11.a - "Free to Be Dirty"

11.a - "Free to Be Dirty"

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Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.a.


Episode Notes:

  • A very distressing chapter
  • The conflicting temptation of the Slaughterhouse Nine
  • Bitch isn't good at this territory thing
  • There's a huge communication problem here
  • Also an insecurity problem
  • Taylor reaching out to Bitch was both more heroic and more cruel than she knew
  • It's Bitch's guilt, not Taylor's, that puts her in danger now
  • Bitch isn't a killer, but she is a villain
  • Should Bitch be allowed around people?
  • It matters that Bitch isn't a master
  • A dog vs. a wolf
  • Some gorgeous writing
  • We all need more than the thing we're best at
  • This offer isn't destiny, it's a temptation
  • Taylor through Bitch's eyes
  • Bitch needs humans she's free to be dirty around
  • We had so many feelings about this chapter
  • The metaphor of the howl
  • Okay but wolves are cool (and trainable! sort of!)
  • The many meanings of Rollo
  • A mundane example of institutional failure
  • The recruitment!
  • Siberian has incredible aura, and Bitch is immune
  • The mystery of the Siberian's power
  • The Siberian's motherly presence
  • Eye gouging: a recurring motif!
  • Different ways of being alpha
  • Bitch isn't a master. She's a parent.
  • Also, she needs a parent
  • Layers (both endbringer and dog)
  • Racist and ableist language
  • Surprising emotional clarity
  • A howl that doesn't reach anyone
  • Siberian and the othering of humanity
  • What does it mean if Bitch's power likes wolves?
  • Give Bitch a direwolf
  • Who would Jenny recruit to the Slaughterhouse Nine?


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