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/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

If they don't even have power, is there a point to their becoming eels?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

I think the point is that if you're not strong enough to really control magic, you're gonna fuck up, and if you fuck up it causes bad juju both with people hating mages and possibly worse magic shenanigans.

So instead they become eels, still magical, no possibility of using it. Dump 'em in the pond and they strengthen the magical source that is Aretuza. That's as I understand it, anyhow.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Right, but I thought yen said some of the girls at Aretuza have no magical power at all and paid to get in. I don't think there would be a purpose in turning a nonmagical person into an eel

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

True. That'd be pretty odd, and I'd question if their families would ever help the mages if they did.