In this episode, Jen and Cait discuss 1×02 of A Discovery of Witches the television show. We’ve got antagonists, coats, best friends, and a budding romance on our hands!
If you’d like to join the conversation, follow us on Twitter @chamomilenclove or using the hashtag #ccalchemy, or email us at chamomileandclovecast@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook as Chamomile & Clove – An All Souls Podcast or join our Facebook group, The Chamomile & Clove Clovers. We can’t wait to hear from you!
We’re a mere month away from the premiere of A Discovery of Witches TV in the U.S. and Canada. With only thirty days to go, we’re pleased to announce our inaugural C&C live tweet of ADOWTV 1×01 on 17 January 2019 at 9pm EST/6pm PST. We know you might have questions — this blog post is here to answer them.
What’s a live tweet?
A live tweet (LT) is a very fun and goofy way to enjoy a movie or an episode of television with your internet friends. At the same moment, we all press PLAY and watch the film together while supplying commentary and talking to one another via Twitter. It’s easy, it’s free, and it’s a great way to bond over the premiere together when we can’t be together in person. Consider it a long-distance watch party.
How do you participate?
All you have to do to participate in a LT is log on to Twitter and follow our hashtag, #ccalchemy. Every tweet tagged with #ccalchemy will appear together while we watch. Jen and I will monitor the hashtag and retweet our favorites so that everyone can benefit from your insights and excitement. That’s it. Tweet to us, tweet to each other, tweet using the hashtag, and we’ll find you. We’ll spend a delightful hour cackling and gushing over witches and vampires together — through the wonders of modern technology.
I can’t make the date and time you set. Will there be other chances to play along?
Absolutely! We just haven’t scheduled them yet. You can expect that we will live tweet all eight episodes of Season 1 — probably more than once — while we wait for Season 2. There’s free fun for everyone.
If you have other questions, feel free to e-mail us at chamomileandclovecast@gmail.com or tweet to us at @chamomilenclove. We can’t wait to see you on 17 January 2019.
In Episode 28, it’s time to talk about Chapters 18-20 of Shadow of Night, including the changing mechanics of Diana’s powers, the introduction of Phoebe Taylor, and what to do with an ill-mannered 16th century husband. There’s character introductions, a bit of sweetness, and of course, just a little bit of magic.
Happy Mabon and autumnal equinox to all those who celebrate. We hope you enjoy the episode.
In this episode, we cover chapters 15-17 of Shadow of Night. Cait and Jen travel back to England with Diana and Matthew at the beginning of Section III, where hijinks of snakes, bees, and pregnancy ensue. Join the conversation in our Facebook group, the Chamomile & Clove Clovers, or e-mail us at chamomileandclovecast@gmail.com.
Jen (L) and Cait (R) as twinsies at the All Souls Happy Hour!
Hello, Clovers!
We hope this finds you well and recovering from an incredible weekend at All Souls Con. It was incredible to see so many fans of the AST together in the same place at the same time. We’re overwhelmed by the positive and encouraging responses to our panel and our podcast — we couldn’t be more grateful or more excited for the growth of the fandom and our continued journey through the books. We’re so very glad to have you on board and can’t wait to pick through the rest of Shadow of Night with you. BUT FIRST. How about we recap some of the highlights of ASC2018?
As many of you know, this was the first time that we met in person. We were both a bit nervous, but we have been podcasting together for almost two years at this point…
Reading Terminal Market
we must be a little bit compatible, right? RIGHT. We get along swimmingly. Neither of us has any weird roommate habits. We have similar taste in wine. We like to walk places. We brought the same book for Deb to sign. Perfect.
On our first night in Philadelphia, we ran through our presentation with Jennifer and met some old friends for dinner at a beautiful little BYO called Melograno near Rittenhouse Square. After consuming all of the pasta and a fair bit of the wine and some gelato, we got a bit of beauty rest to prepare for our All Souls Con debut.
First off, the Science History Institute was absolutely killer. It was a great venue with fantastic exhibits on alchemy and chemistry and art and textiles and it’s well worth a visit the next time you’re in Philly. The conference center was beautiful, spacious, and well-appointed and they treated us beautifully.
We especially loved the opportunity to check out some miscellany from the Othmer Library, including this copy of the Malleus Maleficarum and Olric the mammoth library cart.
The team at Bad Wolf generously loaned some props from the TV show for our perusal, including these killer Congregation books and Peter Knox’s petrosphere. As we all know, this also began Cait’s in-person love affair with THE COAT.
You’ll see it on screen, you’ll see it in our Twitter feed, and you might have noticed when ADOWTV trolled Cait very gently about her threat to steal said coat off the mannequin. It’s a super cool garment, you guys.
We sat down in a PACKED auditorium for the afternoon session to hear the first panel, a discussion of the TV adaptation given by the great folks at Bad Wolf and Sundance Now. We saw a wonderful screening of behind-the-scenes footage, to include interviews with Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, and Alex Kingston. Then, you guys, they brought out the big guns. If you haven’t seen it, watch Deb’s video of THE MOMENT.
There was laughter and there were tears and goosebumps and there was, deep in our hearts, the most delightful feeling that they got it right . We wish we could say more, but we promised (like, super promised) that we wouldn’t. We just have to tell you that it couldn’t be prettier or more faithful in spirit to the source material. We gushed about adaptive choices and settings and lighting during the happy hour and generally celebrated the beauty of the first episode and the incredible privilege of being amongst the first to see it.
After the premiere, we had a super-fun interactive panel with the ladies of Daemons Discuss about found family in the All Souls Trilogy.
The Daemons
Y’all, they’re just as fun and funny in person as they are on their podcast. If you don’t listen to them already, get on board!
We finished the day with a lovely cocktail hour on the patio of the Science History Institute–we met old fans, new fans, and All Souls fans from all around the world. There was plenty of camaraderie and (much to Cait’s delight) plenty of rose. We had an absolutely killer time catching up with people and looking at all of the fun All Souls swag. It was a great social opportunity and a fabulous way to kick off a full day of fun on Saturday! What was your favorite part about the Friday of All Souls con? Let us know in our Facebook group, the Chamomile & Clove Clovers!
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