Geralt's neutrality is an important part of his character, and makes having to pick sides in Stregobor and Renfri's rivalry particularly troubling for him. She's in Blaviken seeking revenge and that's the real reason he wants her dead. Renfri appears out of the trees, telling him that she was a Princess once, but Stregobor's men raped her and cast her out of her kingdom, forcing her into a life of desperate survival. In a beautiful, sun-dappled forest on the outskirts of Blaviken, Geralt gathers herbs to make one of those potions he's so fond of. It's a touching scene, played brilliantly by actor Jodhi May. 'It may be her last feast for a while,' she replies gravely, letting her granddaughter enjoy one last moment of innocence. As Ciri dances, King Eist wonders why the Queen isn't sharing the news with her. Henry Cavill has not only captured the dry cynicism and directness of the character, but that important undercurrent of warmth and humour tooīack in Cintra, at a lavish feast being held in the castle, Calanthe receives news that the Nilfgaardian Empire is marching on the city.

And I'm glad to say his wig looks a lot better than it did in those early test shots, which looked a bit like a bad Legolas cosplay. Doug Cockle, Geralt's voice in the Witcher videogames, will always be my Geralt of Rivia-but Cavill has done a fine job here.

The actor has not only captured the dry cynicism and directness of the character, but that important undercurrent of warmth and humour too. But Geralt is unconvinced.Įxcuse the brief aside, but I feel it's important to say just how good Henry Cavill's Geralt voice is. Renfri, he explains, was born under an eclipse and is cursed as a result, being more monster than human-and immune to magic as a result of 'internal mutations.' According to the wizard she's the last of the women of Lilit-the demon goddess of the night-and must be destroyed. Ciri stands in the throne room, now clad in the finery of a Princess, and watches her grandmother, Queen Calanthe, honour a parade of loyal soldiers-but it's clear she finds the life of a monarch rather dull.īack in Blaviken, Stregobor tells a sceptical Geralt about the so-called Curse of the Black Sun. On the streets a girl plays a game of knucklebones with some other commoners, but is whisked away by a trio of knights and revealed to be none other than Princess Cirilla. Its name is Renfri.' Yes, the woman Geralt met earlier, whose talent for downing pints got him all hot under the jerkin.īefore we learn more, we cut to an evocative establishing shot of the walled city of Cintra. 'The worst kind,' he says with a sinister gleam in his eye. A monster to slay, but not the kind he's used to. The wizard has a job for Geralt, he says. Geralt suspects, correctly, that the misunderstanding with the kikimore was actually a ruse to lure him to Stregobor's tower. Prepare for The Witcher season 2 with all of our episode guides:

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