THE WITCHER SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 SERIES

Geralt and Yennefer may be infertile, but there’s more than one way to have a child, and it’s becoming very obvious that this will end with Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri forming their own surrogate family. There’s a lot of talk in “Rare Species” about parents and children, so it’s not exactly necessary for Borch to spell out the episode’s theme by asserting the importance of offspring. Geralt and Yennefer team up to fight off the other dragon-hunters, and Borch manages to survive the scuffle with the egg intact. At that moment, Borch reemerges as the gold dragon, revealing that his real motive in hiring Geralt was protecting the egg. And then - so it seems - the Black Knight manages to grab her and drag her off to a nearby town for … well, for whatever presumably nefarious purpose he’s been hunting her so desperately.īack at the monster hunt, Geralt and Yennefer discover the green dragon they were looking for, which is dead but cradling an egg. Along the way, she loses the support of Dara, who abandons her - which, like Geralt and Yennefer, might have hit me a little harder if The Witcher had found time to make Dara into a three-dimensional character, or to build his relationship with Ciri into an actual bond. Dara is sharp enough to realize something is wrong, and after a brief scuffle with the Doppler, Ciri runs off into the woods.

Meanwhile, in another time and place, Ciri and Dara are still being led astray by the Doppler, who is still disguised as Mousesack. And when Yennefer figures out that Geralt’s final djinn wish was to bind his own life with Yennefer’s, I had more or less the same reaction she did: Quit being such a creepy stalker, Geralt. I like Geralt and Yennefer individually, but I’m not sure a single passionate sex scene, which happened just one episode ago, is enough to convince me I should care about whether or not they’re together.

The problem is that I’m still not convinced The Witcher has earned it yet. Even their argument about Yennefer’s obsession with killing the dragon and stealing its heart - a snake-oil cure for her infertility - feels like the kind of painful, truthful conversation both characters are otherwise lacking.Īll of this is good on paper. Later, when they hook up in Yennefer’s tent, it’s the most intimate and emotionally honest we’ve seen either of them act with anybody. Geralt is clearly jealous when Sir Eyck shows up with Yennefer in tow. Which is, of course, exactly what happens.īut if the adventure is a little more perfunctory than usual this time around, it’s because this episode is ultimately more interested in exploring the bond between Geralt and Yennefer. I’m not sure The Witcher actually cares if we’re surprised by this twist - but it does take some of the punch out of scenes like Borch’s “death,” because when a person who is actually a dragon falls off a cliff, it’s probably safe to assume they’ll just use their wings to get out of it. As soon as Geralt scoffs when Borch mentions golden dragons, it is very obvious that Borch will turn out to be a golden dragon. But the danger of riffing on fairytales is that your actual story can turn out fairly simple.

THE WITCHER SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 SERIES

Part of the fun of The Witcher is watching the series poke at those old fairytale tropes, so it’s entertaining to watch the “chivalrous” Sir Eyck of Denesle kill a monster for no reason, chastely and patronizingly refuse to share a tent with Yennefer, and end up with explosive diarrhea before a rival sneaks up and slits his throat. (Of course, Geralt’s real motive is spending time alongside Yennefer again.) I’m surprised the king didn’t throw in the princess’ hand in marriage as well. The winner will get to keep the treasure the dragon has been hoarding, and lordship over a vassal state. The dragon hunt comes at the behest of a king, with four different teams - including an earthy gang of dwarves and an archetypal white knight who happens to be traveling with Yennefer - who are all vying for the prize. A mysterious old man named Borch Three Jackdaws, flanked by two fearsome warriors named Téa and Véa, enlists the witcher’s help to track down the Witcher equivalent of the most dangerous game: a green dragon.Įven more than most Witcher stories, this adventure smacks of a classic fairytale. So it’s no surprise that “Rare Species” begins with Geralt finishing one monster hunt and then jumping almost immediately into another. You know that freelance life: If work comes your way, you should probably take it, because you never know how long it’ll be until the next opportunity arrives.

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