The Witcher always gets off to a strong start. The first season wowed audiences with a brutal pilot as Geralt emphatically earned the moniker of the Butcher of Blaviken. The second season, meanwhile, arguably peaked too soon with its adaptation of The Last Wish, which saw Henry Cavill’s monster hunter cross paths – and almost swords – with friend-turned-beast Nivellen.
The opening entry of the third season continues that fast-out-the-blocks trend and is, in many ways, the volume at the height of its powers – but sets a standard that is rarely reached again in the remaining episodes.
The Witcher season 3, then, begins with a relatively self-contained story involving Geralt, Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yen (Anya Chalotra) flitting about the Continent, aiming to keep one step ahead of those power-hungry pursuers who wish to use (and abuse) the Lion Cub of Cintra to their own ends.
