"Ich Bin Ein Stoner", Way to Die #500, is the first death to be featured in "Eat, Pray, Die", which aired on August 8, 2011.
Plot
Friedrich is a witch hunter who had gone mad after eating grain with ergot in it. Going into a frenzy, he runs out and causes amok, causing people to think he is a sorcerer who had either shown his true colors, or accidentally put a hex on himself. Ironically, he had just accused a young girl for being a witch. In his village, the people were extremely superstitious. He would prick the accused person's mole with a needle. If it bled, they are humans, if not, they will be executed by stoning. The girl received the latter when her mole didn't bleed. Unlucky for Friedrich, his mole didn't bleed. therefore the superstitious people stone him and a rock to the head and gut causes his demise, putting an end to his witch hunts permanently.
"Friedrich went from being high...to getting stoned."
Cast and Interviewees
- Kai Cofer - Friederick (lead: intended victim)
- Janina Washington - (lead: alleged witch)
- Dr. Faryl Saliman Reingold - Interviewee (Occupational Therapist)
- Dr. Steven Burstein - Interviewee (Interventional Cardiologist)
Alternative Name
Also known as "Witch Hunt" on the Spike TV website
Alternative Description
Description as seen on Spike TV's website:
"An ambitious German cleric accusing a young woman of witchcraft is suddenly accused himself, and is subsequently stoned to death."
Trivia
- Ergot is a poisonous fungus that grows on rye plants. A cause of the execution must be because ergot contains a special chemical that constricts blood vessels and prevents bleeding, making the people believe that Freidrick was "not pure."
- "Ich Bin Ein Stoner" is a pun on the phrase "Ich Bin Ein Berliner," a quote From John F. Kennedy.
Foreign names
ich bin ein apedrejado (ich bin ein stoned) - brazilian dub
Segment Nicknames
- Witch Hunt
- I Am A Stoner
Gallery
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