Ep. 79 — Chapter 3 from "Time of Contempt"

Alycia from France and Sarah A. from the UK join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Time of Contempt, Chapter 3. Very important bits include: Geralt and Yennefer’s atypical relationship, the role of sorcerers on the Continent, Sapkowski’s framing narratives, and Watership Down.

• [00:00] Cold Open
• [00:51] Introduction
• [1:59] Guest Introduction
• [5:32] Chapter 3 Recap
• [7:25] Overall Thoughts
• [22:44] Chapter Preface
• [26:27] About the Mages’ Class
• [39:14] Geralt and Yennefer
• [49:15] Sapkowski’s Framing Narrative
• [53:55] Geralt and Vilgefortz
• [1:06:48] Geralt’s Neutrality
• [1:18:07] Wrap-up
• [1:23:47] Outro
• [1:26:11] End Credits

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