act 5 act 2 is just very obviously some of the best fiction ever but depending on the day though i think act 6 act 6 is my favorite. it's a little messy especially at the start and arguably the end (homestuck's arc fumbling is way overstated but does happen a little) but it's also homestuck at its most fascinating, complex, and transcendental, it's the moment where everything it's saying and doing is finally fully developed and it goes from just being an extremely multi-layered and deeply entertaining dramedy to, like, the most shockingly and impressively dense and well-tied-together piece of maximalism ever, at least that i've seen. act 4 is also maybe the most deeply nostalgic part of the comic to me and, despite also being maybe the worst act, i do have a soft spot for act 6 intermission 3. they can't make me hate you openbound...