Inchworm

Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.6. Episode Notes: Taylor rushes in Bug scouts She’s got mail Jenny accuses all Lisas and Brians of being old What Lisa sees in Taylor Smart Alec Tall Brian The Undersiders’ ethos is disarming but their boss is intriguing Other teams and capes Is Taylor funny? This is an easy choice for Taylor Dick Corner 2 (ft. Consequences) Friends-casting the Undersiders Predi...

Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.5. Episode Notes: Smashing a button that says “JENNY WAS RIGHT” A Tale of Two Taylors Theories about red jacket lady and Arcadia High We love Tattletale’s tattle-tude Who’s the leader of the teen villain crew? Extensive predictions about how the “insinuation” will play out How Taylor’s intellect supports her emotional needs Names Links: https://parahumans.wordpr...

Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.4. Episode Notes: Power ranking the trio of bullies Why is Emma the worst, and is it because she has a power? The wily narrative and how it made us grieve Taylor's mom Rethinking Danny’s anger The G in Mr. G stands for Gutless Taylor's analytical mind The gender dynamics of battle The cape in “escape” Predictions Links: https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/...

Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.3. Episode Notes: Taylor’s power is acting up again Calculating bug density Teenagers are so trapped Mr Gladly’s hollow offer Taking credit from Taylor Greg Corner (ft. Sparky) Madison sucks at everything including bullying How have capes influenced society? Predictions Links: https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-2-insinuation/2-03/ ht...

Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.2. Episode Notes: We're nostalgic for Parahumans Online. But can we trust it? Nice of them to coin the term "tinfoil hats" Bitch and Grue are no Lung (who seems like a weird guy btw) Taylor's a savvy internet user and no one's doxxing her except Tattletale Can we imagine Bakuda as a sympathetic bomber? Do we want to? Are there ideological schisms among superhero...

Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.1. Episode Notes: Even normal teens have secret identities from their parents Taylor hasn’t had an initiation into the cape world Reluctant about lying but not about heroics Jenny wants to be Taylor’s personal trainer Self-discipline runs in the family Danny pulls off some expert parenting maneuvers Danny’s bug-eyed, wormy appearance Uber and Leet Predictions an...

Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.x. Episode Notes: Jenny is in uncharted terra-wormy Being inside Danny’s head Contrasting the two daddies Taylor is heard but not seen The mystery of Annette’s departure Is Danny over- or under- playing his temper? We count the ways a teenager might not want to tell her dad everything He has no healthy way to deal with reasonable anger The mystery of Taylor’s hosp...

Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.6. Episode Notes: Ted’s Wildbow % complete Tinker, Taylor Armsmaster’s first impression Untoward to be a Ward “You’re telling the truth!” Meeting your hero Is Armsmaster secretly old or are all capes relatively young? Between the awe and the manipulation there is a genuine connection here Better to be a lone worm Is Taylor really going to side with Armsmaster over...

Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.5. Episode Notes: Taylor makes use of extremely limited resources… …that aren’t even related to her power! Taylor can’t fly (yet) Why isn’t Lung known to be a stronger cape? Is there a Superman cape? Did Taylor almost beat Lung herself? We already have van sized monster dogs fighting an eight foot dragon man!! The “children” are cool and fun Gender theory of super...

Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.4. Episode Notes: Lung’s dragon morph Would you rather fight one dragon-sized dragon or one hundred bug-sized bugs? Taylor’s battle plan and bloodlust Taylor’s inventory Nice to have our hero initiate the fight Taylor’s power came with an internal bug CPU Dick Corner Taylor’s rules of engagement Will Taylor eventually use up all of the bugs? Insects are ideal mini...

Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.3. Episode Notes: Jenny did her homework Ted apologizes and corrects the record about Brockton Bay’s location Taylor is JUDGY about the residents of the Docks (But it sounds so affordable!) The exaggeratedness of the setting Taylor sees … a gun!!! Are we down with ABB?  Brockton Bay is a city in crisis Is the PHQ just security theater? Taylor’s finished costu...

Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.2. NOTE: Sorry about the background noise in this one. Episode Notes: Ted is confidently wrong about the location of Brockton Bay Does Taylor enjoy bugs? (No) Does Taylor have a lot of bugs? (Yes) Is Taylor limited only by the number of bugs she can find, or also by the limits of her brain? How Taylor is like we were as teenagers Does Taylor have a killer instinct...

Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.1. Episode Notes: What does it mean to be a cape in this world? A close reading of the first two lines of Worm A tiny scrap of cape lore and a big mass of bugs Everyone loves a powerful underdog Taylor’s power hasn’t solved her problems The theme of control Taylor is that jaded, loner kid who is still insecure Will cape society be just like high school? Worm’s YA...

Before reading anything, Jenny and Ted discuss Worm generally and introduce the podcast. NOTE: We had some technical issues with the audio in this one that should be resolved before the next episode. Episode Notes: What is Worm ? Wait, Worm is HOW long? Ted’s pitch for why you should read Worm A quick introduction to Wildbow Character-driven superpowers Jenny introduces us to Taylor “Capes” Jenny...