mayhaps im just repeating what someone else has already said and said better but [S]:Collide needed to be way smarter than it was
like. i genuinely think hussie wrote the scene and its prior framing around the striders, terezi, vriska, and john and/or roxy, and then tossed in the rest w/o regard to what could reasonably be deemed a satisfying ending to their arcs.
here’s what could have been tighter:
I’m not going to respond to all of this rn cause I need to sleep but it’s making the rounds so I just wanted to say I disagree with every word and feel it misunderstands several key plot elements entirely.
Maybe I’ll go into depth with why tomorrow but if not I will in some form eventually.
Flying through Storytelling 