The Witcher 2 Review: Henry Cavill's Show Gets Better, Anya Chalotra Impresses With Emotional Performance
The Witcher season 2 makes up for most of the mishap in the previous season and keep the audience hooked till the end. Anya Chalotra is just as ever impressive, but Mimi Ndiweni, who plays Fringilla and Eamon Farren who
Star
Cast:
Henry
Cavill,
Freya
Allan,
Anya
Chalotra,
Joey
Batey,
Kim
Bodnia
Director:
Lauren
Schmidt
Available
On:
Netflix
Duration:
8
Episodes/
45
Minutes
Language:
English
Plot:
Season
2
of
The
Witcher
follows
Geralt
after
meeting
Ciri
at
the
outskirts
of
Sodden.
He
proceeds
to
look
for
Yennefer
at
the
battlefield
but
is
told
she
was
lost
in
the
battle.
Grief-stricken,
Geralt
continues
on
with
life
to
fulfil
the
promise
he
is
bound
to
keep
-
to
ensure
Ciri's
safety.
Review:
The
Witcher
season
2
gets
better
and
bigger
and
the
makers
explore
the
show
in
a
more
linear
and
follows
Geralt
and
Ciri
on
their
adventure
together.
While
season
1
had
fans
confused
about
when
the
events
were
taking
place,
this
time
the
number
of
places
introduced
does
cause
a
bit
of
confusion,
however,
Ciri
and
Geralt
do
not
stay
in
one
place
for
more
than
two
episodes
for
any
to
make
a
bigger
impact.
The
Witcher
season
2
does
explore
the
science
fiction
elements
which
at
first
prove
hard
to
follow
but
begin
to
make
more
sense
as
the
episodes
proceed
further
into
the
season.
However,
the
makers
have
not
spared
a
moment
for
the
non-fanatics
to
catch
up
to
the
lore
of
The
Witcher
world.
Every
episode
is
packed
with
action
and
mesmerizing
visuals
which
are
enough
to
keep
the
audience
hooked
until
the
entire
plot
is
revealed,
or
rather
explained
in
the
second
half
of
the
season.
After
the
battle
of
Sodden
Hill,
Geralt
finds
out
that
Yen
was
lost
to
her
final
spell,
however,
without
letting
grief
take
over
him
he
travels
with
Ciri
to
Kaer
Morhen
while
hunting
a
few
monsters
on
the
way.
The
two
despite
their
strong
bond
and
destiny
struggle
to
understand
each
other.
Neither
Geralt
knows
how
to
take
care
of
a
child,
nor
does
Ciri
know
how
to
trust
anyone
other
than
her
grandmother
and
Mousesack.
If
Nilfgaard
was
hunting
Ciri
in
season
2,
she
has
made
several
more
enemies
in
the
new
season.
With
many
trials
to
face
alone
and
together
they
slowly
come
closer
while
the
mystery
of
Ciri's
true
power
looms
over
their
fate.
The
makers
have
managed
to
balance
the
fantasy,
political
and
science
fiction
elements
enough
so
that
none
lose
the
audience's
attention.
With
every
war
strategy
scene,
a
counter
scene
takes
place
with
monsters
or
mage
hunting.
While
Henry
Cavill
grunts
less
in
the
new
episodes
and
Jaskier's
absence
is
very
much
felt.
Ciri
makes
up
for
the
two
with
powerful
scenes
and
impactful
performance.
Freya
Allan
not
only
grows
as
a
character
since
season
1,
but
she
also
looks
the
part
of
a
powerful
mage.
Yennefer
played
by
Anya
Chalotra
gets
an
impressive
arc.
With
her
chaos
lost
after
the
fight
at
Sodden
Hill,
she
gets
a
chance
to
redeem
herself
in
name
of
humanity.
Yennefer
does
prove
to
be
a
better
person
than
most
in
season
2,
including
Triss
Marigold
and
Jaskier,
who
we
get
to
see
rarely.
Overall,
The
Witcher
season
2
makes
up
for
most
of
the
mishap
in
the
previous
season
and
keep
the
audience
hooked
till
the
end.
Anya
Chalotra
is
just
as
ever
impressive,
but
Mimi
Ndiweni,
who
plays
Fringilla
and
Eamon
Farren
who
plays
Cahir
are
the
new
founds
of
season
2.