Yeah the initial reaction was somewhat hype-fueled <.<
Even if it was like 2 weeks after Cascade.
Even so, they're pretty cool. Act 6 is definitely a slow-down from Act 5's crazy shenanigans, but it's paced much better than say, Hivebent, which was also kinda that. It's been pretty great thus far.
Also not sure if you know/someone has said already, but Homestuck will be 7 Acts, though apparently Act 7 will be more of an epilogue than an actual Act. Also, Act 6 will be divided into 6 parts, of which we just finished 2.
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