TV Show Review - A Discovery of Witches - Season 1, Episode 3
Description: Well, here it is. The Old Lodge, the dinner and as Angela says, phase 1 of Operation Tenth Knot begins . . .SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read All Souls universe books, including the trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life), and Time's Convert + snippits from The World of All Souls. If you haven't, and you don't mind, we certainly don't mind! Please be advised, we will approach the television series (A Discovery of Witches) the same way when it is released in the US/Canada. 😊 Let's do this. *Note - this podcast is labeled 'explicit'
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For newcomers to the series:- Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL
- If you'd like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). For a more in-depth view of the trilogy, The World of All Souls is available at all major book sellers, as well as the continuation volume into this world, Time's Convert.
- Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there!
- To see what's available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
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| Gimme the dirt, Domenico. |
Official episode summary:
EPISODE 3
From the press release:
Domenico takes information he’s extracted from Satu to menacing vampire Gerbert, who gains the advantage he has been waiting for. After sending Juliette into the world to do his bidding, Gerbert consults with Meridiana, the witch whom he keeps in thrall, but what does the prophecy she delivers mean? In Oxford, Diana refuses to help Knox realise his supremacist longing to destroy the vampires and answers his threats with such a violent force of untamed elemental power, as to set in motion a wider chain of events that bring her closer to Matthew but place her in even greater jeopardy.
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| Aspects of the Goddess in the painting? Twin babies? Are we just looking at this thing too closely? Ok, just look at Matthew, then. 😆 |
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| Depiction of a computer nerd? It requires 2 or more screens! |
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| Alexa prototype? |
All. Of. The. Goodness.
In the opening, we check out Matthew doing some reconnaissance for Diana; he scopes out the library and assesses there are way too many creatures watching for Diana to be safe. Why is he worried about this? As we’ve said in previous episodes, this is not just about the book. Especially not for Matthew, anymore! He’s deluded himself into thinking that he can just hang out with Diana with very little consequence. Both Gillian and Miriam remind our protagonists that precisely the opposite is true.
We also get more of a glimpse of daemons and what’s going on with them. Apparently, the congregation doesn’t like them hanging out together — doing things quietly seems to be a thing that daemons haven’t mastered. This all falls under the cloak of “staying hidden from the humans.”
Speaking of the humans, it seems that not all humans are clueless of creature existance. We meet the congregation's keeper, the human, Rico Jaen. Book readers, is he a replacement or a relative to Rima?
Sarah and Emily are growing increasingly concerned about Diana. Gerbert and Domenico do some plotting to bring the de Clermonts to heel. Marcus is doing some jovial Marcus-ing. Gillian and Miriam are hell bent on not-so-subtlely reminding their friends of 'the rules.' Satu seems to be on a private quest to get her own answers, and Peter is not above barging in on Diana's date-night prep, and later enlisting fellow witches to corner Diana into doing his bidding. Yikes.
We find out what motivates Diana’s magic through Matthew’s power of observation. We also witness the execution of her magic to not only protect a precious manuscript, but also to protect herself and her friend Sean from power-hungry Peter.
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Join us next week when we get to go to France and visit with Ysabeau and Marthe!
Informational Links:
- A Discovery of Witches soundtrack on iTunes/Apple music & Spotify
- The show, A Discovery of Witches, is available on SundanceNow and Shudder (in the US/Canada! Other countries, we aren't leaving you out -- it's just that the majority of our listeners reside in the US/Canada. Those of you in the UK/Ireland and have never heard of the series (what?!) it will be available for you on SkyOne and NowTV. Please check with your television providers outside of the countries we mentioned
- Demons by Imagine Dragons - Featured on the album "Night Visions" available: on Spotify © 2013 KIDinaKORNER - Interscope
- Lissie - Go Your Own Way available on Spotify
- Daemons (classical mythology)
- One of many tales about Meridiana
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- 'Fuck This Shit I'm Out! '- Clips from this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FjWe31S_0g
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