The only real reason to keep Cody is because it hints at the Smurf’s capabilities. And iirc, at this point in the story, the audience really has no idea what she is capable of beyond a story that Tagg brings up.
I was not a fan of the slaughterhouse 9000 either, wish they had tried something more interesting than cloning the bad guys so the enemies are more expendable. The S9 are my favorite part of Worm so I was thrilled they got so much coverage in the story, I just wish they had been taken in a different direction. Maybe the clones end up messed up or nonviable, Bonesaw and Jack Slash have a falling out , ending the S9 and doing their own thing. When they mentioned Bonesaw could build a perfect cape with other capes powers I was hoping they'd do something with that. I think a cooler idea than the S9k would be Bonesaw and Jack Slash head-hunting specific capes and adding their powers to themselves or someone else. Then Taylor could try to track them down. Maybe this would cut out the ward arc but that felt pretty in-and-out anyway. I don't know, I finished Worm a year ago so it's a little foggy and it's really late at night but I think Bonesaw building a super powerful cape would be really interesting. (Or giving angry non-capes powers? Plague that takes away powers?)
Hmm the biggest problem with cutting S9K would be that it also means you cut out Ashley from Ward. I doesn’t render the story completely unworkable, but it would be a major loss….
The only real reason to keep Cody is because it hints at the Smurf’s capabilities. And iirc, at this point in the story, the audience really has no idea what she is capable of beyond a story that Tagg brings up.
I was not a fan of the slaughterhouse 9000 either, wish they had tried something more interesting than cloning the bad guys so the enemies are more expendable. The S9 are my favorite part of Worm so I was thrilled they got so much coverage in the story, I just wish they had been taken in a different direction. Maybe the clones end up messed up or nonviable, Bonesaw and Jack Slash have a falling out , ending the S9 and doing their own thing. When they mentioned Bonesaw could build a perfect cape with other capes powers I was hoping they'd do something with that. I think a cooler idea than the S9k would be Bonesaw and Jack Slash head-hunting specific capes and adding their powers to themselves or someone else. Then Taylor could try to track them down. Maybe this would cut out the ward arc but that felt pretty in-and-out anyway. I don't know, I finished Worm a year ago so it's a little foggy and it's really late at night but I think Bonesaw building a super powerful cape would be really interesting. (Or giving angry non-capes powers? Plague that takes away powers?)
Hmm the biggest problem with cutting S9K would be that it also means you cut out Ashley from Ward. I doesn’t render the story completely unworkable, but it would be a major loss….
@@TalonOfoalain I have not read ward yet 😬