Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.x.

Episode Notes:

• Announcement: Arc 4 coverage starts in June ’25
• Write in mailbag questions in the #ask-a-host channel on Discord
• The “viewpoint” of this interlude was a real surprise!
• When the PRT director docks the breakfast budget, I shout: “Leggot my eggot!”
• The ending seems ominous but do they really know anything about Tattletale?
• What’s going on with Armsmaster’s brief appearance here? Is he jealous that Miss Militia’s power fits his name better?
• Miss Militia as an American fantasy and reflection on gender-identifying cape names
• Miss Militia and Aegis show off their leadership skills
• Why Gallant’s power may have led him to adopt a “gallant” persona and why he and Glory Girl work as a couple
• Amy’s burnout and why Gallant fails her
• An ominous path for Panacea
• The Wards seem pretty okay, we guess!
• A Skitter confession/apology
• The name of the game for the PRT/Wards is optics
• Kid Winning us over (and Kid Proving Taylor would hate it here)
• What do you think the PRT capeaganda video games would be like?
• Funny Aegis
• RIP Emma
• Jenny takes another bite at Amy’s secrets and feelings
• The Shell game

Links:

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

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