Ep. 103 — Chapter 6 from "Baptism of Fire"

Breakfast in Beauclair

Kitty from the US and Tracie aka Miss Magitek join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Baptism of Fire, Chapter 6. Very important bits include: international ‘Baptism of Fire’ editions, Peter Kenny’s triumph, excitement for The Witcher 4, how Ciri fights for herself, the legend of Lara Dorren, our best Yzma impressions, perfect 10-year plans, parallels between the Lodge of Sorceresses and Dune’s Bene Gesserit, the mustache-twirling kind of evil, the absence of good, and Hannibal Lecter, gynecologist.

• [0:00] Cold Open
• [0:48] Introduction
• [2:46] Guest Introductions
• [11:51] Chapter Recap
• [14:25] Overall Thoughts
• [23:36] The Legend of Lara Dorren
• [28:06] Ciri’s Isolation
• [36:48] Yennefer’s Choice
• [43:16] The Lodge’s Ends and Means
• [53:13] The Villains
• [1:00:01] Good v. Evil
• [1:07:45] Closing Thoughts
• [1:14:03] Outro
• [1:16:18] End Credits