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THE MONSTERS MUST WORK TOGETHER IN NETFLIX'S "THE WITCHER"

Cara Buckley • October 9, 2020

Netflix brings an amazing book series to life with its first season of "THE WITCHER". The eight, hour-long episodes are filled will fantasy, magic, and hardship. The timeline of the episodes is so complex that it will take several views to understand it.

Geralt of Rivia is a genetically engineered mercenary. Though he is powerful, he struggles to find a place in the world thanks to discrimination. Seven kingdoms filled with people, and a lonely number of four make an effort to understand him. The rest of them are happy to take advantage of his talents, after which they mock him, underpay him, and throw him to the wind.

This is his miserable existence until he finds three people who share his hardship and understand him. These people would eventually become his partner, friends, and family. Despite his objections.

Jaskier, the Baird

Geralt meets Jaskier when they are attacked on the road, and he saves both of them. To thank him for his heroism, Jaskier writes a song detailing his heroism. This helps to diminish the discrimination against the witcher and persuade the people to appreciate him. "Toss A Coin" helps Geralt find more employment and eases his hardship for the extent of their partnership.

Yennefer, the Mage

Of all the people that Geralt meets, Yennifer is the person to whom he relates the most. She is a mixed breed: half-elf and half-human. Her magic makes her a target for an academy that trains and experiments on her. They take her fertility, which makes her bitter and restless.

Geralt helps her to find a purpose other than motherhood. He reminds her that they are created for a meaningful, difficult life. It's no life for a child. Her purpose is to save Cintra from invasion. Only she has the power to put an end to the bloodshed, but it comes with a sacrifice.

Where is she now?

Ciri, Princess of Cintra.

"People bound by destiny will find each other."

The law of surprise is a funny thing, but Geralt invokes it upon a couple he saves. Their child becomes his. This is the one way a sterile mercenary can become a father. However, he rejects the responsibility. So, the baby is raised by her grandmother, a decision Geralt comes to regret.

When he returns to Cintra to check on her welfare, he finds a mutiny. The queen, driven mad with power, refuses to relinquish the princess. Cira lives a sheltered life, never allowed to leave the castle until the night Cintra is invaded by bloodthirsty animals. Her only hope for survival is to unite with Geralt.

Cira escapes the city, and her real lessons begin. Her grandmother is not the queen she claims to be.
What can Ciri do as heiress to undo the damage her grandmother caused?

Meanwhile, Geralt is held back by an absolute tyrant.

Calanthe, Queen of Cintra.

Twice, Calanthe proves herself incapable of understanding and empathy. Every decision she makes is out of fear for her welfare. Not even the power of destiny can tame her. She is a woman so arrogant that she thinks she can fight destiny. The harder she fights, the more ruin she brings upon herself and her kingdom. She is a tyrant: selfish and controlling.

It's only when her city is hopelessly invaded by an enemy kingdom that she learns to let go.

By then, it's too late to save herself, and she takes the cowards way out. She leaves the remainder of her kingdom without a capable ruler. Her power-hungry attitude leads to the ruin of her kingdom. Her granddaughter becomes lost and endangered. Countless die. She has no one to blame but herself.

Netflix will premiere season 2 on an undetermined day in 2021.

At that time, the journey will continue. Geralt must acclimate himself to his new role as a guardian. Ciri needs training, so she can hone her new power. Perhaps, Yennifer, assuming she survived her kamikaze attack on the invading army.

What a strange, little family they will make. At least, they will no longer be alone.

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THE MONSTERS MUST WORK TOGETHER IN NETFLIX'S "THE WITCHER"

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