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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