Behind the Scenes on Ciri's Witcher Training With Freya Allan

It's true.
No pain. No gain.
When you feel stiffness the next morning, it means you did something right yesterday.

haha - no question Geralt from Witcher 3 would have died every time - even with the snow as a crash mat

The books are amazing! I love discussing them.

Could talk about the books all day and about how Netflix is dooming this show to failure or how the show can recover from all the bullshit they did in season 2

@@meatbagkiller7174 Netflix isn't dooming the show and it will be a success. There was no shit in season two and just you being a shit Witcher fan.

They are.

@@LNER985 baba yaga is not in the Witcher books

Every fairy tale is open to interpretation ... that is the genius of the books. And the reason why the brilliant games got away with not being faithful to the books.
And the same reason why the TV show has gone in a similar direction to the game ... using the source material, but reinterpreting it.
I can't wait.

@@jazzx251 Hmm, thing is that they follow the books, but they skip 80% of the source material. If you've read the books you would of known just how much they are skipping...changing...

this comment had me dead 💀

They will get there eventually

@@kongkonasahadola2949 that was supposed to happen in s2 BoE but if I were Netflix I'd fill in the unused parts of that book in the first few episodes of s3 since ToC doesn't have too many story arcs.
-in the first episode they could show some training with the Witchers right before they leave Kaer Morhen where we see the witchers actually become Ciri's family. After that they could fill in the scene with Yarpen and the Scoiatel where we could see Ciri and Yen start developing their mother-daughter relationship which was butchered in s2.
-Next episode Geralt leaves Ciri with Yen and goes to track down Rience and meets Philippa (Philippa screen time is urgent since she and Vilgefortz are the main characters in the events on Thanedd) We also see him meet Kodringer (bet I butchered his name) and Fenn. In the meantime we see Yen training Ciri.
-In the next episodes we should see the rest of the stuff of ToC and 6 episodes are more than enough for that since what makes these chapters really big in the books is the dialogue.
But I am certain the writers won't do any of that

Also I'm still waiting for Ciri skin in fall guys

@@meatbagkiller7174 I haven't read the books.....all of these seemed like a spoiler

That scene of Lambert was supposed to show she can't swing the blade as hard and all.
But yeah, The Trail Ciri trained in the books was hellish, dangerous and she could break her bones at any time instead of some gymlike structure. She had to run like a deer, they enhanced her abilities with witcher supplements and all.

Because Ciris hair is important. It marks her out, ashen hair is a trait of the elder blood.

@@subutaynoyan5372 But her hair isn't ashy blonde in the show.

@@KNYD Well it probably wasn't eligible or they thought it looked bad on Freya. Doesn't mean they'll go brunette with Ciri

@@subutaynoyan5372 And you don't think that wig looks bad on her?
I'm not saying she should be brunette.
"Why not have it a colour that the actors hair can sustain, like the one she has in the interview." She's far from brunette then, she is still blonde.

@@KNYD Nothing looks good in this season overall. They changed Geralt's eyes a bit too. Made it look like they're always shining which is terrible. It was more like honey colour previously and it looked decent enough.
Sets don't look good either. I was so bamboozled by how bad everything was didn't even notice her wig she doesn't look the role anymore, because they turned ciri from a kid into a young adult.

Hater.

They're certainly not going to change the showrunner just because a few narrow-minded, frustrated book fans are whining

@@starindl962 idc it's not like the books it just doesn't make sense at times. Even the story doesn't make sense at all.

@@user-gw1li6jq5i What do you think doesn't make sense about the story?

@@starindl962 on the animated film that was made by same person as the show the whole plot is mutated monsters. And when Eskel dies in S2 Vesemir says first time I'm seeing a mutated leshen. When his battle with one was the start of the movie.

You know?
If YOU could write a little script of your own ... you would create the perfect TV show, just for you ...
But you CAN'T can you?
[An adaptation of Jaskier's mistake in episode 4 - where his personal pride almost ruins the elves and Yennefer's escape ...]
This is a great TV show. I'm sorry you haven't had as much fun as I've had - I disagree. The writing is superb - so many great character moments and situations.

@@jazzx251 In all honestly, I'd love to.
Especially because, unlike the showrunner, I know the difference between "adaptation" and "original story".
Please tell Netflix I'm available.
Jokes aside...
I do understand why people both like and dislike the show.
Don't get me wrong, the show is indeed fun to watch. I mean, I've watched it.
The problems start if you've read the books... And please, give me at least the benefit of the doubt: huge problems.
You see, not only did both Netflix and the showrunner lied about this being an adaptation. But the original story they're telling here is sub-par when compared to the books' plot.
"Netflix's The Witcher" is a completely original story.
It's sometimes vaguely inspired by something that happens in the books, but it's absolutely a different story - with different characters.
(Yes. Yennefer, Triss, Ciri etc. are in the series - but they're different people that only happen to have that same name. Geralt is very close to the book's character tho.)
Of course, I'm NOT saying that "different is bad" by default. Look at the Goblet of Fire movie, it's different but it works.
Here tho... It doesn't.
This series is 100% inferior to the source material, by a lot.
Does this make it bad? Nope.
It's not bad.
But knowing what they could've done, it surely is a missed opportunity.

@@marinomele4575 Well Marino - I'll tell you what else is not faithful to the books ... "The Witcher 3" - one of the greatest computer games ever made, and the sole reason this show ever got made in the first place ... (and the reason I'm now a huge Witcher fan who is still only halfway through 'Tower of the Swallow')
It doesn't need to be the same as the book - that would be impossible.
Not least because these young actors are killing it - Anya, Freya, Joey ... how could any director say "You're not in the next 4 seasons, but you come back in season 5 - sorry - but that's what the book says - I can count on you coming back, yes?"
Of course not.
These terrific discoveries MUST be given something significant to do - otherwise we lose them.
That's the nature of TV.
That means shoe-horning them into the plot. And they did a great job of that this season.
The whole Baba Yaga thing was genius ... because it's entirely in keeping with European folklore - causing major trauma for several main characters.
But we got what I wanted - an awesome Ciri training scene. It was brilliant! :)
The book suggests that she's done some training - "well, there's 'the comb' ... and then 'the pendulum' ... and then the 'windmill' .. and they knock you off, but you have to get straight back up - otherwise you'll be scared" ... but we see it on the screen this time ... even more awesome and terrifying than I imagined!
Again - that scene owes more to the game than to the book. But I think it's the best of the series, among several terrific scenes.

​@@jazzx251 Dude, of course TW3 is not faithful to the books... It's a sequel.
There's nothing to be faithful to.
The game's trilogy is a non-canon continuation of the books.
I too like when they expand on something, like Ciri's training and Yen's backstory. Of course I do.
What I don't like is they saying "this show is faithful to the books", this season is based on "Blood of Elves"... But it's not true.
The Show is a reboot and S2 was an original story.
Let me ask you this: do you know what's in S2 that's actually from the books?
I promise you it's a complete original story.
So, why they had to lie?
And why they're still saying it's a faithful adaptation? It's clear they want to do a COMPLETELY different thing.
Especially since now they've established a storyline they need to follow - so from now on it'll be even more different.
Then again, I've already said this but it's VERY important: I'm not against it being different.
It's just a pity that these differences are worse then the source material.
PS
It's pretty apparent you haven't read them, but the characters were all in that book they scrapped.
So no, it wasn't for TV reasons - it was a deliberate choice.

Lies.

Freya be sippin on those salty tears lol

You are cute, the series is one of the most successful series on Netflix. The series is far from dead lmao

( ! ) - look for this symbol on your remote control, the next time the Witcher TV show comes onto your screen.
It's called the "off button" - it turns your TV off ... might seem obvious to us oldies, but we often forget that the uneducated don't know how a remote control works, or what the symbols might mean.

@@jazzx251 I just noticed that's why I removed the comment. my mistake sorry