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“He called you a cocksucking bastard.” Geralt reminds him gruffly. “I wasn’t going to let it go.”

“I mean it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever been called I could give you a whole list of insults a mile long that’s been hurled at me this year alone and never repeat the same one twice.” Jaskier laughs at his own expense.

Geralt offers an irritated grunt by way of reply.

“I mean it wasn’t even really an insult since it’s true, I mean half of it at least.” Jaskier says tuning his lute slightly.

“You were an illegitimate child?” Geralt asks surprised.

“Oh gods no. No matter how much my father would like to claim otherwise, I meant the first part. You didn’t know I was Bisexual?” Jaskier asks sounding genuinely surprised.

Geralt doesn’t answer, doesn’t say anything at all, doesn’t look away from Jaskier even as they approach an enormous tree in the road. But surely Geralt couldn’t miss it, its trunk was wider than his shoulders for heaven’s sake.

Geralt runs smack into the tree with a dull ‘Thunk’ stumbling backward.

“Good gods Geralt are you alright?!” Jaskier says jogging the few steps he had fallen behind Geralt to catch up with him and check on him. “How in the world did you miss that tree?”

“You’re into men?” Geralt asks instead of answering the question.

“Yes, I thought that was painfully obvious. Don’t tell me that’s why you ran into the tree it’s honestly not that surprising. I mean I’m kinda fruity.” Jaskier says with a laugh.

Geralt just stares at Jaskier until his smile fades.

“You’re not opposed to that sort of thing are you?” Jaskier asks suddenly a little worried that this of all the things might be what ends their friendship.

Geralt is a silent as a stone for a few minutes leaving Jaskier to wonder what exactly he would say if he ever said anything at all.

“No.” Geralt finally grunts out relieving Jaskier of his fears.

“Well that’s a relief.” Jaskier says with a nervous chuckle.

Geralt continues to stare at him until Jaskier finally asks. “What exactly is the problem then?”

Geralt finally stops looking at him only to start looking anywhere but at him. “I’m in love with you.” He mumbles.

“I’m sorry come again?” Jaskier guffaws. “Because I thought a certain sorceress occupied that stony heart of yours.”

Geralt shakes his head reverting back to his normal taciturn state.

“You’re telling me I’ve had a chance with you all this time and you’re just telling me now?” Jaskier asks voice raising an octave.

Geralt finally seems to get the message that his feelings are reciprocated because the next thing Jaskier knows he’s being pushed up against the tree and Geralt is kissing him.

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While i enjoyed the hype about S1 and Cavill and fantasy action with nice special effects, i wanted more from this show. And S2 almost delivers everything that i missed during S1. It’s more straightforward, more emotionally connected, a bit less fantasy europe-game of thrones politics, but there’s also room for further improvement. The cast is def at the top of their game, and yes, we meet an actor from game of thrones..., and Geralt gets a bit softer around the edges while still doing the annoyed faces and grunts. The journey takes characters from visiting old friends to the location of the Witcher mountain keep which was seen in the prequel anime "Nightmare of the Wolf". I recommend to watch that before S2 of the show especially if you’re not reading the books and want to learn more about the fantasy world of the Witcher. Then the typical hero/heroine training for Ciri begins. The dirty-mouth witcher warriors led by Geralt’s yoda-mentor Vesemir are in no good shape as a fighting force, and it remains unclear for some time how they handle this special girl and what Geralt’s role should be in the overall picture. Some INCREDIBLY tragic and important things happen at the keep and that’s the best segment of S2. Yennefer is in really deep sh*t, bc she has to deal with a major loss (which is NOT like in the books as far as i researched) and effects of the aftermath of the battle at Sodden in S1. Enter a dark and mystic power character that will mess up Yennefer and other characters in ways that will shape the second part of this season. Overall we see female characters often in greater peril but also with greater ambitions (than the stereotypical male warriors or kings) and all women try to meet the challenge in their own ways. Good and fine, but you ask about the Geralt Jaskier bromance?! It’s there. But it doesn’t overshadow the serious parts of the developing story. 

Rating: This season is about losing stuff, finding inner resolve, finding new alliances, growing personally and within a team or halfway credible cooperation. different power people, different pasts, different ambitions, so much seems to gravitate towards a huge conflict and of course Ciri, the living magical whatever of the main plot. A better season than the first, more enjoyable for viewers unfamiliar with the books. A bit too much talk as in “GoT” kingdoms vs one evil emperor but the few action sequences try to balance the narrative.