To make you feel better after the barrage of “you doofus” asks: Scott from the We’ve got Worm podcast (where he as a first-time reader discussed arc by arc with a preexisting fan) also missed the reveal at the end of 14.8. And he was otherwise a superbly perceptive reader (e.g. guessing by Arc 7 that Sophia was a cape and by Arc 11 that Brian would second-trigger). You should try listening to it after you finish (not before, because of other accurate guesses he made that could spoil you).
Neat! And yeah, I’m definitely going to read and listen to other Worm liveblogs down the line. I love reading liveblogs of stories I like, and this time I’ll have a record of my own reactions to compare to and a strong personal stake in the world of Worm liveblogging, which should only increase my desire to read liveblogs of it.
Also, guessing in Arc 7 that Sophia was a cape makes sense – she did put up a good fight at the mall, speaking to experience – but I’m curious about the second trigger. How did he figure that out in Arc 11, let alone that it’d be Brian specifically? What foreshadowing did I miss there?
On top of general curiosity, that’s especially relevant considering my own reaction to the second trigger was somewhat colored by an impression that the only real build-up behind it was it being indicated one time that it might be a possibility, eight Arcs before it happened.
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