My Collection

-His favorite band (and the shirt he always wears) is Led Zeppelin, whose founder was fascinated with the occult. For Rand— the character who has occult knowledge— this is either hilariously coincidental or incredibly intentional.

-His last name, Rand, is the same as Ayn Rand. Given that he’s briefly discussed her in a video on Bioshock, I wonder if that’s an intentional choice for him as a nod to her, and how it affects his personality.

⚠️You know the drill.⚠️

So a few things I got out of it:

-I’m not sure how I’m gonna separate superhero William from cryptid chaser William ever again, but using this format to show how powerless he really was before he became Wisperer was genius. Before he could phase through walls and summon will-o’-wisps, he really was so normal and it makes me sad to see him so normal, even if he’s still in dangerous situations.

-Norah, the girl you are… every gifted and talented kid who felt like their worth was tied to their academic success and achievements just started weeping. She’s so kind and I love seeing a character who, despite The Horrors™️, still chooses to be soft and kind. The bomb was kinda concerning though.

-Isaac is DEVASTATING as a character. Complicated family dynamics will be the death of me, and Condi does a fantastic job of portraying just how difficult it is to balance his complicated hatred of his dad mixed with his guilt over disappointing his mom, and despite everything, trying to do as much good as he can even when he’s told he’s not a good kid. All he wants is to help, and even when it hurts, even when it nearly kills him, he does all the good he can. Someone get that boy a loving dad.

-This perfectly balances what I love about both Blood In The Bayou and Prime Defenders. The small-town setting, horrific monsters and complex family dynamics of BITB mixed with the gut-wrenching remembrance that these are KIDS in these situations and watching them be both kids and heroes absolutely kept me on edge the whole time.