Season 3 of Netflix’s The Witcher will reportedly address one of the issues some fans have with Geralt of Rivia and Yennefer’s relationship.
New details have seemingly emerged from Season 3 of Netflix’s The Witcher, suggesting the show will attempt to rectify one of the major issues that have irked fans about Geralt of Rivia and Yennefer of Vengerberg’s relationship, especially after the events of Season 2.
According to Redanian Intelligence, Season 3 of the hit-fantasy series will feature a mini-arc centered on Yennefer’s attempts to rebuild trust between herself and Geralt. The report suggests the season will begin with the witcher refusing to speak to Yen. The sorceress will attempt to communicate by passing notes to him similar to the “dear friend” letters. The mini-arc will supposedly span two episodes at most and will conclude with Geralt declaring that he does trust her, and enough to let her take care of Ciri and teach her magic.
The fact that Season 3 centers on Yennefer and Ciri’s travels together was announced with the official synopsis, released just as filming for the upcoming show began back in April 2022. This next season will see Yennefer and Ciri venture off to Aretuza, where they will encounter “a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery.” It should be noted the recent details concerning Yen and Geralt’s relationship have not been officially confirmed.
How Netflix’s The Witcher Deviated From the Novels
The Witcher Season 2 saw Yennefer influenced by the demonic entity known as Voleth Meir, an antagonist created exclusively for the Netflix series. It was this demon that pushed Yennefer to seek out Ciri and use her to regain her own lost powers. She was ultimately discovered by Geralt, but not in time to prevent Voleth Meir from taking control of Ciri and destroying the remaining School of the Wolf at Kaer Morhen.
Yennefer’s Season 2 arc was one of the elements heavily criticized by Witcher fans, who lambasted the series for its heavy deviations from the events and characters described in Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels. Yennefer’s arc specifically was criticized for leaving her in a place where her relationship with Geralt and Ciri was seemingly irreparable. Critics felt differently, however, as they generally praised Season 2 for its visual effects and deeper exploration of its central characters, including Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri.
With regard to the creation of Voleth Meir, who does not exist in Sapkowski’s novels, showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich previously explained that it was a necessary addition, as Blood of Elves (translated by Danusia Stok), which Season 2 loosely adapted, was “a lot about character relationships and character movements, but not a lot of forward propelling action.” She went on to explain that Voleth Meir was intended to provide the show with a season-long villain and one that could tie the stories of Yennefer, Geralt and Ciri in a way that did not force them to be on-screen together.
