@angelcosta The exact words are unclear but it was understood in the books that Geralt could not save them both with just one wish, he must've wished that they remain together forever, or something close to that. It was believed that was the only way a single wish could've saved them both, from the djinn battle.
I'm enjoying the use of colored contacts (or cgi). I dig Yen's purple eyes.
Gosh darn it, I always end up one step behind! "Oh, this old man that wearing golden dragon skin suddenly starts talking about Golden dragon, I wonder who are we gonna see at the top of the mountain?! Which is clearly could mean only one thing... he killed those type of a dragon before and wanna kill the last one. Jees guys, no need to telegraph it this much..." Oh, well)
I like it. I think I'm at the point where I actually want to see season 2 or read the books. But the show has one major flaw - political part of the story lacking clarity. I don't know, maybe they were afraid to borrow some ideas from GoT or maybe in the books there were never: maps, banners, clear architectural differences.
Don't get me wrong, it's not for the lack of paying attention. I'm on the same page with most plot points from the start (at least two timelines were established in the first episode, with two sentence of dialogue which I found impressive and effective. So I don't know how one could have miss that). And yet, I grasping at the straws everytime any kingdom name gets dropped.
Is our bad guy from the kingdom that Queen laughed at during the ball? Yes. Am I sure of that? Not at all. Are Elfes, as a kingdom or any type of force, are currently involved in the story? No or not yet... at least I think so. Is the mage of the bad guy is pissed of at Yennefer for "changing places" with her. 90% sure that yes and that probably gonna play some part in the future. Which one of the kingdoms Yennefer was a mage of? Hell, if I know. Is it even important for the story? No idea. And list goes on.
At least with this episode two things got clearer: Geralt or Djinn (it's unclear to me could djinn purposely twisted his wish) bonded them... for some reason and some kind of crazy prophesy is the driven force behind the bad guy motivation Only two episodes left, I hope they would resolve some of plot points before next season.
TL;DR: it's unclear what audience supposed to know about politics of this world, what is only hinted at, and what wasn't even begun to play a part in the story.
I will just go google some maps of the witcher's world. Preferably with kingdoms.
A lot of dragon and CGI experts in the comments section. Fickle.
Yay! More Geralt and Yennefer! That was pretty much the highlight of this episode. So was Jaskier, of course. Other than that, this was just a dragged-out episode that didn't necessarily have to be that way. There were a few moments that were worth it, like the dragon(s). But nearly the entire episode was merely getting to that point, literally. A waste of time with good moments scattered in-between that still managed to be enjoyable, or maybe I'm too prone to never really disliking something.
I liked digging deeper into Geralt's character and discovering that mystery about his dynamic with Yen (I love how he calls her that)
Poor Jaskier didin't deserve that, but I enjoyed inmensly seeing Geralt feeling things, mainly anger and frustration
We're really taking off now. We've got character building, developing relationships, dark philosophics, bitter irony and sarcasm, witty dialogues, our fair share of action and slaying, and more than one harsh twist at the end.
The only downside to this episode was that it's setting us on a path for a season finale and I don't want this season to end.
For our confused new The Witcher watchers without prior knowledge of the books: I hope you're starting to see the bigger picture here. They've dropped a few hints and not all were very subtle, so try to connect the dots. And don't fret it you're still confused. It wasn't much different when I first read the books :wink:
Gerald and Yenn are cute together <3
But what a heartbreak at the end... :o
First Gerald and Yennefer and then Gerald and Jaskier too?!? Doesn't look good for Gerald! Let's just hope his horse is still there :D
PS: Seems like Jaskier had the best beauty sleep.
Well, at least the dragon is done better than Merlin.
Worst episode of the season, and easily the worst adapted story from the books.
They talk a lot and do little although they take advantage to develop the relationship between the characters
Poor Jaskier. Geralt can be such a d***. It's his own fault that he's got a child of destiny, he was the one looking for the Djinn, he is the one who lost Yennefer.
It's still interesting the way this story is told. You never really know how much time has passed or in what part of time we are. The doppler makes everything even more confusing but I'm curious where that story is going though I must say, Ciri is not on my favorites list right now...
Am I the only one who doesn't feel much with Geralt and Yennefer in regards of them as a couple? Because of this storytelling where one episode later doesn't mean they've went a day but months or sometimes years into the future, it is quite hard to pinpoint the emotions of characters or have them form a bond. There is obvious chemistry between the characters and the moments we do see of them together are nice but there is lack of depth. Could also be because both characters don't open up easily.
As I stated in a previous episode, I have never read the books or played the game so I'm going to throw out my theory now, please; no spoilers if you know where the story is headed. Cahir talked about 'the white flame' and the girl (Ciri) being the key. I think maybe Geralt could be the white flame? He is already referred to as the White Wolf so it wouldn't be a stretch and I think it would be cool if Geralt somehow turned even more brooding dark-ish. This way Ciri would be searching for Geralt, on the run from the army sent by 'the white flame' not knowing this is where she would find Geralt.
But it's just my theory and I know nothing, just think this would be cool.
Aww Jaskier. Maybe he was shivering the shit, but what it really means is that he’s just always there when Geralt is in deep shit, like a true friend.
That whole dragon thing was rather predictable ever since one of the girls almost tells. Still, beautiful. That’s the kind of Witcher content I want. :purple_heart:
People who are complaining about CGI of the dragon has clearly not seen the golden dragon from the old polish TV series ;)
This episode was so cheesy. The dragon cgi and voice over was horrible. The dragon is in a massive cave, yet when he talks, he sounds like he's in closet, and they didn't even animate the dragon's mouth or facial expressions. This show feels more like Sabrina the teenage witch than Game of Thrones.
OK it's a good show so far but the timeline of this show is killing me LOL, I'm still confused one what's going on
Also they talk in codes all the time trying to delay revealing the info which to be honest is bothering me a little
I'll save my opinion till I get to the last episode and hopefully I'll actually understand what's going on
Dwarves, dragons, mystic music, mountains.. This episode makes me think of Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit
I really enjoyed "Rare Species", it's a very entertaining episode with a sense of scale.
Geralt and Jaskier bump into Yennefer and embark on a perilous mission to locate and slay a dragon. This chapter has dwarves, strange beasties, action and humour.
Jordan Renzo plays the hopeless Eyck of Denesle, a traditional knight from folklore who is eager to impress Yennefer with his strong morals. One of the funniest scenes involves his encounter with a random creature whilst his travelling party make their way to the dragon's lair.
I seem to be the odd one out, here, but I really don't like Yenn. She is annoying and selfish and consistently sends people straight to death. (Besides, the age difference between Anya and Henry makes me cringe a little.) Loved Borch. Hope we get more of him!!
Jaskier deserves better I know Geralt's having a bad time but that was too much
Hey Siri, don’t be so naive...
let me start by saying that i love everything witcher related the books and games (havent watched the polish movie yet) the same also goes for the show so far, however I've never really been a fan of the short story this episode is based on, since it took a simple premise and dragged it out. this also translates to the episode but this episode also has like some of the worst cg for a dragon ive ever seen. easily the worst episode of the season.
I think I'm too dumb right now. What the hell was his last wish?
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I had to laugh when Jaskier wakes up after everyone is gone and everything has happened. Obviously Geralt is just lashing out at Jaskier because he is hurting.