Michael, Ethan, and special guest Nick continue their discussion of The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton, while two of the three of them drink Benriach distilliery’s The Twelve.In this episode:Michael does an unfair thought experiment, but at least it has a keyAfter an initial pledge not to discuss morality, most of the episode is about moralityDigression into D&D alignment types, obviouslyHaving ground his Lawful Neutral axe hard, Ethan also goes into his obsession with Victorian follys. UghEthan solves the genre mystery, thereby solving this series pair of episodesSpoilers for Mysteries of Udolpho, but you’ve had over 200 years to read that oneYet another entry in our series Fun With the Reading Group Guide!Michael finally admits that Ethan is very cleverNevertheless, Ethan mispronounces Chigozie Obioma’s last name right at the end, sorryNext time Michael, Ethan, and Nick will continue discussing The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

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