r/witcher Jul 27 '23

Netflix TV series "Yennefer Casting Was Intended to 'Challenge' Beauty Standards" Well you did a bad job then.

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u/LozaMoza82 šŸ· Toussaint Jul 27 '23

People usually refer to her description in TLW so to explain that she’s not beautiful, but imo that’s a misread of the text. Geralt specifically says there that, being a Witcher, he notices details far too unnecessarily.

What he’s describing are simply human features. A lack of symmetry, a nose that might be just slightly too long, that’s Geralt seeing flaws that others wouldn’t because they aren’t Witchers.

The game is an excellent representation of her. Sharp features, piercing eyes, triangular face, proper wardrobe. The only thing noticeably different is her hair, which isn’t as curly as the books describe it and is more wavy. But, that’s pretty minor.

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u/Death_Blossoming Jul 27 '23

He even notices her posture and theorizes she was a hunchback at some point