11.7 - "The Slippery Slope"
11.7 - "The Slippery Slope"
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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 time
- Charlotte's unique position
- Taylor's tenuous relationship to her civilian identity
- Taylor wants all other villains to like her
- What's the purpose of the Nemesis program?
- Oh, this is where Coil got his powers
- How do these powers in a can work, and how can they go wrong?
- It's an information battle
- The Merchants are pretty pathetic, and this “party” didn’t help
- We love Shamrock’s aura farming
- But we also love Faultline and Labyrinth
- What was with the temple, though?
- Taylor's making bold moves with Trainwreck
- Maybe she shouldn't hold out for universal approval
- The ways in which having a territory is great for her
- Bryce is a convenient projection screen
- Scrub. Is. Terrifying.
- Taylor's antihero moment
- Real vs. projected pathos
- Taylor's absorbed more of Sophia's worldview than she knows
- The superhero tendency to help the people right in front of you
- Some nice Mushy body horror
- Is Weymouth Mall a giant temple forever now?
- The longevity of Taylor's and Labyrinth's powers
Links:
- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-07/
- https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow