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The Witcher Season 3’s Yennefer & Geralt Relationship Explained By Star: “A Greater Purpose”-TGN

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for The Witcher season 3, part 2.

Summary

  • Anya Chalotra explains Yennefer’s relationship with Geralt in The Witcher season 3, from mistrust to declarations of love.

  • Chalotra says: “It was quite easy and fun this season because we kind of knew where we were headed a bit more. There was a greater purpose for us both.”

  • Chalotra praises Henry Cavill’s support and their strong bond over the past five years of working together.

The Witcher star Anya Chalotra explains Yennefer’s relationship to Henry Cavill’s Geralt in season 3. In the role of Yennefer, Chalotra is crucial to The Witcher. With the help of magic, her character is transformed into the most beautiful woman in all the land. Early on in the fantasy series, Yennefer uses this power as a way of moving among the higher class, but it also brings her closer to Geralt in a relationship that has had its considerable ups and downs.

Reacting to The Witcher season 3 ending in an interview with Digital Spy prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Chalotra was asked about the evolution of the Yennefer and Geralt relationship in the show’s third installment and specifically what it meant for the pair to go from mistrust and guilt to declarations of love. She also talked about working with Cavill to develop the bond between the characters.

I mean, he’s always so supportive, to begin with. Very open to receiving whatever, however you interpret a scene or a moment. There’s a lot of trust that we’ve built together for the past five years, so there’s no one I’d rather have done this season with, with all its twists and turns.

I’d say it was quite easy and fun this season because we kind of knew where we were headed a bit more. There was a greater purpose for us both, which was Ciri, and I think that really allowed us to hear each other for the first time; to really know what was between us without our egos.

How Will Geralt’s Exit Impact The Yennefer Relationship?

The Witcher hasn’t yet offered an in-universe explanation of the fact that Liam Hemsworth will be taking over for Geralt, though Chalotra opened up about what the change could mean for Yennefer. The actor began by praising her co-star, Cavill, and said that she was excited to see what the former Superman actor would do next.

Addressing the chemistry between Yennefer and Geralt, Chalotra acknowledged that the bond between the two is important to fans of the books. Though she didn’t directly mention The Witcher‘s Hemsworth change in her interview remarks, Chalotra noted that “in every stage, there’s something else to be found.” It could be the case that the Hemsworth casting switch will allow for a new dimension in the relationship to be highlighted.

Separate and apart from the casting changes, Yennefer has come into her own. By the end of The Witcher season 3, Chalotrra’s character finds herself as the leader of the mages, essentially, after Tissaia (MyAnna Buring) dies by suicide. It will play a factor whenever she’s reunited with Geralt once the fourth installment rolls around.

Source: Digital Spy