Ep. 36 — Chapter 3 from "Blood of Elves" (Part 3)
Anita and Karolina from Witcher Kitchen and Nerds Kitchen join Alyssa for Part 3 of our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s first Witcher novel Blood of Elves, Chapter 3. Very important bits include: our first first-hand look at the Second Battle of Sodden, how Ciri’s guardians parent against her desire for revenge, a sure-fire guide to translating Polish through context clues, “Everything is Geralt’s fault”, five hours of pleasure, and—most importantly—the promise of hope.
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In this Episode
[00:00] Cold Open
[01:52] Introduction
[03:56] Discussion
[27:35] “Tidings from Toussaint”
[30:30] Episode Announcement: Shop Breakfast in Beauclair
[32:20] Discussion
[47:00] Outro & Credits
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Transcript
Cold Open
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Introduction
ALYSSA: Welcome to Breakfast in Beauclair, a global Witcher Podcast. My name is Alyssa from GoodMorhen, and I’ll be your host as you, I, and our international hanza accompany Geralt of Rivia and his destiny, Cirilla of Cintra, across the Continent.
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[Episode Details]
As for this episode, Anita and Karolina from Witcher Kitchen close our discussion of Blood of Elves, Chapter 3. Join us as we hear our first first-hand account of the Second Battle of Sodden, how Ciri’s guardians parent against her desire for revenge, a sure-fire guide to translating Polish through context clues, “Everything is Geralt’s fault”, five hours of pleasure, and—most importantly—the promise of hope.
In our mid-episode news segment, “Tidings from Toussaint,” Lars from Witcherflix shares news for The Witcher: Blood Origin and we eagerly await tomorrow’s Netflix’s Geeked Week coverage of The Witcher Season 2.
Without further ado, let’s conclude our discussion of Blood of Elves, Chapter 3.
Discussion
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Transcript to come.
ALYSSA (VOICEOVER): Before we continue with the episode, we're gonna hand it over to Lars from WitcherFlix for recent news on the Netflix show. When we come back, Anita, Karolina, and I will continue our discussion of Blood of Elves, Chapter 3.
“Tidings from Toussaint”
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LARS FROM WITCHERFLIX: Hey, it's Lars from WitcherFlix and this is "Tidings from Toussaint". Welcome back everybody! This week is Geeked Week and Netflix had announced that some Witcher news would be coming in the week from June 7 to June 11. Unfortunately until now the Witcher has not played a role in Netflix's Geeked Week—yet. But tomorrow, Friday 11 will be the day when a rumored Witcher teaser, a release date for Season 2, and maybe even more stuff like interviews with show runner Lauren Hissrich or some new set photos might be released. Watch the Netflix's live stream on YouTube on June 11 at 9 am PST and keep your fingers crossed for some Witcher news!
Luckily there are some interesting things to report about the Witcher prequel miniseries "Blood Origin" as well. Redanian Intelligence posted several audition tapes and their transcriptions for some very interesting characters that will appear in the show. Some of them might be codenamed, so the characters' names might not be final. Others we already know from earlier casting calls. Let's start with a character named "Utharis". He seems to be a cynical sellsword. In an audition tape this character is talking to a king named "Gandal the Golden" and an unnamed prince about another character named "Balor" who is a high-ranking druid and according to Redanian Intelligence a very big role in the show. We don't know if the other two characters will appear on the final show. Gandal the Golden sounds a lot like Gandalf the Grey which is a definite nod the famous wizard from Lord of the Rings, so I suppose at least a name-change is very likely.
The next character that appears in these audition tapes is a male character named "Salliche", who is described as a bright young elf, maybe a scholar or a scientist. He is married to Ka’ali, a handmaid to royalty. The casting call for Kaali was posted not long ago. In it she was described as a sweet handmaid and a dedicated and loving wife to a genius, who supports him in his work. It is interesting that the character of Salliche blames himself in the transcription for a terrible, unspecified tragedy in the past.
Last but not least, there is another character. Formerly codenamed "G", we now know that this female character is actually named Gwyn. Her casting call was also posted not too long ago. Her description in it reads as follows: "A brilliantly sharp minded assassin with restricted growth. This character is a true wildcard, unafraid of carnage, violence and chaos. In fact, she revels in it."
Anyway guys, that's all for today. I hope you all stay safe and well. We'll talk again in the next episode of Breakfast in Beauclair. Until then, thanks again for listening and good luck on the path!
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Discussion
ALYSSA (VOICEOVER): Hey, everyone! Welcome back from the break. When we left off, we had discussed Triss’ account of the Second Battle of Sodden and Ciri’s cry for revenge.
Outro & Credits
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ALYSSA: Thanks for joining us at the breakfast table! For show notes, transcripts of each episode, and a complete list of our social platforms and listening services, head over to breakfastinbeauclair.com.
Breakfast in Beauclair is created by Alyssa from GoodMorhen. It’s hosted by Alyssa with the “Tidings from Toussaint” News Segment by Lars from WitcherFlix. The show is edited by Alyssa with music by MojoFilter Media.
Breakfast in Beauclair is produced by Alyssa in New York City with Luis of Kovir, The Owner of The Churlish Porpoise, Arix the Godling, Katie (The Redhead of Toussaint), Jacob B., Ayvo of Gulet, Bee Haven of the Edge of the World, Charlotte from Vengerberg Glamarye, RedKite, The Original Roach, AerialKitty, Dustin, Libby, The Castel Ravello Sommelier, Clare Odell, Jennidy Mundilovitch, Brett from California, Wolf, Corey from the US, John of Ryblia, and Sebastian von Novigrad.
Special thanks to Anita and Karolina for joining us for this episode and our international hanza for their support.
Transcriptionist: Rachelle Rose Bacharo
Editor: Krizia Casil