Episode Notes:

• Welp, it sure was a down chapter
• Not to be all Taylor about it but why is this the best the heroes can do?
• What does Taylor think she's going to be able to do?
• "So... we good now, Clockblocker?"
• The action is out of scale with our hero. What does that mean for the narrative going forward?
• Some of the losses are starting to hurt
• Compartmentalization keeps her going
• This battle feels like a waste of powers
• Reluctantly handing it to Armsmaster
• Jenny's new theory connecting the source of powers to the Endbringers
• What's this Leviathan guy thinking?
• Somebody give Faultline the Manton effect override cheatcode already!
• Mourning Shielder and Dauntless and the suffering of children
• Bastion juuuuust missed the "dying a hero" window
• Ruthless Taylor expands her inventory and does medicine
• The heroes should take some cues from Taylor's utilitarianism
• This chapter is a microcosm of Taylor's growth across the first seven arcs
• Some good procedural details
• This was a really well-handled action sequence

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-8-extermination/8-3/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow