![]() If "The Witcher" season 2 had 10 episodes instead of 8, maybe those subplots could have been fleshed out as well as the rest of the story. Then again, maybe they're just giving us a tiny taste of what's to come in season 3. Each of these bits feels tangential to the overall story and theme of season 2, which is a shame because there are interesting moments within each. There's trouble at the mage's school where Yennefer and Triss (Anna Shaffer) trained, there's the "fire-f***er" who's after Ciri, and there's some nonsense going on with Djikstra (Graham McTavish). While the story arcs with the Elves and Nilfgaard provide greater world-building and enrich the story, some other subplots get lost in the shuffle. There are moments where "The Witcher" season 2 feels like it's stretching itself a little too thin. That's going to seriously complicate things in season 3, and provide plenty of conflict between Ciri's father by blood and her father by law of surprise. At the end of the season, his identity is finally revealed, and we learn that he's Ciri's biological father. The killing of Francesca's daughter was ordered by the White Flame himself, the religious leader of Nilfgaard. It's refreshing and ideal from a writing standpoint, but it does mean that the fate of the universe is dependent on the whims of a teenager. While there are many forces trying to capture and control the young princess, the series has thankfully given her plenty of agency to make her own choices. She will change the face of the world, whether she likes it or not, but it's going to be up to her what kind of change that will be. ![]() Like another famous teenage hero, Ciri is burdened with both great power and great responsibility. The Witcher Season 2 is essentially about Ciri, how she must contend with both growing up, and thus discovering who she is and where her powers come from, and dealing with grief. After all, the "Child of Elder Blood" is supposed to bring about the Continent's version of the apocalypse.Ĭiri's arc in season 2 had the potential to tread trope-y "chosen one" ground and put her on a pedestal, but instead, the series took a more nuanced route. ![]() Ciri's magic is different, drawing from an ancient well of power, but it may turn out that others must pay her sacrifice. Witchers must go through a painful transformation ritual that kills many of them before the magic holds, while mages who seek to do big magic must give something of themselves. ![]() Magic in "The Witcher" requires sacrifice, whether it's forbidden magic or the more mundane kind. ![]()
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