@stagelights In any other thread I would agree with you but both OP and venomouscarrion have been pretty on the line about reading through the epilogues multiple times and not enjoying them even once. I think it's kinda weaksauce to act like the Epilogues were not a deliberate curveball written knowing they'd turn some people off from Homestuck altogether. When you step outside of the clickbait and lack of images you're still left with a piece that is tonally and structurally a departure from the base comic, one whose ultimate conclusions move further away from that Homestuck. And while Homestuck is always changing, it'd be wrong to say that it is always changing in the direction that will maintain its audience (just ask the people who hopped on for Problem Sleuth!)

@pearls but seriously though, check out Crow Strider and Karkat Goes To A Convention- I have heard a ton of testimony of people who felt at odds with Homestuck, got really into these comics, and left just that much more at peace with Homestuck in its entirety. It's possible you literally might just need a good "catharsis" after Homestuck's endless anticlimaxes, either to open you back up to engaging with Homestuck in its entirety or to make you feel okay with walking away from Homestuck for good.