What happens when a beloved book suddenly breaks the rules of its own world? In this episode of Weatherford Daze, Jason and Rachel dive deep into the concept of suspension of disbelief—how fiction invites us to trust the storyteller and how that trust can be broken.

Inspired by Rachel’s recent reading of Wizard’s Worth by Brittany Fichter (a clean romance/fantasy author on Kindle Unlimited), we explore: what it means to have poetic faith in an author (shoutout to Coleridge!), the emotional and logical rules of a fantasy world, how sudden character shifts—especially around love, curses, and morality—can shake that trust, personal reflections on autism, empathy, logic, and storytelling.

We also discuss storytelling tropes, faith-based worldviews, 80s action movies, and how some stories stretch belief (and that’s OK) while others break the contract entirely.

Books Mentioned:

Wizard’s Worth by Brittany Fichter

A Song of Ice and Fire (series)

Movies Mentioned:

Kill Bill part 1 and 2

The Matrix

This episode originally aired on our YouTube channel on Jun 7, 2025.

Watch the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd6GrjDXOxs

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