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