Inchworm

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.12.

Episode Notes:

• The Undersiders pull off their first of presumably many clean wins with no terrible consequences!
• Lore Corner
• Every flying cape is invulnerable in different ways
• Is the boss down with D.B.B?
• Jenny designs her own Birdcage
• Glory Girl throws a TTTT (Tattletale temper tantrum)
• You have to look untouchable to be untouchable
• Team “The Weight Of My Every Decision Is Too Much To Bear” vs Team “Nah It’s All Good”
• Panacea’s breaking point
• Have we mentioned how cool the Undersiders are?
• Even if it’s just for this moment, Taylor loosens up
• Tattletale can take a bow
• Checking in on the bullying theme
• Predictions for the next arc and beyond
• Who’s who on Teen Girl Squad?
• Calling all shippers: who do you ship Taylor with to create LadyBug, LightningBug, and StinkBug?

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-12/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.11.

Episode Notes:

• Jenny may be the first person in over a decade to pause reading at the end of this chapter
• This is one of Ted's favorite scenes in early Worm!
• A new theory on where Tattletale got her power
• New Wave: cool idea, lousy execution(s)
• Amy seems into their sisterly bond in this chapter
• Jenny's putting these two at the top of the kid cape pyramid
• It's all about the information warfare
• If not YA why all these teens
• Glory Girl is ripe for villainy
• Is Amy okay?? Yes and she and Taylor should be friends
• Teen girls represent!!
• What's Glory Girl got against tables, huh?
• Good thing Tattletale is SUCH A BOSS (but not that one. Probably.)
• Psychics and other lore nuggets
• Predictions 

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-11/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.10.

Episode Notes:

• Turns out R.I.P. just stood for Remain In Place
• Taylor’s head hurt even before she got bonked in the head
• Vista and Browbeat (fake) and Browbeat (absent)
• Will this story feature realistic concussions?
• How old do you have to be exactly before Ted no longer cares if you get punched in the head?
• Gallant pulls a Goofus
• How do you do, fellow Kid Wins?
• This fight is full of compelling one on one matchups, whether or not they're fair fights
• Brown-hair freckles girl is being unfair to Taylor
• Has Taylor reached the limit of her processing power?
• Speculation on headaches, Bitch, and Taylor’s assailant
• A lotta new names
• We invent NetsCape

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-10/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.9.

Episode Notes:

• Well, Clockbocker is dead now. Whoops.
• We have our first body horror warning!
• But wait, is it narratively possible for a character to die offscreen?
• We can’t help rooting for the Underside’s
• Taylor may not have an instinct for killing but she certainly has one for brutal shutdowns
• Secret zombie dogs??
• Someone needs to animate this dog fight
• Aegis as a great sendup of superhero plot armor
• Bitch likes to go where she's pointed
• This IS the superhero fighting we've been looking for
• Wildbow doesn't hold back on the cool things Taylor can do with her power
• What are the other Wards up to?
• Tattletale must be feeling great right now

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-09/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.8.

Episode Notes:

• Taylor changes things everywhere she goes, especially when innocents are threatened
• This fight might not be a great idea, but we sure do want to see it
• Taylor also acts decisively when she’s feeling boxed in
• Is killing someone just fun and games?
• Grue doesn’t like improv
• Tattletale would never #stayhumble
• Wards, assemble!
• Nobody in this chapter is secretly Emma
• Can Bitch switch it off?
• Being firm
• Up on the roof top: not the boss

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-08/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.7.

Episode Notes:

• The simple tension is hitting really well
• Suddenly Grue(some)
• Share your favorite early arcs Tattletale fan art!
• What’s going to surprise us about Regent?
• Doggy horror
• Aura theory for dogs
• How do you efficiently pack millions of bugs into a van?
• How do you efficiently terrorize a room full of people with bugs?
• The fear factor
• Why isn’t it obvious when a Ward gets taken out of class?
• Going to hell in a hand basket-web spider
• Our Browbeat prediction gets increasingly deranged

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-07/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.6.

Episode Notes:

• The art of tense exposition
• Lisa’s philosophy of capes: the fun, the bad, and the ugly
• With capes taking the place of local sports, the Brockton Bay minor league teams must be doing terribly… who wants my Brockton Bagels AAA jersey?
• Lisa’s identity may be built on differentiating herself from the “real” bad guys
• Do these teens have any sense of non-utilitarian philosophy?
• Either Lisa’s math is off in Brockton Bay, or she thinks the Nazis are just “having fun”
• Even if the odds of being in prison with Lung are pretty low… that’s a big risk, Lisa!!
• Is belief in the unwritten rules mostly copium?
• Maybe Alec will show Lisa a Spiderman movie from Earth Aleph
• Are you having fun yet, Taylor? Why so serious, Taylor?
• Taylor’s compartments are not air-tight anymore
• Good Guy Identity
• What Taylor and Lisa do share is a need to prove themselves
• Taylor’s “no fun” aura
• Endbringer predictions

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-06/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.5.

Episode Notes:

• Litigating Lung’s hospitalization
• She’s smarter than he thought and he might be smart enough to realize that
• Teasing out ‘tease’
• Taylor’s insinuation is risky and inadvisable in some ways… but is it worth it nonetheless?
• She’s very emotionally set on being a “good guy”
• Taylor finds her voice in righteous anger
• We try to fix the argument on Armsmaster’s behalf but he basically just needed to be way chiller
• Is Taylor being overly cautious?
• Jenny’s picks for Murder Sweepstakes will surprise you!
• PHQ speculation, predictions, and names

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-05/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.4.

Episode Notes:

• It’s the biggest cliffhanger yet
• Jenny can’t read the next chapter yet so she must theorize right away!!
• The Armsmaster Collective Theory
• The phone call is another delightful Wildbow mystery box
• Predicting the future of Danny and Taylor’s relationship
• Do we like secret identity tension in superhero stories?
• School’s out forever, Taylor
• Taylor runs verbal rings around Danny and he’s just happy to be here
• The tragic cost of finally opening up
• Jenny speculates about the event that she believes triggered Taylor’s powers
• Now there’s going to be five Dallon sisters
• What if Alec is the weakest link goodbye?
• Taylor and Lisa’s budding friendship also has a shaky foundation
• New Earth, whosa dis?
• Brockton Bay NIMBYs
• Predictions and names

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-04/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow

Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.3.

Episode Notes:

• Poor Undersiders, thinking they matter to their boss
• We're so entertained by Lisa
• Lisa's power works like Minesweeper. Trust us, that makes sense.
• We're pretty sure Lisa can't read minds or tell the future! Taylor might be safe!
• Jenny can't resist more theories about Emma
• Could Taylor have just escaped her bullies by joining the Wards? In writing these notes, Ted realizes it would be bad OpSec to transfer her and it might not have worked like we suggest in the episode!
• By heist movie rules, this job is going to go super well
• The Wards have SUCH cool powers
• Could Taylor control someone's gut microbiome?
• Would you want people to know it if you could shoot them with emotion beams? Why or why not? Discuss.
• Shadowstalker and a potential path forward for Taylor

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-3-agitation/3-03/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow