It is a bad logic puzzle and that part is _super frustrating_. I personally disagree that there aren't any predictable rules and I like the plot; that said "bad fanfiction of itself" is kind of true in places (how many layers is this frickin' thing going to have) and if I didn't get connected to the characters the way I did I would probably be tired as hell of it. I'm kind of astounded that you got that far if you didn't care. I'm simultaneously impressed and sorry.
I... avoid fandom, basically. I entirely avoid homestuck fandom. But I talk about what's happening plotwise, and what connections those things imply, with the people I know who read it and I find that rewarding.
I also hate Doctor Who, so our tastes on this might just be orthogonal. I may even have bad taste here. Scifi is decidedly not my genre. Terrifyingly, if you're right about the connection, that may make me understand Twilight fans who are like "Whatever, I find your old vampire stories boring and I like this one." I am not sure I wanted that understanding, ever, but there you go. :)
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Date: 2012-01-03 06:47 pm (UTC)I... avoid fandom, basically. I entirely avoid homestuck fandom. But I talk about what's happening plotwise, and what connections those things imply, with the people I know who read it and I find that rewarding.
I also hate Doctor Who, so our tastes on this might just be orthogonal. I may even have bad taste here. Scifi is decidedly not my genre. Terrifyingly, if you're right about the connection, that may make me understand Twilight fans who are like "Whatever, I find your old vampire stories boring and I like this one." I am not sure I wanted that understanding, ever, but there you go. :)