Welcome to Breakfast in Beauclair, a global Witcher podcast. Every episode, host Alyssa of GoodMorhen sits with a new guest to discuss Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher Universe. Join our international hanza as we accompany the witcher, Geralt of Rivia, and his destiny, Cirilla of Cintra, on their journeys across The Continent. New episodes every other Thursday.
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Danny from the US joins Alyssa for our discussion of Netflix's The Witcher Episode 402 "Dream of a Wish Fulfilled". Very important bits include: Changes in Hollywood and tech; the wraith fight; special effects from particle simulations to contortionists; seeing signs and magic on screen; the Rats' heist sequences; Ciri and Geralt's needs; Emhyr's (gross) goals; Vilgefortz's illusions; Philippa's…
Elaine from the US and Marie from Germany join Alyssa for our discussion of Netflix's The Witcher Episode 401 "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger". Very important bits include: Liam Hemsworth's Geralt debut; American history; "focusing on your immediate circle"; whether the Rats are freedom, danger, or both; Yennefer's grief; Vilgefortz's reach; Geralt's code; and Ciri's symbolic baptism and…
Henry from the US and Kerri from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Netflix's 'The Rats: A Witcher Tale'. Very important bits include: The humanization of morally messy characters; our unexpected, possibly unreliable, narrator; the meaning of loyalty; the weight of grief; Dolph Lungren lore; and how the 'death of the mentor' sets up their fate in The Witcher Season 4. [0:00] Cold Open [1:02]…
Emily R. from the US and Kyle R. from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Netflix's 'Sirens of the Deep'. Very important bits include: adapting the Witcher for animation, Melusina's fairytale roots, Geralt's dalliances, how the film fits into Season 1, (Jaskier's Version) of events, and which 'Little Mermaid' 'Sirens of the Deep' may really reference? [0:00] Cold Open [0:48] Introduction…
Translator David French and narrator Peter Kenny join Alyssa for a conversation on translating the Witcher across language and medium. Very important bits include: the craft and care to bring the Witcher to English-speaking readers and listeners; Polish literary convention versus English prose; historical influences throughout Sapkowski's series; glowing reviews of the Hussite Trilogy; our own…
Bolo from Poland, Gosia from Poland, and Štěpán from the Czech Republic join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Crossroads of Ravens. Very important bits include: Preston Holt, Witcher mentor and New York accountant; Latin and the lingering influence of The Hussite Trilogy; mythological and historical deep cuts; regret and gray morals; Roach's many names; and the narrative power of…
Kitty from the US and Softie from the UK take over from Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 11. Very important bits include: being on the other side of our protagonists, the parallels between horror and comedy, one-line bangers, fate and destiny, divine intervention, Norse mythology, cherry-flavored numbing liquid, and the close of the penultimate Witcher…
Nicola from Italy joins Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 10. Very important bits include: the pancake treatment, the pursuit of democracy, Italian references in Tower of Swallows , fulfilling the promise of foreshadowing, the ethics of retribution, death and the value of life, and the coming of 'Ciri of Kaer Morhen'. [0:00] Cold Open [0:51] Introduction…
Kitty from the US and Michelle from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 9. Very important bits include: Norse and Inuit mythology, Mean Girls Continent, modern magic, sources of power, being consistent in ideals but flexible in methods, sacrifice, cynicism, and repentance in the face of death. [0:00] Cold Open [1:04] Introduction [2:35] Guest…
Daniel from the Netherlands and Softie from the UK join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 8. Very important bits include: Kovir's "armed neutrality," whoresons of upright character, the wisdom of 'The Good Book', royal marriages and moral compromises, political doublespeak, espionage, Sheala de Tancarville conspiracy theories, the unseen consequences of…
