Both parties demand Geralt kill the other, framing it as the "lesser evil." Geralt famously responds, "Evil is evil... If I’m to choose between one evil and another, I’d rather not choose at all".
The second storyline takes place in the "present" (1263), decades after the events in Blaviken. Let's Discuss Netflix's The Witcher Season 1: Episode 1 The Witcher - Season 1 E...
Despite Geralt’s attempts to convince Renfri to leave, she forces his hand. In a brutal, balletic sword fight in the marketplace, Geralt kills Renfri and her gang. Both parties demand Geralt kill the other, framing
Stregobor claims Renfri is a "monster" born under the Curse of the Black Sun, while Renfri seeks vengeance for the life Stregobor helped steal from her. Let's Discuss Netflix's The Witcher Season 1: Episode
The series premiere of The Witcher , titled "The End's Beginning," masterfully introduces the grim world of the Continent through two parallel but temporally separate stories. It establishes the central theme of the series: the struggle between humanity and monstrosity, and the unavoidable pull of destiny. Geralt in Blaviken: The Lesser Evil
As she dies, Renfri delivers a prophecy: "The girl in the woods will be with you always... she is your destiny". Spurned by the villagers and dubbed the "Butcher of Blaviken," Geralt leaves town carrying her brooch. The Fall of Cintra: Ciri’s Flight
In the year 1231, Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) arrives in the town of Blaviken after slaying a kikimora. He quickly becomes entangled in a deadly dispute between the sorcerer Stregobor and a princess-turned-bandit named Renfri.
