Trial of GrassesSorcerers created the trials that turned men into mutated Wichers like Geralt, though the ancient method has largely been lost over time. And her blood, from which will be born the Queen of the World.” - Phillipa Eilhart, Baptism of Fire. “The Elder Blood, the Icy Flame of the North, the Destroyer and Restorer, whose coming was prophesied centuries ago. Those who carry Elder Blood in their veins are thought to be special, as it carries with it a font of strong magical ability that’s believed by some to be gone from the world. “Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials” had the potential to be a wonderful episode, but the show is sabotaging itself because of its structure, wonky timescale, and mishandled world-building.Watch The Witcher's Yennefer and Ciri react to creepy Witcher monsters above! Elder BloodElder Blood (“Aen Hen Ichaer” in elvish) refers to the elven sorceress Lara Dorren’s bloodline, of which Ciri is a descendant. So I have to ask once again: What time is it? Furthermore, should I care what time it is?īriefly looking ahead, it seems that the next few episodes will actually have our main characters slowly come together, which should finally help to deliver some well-deserved payoff. And while Yennefer’s escape from an assassin is more thrilling by comparison, it loses its impact due to its questionable positioning in the show’s timeline. The only answer I can come up with is the show’s structure, where decades will pass in-between scenes, major events have already occurred that shouldn’t have occurred, and the audience is spoiled on the fate of several characters without any delicacy. Mousesack (Adam Levy from Supergirl) meets with Geralt and decides to stay in Cintra to train Pavetta’s daughter-to-be, but it wasn’t until the show smash cut that scene with a man being thrown onto the ground by the Nilfgaardians that I made the connection that these two were meant to be the same character.įrom the research I’ve done regarding the novels, this was one of the more accurate retellings of the short stories, which begs the question of why it failed to be engaging. Seeds are established that would pay off later on in different series, but those seeds have already paid off in The Witcher. Princess Pavetta is revealed to be pregnant at the end of the episode, only for us to cut to Ciri continuing to wander the forest. But I have to put my foot down with the Law of Surprise.ĭecades have passed in-between Yennefer’s actions last episode and in “Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials” with only a throwaway line to explain it. We’ve slowly learned about the history and treatment of witchers for the past four episodes, we’ve spent an entire episode learning about the chaotic nature of magic, and we’ve seen the brutality of Nilfgaard as a country as they slaughtered all of Cintra. I’ve been fairly lenient so far with The Witcher’s world-building and how it’s slowly introducing viewers to concepts that aren’t easy to explain. However, outside of a passing line here and there, there’s no specific definition of what the Law of Surprise is. While there, a knight named Lord Urcheon (Bart Edwards from State of Happiness) interrupts the proceedings and invokes what’s known as the Law of Surprise to take her hand in marriage. Geralt is conscripted by Jaskier (Joey Batey), the bard from episode 2, to come with him to the betrothal feast of Princess Pavetta (Gaia Mondadori making her television debut), daughter of Queen Calanthe (Jodhi May) - aka Ciri’s mother. Yes, it’s time to talk about the Law of Surprise.
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