Fort Salem Witching Hour – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode we find out who the traitor in the Council  of the Great River (hint: it's not one of the unnamed extras). Things go sideways pretty quickly as Millie attempts to grab power with the help of the Camarilla. Because things never go wrong for native people when they put their trust in the American government, amirite?

Anacostia inexplicably thinks this would be an ideal time for her to peace out and go on her own side mission, so it's left to Abigail and Adil to defend the Marshalls and the other people in the Cession. Abigail kicks some ass, snaps some necks and is generally awesome as she rallies the witch army to subvert the Camarilla's plans.

Meanwhile, the unlikely duo of Tally and Scylla get together to free Thelma Bearkiller and the other Council members. They get an assist from the local Dodger community along the way.

Sarah Alder takes a trip to Spain where she runs into the former lore master of the Camarilla. They have a tense exchange but Alder gets the info she's looking for. You can tell the lore master wants to ask her a bunch of questions, but she just leaves him hanging. Literally.

Finally, Raelle returns! So I guess that means it's Scylla's turn to be kidnapped, because god forbid we get our gals in the same place this season. Having said that, we do get two favorite pairings back together, as Talder reunite to do some kind of back to the future magic spell and Anacostia and Nicte decide to join forces.

Sorry this episode took so long, but we're staying firm on our commitment to finish out the season, so we've still got 3 more to go. Hopefully we'll get them all out in 2023 ;)

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After a hiatus of approximately eleventy billion years, your trusty co-hosts are finally back on the mic and ready to recap the rest of season 3 of Motherland Fort Salem.

In this episode, the gang splits up to do a variety of side quests. Tally goes home to find her mother a little less peace-loving-hippie and a lot more let's-burn-this-mf'er-down. Abigail escorts Alder back to Fort Salem, where some people (Petra) are happy to see Abigail but other people (Feral Penelope) are a lot less pleased. Finally, Scylla and Edwin go on an epic road trip together, featuring lots of terrible dad jokes and some teary reunions with dead terrorist mushroom spouses.

Luckily everyone gets their errands done just in the nick of time, because an invasion force is headed right for the Cession. Ruh roh.

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In this episode we discuss what's in store for us in Season 3. We try to predict where this crazy show will take us next, before answering some of your burning questions and then having a little fun with a Game Time segment.

Some of the hot topics we touch on include:

• WTF is happening with Alder? 
• The Union of Earth and Sky prophecy
• Nicte: Friend or Foe?
• Petra and Anacostia attempt to work within the system
• Vice President Silver grabs for the throne
• The group living that Dodger life
• The Final Battle (the great war) to come
• Fate of Sekhmet Coven
• Raylla
• Fan Questions
• Game Time: Casting couch
• Game Time: Which AU would you set the show in?

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In this special episode we welcome Catherine Lough Haggquist, a.k.a. Petra Bellweather, to the podcast to chat with us about all things Motherland Fort Salem and her extensive acting career. Among the highlights of this interview are: hearing about the first time she met her on-screen daughter, her work in the Vancouver theater community, what life advice she'd give to Petra, and why the show's story resonates with her. She also answer our fans' questions (and yes, she does share who she'd ship Petra with). Finally, this woman has done her homework, as she comes prepared with materials for our Turn The Tables segment.

Honestly, she's such a brilliant and thoughtful actress, we know you're going to love hearing from her as much as we did. Check it out, and hit us up on the social media to let us know what you think! Also, be sure to give Catherine tons of love from the fanbase as well.

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Catherine can be found  on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter here: @TheCatLH 

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In this episode we welcome a special guest to the recording studio with us, as we're joined by StarryMag EIC and contributer Lisa Steinberg (a.k.a. @GoodHumorGrl). The three of us review season 2 as a whole and talk about what we loved (Raylla reunion!), liked (various new characters), and hated (some of the pacing issues). We also take all your burning fan questions.

Outline:
00:30 - Intros - meet Lisa Steinberg
06:21 - Tally's journey
12:21 - Talder chemistry
16:22 - Abigail's journey
22:11 - Raelle's journey
29:04 - Scylla and Anacostia's plot
36:11 - Alder's storyline
40:20 - The Spree and Nicte's backstory
46:31 - How did we feel about the season as a whole?
50:20 - Thoughts on the new cast members
55:00 - Favorite/Least Favorite episodes of the season
1:01:04 - Favorite bit of lore
1:04:05 - Fan submitted questions
1:18:45 - Fan of the week and final thoughts

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In this episode, we interview the absolutely delightful Arlen Aguayo-Stewart. We discuss her acting career, deep dive on her role as Nicte Batan  (badass leader of the Spree, professional Tally tormentor, and one of our favorite new additions to the cast), and touch on some of her other roles and passions. We also laugh. Like... a lot. We hope you have half as much fun listening to this as we did recording it.

Bonus materials discussed on the show:

• Go watch Arlen's outstanding performance in the independent film Roads in February
• We'll be reading the book Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow later this year and then discussing it on the podcast if you want to get a jump start on that one

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p.s. - This interview was recorded with participants in three different countries (!!) so please forgive a few funky audio blips and awkward cuts as we had to work around a few technical problems with the stream.

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In this very special episode, we welcome the fabulous Taylor Hickson into the virtual recording booth with us, as we discuss everything from her first days on the show, through behind the scenes looks at how it all comes together, and of course, talk about the various happenings in season 2. And yes, we talk about Raylla too.

Honestly, this is one of our favorite episodes we've ever done. Taylor was a dream to talk to, so we hope you enjoy all the brilliant insights she brings to the table here.

 Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and let us know what you thought about this episode! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon.    

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In this bonkers season finale, Sarah Alder's retirement starts out on a pretty crappy note, as she loses all her Biddies, turns into a Groot, kinda dies but maybe doesn't? We have no idea where we go from here, but at least there's a chance we might see Alder again before this wild ride is over.

Meanwhile,  Petra takes the reins of power just in time for all hell to break loose, as the Camarilla descend on Fort Salem. Anacostia says goodbye to her mother figure. They both figure they'll try and work within the system to enact change.

Khalida joins her brother in choosing violence this day, as she lava bends a dude to death. It's pretty awesome. More awesome? She and Adil are joining the newly formed Militia on the Run, as they team up with the Trio (who are now on the lam from law enforcement), Quinn, Scylla and Nicte.

 Tally loses a mentee, but gains a new psychotic best friend, as we say goodbye to innocent Penelope Silver and hello to sexy swaggering Nicte joining the crew. Nicte is handy both for her fun nicknames she gives the group, as well as her ability to summon a pretty swank party bus for the Militia to drive off into the sunset in.

Most important: we get both a Raylla "I love you" moment and are blessed with an in-person reunion culminated with one heck of a kiss. FINALLY.

As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon.   

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(as sung by Sarah Alder)

Don't cry for me, Fort Salem
The truth is
I totally founded you
All through my war days
My long existence
I sang a sad song and
brought the Mycelium into existence

....

The penultimate episode blew everything up - Alder's out, Petra's in, Nicte gets a temporary reprieve, the Camarilla and their witch plague are on the loose in Fort Salem, and oh, the mycelium is made of dead witches. Crazy episode, with some crazy good performances. Hear us scream about all that, plus we answer all your burning questions.

As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon.  

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In this episode, Raelle and Scylla finally spend quality time together and have their big dramatic kiss as the musical score soars and the fandom swoons.  It's super sweet and super romantic, and honestly, we could die happy right about now. Disappointingly, our Raylla reunion is short lived, as Scylla chooses freedom and pancakes over hanging around with the Army.

If that wasn't enough, we also got a serious dose of Talder goodness in the episode, as Nicte's delusion spell reveals the depths of Tally's MILF-y fantasies about Sarah Alder.

The trio bicker, fight but ultimately rally for one another (with the help of a certain Necro) and manage to finally bring down Nicte Batan. Or so they think... Nicte takes advantage of this moment to try one final assassination attempt on Alder's life, wearing her best Tally disguise.

Also, Petra makes her own move at Alder, starting to line up the political winds in her favor. Do we sense a power grab in our near future? What will Alder do as her enemies get ever closer?

 As always, we appreciate you leaving ratings or reviews on iTunes and other platforms. Hit us up on Twitter (or Instagram and Tumblr) and talk with us about the show! You can find us at @FSWitchingHour or @mad_typist and @DJaedyxe.  If you want to support our show you can also donate to our brand new Patreon. 

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