9.5 - "Where's The Lie?"
9.5 - "Where's The Lie?"
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Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.5.
Episode Notes:
- Sophia isn’t worth all this trouble
- Vista, in particular, has no way to reach her
- But we don’t want her to, because seeing her get under Sophia’s skin was SO SATISFYING
- Are there hidden costs to abiding Shadow Stalker?
- How superpowers sharpen and distort our understanding of why “bad apples” are protected
- Maybe Vista could leverage her strong rating if she had the mind to
- Hess’ The Art of Bullying
- Who, if anyone, does Sophia love? You’ll definitely guess Jenny’s answer
- Sophia’s just BSing but we do consider the horrors of Gallant’s power
- Weld steps up
- Gotta say, Weld’s PSA about crying will be great PR
- Less of a death wish and more of a death acknowledgement
- The symbolic power of Vista’s scar
- This thirteen year old cape is giving us a lot of Animorphs feelings
- Such a nice win for the Wards to find out Chariot's a spy. Too bad their knowledge won't help them!
- Taylor's anti-hero bias is going to hold her back
- We have the cutest scene in Worm so far
- Vista's power, politeness, and past: a mysterious triumvirate
- Vista's power as a metaphor--but for what?
- Who has seniority, Vista or Shadow Stalker?
- Turns out praise is a better motivator for Kid Win than hating himself was
- A Pact Easter egg
- Vista and intrusive thoughts
- Vista's take on death might be realistic but isn't healthy
- The pain of being forced into a role you've outgrown or didn't choose
- Piggot's personality vs. tactical choices
- A new theory about Weld's vice
- What if evil Dragon
Links:
- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-5/
- https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow