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“My grandmother wore a dress and fought in battles… a woman can do both,” Ciri states. It’s a welcome treat for Ciri, who finally feels comfortable dressing like a princess again, even if she’s mocked by the witcher brethren. Meanwhile, in Kaer Morhen, Geralt invites Triss (Anna Shaffer) to provide some maternal guidance to Ciri ( Freya Allan). It seems Yennefer might not be leaving town just yet. Yennefer pokes her head up and sees the bard’s lute smashed on the ground. But, just when it looks like the coast is clear, a scream from Jaskier comes from outside.
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Yennefer, Cahir, and a group of elves rush aboard the ship as the guards pummel the elf within an inch of his life. “F*** the North,” he shouts over and over, sacrificing himself to make up for letting his friend die in the sewer. Thankfully, the older elf Yennefer and Cahir met in the sewer provides a distraction. Jaskier cannot keep his mouth shut and snaps back, blowing his cover in the process. He also questions the likelihood of the bard sleeping with several women. “It took me until the fourth verse to realize there were different timelines,” he says, a clear reference to Season 1. There is some fourth-walling breaking as the guard tells the bard that he wasn’t a big fan of his last song. In perhaps the funniest scene of the episode, Jaskier uses his star power to manipulate a guard into letting him board a ship. In fact, Jaskier even gives an uncharacteristic pep talk to Yennefer, assuring her that the Chaos is not done with her yet and not to give up hope on reclaiming her powers. And so, while they mask their true feelings with ball-busting banter, it’s not hard to see the deeper connection between the pair. Yennefer sees it immediately because she feels the same, even if she won’t admit it outright. It’s also clear that, for all his wise-cracks, Jaskier is still hurting from how things ended with Geralt ( Henry Cavill). He knows how this ballad ends - first they come for the elves, then the dwarves, and then anybody else they deem to be an “other.” And so, in his own small way, he is trying to help fight the system as best he can.įor showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Sapkowski’s books are gospel. For as acerbic as he can be, Jaskier is a good man, and he disagrees with how the North is treating the elves. He uses his charm and bard celebrity to hustle elves out of town. Sadly, all four don’t make it after a super-mutant sewer squid attacks and kills the younger of the two elves. After some back-and-forth, the elves agree to take Yennefer and Cahir with them. Apparently, a man known as the Sandpiper has been helping elves escape in the cover of night. Yennefer and Cahir sneak into the sewers, where they meet two elves planning to board a boat to Cintra.
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However, getting out of town unscathed is going to require some doing. Their only option to remain alive is to return to Cintra, where at least Cahir might be able to use his influence to protect Yennefer. And wanted posters with Yennefer and Cahir plastered on them are floating around the streets. Guards are rounding up all elves under suspicion that they are Nilfgaard sleeper agents. It’s not exactly safe for them here, though. The meet-up takes place in a small Northern town, where Yennefer and Cahir have been hiding out since they escaped from Aretuza. “You smell like something crawled up your arse and died,” he tells the mage. The reunion is sweet, even if the important stuff is left unsaid, but Jaskier can’t help but get in a few digs. But he soon snaps back into his sarcastic self when he reunites with Yennefer ( Anya Chalotra), who finds herself shackled with Cahir (Eamon Farren) as they make a run for Cintra. That’s right, Jaskier ( Joey Batey) is back and still strumming his lute in backwater bars and singing tales of witcher adventures, though now with an added sense of melancholy. Fortunately, Episode 4 brings back a bit of levity thanks to the return of everyone’s favorite, wise-cracking bard. The laughs have been a little light so far this season, as the characters deal with the grisly aftermath of the battle at Sodden Hill. One of the most enjoyable things about the first season of The Witcher was the show’s ability to mix tongue-in-cheek humor with its more serious and violent action sequences.