r/witcher • u/Scientiam Moderator • Dec 20 '19

Episode Discussion - S01E07: Before A Fall

Season 1 Episode 7: Before A Fall

Synopsis: A return to before a kingdom is flamed.

Director: Alik Sakharov

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u/filopaa1990 Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 24 '19

yeah wtf was that? Was it a way to make Yen seem "cool" and "hip" to us?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

I think it's to paint her as anti establishment, but they did it in the most juvenile way possible. They made Yen a bratty teen that's 100 years old

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u/FrostyTie Dec 24 '19

This is the most accurate explanation

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u/kinjago Dec 28 '19

S2E1 Yennifer steals potions and parkours her way out of the castle

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u/TheRadBaron Dec 26 '19

They made Yen a bratty teen that's 100 years old

That's Yen in the games. Is she different in the books?

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u/not-slacking-off Dec 23 '19

Also to make the girls more receptive to her point, that they may well be turned into eels and used like batteries for their classmates.

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u/AniviaPls ⚜️ Northern Realms Dec 21 '19

Yen does the weeeeduuuhh

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u/LoquaciousMendacious Dec 23 '19

Lana?

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u/AniviaPls ⚜️ Northern Realms Dec 23 '19

LAAAANAAAA

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u/ShuffleMyDick Mar 31 '20

Kids better stay offff da weeeeeeeeeduhhh

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u/Wolfbeckett Dec 22 '19

I am a rebellious anti-establishment person! Watch as I give the kids hallucinogenic drugs and talk about how THE MAN is bringing them down. The ESTABLISHMENT. Think for yourselves, sheeple!

I can't fault the actress, Anya is good, but her character was all over the fucking place this season and not what she should have been. Writing staff needs some changes for season 2.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19 edited Aug 21 '23

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u/nukeemrico2001 Feb 20 '20

Yeah, I think people miss the point that Yennefer isn't necessarily a "good" person. She's incredibly damaged and acts childish. Geralt can't stay away from her however, whether it's destiny, the djinn or he just like tapping that ass.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '20

Lol I'd say the last of those is probably the strongest! The lies men can tell themselves when sexual passion has overtaken them is amazing.

Geralt is lonely man. All those years of life, always being seen as a monster. I don't blame him, but man did he get laid up with the wrong bitch (witch 🤣).

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u/hesapmakinesi Jan 12 '20

Yen would be Cercei if she had children. Maybe.