Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials
- Episode aired Dec 20, 2019
- TV-MA
- 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
21K
YOUR RATING
Against his better judgment, Geralt accompanies Jaskier to a royal ball. Ciri wanders into an enchanted forest. Yennefer tries to protect her charges.Against his better judgment, Geralt accompanies Jaskier to a royal ball. Ciri wanders into an enchanted forest. Yennefer tries to protect her charges.Against his better judgment, Geralt accompanies Jaskier to a royal ball. Ciri wanders into an enchanted forest. Yennefer tries to protect her charges.
Mimî M Khayisa
- Fringilla
- (as Mimi Ndiweni)
Wilson Mbomio
- Dara
- (as a different name)
Featured reviews
Awesome, simply awesome! To those, who at least played Witcher (3) in Sapkowski's deep and brilliant universe, the law of surprise couldnt be visualized better. How wonderful was that, brilliant. I still can not pick up my jaw from the floor. Wonderful piece of interpretation and fulfilment to the saga.
I really enjoyed this episode a lot I'm lost to what's going on, but I will figure it out eventually.
9/10.
9/10.
For me the best episode so far
A mix of emotions from scene to scene
The most adventuring episode of the first half
10gshunw24
This was the episode where it all clicked for me. The multiple timelines, the out of sync storytelling and how they are playing into one another. Once I realized that ....the show vastly improved for me! This episode explains the Law of Surprise, why it was invoked, how it binds Geralt and Ciri to each other and why the pull towards one another is unavoidable. As someone new to the Witcher world I found this episode to be quite fun and intriguing and it sets up the rest of the season.
Okay, things are on-track now. This is my favorite episode yet, and not necessarily because things are becoming clearer. Because it was genuinely good as a whole. Everything was interesting. What's going on with Ciri is becoming more interesting to watch now, maybe because we have more information regarding her, indirectly. Yennefer's part in this episode was just as interesting as everything with Geralt but felt pointless. Like it didn't have any meaningful purpose. But it was still the second-best part of the episode with Geralt's part being the obvious best. All three of their storylines are gradually getting better. I think everything will truly begin, starting with the next episode onward. I'm looking forward to it.
Did you know
- TriviaUrcheon of Elderwald's story refers to The Brothers Grimm fairy tales, in which a similar story of a hedgehog boy and the Law of Surprise can be found in the tale of "Hans my Hedgehog".
- GoofsDuring the banquet at (10:51) a boy can be seen with a hurdy gurdy. By the way he is holding the instrument it would be impossible to play it. His right hand should be turning the crank while his left hand should be over the keybox and not underneath it.
- Quotes
Geralt of Rivia: At least when Filavandrel's blade kissed my throat, I didn't shit myself. Which is all I can hope for you, good lords. At your final breath, a shitless death. But I doubt it.
- SoundtracksThe Fishmonger's Daughter
Written by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
Produced by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
Lyrics by Declan De Barra
Performed by Joey Batey
Details
- Runtime
- 1h 2m(62 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
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