Why The Witcher Season 2 Killed Off Eskel
The Witcher season 2 introduced more witchers, among those Eskel, but the series made major changes to his story and he was killed shortly after his introduction. The fantasy genre is home to some of the most popular and extensive universes with their own mythologies, and among those is The Witcher. Created by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is a series of novels and short stories that became widely popular when they were adapted to video games, and after being adapted into a movie and a TV series in Poland in 2001 and 2002, it got its first English language adaptation in 2019 thanks to Netflix.
The Witcher quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular titles, and it returned with a second season in December 2021. The series follows three different characters (Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg, and Ciri), and while season 1 went with a non-linear narrative, following them in different places and points in time, season 2’s narrative was clearer and the paths of these characters finally became one. The Witcher season 2 also introduced new characters, including more witchers, especially some who were very close to Geralt as they grew up together, among those Eskel (Basil Eidenbenz).
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Eskel was very close to Geralt, to the point where they considered each other brothers, and in the books, he was known for his professionalism, reliability, and relaxed disposition. Eskel helped train Ciri and became worried after she began having trances after accidentally taking a sip of White Gull. Unfortunately, none of that happened in The Witcher season 2, and his story was changed and cut short, and didn’t give the audience a chance to get to know
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