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POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:02 pm
by Ralsei
Since so many of the posts in the Unpopular Opinions Thread are about complaining about things the poster didn't like, how about we talk about some things we DO like that a lot of other people don't?
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:10 pm
by Ralsei
I'll start: I really like Mituna and Latula. Their designs are cool and their relationship is one of the sweetest in the comic.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:12 pm
by calamityCons
The Intermission is absolutely wonderful and an excellent primer for the kinds of reality bending antics to come in Act 4 and onwards.
Spades Slick and Karkat had a genuinely caring relationship with one another, even if it's really kinda fucked up because Slick does a lot of stabbing.
John and Rose are excellent together, they have wonderfully wholesome chemistry and it's always so moving to me that Rose was so touched by John's gift and his giving her the means toward her own self-improvement not just by giving her knitting needles that become her weapon of choice, but also when he doesn't treat Rose like a monster or like she's broken in any way when he encounters her all Grimdark. John loves and supports Rose in a very sincere and genuine way, and Rose returns the favor twofold toward him, and then he has to give even more back, until it's a beautiful positive feedback loop where they just raise each other up forever. I love them, and I will ship them till the day I die.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:12 pm
by BrobyDDark
Trickster Mode
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:59 pm
by gutza1
BrobyDDark wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:12 pm
Trickster Mode
Seconded. I also thought the "Caucasian" joke was just a lighthearted parody of the fights fans had over race headcanons.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:11 am
by Ralsei
gutza1 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:59 pm
BrobyDDark wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:12 pm
Trickster Mode
Seconded. I also thought the "Caucasian" joke was just a lighthearted parody of the fights fans had over race headcanons.
On a related note, I actually like the "Peachy" joke. It's a bad pun based off of the characters appearances and that's
exactly my type of humor.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:25 am
by arachnidsGrip
I'm not entirely sure this is unpopular, but I really liked Game Over! I mean, I don't really like all of the kids dying, but I do like the displays of power, the various dynamics clashing, how people react in dire situations, and what all of that even meant.
For example, one thing I found interesting was seeing Noir and PM putting their hatred for each other aside to try and save Jade the only way they knew how. Another was how Jake, this cowardly loser of a dude, jumped in front of a sword WITHOUT HESITATION because he saw that it was going to harm Jane, DESPITE the fact that Jane had been pretty awful to him immediately prior.
It also shows how powerful Aranea is, at points even rivaling The Condesce's power. An example of this would be them both being able to throw around the kids' planets with ease.
Finally, and I know I've said this elsewhere, but to me it showed just how incredibly brutal the game can be. I don't think so much death and destruction happens so quickly anywhere else in the comic, aside from the ghost massacre in [S] Collide.
[S] Game Over was a very interesting and telling flash in my opinion.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:28 am
by nonsenseMnemonic
Jake is cute and charming
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:38 am
by gutza1
I don't think Dirkjake is a fundamentally problematic ship. It's only an issue if it involves Ultimate/Asshole/Toxic Dirk. But if Dirk learns to control his toxic tendancies, the pairing could work pretty well.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:56 am
by foreverFlummoxed
The hidden lore of the Dancestors and the story of the Alternian ancestors are my favorite side stories in Homestuck
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:25 am
by rookie1978
gutza1 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:38 am
I don't think Dirkjake is a fundamentally problematic ship. It's only an issue if it involves Ultimate/Asshole/Toxic Dirk. But if Dirk learns to control his toxic tendancies, the pairing could work pretty well.
This but also Jake learning to be the macho adventurer he really is on the inside instead of being a pushover. They could've both gone through their character arcs in the comic and came out with a healthy relationship.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:03 am
by asocksual
Jane Crocker isn't boring and has the potential to be an extremely caring friend! Also god I miss her dynamic with Roxy and Calliope.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:07 am
by Generalrabogolfo
calamityCons wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:12 pm
The Intermission is absolutely wonderful and an excellent primer for the kinds of reality bending antics to come in Act 4 and onwards.
It's an unpopular opinion thread, not a popular one
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:07 am
by gutza1
Yeah. In general, I don't like why people say you need to get through Acts 1-4 and the Intermission as soon as possible. Those acts not only introduce people to the world of Homestuck, including the interesting Sburb mechanics, but are also the best examples of old Homestuck's humor and portrayal of internet friendship. In my opinion, they are just as good as Act 5.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:48 am
by Cole
diamonds droog
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:45 am
by Darth_Energon
Cole wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:48 am
diamonds droog
I agree with this one
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:25 pm
by calamityCons
Darth_Energon wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:45 am
Cole wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:48 am
diamonds droog
I agree with this one
Same.
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:30 pm
by aspiringWatcher
Ralsei wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:10 pm
I'll start: I really like Mituna and Latula. Their designs are cool and their relationship is one of the sweetest in the comic.
controversial but: mitula is the only relationship which doesn't suffer from any flaws, as opposed to literally all other pairings
calamityCons wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:12 pm
John and Rose are excellent together, they have wonderfully wholesome chemistry and it's always so moving to me that Rose was so touched by John's gift and his giving her the means toward her own self-improvement not just by giving her knitting needles that become her weapon of choice, but also when he doesn't treat Rose like a monster or like she's broken in any way when he encounters her all Grimdark. John loves and supports Rose in a very sincere and genuine way, and Rose returns the favor twofold toward him, and then he has to give even more back, until it's a beautiful positive feedback loop where they just raise each other up forever. I love them, and I will ship them till the day I die.
i 100% agree, grimdorks is actually good
arachnidsGrip wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:25 am
I'm not
entirely sure this is unpopular, but I really liked Game Over! I mean, I don't really like all of the kids dying, but I do like the displays of power, the various dynamics clashing, how people react in dire situations, and what all of that even meant.
For example, one thing I found interesting was seeing Noir and PM putting their hatred for each other aside to try and save
Jade the only way they knew how. Another was how
Jake, this cowardly loser of a dude, jumped in front of a sword WITHOUT HESITATION because he saw that it was going to harm
Jane, DESPITE the fact that
Jane had been pretty awful to him immediately prior.
It also shows how powerful
Aranea is, at points even rivaling
The Condesce's power. An example of this would be them both being able to throw around the kids' planets with ease.
Finally, and I know I've said this elsewhere, but to me it showed just how incredibly brutal the game can be. I don't think so much death and destruction happens so quickly anywhere else in the comic, aside from the ghost massacre in [S] Collide.
[S] Game Over was a very interesting and telling flash in my opinion.
Game Over is the quintessence of one of the comic's main themes: dying for someone you care about is the best way to die (well, minus the whole dying in front of them thing).
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:56 pm
by aspiringWatcher
an opinion on my own:
karkat and terezi's relationship had a positive influence on both of them, be it romantic or wholly platonic
Re: POSITIVE Unpopular Opinions Thread!
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:05 pm
by Bahinchut
calamityCons wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:12 pm
The Intermission is absolutely wonderful and an excellent primer for the kinds of reality bending antics to come in Act 4 and onwards.
Spades Slick and Karkat had a genuinely caring relationship with one another, even if it's really kinda fucked up because Slick does a lot of stabbing.
John and Rose are excellent together, they have wonderfully wholesome chemistry and it's always so moving to me that Rose was so touched by John's gift and his giving her the means toward her own self-improvement not just by giving her knitting needles that become her weapon of choice, but also when he doesn't treat Rose like a monster or like she's broken in any way when he encounters her all Grimdark. John loves and supports Rose in a very sincere and genuine way, and Rose returns the favor twofold toward him, and then he has to give even more back, until it's a beautiful positive feedback loop where they just raise each other up forever. I love them, and I will ship them till the day I die.
its also a great introduction to all the wanton violence in homestuck. Acts 1 through 3 have some cartoon violence and wacky slapstick, but the intermission seriously ups the ante with eye mutilation, decapitation, time-hop-goring, torso piercing, bullet riddling, etc. etc. And what's one of the first things to happen after the intermission? Dave gets his fucking throat slit by one of those intermission dudes. Like pottery.