The Witcher (TV Series) What Is Lost (2021) User Reviews

Better than the previous episode, but not the premiere.

[LegendaryFang56 · 7/10 · 25 December 2021]

The main good thing about this episode is that it was better than the previous one. Of course, the best part(s) were those in Kaer Morhen; specifically, Cirilla's desire to train and grow stronger: the stubbornness that comes along with it. I liked how Lambert looked down on her initially; then began respecting her upon her refusal to give up, her continual stubbornness. It was nice how swift Cirilla earned Lambert's respect and regard; not just him, but seemingly all the other Witchers, too.

I feel like this episode was the slowest one so far. We got to see Cirilla training more extensively than following a few simple movements of Geralt at the end of the previous episode. We saw a little bit of the elves settling in Cintra/Xintrea, which seems to be occupied by Nilfgaard; perhaps it's their primary headquarters at the moment.

Most of all, there was a lot of focus over at Aretuza. Lots of politics-type stuff, not just there, and just a lot of slow-paced, slow-building storytelling. I'm not sure if most of all that will be important later on. But it did put a damper on the episode. Due to the writing? I'm not qualified in knowing that, let alone just a tiny bit. Maybe it's because: even if written well, I don't have an interest in stuff like that.

But there was something important to glean from all of that:

• The name-drop by King Vizimir of Redania to King Foltest of Temeria nearing the end of the episode: his adviser, Dijkstra. Graham McTavish will be the actor. I haven't read the novels or played the games, let alone seen much of the games. But I know Dijkstra is an important character. I don't think I know any specifics regarding him: ones that I remember, anyway. I'm 90% sure King Vizimir is a puppet ruler, and Dijkstra is the true one to look out for, only the King is unaware of it: maybe. Hell, it might go further than that: someone even more of the ruler to who Dijkstra reports.

Here are my other thoughts:

• The cinematography in this episode was exceptional. There was a lot more variety regarding the scenery, and that allowed for it to shine even more. By far, the nicest it has looked in these first three episodes. The best shot was at the start of the scene when Eskel's body is left to the wolves: for them to devour; that initial shot of the mountains and the water, and the imagery depicted something that I haven't figured out yet. Was it a wolf? That shot looked nice.

• Speaking of variety, this episode expanded the world a little bit more; the different locations: the nice-looking aerial view of Cintra, the obstacle course in Kaer Morhen, where Eskel's body was left, where Cirilla ran to from the woods, and the memorial area at the end of the episode; and set pieces (?): the different exterior of Aretuza and interiors, and a same (?) interior of Cintra that perhaps looked better.

• cont.) And all of that made this episode feel completely different compared to the first two, making me think this season is going to get more elaborate in the following episodes. All of them were good, too. And they were even better, thanks to the good cinematography.

• The new Nilfgaardian armor looks so much better than the monstrosity armor they wore in the first season. At first, I thought it was Elven armor, and the men wearing it were elves. The massive improvement of their armor is now another improvement in this season. On top of other improvements compared to the first season.

• Geralt's new outfit is fantastic. Henry Cavill is looking mighty dapper. I hope it's comfortable for him to wear and move around. I'd like for it to be a frequent outfit to see Geralt wear, but I think it's more of an outfit for battle. There would probably have to be a lot of constant action going on for him to wear it for long periods. I hope times like that are frequent in the novels, and I think I'm speaking for everyone when I say that Geralt's outfit should be that one for as long as possible.

• Talk about anticlimactic. The leshy's done, just like that? Geralt didn't even kill it; that monster did. I'm pretty sure it was as if there was going to be this huge battle between Geralt and it in the trailer, although I didn't watch the trailer. I thought the only way to kill one is with fire through the heart, so maybe it's still alive, or that wasn't its actual body.

• cont.) Or slicing it in half could work, too. But maybe that can only be done by other monsters, and fire through the heart is the "only way" for a non-monster to kill one. And I don't know what that monster was, nor was it revealed to us. I doubt it was created for the show, so people who've played the games or read the novels probably immediately recognized it.

• cont.) It seemed to beckon to Cirilla before Geralt appeared, killing it. I wonder if she's some sort of beacon to monsters. Perhaps there's some higher being that causes monsters to seek her out against their will and then lead her somewhere. But that's probably a stretch. I was also going to suggest that maybe the leshy somehow mutated because she was close by, that Eskel getting infected was because of her, but that wouldn't make sense.

• Surprisingly, given that I haven't read the novels, I was glad that Cahir's character is still in play, thanks to Yennefer saving him. I know that he's much different in the novels, so it almost seemed likely that the writers would've off-ed him because of the route they went with him; off-ed him, someone important in the novels, like they did Eskel. Thankfully, he's still alive, for now.

• cont.) Even more surprisingly, he seemed likable to me in this episode. That's pretty much why I was glad Yennefer saved him. I hope that by him being likable and the writers writing Yennefer to save him; means he'll become more in line with his counterpart in the novels. I just have this feeling that he was super likable, better written, and an all-around better character than in the show so far, even though I haven't read the novels.

Yeah, this episode was the slowest-paced episode so far. The plot progression was pretty much stagnant on all fronts. It was almost like a filler episode, but I doubt it was an actual one. Despite that, I thought it was better than the previous episode, but I can see why some people may consider the previous one to be better.

I feel like the scope of the show/this season is about to become much broader, so I think this episode, in terms of the slow pacing and somewhat stagnant plot progression, was a one-time thing. I believe the following episodes will likely begin picking up the pace and becoming more exciting. And even if slow pacing and sometimes stagnant plot progression continue to be present, I think the level of excitement will at least be higher.

Good with some headscratchers

[finnschneider-25831 · 8/10 · 18 December 2021]

Overall a good episode to a good series so far. I really like the adventures of Ciri in Kaer Morhen and also the Yen storyline, even though it is quite off from the books. But again there are some scenes or plot that feel forced. Once again I have to say, the monster hunt is unnecessary. It feels like the creators want to push in a fight whereever possible without asking themselves if it makes sense or does it help the story.

Another big headscratcher was Yens escape. Seriously? In front of the whole Brotherhood, all kings and you don't know how many respective knights and guards she just runs away and jumps on a horse, while no one is even trying to catch her? What should be an easy task for all present wizards, since Yen is uncapable of doing anything, besides lifting her skirt. If there is no secret plot by the magicians to let her escape and infiltrate Nilfgard, I'm really worried about the ability of the writers to come up with smart storywriting and plot twists.

But these two point don't change the fact, that I really enjoy this series so far. I was worried, but is is one of the more pleasant surprises this year.

Ciri's strength

[aboalhyjaa · 9/10 · 17 December 2021]

Good episode with a great cgi work we can see the improvement if we compare this with the last two.

About the episode, I couldn't see if it has an actual meaning to the story itself or the writers just trying to fill the episodes, but i liked it and so would you so its not that important if it's relevant to the main story or not.

Some of you are confused about Ciri and its understandable

[jrzodda · 9/10 · 27 December 2021]

If you haven't read the books and played the games then you don't understand and I get it. The show doesn't do a very good job explaining just how important Ciri is and why she is slowing turning into a super hero. In fact she is the most important person in the world due to her abilities, her blood line and who her father is, not to mention prophecy. She is meant to do something spectacular that I won't even mention here.

Since at this point in the story neither she not anybody else knows all that I can understand why there are comments at how she can undertake training that would maim athletic men. Just know that she is not ordinary in any way.

Again

[Calicodreamin · 8/10 · 27 December 2021]

Loved this episode. The two storylines worked well together and weaved in and out seamlessly. The acting was solid from the whole cast and the cinematography was breathtaking.

Great episode 3

[jaqmeister · 9/10 · 20 December 2021]

Henry and Freya's chemistry continues to be great. I find the politics in the Northern Kingdoms interesting.

Ciri's training is really fun to follow and watch.

Your training starts here!

[ha77y73ad97 · 8/10 · 4 January 2022]

Keeping on a solid treading for this series and building the relationship of our main heroes whilst also driving up the tension between the northern kingdoms and Nilfgaard keeps the ball.

Ciris relationship with Geralt is the main driving force of the series. The wholesome feel of a teenage daugther rebelling against her father figure is just fun to watch! Instead of going out partying its learning to kill monsters and then eventually the man that sacked her kingdom. This comes to a head with them hunting a Leshy but being chased by the bigger fish. Following the instruction of Geralt to the 'T' she actually was the reason that this monster didnt rip both of them apart! More to follow for this journey.

On the other side of the continent Yennifer finally returns to Aretuza after a month away to the joy of Tissaia but to the dismay of Stregobor with both sides playing their roles so perfectly the story continues after the mistrust of Yennifer and her fire magic. Leading to a trail where she must kill Cahir but to her own amazement and his they are freed and now continues the story with them on the run

Overall another solid story to be added to the series but still not beating the start of the other 2 so far!

Feels a lot like the first season (in good and bad)

[orgrinrt · 6/10 · 17 December 2021]

There's one thing I realized watching this episode.

When done well, this divergence from the source material can be quite exciting and interesting. Fresh, for the lack of a better word.

However, it proves time and time again to be a tough feat for shows of any caliber. This series is no exception.

After the previous episode, this was better. Compared to the first episode of the season, which was brilliant, this isn't very close. I'm starting to see that this show is not going to follow the established story as much as I had thought it would and that I probably shouldn't think or expect that it does.

It's just so hard to shake this off feeling, when something happens that does not happen -- and could not happen -- in the books. You have this image in your head and it's so hard to reset that to get the proper experience with this show. You end up comparing the two and that's really just unfair to the show.

There were odd choices and head-scratching moments -- such as how they chose to deal with the whole leshen thing (seriously, what was the point of all that if it ended like this?), or the end of the episode (seriously, absolutely nobody chasing after them?), or the fact that a significant plot point in this episode was based on the idea that somebody killing someone else absolutely means they can not be a spy -- but at least this episode felt more substantial and entertaining, if nothing more.

Be it as it may, I'm basing my rating in relation to the first episode of the season. This episode felt very much like the first season did. In good and bad. Mostly good, which I reflect in the rating. It's a shame I can't say there was something great though. Well, maybe the environments and some of the shots, those were amazing at times.

So far the first episode has been the highlight and the rest has not impressed. That is not to say it has been bad, though. Almost halfway through the season and we don't have much to show for it, but it's had its moments.

But there's plenty of time to get somewhere. I choose to have high hopes for what comes next.

strength is Power

[moviesfilmsreviewsinc · 10/10 · 1 January 2022]

"From the moment we met, you were trying to fill a void," Tissaia says gently. "Power couldn't do it even when you had it at your fingertips. What makes you think it's the answer now?" "Because it's all I have left," Yennefer says tearfully.

This is meant to be the next part of Yennefer's origin story - a sort of meditation on how women are made to balance ambition and family. With Yennefer deciding to embrace power at the end of the first season, the story now seems interested in seeing how she reacts when her magic is taken away from her, the ultimate point likely being that she doesn't need either to be worthy of self-respect. It's an interesting character arc on the face of it, but The Witcher has only occasionally managed to put me in her corner, even when her actions seem (mostly) justified. Witness the third episode of Season 2, which features yet another major turn for our favorite witch. Fresh off the reveal that she lost her powers at Sodden Hill, Yennefer is back with Tissaia and the rest of the mages in this episode. While she's seemingly no worse for wear after her experience with the elves, Yennefer is quietly hiding that she can no longer perform magic. She can't even heat up the bath for an impromptu mage hot tub party. Tissaia, of course, immediately realizes the truth about her protégé - Tissaia's mother-daughter relationship with Yennefer might be the most authentic one in the show - and gets her to confess what happened. Ciri begins training in earnest and Yennefer grapples with the loss of her powers in an episode that has some strong individual character moments, but is partly undone by shaky world-building and characterization. The scenes in Kaer Morhen continue to feel fun and authentic, while the bits in Aretuza are bogged down by heavy exposition and ponderous conversations. It's difficult to call the final scene "a twist" given how heavily it's telegraphed, but it still manages to feel contrived. After a strong start to the season, it seems like Yennefer and Ciri's stories are going in opposite directions, and one is much better than the other.

[7.3] Eyes are starting to roll

[cjonesas · 7/10 · 7 April 2022]

Episode 3: Visually nice and enthralling, logically around average, disjointedness all over the storyline plots, Yennefer who's become an ax wielding expert and her endless love for herself making her do unimaginable things while surrounded by fiercely protective "magical" invisible fields immune to the Kovirian wizards!

Eyes are starting to roll.

Ciri's Character Development is absolutely beautiful, and empowering! As a little girl I've always wanted to be something like her, got me all excited to relive my childhood!

[ErikaChang265 · 9/10 · 23 August 2022]

The relationship between Geralt & Ciri will never be exhausting to watch! I love every second of it! We NEED more! The Ciri training scene was excellent character development.... literally developing/training in front of us all! We see her at a young age training her heart off, to become the ultimate version of herself! Unlike Rey... we love youuu, Ciri ! Not you, Rey.

More odd choices

[vladmods · 3/10 · 30 December 2021]

+ Kaer Morhen looks good

• the Leshen story had no interesting ending;
• leaving Eskel to the wolves was ridiculous;
• Lambert and Coen are basically portrayed as unsophisticated brutes;
• Coen is from the school of the GRIFFIN, not the school of the Wolf;
• Ciri couldn't have possibly done so well at the obstacle course in such a short time - the script tried so hard to prove Geralt wrong, as if training isn't really that necessary;
• Stregobor should take no part in this story; the actor is fine, quite menacing in his portrayal, but Stregobor wasn't in the story any longer and the fact that they've turned him into a power-hungry racist is odd;
• Triss Merigold was the Fourteenth of the Hill, not Yennefer;
• Yennefer's escape with Cahir beggars belief;
• Cahir wasn't saved by Yennefer;
• Anya Chalotra was given a awfully tasteless dress, I wonder who had the bright idea;
• Nilfgaard did not give Cintra to the Elves; Dol Blathanna was left to the Elves under the condition that the Elves continue the guerilla war against the Northerners;
• speaking of which, the Elven guerilla war against the North is barely mentioned; there's little word of their war crimes; elves are, just like humans, one dimensional;

What is Lost? Me, for starters!

[neon_demon · 4/10 · 1 January 2022]

Not sure if the title for this episode is some kind of inside joke the writers are having with the viewing audience as they make a hash of yet another season of The Witcher.

I understand that there is alot going on in the Witcher Universe and as anyone familiar with the text/games would know, it takes a long time to unravel all the moving parts to understand what is at play. We are 3 eps into the 2nd season and I have literally no clue what is happening apart from Ciri suddenly becoming Rei Skywalker and wanting to be a Witcher.

The plot line with Yennefer is simply a mess, where characters only ever talk to each other about what they have done, what they have seen, what is going on with other characters. The show never shows you. Characters appear out of nowhere, another character says who they are and what their deal is and thats it, deal with it.

Why has Geralt spent the past 2 eps sitting around at KM? The events of The Witcher should be driven by him and his adventures in the world, where he encounters these various characters and we learn about the world that way. It seems far more natural and easier to understand than what has been consistently dished out to this point. Instead, Yen continues to soak up the majority of screentime while Geralt is left to baby sit the now sassy and obnoxious Ciri. Its a shame because Henry Cavill is the best thing about this show.

You can see the money on the screen, the sets, makeup, costumes, SFX are all great, but this episode is another nail in the coffin for those in the writers room.

Oh, one more thing, please drop the man bad/woman good fist pumping. It has no place in this story. I came here to escape the never ending PC messaging of the real world.

Not quite as bad as the last episode, still pretty bad.

[justsomerandomidiot · 3/10 · 19 December 2021]

Sadly, the story departs further and further from the books without adding anything worthwhile.

The plot around Yennefer does not make a whole lot of sense, there are many scenes that are very unbelievable.

The Witchers definitely do not behave as they should at all either, acting juvenile and petty when they are supposed to be old and wise.

There are just many small and big problems with the show, clearly worse than the first season.

Very bad writing

[mike_morais_15 · 4/10 · 21 December 2021]

The witchers look like juveniles, Nilfgaardian motives are not clear, Yennefer prefers escaping when surrounded by soldiers and mages instead of doing it at the night before with only two guards (btw how the hell could she escape that?), Geralt takes Ciri alone to face a monster that killed is fellow companion and Ciri survives that, etc etc.

what was the last part????

[kaanucler630 · 5/10 · 18 December 2021]

I really thought something in this series are just plain stupid like the last part yen saves cahir with axe but noone stops them??? All the mages are there surely some of them could stop it with their fingers. If you are looking for some logical answer for everything this is not for you and ohh yens dress in this episode is a big F. You for Triss lol. What are they thinking about they put these things in the series????

what is happening?

[seraphin01 · 2/10 · 20 December 2021]

The more I watch season 2 (aside from the first episode), the more I wonder what is going on?

The witcher was special and unique, and people liked it for that matter.. now they're turning this into some game of throne, but bad.

Nothing make any sense, the characters are anything but interesting nor appealing or in line with what they're supposed to be All the other witchers are trash low life at best, and everything else is turning into some political twists and turns.. if I wanted to watch game of throne, I'd just watch game of throne

Also hate what they're doing with ciri, giving her a fan boy club even, like what is this turning into?

I have little hope for the rest of the season to be fair, I just don't understand how they turned such a good series into "that" for no reason..

Worse is, the first episode of season 2 was actually in line with season 1 and was a pretty good start if anything..

Not out of hate but out of love

[alsoft-13452 · 1/10 · 22 December 2021]

This was absolutely the most pathetic and boring episode so far. The storyline is broken and what is left is hard to follow, even harder to understand how and why was it all added to the story of the Witcher and Ciri. Empty characters with over serious faces speaking for the sake of filling the time, useless side storylines are not engaging or entertaining in any way, shape or form. It's hard to imagine what feelings screenwriters intended the actors to show, but over and under emotional characters look like they don't know what to do and how to act. Yet again, once a good original story in the cover of Netflix became agenda-pushing freakshow by the next season. Cavil did a funky job 'instructing' crew about the canon ;(

What is lost? Common sense.

[alexxxlibra · 4/10 · 26 December 2021]

I really like the first scene with Ciri practising. I like her smudgy look and plain clothes. And it was so good when Geralt interrupted her training telling her that skills need time to improve. At last Geralt looked like a wise experienced witcher teaching a quick-tempered beginner. But in about five minutes Lambert and Coen appear and start bullying Ciri as if they were two teenagers not battle-hardened warriors who have lived far more than usual humans do. (They could have been young apprentices, training to become witchers, but no way, they're Lambert and Coen... OK, showrunners, most men are brutes and morons - we got that!) Then Lambert cuts Ciri's training dummy in half with his real sword (Was it supposed to look cool?!) and challenges the girl to try her hand in "true witcher" training obstacle course with swinging chained logs, spinning sharp stakes and other pretty things. Of course, Ciri is overconfident, so after a few steps she gets hit with the swinging log and tumbles, spitting blood. OK, it should have been a good lesson for her, I thought (a cruel one though): Learn to walk before you run - so if you do not listen to your mentor, you have to face consequences. Ciri should have spent weeks suffering from broken ribs and dislocated joints or at least for a few days and then, say, Triss should have cured her. But that never happened. Instead, Ciri just pulls herself together and after a number of failed tries (injured but not broken) almost passes this bone-breaking test. Thanks god Netflix didn't endow Cirilla with "chi" power as Disney had done to their Mulan!

Yet what do we have as the result: Go to hell, Geralt - your stupid admonition sucks! I am Cirilla and I have my girl-power! In other words, one doesn't need hours, days, weeks, months or even years of practising, they just need to be persistent at a certain moment and they'll succeed (?!) And, mind you, Ciri's magical skills have nothing to do with her physical abilities - she is not a witcher! My gosh, they could have shown her trying to get through the obstacle course for a few days or even weeks (It's a film! Besides, Netflix treats "time" rather freely in this series).

To cap it all, we can see here feeding a deceased witcher-brother to wolves (RIP Eskel - lucky you they didn't feed you to dogs or crows!), CGI fight with Leshy... no, a ram-headed mutant-centipede that killed Leshy which was trying to get Ciri because it was trying to get her as well (wtf?!) - all showrunners seem to consider unexpected moves to be cool despite total absence of logic.

And I just wonder how Stregobor actually does his magic without hands.

Oh yeah, I've forgotten to mention Yennefer's "magic" escape (without her magic abilities but with Cahir and an axe) from loads of mages, kings and their guards.

God, they got off to such a good start in this episode...

Confusing mess

[garlik38921 · 3/10 · 22 December 2021]

Just like - WHAAAT?

Episode 1 was good, but it was followed by the episode 2 which already had confusing decisions in the plot.

But the third episode surpasses it by going even further into the unknown depths of weird and stupidity.

It is confusing even on its own, even if you take it is as stand-alone work without any books or games behind.

And - the directing is odd, has big failures in quality time to time .

LOL? We comedy now?

[hc-88152 · 1/10 · 22 December 2021]

How the hell can Stregabbor just capture and torture Yen in broad daylight? What is this plotline about the brotherhood even?

Man, this is on the level of some CW writings to be honest with you.

Grimdark and joyless

[jimm-module · 3/10 · 5 January 2022]

So disappointed so far with this series. The strength of the first season was, on top of Cavill's watchability, that it (mostly) didn't take itself too seriously. It was confusing but enjoyable especially where there were elements of fun in there- Jaskir acting as a foil to Garault's dourness or the Witcher's own well-timed expletives when things didnt go to plan... There is also a Grimms faery-tale quality which clearly owes a lot to the original source material.

The new series so far is just dark and takes itself incredibly seriously. To get away with this, the writing has to be icily good. You need clear, clever dialogue; you need strongly written characters. Unfortunately the writing and directing has taken a turn for the worse, and we don't seem to get any of these things. Instead there are inconsistent characters; lots of unhelpful exposition; and events and decisions which make no reasonable sense at all.

The political/mage plotline is a mess and the whole chain of events in this episode is just too silly and incredible to waste time critiquing.

The Witcher/Ciri thread is central as the story goes on and we need to see the development of the relationship and the emergence of Ciri's foreshadowed abilities- but so far the relationship is joyless and dour and this is a problem which needs to get better, quickly.

I'll stick it out and hope there is an improvement, but I'm not holding out a lot of hope.

The story is broken, clearly a joke to the fans who know the original story.

[giridharidas · 1/10 · 18 December 2021]

So you are telling me, that Yennefer is considered as DEAD? That she is the Fourteenth of the Hill?

This is such a lie from Netflix.

• Triss is the Fourteenth of the Hill, she was the one, who was considered as DEAD, but TOTALLY NOT YENNEFER, this is so dumb.

Next thing, besides Eskel's death, Netflix really thinks that Lambert, Eskel and Coen look like that? That they act like that? The answer is - no.

• Lambert and Coen are making fun of Ciri, of course that's what they would do and what they ACTUALLY did.

• I don't remember if Stregobor actually has no hands.

• Cahir was NEVER caught by Aretuza, so why is Cahir even there?

• Coen's medalion is wrong...

• Yennefer NEVER SAVED Cahir, BECAUSE HE NEVER WAS CAPTURED BY PEOPLE FROM ARETUZA

• Blue Quen??????

The agenda being pushed as usual

[LMatt8 · 5/10 · 21 December 2021]

Like the rest said you can notice the agenda. There's not a lot of content and it's very slow which is disappointing considering the flawless episode 1.

Again the whole men vs women white vs black narrative completely ignoring what the show is about. "What's with men lurking everywhere" Yen says. Where the hell did that come from? "People think we come to destroy with our black armor says the black woman". Suddenly every series nowadays is all about strong women at the top and abusive weak men on the other side. Is this the idea of equality these feminist writers have? Cause it seems the exact opposite. Misandry is just as bad as misogyny and racism is racism no matter where it comes from.

Also the only one who seems to act like a witcher here is Geralt, the rest act like regular humans. Hopefully it'll improve but so far it's been pretty bleak.

Absurd

[pavelsavov · 4/10 · 4 January 2022]

I was disappointed by S1 but decided to check out the new installment to see where the show is headed. The first episode was alright, the second made me cringe (prostitutes in a remote and supposedly hush-hush witcher hideout?), and now the third made me give up on the series. The show just can't maintain the suspension of disbelief necessary to overlook inconsistencies and plot holes. Almost everything that happened on screen was nonsense:

• People in the show's world are apparently impervious to weather conditions. No matter the weather, they are always dressed the same, with a few exceptions. None of the residents of Kaer Morhen care that they're up in the mountains during high winter - they just walk around in shirts while snow is drifting around.

• The supposedly formidable witcher obstacle course looks like a Medieval version of a Japanese game show. And of course, Cirilla masters it in a single afternoon, with nothing but a cut to her arm.

• What was the point of the entire infesting leshy subplot if it would show up for 10 sec and then be killed by another monster in two more seconds? Uhh and didn't they say just last episode that it can only be killed with fire?

• Stregobor traps Yennefer's mind in a pocket dimension where he can torture her and learn all her secrets just by placing his hand on her? Seriously?! Why would mages let any other mage within an arm's length then? And didn't Stregobor show that he has lost his hands and they are actually illusions ...
• Yennefer is asked to prove her loyalty by killing a prisoner?! Even she comments on the ridiculousness within the episode - "What does that prove?". But that's nothing compared to what follows ...
• Yennefer, a small woman with a large axe, expertly cuts metal chains with a single blow without maiming the prisoner. She then proceeds to escape from a gathering of prominent mages and all the heads of state of the Northern kingdoms and nobody stops her. I was at a loss for words ... I guess she's just become a master of exfiltration after her inexplicable escape from elven captivity in E2.

I suppose some scheme to let Yennefer escape might be revealed in the following episodes - but I am too sick of this pile of absurdities to find out.