Narrator and Narrator - Chapter Eight

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Don quixote is dry withered, capricious and filled with inconstant thoughts never imagined by any one else. He believes that he has been set on earth to rescue widows, princesses and nd be kind to orphans. Is like a delusion, o totally delusion at he is. At the same time, he has this savy assistant, sancho panza, who seems to know what's really going on. And theyare constantly arguing about what's real and what's not. But then in chapter eight, something really strange happens. Don quixote was charging the wary basque with his sword on high, determined to cut him in half. In mid

All the world’s a stage. Or, sometimes it feels that way, especially these days. In this episode, originally aired in 2015, we push through the fourth wall, pierce the spandex-ed heart of professional wrestling, and travel 400 years into the past to unmask our obsession with authenticity and our desire to walk the line between reality and fantasy.

Thanks to Nick Hakim for the use of his song "The Light".

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