I just caught up to this series, and I'm glad to see another Epilogue readthrough. There aren't many on UA-cam, but this is an especially good one. About Dirk being controlling, I feel like Dirk being an Ultimate Self has definitely changed some things. Keep in mind that Dirk's Ultimate Self includes both Bro, and also Auto Responder, who is part of Lord English. The MSPA Reader Mental Breakdown flash from the original comic implies that the Auto Responder is associated with the Doc Scratch part of Lord English, which definitely makes Dirk's coversations with Rose in this part feel pretty familiar.
@cyvonix Yeah, that's one of those really important things in Homestuck that's only mentioned in one line. A lot of even really old fans miss it. Back during the whole claymation Caliborn's Masterpiece section of the original comic, we see Dirk put Caliborn's soul into Lil' Cal, which most people expected to be how Lord English was created. However, the weird thing that surprised everyone when that update came out was that it wasn't just Caliborn. Gamzee and ARquiusprite were sucked into Lil' Cal too, which makes them also part of Lord English. The Gamzee part is why Lord English is brought into universes through dreams (because Gamzee has weird dream powers he used, like, twice). The Equius part is why LE is associated with horses, exists in the Void, and has big muscles. And the Dirk part is why LE can destroy souls. A lot of fans speculate that Doc Scratch takes most of his personality from AR, although he actually repeats some of Equius's lines, too.
I just caught up to this series, and I'm glad to see another Epilogue readthrough. There aren't many on UA-cam, but this is an especially good one.
About Dirk being controlling, I feel like Dirk being an Ultimate Self has definitely changed some things. Keep in mind that Dirk's Ultimate Self includes both Bro, and also Auto Responder, who is part of Lord English. The MSPA Reader Mental Breakdown flash from the original comic implies that the Auto Responder is associated with the Doc Scratch part of Lord English, which definitely makes Dirk's coversations with Rose in this part feel pretty familiar.
I don't think I picked up on the AR/LE connection so that's fascinating.
Thank you though I'm glad you're liking it! :)
@cyvonix Yeah, that's one of those really important things in Homestuck that's only mentioned in one line. A lot of even really old fans miss it. Back during the whole claymation Caliborn's Masterpiece section of the original comic, we see Dirk put Caliborn's soul into Lil' Cal, which most people expected to be how Lord English was created. However, the weird thing that surprised everyone when that update came out was that it wasn't just Caliborn. Gamzee and ARquiusprite were sucked into Lil' Cal too, which makes them also part of Lord English.
The Gamzee part is why Lord English is brought into universes through dreams (because Gamzee has weird dream powers he used, like, twice). The Equius part is why LE is associated with horses, exists in the Void, and has big muscles. And the Dirk part is why LE can destroy souls.
A lot of fans speculate that Doc Scratch takes most of his personality from AR, although he actually repeats some of Equius's lines, too.
Homestuck being even more complicated than I had previously anticipated? Who could've seen this coming !