5.x - "Generous With His Sandwiches"

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.x.

Episode Notes:

• A “classic” interlude with guest host and “inchworm grandma” Claire!
• This interlude is so rich in theme
• Faultline founded this found family piece by piece
• More like Gregor the GOAT!!!!
• We see a level of maturity in Gregor and Faultline that’s lacking (for obvious reasons) in the Undersiders
• Faultline’s Paradox: the mercenary with a mission?
• Alas, the Smugline age gap
• How Gregor’s act of monstrous violence mirrors and inverts Taylor’s
• (Lack of) Consequences
• Wait, what’s Faultline’s name?!?
• Jenny doesn’t buy that the Manton effect is psychological or that being close to death is your best chance to have another trigger event
• The blessing and curse of power-related amnesia
• The perfect girl for Newter? We’ve found her!
• This is your brain on Newter
• Who’s behind powers in a bottle? Obviously, the government
• Would any of us drink powers in a bottle?
• Gregor wants to be sure of how he’s seen
• Is Gregor online?
• Navigating the world with a visible power/disability
• Gregor is the exact opposite of Emma
• Villains are great for the economy
• Newter's Patreon rewards
• A brief Labyrinth detour
• Revisiting the thematic richness of how people receive and are affected by superpowers in this setting
• Monstrous natures aside, “What you see is what you get” with Faultline’s Crew
• Arc 6 predictions!

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-5-hive/5-x-interlude/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow