If the detail that confuses you in "Something more" is Triss being listed as dead on obelisk (which contradicts all witcher games), or destiny of Ciri's parents (which contradicts Witcher 3 plotline), than yes, it will be explained later in the books.
Yes, but. It quite. In the following book, Triss comes to Kerr Morhen (spelling?) to train Ciri. So she wasn't actually dead. I do get the felling there's more to the story though (like maybe it'll be brought up in the fourth or fifth book).
I'm sure you all have already finished the story by this point, so you would know the answer to this enigma, but for future watchers, it was mentioned in the last book of the novels series lady of the lake by Yennafer that when they were in the village of Rivia, she only saw Triss behave cowardly twice. Once here at Rivia, and the other on the hill of sodden, during the battle against the Nifgardiaans where the sorcerers fought and died. She fainted then out of fear. It never was explained how Triss is alive (at least to my knowledge, might have been mentioned during one of books) when she should've been dead, but I'm guessing that she fainted and assumed dead by many, only to wake up after the battle and escaped quietly.
Lazybone they mention a few times during the series that they couldn’t identify the bodies because of the insane spells and Triss and Yennefer was very badly injured. But Triss’s death is kind off a plot hole.
35:30 Cute little detail. Earlier, on the way to Eithne, Geralt made up a bedtime story for Ciri on the spot about a cat that ran up a tree to escape hunters. I love that Ciri remembered his story here and ran up a tree. The first of many lessons he will teach her.
Hi there, I don't know if you know this but Jaskier is Dandelion. In polish Jaskier means buttercup, and so for all English translations of the books and games they changed his name to dandelion to make him sound a little more manly....except this book which is really quite confusing and a HUGE transition mistake
Adam Thompson You know, that makes a lot of sense! I'll add a little comment in the video where he is first introduced and thank you for pointing this out
Adam Thompson I have read Blood of Elves so I now know that Triss Merrigold is not dead even though her name is on the obelisk at Sodden. Seeing her name on the shrine is what raised my eyebrows.
Villentretenmerth (three black birds/jackdaws) is one of the great stories. it reads well in the book and translated well to the screen for the TV series, IMHO.
Damn what an amazing video! I loved your analysis of Gerald's emotions in Shard of Ice and on the first reading I didn't realize that até first Yenefer would only end it with the sorcerer and had to make another brake-up bird for Gerald. Great stuff, the last two chapters are works of art.
I just discovered this series of books (I'm not a gamer) & then your synopses. I really quite enjoy them. I hope you find another work of lit, art, or myth which fascinates you enough to create another series of such videos. In answer to your question, the name "Freixenet" is pronounced "fray-jhen-ay". It is the name of the (infamous?) Spanish sparkling wine, to which the author might be making a reference.
I think the short story eternal flame is an important story for the future because it teaches us about dobblers and their abilitys. Anyways greats summary! Loved it
Haha, IDK about those. All the little details and hints that Martin uses makes it pretty difficult for me to concisely summarize. I think I will go do the Mass Effect ones relating to Andromeda. Maybe the Elder Scrolls ones between Oblivion and Skyrim. Or the Dragon Age ones
Was there a story with a mermaid and "green eyes" and fish people is this book? Or was that in a different book. I think the story was titled a little sacrifice, or something like that.
Ah I see, that makes sense. I wasn't sure if something went wrong in editing and the story got cut out. It was my favourite short from the book. Love the videos! Keep up the good work!
Well the eternal fire is gives a look on novigrad politics sytuation and dudu character and former hierarc of novigrad and they both apearing in game (sory for my english)
i wish i could find someone who discusses A Shard of Ice. that conversation between Geralt and Yennifer, with the ice queen metaphor, confused the hell out of me. i read it multiple times and just didnt understand a bit.
great video, i thing i read the books and are here for recap and you are doing a god dam good job, i may suggest you explain some things that are part here part there like the law of the unexpected (not sure if this is how you call it in English). things like that give great inside to people who have not read the books and which are not explained but really interesting.
Could anybody tell me what he means is in contradiction with the witcher 2's story? Because i played all the games and for me it seem to fit together nicely xP
Would you be able to map out where Grralt travels to in chronological order of the stories in the video please? For example he goes from the bounds of reason near Hengfor to Aed Gynvael in the shard of ice
Yennifers line you considered too specific is actually a figure of speech, a metaphor or analogy or whatever is correct English term, that's overused a lot in Witchers books. Every character speaks I am pretty sure it was not meant to be taken literally or drown any deep conclusions from. Also you are probably wrong about why Yennifer left Geralt in the shard of ice. It's not because he didn't return her love. She knew for a fact he loved her because she was reading his mind, as clearly stated in the books though I am not sure if it was stated in the same short story or only in the later books. I think it was his immaturity and lack of commitment that was the obstacle to their relationship.
I think your explanation is a description of the symptoms. I haven't read the books, but from the vibe I'm getting, it has something to do with Geralt's own childhood trauma: the abandonment by his mother. And Yennefer has pretty much the same trauma. That's what you get if you put two people with intimate knowledge of abandonment together. Abandonment, in its final stage of maturity, is the realisation that absolute commitment is not worth the cost of the pain it inflicts. And ironically, the only remedy for this is unconditional commitment. And this is essentially the final stage of what some would call enlightenment. But until you've reached that point with a sort of unwavering stability, it is best not to commit to anything. Otherwise, you're just recreating and reliving past experiences. And I think this is why they can't be together. Because when they are together, they become too attached. And this is not practically sustainable for living, always ending in a shattering split and a long time to fit your pieces back together.
hi Nathan are you planning to summarize other books as well English is not my native language, so i am struggling with understanding the book and your work make it easier
I actually listen almost exclusively to Hair Metal. It is a short lived genre that was popular in the U.S. from mid to late 1980's. I think I was listening to Extreme for most of this book so by the time I was at the scene at the end, the music started getting into their more modern stuff. One of their more emotional songs (Leave me Alone) was playing at the end and probably amplified anything I was getting out of the book.
I'm reading blood of elves currently so i'll give that music a go. although i have a hard time concentrating on the book and listening to music. mostly because i roleplay all the voices while i read for a better experience
If you don't do well with reading and listening to music then hair metal may not be the thing for you! I have just always enjoyed that genre of music so it is what I went to. I'd always get distracted on the subway or in a car by other people's conversations and I had a hard time concentrating on what I was reading. That's when I started listening to music and reading but it took a while to get used to. Now, however, I have a difficult time reading without music.
I come after watching the season 1 of the netflix series. This new final made me feel nothing but dissaponting, after playing witcher 3, reading the first 4 books, i still cant believe how they screwed it up, i mean, this book ending was perfect man, cant explain what that reencounter felt like, how it surprised and moved me, how every story told and each hallucination and dreams they had in sword of destiny finally made sense, even made me drop some tears, and none of this happenned with the netflix series.
It was the other way around with me: I played the Witcher 3 (but I already forgot everything - esp. since I haven't had any other encounters with the story). After watching the first season, I instinctively knew they screwed up. I started re-editing the show because I felt that if the story was told in the right order (not necessarily completely chronological though) it would bring out the real meaning of the story. I have now completely re-edited it (apart from Yennefer's backstory) and although I think it is better, I still felt something was missing. I even edited the story itself by leaving out some nonsensical/non-essential plot points and altering scenes in subtle ways in order to bring out a different meaning. Another meaning that somehow feels more right. It's funny how some scenes completely miss their mark but because of the presence of the source material, it is possible to sometimes twist it a little so that the (I presume) original meaning is reborn. But still something didn't feel quite right. No matter what I do, the ending doesn't exactly do what it is supposed to do. Don't get me wrong, the first time I saw it, it had an emotional effect on me. But it was lacking, something... something more. So I ended up here. And to my surprise, literally every choice I made in the edit is directly in line with the original story. But the sad part is that the Netflix show misses the essential plot points for me to truly rectify the mess they've made. Brokilon is ESSENTIAL and they completely butchered it. In the books, Geralt directly abandons Ciri, which is why the re-union is so powerful. The Netflix writers tried to achieve the same effect by having Geralt simply wandering around for 12 years, doing everything to avoid thinking about Ciri, so in a sense he is abandoning her although Ciri is at no point aware of his abandonment. And this is the big problem. When I read the last paragraphs in this video, I had to fight back the tears. Even this summary of the story felt more powerful than 8 hours of "cinema". Simply the intellectual transference of the original idea is stronger than HD video and music combined. That says something. Everything is about Ciri's unwavering belief in Geralt that is finally answered by Geralt himself. Also, the biggest point Netflix missed is the "something more". The show is all about belief or disbelief in destiny. They approach it from a very dualistic way of perception and thought. Whereas the original author recognised that this type of thinking is not fit to capture the real meaning of the big point he was trying to make. Destiny is not enough, something more is essential. And you can't really define what that is. It's the ambiguity that truly marks the wonder of it. Destiny, deterministic thinking or belief is not it. Not ALL of it. There's the something more as well. The sword of destiny has two edges. The other edge is YOU. Oh Netflix, how did you miss this. What a fail. They even got Yennefer's breakup wrong. It wasn't about the spell or the magic. It is about the pain to regain something that was lost during the proces of becoming human, when we were little. In the books, it seems there are no specific, mundane reasons as to why they can't stay together. The ambiguity of the nature of the problem seems to point towards something that is pretty much impossible to put into words. And it mirrors their relationship with Ciri as well. It has something to do with absolute commitment, oneness versus the pain of separation. But since this is too real for Netflix writers to grapple with, they dumb it down with some silly, moralistic, mundane reasoning rather than to accept the mystery behind it and leave it wide open for the audience to figure out what it could mean and what it means to them. So now I have to face fact that I can't repair it. I'm a little bit heartbroken. I had such high hopes. Ah well. Probably ordering the books tomorrow. Fuck you, Netflix. Fuck you Lauren S. Hirssrich. No offence, but you suck. They used a brilliant piece of work as a vessel for their own questionable sense of morality. Shame on you.
@@vdsw9166 wow dude, i agree with you in everything. Brokilon was vital to explain geralts point of view about destiny, along with the shard of ice story giving some hints about something more, those things make the reencounter so powerful. However i still dont get that much about why geralt and yenneffer broke up, i guess i didnt understand the message the author waa trying to deliver, i think i should read it again, but still it was one of the greatest stories of the book, because when they broke up and yen left the bird, it was heartbreaking. The show was good, had good actors, some scenes are literally drawn from the books, music was okay, and hd quality on video, but i think as same as you, overall it was okay, but compared to the books it is lacking of something more
@@nicolasveliz9910 They both have fear of abandonment, which refrains them from commitment. This is never overtly stated, but you read it between the lines of their backstory.
I'm well confused. I thought 'Blood of Elves' was Witcher #1 but then I listened to the 'Last Wish' stories and I can follow whats happening. However I take it that the second book ..the Sword one, sorry its slipped my mind, yeah I think I should be reading that next then I will come back to the videos to check...if I am going in the wrong direction would someone please reply with a list of the order as is accepted by most people. I just ran across this series after listening to 'The Vagrant, 'The Malice' and disappointingly the first part of the next book 'The Seven' and it really drives you nuts when people only put up half a book! The Witcher series grabbed me from the get go and while I think I can pick things up, I would rather have things in the proper order.
I know this was a year ago, but I'm pretty sure Calanthe does tell Ciri of Geralt. And also Geralt recognises Ciri because they met in Brokilon Forest. He also found out that she was his child of surprise as he found out who her parents were, however Geralt chose to abandon her again and give her back to Calanthe. It's later that he found out that Cintra was seized and he was heart broken as he assumed Ciri was dead. That's what makes their reunion in Sodden so heartwarming because it is after Geralt had lost everything.
Druid Mousesack is the same one from the story of Dunny and Pavetta from before book. Intrestingly later in the books it is revealed that Dunny didnt rly die in the storm with Pavetta, and he later became emperor of Nilfgaard - Emyr. Also Ciri wasnt just prommised to Geralt by Dunny, Geralt invoked the right of Suprise on him, which turned out to be Ciri. It is a bit diffrent than knowingly agreeing to give his daughter to Geralt. Last bit you kind of skipped is - in the flashbacks Geralt sees how Queen Calante of Cintra tried numerous of times to trick Geralt and Destiny itself and not giving away Ciri, and it is kind of implied that becouse of that Cintra was Destroyed. Good work otherwise.
That wasn't a flashback. That was Geralt hallucinating. Same with his sex with Yen at Belthane. They all imply that Geralt is bound to his Destiny which is Ciri, and that he can't escape from it and when Yen says that Destiny isn't enough for Yen and Geralts relationship to prosper, and that something more is needed, that something more was Ciri which essentially cemented Yen and Geralts relationship xD
I like the videos, but you lack a real narrative voice. I like the content, but there is something missing. Take your time, try and give inflections rather than just summaries. Invite us into the story rather than just summarize it’s content.
Lol thank you for leaving out the stupid mermaid story, the whole time I was reading that I was like what the fuck does this have to do with the main plot, so dumb
spoiler: the next videos weren't shorter
If the detail that confuses you in "Something more" is Triss being listed as dead on obelisk (which contradicts all witcher games), or destiny of Ciri's parents (which contradicts Witcher 3 plotline), than yes, it will be explained later in the books.
Yes, but. It quite. In the following book, Triss comes to Kerr Morhen (spelling?) to train Ciri. So she wasn't actually dead. I do get the felling there's more to the story though (like maybe it'll be brought up in the fourth or fifth book).
*not quite
I'm sure you all have already finished the story by this point, so you would know the answer to this enigma, but for future watchers, it was mentioned in the last book of the novels series lady of the lake by Yennafer that when they were in the village of Rivia, she only saw Triss behave cowardly twice. Once here at Rivia, and the other on the hill of sodden, during the battle against the Nifgardiaans where the sorcerers fought and died. She fainted then out of fear.
It never was explained how Triss is alive (at least to my knowledge, might have been mentioned during one of books) when she should've been dead, but I'm guessing that she fainted
and assumed dead by many, only to wake up after the battle and escaped quietly.
Lazybone they mention a few times during the series that they couldn’t identify the bodies because of the insane spells and Triss and Yennefer was very badly injured. But Triss’s death is kind off a plot hole.
triss was badly burned, even her hair was gone, but she indeed survived
35:30 Cute little detail. Earlier, on the way to Eithne, Geralt made up a bedtime story for Ciri on the spot about a cat that ran up a tree to escape hunters. I love that Ciri remembered his story here and ran up a tree. The first of many lessons he will teach her.
I remember reading this book and my mouth wide open when when the dragon turned back into the human form
its great isnt it
@@JLchevz yes, it is
Me too
Same
Loved this book. A Little Sacrifice was such a great story and so cleverly written
Hi there, I don't know if you know this but Jaskier is Dandelion. In polish Jaskier means buttercup, and so for all English translations of the books and games they changed his name to dandelion to make him sound a little more manly....except this book which is really quite confusing and a HUGE transition mistake
Adam Thompson You know, that makes a lot of sense! I'll add a little comment in the video where he is first introduced and thank you for pointing this out
Nathan Sudkamp Welcome
Also, if you don't mind me asking, what are the things from the books that you thought were inconsistent to the games?
Adam Thompson I have read Blood of Elves so I now know that Triss Merrigold is not dead even though her name is on the obelisk at Sodden. Seeing her name on the shrine is what raised my eyebrows.
Nathan Sudkamp Ok thanks I was just curious when I heard that
Damn I wish I had the same fate as Freixenet :D
Villentretenmerth (three black birds/jackdaws) is one of the great stories. it reads well in the book and translated well to the screen for the TV series, IMHO.
Damn what an amazing video! I loved your analysis of Gerald's emotions in Shard of Ice and on the first reading I didn't realize that até first Yenefer would only end it with the sorcerer and had to make another brake-up bird for Gerald. Great stuff, the last two chapters are works of art.
bro lets discuss the books
Thank you for the hard and well executed work.
holy shit I just finished this book and I'm astonished. I loved it.
I just discovered this series of books (I'm not a gamer) & then your synopses. I really quite enjoy them. I hope you find another work of lit, art, or myth which fascinates you enough to create another series of such videos.
In answer to your question, the name "Freixenet" is pronounced "fray-jhen-ay". It is the name of the (infamous?) Spanish sparkling wine, to which the author might be making a reference.
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos, it was a really helpful recap
I started reading the books and now I'm in my way in book 2! I saw you stopped after book 4, hope you're doing fine!
You have to stick to one name jaskier od dandelion
Witcher series are my favorite books. True tear-jerkers
And in game translation Mszyowór is translated to Ermion no Mousesack.
I think the short story eternal flame is an important story for the future because it teaches us about dobblers and their abilitys. Anyways greats summary! Loved it
Weren't the 2 other Crinfrid Reavers called Gar and Kennet "Beanpole" ?
yeah
Awesome man, keep em coming. Do a song of ice and fire books aswell xD
Haha, IDK about those. All the little details and hints that Martin uses makes it pretty difficult for me to concisely summarize. I think I will go do the Mass Effect ones relating to Andromeda. Maybe the Elder Scrolls ones between Oblivion and Skyrim. Or the Dragon Age ones
I can't wait for season of storms... that book was so convoluted
Was there a story with a mermaid and "green eyes" and fish people is this book? Or was that in a different book. I think the story was titled a little sacrifice, or something like that.
Stag Holdings It was in this book but I skipped it. It was my favorite short story but I did not see it having an impact on future events.
Ah I see, that makes sense. I wasn't sure if something went wrong in editing and the story got cut out. It was my favourite short from the book. Love the videos! Keep up the good work!
@@stagholdings81 phantom calls it A little dedication
Well the eternal fire is gives a look on novigrad politics sytuation and dudu character and former hierarc of novigrad and they both apearing in game (sory for my english)
i wish i could find someone who discusses A Shard of Ice. that conversation between Geralt and Yennifer, with the ice queen metaphor, confused the hell out of me. i read it multiple times and just didnt understand a bit.
Thank you for making this video m8
great video, i thing i read the books and are here for recap and you are doing a god dam good job, i may suggest you explain some things that are part here part there like the law of the unexpected (not sure if this is how you call it in English). things like that give great inside to people who have not read the books and which are not explained but really interesting.
Please summarize the batsim of fire and tower of the swallows
Could anybody tell me what he means is in contradiction with the witcher 2's story?
Because i played all the games and for me it seem to fit together nicely xP
Would you be able to map out where Grralt travels to in chronological order of the stories in the video please? For example he goes from the bounds of reason near Hengfor to Aed Gynvael in the shard of ice
Big thanks for all the extensive recap! \o
Yennifers line you considered too specific is actually a figure of speech, a metaphor or analogy or whatever is correct English term, that's overused a lot in Witchers books. Every character speaks I am pretty sure it was not meant to be taken literally or drown any deep conclusions from.
Also you are probably wrong about why Yennifer left Geralt in the shard of ice. It's not because he didn't return her love. She knew for a fact he loved her because she was reading his mind, as clearly stated in the books though I am not sure if it was stated in the same short story or only in the later books. I think it was his immaturity and lack of commitment that was the obstacle to their relationship.
I think your explanation is a description of the symptoms. I haven't read the books, but from the vibe I'm getting, it has something to do with Geralt's own childhood trauma: the abandonment by his mother. And Yennefer has pretty much the same trauma. That's what you get if you put two people with intimate knowledge of abandonment together. Abandonment, in its final stage of maturity, is the realisation that absolute commitment is not worth the cost of the pain it inflicts. And ironically, the only remedy for this is unconditional commitment. And this is essentially the final stage of what some would call enlightenment. But until you've reached that point with a sort of unwavering stability, it is best not to commit to anything. Otherwise, you're just recreating and reliving past experiences. And I think this is why they can't be together. Because when they are together, they become too attached. And this is not practically sustainable for living, always ending in a shattering split and a long time to fit your pieces back together.
Please continue this series! :D
Next vid, tomorrow
Wait why is he called Dandelion here and Jaskier in the other books?
What is the music u were listening to in the last scene
Such a great video, I really appreciate this!
Very helpful!
hi Nathan
are you planning to summarize other books as well
English is not my native language, so i am struggling with understanding the book and your work make it easier
hadi hammad Yup, I am writing my summary of Blood of Elves now. XCOM 2 went on sale and took over my life a bit but I'm still working on the series
So Geralt coming across Dandelion in "something more" was also a dream/vision?
Great work
What sort of music were you listening while reading this book?
I actually listen almost exclusively to Hair Metal. It is a short lived genre that was popular in the U.S. from mid to late 1980's. I think I was listening to Extreme for most of this book so by the time I was at the scene at the end, the music started getting into their more modern stuff. One of their more emotional songs (Leave me Alone) was playing at the end and probably amplified anything I was getting out of the book.
I'm reading blood of elves currently so i'll give that music a go. although i have a hard time concentrating on the book and listening to music. mostly because i roleplay all the voices while i read for a better experience
If you don't do well with reading and listening to music then hair metal may not be the thing for you! I have just always enjoyed that genre of music so it is what I went to. I'd always get distracted on the subway or in a car by other people's conversations and I had a hard time concentrating on what I was reading. That's when I started listening to music and reading but it took a while to get used to. Now, however, I have a difficult time reading without music.
Little late but the mimics one actually is important later on at least in Witcher 3
CIri didnt react to the waters of brokilon because of destiny but because she was child of the elder blood
Would be nice if we had a timestamp for all the different chapters...
I come after watching the season 1 of the netflix series. This new final made me feel nothing but dissaponting, after playing witcher 3, reading the first 4 books, i still cant believe how they screwed it up, i mean, this book ending was perfect man, cant explain what that reencounter felt like, how it surprised and moved me, how every story told and each hallucination and dreams they had in sword of destiny finally made sense, even made me drop some tears, and none of this happenned with the netflix series.
It was the other way around with me: I played the Witcher 3 (but I already forgot everything - esp. since I haven't had any other encounters with the story). After watching the first season, I instinctively knew they screwed up. I started re-editing the show because I felt that if the story was told in the right order (not necessarily completely chronological though) it would bring out the real meaning of the story. I have now completely re-edited it (apart from Yennefer's backstory) and although I think it is better, I still felt something was missing. I even edited the story itself by leaving out some nonsensical/non-essential plot points and altering scenes in subtle ways in order to bring out a different meaning. Another meaning that somehow feels more right. It's funny how some scenes completely miss their mark but because of the presence of the source material, it is possible to sometimes twist it a little so that the (I presume) original meaning is reborn. But still something didn't feel quite right. No matter what I do, the ending doesn't exactly do what it is supposed to do. Don't get me wrong, the first time I saw it, it had an emotional effect on me. But it was lacking, something... something more.
So I ended up here. And to my surprise, literally every choice I made in the edit is directly in line with the original story. But the sad part is that the Netflix show misses the essential plot points for me to truly rectify the mess they've made. Brokilon is ESSENTIAL and they completely butchered it. In the books, Geralt directly abandons Ciri, which is why the re-union is so powerful. The Netflix writers tried to achieve the same effect by having Geralt simply wandering around for 12 years, doing everything to avoid thinking about Ciri, so in a sense he is abandoning her although Ciri is at no point aware of his abandonment. And this is the big problem. When I read the last paragraphs in this video, I had to fight back the tears. Even this summary of the story felt more powerful than 8 hours of "cinema". Simply the intellectual transference of the original idea is stronger than HD video and music combined. That says something. Everything is about Ciri's unwavering belief in Geralt that is finally answered by Geralt himself.
Also, the biggest point Netflix missed is the "something more". The show is all about belief or disbelief in destiny. They approach it from a very dualistic way of perception and thought. Whereas the original author recognised that this type of thinking is not fit to capture the real meaning of the big point he was trying to make. Destiny is not enough, something more is essential. And you can't really define what that is. It's the ambiguity that truly marks the wonder of it. Destiny, deterministic thinking or belief is not it. Not ALL of it. There's the something more as well. The sword of destiny has two edges. The other edge is YOU. Oh Netflix, how did you miss this. What a fail.
They even got Yennefer's breakup wrong. It wasn't about the spell or the magic. It is about the pain to regain something that was lost during the proces of becoming human, when we were little. In the books, it seems there are no specific, mundane reasons as to why they can't stay together. The ambiguity of the nature of the problem seems to point towards something that is pretty much impossible to put into words. And it mirrors their relationship with Ciri as well. It has something to do with absolute commitment, oneness versus the pain of separation. But since this is too real for Netflix writers to grapple with, they dumb it down with some silly, moralistic, mundane reasoning rather than to accept the mystery behind it and leave it wide open for the audience to figure out what it could mean and what it means to them.
So now I have to face fact that I can't repair it. I'm a little bit heartbroken. I had such high hopes. Ah well. Probably ordering the books tomorrow. Fuck you, Netflix. Fuck you Lauren S. Hirssrich. No offence, but you suck. They used a brilliant piece of work as a vessel for their own questionable sense of morality. Shame on you.
@@vdsw9166 wow dude, i agree with you in everything.
Brokilon was vital to explain geralts point of view about destiny, along with the shard of ice story giving some hints about something more, those things make the reencounter so powerful.
However i still dont get that much about why geralt and yenneffer broke up, i guess i didnt understand the message the author waa trying to deliver, i think i should read it again, but still it was one of the greatest stories of the book, because when they broke up and yen left the bird, it was heartbreaking.
The show was good, had good actors, some scenes are literally drawn from the books, music was okay, and hd quality on video, but i think as same as you, overall it was okay, but compared to the books it is lacking of something more
@@nicolasveliz9910 They both have fear of abandonment, which refrains them from commitment. This is never overtly stated, but you read it between the lines of their backstory.
@@vdsw9166 thank you i appreciate it a lot
You should do more video like this
I'm well confused. I thought 'Blood of Elves' was Witcher #1 but then I listened to the 'Last Wish' stories and I can follow whats happening. However I take it that the second book ..the Sword one, sorry its slipped my mind, yeah I think I should be reading that next then I will come back to the videos to check...if I am going in the wrong direction would someone please reply with a list of the order as is accepted by most people. I just ran across this series after listening to 'The Vagrant, 'The Malice' and disappointingly the first part of the next book 'The Seven' and it really drives you nuts when people only put up half a book! The Witcher series grabbed me from the get go and while I think I can pick things up, I would rather have things in the proper order.
Short stories first
Last Wish. Sword of Destiny. Blood Of Elves are the first of the long books.
when's the next video coming
Tomorrow
Awesome!
How does Ciri know of Geralt? Did her grandma tell her? I don't understand. How does Geraldo recognize Ciri if he thinks the child is a boy?
I know this was a year ago, but I'm pretty sure Calanthe does tell Ciri of Geralt. And also Geralt recognises Ciri because they met in Brokilon Forest. He also found out that she was his child of surprise as he found out who her parents were, however Geralt chose to abandon her again and give her back to Calanthe. It's later that he found out that Cintra was seized and he was heart broken as he assumed Ciri was dead. That's what makes their reunion in Sodden so heartwarming because it is after Geralt had lost everything.
Druid Mousesack is the same one from the story of Dunny and Pavetta from before book.
Intrestingly later in the books it is revealed that Dunny didnt rly die in the storm with Pavetta, and he later became emperor of Nilfgaard - Emyr.
Also Ciri wasnt just prommised to Geralt by Dunny, Geralt invoked the right of Suprise on him, which turned out to be Ciri. It is a bit diffrent than knowingly agreeing to give his daughter to Geralt.
Last bit you kind of skipped is - in the flashbacks Geralt sees how Queen Calante of Cintra tried numerous of times to trick Geralt and Destiny itself and not giving away Ciri, and it is kind of implied that becouse of that Cintra was Destroyed.
Good work otherwise.
That wasn't a flashback. That was Geralt hallucinating. Same with his sex with Yen at Belthane. They all imply that Geralt is bound to his Destiny which is Ciri, and that he can't escape from it and when Yen says that Destiny isn't enough for Yen and Geralts relationship to prosper, and that something more is needed, that something more was Ciri which essentially cemented Yen and Geralts relationship xD
Spoilers dude not cool! Downvoted!
Awesome
can someone please explain to me why the guards near the slain merchants,wanted to kill geralt and ciri?!!
The guards actually killed the merchants ( probably for their loot ) and Ciri suspected them.
You sound like James Tullos
jaskier is dandelion
Lost my book so here i am
geralt got bodied by some dryad soup. unbelievable.
Who's the ratty faced guy,who tells Geralt to involve other people, if he wishes to suicide..
When he is getting mugged
pls make another video
Launching one tomorrow
Phantomsplit thanks good videos keep it up
Such a shame I watched the Netflix film first
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I like the videos, but you lack a real narrative voice. I like the content, but there is something missing. Take your time, try and give inflections rather than just summaries. Invite us into the story rather than just summarize it’s content.
That's the author's job.
Goodpoints
Lol thank you for leaving out the stupid mermaid story, the whole time I was reading that I was like what the fuck does this have to do with the main plot, so dumb