8.7 - "Not Good Enough"

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.7. Episode Notes: This revelation to the Undersiders had to happen, actually Why did Tattletale go along with the lie? We think better of some of these heroes than Taylor Legend is someone who cares about optics Turns out Armsmaster is a shameless hypocrite with a lot of reasons to hate Taylor Jenny is still rooting for the Amy / Taylor friendship The meaning behind the hero and villain labels Armsmaster as a foil for Taylor There's a reason Miss Militia and Legend believe Tattletale's story -- and a reason the Undersiders believe Tattletale's Armsmaster's downfall made this chapter so much more palatable than it would've been The arm is a metaphor The power of teen sass Worm is dark and gritty and still gives us the occasional escapist fantasy The potential for a future Undersiders reconciliation Hard to see where the story goes from here Each cape’s personality matters a lot Where are our post-battle pamphlets? Jenny still feels like they should be better at this Endbringer thing You’re not paranoid if they’re really out to get you Jenny's dreams of Taylor outing Shadow Stalker The challenge of reclaiming straying heroes We're glad they see the value in Taylor and the Undersiders Jenny distrusts Taylor's Emma theories. Fortunately she has her own Taylor is back to her Arc 1 self (she’s been through a lot!) The power of friendship (only takes her so far) Hero and villain as social roles Lisa is the best improv artist Choices that are false choices Look, everybody should read Worm! Links: https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-8-extermination/8-7/ https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow