The Witcher Season 2, Episode 5: Son of Destiny
The situation in the second season of The Witcher is heating up, and I have to say that so far, the fifth episode is my favorite. We finally heard Ithlinne’s prophecy, learned about Ciri’s true identity, and discovered that a new kind of monster has come to the mainland. The new enemies seem to be hunting Hiri, they wield the cute fire-forbidden magic in the first series, and it is up to Yan to rescue Jaskil from the angry mage. Oh, did I mention that Xili wanted to pass the trial of Cao? No? Okay, let’s get started.
We met Lydia and Lyons in this episode, and Lyons is the mysterious fire mage in the fourth episode. He captured Jaskier and tortured him to obtain information about Rivia’s Geralt, especially to find Ciri. It’s not clear who these two people work for-maybe Dijkstra, maybe the emperor, maybe even Eredin and The Wild Hunt-but they are definitely bad news. Fortunately, Ye Neve caught up with them, pretending to be Jaskil’s drunk wife, and then blew a ball of fire into Riens’ face. Jaskier and Yen then continued to run around Oxenfurt in bold purple-so unremarkable!
Unfortunately, the two of us were separated again because Yan was captured and imprisoned. The strange old woman in the hut visited her again. This time, Yan agreed and summoned herself to the hut with a spell. This time she asked what she needed to do to restore her strength. What was the answer? Why, of course, Ciri was caught! ! There is no doubt that our favorite witch has ulterior motives here, but it is unclear whether she will be as ruthless as before, sacrificing a girl to restore her power. I hope she first find out who this strange hut witch is.
Episode details
episode 1
“Looking back”
Author: Hayley Hall
directed by: Ed Bazarget
★★★★★
Triss and Vesemir effortlessly persuaded Hilly to donate some of her blood to verify their theory-she has old blood, and when mixed, it will produce the chemicals needed for the trial of the grass. It works-a new kind of wizard may appear soon. It should be noted here that Xili asked her to be the first person to be tested, which would obviously have some terrible consequences.
At the same time, she is tired of being lost and not knowing who she is, so Triss suggests some kind of guided meditation to visit her past figures and help her figure out herself. Your past celebrities—parents, grandparents, old friends, etc.—should not interact with you because they are memories, but we are talking about Ciri, so shit quickly hits fans. In the end, Triss and Ciri found Lara Doren, an elf saint, holding a wounded newborn. She pinched Triss by the throat, and despite her plea, Hiri did not take any measures to save her. On the contrary, she was listening to Islin’s prediction and watching the wild hunt on the horizon. Here, we finally discover that she is the daughter of Chaos, a descendant of Laura Doren, who inherited the lineage of her elders. Although Karanthe hated the elves and her own heritage, this did not stop the strong bloodline, and Xili was as strong as her ancestors.
The dream finally ended, Triss was terrified by everything she saw, she said Xi Rui is “a seed that will burn; you will ruin all of us!”. Hilly called Geralt, who happened to be beside the boulder, her scream pierced the air and the ground vibrated. Geralt and Istredd’s theories about boulders as monster passages were confirmed. When the Sintra boulders were smashed, new monsters appeared as the boulders were activated.
Geralt also discovered from Istredd that Yen was still alive, we saw another tender moment, we saw joy, confusion, and I guess worry about the news. However, it will take some time for them to meet again because they need to return to Kyle Morhan and Nilfgaard. Eastrid discovered that Ciri’s lineage can only be traced back to Fiona, so he went to see some information brokers to learn more. At the same time, Geralt came back when Hiri was about to accept the trial. He firmly ended the trial, reminding her that she was extraordinary and kind, not the one in the eyes of Triss, the World Destroyer.
Geralt of Trivia
- The friendship between Fringeira and Francesca is flourishing because they have found common ground in regaining power.