English Dub Review: Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia “Great Khatun Boraqchin”

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Overview (Spoilers Below):
After a misunderstanding, Sitara finds herself before the sickly Boraqchin, chief empress of the Mongols.

Our Take:
The previous episode introduced us viewers to the Mongols’ chief empress, Boraqchin, amid the kurultai.  Though, from the looks of it, she wasn’t too fine and dandy compared to the other Mongolians.  This week’s episode further highlights her poor condition, as she was constantly consuming Rahj al-gar, an arsenic sulfide mineral, in hopes of gaining immortality.  However, instead of her living eternally, her health is actually draining away from her body.  Fortunately, Sitara (Fatima) figured out the best cure for her fragile condition: the Jada stone.  Life lesson here, folks: don’t consume minerals continuously, even when they told you they can help you live forever.  It’s just not worth the risk.
This scenario brings us back to the Mongols’ belief in immortality, particularly in the third episode with Sitara’s observation of the topic.  It seems that the clan has numerous options to gain something that may or may not exist, only to backfire without realizing it.  In the case of Boraqchin, she believes that eating arsenic minerals can help her live forever, only for her to become sick upon continued use.  “Great Khatun Boraqchin” is a solid display of knowledge leading to discoveries crucial to people’s survival, especially when it involves alchemy.  Of course, that’s all during the Mongols’ invasion of the Great Jin, though it’s only a matter of time before we know whether Tolui’s plan will work.

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I'm a recent writer for BubbleBlabber who has an extraordinary passion for films and television, especially from the animation genre. I also spent plenty of hours playing video games, most notably from the Kingdom Hearts franchise. My goal is to provide the most friendly and entertaining reviews on the planet. Whenever something might be good or not, I always remain optimistic and curious about a specific concept from a film or television show.