along, being somewhat noncommittal and complimenting her.

Flarecobra · 04-29-2015, 07:07 PM

Ok, I admit. That was adorable.

EDIT: ...wow, Vriska actually admitted she deserved to be punched out.

Solid Snake · 05-01-2015, 12:28 AM

What boggles my mind here is, I've been dying for a three-way Dave / Karkat / John talkin' session for ages...

And they're talking about troll romance, which should be golden...

But...

None of them sound like themselves?!?!?!?

(Like I guess John maybe kind of sort of does? But even his pseudo-blackrom Terezi crush feels forced as fuck)

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You could pretty much just take the conversation I just had with POS on NPF Chat, copy-paste it here, lock the thread, dig a shallow grave and bury Homestuck in it

Solid Snake · 05-04-2015, 11:42 PM

If there's one thing and ONLY ONE THING I can appreciate about this otherwise objectively atrocious update, it's that Andrew Hussie hasn't changed, in that he's still writing Vriska as the single worst person to ever be written into any kind of fictional medium, and I still hate her with the searing passion of a thousand suns

mauve · 05-05-2015, 12:31 AM

I want Tavrosprite to stab the everloving shit out of Vriska.

I don't care if it dooms the timeline.

Arcanum · 05-05-2015, 04:50 AM

This conversation seems like exactly the kind of thing that could provide motivation in a critical moment for a Page to unleash his full potential. I'm guessing Vriska is up to her old shenanigans of creating the same final boss they are trying to stop.

Solid Snake · 05-05-2015, 05:32 PM

(...and I actually love[d] all three of those characters so that is really saying something.)

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Originally Posted by Arcanum

This conversation seems like exactly the kind of thing that could provide motivation in a critical moment for a Page to unleash his full potential. I'm guessing Vriska is up to her old shenanigans of creating the same final boss they are trying to stop.

Y'all just haven't realized yet that Vriska is actually humanity's collective final boss, and we all have to destroy both her and Andrew Hussie to win the game.

04-27-2015, 08:32 PM	#13291
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	Yeah, while I still think the plot is fine, given the trappings and motifs that have been played up, I think the blatant mischaracterization has lost me. The ONLY way I see this being at all in character for Vriska, and not just her being a Mary Sue, is if she IS actually fucking everyone over for glory again. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

04-28-2015, 06:23 PM	#13293
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	This was a nice moment, though. I still really like Rose and Roxy, and if Rose not becoming an alcoholic leads her to act more like herself, I guess that's the one and only upside of Vriska being alive again. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

04-29-2015, 07:07 PM	#13295
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	Ok, I admit. That was adorable. EDIT: ...wow, Vriska actually admitted she deserved to be punched out. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them. Last edited by Flarecobra; 04-30-2015 at 01:31 PM.

05-01-2015, 12:28 AM	#13296
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	What boggles my mind here is, I've been dying for a three-way Dave / Karkat / John talkin' session for ages... And they're talking about troll romance, which should be golden... But... *None of them sound like themselves?!?!?!?* (Like I guess John maybe kind of sort of does? But even his pseudo-blackrom Terezi crush feels forced as fuck) ---------- Post added at 01:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:23 AM ---------- You could pretty much just take the conversation I just had with POS on NPF Chat, copy-paste it here, lock the thread, dig a shallow grave and bury Homestuck in it __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

05-04-2015, 11:42 PM	#13297
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	If there's one thing and ONLY ONE THING I can appreciate about this otherwise objectively atrocious update, it's that Andrew Hussie hasn't changed, in that he's still writing Vriska as the single worst person to ever be written into any kind of fictional medium, and I still hate her with the searing passion of a thousand suns __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

04-27-2015, 10:58 PM	#13292
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	I'm more bothered by the multiple instances of "hey guys this character is cool look at us talking about how cool this character is" instead of, you know, have the character do things to establish that they're cool. It's pushing it to the point that it wouldn't be unreasonable if the Mayor turned out to be a huge asshole, with Dave and Karkat covering it up for shits and giggles.

05-05-2015, 12:31 AM	#13298
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	I want Tavrosprite to stab the everloving shit out of Vriska. I don't care if it dooms the timeline. __________________ Yoo Hoo!

05-05-2015, 04:50 AM	#13299
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	The Rose/Roxy/Kanaya conversation was cool, but I guess nobody wants to talk about it This conversation seems like exactly the kind of thing that could provide motivation in a critical moment for a Page to unleash his full potential. I'm guessing Vriska is up to her old shenanigans of creating the same final boss they are trying to stop. __________________ POS Almighty has spoken.