Breakfast in Beauclair

Rob P. from New York and Mitch from Nebraska join Alyssa from GoodMorhen for the second half of our discussion of “Betrayer Moon”, the third episode in season one of Netflix’s The Witcher. Very important bits include: Rob and Mitch take the reins for a compelling discussion about Geralt and Yennefer’s storylines, they share their personal interests in filmmaking and screenwriting, followed by an analysis of the unique horror atmosphere and dissection of the climactic transformation scenes of the episode.

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Rob P. from New York and Mitch from Nebraska join Alyssa from GoodMorhen for the first half of our discussion of “Betrayer Moon”, the third episode in season one of Netflix’s The Witcher. Very important bits include: working in post-production in the film industry, the horror influences and atmosphere in this episode, analyzing the storytelling and conflict through an editing and screenwriting lens, Teenage Dreams, and the freelance gig economy in Temeria for witchers and workers of the self-described variety.

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Jess B. from the US and Robin from the Netherlands return with Alyssa from GoodMorhen for the second half of our discussion of “Four Marks”, the second episode in season one of Netflix’s The Witcher. Very important bits include: an educational conversation about feminist film theory in relation to our protagonists, the expression of emotions and female pleasure, the realization of complex characters and the relationships between them, a deep dive into the episode’s soundtrack with insights directly from composer Sonya Belousova, and assumptions about a certain blue tank top.

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Jess B. from the US and Robin from the Netherlands join Alyssa from GoodMorhen for the first half of our discussion of “Four Marks”, the second episode in season one of Netflix’s The Witcher. Very important bits include: themes of romance and motherhood, the complex relationship between humans and elves on the Continent, the construction of history through storytelling and perception, the role of emotions, and Jess and Alyssa explain an innuendo.

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Cyprian from Berlin and Reza from Australia join Alyssa from GoodMorhen to discuss “The End’s Beginning”, the opening episode in season one of Netflix’s The Witcher. Very important bits include: a break down of the closing fight scene; comparisons to Andrzej Sapkowski’s original source material, “The Lesser Evil”; discussion of themes such as medieval lighting, warfare, and the effect of public perception; we bring shame upon the name Caldemeyn the alderman; and debate the classic question, “Ey! What’s an ultimatum!?”

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Lars from Witcherflix joins Alyssa from GoodMorhen to discuss “Something More,” the closing short story in Andrzej Sapkowski’s Sword of Destiny. Very important bits include: visiting each of our old episodes to connect the narrative of destiny throughout the short stories; themes of love, death, parenthood, and abandonment; a fanfiction request for the Mousesack and Geralt Assassain v. Assassin Smackdown; and a bittersweet end-of-season sign off.

Breakfast in Beauclair will return on June 4, 2020 with Season 2 of the podcast, which will discuss the recently released Netflix series.

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Lars from Witcherflix calls in from Berlin to join Alyssa from GoodMorhen to discuss the title story “Sword of Destiny” from Andrzej Sapkowski’s Sword of Destiny. Very important bits include: how this penultimate short story sets up the five-part saga, themes of survival for both humans of the Continent and the dryads of Brokilon, and how the narrative comes full circle on The Law of Surprise from “A Question of Price.”

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Luisa from Germany joins Alyssa from GoodMorhen to discuss the second half of “A Little Sacrifice” from Andrzej Sapkowski’s Sword of Destiny. Very important bits include: the complex and often confused nature of Geralt’s trademark romances, the vastness of the Continent, and the controversial end of the story, all set to the soundtrack of our heavy, intermittent sighs that convey our responses to literally everything—just like Henry Cavill’s signature Hmm…’s.

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Luisa from Germany joins Alyssa from GoodMorhen to discuss “A Little Sacrifice” from Andrzej Sapkowski’s Sword of Destiny. Very important bits include: “A Little Sacrifice” as siren exposure therapy, Alyssa’s awful imitation of the witcher’s even worse singing chops, the honesty and vulnerability within Geralt and Dandelion’s relationship, and accidentally being a suspect in a LARP murder for having a mysterious green jar of Lilac and Gooseberry creme perfume...

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.

Chris E. returns with his friend Adi to join Alyssa from GoodMorhen to discuss “The Eternal Flame” from Andrzej Sapkowski’s Sword of Destiny. Very important bits include: Our Thanksgiving-time speculation about the Netflix adaptation, historical economics and commodity trading, the history of pigments, Continent theology school, Chekhov's Gun, and Chris and Adi’s upcoming fan fiction about the notorious El Roacho.

The full episode transcript, show notes, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.