5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux

5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux

As it turns out, Koschei the Deathless is very, very hard to kill, a fact one could probably guess from his name. This episode explores his tragic origins, as well as the ludicrously complex way he's hidden his soul (a Russian nesting doll situation that's unpleasant for everyone involved). He'll prove his name incorrect as he finally meets his demise in what amounts to the most heart-wrenching egging of all time.


In the creature this week, despite forests being kind of the only place where forest fires can take place, this sticky giant thinks nothing of tapping the ashes from his giant cigars into the dry leaves.

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68A-Morgan Le Fay: Get Thee to a Nunnery

68A-Morgan Le Fay: Get Thee to a Nunnery

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67B-Gawain and the Green Knight: Head On

67B-Gawain and the Green Knight: Head On

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26 Huhti 201737min

67A-Gawain: To the Dogs

67A-Gawain: To the Dogs

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66-Paul Bunyan: Truth in Advertising

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12 Huhti 201731min

65-Oedipus: Motherboy

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The story of Oedipus is fun until it isn't. I've met people with varying degrees of familiarity with the story. Some are familiar only with the central premise of the story, while others' knowledge on...

5 Huhti 201741min

64-Frog Prince: Warts and All

64-Frog Prince: Warts and All

The story of the frog prince is well known - a beautiful princess meets a frog, kisses him, and he turns out to be a prince. Except, in the earliest version, it doesn't go like that at all. I won't sp...

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63-Puss in Boots: These Boots

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62-Thor: Hammer Time

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