Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.6.

Episode Notes:

• Oops, Taylor and Jenny both forgot about protecting secret identities
• Odds are good that Sophia doesn’t know Taylor is Skitter
• Reviewing what we remember about Sophia’s two identities in light of this knowledge
• If anyone other than Taylor knew that Shadow Stalker had caused Skitter’s trigger event, wouldn’t it be a huge deal?
• Taylor’s reason for not joining the Wards is also a very real and relatable existential horror
• The Protectorate probably have non-threatening reasons to debrief Skitter
• Amy pulls the rug out from under the heroes here
• When you push Taylor’s buttons this hard, this is how she responds
• Unlike Lisa, Amy doesn’t get anything but thrills from these mind games
• Operation Roach Key
• Maybe Taylor’s power is SPECIAL
• What earns you a bigger rating from the PRT?
• We go back to bug school (and monster school)
• Whether Amy qualifies as “decent” or not, she’s sure creepy!
• Amy’s afraid of being bad, which is why she can’t pass up on the ethical hall pass of tormenting Skitter
• Taylor’s genuine apology is dismissed
• The legal landscape around Endbringer fights
• Taylor’s biggest mistake this chapter is main character syndrome
• Is Taylor right to be paranoid, given the specific heroes she’s worried about?
• Taylor alone, again
• Reframing Taylor’s behavior as rational with iffy priors
• Predictions (and other odds and ends)

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-8-extermination/8-6/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow