Thinking he’s lost the love of his life, Geralt won’t grant himself a moment’s solace, refusing a kind, intelligent, nighttime companion… and a bath - a bath! Someone hug our big lonely boy! Meanwhile, Yennefer’s existential crisis keeps her in a similarly reserved state, and Ciri, at one point, gets chastised for pursuing paths so dangerous they could kill her two different ways.
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Yennefer, Geralt, and Ciri make up a solid enough trio, even apart, and their separation brings an added layer of solemnity to a series about a bunch of outcasts so lonely they won’t even let themselves dream of better, fuller days. (And the third, which shifts between shapeless characters whose strange names are nonetheless memorable, is even more listless.) Kim Bodnia and Henry Cavill in “The Witcher” Jay Maidment / Netflix Dreams are analyzed, unlikely friendships are formed, and there’s plenty of movement (including at least one odd trip to the sewer), but her action scenes pale in comparison to Geralt’s stylized bloodbaths and her development is basically paused as Ciri’s ramps up, creating an imbalance between the two main arcs sustaining Season 2. Since Geralt and a few others think she’s dead, much of Yennefer’s early arc is internal and her time spent on the run. Waking up in a nearby forest with Fringilla (Mimi Ndiweni), the sorceress learns she’s lost her magic and embarks on a winding journey to rediscover it - even if her quest means checking some dark corners.
The same cannot be said for Yennefer’s similar attempts.
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Plus, Vesemir, the group’s de facto daddy (and Geralt’s), is played by none other than Kim Bodnia, the big-eyed bear of a man perhaps best known to TV fans as Konstantin, Villanelle’s handler on “Killing Eve.” Whether he’s chopping limbs off a murderous birch man or concocting a dangerous potion for an innocent teen, Vesemir (and Bodnia) give “The Witcher” the supportive juice it needs to expand without putting audiences to sleep. Not only does he get to wile the days away hopping around on 20-foot tall beams, swinging his sword through the air like George Michael playing Jedi in the Bluth family garage, but he gets to hang with his buds! Heavy drinkers and sass monsters just like Geralt, his beloved bros can be a bit much - how many times does Geralt have to tell them not to bring sex workers back to their secret hideout?! - but they provide a spirited atmosphere and prove supportive of Ciri’s preparations. Geralt’s time at Kaer Morhen proves fruitful. So like all sad boys do, he returns home, intent on training and protecting Ciri and needing to nurse his wounds (both physical and emotional.) But when Tissaia (Aretuza Mage) can’t conjure Yennefer’s presence, she tells the father-daughter duo she’s dead, breaking Geralt’s (presumably) horse-sized heart. Picking up after the Battle of Sodden, where Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) wiped out a league of Nilfgaardian soldiers and then disappeared, the Season 2 premiere sees a freshly united Geralt (Cavill) and Ciri (Freya Allan) searching for the woman not named Jennifer. Where to Watch This Week’s New Movies, from ‘The Starling Girl’ to ‘BlackBerry’
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