Ep. 78 — Chapter 2 from "Time of Contempt"

Breakfast in Beauclair

Allison from the US and Liv from Brazil join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Time of Contempt, Chapter 2. Very important bits include: Ciri’s coming of age, some of the most memorable excerpts from the series, shades of femininity in The Witcher, and “Dolish Ponuts”.

• [00:00] Cold Open
• [1:46] Introduction
• [3:38] Guest Introduction
• [3:22] Chapter 2 Recap
• [15:44] Overall Thoughts
• [22:20] The Chapter Preface
• [27:15] Our New Ciri
• [36:34] Ciri’s Rebellion & Yennefer’s Intentions
• [42:05] Margarita’s Quote
• [49:25] Shades of Womanhood & Femininity in The Witcher
• [1:02:13] The Role of Poetry
• [1:13:48] Wrap-up
• [1:19:39] Outro
• [1:19:57] End Credits

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