A new kind of fantasy heroine comes of age in TheWitcher Season 2. LacyMB on why the new episodes belong entirely to Ciri:
is ostensibly the story of Geralt of Rivia , a magically enhanced monster hunter who slays a variety of horrifying creatures. It exists in the sort of medieval-inspired kingdom whose hulking warriors and near-constant violence often stereotypically preclude the telling of specifically female stories.
On the surface, Ciri’s story likely feels familiar to viewers who have consumed any sort of fantasy-based media: A pretty blonde girl with a sheltered upbringing and a famous pedigree has a capital-D destiny, but it’s not necessarily one where she’ll get to make very many choices for herself. When we first meet her, she’s a victim of circumstance: Her family is murdered, her home burned to the ground, and she’s forced to flee from everything she’s ever known.
As a result, most of Ciri’s early journey involves her being forced to react to external forces beyond her control. She spends the bulk of’s first season living in varying states of fear, forced to constantly run for her life from a variety of increasing threats. In its second, she finally gets the opportunity not just to stop running, but to find her voice and be heard as she never has before.
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