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Personally I’ve found the ending quite predictable. Well, not in the details, but in the outcome. I even imagined that Filip would have escaped.

I’m missing one thing, though: what the hell happened to the two kids and THE “DOGS”??? As I still have to understand what the protomolecule was for (that’s probably my fault. I can’t remember the previous seasons after one year).

And yes. It was rushed.

The short story "Grain of truth" was significantly changed from the original version by Sapkowski, but it seems to me that it wasn't ruined entirely, at least not to such an extent I had been afraid Netflix may do it. There are important changes, foremost Geralt bringing Ciri with him (in the short story it happens years before he meets Ciri) and the fact that Nivellen is not a stranger but an old acquaintance of Geralt. There is an interesting tidbit about the meeting with Nivellen, as he tells her a story resembling that of Ciri's ancestor the elf Lara Dorren, her human lover and their forbidden love. Ciri seems to like Nivellen and enjoys talking to him, maybe because he is intriudced as Geralt's friend so she can trust him more.
The situation with Ciri's nighttime meeting with Vereena is very strange and creepy, and it is a bit surprising that the bruxa didn't try to harm her in any way. Ciri feels a lot of sympathy for the bruxa, even when her real nature is revealed and Geralt warns her about Vereena, still Ciri disobeys him.
Another significant change from the original story is that Nivellen never tells Geralt the real reason he got cursed, so when Geralt and Ciri hear it after Vereena is killed, they are really shocked, and this explains why Geralt was friends with Nivellen in the first place - because he didn't know the truth.
Yennefer is believed to be dead after searching the battlefield by distraught Tissaia yields no results. Tissaia is really devastated about Yennefer's presumed death, though Vilgefortz, who is still working with the mages, doesn't seem to be moved by it. The scene when Geralt meets Tissaia and she claims that Yennefer is probably dead is quite moving, the way the witcher's face changes when he hears the news. Triss in turn is severely wounded but saved by Tissaia and Vilgefortz. While Yennefer is the prisoner of war of Nilfgard, Cahir has been captured by the North and is being tortured by Tissaia, eager to get any information about Yennefer. I wonder how Cahir's story will go from here since he is important in later volumes of the Witcher saga. Yennefer herself is deprived of her use of magic as Fringilla's prisoner ( I wonder what they'd do with Fringilla's arch since she also plays a crucial role later on in the novels and not as a stauch Nilfgard supporter), but she does talk back to Fringilla and stands back to her. Though it seems to me that it would be better if the episode concentrated only on the travels of Geralt and Ciri and their budding father-daughter relationship, without any interludes about the mages and Yennefer, this could have been kept for later episodes, and removing it would have made it more coherent. I read in some reviews that Geralt is more introspective and thoughtful this season and it seems to be the truth. I also liked the scene when he confides in Roach and talks about his worries about Ciri to his horse :)

The first season of The Morning Show explored the consequences of covering up sexual misconducts. The collateral damages were far reaching, affecting many not involved in the coverup. The scandal destroyed many but also opened up opportunities. Cory was widely seen as an opportunistic mastermind that relished the unfolding disaster. This episode reveals all is not what it seems. Cory dug a hole far deeper than he anticipated, with a secret boiling up to ruin everything he has worked for.

Just about everyone on the newsroom are miserable, from the worst least miserable:

Daniel is in it deeper than anyone. Since joining The Morning Show, he has been the token black guy, getting the short end of the stick. He threw a lucrative anchor deal from a competing show, only to cover segments no one cares about. After this episode's outburst, his reputation and leverage are further eroded.

Like Daniel, Chip gave up his comfy job as a producer of a local news show to produce Alex at The Morning Show. He now learns that just about everyone despises his return, both openly and behind his back.

Yanko is a lovable weather man that respects those around him and generally plays by the rules, but whether it's relationship (season 1) or his career, things have ways of not working out. He's just tragically thrown into a string of one bad luck after another.

Again, Mia is in a thankless position of saving the sinking ship without any tools. She is aware of all the hypocrisy and dirts, but powerless to do anything about it.

Mitch deserves all that he got and more. Hiding in Italy, would-be epicenter of European COVID-19 outbreak, he likely has the virus as well as his new documentary filmmaker friend, Paola Lambruschini. The season 2 reveals the hypocrisy of the #MeToo movement. Not the victims like Hannah, of course, but those using the movement to further their career or pocket book. He is beginning to see all that and in an ironic twist, probably the only one who can truly right the wrongs.

Stella is an amazing addition to the show. A precocious head of the news program who learns the hard way that everyone in the organization is beyond redemption. It's her job to pull strings to somehow make everything work.

On the surface, Alex is in a good place. Everybody (but the cohosts) seemingly loves her and opportunities are brimming. But buried within are secrets -- her relationship with Mitch and other dirts her rival Laura Peterson might know.

Bradley is morphing from a hard hitting small time journalist to mainstream watered down talk show host. She wants to have a cake and eat it too, but she must choose. She's learning that she cannot achieve her goals through hard work and good looks. She must play the game and leverage everything at her disposal. But can she do any of that? Or is she being used by others, especially Laura?

All in all, a knockout episode that encapsulates and articulates what mess The Morning Show and UBA are in.

I’m so glad this show was renewed because it’s sooooooo good. However, I believe if it wasn’t renewed they could’ve ended it well here. They were “trying” and succeeded with their adoption. So, they were successful, right? What more can they do?

Charles is... bad vibes. Telling another parent he’s better at parenting their kid???? Disgusting.
And I hate Amy was reduced to her mom role this episode, cause Jake was out there parent trapping being Jake but Amy had to stay being the parent, I hate when shows do that.
And I like the new dynamic duo! Rosa and Scully!! But where’s Hitchcock???

Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) and Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens, Tombstone) appearances. Need I say more ? Well I will lol.
This episode is more Star Wars like than any of the sequel movies. Too bad these writers weren’t involved.

I read the comic during the mid-season break of S3 and I've been waiting to see if they had the guts to shoot a kid in the face... they did. Color me impressed.