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Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.3.Episode Notes:As far as we can tell, Imp’s power can’t affect readers the same way it affects TaylorSorry, Taylor, it’s favor timeLisa is reasonable but not fully believableShe can fake a grin but not a frownLisa had Taylor’s number though: she just wanted to be included in the atrocityHonestly maybe “defeat and kidnap Victor” was plan B to “Chosen ceasefire and Coil recruits Victor” until 15.2 made clear to Lisa that it wouldn’t go over well with Aisha and TaylorLisa is a horrifying and villainous opponentA mortifying ordeal of being known for an eyeWhat happens when somebody calls Taylor’s bluff?A brief remembrance of the Victoria-that-wasWell, doesn’t Regent have to use his power, Taylor?Do we trust the Regent Taylor sees? Even after his interlude?Moral accommodations for Regent and “conscience accommodations” for TaylorThis is a classic Animorphs argumentLisa is the best at debate and Regent is the worstThe Undersiders’ rep is definitely going to be a narrative problemVictor couldn’t have acquired empathy and compassion with his power by now?Victor sucks, but also Othala sucksWho would even be making up rumors that Taylor is Jewish anyway????Ted concedesLisa’s Potemkin justificationsThe humor in this arc is greatIt’s fun to see someone mostly unaffected by Lisa’s bullshit… and for Lisa to win anywaySmall observations and predictionsLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/colony-15-3/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.2.Episode Notes:Who's chosen and who's pure, here?Trio traumaThe fault in our UndersidersA slightly less easy case for body controlA questionable hierarchy of acceptable targetsHelp us with our portmanteaus, listenersThe harem continues, perhapsRegent and Imp have some real personalities to contend withAn impreg by any other name...A potential Brian-Genesis collabParametaphysical speculationImp is borrowing bits of lots of people's roles right nowRaggedy Aisha Undersiders > OthersidersAre the Chosen really more dangerous than Coil right now?Also they may not have been defeated yetA multidimensional NightPlayacting at civicsWe're squeamish like TaylorDo we root for Shatterbird?Jenny doesn't know about the GrinkThe Undersiders have a lot of leadersThe perils of a time crunchTaylor has some real manager energyTaylor the secret tinkerSome Taylor quirksLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/colony-15-2/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.x (bonus).Episode Notes:Jenny’s feeling frustratedLet’s all get mad about… Sarah!Did Carol ever want to be a mom?Amy raped VictoriaThe vagueness and strangeness somewhat eclipses the awfulness and horrorDon’t believe Amy’s liesA mistake so big there have to be consequencesThe lack of cover-up is strikingAmy wanted love but built a sex dollAt some point, Amy chose thisThe way this is written makes it hard to talk about the rapeTed finally starts yelling about CarolCarol abandons Victoria without a second glance“We need to get Grue in here to make sure she can still have hamburgers”Carol was the original black and white thinkerMarquis’ auraCarol’s final questionOk we don’t talk about this in the episode but Carol was so internally petty to Sarah in their brief conversation and it’s been what, a month since her son and husband died? How bad is this relationship?Carol looks at Marquis with mastermind-tinted glassesWhat made Carol connect with Amy and spare her?Does Carol have a thing for a bad boy with a code or is it something less psychosexual?The need for rulesNot All Depressed DadsThis trigger vision reflected the granted powersThis isn’t what the lecture meant by a group trigger event, right?They got what they neededCarol keeps her feelings locked up to avoid feeling weak againAlan’s not a cape and may not be particularly attached to the cityA lot will happen in two weeksWill Brockton Bay actually be condemned?What’s Lisa really getting out of this truce?Worm: The Taylor and Amy Musical closes after zero performancesWas it easier for Amy to get caught than try to get away with it?Is there anything noble about her decision to go to the Birdcage? Really good small writing detailsIt’s easier and more interesting to talk about questions that don’t have obvious answersIf they’re not willing to kill you, volunteering to get locked up removes everyone’s leverageWe don’t even know if Victoria can speak or eatCarol gives up easilyContrasting Marquis and Amy’s powersWas Marquis a better parent than Carol?Carol’s guiltLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/interlude-15-bonus/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.1.Episode Notes:The gang's back together!But what about the Unravelers?The problem of Shatterbird and the complication of AlecOptimism might be inaccurate, but pessimism sucksAlec is an oddly good friendThe Undersiders have been remade in Taylor's imageActually, Taylor should be even more optimistic than she isA second trigger event for Aisha?The communication difficulty with Bitch goes both waysWe're glad Taylor is taking her role in Bitch's life seriouslyCoil: torturing Bitch deliberately or accidentally?We examine the bitchlingsMaybe we should start a Worm-adjacent bookclubTaylor's management skillsRachel's got the bark here, Taylor's got the biteWhy all this focus on the Bitch minions?Some people just like dogs, BarkerEchoes of agreementLinks:https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss listener questions!Episode Notes:Thanks to everyone who wrote in with questions, and sorry we couldn’t get to all of them!We are gonna try to make this more of a Ted TalkTed immediately regrets letting Jenny ask him some questionsCasting ourselves in Worm: The MusicalJenny reflects on her expectations and Ted sets some new onesA meditation on tropesDoes Skitter seem like a supervillain?Willingness to killingnessPutting the die in DinahIn this essay, will Jenny see monsters in the hearts of humanity? Only time will tell!Who Goes Nine? By Dorothy ThompsonAmy dies at the end of Worm: The MusicalWhen do we get the Oliver arc???Contrasting the first two “books” of WormJenny has to answer her own question, ha!Mapping out book 3 and beyondNoelle’s power speculationIf you aren’t in the Discord, you’re missing out on excellent speculation and analysis from our first time reader listeners!On Worm’s writingOn Jenny’s writing — pre-order Teammates To Lovers and subscribe to her newsletter! We pitch our infinite budget short film adaptationsNominative determinism: Undersider editionIt’s bracket time! Who’s the best person who got eliminated too soon? Who’s the worst person who got eliminated early? Write in and tell us!We don’t actually spend another half hour on the worst person, but we do talk lowlightsA new five man bandAnimorphs Corner (spoilers for book 22 again!)Jenny fills out the ranks of the NineHmm, did we forget someone obvious in our discussion of the worst parent in Worm? Listener, WE DIDWe wind down with a chat about other stuff we might want to chat aboutBonus: Ted’s capsule review of Everworld 11 and 12Links:https://jennylinskyauthor.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow