Voleth Meir
Geralt begins his search for Yen with the help of Nenneke, a woman he’s been friends with for years. She warns him that this fight is beyond him, but agrees to help out. Jaskier is one of Geralt’s old friends and he needs his help to collect an old friend.
Geralt apologizes to Jaskier for his words in the past and enlists his help to try and find Yennefer and Ciri.
Geralt and Yennefer are discussing Yennefer’s work with the Deathless Mother when an axe whips through the air, hitting Jaskier in the shirt. Geralt and Yennefer are both distracted and can’t continue their conversation.
Geralt and Yarpen Zigrin ride for Cintra together.
Meanwhile, Yennefer takes Ciri to an abandoned cabin. Ciri though deliberates over her next move. Together, they decide to ride for Cintra, she’s going to confront the Black Knight. Of course, Yen has an ulterior motive though of course, which comes from trading the girl in exchange for her powers returning.
As they head down to the river, Yen tries to help Ciri’s powers. After bleeding from her eyes and struggling to conjure forth a rope-bridge, it all goes awry. Yen though, encourages her never to apologize for using magic.
Nilfgaard’s leaders continue to disagree about the future of the kingdom. Cahir suggests a strong military hand to show Nilfgaard’s position, but Fringilla isn’t so sure. She doesn’t speak up when deliberating over whether to hang a woman or not, which makes it difficult for the general to make decisions.
Francesca and Filavandrel have been working hard to build a strong bond, but now the war in Nilfgaard could threaten that relationship. With Francesca there too, it’s important for them to talk about what they can do to help. ..
The elves learn of a new elf baby and Triss and Tissaia’s broken trust. Dijkstra lets them know and Fringilla worries about her livelihood. After bringing in the elves to help fight for them, the birth has caused them to rethink their methods. And that’s not great news when the White Flame is due to visit soon. ..
Fringilla takes matters into her own hands by poisoning her disloyal soldiers with nightshade in their mead, which paralyzes them all. With the soldiers unable to move, Fringilla grabs a knife and stabs them one by one. The spine-chilling laugh of Voleth Meir echoes across the room, as Fringilla convinces Cahir to stand by her side and speak positively to Emhyr about what’s taken place. Specifically how her actions were justified against these men. ..
Lydia is called on to help use Ciri’s blood in order to fight a powerful magic user. As she ingests it, she screams in pain. We don’t see much more of these two across the episode, but it seems like an important inclusion nonetheless.
Ciri and Yennefer are surrounded by soldiers, but Geralt and his friends arrive and turn the tables.
Geralt and Jaskier set out on a monster hunt that’ll bring them to the Deathless Mother. However, she manages to escape from the hut.
That night, things take a turn for the worse. Filavandrel and Francesca wake up to find their baby has been slain. If that wasn’t bad enough, the Deathless Mother, Voleth Meir, swirls through the air and possesses Ciri.
The Episode Review
The episode begins with Geralt and Ciri meeting up in a forest near the capital, Vizcaya. Voleth Meir has possession of Ciri and wants to use her to bring about his own destiny, but Geralt is determined to stop him. Meanwhile, the city is on the brink of destruction as a result of an unknown event.
Jaskier’s quips are brilliant and his comedy relief really helps give this show a much-needed levity in the wake of the dramatic plot. However, there are bigger problems here, namely that of Filavandrel and Francesca finding their baby killed. This will almost certainly have repercussions, leaving lots of question marks over where the finale will go from here.
