Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.5.

Episode Notes:

• This episode is about saving people!
• Even a single new cape could change everything
• The Protectorate should really be doing more to stop the Merchants
• How many people actually know trigger events are a thing?
• Taylor and Lisa are gonna have to stop this power transfer
• What do we owe to each other?
• Taylor's displaying a very emotional approach to morality
• Coil's found Taylor's fundamental need
• Taylor's conscience is her tripwire
• Taylor needs to rescue the Dinahs of the world because no one rescued her
• Taylor sees predators and victims just like Sophia
• The many takes on saving people
• How much does a victim have to be innocent to appeal to Taylor?
• Taylor finds charisma off-putting
• Bryce may be an unreliable narrator
• The true horror: chores
• Girls rule, boys drool
• Taylor's relatable cynicism
• The Merchants' unrelatable brutality
• The Merchants are a thesis statement
• Maybe raves just take getting used to
• We're basically in an '80s urban decay fantasy action movie
• The slap echoes so loudly through this chapter
• Bad people wear heavy makeup
• The Merchants might be our next big bad
• Humanity vs. entropy
• Trainwreck is probably a spy
• Lisa has a soft spot for Taylor's heroism
• Lisa likes following other people's visions
• Also Lisa just really likes having a friend
• Turns out SmugBug is driving this narrative
• A little Emma crumb
• The Undersiders are the last people who thanked Taylor
• A pro-gay power fantasy
• Is Jaw gay?
• The mundanity of the horror in this chapter makes it more horrifying
• What 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