1.1 - "Better Than I Am"
· 38 min · S1 E2 · Explicit
Episode 1.1 - "Better Than I Am"
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 setting • Bug proprioception • Taylor makes it worse • Cape justice • Taylor’s passivity: she feels she is moral for what she does not do • Jenny suggests how Taylor might retaliate against these awful bullies • Predictions corner
Links:
• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ • https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow
Links in the notes 2
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