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hanzajesthanza · 7 months

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vilgefortz t-posing to assert dominance over geralt

#the witcher books #vilgefortz #time of contempt #book: time of contempt #c: vilgefortz #c: geralt #denis gordeev #art #because i wish to eat a third donut

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tiredmoonslut · 9 months

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The way HC's exit has overshadowed what was the most accurately adapted, and in my opinion most compelling and dramatic season of the show is gonna piss me off for the next several years, I feel it.

Okay I was gonna keep these in the tags but actually nevermind, salt post inbound

Henry Cavill is a good actor and a good Geralt, I'll never deny this, but the revisionist history that's going on because of his leaving the series is a bunch of nonsense being puppeted by his dudebro gamer fanbase that wants to keep holding him up as the Witcher god.

The whole "he left because of inaccurate adaptation" argument really falls apart when so much of season 3 was pace-for-pace with Time of Contempt...and Henry didn't leave the show until after production on it had wrapped, as confirmed by both Anya and Freya. It loses even more weight when Henry has gone on record more than once that he hadn't even read the books or known they existed before pursuing the role of Geralt in S1.

Also, it literally cannot be denied that this same group of people who ride-or-die for him go completely silent about Freya, Anya, and Joey---or worse, become misogynistic and racist, when what makes the story of The Witcher great is Geralt's relationships to these people and the way he acts as a catalyst in their journeys.

It's just so annoying. Be upset that he's leaving all you want, but don't make shit up and don't be a fucking dick to everyone else who works on that show as if one of them is the imposter who's responsible for his exit---when the much more likely truth is that Warner Bros. was gonna pay big bucks to have him back as Superman.

#rant over #I'm just tired of yall #the witcher #the witcher season 3 #anti henry cavill #tagging that just in case #it's really more anti his fans #time of contempt #twn #witcher netflix #the witcher Netflix #anya chalotra #freya allan #joey batey #ALSO ALSO #for anyone who reads tags #3x07 being the worst rated episode when it's the MOST accurate to the book???????#go to hell lmfao

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essskel · 10 months

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#time of contempt ciri you will always be famous #cirilla fiona elen riannon #ciri #the witcher books #time of contempt #double shot

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inlovewithquotes · 10 months

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"I love you, Yen."

"Geralt! It's the first time you've ever said that!"

"It can't be. You're making fun of me."

"No, no I'm not. You used to think it, but today you said it."

"Is there such a difference?"

"A huge one."

-Time Of Contempt

#quotes #book quotes #literature #books & libraries #relationship quotes #love quotes #andrzej sapkowski #time of contempt #the witcher #geralt of rivia #yennefer of vengerberg #yennefer x geralt #geralt x yennefer #yenralt

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azures-grace · 6 months

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inspired by that one line in Time of Contempt that goes "Yes, we are corpses. But you are Death. Ciri." Because that line goes HARD BRO anyway, this is probably all I will do for this drawing, to be honest it just aint looking right maybe I'll try again at a later date

#the witcher books #princess cirilla #cirilla fiona elen riannon #ciri #cirilla of cintra #time of contempt #wip? maybe

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serenfire · 10 months

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attention, anyone who cares about the witcher s3's character's motivations with regards to the books but who hasn't then read time of contempt, here is a post for you!

here's some interesting differences between the book and show characters, especially in ep 5 (spoilers for the witcher s3 so far and the books):

since yennefer does not have her s2 beef w aretuza subplot, none of the mages are her direct enemies, and she is a member of the lower circle of leadership within the brotherhood, called the council, with philippa and 3 others who are not in the show. she is also not the one who calls the conclave; she finds out about it while bringing ciri to aretuza, and attends with geralt so that they can draw out the mage who is backing rience. in the book, they're trying to convinced everyone that ciri died at cintra, and haven't been together since then to keep up the illusion, so going to aretuza together will draw out the mage who knows ciri exists and is trying to kill her

vilgefortz is, firstly, the hero of sodden in the books. he's the war hero against nilfgaard, and one of the leaders of the brotherhood. he's also (spoilers for probably the second half of s3) working for nilfgaard now, and not in the way that s1 portrays where he kills his comrade on the battlefield after the battle's over, but in an "even the hero of sodden who singlehandedly saved the north from nilfgaard wants power enough to ally with his enemy" way.

he is the leader of the chapter, which is the highest circle of leadership of the brotherhood. tissaia and francesca findabair are also members, as well as artaud terranova (guy who falls over the champagne glass table in ep 5). in ep 5 he recounts his backstory to geralt, some of it word-for-word, except for an important part: as part of his backstory, he fell in love with an unnamed mage before becoming a sorcerer, and after breaking up with her, decided he should pursue magic. he and tissaia are not together! i cannot stress this enough, in the books the mages are powered by their individual searches for power, and love does not tie them together! it's what sets yen apart: she's one of the only ones willing to sacrifice for another.

FRANCESCA FINDABAIR. member of the chapter/high ranked aretuza member, in the book shows up to the conclave party early, stirring up the northern vs nilfgaardian sentiments by being there. wild that she hasn't appeared there in the show yet. her motives in the show are WHACK. in the books she did not have a baby and did not say she wants to genocide the humans (although that is propaganda against her): she leads the scoia'tael to fight for nonhuman freedom and allies herself with nilfgaard to continue to fight the north, and she will receive a free land for the elves (dol blathanna) in return for the scoia'tael being branded as war criminals and outlawed. in the books she is the catch-22 of stuck between a rock and a hard place: allying with imperialism will save her people but gut her guerilla soldiers who fought for it.

philippa eilhart is so far the best-written character this season (to me) because she is one of the only characters who everyone knows is seeking for power (in the book she's referred to as the one who's really on the redanian throne, backed by dijkstra) and she, directly, says that she's looking to keep power in the north. in the books, most if not every mage's motivations are for power, whether in a king's court or by allying with nilfgaard, and the imperial machinations are what the politics in the books are about, so having a character not be preoccupied with interpersonal reasons and instead directly embody this is refreshing!

however! in the books philippa's position is anti-nilfgaardian invasion, not anti-brotherhood. she's pitted against vilgefortz, who's allied with nilfgaard, instead of against him because he's a leader of the brotherhood. the brotherhood as an institution isn't interrogated as a state (unlike the northern kingdoms and nilfgaard), and her specific grievances against other court mages have to do with the fact that almost every kingdom is goading nilfgaard to attack so they can attack back and vie for power. she's also got redania on a lockdown by killing vizimir right before the conclave party and i don't know how this will play out in the show considering radovid exists as well

also in the books radovid is vizimir's son who ascends to the throne after philippa and dijkstra kill vizimir, and (in the games) he makes it his life mission to kill philippa. he does not physically show up in time of contempt and adding him into the show as vizimir's brother 1) crunches the timeline down to a period of time that makes a bit more sense than the books and 2) allows the show to make up the funniest fucking subplot with jaskier. oh my god none of that happened in the books but wouldn't it have been hilarious. jaskier hooking up with the sweet and sensitive younger prince who's a fan of his music and then smash cut to twelve hours later and he's the fucking king of redania. the comedy potential is unmatched

#i am not including cahir because i fogor. he doesn't show up in TOC but it makes sense for his s3 content to happen in his backstory #that was a lot of words i hope y'all enjoy the parallels. i don't think the show portrays politics as a result of relationships well but #the show does politics as a result of power well. and there's a bit of both this season #but in the books it is exclusively politics as a result of power #the witcher spoilers #the witcher #the witcher netflix #time of contempt #the witcher meta

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astaldis · 8 months

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Ciri defeating Cahir on Thanedd

Sorry, but I'm pretty confused by how many people on different social media (tumblr, reddit, instagram) say that Ciri defeated Cahir in a sword fight on Thanedd in the Witcher books. I really don't know where they get that from when you read the passage in Time of Contempt. Or is it a translation thing? In the English version it is obvious that Cahir did not anticipate that Ciri would attack him at all when he tried to grab her. He had not even drawn his sword! He is totally taken by surprise and wounded so quickly that there is never a sword fight between the two. And if there had been, Cahir would have been at a big disadvantage as he was not allowed to kill or hurt Ciri in any way while she would not have had any such inhibitions.

So, the change they made in the Netflix version with Cahir refusing to fight her did not really take the chance away from her to defeat the black knight in a sword duel because there never really was one, right? In the books she was just hacking away at him in blind fury and almost killing him although he was still unarmed ...

And neither did the Netflix version take her decision away whether or not to kill Cahir. She could have done so. It surely made the choice to not kill him a tad easier though, I have to admit, with him looking at her with those puppy eyes and asking her forgiveness. 😂

#the witcher netflix #the witcher books #time of contempt #thanedd #ciri #cirilla #cahir #cahir mawr dyffryn aep ceallach #the witcher season 3 #the witcher spoilers #princess cirilla #the black knight #eamon farren #freya allan

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drowningparty · 1 day

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“He looked at Yennefer walking alongside him, at white-and-black-and-diamond Yennefer, with her raven hair and violet eyes, and the sorcerers trying to sound him out became unsettled and disorientated; confronted with his blissful satisfaction, they were clearly losing their composure and poise. Yes, he answered in his thoughts, you’re not mistaken. There is only she, Yennefer, at my side, here and now, and only she matters. Here and now. And what she was long ago, where she was long ago and who she was with long ago doesn’t have any, doesn’t have the slightest, importance. Now she’s with me, here, among you all. With me, with no one else. That’s what I’m thinking right now, thinking only about her, thinking endlessly about her, smelling the scent of her perfume and the warmth of her body. And you can all choke on your envy.”

Andrzej Sapkowski, Time of Contempt.

#time of contempt #andrzej sapkowski #the witcher #yennefer #geralt #geralt & I enter a who's the bigger yennefer simp contest #there are no survivors

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stromuprisahat · 9 months

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This is how you ruin another character upon their introduction.

‘Why aren’t you in school, student?’ she asked coldly, glaring at Ciri.

‘Wait, Tissaia,’ said the other woman, younger, tall and blond, in a green dress with a considerable neckline. ‘I don’t recognize her. I don’t think she’s…’

‘She is.’ Cut the dark-haired one. ‘I’m certain that she’s one of your girls, Rita. You can’t possibly know them all. She must be one of those who sneaked out through Loxia during the chaos when the students changed quarters. And now we shall wait for her explanation. Well, student?’

...

The woman raised her hand and Ciri immediately understood the seriousness of her mistake. Yennefer had demonstrated to her paralysing spells only once, tired with her long whining. The feeling had been considerably unpleasant. It was the same now.

Fabio cried terrified and leaped towards her but the other woman, the blond one, caught him by the collar and forced him to stay in place. The boy jerked his arm but the woman had an iron grip. Ciri couldn’t move. The dark-haired one bent down and glared at her.

‘I am not in favour of corporal punishment,’ she drawled her words coldly, evening her cuffs yet again, ‘But I will ensure that you’re whipped, student. Not for misbehaviour, not for the theft or elopement. Not even for wearing illicit clothes, walking out with a boy and telling him about things you were forbidden from discussing. No, you will be whipped for being unable to recognize an Archmistress.’

Rita starts with stating she doesn’t recognize Ciri, meaning she's probably familiar enough with her students to be able to. It’s Tissaia, who grabs the girl, and Tissaia, who threatens her. She also paralyzes Ciri, when she believes her to be insolent. Rita catches Fabio- still with Ciri- and lets him speak once he starts to explain.

Compare to:

“Mistress Laux-Antille”: *catches running Ciri* “Another runaway. You've had your fun, novice. Back to the dorms.”

Ciri: “Get your hands off me!”

“Mistress Laux-Antille”: *hard slap* “You will address me as Mistress Laux-Antille. And you'll clean the toilets for your impertinence.”

...

“Mistress Laux-Antille”, between drunken laughter: “Here, girl! Novices these days are useless. Not like when we were girls. I told you to bring the wine. ... I wanted red! ... Damned Cintran princess. What's so special about her, anyway? ... Girl, the wine! Now.”

In books, it’s Ciri’s pride injured. Her main issue’s the sorceresses dealt with Yennefer- as her guardian- instead of treating her like an independent person. She wasn’t abused by some cruel, sadistic bitch only because she’s younger and “only a student”. Rita’s even kind to her!

‘Hey, girl,’ she nodded at Ciri, ‘be so good and pass me a towel. Come on, stop pouting.’

Ciri hissed quietly, still offended. When Fabio let out who Ciri was, the sorceresses dragged her through half of the city, exposing her to public mockery. In Giancardi's bank the whole incident was immediately explained. The Sorceresses apologized to Yennefer, explaining their behaviour. ... Alarmed by the activation of Ciri’s amulet, Margarita Laux-Antille and Tissaia de Vries mistook her for one [of the sudents].

The sorcerers’ apologized to Yennefer, but none of them thought of apologizing to Ciri. ...

Ciri gave the towel to the Sorceress. Margarita patted her gently on the cheek. Ciri snorted and jumped and splashed into the pool of scented rosemary water.

‘Floats like a little leaf’, smiled Margarita as she lay down next to Yennefer on a wooden couch. ‘And she is as well formed as a nymph. You’re giving her to me, Yenna?’

Margarita Laux-Antille is one of those teachers, whose job is truly their life’s mission. She knows her students, she cares about them, she risks her life for them. Even as a member of the Lodge, her focus is education, not power. She doesn’t beat random girls on the street, because they possess magical amulet.

Fuck you Netflix, for ruining another one of my favourite minor characters! On such a deep, fundamental. level!

‘Ciri, serve us. Damn this carafe is almost empty. Come on, be good and bring us another.’

‘Bring two,’ smiled Margarita ‘As a reward you will get a sip and sit down with us, you will no longer have to strain your ears from a distance. Your education starts here, now, from me before you reach Arethusa.’

#The Witcher (TV series)#03×03: Reunion #vs.#Time of Contempt #Zaklínač #Margarita Laux Antille #Ciri of Cintra #Tissaia de Vries #Fabio Sachs #Andrzej Sapkowski #quotes #books #V #TWN critical #I don't know #who this bitch is #but it's not Rita!

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harrows-bones · 11 months

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the most important scene that they better have adapted for Witcher s3 is this one:

it’s such a great scene for all four of our main characters - ciri’s curiosity and a determination to understand geralt and yennefer, how much dandelion (jaskier) observes and truly knows both geralt and yen to their core, how geralt apologizes quietly, because when they fight he usually yells at her, contrasted to the loud apologies of yennefer that is so bright and passionate

this scene could be adapted line for line and transition the show perfectly out of the s2 mess they set up with their relationship. lauren hissrich i am in your walls

#witcher netflix #the witcher #witcher s3 #time of contempt #geralt of rivia #yennefer of vengerberg #cirilla fiona elen riannon #ciri #jaskier #lauren hissrich

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softness-and-shattering · 2 months

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Tw for rape in fiction

Witcher time of contempt. Ciri's just fallen in the with the Rats. Am I reading this correctly, Ciri lies down to sleep, Kaleigh makes a move on her and she panics and freezes up, Mistle tells him to fuck off....and then also makes a move on Ciri? Who is ok with it, but also doesnt give Mistle an indication either way? Is this whats happening? Fuck off lover boy I want first sex dibs with the girl??? What the fuck is happening?

I mean earlier on Ciri gets groped in a crowd and all she needs is some sweet pastries to completely forget the whole thing ever happened, so sapkowski is obviously uhhhhhh clueless to put it mildly.

#the witcher #mine #time of contempt #its page 324 in my copy if that helps

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hanzajesthanza · 1 year

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dandelion: geralt — a moment ago, i spoke with a dryad in the common speech, she spoke without an accent, she told me . . .

geralt: you dreamed it, dandelion. this is brokilon. many things can be dreamed here.

dandelion: really?

geralt: of course. many strange and illusory things can be dreamed. for instance, i dreamed we had sex last night.

dandelion:

dandelion: that actually happened, though

geralt:

geralt: oh yeah. so it did