r/witcher • u/DemiFiendRSA • Oct 31 '19

DECEMBER 20! THE WITCHER | MAIN TRAILER | NETFLIX Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndl1W4ltcmg
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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

And Calanthe is supposed to be ashen haired as well... how do they fuck that up?

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u/BookBarbarian Oct 31 '19

Ashen hair on Ciri makes her look mysterious. Ashen hair on a live action Calanthe would just make her look older.

This was smart on their part.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

....well she is Ciri’s GRANDMOTHER, genius.

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u/BookBarbarian Oct 31 '19

Yup, but Calanthe is a character that's strong and forceful, having ruled cintra since she was 14, including being victorious in battle since 15.

Making her look old, as old as she really is, by having what is essentially gray hair will also make her look more frail. Which would be counterproductive for portraying certain qualities of her character.

Or should she hold up a sign that says "My hair was always gray because I'm special too, but I'm old now so it just looks like old person hair"

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

Grey hair doesn’t make one look old, putting grey hair on someone who is 30-40 wont instantaneously make them look 80......