Archive for January, 2020

Episode 11 – The Witcher

January 16, 2020

On the latest episode of Culture Pulse we discuss Netflix’s The Witcher–a new series adapted from the book series of the same name by polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Henry Cavill stars as Geralt of Rivia, the titular Witcher, a bounty hunter with exceptional strength and basic magical powers in the politically tumultuous fantasy world called The Continent. Also starring is Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, an ambitious sorceress and love interest for Geralt, and Freya Allan as Ciri, a royal member of the ruling family in Cintra one of the many kingdoms under threat by the theocratically fanatical Nilfgaardians. Your intrepid hosts James and Dane discuss our reactions to the show as well as the proliferation of fantasy in the post Game of Thrones television landscape.

https://archive.org/download/episode11thewitcher/Episode11_TheWitcher.mp3