Okay, things are on-track now. This is my favorite episode yet, and not necessarily because things are becoming clearer. Because it was genuinely good as a whole. Everything was interesting. What's going on with Ciri is becoming more interesting to watch now, maybe because we have more information regarding her, indirectly. Yennefer's part in this episode was just as interesting as everything with Geralt but felt pointless. Like it didn't have any meaningful purpose. But it was still the second-best part of the episode with Geralt's part being the obvious best. All three of their storylines are gradually getting better. I think everything will truly begin, starting with the next episode onward. I'm looking forward to it.
I think it was fine for them showing different timelines at once as it doesn't take a genius to piece them all together.
This episode only made things more confusing! It is not at all clear that there are several different timelines! Very poor TV writing and producing!
And those of you who are criticizing those of us who aren't following the different timelines, keep your superiority to yourselves! Maybe if you took the time you use criticizing us to explain what we missed, we could follow the stories better! But, then you wouldn't be able to feel superior!
Wow...one of the worst storytelling I have ever seen in my whole life...this should be studied to show screenwriters how to not use flashback narrative and alternate timelines.
The most puzzling thing is how the production of a good show can so blatantly go off rail on so many things in just one episode.
At least now we have some relevant story backdrops about the main characters...still such elements have been introduced in the worst possible way.
This was fucking confusing. At least let the viewer know that it's a piece of history that you're watching instead of just throwing it in there without even mentioning it.
So apparently this means that the previous episode with the Bard was in the past as well?
Now it's getting much better again :) I liked this eposodes as it's much lighter and there's more magic in it.
It's cool how each intro uses a unique symbol (I don't know them but they look cool).
The Witcher is famous now, due to the Bard's stories. Gerald and Jaskier are quite funny together :D
Aha, so Witchers don't retire, they get killed when they become slow(/old).
And now the time discrepancy between Gerald's and Cirilla's storyline was finally revealed (I thought that happened in the first episode but I was wrong). There might be some hints that I've missed but this got me quite confused when I watched it for the first time. My main issue ist that I cannot even remember the names of most characters (they have quite "exotic" names), which obviously doesn't help things.
The royal ball was of course the best part of this episode! Gerald saving the cursed knight, the law of surprise (xD), destiny, magic, a stubborn queen, action, fun, love - it was all there <3
And the ending to that was of course perfect:
And I'm very happy that Mousesack is still alive. He's a cool character (of course because he's a mage/wizzard but also because he's kind and loyal).
This show is dazzling. I was impressed with episode one but it was not spectacular. Game of Thrones was embarrassed of Fantasy, it took them several years to show magic and Demihumans. This show had all of it from the get go but with enough medievalism and edge not to seem like Disneyland. This episode blew the roof off. Fantasy almost to fairy tale level AND enough detail and nastiness to make it click. No other series has come close to getting the D&D style fun Fantasy down this right. Bravo!
Rewatching a year later. Good episode but is severely let down by the terrible adaptation of Brokilon and the Dryads.
8/10
Here is a clear case of bad story adaptation but since the production value is otherwise great the score remains high.
Getting on track and following this way more now! Having played the games helps of course. Probably the best episode so far!
Okay. This is starting to get into shape. The storylines are developing and got a step closer to be woven together.
The book reader part of me is still not completely okay with how they handled the source, but the author seems to be, so who am I to keep bickering? And it's handled well enough, when you keep in mind what their goal is (introducing the lore, background and politics of the book saga using mostly the short stories) and what they are working with. You can't magically put a lot of lore and a lot of short story in 60 minutes for three arcs without making sacrifices.
And like the three episodes before, I try to "rate" on the show alone. And tonight I had a lot of fun. I got Geralt and Jaskier being witty and sarcastic, politics and intrigues, battles and monsters, and the main plot developing. All packed into a 60-odd minute package that felt longer and not out of boredom.
Only downside is that you really have to keep up with the different timelines or you're lost. It's like Dunkirk in that sense :sweat_smile: But don't forget: We're still in the prologue. Have patience. It'll pay off :wink:
I’m really enjoying the bard’s song taking off like this.
I was just ever so confused until I caught up that we’re in the past now. ... and in the future? Entwining timelines aren’t my forte. Maybe I should watch more doctor to get used to that lmao.
Good episode though, I did enjoy learning about Ciri’s past. Just what do those people want from her? It’s probably not as straightforward as we might think.
Erm.. okay I'm so confused
[last panel] Ymir's Coordinate is that you?)
I was hoping it wasn't this kind of destiny... oh, Geralt why are you so dumb? But the series itself is getting better and better!
P.s. and I thought I wasn't good at keeping up with the story. Come on people, they had a scene in episode 1 that clearly stated that there are 2 timelines at least (Queen's victory). On the other hand, 30 years between the other's two did surprised me. I thought they were happening at the same time. Curious, did they hint at that one or not?
This is the first episode I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. Great story progression, things are starting to come together. I really like that we jump between different points in time. Yennefer is probably my favorite part of the series so far.
Not sure what I missed, maybe I looked away but I did not get that this was a "look Back" and was completely lost at a certain point then I got it and was still bored. Geralt was great and he is played very well. The story with Ciri is bizarre and the whole thing with the glaring sun was annoying and distracted from the story. Yennifer saved the day thank goodness.
Dobby's death, Shrek's wedding... nice rip-offs :joy:
Woman: "You are in Brokilon Forest."
Bard: "Oh, this is brilliant! Oh, sorry. It's just Geralt's usually so stingy with the details. Uh... and then what happened?"
Man: "He died."
[All gasp.]
Bard: "Eh... He's fine."Everybody: "Toss a coin to your witcher!"
Bard: "It is one night bodyguarding your very best friend in the whole wide world. How hard could it be?"
Geralt: "Good times, Mousesack."
Man: "Queen Calanthe of Cintra!"
Woman: "Conjunction of the Spheres."
Dara: "Your grandmother slaughtered my family!"
Ciri: "I have to find my destiny."
Dara: "Why? Because your grandmother said you should? Maybe you should start thinking for yourself. Because she is dead. And you are here."Woman: "If only it weren't so boring."
[Yennefer teleports away.]
Woman: "You horrible useless bitch!"Beast-man: "Pavetta. By the Law of Surprise."
Geralt: "Destiny... helps people believe there's an order to this horseshit. There isn't. But a promise made must be honoured."
Girl: "NO!"
[Everybody flies back.]
Interesting for the part of finally figuring the timeline
putting Geralt as the reference
-Ciri is in the future, since what Geralt just witnessed was her parentes getting married (and her being promised to him apparently?)
-Yennefer was in the past up to last epidode. Although she said 3 decades have passed, I don't know if that leaves her exactly at the same time as Geral or later
Apart from that the episode was ok, but not the most exciting. Specially coming from the previous one.
Yennefer part felt pretty pointless and with the only purpose of seing her use a bit of magic
That face of the magician when seeing the situation, that banquet
Well I've finally figured out the timeline(s) of this story and it makes a bit more sense now. I like how this story is told. Arguably hard to keep up with at times especially considering all the name droppings of kings, mages, queens and lands. I'm growing into this story more and more, especially interested in the arc of Yennefer as that one still doesn't fully fit in to the rest for me yet. No spoilers please, I have never read the books or played the game, I'm a complete noob here.
Oh and I hope Jaskier will be around forever; Geralt is benefiting greatly from a cheerful sidekick.
Umm what happened when where why?
It’s as action packed as it is hard to follow. The action is so awesome. That I can forgive it for jumping all over from current time to the past. When shows like Lost jump from current time to the past there’s usually a flashback noise. That this show does not have. So you just to figure out on your own “this character is dead, must be a flashback.”
Lbr, I loved all the episodes. This one was particularly fun because it took us back to the first episode and made some things become clear. But also because it had Jaskier, and Geralt not being able to help himself by getting involved. I just love how good Geralt is.
This episode starts quite absurdly with a scene seemingly constructed entirely of convenient plot contrivances. Geralt fishing to find a jin that he somehow knows is in that stream... why does he want to find I, because he can't sleep. the bard happens along and starts to talk non stop so that the emotionless Witcher displays some clear emotions. The bard becomes even more annoying and ridiculous in order to make things bad enough that the rest of the episode has reason to transpire.
This episode ramps up perfect naked bodies that act as a diversion for the weaker plot points and balance of style over substance tips over in a frenzy of sex and conveniently extraordinary magical powers.
The biggest shock was that some of the timelines of the various scenes in previous episodes are revealed. Ciri who escaped in the first episodes after her grandmother was killed is revealed to be unborn child of the previous episode, while it has apparently been decades since Yenifer became a mage. I had wondered if events of earlier episodes that were edited to intertwine giving the feeling that they were concurrent, actually were. It now seems clear that that were many years apart and are most clearly measured by Ciri's age (from unborn to teenager)
This episode starts well, the relationship between Geralt and the bard is quite enjoyable. It's an old idea but based on the credible premise that a hero's tales were best spread through song and a talented bard is a good way to spread them. I'm expecting that the bards songs will pop up when he isn't around to show how effective his tales are.
Although the Witcher is said to have no emotions it seems that his emotions are just very dull. I doubt they will explore that very deeply but I think there is an interesting philosophical connection there. The fact that the bard seems to annoy the Witcher is both testament to how irritating he is but considering that Geralt still seems to have formed a reluctant bond with him suggests of an emotional connection as well as a recognition of his value in promoting the Witchers reputation... a reputation that could grow beyond a level of which the Witcher is comfortable.
The other stories running through this episode are necessary to developed them and maintain interest as they will come into more focus in future episides but are often distracting and only tenuously connected to the main story through broad themes.
bad bad bad bad bad. five words
Shout by anthoney65BlockedParentSpoilers2019-12-20T21:16:43Z— updated 2020-01-03T21:40:19Z
Best episode so far. I liked the different setting for him.
This episode unconfused things. Now we know that many of these arcs take place in different times. Ciri is the girl Geralt accidentally claimed as has prize.