This week on We've Got Ward we begin Arc 13: Black! Three weeks have gone by and things are getting dark. Literally. DISCUSSION QUESTION Discuss your favorite example of a type of non-violent tension in Wildbow stories. Check out March's Madness: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discu...
Apr 10, 2019•2 hr 29 min
This week on We've Got Ward, Dauntless has some connection issues and March comes to an end. DISCUSSION QUESTION Mini-Mailbag Time! Ask your Ward-related questions and we'll answer some on next week's episode. Check out March's Madness: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Sup...
Apr 03, 2019•2 hr 49 min
We're very excited to introduce our newest podcast: About Face, a chapter by chapter deep dive into Wildbow's Horror serial Face. This week, we cover the first two chapters of Arc 1: Sample. DISCUSSION QUESTION Which of the "beasts" should we be the most worried about? Support us on Patreon Stay updated with About Face : @gotwormpod Message us at gotwormpod@gmail.com See all of our podcasts, writing and more at www.doofmedia.com...
Apr 01, 2019•15 min
This week on We've Got Ward... KARMA TIME!!! The battle with Cradle reaches its climax in 12.8 and 12.9! DISCUSSION QUESTION Breakthrough is in bad shape. Who is currently in the worst place? Check out March's Madness: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon...
Mar 27, 2019•2 hr 33 min
This week on We've Got Ward it's the long-awaited Cradle chapter followed by the long-awaited Victoria tells her mom to fuck off chapter. We're discussing 12.f and 12.7! DISCUSSION QUESTION Is Cradle to “blame” for the things he’s done? Why or why not. Check out March's Madness: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for...
Mar 20, 2019•2 hr 21 min
This week on We've Got Ward Victoria executes Operation Bitch-Slap-Rain-Til-He-Wakes-Up and then uses the slightly enraged Cape to boil Cradle’s egg in Guilt and Regret. We're discussing chapters 12.5 and 12.6 DISCUSSION QUESTION What is your favorite Parahumans character who would have been a faceless background character in a lesser story? Check out March's Madness: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, alway...
Mar 14, 2019•2 hr 2 min
This week on We've Got Ward Victoria’s hatred of eggs comes back with a vengeance and then...it’s shard time baby! We're covering chapters 12.4 and 12.all! DISCUSSION QUESTION Consider what these shard POVs are saying about different ways trauma can manifest and different ways people can respond to their trauma. Check out March's Madness: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the ...
Mar 08, 2019•2 hr 27 min
This week on We've Got Ward, we're back in the dream room babyyyyy. We're discussing chapters 12.e and 12.3. Honestly, we mostly just discuss Love Lost's chapter. DISCUSSION QUESTION What’s your favorite example of a Wildbow character creatively problem-solving on the fly? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Suppor...
Feb 27, 2019•2 hr 11 min
Welcome to the sixth episode of the podcast We've Got Weaverdice - Vegas! Conspiracies surround our players! The #BrainBros made ... moderately decent heroes! But now they have to come to grips with the consequences of their choices. Join Brain Fog, Tex and Metric as they dive deep in over their heads in the city that never sleeps.
Feb 25, 2019•2 hr 32 min
This week on We've Got Ward, we pretend that 12.z got stuck in a time bubble, so this is the first episode of arc 12: Heavens with our coverage of 12.1 and 12.2. It's also our 100th episode of We've Got WARD. Which you'll know because we say it like half a dozen times. We're a little excited. DISCUSSION QUESTION Excuse our indulgence: What is your favorite episode of We've Got Worm or We've Got Ward. If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make ...
Feb 21, 2019•2 hr 13 min
This week on We've Got Ward, Blinding comes to a close and we move into the first (or last?) chapter of Arc 12. I don't wanna talk about time travel shit. DISCUSSION QUESTION What is your favorite structural technique in one of Wildbow's works? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon Stay updated ...
Feb 13, 2019•2 hr 30 min
This week on We've Got Ward, Scott and Matt get really anxious and Aiden's face falls off. Its chapters 11.10 and 11.11! DISCUSSION QUESTION What are your favorite examples of Victoria's leadership qualities If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon Stay updated with We've Got Ward: @gotwormpod Mess...
Feb 06, 2019•2 hr 8 min
This week on We've Got Ward, things are really falling to pieces. We're covering chapters 11.c and 11.9! DISCUSSION QUESTION What was the most horrawesome moment in parahumans? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon Stay updated with We've Got Ward: @gotwormpod Message us at gotwormpod@gmail.com ...
Jan 30, 2019•2 hr 2 min
I regret to inform you that we doubt this week's episode ends very well for our characters. It's 11.8 and 11.b! No doubt. DISCUSSION QUESTION Doubt and regret are pervasive themes in both Worm and Ward. Pick a character and discuss how doubt or regret played into their story. If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Sup...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 53 min
It's raining horrible tongue fetuses in this week's episode. We're covering chapters 11.6 and 11.7. DISCUSSION QUESTION Choose an emotional-manipulation power in Parahumans and discuss what the power says about the character who has it. If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon Stay updated with We'...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 50 min
We're back in Blinding this week, covering chapters 11.a, 11.4, and 11.5. Weld, no. DISCUSSION QUESTION What is the healthiest romantic Cape relationship in the Parahumans saga? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon Stay updated with We've Got Ward: @gotwormpod Message us at gotwormpod@gmail.com...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 55 min
Happy New Year! We're back and ready to start 2019 off strong. We're covering the first three chapters of Arc 11: Blinding in this week's episode. Victoria tells the team about Chris and then makes a deal with a tattletale. DISCUSSION QUESTION No question this week as we retool this section of our podcast. Check out the winners and all the entries of the last Fan Art Contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2018/12/25/fan-art-contest-5-results/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free...
Jan 03, 2019•2 hr 22 min
This week we complete Arc 10 Polarize with chapters 10.y and 10.z. Chris gets stuck in a monstrous POV triangle and Aiden is stuck in the world's worst love triangle. DISCUSSION QUESTION We’re completing 2018, our first full year of covering Ward, and 10 whole arcs of Ward content all at once. So 10 Arcs in, what is your favorite thing about Ward? What are you enjoying most? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Par...
Dec 20, 2018•2 hr 22 min
This week we discuss chapters 10.12 and 10.13 in which somebody asks out Victoria and somebody shoots Kenzie. Different people, presumably. DISCUSSION QUESTION Physical descriptions of complex scenarios are particularly challenging to write. Highlight a passage where Wildbow successfully conveys a complex physical situation in his stories. The next quarterly fan art contest is 'Happy Holidays from Earth Gimel' - Learn more here If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach o...
Dec 12, 2018•2 hr 18 min
This week we discuss chapters 10.10 and 10.11 in which THE WORST THING EVER HAPPENS. DISCUSSION QUESTION The world of Parahumans is a dark place and Wildbow frequently employs horrific and disturbing imagery to reinforce this fact. Discuss that approach to storytelling. The next quarterly fan art contest is 'Happy Holidays from Earth Gimel' - Learn more here If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit th...
Dec 05, 2018•2 hr 1 min
Welcome to the fifth episode of the podcast We've Got Weaverdice - Vegas! The players have thrown a curveball! Disillusioned with the betrayal by the High Rollers, the #BrainBros have decided to try their luck on the other side of the gameboard. But will these misfits have what it takes to be real heroes? Join Brain Fog, Tex and Metric as they dive deep in over their heads in the city that never sleeps.
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 44 min
This week, it's chapter 10.9 and 10.x! Breakthrough makes more deals with more devils and then we spend some time in one particular devil's head: Tattletale. DISCUSSION QUESTION In light of the impending wave of anger that’s going to sweep over Earth Gimel, Tattletale elects to do nothing. Discuss what the novel could be exploring with this choice. When is it ethical to step back from a bad thing you see coming? The next quarterly fan art contest is 'Happy Holidays from Earth Gimel' - Learn more...
Nov 28, 2018•2 hr 10 min
This week we're covering chapters 10.7 and 10.8. The team spies on Love Loss and her fucked up family and Scott and Matt continue to have Sveta anxiety. DISCUSSION QUESTION The anti-parahuman sentiment has grown ominously in the background of this story. Highlight another instance of Wildbow letting a story element grow quietly in the background before eventually bursting into the narrative foreground The next quarterly fan art contest is 'Happy Holidays from Earth Gimel' - Learn more here If yo...
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 30 min
This week it's chapters 10.5 and 10.6. Tattletale is a jerk and Sveta ain't doing great. DISCUSSION QUESTION Cluster triggers have been a pretty key part of Ward’s storyline so far. What do you think the book is saying through these groups of capes. How does it tie into the themes of Ward as we understand them to be so far? Check out the winners of the first WGWa Costume Contest! The next quarterly fan art contest is 'Happy Holidays from Earth Gimel' - Learn more here If you have any questions, ...
Nov 15, 2018•2 hr 4 min
Things are starting to get a little polarizing as we move into chapters 10.3 and 10.4. DISCUSSION QUESTION What are some reasonable limits that could be placed on Kenzie's surveillance? What are some common sense boundaries for reasonable use of a power that allows almost limitless surveillance? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward rel...
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 53 min
It's new Arc time! Let's talk about the first two chapters of Arc 10: Polarize. DISCUSSION QUESTION What is your favorite heartwarming moment in Parahumans. Learn all about the Halloween Costume Contest If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon Stay updated with We've Got Ward: @gotwormpod Message u...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 52 min
This week Gleaming finally comes to an end as we cover chapters 9.z and 9.Interlude DISCUSSION QUESTION Is it coherent to offer second chances if there are some things that are unforgivable? Can there be such a thing as “unforgivable”? Learn all about the Halloween Costume Contest If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion...
Oct 24, 2018•2 hr 23 min
This week we’re covering chapters 9.14 and 9.15. Team Breakthrough reunites, sort of. Kenzie gets a breakthrough of her own and then Goddess completely falls to pieces. DISCUSSION QUESTION In this week’s reading Victoria discussed two different approaches to dealing with Fear: Succumbing to it or Attacking it and included the benefits of each one. We see in Carol the idea of bending to that fear. And we see in Swansong, fighting against that fear. Does the book take a clear side on this argument...
Oct 17, 2018•2 hr 14 min
Happy Wardsday! (Haven't used that one in a while) We're back to cover MORE of Arc 6: Gleaming, which at this point I'm just assuming never ends. This week its chapters 9.12 and 9.13. DISCUSSION QUESTION Pick a character and explain how they are the author of their own destruction. Learn all about the Halloween Costume Contest If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parah...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 57 min
After our week off in which Scott watched many movies we are back to cover Arc 9: Chapters 9.9, 9.y, 9.10, and 9.11! DISCUSSION QUESTION Self-identity has been a major theme in Ward. What does the text say about the nature of identity? And how identity shifts over time? Learn all about the Halloween Costume Contest If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lo...
Oct 03, 2018•2 hr 9 min
