Of course the cult has survived this long; a Page of Void is helping them.
In Chapter 15, Commenter HakureiRyuu pointed out why the Signless wore tallpants; he needed to hide his gills. Confirmed by Word of God.
Hilarious in Hindsight: Equius muses that even if the worst happens, the cultists probably won't hurt 'the descendant of one of their figureheads', meaning Nepeta, who's descended from the Disciple. The same description applies to Equius, given that his ancestor, Horuss Zahhak, is also known as the Grand Elder, one of the cult's most prominent members.
Narm: The one-off description of hair as 'luscious'. It comes out of nowhere, and is quite jarring compared to the tenseness of the scene.
Nightmare Fuel: The first chapter we get from Gamzee's POV, which is only two sentences, interspersed with pictures of his destroyed house and his Slasher Smile.
You are Gamzee Makara. You are waiting.
The gif in chapter 2 of Earthbent.
The chapter where threshecutioners come for Vriska. She starts by fucking with them, making them believe that they're following stairs that never end. She makes them get lost in her hive so that members of the team go missing one at a time. She fakes being caught by one of them so that they let their guards down, makes one of them kill another, and finally has them all walk into the pit that holds her lusus. It's a stark reminder that despite Gamzee's comments about her, Vriska is a terrifying force to be reckoned with.
One-Scene Wonder: The nameless "Cultist Greenblood", who appears in one chapter, has POV in another, and dies at the end of it. Many readers were sorry that he didn't continue to have a role.
Tear Jerker: Eridan's angst, which is far less comedic than in canon.
"Dad, I'm pale for Fef," you mumble into his neck. "I really am, I don't know how it happened, but then sometimes I'm not, and it feels gross."
Tavros realising why the cult reacted so weirdly to him.
Other gray-clad trolls stare openly as you pass by. You are still too poleaxed to know how to react, but your mind settles on unease: these people expected a valiant hero, not... you.
That certainly explains their reaction to your arrival. You're not sure what a sacrilege is, but if it's anywhere close to disappointment you're probably it.
