5-2 is the Act that kinda has everything. I mean it's like an entire fifth of the comic for one, but it's where the lion's share of the action, the drama, and the popularity of the series comes from. It's the only part of the story where all four humans and all twelve trolls are involved, it's where Jack, the most intimidating villain, is at his most powerful and unpredictable, it's where god tiers are introduced, where Scratch is at his most manipulative, and it's where god damn butt-fucking Cascade happens.

Like I like the Alpha humans and the cherubs, but Act 6 just doesn't compare to how crazy 5-2 is, let alone 5 as a whole with Hivebent included. I think if we weren't ranking acts and instead ranking parts (a less-common but far more-sensible split, roughly separating 1-4, 5, 6 and 6-6 into about a quarter of the story each), Part 2 would win by a country mile.