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• 12.8 - "Creepy, Nice, and Strong" 02.06.2026 1t 7min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.8.Episode Notes:Now that Jenny knows that Taylor knows that Plan A is bad, she’s a lot more forgivingTaylor needs to be stronger, or maybe just have a stronger stomachLisa appears to be all in, tooSadly we won’t get to immediately her Brian complaining about Plan B… or will we?Will Alec and Rachel come along?Taylor just wants to be honest with BrianPeople skillsShe’s trapped by Coil the same way she was trapped by the TrioIt can be frustrating when your protagonist is in realistic denial or your close friend hasn’t processed their obvious baggage yetThe skitizens believe in her now!She can’t begin to see herself as intimidatingWhy are people starting to follow Skitter?Sierra hides from Battery in the background of a The Pitt episodeLisa’s scar and Brian’s confusionIs Brian playing a structural role in Book 2 that Lisa played in Book 1?The Little Bug Girl That Couldn’tTaylor’s mental state is poorHow Taylor spins the difference between heroes and villains to SierraLook, we’d all be a Brian if our colleague/sister/best friend/crush was doing risky stuff like thisPredictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/plague-12-8/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 12.7 - "Think Like A Bug" 29.05.2026 58min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.7.Episode Notes:Taylor totally would've won that fightIn the world of Worm, all Alans are terribleHurrah for the skitizensThe vindication of art suppliesAh, the joys of being underestimatedMannequin and emotional buttons, including his ownTaylor's delegation is only improvingTaylor's good at theater, actuallySpider silk is a metaphor. Surprise!Hipster Guy is our heroYou know you're getting to a tinker when they start using someone else's stuffSkitter is the person Taylor wanted to have show up for her a year and a half agoHas Skitter finally started to win the devotion of her people?The isolation of not having cellphones Taylor's costume is the real superpowerPerfectionism is tough on everybodyWe just want her to find the other Undersiders and get a hug and also some backupThe Slaughterhouse Nine probably don't like this chapter as much as we doDid Skitter beat Dinah's odds here?The Skitizens are the strands of spider silkIronically, it's not that hard to get under Mannequin's skinTaylor can live with an unsolved mysteryWhat's up with Mannequin's human manne-risms?Mannequin's aesthetic is his weaknessLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/plague-12-7/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 12.6 - "Entropy Is Hard To Fight" 26.05.2026 54min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.6.Episode Notes:Skitter is never cooler than when she’s irrationally determinedMannequin put Skitter in a corner and will reap the consequences…… if she can even do anything on her own??Was Skitter targeted just for what she’s doing now, or did Mannequin come here to teach her a lesson?Couldn’t the government be doing better against the Nine? The status is not quo!The Nine as a plagueCoil was right!Taylor doesn’t have to show us what lines she was willing to crossShe’s just a little intimidatingThe potential for a Skitter fandomThe wonderful women of SkitterlandTaylor judges those that can’t keep up with her but resents those who demand more from herIf you liked Jenny’s Scholomance recommendation, why not try her astolat Cyclonus fic recommendation?Ultimately she does navigate this situation really well and invent some sweet new bug moves at the same timeShe didn’t act on it, but she was definitely feeling insecure like a bullyWe rule out one person who will NOT be saving TaylorLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 12.5 - "Anything That I Don't Stop Is My Fault" 15.05.2026 58min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.5.Episode Notes:Skitter does her best yetLoved ones can provide collateral aidThe chapter avoids a simple moral lesson about Danny’s fateWhat Taylor’s missing about what makes her effectiveTo slash Jack, or not to slash?WWCD?Wait Colin and Coil are one letter away from each other omgHave we ever seen them in the same room at the same timeWait yup we did and Colin ate pavement lolMore importantly, how dumb do you have to be to try it?Is Taylor insecure about whether she has a killer instinct? Will she have regrets?Can Taylor multitask the story?Well, she’s made great use of her first two minions alreadyAs Colin becomes more cyborg, Taylor becomes more arthrorg. Anthrarth? Ok we can workshop itTaylor thinks back to all the times she saw “Rachel will remember that” cross her screenCoil reminds Taylor to be usefulStay with an injured loved one? Our protagonist would never!The parent child role reversalTaylor’s finally forced to look at Danny, but he can’t see her until she’s leavingShould she stay or should she go now? Lisa and Danny weigh inHow Taylor feels (or doesn’t) when she reaches DannyPredictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/plague-12-5/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 12.4 - "Cut!" 12.05.2026 1t 20min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.4.Episode Notes:Jenny hates the Nine and Ted loves the chapterWe stop trying to make “Undlers” happenShout-out to biomechanimagical for the new team name!How deep into the bench of Worm characters do you have to go to find a certified Tumblr Sexyman?The “deal” gambit will unite our herovillains if not all of Brockton BayTaylor and Jenny are sus-Bitch-ousLisa will live to sass another dayTed does a close reading on how quickly Taylor can rationalize her emotionsTaylor gives up controlLisa and Taylor push each other around in the best wayMaybe Taylor’s bugs will be enough to avoid the thing where there’s no way she runs six miles in thirty minutesThe title drops and we talk a lot about worms and the controlling thereofOk for this segment just imagine if our logo didn’t have eyesWe don’t exactly feel bad for Cherish but wow, what an ordealDo Cherish and Taylor’s villain gang initiations only vary by extremeness?These tests effectively show us how the Nine, and especially Jack, operateWe consider how Cherish’s situation might be different from the average recruit’sThe Nine are incredibly acceptable targetsJack isn’t optimizing for power, but he did have Bonesaw cook up an artificial brain to punk CherishDon’t bring up that study about how spoilers don’t ruin stories in front of Jack if you value your facePowers work as a metaphor for narrative, tooJenny bonesees right through BonesawDon’t bet on AmyFaced with the Nine, some people would just choose deathAlec’s knack for chatting up villainsSiberian-based tinker-techOdds and ends and predictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/plague-12-4/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 12.3 - "Now, Unionize" 08.05.2026 56min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.3.Episode Notes:We loved hanging out with the TravelersJenny's off-by-two errorWe're pessimistic about BitchThe Slaughterhouse Nine are winning at shogiTaylor and her hold-out secret identityWe're so invested in Noelle now (unfortunately...)Ted would've been friends with Trickster in high schoolOops the Travelers are the AnimorphsThe Undlers are so good at planning. Sucks that it doesn't matter!Who's going to take part in the evil hunger games?Imagining a Regent vs. Bitch fightKind of fun to know ahead of time this is a fight they'd loseTed apologizes to BrianPotential fallout from the Dinah revelationRegent the lancerTheories about Taylor's listening earsPowers are short-sighted in how they protect you from themselvesThe Travelers' noodle incidentLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/plague-12-3/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 12.2 - "Off The Island" 05.05.2026 56min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.2.Episode Notes:There’s a special frustration when someone gets in our protagonist’s wayA bright clear red line for Taylor: no bugs on naked people, ewHookwolf knows his audience (dumdums)What’s changed since Somer’s Rock? A lot of turnover and little institutional memoryIs Coil’s alternate timeline on the island with us right now?Taylor’s big no-mentSave the girl; don’t save the worldTaylor could get used to thisWell, actually, she’s just saying no to a bully!They’re all hypocritesOk while I’m editing this episode I just keep thinking more about the game of mafia analogy. It really works for the social dynamics in this scene.The heroes aren’t super invested in villain dramaIs Coil right about Jack being the top priority?Other capes and teen momentsDanny and Annette, huge nerds, unlike this teenage girlWould the Slaughterhouse Nine have tried to recruit Arc 1 Taylor?PredictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/plague-12-2/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 12.1 - "The Mayor of Skitterland" 01.05.2026 1t 5min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.1.Episode Notes:The Slaughterhouse Nine are just waiting for everyone to mass against themTaylor needs to catch up with our level of information alreadyThe possibility of heroes crashing the villain meetingLet's do arc 5 again against the Slaughterhouse NineTaylor the Tailor: we love to see itTaylor's a good person to give your resources toGrue's thinking too small. And feeling too small, maybeTaylor and the challenge of middle managementIs loyalty to Skitter transferable to Coil?The dual problems of sustainability and presentationTaylor's continued failure to realize how terrifying she isMaybe a less Skitter Skitter would be more effectiveUrgency is not Taylor's friendWe want fly necklace merchTaylor's sense of triage and sense of heroism are in conflictBugs are basically AIThreats don't hurt anyone if you don't mean them, right?Where's the Taylor-Sundancer-Dragon team-up of our dreamsSuperhuman multitaskingBrian, your gender essentialism is showingThe minions are settling inTaylor vs. the antivaxxersTaylor's strengths and weaknesses as a leader: unfortunately, she has bothThe challenges of being a civil servantThe tectonic shifts of Taylor's moralityLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-12-plague/12-01/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.h - "Refusing The Call" 28.04.2026 2t 7min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.h.Episode Notes:Jenny didn’t see it coming but Ted brought receiptsLook, I know you weren’t asking, but the incest math checks outAmy got her “resenting an unwanted burden” from her mom I guessIntrusive romantic feelings are deeply tragicJenny and Ted do what Assault and Battery simply refuse to doAmy’s fantasies and fatalismThe category of “healing” never really coheredBonesaw kicks Amy across a series of red lines and Amy’s like “guess it’s purge rules for me now YOLO”Reading between the lines, Amy’s just making excusesTed makes a pretty bad analogy to Canary but give him a second he explains it betterAmy’s power is so dangerous to herself and others that the Protectorate really fucked up by not getting to her before BonesawVictoria, sowing: Just use your fucking power on brains already! Victoria, reaping: Well this fucking sucks, I love you, what the fuckSo… would you really handle it any better than Victoria, listeners?Ted speculates that this was really triggering for VictoriaCalling back to the “bus kiss”At least we met a more functional lesbian first“Evil” feelings don’t make you evil, and isn’t everybody kind of fucked up anyway?Amy craves novelty and lacks empathy… but for pretty okay reasons!!!What Amy can learn from Bonesaw: the power of a growth mindsetIs Amy’s power a threat to her sense of self in an existential way?Bonesaw pushes Amy down the slippery slope and it all feels so easyIs Amy gettable? Nah, but partly because she doesn’t believe in herselfMorality and fellowship seem completely alien to BonesawWait, how old exactly was Bonesaw when she triggered?You can be a good scientist without being a good personBonesaw would not approve of this podcast’s explicit ratingAre the powers parasites? Tools? Agents?If the who and what of powers are accidents, is there a why?Bonesaw scoops Faultline’s thesis projectYeah, of course all of the bio-manipulators will have major issues!Ted reveals his pro-Bonesaw bias and Jenny pitches the best Worm adaptation yetDid Carol leave that letter for Amy to find?Parenting is necessarily coerciveTed celebrates a well-constructed tragic plotAmy’s not learning very good lessons from her no good terrible very bad dayThinking back to Victoria in Dennis’ chapterIs Panacea a rogue?We might be harder on Mark if Carol wasn’t right there in comparisonTed’s worst dateFates worse than deathBonesaw reminds us that the hero / villain arms race is ongoingHatchet Face is Michael MyersJenny looks in the mirrorMaybe part of Amy’s curse is that her power is too easy to useThe arachnid systemAs much as Amy needs a therapist you can’t lead with that, VictoriaPredictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-h/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.g - "Fate-Worse-Than-Death Warrant" 24.04.2026 53min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.g.Episode Notes:Jenny ALMOST got this one rightContent warming for murder set up as suicide??Cherish is in a tangleSome very strong symbolismThrill-seeking is a family traitWe're not happy about these thralls, RegentWe're happy about his friends, thoughCherish is powerful, but it's a Wildbow power, so she has to work for itPlaying with point of viewCherish's damage is that no one will like her without her powerS9 social dynamicsWe decode some epithetsJenny's hoping the S9 get taken down a few pegsRIP soldier from the start of the chapterWhen the interludes are good, they're good like this one isParallels to Glory Girl and to SkitterThere's a reason Cherish and Regent both go for fearOur book two theme of a traumatized cityWhat kind of consent did Regent's thralls give?Heartbreaker failed on opticsA potential Regent tell?Amy's secretLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-g/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.f - "What Doesn't Kill You" 21.04.2026 1t 6min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.f.Episode Notes:This one’s got TWO unseen monsters!It’s not too late to save Dinah, but it doesn’t seem like anyone’s close to doing soWhy did Sundancer become a villain?The Travelers’ ties bind them from helping and from hurtingThe temptation of communityThe eventual Marissa and Taylor team-upJenny theorizes that Ballistic and Genesis were here the whole timeDoes Noelle need a quantity of food (very large) or a quality of food (human flesh)?Whatever’s going on with her, it’s monstrousThe perils of not dyingDinah’s power can make threats against her more credible, but also lets her strategically deploy “good behavior”Dinah’s thoughts on “candy”The compulsion behind sorting through futuresIs it catastrophizing if you’re living through a catastrophe?But Noelle’s holding it together, right, Trickster?Coil sucks but at least he’ll never risk sacrificing Dinah#Trickle #NosterWhat in a (Traveler) name?Monster movie tropesHow did Dinah really feel about Sundancer’s apology?Leah was a plant!Coil likes addictsThe imagery of Dinah’s power is greatThe future is countablePredictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-f/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.e - "Cosplay and LARPing" 17.04.2026 58min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.e.Episode Notes:Will the threat of the Slaughterhouse Nine bridge the gulf in Empire Eighty-Eight?Hookwolf has too many “friends” to be recruitedShatterbird: great at picks, bad at pitchesTed does a British accentBut does he even care about the lore as much as Shatterbird does?We’re doing the evil Hunger Games!Possibly the Slaughterhouse Nine's only viable recruit thus far?Shatterbird has the best aesthetic Was Shatterbird playing possum?Fascism and aestheticsHe's just not that interestingAnd also he's completely delusionalShatterbird pulls from the Tattletale playbookHow about those other S9 capes?Hookwolf's attached to his minions, but mostly egotisticallyWhite supremacy vs. cape supremacyHookwolf and Metal Gear SolidThe Chosen need to read the evil overlord listTed promises that we’ll know what the Z in Z-Space stands for by the end of WormWhy is Shatterbird a canister cape?Powers and limitsNazi languagePredictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-e/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.d - "Technology Loves Him Back" 14.04.2026 1t 12min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.d.Episode Notes:The most romantic chapter in WormButterflies in the machineThe nature of Colin’s egoWhat difference does it make that Colin has this connection to Dragon?How real love can be selfishCould love hold Colin back from something he sees as the greater good?If Mannequin thought Dragon would keep Colin alive, why doesn’t he try harder to isolate Colin from her?Colin isn’t gettable, and especially not after choosing death over recruitmentThe only reason these interludes happen is because the Slaughterhouse Nine are all drama queensIf we’re both single at age 30, let’s dedicate ourselves to the greater goodColin’s like, you should have been Man-no-kin!His superhero complexMannequin’s body as a metaphor for griefA case study in how a hero can fall (and possibly, on how the Simurgh works)An eyepatch for an eyepatchHe didn’t know it but he already wanted to be a cyborgWhat if the Endbringers are meant to be culling the capes or hindering humanity?Noting different reactions to different offensive wordsBrate?Predictions, rankings, and merchandizingLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-d-arc-11-infestation/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.c - "You Just Can’t Help It" 10.04.2026 1t 11min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.c.Episode Notes:We speculate on Wildbow loreVery different interludes, each with a Slaughterhouse Nine member to placateParallels with TheoWhy did Labyrinth lie to Burnscar?Burnscar's guilt and Labyrinth's internalized ableismTwo different takes on depressionA correlation between strength of power and disability?A possible explanation for the Slaughterhouse Nine and the EndbringersIs it the flaw at our core that gives us our powers?How bad is Mimi?Burnscar has a great vibe but weak justificationsSlaughterhouse Nine: kind of a cool found family, if you ignore most things about themLabyrinth as a foil for TaylorWe're so happy for Elle and her new found familyThe sadness and wisdom of only getting one brief moment with each of our side charactersThe inherent variability of who beats whoThe importance of battlefield controlElle’s power is kind of like being a writerLabyrinth has built the back roomsElle and Noelle…coincidence??Elle’s power is driving her back into her traumaShamrock: not just lucky!Oh, to be able to Voltron powersJenny turns the page to interlude 11dLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-c/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.b - "Dead Man's Switch" 07.04.2026 1t 2min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.b.Episode Notes:Jenny spools out “two years” of red stringIf this encounter didn’t trigger Theo, what (if anything) would?Aster is notable even if you aren’t all Purity about itWill the story even last another two years?How fixed are the futures Dinah sees?Whimsy is central to who Jack Slash isHe sees Theo’s story potentialJenny sees what we all see in Jack’s vibeThe metaphor behind Jack’s powerTed gets pedantic over finding keystonesJack is another emotional vampireSo… how intentional was Jack about provoking Theo?Maybe this encounter with Jack is more different from Theo dealing with his parental figures in degree and not in kindJenny comes up with names for AU Ward!TaylorTheo finds courage in spite of his insecurity, in a way that Ted sees as very genderedWhat Oni Lee can tell us about powersJenny can’t even bring herself to predict that her blorbos will team upWhat’s Jack whistling?What we’re expecting from more Slaughterhouse Nine interludesLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-b/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.a - "Free to Be Dirty" 03.04.2026 1t 32min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.a.Episode Notes:A very distressing chapterThe conflicting temptation of the Slaughterhouse NineBitch isn't good at this territory thingThere's a huge communication problem hereAlso an insecurity problemTaylor reaching out to Bitch was both more heroic and more cruel than she knewIt's Bitch's guilt, not Taylor's, that puts her in danger nowBitch isn't a killer, but she is a villainShould Bitch be allowed around people?It matters that Bitch isn't a masterA dog vs. a wolfSome gorgeous writingWe all need more than the thing we're best atThis offer isn't destiny, it's a temptationTaylor through Bitch's eyesBitch needs humans she's free to be dirty aroundWe had so many feelings about this chapterThe metaphor of the howlOkay but wolves are cool (and trainable! sort of!)The many meanings of RolloA mundane example of institutional failureThe recruitment!Siberian has incredible aura, and Bitch is immuneThe mystery of the Siberian's powerThe Siberian's motherly presenceEye gouging: a recurring motif!Different ways of being alphaBitch isn't a master. She's a parent.Also, she needs a parentLayers (both endbringer and dog)Racist and ableist languageSurprising emotional clarityA howl that doesn't reach anyoneSiberian and the othering of humanityWhat does it mean if Bitch's power likes wolves?Give Bitch a direwolfWho would Jenny recruit to the Slaughterhouse Nine?Links:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-a/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.8 - "Are We Human Or Are We Supervillain" 31.03.2026 1t 4min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.8.Episode Notes:If you’re the main character you should never feel this optimisticJenny pitches Ward as an AU sidequel We struggle to come up with a gender neutral term for henchmenSierra’s a liability and Taylor’s hang-ups about Thomas don’t do her any favorsSmugbug stocks are risingSierra and Charlotte are synthesizing their views of Skitter/Taylor as one beingOh my god they’re teenagers, she’s thinkingSound off listeners! Are people who think they can guess people's ages full of it?Taylor’s had worseNow that she’s in charge, is Taylor doing better?Now Brian remembers how he actually feels about his sisterIt’s Brian’s turn to flailWe gotta know about the territoriesWe (hope we) won’t miss the MerchantsThe stakes of the story will totally eclipse any concerns about Skitter’s secret identityWhat if everyone eventually loses their powers?Lots of dramatic irony in the parallels to what Taylor’s been throughTaylor just listen to the words coming out of your mouth hahahahaInterlude predictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-08-arc-11-infestation/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.7 - "The Slippery Slope" 27.03.2026 1t 9min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.7.Episode Notes:Faultline's crew is so competent *fans self*One of the best inside Taylor vs. outside Taylor moments of all timeCharlotte's unique positionTaylor's tenuous relationship to her civilian identityTaylor wants all other villains to like herWhat's the purpose of the Nemesis program?Oh, this is where Coil got his powersHow do these powers in a can work, and how can they go wrong?It's an information battleThe Merchants are pretty pathetic, and this “party” didn’t helpWe love Shamrock’s aura farmingBut we also love Faultline and LabyrinthWhat was with the temple, though?Taylor's making bold moves with TrainwreckMaybe she shouldn't hold out for universal approvalThe ways in which having a territory is great for herBryce is a convenient projection screenScrub. Is. Terrifying.Taylor's antihero momentReal vs. projected pathosTaylor's absorbed more of Sophia's worldview than she knowsThe superhero tendency to help the people right in front of youSome nice Mushy body horrorIs Weymouth Mall a giant temple forever now?The longevity of Taylor's and Labyrinth's powersLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-07/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.6 - "Piercing The Veil" 24.03.2026 52min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.6.Episode Notes:Hot take: what if the cosmic entities are actually small?Many theories on timing, who triggers, mappings between entities and capes, piercing the veil, etc.The implications of the new rule that trigger events must incapacitate nearby capesCan we trust Skidmark’s advice to Scrub about using the Turn-Me-Into-A-Monster Energy Drink?Did someone hire Faultline’s Crew?Oh, and what about Noelle?What percentage of partiers are hard-core Merchants?The Master/Shaker stealth advantageThe horror and potential of ScrubSpotting some humanity among the MerchantsLisa gives Taylor the reinsTed reluctantly relates to SkidmarkBits and bobs and predictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-06/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
• 11.5 - "There Were No Heroes for Her" 20.03.2026 1t 13min

  Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.5.Episode Notes:This episode is about saving people!Even a single new cape could change everythingThe Protectorate should really be doing more to stop the MerchantsHow many people actually know trigger events are a thing?Taylor and Lisa are gonna have to stop this power transferWhat do we owe to each other?Taylor's displaying a very emotional approach to moralityCoil's found Taylor's fundamental needTaylor's conscience is her tripwireTaylor needs to rescue the Dinahs of the world because no one rescued herTaylor sees predators and victims just like SophiaThe many takes on saving peopleHow much does a victim have to be innocent to appeal to Taylor?Taylor finds charisma off-puttingBryce may be an unreliable narratorThe true horror: choresGirls rule, boys droolTaylor's relatable cynicismThe Merchants' unrelatable brutalityThe Merchants are a thesis statementMaybe raves just take getting used toWe're basically in an '80s urban decay fantasy action movieThe slap echoes so loudly through this chapterBad people wear heavy makeupThe Merchants might be our next big badHumanity vs. entropyTrainwreck is probably a spyLisa has a soft spot for Taylor's heroismLisa likes following other people's visionsAlso Lisa just really likes having a friendTurns out SmugBug is driving this narrativeA little Emma crumbThe Undersiders are the last people who thanked TaylorA pro-gay power fantasyIs Jaw gay?The mundanity of the horror in this chapter makes it more horrifyingWhat would Taylor do with superpowers in a can?Links:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-05/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow