Ep. 73 — 103 "Of Warriors, Wakes, and Wondrous Worlds" from Netflix's Blood Origin

Breakfast in Beauclair

Michelle from Mexico and Vang from Denmark join Alyssa for our discussion of Netflix’s The Witcher: Blood Origin Episode 103 "Of Warriors, Wakes, and Wondrous Worlds". Very important bits include: our episode highlights and critiques, whether or not history is destined to repeat itself, pre-Conjunction magic versus Chaos magic, how ‘Blood Origin’s’ proto-witcher compares to the contemporary ones of Geralt’s time, Scían’s secret plan, representations of Irish culture and folklore in the show, and cross-over production details from ‘Blood Origin’ to ‘The Witcher’. Plus, stick around until the end as Michelle and Vang cut onions for Alyssa.

• [00:00] Cold Open
• [01:04] Introduction
• [10:04] Episode Highlights & Lowlights
• [13:30] Do you agree that history repeats itself?
• [19:55] How does the proto-Trial inform our understanding of pre-Conjunction magic?
• [23:38] How does Fjall compare to contemporary witchers?
• [27:12] What does Scían’s storyline tell us about her character?
• [34:26] What elements of Irish or Celtic culture, heritage, or folklore do we see in Blood Origin?
• [37:50] A Discussion of Production Details
• [40:43] Final Thoughts on ‘Blood Origin’ 103
• [57:10] Guest Wrap-Up
• [59:24] Who’s Cutting Onions?
• [01:01:16] Outro & Credits

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