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Tissaia Actor Reacts To Her Character’s Big Witcher Season 3 Moment-TGN

Warning! SPOILERS ahead for The Witcher season 3.

This article contains mention of suicide.

Summary

  • Tissaia’s death was a dramatic departure at the end of The Witcher season 3, and MyAnna Buring knew it was coming since it’s based on the books.

  • Buring expressed emotional attachment to the character and gratitude for her journey in the fantasy series.

  • While Tissaia’s passing is tragic, it’s also a celebration that viewers got to know her, and new stories can now blossom and grow.

The Witcher actor MyAnna Buring reacts to Tissaia’s fate. Buring has played Tissaia de Vries since The Witcher season 1, having an important presence as the mentor to Yennefer and the Rectrix of Aretuza, which is a training academy for female mages. But at the end of the show’s third installment, which already includes Henry Cavill’s exit as Geralt of Rivia, Tissaia makes a dramatic departure. The character takes her own life, leaving behind a letter that will likely have an impact on future episodes.

In an interview with GamesRadar+, Buring talked about Tissaia’s dramatic decision at the end of The Witcher season 3. Buring begins by saying that she knew the death was coming, as it’s canon in the books on which The Witcher is based, but she adds that she’s been emotional while discussing it. In the interview, which was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Burning also looked back fondly on her time with the fantasy series and expressed gratitude for it. She also looked back on her character’s journey. Her quote is below:

When I signed on three seasons ago, almost five years ago, I knew that this was coming. I knew that that was the end. So for me, it was very emotional to do it and it’s actually been emotional talking about it today (at the junket).

It’s been wonderful. For me personally, it’s just been such a great journey, I’ve had the best time. My little boy has grown up with this show being filmed around him. It’s been incredible and an incredible world to be a part of. So I’m just very grateful.

In terms of the character, I think the best stories have characters come to an end so that new things can blossom and grow. Tissaia has been a wonderful character to follow, so as tragic as her passing is, I also think it is a huge celebration that we got to get to know her at all.

More to come…

Source: GamesRadar+