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Derek and John are back to discuss the Rats A Witcher Tale. A special feature length episode featuring Ciri's companions from the Witcher Season 4. We chat all about it in full spoiler filled detail.

Based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski and the game series "The Witcher" from CD Projekt Red

Showrunner and Lead Writer: Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich

Written by Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich and Haily Hall

Directed by Mairzee Almas

Synopsis: Following the events of the Season 4 finale, Leo Bonhart recounts to Ciri how The Rats first crossed his path. The tale centers on Mistle, a highborne woman secretly in love with her handmaiden Juniper. Their lives are torn apart when Emehr, Emperor of Nilfgaard, sends his mercenary Bert Brigden to purge towns outside imperial control. Believing Juniper dead, Mistle narrowly survives with the help of Asse, her stablehand, who escapes with her and eventually leads them to join The Rats.

As the young thieves’ opportunities dwindle, their leader Giselher proposes an ambitious heist: infiltrate a new fighting arena established by Dominik Houvenaghel and rob its vault during a major event. The vault, however, is guarded by a Jalowick, a monster that only a Witcher can kill. Desperate, The Rats recruit Brehen, a disgraced and alcoholic former Witcher infamous for abandoning a striga contract.

Training under Kayleigh and Reef, Asse prepares for his fight, but everything unravels when Mistle discovers the arena’s true purpose. It was built by Brigden, who, eager to earn Emehr’s favor, has been conducting horrific experiments to create a new kind of monster—using human subjects, including Juniper. Determined to save her, The Rats and Brehen attempt to restore Juniper’s humanity while evading Bonhart, who is hunting them to claim Brehen’s Witcher medallion.

The story culminates in a brutal clash. Brehen sacrifices himself so The Rats can escape, thwarting Bonhart—for the moment. Their flight across the Continent continues until fate brings them to Princess Cirilla of Cintra, and toward the end of their road.

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Thank you for joining us for the next part of our Witcher Season 4 Podcast. We hope you'll come back next time when we discuss The final season of The Witcher.

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The music for this episode "Morrisson's jig - Leslie's march" by Aislinn is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 4.0 International License.

Derek and John are back to discuss the Witcher Season 4 for the second half of the season in full spoiler filled detail.

Based on the books "Baptism of Fire" and "The Tower of the Swallow" by Andrzej Sapkowski and the game series "The Witcher" from CD Projekt Red

Showrunner and Lead Writer: Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich

Episode 5 - The Joy of Cooking

Written by Matthew D'Ambrosio

Directed by Alex Garcia-Lopez

IMDb Synopsis: Catching their breath before attempting a river crossing, Geralt and his party regale each other with stories and song, revealing a shocking truth.

Episode 6 - Twilight of the Wolf

Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Directed by Alex Garcia-Lopez

IMDb Synopsis: Out of options, Yennefer rallies her novices in a deadly battle against the army of Vilgefortz. A dangerous foe catches Ciri's scent.

Episode 7 - Trial By Ordeal

Written by Clare Higgins

Directed by Jeremy Webb

IMDb Synopsis: A trek through treacherous swamp lands confronts Geralt with troubling visions. Emhyr discovers what he must do in order to claim absolute power.

Episode 8 - A Sermon of Survival

Written by Mike Ostrowski

Directed by Jeremy Webb

IMDb Synopsis:

As the Continent sinks deeper into war, Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri each meet their fate on the roads they took to avoid it.

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Thank you for joining us for the next part of our Witcher Season 4 Podcast. We hope you'll come back next week when we discuss The Rats A Witcher Tale, the Witcher Season 4 spin off.

Derek and John

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All images and audio clips are copyright of of their respective copyright owners. No infringement is intended.

The music for this episode "Morrisson's jig - Leslie's march" by Aislinn is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 4.0 International License.