SSSS Read-Along: Chapters 0-10 [Finished]

[yuuago]

One of the best ways to survive a SSSS chapter break is to re-read the comic!

How it works: Every few days, a separate subthread will be posted to this entry for each chapter. Read the chapter, post your thoughts! Let's survive this chapter break together.



Read-along schedule:

April 09: Prologue - Thread
April 11: Chapter 01 - Thread
April 13: Chapter 02 - Thread
April 15: Chapter 03 - Thread
April 17: Chapter 04 - Thread
April 19: Chapter 05 - Thread
April 21: Chapter 06 - Thread
April 23: Chapter 07 - Thread
April 25: Chapter 08 - Thread
April 27: Chapter 09 - Thread
April 29: Chapter 10 - Thread


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Comments

Re: Prologue

[shoopzig]

I guess it messes me up most because the illness came from 'illegal' refugees, whose nationalities are never discovered, and the illness causes death and horrific mutation to anyone who gets it - and we see the preventative measures Reynir's ancestor takes...not a big stretch to see people who were already bigots get really. really bad. Anyway.

I know! I love their dynamic. They're awful sweet and they seem to like each other a whole heck of a lot. Favorite prologue couple right there <3

(haha i made a DW wayyyy back for the homestuck shipping olympics and never participated? But I found it again, heyo.)

Re: Prologue

[elleth]

Yeah, I agree, especially seeing how the map in Gøran's newspaper (on page 4) places the highest density of the outbreak at that point in northern Morocco and western Turkey - all those scary brown people. I can't help hoping that we will be learning more about the origin of the Rash at some point and the Patients Zero will be exonerated in retrospect, but the awfulness is not at all far-fetched anyway, especially looking at the awfulness that is currently going on without any terrible pandemics. /bitter refugee worker irl

Agreeing about the Hotakainens as well. It really feels like they could be our current Hotakainen kids in ideal circumstances, if they weren't a bunch of young people who have no idea how to best handle one another (not that I'm blaming them, really, they got royally screwed over by life way too young), but it's sad to consider what might have been. At least Onni is learning, though. And I do love Aino and Saku an awful lot as well; the way they care for each is other is so sweet and genuine. ♥

Re: Prologue

[yuuago]

Whoa, I never noticed that bit with the newspaper. Good eye.

I really hope that we'll be learning more about the origin of the Rash eventually, because right now there are too many questions. Why did it appear to start in that area in particular (it might have started elsewhere, who knows), why does it seem to have a supernatural element to it... Admittedly an answer to the latter is more likely, probably.

Re: Prologue

[elleth]

Thanks! I may have gone through the prologue looking for details a while ago, because origin stories! *flails* I agree about the supernatural element being more likely to get an explanation as well, although I hope that allows at least some conjecture as to its origin. There's still so much unexplained, and the fact that Stine the crazy pundit lady's paranoia was quite justified... uuhhhh. Government cover-up. Yup. And not just to prevent a mass panic, it feels like there is something more sinister there.

Also the reason I think something shady is going on with the Nordic Council to this date. They know more than they let on, and sending out an underfounded expedition of supposed imbeciles who are more likely to die than not is an excellent deterrent to keep people in their safe zones and not asking questions or wanting to go explore again for a while after the dust has settled.