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We're finishing up our chats about the series with our Witcher Season 2 Finale Podcast as we discuss the final four episodes in full spoiler filled detail.
Spoilers for The Witcher Season 2 Episodes 5 - 8. In this Podcast we discuss the final four episodes of The Witcher Season 2.
Based on the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the game series "The Witcher" from CD Projekt Red
Showrunner and Lead Writer: Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich
Episode 5 - Turn Your Back
Written by Haily Hall With Staff Writer: Matthew D'Ambrosio
Directed by Edward Bazalgette
Synopsis: Rience, a powerful fire mage, is freed from prison and tasked to find Ciri by the sorceress Lydia, who is serving an unknown master. Geralt and Istredd travel to the fallen monolith outside Cintra. Yennefer, having disembarked from the rescue ship, frees Jaskier from Rience; they are then separated and captured by city guards. Vesemir reveals his plan to create new witchers to Ciri, who agrees, but insists on being the first candidate. Investigating the ruins of the monolith, Geralt and Istredd hypothesize that the monoliths are gateways that, when activated, allow monsters to enter their world. Geralt learns from Istredd that Yennefer is alive. Triss, attempting to dissuade Ciri from the experiment, conducts a ritual in hopes of discovering Ciri's source of power. They uncover Ithlinne's prophecy, which predicts that a child of the Elder blood will destroy the world. Ciri's powers activate the Cintra monolith, causing a Chernobog to appear before flying off into the skies above The continent. Geralt portals back to Kaer Morhen, stopping Ciri from taking part in the conversion. Cahir arrives at Cintra. Yennefer summons the Deathless Mother and disappears; she is tasked with delivering Ciri to a location outside Cintra.
Episode 6 - Dear Friend...
Written by Matthew D'Ambrosio
Directed by Louise Hooper
Geralt takes Ciri away from Kaer Morhen, but both are attacked by the Chernobog Geralt encountered at Cintra. Geralt's horse Roach is mortally wounded, though Geralt manages to kill the monster. At Kaer Morhen, Vesemir and Triss are ambushed by Rience, who steals the mutagens and escapes. After Geralt puts Roach out of her misery, he and Ciri travel to the Temple of Melitele where Geralt hopes Ciri will learn to control her powers. They meet Yennefer when she arrives shortly after them. Francesca successfully gives birth to the first full elf born in years. Cahir reveals to Fringilla that Emhyr is visiting Cintra. Istredd uncovers a link between Ciri and Lara Dorren, a legendary elven warrior. Yennefer tells Geralt that Jaskier is in trouble, and being pursued by the fire mage, whom Geralt deduces is looking for Ciri. Rience appears at the temple with the Michelet Brothers. Geralt tells Yennefer to take Ciri while he holds Rience off. Yennefer and Ciri lock themselves in a room and Yennefer teaches Ciri to open a portal. Rience escapes and Geralt catches up with Yennefer and Ciri as they disappear through a portal. Triss tells Tissaia of Ciri's Elder blood..
Episode 7 - Voleth Meir
Written by: Mike Ostrowski With Staff Writer: Matthew D'Ambrosio
Directed by Louise Hooper
Yennefer and Ciri portal to the home of the woman who took Ciri in and discover the family was murdered by Rience. Geralt frees Jaskier from prison and asks for help finding Yennefer and Ciri, where Jaskier tells Geralt about Yennefer's lost magic and her muttered incantation; Geralt recognizes the incantation and realizes Yennefer is in league with the Deathless Mother, or Voleth Meir, a demon that feeds on pain. The two meet up and join with Yarpen Zigrin's dwarven crew. The birth of Francesca's baby causes the elves to rethink priorities and they decide to focus on rebuilding instead of fighting for Nilfgaard. Francesca tells a concerned Fringilla that she values the bond of blood over friendship. Fringilla travels to Aretuza to ask her uncle Artorius for help, hoping their bond of blood will sway him, but Artorius dismisses her, suggesting she never had power in Nilfgaard to begin with. Frustrated with her slipping grasp on power, Fringilla assassinates four of the White Flame's generals and intimidates Cahir into vouching for her to the emperor. On the outskirts of Cintra Ciri inadvertently reads Yennefer's mind and sees her betrayal. Upset, Ciri has an outburst that alerts a nearby Nilfgaardian patrol, but Geralt, Jaskier, and Yarpen arrive in time to defeat them. Geralt draws his blade on Yennefer and tells Yarpen and Jaskier to take Ciri to safety at Kaer Morhen. Later, in the castle at Cintra, Francesca awakens to find her baby murdered. Her outburst of pain gives Voleth Meir the strength to break free from her hut as the Deathless Mother inhabits and takes hold of her new host Ciri.
Episode 8 - Family
Written by Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich With Staff Writer: Matthew D'Ambrosio directed by Edward Bazalgette
A possessed Ciri begins killing witchers at Kaer Morhen. As the events unfolding become understood, the remaining witchers, Yennefer, and Jaskier plan on expelling Voleth Meir from Ciri. Voleth Meir uses Ciri's power to uncover a monolith hidden in the hall, then portals in several basilisks. Geralt and Vesemir attempt to contain Ciri while the rest of the witchers battle the monsters. Blaming the Northern Kingdoms for the loss of her newborn, Francesca kills human babies in Redania. Yennefer offers herself up as a host for Voleth Meir after apologising to Ciri, freeing the princess from its control. Ciri transports Geralt and Yennefer to an unknown world where Voleth Meir leaves Yennefer's body and they all glimpse the Wild Hunt before transporting back to Kaer Morhen where Yennefer finds that her powers have returned. Geralt realises Ciri cannot stay at Kaer Morhen. Meanwhile, deducing that the King of Rodenian is after Ciri, the Brotherhood and the remaining Northern monarchs put a bounty on Ciri and her protectors. Istredd tells Francesca of Ciri's Elder blood and the elves' great hope. Emperor Emhyr arrives at Cintra and reveals that he had Francesca's newborn killed; he orders Fringilla and Cahir arrested for lying to him and is further revealed to be Ciri's father, Duny.
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Date Recorded: 30/01/2022
Date Published: 04/02/2022
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