Say it in Red | Episode 23: Umineko volume 8 - Twilight of the Golden Witch

Say It In Red

Good Morning, Dear Readers.
Today we present to you our final episode covering the Umineko no naku koro ni series, on Volume 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch. We've enjoyed taking this journey with you and even though there is a bit further left to go, we're already looking forward to the path ahead. Please, join us for our final Umineko tea party as we close the lid on the game board and lock it firmly.
As a warning to all listeners, this episode has massive spoilers for some of the deepest mysteries of Umineko - Please listen only when you are ready, and prepare yourselves accordingly. This includes discussions of the culprit's identity and even answers to mysteries not resolved in volume 7.
Volume 8 carries on from the very end of Volume 7 - Battler presents a game for Ange, one in which she was able to visit Rokkenjima in 1986 and experience the family conference there firsthand. The halloween party, the return of the Witch's Gold, the kindness of her family... none of it is what Ange remembered, none of it what she expected, and none of it rings true to her. As she questions her older brother and demands to know why he's showing her things which couldn't possibly be true, a single black cat opens a window and allows Ange to explore the island as she so desperately craves.
A Quiz tournament, vociferous and drunken flirtation, apocalyptic piracy, Caprine Insulaphagy, and a library heist all unfold as the final game nears its end. After spending 12 years waiting, searching, and pelted with the speculations of strangers, Ange has a single choice left to make. That choice, which determines which of Umineko's two endings you receive, will direct the course of her life in the future of 1998, and far beyond.
As a reminder, our next and final episode on Umineko (for now) is our Q&A episode which we'll be recording just a few days after the release of this episode! You can send your questions to us on twitter @sayitinredpod via DM, message us on patreon at patreon.com/sayitinred, or email us directly at [email protected]! Send us questions about Umineko, about our theories and ideas, about the When They Cry series as a whole, about the podcast in general, or any other visual novel and mystery related queries and we'll answer as many as we can on the air!
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Content Warnings for this Episode
General Content Warnings for: Murder, death, child abuse and exploitation, Family trauma, Violence, Fantastical Turning-people-into-candy-and-eating-them cannibalism, dismemberment, gore, and violent murder by shotgun.
1:14:00 to 1:27 :34 - Discussing the solution to the mini-mystery game within volume 8
1:21:00 - The statement of the mini-mystery game culprits
1:47:35 - Forced Cannibalism mention
2:22:05 - Suicide and Suicide ideation