Fiesta de Fenestre (Book 16)
The gang wrecks a mansio. Jake the Tiger radicalizes some armed guards. Joe Bob Fenestre shows off his very cool bedroom. How is it that these books can pivot between a deranged millionaire confessing to Yeerk cannibalism and the cartoon antics of Jake trampling humans as a rhino without harming anyone? Does Jake's movement speed as a tiger obey the rules of 5E? Is any species better designed for Slip N' Slide than Yeerks? Is Fenestre, like his brother, just an artist in search of an a...
4 Des 202454min
Get Behind Me, Hork-Bajir (Book 16)
In which Rachel gets tased, Ax gets shot, and Jake morphs into a battering ram. Why is Fenestre more capable of fending off the Animorphs than the US military or even Visser 3 himself? Is Jake's failure to delegate tasks his fatal flaw? Just how many butt slaps are there in sports nowadays? What type of video game makes most sense for an Animorphs adaptation: a visual novel, a Telltale game? Would Marco be a Fortnite kid, flossing his way to Fenestre? What generic office title would be...
27 Nov 20241h 3min
Handfuls o' Jake Guts (Book 16)
The gang breaks into an office building and puts on a little show for the employees. Jake nearly dies and then has a totally normal dinner with his totally normal family. In this book, Jake is the leader of the Animorphs, but he’s also pretending to be a leader, as well as a son and a brother. In a different way, Tom is Jake’s brother, but he’s also a Yeerk pretending to be his brother. What is this book (and the series generally) trying to tell us about performance?? Better question, ...
20 Nov 20241h 13min
The Prince and the Poppers (Book 16)
Book 16 is gross and dark, with everything from Yeerk cannibalism to Jake getting eviscerated as a fly to dirty diapers to... Tobias almost getting crushed by poop in an airport toilet? The Animorphs meet the Internet and talk to strangers in a chatroom who may or may not all be Yeerked. Did they seriously almost kill Tobias in a toilet? Does Chris still hate Eddy and Miranda? What would be a better Animorphs party game: Swat the Jake or Pin the Nipple on the Andalite? Is it Michael Gr...
13 Nov 20241h 20min
(Minisode) Crazy Helen, the Tribe has Spoken (Part 2 of 2)
The concusion of Survivor: Dorks Vs Cool Kids!! Will Captain Torelli finally catch those pesky Animorphs now that he has them trapped on the island? Will Cassie’s mother Michelle leave her husband Walter for the Living Hive? Will Rachel’s father Dan find love after Naomi on the island? Is Arbron a Challenge Beast? Can the Shack Lady from Megamorpha 1 survive through Tribal Council? And will the Living Hive be able to survive on the island if it is itself the size of an island? Support the sh...
7 Nov 202453min
(Minisode) Crazy Helen, the Tribe has Spoken (Part 1 of 2)
A new round of NPCs (also known as Minor Humans) go up against the Animorphs in Survivor: Dorks Vs. Cool Kids. Part 2 will be released tomorrow!! Will Captain Torelli finally catch those pesky Animorphs now that he has them trapped on the island? Will Cassie’s mother Michelle leave her husband Walter for the Living Hive? Will Rachel’s father Dan find love after Naomi on the island? Is Arbron a Challenge Beast? Can the Shack Lady from Megamorpha 1 survive through Tribal Council? And will the ...
6 Nov 202453min
Marco, My Son, My Little Macaroon (Book 15)
Book 15 concludes with a standoff between Vissers 1 and 3, Marco finally revealing the truth about his mom to the rest of the Animorphs, and the question of whether Marco will remain a prisoner of hope. What do you mean this is a book for children?! Why does this book feel like it has the emotional weight of a main series book, but the self-containment of a bubble episode? Rachel is mad at Marco for not killing Visser 1 when he had the chance, but doesn't she miss an opportunity ...
23 Okt 202454min
When I Said Ears, I Meant My Yeerk Holes (Book 15)
The gang successfully infiltrates Visser 1's underwater base only to find themselves in immediate danger of being slaughtered. Rachel's head nearly explodes. Marco hangs out with his mom. And Chris announces that it's official: the Anidorks are fighting!! Are tuna the Hork-Bajir of the sea? How exactly does Eddy define "inappropriate stretching"? Do Andalites have ears simply so that Yeerks can infest them? Where did Marco learn the word "festoon"? Is Cassie an anti-vaxxer? Sure, Visse...
16 Okt 202459min
