1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 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 Breakfast in Beauclair https://breakfastinbeauclair.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36290085/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/003362/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/187419395