Two of our leads in The Witcher finally meet making for some steamy moments and now that their paths have crossed, the series will be full-steam ahead after this episode!
During the previous episode, Yennefer attempts to aid Queen Kalis and her baby, Geralt and Jaskier attend the wedding feast of Princess Pavetta, daughter to Queen Calanthe, and the Law of Surprise is involved, and Ciri enters the Brokilon Forest.
Death
When you see crows, you now you’re in for a dash of creepy. With facial features in jars and admiring himself in the mirror, The Adonis (Ben Wiggins) receives a visit from Cahir (Eamon Farren) who claims he knows who and what he is. Cahir says he is different from other dopplers and he is in need of his services.
Fringilla (Mimi Ndiweni) greets Mousesack (Adam Levy) who was in a cell of dimeritium to neuter his powers, while Mousesack says this isn’t who she is, but she counters that the White Flame gave her a higher purpose. Cahir appears with Adonis, who isn’t exactly pleased, and Mousesack is released and ordered to run. The doppler then tackles him and turns into Mousesack and as the real Mousesack dies, Cahir says Ciri will end up where she belongs.
At Brokilon, Eithne (Josette Simon) speaks with the Dryad General (Nóra Trokán) and the others as she says Brokilon can help mould her, while Nilfgaard soldiers are approaching the forest. Eithne says Ciri (Freya Allan) can stay. Later on, doppler-Mousesack enters and says he knows where to Geralt. She asks Dara to come with her and so the three leave.
Determined
Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) visits Hemet (Philippe Spall—who reminds me somewhat of Alan Rickman’s Snape) and they’ve chosen a life without the Brotherhood and how Yennefer can fund what she desperately wants. Yennefer opens her own little business to help people, including a couple where they are having some ‘mechanical’ issues, which she helps with. Beau Berrant (Roger Ringrose) then comes in and says if she’s casting spells, he must collect what’s due to the Kingdom, but he takes her with him instead.
Tissaia (MyAnna Buring) comes to warn Yennefer as she is pure chaos and the Brotherhood will not tolerate it. Yennefer is searching for the means to have a baby and Tissaia instead urges her to return to Aretuza.
Djinn
Jaskier (Joey Batey) goes to see Geralt (Henry Cavill) after what’s been some time. Geralt is unable to sleep and he is currently looking for a djinn in a lake. Jaskier believes it might be what Mousesack said about the child, but Geralt changes the conversation to Jaskier’s singing which is “like eating a pie and finding it has no filling”. Geralt finds the djinn’s bottle and Jaskier begins asking for things and winds up smashing the bottle. Jaskier begins choking and Geralt takes him to an encampment nearby and it could be come irreversible. The elven doctor, Chireadan (Lucas Englander) says the must find a mage, but the mage nearby is powerful and malicious, while also being held captive by the mayor.
Geralt is asked for a fee to enter the mayor’s house, but naturally knocks out the soldier and finds a very naked Mayor of Rinde who shortly passes out. Geralt walks into a mass orgy and drops Jaskier down into a trio before approaching Yennefer. He asks her to fix Jaskier, whatever the price.
Dip
With Jaskier in a healing sleep, Yennefer recommends Geralt takes a bath and she soon joins him. Geralt realises Yennefer wants the djinn and she needs Jaskier to make his last wish so she can have the djinn for herself. With the smell of lilac and gooseberries to get in his head, Geralt falls asleep after a kiss. Chireadan wakes Geralt up, who are both in a cell, and asks if his rampage was worth it. Apparently Geralt attacked the pawnbroker and the man from the apothecary to enact Yennefer’s revenge.
Jaskier wakes to a semi-naked Yennefer on the bed with a uterus drawn on her. She demands Jaskier make his final wish, meanwhile, Geralt is getting beaten by the Mayor’s guard. It turns out, Geralt is the one with the wishes as the guard bursts into blood and guts.
Yennefer begins chanting to control the djinn and Geralt realises she wants to become the vessel so she’ll become more powerful. Yennefer’s body is writhing and cracking with her eyes turning red and she’s demanding he makes his final wish. He makes her wish and the djinn leaves, but the roof soon collapses except Yennefer saves them by portalling to the orgy room where they soon proceed to have sex. Meanwhile, Jaskier is being sad over Geralt dead and Chireadan sees the pair together—which sees Jaskier elated and Chireadan miffed. Afterwards, Yennefer asks what he wishes for, but he is fast asleep.
Overall Thoughts?
Currently, Ciri’s storyline is the least interesting with only a scene or two in the last few episodes, but with doppler-Mousesack taking her away, it seems danger lurks around the corner once more. As for the chemistry between Yennefer and Geralt, it was much more believable than her being with Istredd. Now that two of the leads are together and with three episodes left, things will hopefully move more quickly so all the threads of this story come together completely.
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