Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: Shaerrawedd

After a brief delay, we're recapping the final episode of Season 3 of The Witcher, The Cost of Chaos, where we end not with a bang but a whimper. Henry Cavill's swan song as Geralt is interrupted by bad casting (Milva), bizarre plot choices (Yennefer's whole storyline, Francesca and Fringilla), and unanswered questions that we won't learn the answer to anytime soon. Plus, we give our final rating for the episode and Season 3. 

Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. You can also drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

Is it just us or does Brokilon look a little different these days? This week, we're recapping the penultimate episode of Season 3 of the Witcher, Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan, where Ciri wanders across the desert and we get told, repeatedly, that Geralt is dying. So, grab your horse berries and get ready to fight with your inner demons – it's Falka time.

Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. You can also drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

Who doesn't love some light treason? Grab your magic staff and brace your femurs for impact, and get ready to meet with  fate at the Tower of the Gull – it's time to recap Season 3, Episode 6 of The Witcher, Everyone Has a Plan 'Til they Get Punched in the Face. Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. You can also drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

Grab your best Jafar cosplay and get your villain energy ready. It's time to recap Season 3, Episode 5 of The Witcher, Art of the Illusion. Then make your way to the dance floor to mélange but don't forget: all is not *clap* *clap* as it seems. Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. You can also drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

This week, we recap Season 3, Episode 4: The Invitation, in which Yennefer forgets about Ciri for half of the episode in favor of politics, Stregobor's eyebrows put in work, and Ciri, Geralt, and Jaskier prepare for a bard off on a ferry, The question is: Are you ready for this? Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. You can also drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

Get your rant shields up: It's time to make our thoughts known on Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri's respective mommy issues as we wade into the madness that is Season 3, Episode 3 of The Witcher on Netflix. Plus, Cahir's confounding arc, Francesca's self-righteous platitudes, and travel logic! Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. Be sure to drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

Join us as we recap Season 3, Episode 2 of The Witcher, Unbound, where we encounter Cahir and Gallatin, lords of exposition, veiny girl conglomerates, and dominatrix therapy sessions. Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. Be sure to drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

Join us as we recap yet another season of The Witcher, starting with Episode 1, Shaerrawedd, where we catch up with Yennefer, Ciri, and Geralt on the road, meet a wannabe Batman, and get our lute back from Radovid comma prince. Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. Be sure to drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

We return after a long meditation to break down the The Witcher Season 3 trailer and deliver our predictions, hopes, and, let's be honest, our complaints (it's mostly complaints). Follow along with us as we recap Season 3 and, if you're new to the world of The Witcher, be sure to catch our recaps of the book series and Season 1 and 2 in our archives. Be sure to drop us a line with your thoughts by following us on Instagram @midnightbookcast or emailing us at midnightbookcast@gmail.com. Warning: We will discuss spoilers for the books and Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher.

This week, we bring it on down to goblin town in an action-packed chapter of The Hobbit, Under Hill and Over Hill. What will happen when Bilbo and company encounter the very mean, very bad Goblin King? That's for Gandalf to know and you to find out.

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All episodes of our recap of Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher on Netflix and our chapter-by-chapter recap of The Witcher book series by Andrzej Sapkowski are available now. 

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