Animorphology

Animorphs #47 (The Resistance) In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss The Resistance *Approximate Rant Tally: Jenny: 4, Ted: 5, Gray: 9 *This book was a wasted opportunity, especially as we get to the end of the series  *The depiction of Trekkies  *Jake is a true monster in this book  *The nobility of war  *Let's get into it: It's Civil War Rants Time (a.k.a. Gray...

Animorphs #46 (The Deception) In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss The Deception *A Visser Two character study *We’re mad about MAD *The need for narrative balance in fictional war *The Animorphs cry over spilled ethics *Ax plays the Hitman video game and has an identity crisis *Andalite high command is the worst *Concussion discussion *Why Jake tells the Animorphs it’s time to escalate...

Animorphs #45 (The Revelation) In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, Gray, and guest host K.C. discuss The Revelation *We liked this more than we expected! *Gray is so the queen of predictions *Animorphs as an Avengers movie *This would have been a great format for a series ending *How does this mess with the premise? *Weird that Marco's parents don't interfere more in his fighting *That's gonna be an awk...

Animorphs #44 (The Unexpected) In this episode: *Returning guest host Rena! *Cassie’s greatest hits *The green light freeze-tag ray *Yeerk technology woes *Cassie’s ethical standards *What does it mean to be a risk-taker? *Travel to distant locations, meet people who tell you what you need to hear *The treatment of the Australian aboriginals *Rena’s amazing Australian accent *Eating bugs *Cassie t...

Animorphs #43: The Test In this episode: Animorphs: PTSD Edition Tobias’ theory of radical freedom Is Tobias strong or weak? Don’t trust Taylor Deciding to blow up the Yeerk pool Yeerker lurkers Rachel’s reaction to passive killing Cassie tells Tobias it’s not okay Tobias gets resolution that the other Animorphs don’t Taylor is the best villain with the worst plan Was Taylor actually working with...

Alternamorphs #2: The Next Passage In this episode: Jenny, Ted, and Gray livestream the second Alternamorphs book You becomes Youvid The book makes LOTS of choices we would have liked to make for ourselves We discover Visser Three’s current form We want to punch the Ellimist Gray makes the best choice The Tri-Rex provides crucial sound effects The Animorphs cross some major lines No really, we are...

#42: The Journey In this episode: -Our first long-distance episode, please forgive the questionable audio quality -Guest host Emily Ellet, the voice of Rachel in the Animorphs audiobooks, shares her Animorphs Journey -Gray is the Queen of Predictions -Not enough Rachel and Tobias content -Did we learn anything from this book? -Bugs in your nose -What are the potential themes of this fluffy book? -...

#41 The Familiar In this episode: The two things Ted finds unforgivable How dreamy is dreamy enough? Jake’s undefined decision Spike logic Is there a Star Trek episode like book 41? “Middlegrade” violence and horror Using disability as tragedy Gray drops knowledge about moonlessness Jake argues with his subconscious Taxxons are awesome, horrible, and almost cute The space goddess Kandrona The free...

Megamorphs 4: Back to Before In this episode: We read the first two chapters in their entirety With great power comes great responsibility, especially for Jake The series will eventually end Cassie’s magic nonsense Tobias makes sensible decisions and is the best We are not here to tell you to join a cult Ax’s sense of humor Rachel and Marco How old are the Animorphs here? Rachel is a BAMF Cassie a...

Mailbag #3 In this episode: -Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss questions and comments from listeners -Visser Three’s potential menagerie -The limits of Chee nonviolence -What kind of cyborgs can morph? -Genocide vs. xenocide -How would a Taxxon wear a skirt? -How do Andalites talk at parties? -The Animorphs’ different styles of manipulation -Who would the Animorphs play in a musical? -The definitive An...

Book 40: The Other In this episode: - Guest host John! - Marco brings his best self to a Very Special Episode of the Animorphs - Bury Your Gay Andantes - We are desperate to identify shippy Ax/Marco moments - Subtweeting in real life - What if Ax met Alan Fangor? - Jake stands up to Andalites again - Eating cookies with your hooves - Spoilers for Jane Eyre - Marco and Rachel break Gray’s morphing...

Book 39: The Hidden In this episode: The council is divided on the existence of the buffa-human Seagull ex machina How good was this plan to drop an anvil on the helicopter? (Spoiler: it was not even a little bit good) The rules for giving someone the morphing power Do simpler minds morph via alternate mechanisms? Buffa-human did nothing wrong How much technological empowerment do you have to give...

Book 38: The Arrival In this episode: -An Animorphs spy novel -The Animorphs break-up? -Jake as a leader -The real megamorph -Learning about Andalite society -Science corner -Moral quandaries -Ax has pants feelings -The Animorphs are really cool -Misogyny is universal, apparently -Visser 3 makes a good plan? -Andalite “humor” -9th Grade Jenny’s review of 38

Book “37”: The Weakness In this episode: What head canon if any can make this book better? The Animorphs aren’t themselves “Ew” and “?????” Complex feelings about hubris, Oedipus and Hamlet Jenny thinks Tobias and Rachel need to break up Ted teaches everyone how to do “The Rachel” Things Jenny almost likes Animorphology’s three word mantra The inspector 90s moments Is this book better than Christi...

Book 37: The Weakness In this episode: Gray, Ted, and Jenny read what is definitely, without a doubt Animorphs book 37. At least, as far as Gray knows. The Iskoort come back! The Animorphs meet their fiercest opponent ever Fun with agency and consent Would you want to let someone else inside your mind? Killing in cold blood The closest we’re going to get to a megamorph The return of Chee Jenny The...

Book 36: The Mutation In this episode: This book is bad, so this episode is short Visser 3 is very bad at plans Many unmotivated actions and stupid decisions The Animorphs meet the Atlanteans Revenge as a motivation The ghostwriter knew some things and wanted to tell us about them Sad makeout time and buddy breathing Are orcas an exception to the morphing rule? Gray gets irrationally angry about t...

Jenny and Ted make Gray choose what happens in Alternamorphs #1: The First Journey. Watch with live chat replay on YouTube!

Visser (Part 2 of 2) In this episode: The Council of Animorphology passes judgment on Vissers 1 and 3 Yeerk torture methods Yeerk fascism Yeerk relationships, emotions, familial bonds, and allo/aromanticism The logistics of Eva’s marriage Yeerk-host emotional bleed What if Vissers 1 and 3 infested…each other Who ends up on the Council of Thirteen? How to tell Jenny and Gray apart in an emergency Y...

Join Jenny, Ted, and Gray live on YouTube this Saturday 1/11/2020 12pm eastern for an interactive reading of Alternamorphs #1: The First Journey .

Visser (Part 1 of 2) In this episode: Guest host Joys! Visser 1 is a magnificent bastard Are Visser 3’s worst jokes Alloran’s fault? Marco is great, and has grown so much V3 continues to be incompetent Fighting the Animorphs is terrifying Humanity's strengths and weaknesses Marco’s mom finally says his name Is this a middle grade book?? The timeline once again makes no sense The Chronicles books a...

Book 35: The Proposal In this episode: We can’t suspend our disbelief about the timeline in this one The cliffhanger ending is so exciting we have to talk about it right away What kind of answering machine does Marco’s dad have? What if the Animorphs was less episodic? WWWRTD? Mighty Cassie stages an intervention Marco takes orders from Jake How Marco is like Gen Z “What is a Hanson?” Why we’re gl...

Book 34: The Prophecy In this episode: We consider that there might be some plot holes in this one For example, why was Toby not really a character? The Arn’s secret evil plan How has Jake and Marco’s friendship evolved? Marco is a great lieutenant in this one Aldrea’s growth or lack of same since HBC Does Cassie have a moral obligation to let Aldrea stay in her head? This is super real science, y...

Book 33: The Illusion In this episode: Guest host Lauren returns! Can there ever be enough Rachel and Tobias? We’re all a little mad at Rachel Tobias continues to struggle with where he belongs Almost most of a good plan Flashes of Tobias’s life and Elfangor’s memories Jake’s manipulation So. Much. Torture. More about mental health language We learn more about the Yeerks and the Andalites What was...

Book 32: The Separation In this episode: Guest host Meg! Gray’s live reactions to reading 32 Rachel’s inner turmoil becomes outer turmoil Is mean Rachel “crazy”? What would happen if the other Animorphs got split? We swoon over Tobias and Rachel (no surprise there) What would happen if the hosts of Animorphology got split? And what if you played board games with them? Why we love mean Rachel How t...

Book 31: The Conspiracy In this episode: The Animorphs finally face realistic logistical obstacles The Yeerks are bad at things No, but really, the Animorphs give the Yeerks way too much credit Did Ax really torture Chapman? Jake’s leadership crisis The Jake-Marco dynamic The no-confidence vote How selfish is each of the Animorphs? WWII-Animorphs parallels