Didn't Calanthe and Mousesack die in the first episode? How are they back again? And what is Yennefer talking about when she said she spent three decades with political messes? Is something fycky going on with timelines?
Season 1 Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials
Released: December 20th, 2019
Synopsis: Against his better judgment, Geralt accompanies Jaskier to a royal ball. Ciri wanders into an enchanted forest. Yennefer tries to protect her charges.
Directed by: Alex Garcia Lopez
Written by: Declan de Barra
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Season 4 Episode 1: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
Released: October 30, 2025
Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Written by: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
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Season 1 Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials
Synopsis: The Law of Surprise is how one repays.
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So Geralt is at a ball with the Lioness of Cintra and his pet Bard. But the Lioness died in the invasion by the Nifel guys..... meanwhile her grand daughter who bolted from the castle during the invasion and is now slumming it with some eleves in some forrest with magical healing water...
The hell is going on ????
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What is this "suprise" thing? And what did Geralt swear by before he left and why was everyone so shocked? 2. Was it ever stated at the start of the episode that the feast was a flashback? 3. Does this mean that everything we've seen of Geralt in the series so far has been set in the past before the city sacking in episode 1? 4. What was that magic whirlwind happening between the princess and the cursed man? And why did Geralt stop it so desperately? 5. What happened to Ciri's parents? 6. Why did the princess vomit followed by Geralt saying, "fuck." Thank you.
I've never played the game or read the novels soo..
In episode 4, is there some timeline jump I'm missing? Why does pavetta look like ciri? Is she her mother? And the Queen, wasn't she killed in episode 1? Pavettas's pregnant.. With ciri? But isn't ciri already alive? Is this the past or something? Could someone explain it to me without giving to much spoilers for the remaining episodes? Or do I need to continue watching to understand it all
Wtf is happening in episode 4. Why is yennifer all of a sudden on a horse ride protecting someone. Wtf is going on with geralt how did he get to the family shit. Also isnt the family the same one from episode 1. Im so fukin confused.
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Episode 1- What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
Why is Geralt forever bound to the unborn child in Episode 4 and why does he say, “fuck,” when it’s revealed that the princess is pregnant?
“The bond between you and this child, when it is born, will be extraordinary.” - Mousesack
I don’t understand this part of the episode.
I'm a bit drunk, so please don't mind that. But It took me a few minutes to realize at the beginning of Season 1 episode 4, we are now back in time to Geralt visiting the court with princess ciri there? Or are ciri's scenes always in the future? Thanks
This thread is for sharing your thoughts and discussing Netflix’s The Witcher Season 4. Feel free to share your reactions, theories, and opinions full spoilers are welcome here.
S04E01: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
S04E02: Dream of a Wish Fulfilled
S04E03: Trial by Ordeal
S04E04: A Sermon of Survival
S04E05: The Joy of Cooking
S04E06: Twilight of the Wolf
S04E07: What I Love I Do Not Carry
S04E08: Baptism of Fire
So why did Cintra fall and the queen commit sui then now they’re all back it seems like or are they not back idk. Is the green dressed princess the same one as the ciri girl or what? I’m so confused by basically the whole episode someone explain but don’t spoil at all
I’m surprised by season 4, but also not at the same time. Somehow, most of the Ciri stuff and Geralt stuff was not that inaccurate, while Yennefer’s side was kind of everywhere.
Yennefer gets a bunch of mages killed along with Istredd and Vesemir, but they’re all characters that would’ve died (had the show made it to an adaptation of Wild Hunt). The only character that died who wasn’t eventually supposed to die was Margarita (Istredd isn’t supposed to die, but he wasn’t supposed to be around this long to begin with).
Somehow, they actually managed to use Yennefer’s screen time to fix big inconsistencies between the show and books, while also providing endings for certain characters we won’t see again due to the five season limit (Vesemir, Istredd, Margarita, etc.). They also used her screen time to condense down a mage genocide plot, close the multiverse obelisk bullshit, establish The Lodge properly, and isolate Yennefer (the way she’s supposed to be for most of the remaining story). Meanwhile they were able to use Geralt’s story to put Radovid on the path to tyranny and rectify the Jaskier X Radovid thing.
Laurence Fishburne gave a good performance for Regis, and Milve’s acting has improved drastically. Liam was no Henry, but he was decent (minus some clunky dialogue that’s not really his fault). I like that they just reshot key scenes from Season 1-3 with him instead of pulling some weird sort of multiverse bullshit to explain the change.
All in all, they definitely took liberties, but somehow it ends more or less the way it should’ve, and it wasn’t as inaccurate as I’ve come to expect from this series.