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He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a frosty face, walking between the fog of reality and legend.
In the last lecture, we compared the original book to interpret the plot of the third episode of the first season of the American drama "The Witcher" in detail.
In the previous episode, Ciri's role was minimized.
The whole chapter falls on how Yennefer trades sterilization for a radiant appearance in the political struggles of the Brotherhood of Warlocks; and intrigues , and firmly controls her own destiny.
And the most classic scene of the battle with the vampire bird in the life of the white wolf Geralt .
The two scenes are connected to each other in a montage style, adhering to Netflix's usual large-scale approach to make the audience hooked.
Then, in the fourth episode, the life trajectories of the three protagonists spiral upward again, and they will draw closer to each other again and again. And in this episode, one of my favorite chapters, the election of Princess Paveta of Sintra finally begins.
I remember reading a fairy tale in Grimm's Fairy Tales called "Hans the Hedgehog" when I was young.
It is about a cursed boy, Hans, who is covered in hedgehogs. He has met two lost kings in the forest and rescued them.
When the king asked him what reward he needed, Hans the Hedgehog replied: I ask you to give me the first thing you encounter after returning to the palace.
As a result, after the two kings returned to the palace safely, the first thing they encountered was their daughter without exception. The first king kept his word, but the second king was righteous and married his daughter to Hans the Hedgehog.
In the end, Hans the Hedgehog lifted the curse and became a handsome prince who lived happily with the princess.
In fairy tales, the story of the princess and the prince is always so beautiful. But I never imagined that, many years later, this beautiful fairy tale would actually show a different scene in the pen of Andrzej, the author of "The Witcher".
Although the beginning and even the end are very similar to fairy tales. However, the far-reaching influence it brought to the mainland and the dark details that followed, let us reminisce for a long time and could not let it go. Princess Paveta's election meeting, in the original book, is the classic chapter "The Problem of Price" in Volume 1 "The Rise of the White Wolf". In the TV series, Geralt got into the stomach of a monster and successfully hunted it down. Under the hype and praise of the bard Dandelion, it became a big news at the time.
Here we will find that, compared to the previous episode, when Geralt and Dandelion met for the first time and had a chance encounter with the elves at the edge of the world, the timeline has moved forward a bit.
Dandelion has become Geralt's number one publicist, and it is he who constantly sings and sings about Geralt's heroic deeds of slaying demons.
People are not so afraid of white wolves anymore. Immediately afterwards, Dandelion invited Geralt to participate in the selection meeting of Princess Paveta in Sintra.
The coquettish Dandelion insisted on letting Geralt go with him, apparently because he had an affair with many ladies of the royal palace aristocracy. He was afraid of being beaten, so he pulled Geralt to protect himself when necessary.
But in fact, this is the original screenwriter of the TV series. In the original book, it was not Dandelion who invited Geralt to this blind date meeting. Dandelion didn't even show up at the party.
The one who really invited Geralt to come here is none other than the Queen Calanthe of Sintra we saw in the Sintra massacre before.
Of course, it was still 15 years before the Sintra massacre took place. The Nilfgardian Empire in the south is still a mess, and the Queen of Calanthe "The Lioness of Sintra" is famous throughout the north.
This grand event was an engagement meeting held by Queen Calanser to invite princes and princes from all over the world to hold an engagement meeting for her daughter Princess Paveta.
Because the king of Sintra died last year, whoever can marry Paveta will theoretically have the right to inherit the throne of Sintra.
At the banquet, Geralt, who was asked to take the pseudonym of the Four Corners VIP Lavex, also met the Grand Druid Mossack. This is the mage who used magic to protect Sintra in the first episode of the story, but failed in the end.
Hey, it's strange to hear a lot of people here. Geralt was a witcher, and a witcher was infertile; the Archdruid Moth Sark was no match for a sorcerer, much less Princess Paveta.
What is the intention of recruiting these two people who are not destined to be male guests to this pro-election conference?
It turned out that Queen Calanthe had a premonition that something would happen to tonight's pro-election meeting, so she invited Geralt in advance. Ask him to help when necessary.
And just like that, this large-scale If You Are the One election conference began. Aristocratic male guests from all over the country came forward to meet the Queen in turn.
Among them, we will see that when the nobles and princes of the southern Nilfgaard Empire came to the scene, they were greeted with ruthless ridicule and abuse from the northern countries.
They would never have imagined that this Southerner, whom they looked down upon so much at the time, would annex their territory, slaughter their people, and deprive them of their titles in a few years.
Well, according to Queen Calanthe's own thoughts. She hoped that the title of Consort could fall to Kratz, the heir to the Skelliger Islands to the west.
Because of this, the two most powerful countries in the north can be firmly linked through political marriage.
At this point in the story, readers, audiences, and Geralt himself all thought: Queen Calanthe's purpose for letting herself be on the scene,
to take action when necessary,
Kill those suitors who interfered and came out to spoil the situation.
Geralt sternly refused, because witchers were not killers. The witcher's principle requires him not to kill for money at any time.
This is the origin of the name of the story, "The Problem of Price". Some things can be measured by price, and some things are insurmountable
Different from the hearty and lively banquet, it is the radiant Princess Paveta who is only 15 years old. She had been sitting in her seat, numb and quiet, without saying a word.
Finally, this atmosphere did not last long, and was broken by an unexpected guest who suddenly broke in.
The uninvited guest was dressed in armor and was tightly wrapped from head to toe. This person introduced himself as Uchion from Erlenwald, and he came here to marry Princess Pavetta.
Queen Calanthe taunted him: You, an unknown knight, wanted to beat the princess, and asked him to take off his helmet. In order to emphasize the effect, the TV series here differs from the original: Uchiwon's helmet is removed as soon as it comes up, revealing his terrifying face, which is relatively simple and rude.
In the original work, various forces have always been restraining each other, and it was not until the end that Uchiwon was unusual.
And then, Uchiwon speaks amazingly! On the one hand he said that the helmet should only be taken off when the clock struck twelve; on the other hand, he said that Princess Paveta was his own law of accident.
Fifteen years ago, at the bottom of the canyon, Uchiwon rescued Rogner, the king of Sintra, who had lost his footing and was injured. Rogner promised to give Uchion a reward.
Uchion told Rogner that he wanted his reward to be determined by the law of accident. Here we explain the meaning of the law of accident: [The law of accident is an ancient reward method, the rescuer can ask the rescued for something that the latter did not expect to find at home. 】
For example, if you save a person, ask the other party to ask for the other party's accident law. When the other party returns home, he has a look: he bought a new TV at home, and the TV is yours; if you have a new dog, the dog is yours.
This is an ancient law on this continent. It determines the will of fate. Those who violate the law of accident will bring bad luck. Its existence is like the power of guests in the world view of "A Song of Ice and Fire" , or the curse of the kinslayer. Once violated, it will inevitably lead to retribution.
So 15 years ago, the King of Sintra, Rogner, agreed to Uchion's unexpected law request and returned to Sintra immediately.
When he returned to the palace, he found out that Calanthe was pregnant. So Uchion's reward is their daughter Pavetta.
As soon as Uchiwon's remarks came out, there was an uproar at the entire dinner party. Geralt also understood by this time that Queen Calanthe made every effort to attend this marriage election herself, but did not tell him the reason for the details.
Calanthe has long known that the law of accident was set many years ago. I also know that once Princess Paveta becomes an adult, Uchiwon will inevitably be invited to take her away.
But she couldn't bear her daughter, so she married someone who didn't know the details. So it was arranged by all means, and the witcher Geralt and Druid Mossack appeared at this feast to deal with possible accidents.
Now, when Queen Calanthe decided to abandon her husband's unexpected promise and refuse Uchiwon's request, she found that the guests present were divided into two factions. Many young male guests who proposed marriage raised their hands in approval of Queen Calanthe's decision. But those old-fashioned lords demanded that Calanthe obey the Law of Accident to prevent being cursed by fate.
In this way, the two sides quarreled, and the situation was about to get out of control. Geralt the white wolf finally stood up. He revealed his identity in public, because Geralt himself was the witcher chosen by the Law of Accidents.
Just like the Jinshui card issued by true and false prophets in Werewolf Killing, Shuang Jinshui's identity is the highest in the audience. So as to why Geralt is the witcher selected by the Law of Accidents; and the mystery of his life experience, we will leave it to a later show to expand.
At this moment, the clock struck midnight, and Queen Calanthe demanded that Uchion take off his helmet in accordance with his oath. Unexpectedly, Uchiwon, who took off his helmet, actually had the face of a hedgehog.
It turned out to be a knight who was cursed to become a hedgehog. Surprisingly, Princess Paveta did not dislike Uchiwon's appearance, and immediately agreed to marry Uchiwon.
Both parties to the accident law agreed to the marriage, which means that the accident law will officially take effect. Watching myself being compared by a hedgehog knight. This time, those young nobles quit and immediately drew their swords to face each other.
Sintra's bodyguards also attacked Uchion at the behest of Queen Calanthe. The scene became very chaotic for a while.
In this chaos, Geralt and Mossack suddenly discovered that there was an unstable magic field at this banquet. And the source of this magic field is actually the daughter of Queen Calanthe, Princess Paveta.
Seeing that his lover Uchiwon was besieged by the crowd, Paveta, who was full of grief and anger, erupted with a powerful magical power, which shocked everyone at the banquet.
In the end, Geralt and Mossack joined forces to subdue Paveta. This marriage turmoil came to an end in a mess.
The Great Druid Mossak told everyone: This sudden explosion of Paveta is the original magic power, inherited from her grandmother across generations, which is the source of the ancient blood of the elves.
It is really ironic when you think about it carefully. All the kings of Sintra hated elves to the core, and even carried out cruel elves genocide.
It turned out that the blood of the ancients that belonged to the elves was actually inherited among their royal family members.
At this time, everyone present was also surprised to find that Uchiwon had changed back to a normal human being. Uchiwon told everyone: From midnight to dawn, he will change into a human appearance.
And Queen Calanthe knew this detail, so she rang the midnight bell in advance. As a result of this large If You Are the One blind date conference, Calanthe agreed to the marriage of Uchion and Pavetta.
Because Calanthe decides to marry Turcek, the leader of Skellige, who will risk his life to protect himself in times of crisis.
Uchion's curse, also lifted by Calanthe's approval of their marriage, would no longer be a hedgehog.
Princess Pavetta, whose wish came true, immediately confessed to everyone that Uchiwon 's original name was Doni, and he had had an affair with Pavetta as early as a year ago.
Finally, Calanthe thanked Geralt for his contribution, and she asked Geralt what reward he wanted. Geralt asks Calantho for her emerald necklace as a souvenir of the experience. At this time, Uchion also proposed to give Geralt a reward.
Geralt thought for a moment and told Uchion that since this crisis was caused by the Law of Accidents, then let me make a Law of Accidents too. So he demanded that his remuneration to Duny be determined by the law of accident.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Princess Paveta was already pregnant with Duny. In other words, the child in Pavita's belly is Geralt's son of the accidental law.
Ultimately, Geralt agreed that in six years, he would return to Sintra. Take his accidental son back to Witcher Hold.
And this accidental son of the law is the Cintra lion cub Ciri, who has been running desperately since the beginning of the TV series to avoid all kinds of pursuit. Well, about the whole scene in which Geralt got Ciri, the son of Accidental Law, because of solving the price problem at the Cintra Princess Pavita election meeting , we have explained it clearly. In the original book, the chapter "The Problem of Price" is my favorite fragment in the entire book. Various starting and turning, vertical and horizontal links make the whole story high-energy.
From a structural point of view, "The Problem of Price" is the beginning of the main story of The Witcher. It is through this story that White Wolf and Ciri are connected by fate, so they play a pivotal role in the plot.
Of course, in this story, there are actually many unsolved mysteries: For example, why didn't Geralt take Ciri after 6 years? Did he know in advance that Pavita was pregnant and deliberately asked for the law of accident; Who is Donny's real identity? He rescued the king of Sintra 15 years ago. Was it an accident or premeditated? What is the connection between these issues and the subsequent massacre in Sintra? It can be said that these questions have been running through the story of "The Witcher" from beginning to end, and also make the whole story full of mystery in addition to fantasy.
The above is the analysis of the fourth episode of the first season of the American TV series "The Witcher" on the issue of Geralt's special code. At the same time that Geralt made a big fight for the pro-election convention and won the Accidental Son of Law. Fifteen years later, Ciri fled all the way into the forest, where she had a romantic relationship with the dryad.
Yennefer, who is further ahead in the timeline, is still young and beautiful after becoming a sorceress 30 years later, but she is also tired of the chaotic and dark political infighting of the Aedirn royal family.
In the end, in a journey of salvation, I reflect on my choices of the year.
Everything is exciting, and it will be in the next lecture, so stay tuned!
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