The Ultimate

In this episode:

*Jenny, Ted, Gray, and returning guest host Claire discuss Animorphs #50: The Ultimate

*There is some ableism here! But some good treatment of disability, too

*The new Animorphs are delightful even if Jenny is mad about them

*Oops, the Animorphs have probably been making the Yeerks kill lots of people

*Everything in this book is actually from Yeats' The Second Coming

*The last of the Animorphs missions as we knew them has happened already

*Cassie has to face herself at the start of the series

*Leadership vs. paternalism

*Do we sympathize with Naomi?

*Jake definitely thinks he's about to die

*How many stores are in this town, anyway?

*Someone needs to make us fan art of the costumes from this book

*Heart-eyes for Marco

*Cassie uses her superpower of emotional manipulation

*We just want Jake to be able to cry

*Will the narrative vindicate Cassie's decision to give Tom the cube?

*Even if it does we are SO MAD about it (except maybe Ted)

*The book covers are different now but Gray still hates them

*The series is spiraling out