Openbound is a Descent To The Underworld in the mythological sense, not for its characters (who have degrees of familiarity with or belonging in there) —but for an underappreciated little character named MSPA Reader. Openbound is your descent to the underworld, and it is Homestuck’s most interactive iteration of one central question.
Behold, new content from Caliborns Wake. I wrote this for you. Yes, for you. The one who is reading this right now.
“Was that the plan, DJay? To give me a reason to look at A6I3 again?”
Yeah. And you… got one.
calibornswake:
Over on the wordpress which also exists, I went and gave a full transcript of Act 7, helped by the gifs shared by msparallels. I did my best to describe each event, giving many links to past Homestuck pages that foreshadow or otherwise contextualize events in the “flash.” I also made an attempt to describe a bit of what the music does. And don’t worry, when it came to the Big Stuff, I went frame by frame in my own time so I could better articulate the complex happenings.
Please enjoy!
Need a reason to rewatch Act 7?
An open question
So, if I were to write another essay focusing on another specific section of Homestuck, are there any sections people might like me to look into?
I’m not saying I’m taking requests all of a sudden, but. Try me. Maybe I will. Maybe I need direction.
An open question
th4nkyoub3n:
calibornswake:
So, if I were to write another essay focusing on another specific section of Homestuck, are there any sections people might like me to look into?
I’m not saying I’m taking requests all of a sudden, but. Try me. Maybe I will. Maybe I need direction.
How big is a section?
As big as an Openbound. So potentially as long as an Act/Intermission.
(I mean, probably not like. “ALL OF ACT 6.” I haven’t quite got a handle on the macro act structure yet anyway.)