#and suddenly she's just. a perfect doting mother. and a charismatic politician. and an emotionally honest and vulnerable friend and lover.

[limerental]

tbh ok... I've been trying to wrangle my thoughts into line about this and have not talked about this anywhere but. I didn't vibe with yennefer's character in s3 as much (with some notable exceptions). the choice to make her appear extra powerful, heroic, in charge, etc were... not good for her character.

like geralt in s2, she didn't have much of a character arc. her character moments that challenged her had all happened in s2 and she seemed to exist in s3 purely to directly drive the plot forward. idk if that was wholly due to the book changes that put her more centrally in the thanned conclave and coup and lodge setup but. those choices sure didn't help.

(the notable exceptions for me were the fight at the silver heron where we see her struggle to keep it together more distinctly and also several vulnerable scenes with tissaia)

#i'm not sure how to describe the change exactly but it's like #suddenly this character is incapable of making mistakes #her magic is effortless and she's extra powerful #every bad thing is something that happens to her not really due to her own choices (with exception) #and suddenly she's just. a perfect doting mother. and a charismatic politician. and an emotionally honest and vulnerable friend and lover. #anyway lol that's just me #there's moments we see that her political schmoozing is an act but it's all very. well. ooc for me #twn #twn critical #i've largely been reluctant to say this because the majority of criticisms in this vein give me hives #but as a distinct lover of twn yennefer yeah. its just a disappointment