Episode 80
Ep. 80 — Chapter 4 from "Time of Contempt"
Breakfast in Beauclair · Alyssa Esteban
October 19, 20231h 8mExplicit
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Show Notes
Nicola from Italy and Ruark from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Time of Contempt, Chapter 4. Very important bits include: using action to tell a story, the reasons behind an act of mercy, the role of prophecy in the Witcher, and Geralt's Himbo Origin Story.
- [0:00] Cold Open
- [1:00] Introduction
- [2:11] Guest Introduction
- [5:09] Chapter 4 Recap
- [7:16] Overall Thoughts
- [15:28] Cahir v. Ciri
- [23:31] Geralt's Act of Mercy
- [27:42] The Role of Prophecy
- [34:57] Sapkowski's Writing Choices
- [52:36] Cahir, Himbos, and the Lone Brain Cell
- [57:03] Wrap-up
- [1:05:19] Outro
- [1:08:00] End Credits
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