Ep. 80 — Chapter 4 from "Time of Contempt"

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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

The full episode transcript, show notes, merchandise store, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

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Ep. 80 — Chapter 4 from "Time of Contempt"

Breakfast in Beauclair

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published 2 years ago

MP3•Episode home

[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

The full episode transcript, show notes, merchandise store, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

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