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Talking points include really digging into the Shade backstory and how it can mirror Eragon's experiences, relitigating the “Who Should Have Taken Off Saphira's Armor?” Case, taking care not to boil down the worth of a human being to their ability to reproduce, Eragon being absent in the host’s Top Three Favorite Characters lists, starting the Roran Hype Tour, an unexpected detour into Twilight lore and head canons, and Darien getting (rightfully) called out for not consistently including the podcast email in the show notes. 

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We did it!

Lucy and Darien wrap the first book in The Inheritance Cycle with Eragon chapter 58, “Battle Under Farthen Dur,” and chapter 59, “The Mourning Sage.” 

Talking points include the Urgals still be labeled as monsters, Hrothgar’s daring fashion statement, Angela’s incredible entrance on the battlefield, pondering why exactly Eragon when off alone while Arya took the armor off Saphira, an epic fight scene, a somewhat oddly placed tragic backstory reveal, interrogating Eragon’s reaction to his new scar, and looking to future adventures. 

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Antici…

Darien and Lucy get ready for battle in Eragon chapter 57, “The Shadows Lengthen.” 

Talking points include an exciting new way for Eragon to wake up in a chapter, Saphira’s daring new fashion statement, Eragon praising Murtaugh for being “merciless” in situations he approves of, building tension for the coming battle, Arya being unable to shut down this kid who keeps hitting on her, and things getting wyrd. 

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…pation

You don’t want to fail this test. 

Lucy and Darien need Eragon to get a job and leave her alone in Eragon chapter 56, “Arya’s Test.” 

Talking points include the Twins not shaking the suspicious allegations, pentagrams being just for show, majestic elven Naruto-running, interrogating why Eragon’s pining for Arya is so irritating to the hosts, a weirdly placed piece of foreshadowing, and Paolini’s habit of elevating certain female characters by tearing other women down. 

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Someones are very suspicious…

Darien and Lucy choose joy in Eragon chapter 55, “Hall of the Mountain King.” 

Talking points include some excellent architecture, tidbits of dwarf lore, these twins being too damn suspicious, excitement over a new cool character, troubling implications about women implied by specific word choices, and Saphira and Solembum being Magical Creature Friend Goals.

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Witches, rejoice!

Lucy and Darien are sure this won't come back to haunt us later in Eragon chapter 53, “Bless the Child, Argetlam” and chapter 54, “Mandrake Root and Newt's Tongue."

Talking points include Eragon having a chance to chill, Eragon passing Orik’s vibe check, Orik passing Saphira’s vibe check, Darien short but hard Will Not Eat list, the daily realities of what it means to be a Dragon Rider, using the audio book to cheat at reading the Ancient Language out loud, and Angela just being the best. 

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Ajihad is one cool dude. 

Darien and Lucy get some answers in Eragon chapter 51, “The Glory of Tronjheim,” and chapter 52, “Ajihad.”

NOTE: In this episode, Darien draws incorrect conclusions about the inspiration of that city name Tronjheim. Listeners have since informed us that the name is a reference to a real world city in Norway! How cool!!

Talking points include Darien’s steadfast refusal correctly pronounce the name of the dwarven city, how cool Ajihad is, how very suspicious these creepy nameless twins are, mixing up the plot of the wedding episode of Monk with the plot of the wedding episode of Sherlock, avoiding [blank] as default when writing character descriptions, referencing the map, a brief AU where Arya successfully sent Saphira’s egg to Brom, filling in the details of Brom’s mysterious conversation 500 pages later, and figuring who does or doesn’t like Eragon. 

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This bald man sucks.

Lucy and Darien have some OPINIONS in Eragon chapter 50, “Hunting for Answers.”

Talking points include a crucial need for italics, being right about disliking this bald guy, the excellent word choice that is “courier,” being right about liking our new dwarf friend, Lucy's impeccable memory of lines from the text, tantalizing lore drop about Darien and Lucy's time in an cosplay K-pop dance group, Eragon and Saphira demonstrating they do trust Murtagh, and Murtagh's Tragic Backstory ™.

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of torture, though does not go into more detail than what was outlined in the chapter being discussed. 

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The truth is finally out. 

Darien and Lucy discuss out-of-character reactions in Eragon chapter 49, “The Horns of a Dilemma.”

Talking points include being mad at a 16-year-old, the introduction of the theme of inheritance in The Inheritance Cycle, examining Eragon and Saphira’s seemingly out-of-character reactions to Murtagh, Darien finally going off about naming structures meant to invoke Arthurian legend, struggling to map out exactly what happened at the lake, and conversations about queer-coded villains. 

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of violence against children, though does not go into more detail than what was outlined in the chapter being discussed. 

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So many things happen!

Lucy and Darien find themselves in a morally gray area while discussing Eragon chapter 48, “Flight Through the Valley.”

Talking points include a nail-biting rock-paper-scissors game, Saphira weighing in on conflict of the previous chapter, what makes a satisfying twist, Eragon and Saphira learning SCIENCE, Eragon re-learning a magic lesson, and Mordred’s Big Fat Lore Drop. 

Spoilers for The Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects, Bioshock, The Adventure Zone, and The Good Place

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