![]() ![]() Nivellen’s story, a sort of dark twist on a beauty and the beast narrative, is an unnecessary but welcome addition to the season, a good way to introduce fundamental themes. Book readers will recognize the episode’s title as the name of a short story by Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski. On the way to the witchers’ keep, Geralt decides they should stop at his old friend Nivellen’s, played by Game of Thrones alum Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane). We’re not sure how long the journey takes the lack of specifics about distances is one of the few things that bugged me this season, because we are aware this is a whole continent the characters are crossing, and yet people are easily traveling from one location to another, often appearing magically at the right second to save the day. ![]() Most importantly, it throws the audience right back into the moral question at the heart of the story: what makes a monster?Īfter establishing that Yennefer must have died in the battle of Sodden, Geralt and Cirilla make a stop on their way to Kaer Morhen. It strikes a good balance between exposition, recap, the obligatory Nightmare of the Wolf reference, action and plot. The first episode of season 2, “A Grain of Truth,” is undoubtedly a great opener. ![]()
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