The Witcher Season 3 Must Change One Major Part Of Ciri's Story
The Witcher will need to change one major part of Ciri's story from season 3 onwards. Freya Allan's character Ciri lies at the center of the story of The Witcher. In season 1, she was Geralt's Child Surprise, the girl he initially didn't want to accept but gradually realized he needed to be there for. The Witcher season 2 finally revealed Ciri's true power, however; she has inherited the mysterious Elder Blood, meaning she possesses remarkable magical abilities.
The Witcher season 2 also introduced the prophecy of Ithlinne, which foretold the coming of an offspring born of Elder Blood who would save the Elves from destruction. "The Wolf's Blizzard approaches, the time of the sword and axe. The Time of the White Frost and White Light, the Time of Madness and Disdain, Tedd Deireadh, the Final Age. The world will perish amidst ice and be reborn with the new sun. Reborn of the Elder Blood, of Hen Ichaer, of a planted seed. A seed that will not sprout but burst into flames!" Netflix's The Witcher is inspired by the novels and short stories of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, and so far it's been a fairly faithful adaptation. But the show will need to make major changes to the prophecy that governs Ciri's life.
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The core problem is that Sapkowski's tales treat female characters in a very inconsistent manner. On the one hand, the world of The Witcher is full of strong and powerful women; unfortunately this stands side-by-side with several sexist tropes that are seriously outdated. One of the worst problems is that, as the series continues, Ciri learns she isn't the one the prophecy of Ithlinne is about. Rather, she is special precisely because she will bear a
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