The Witcher: Origin of the Blood is mostly about the beginnings of the Witcher universe as we know it, but that doesn’t stop it from connecting to the present of the series in some important ways. While Jaskier (Joey Batey) makes the most obvious appearance at the opening of the miniseries, origin of the blood also has a lot to say about the family and the future of the Princess of Cintra.
Ciri’s (Freya Allan) role in origin of the blood may not be immediately clear, but there are a few key details, including a major change from the books, that look set to play a very important role in the upcoming third season of the main series.
[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers for The Witcher seasons 1 and 2 and The Witcher: Blood Origin.]
origin of the blood ends with a scene in which Éile (Sophia Brown) receives a prophecy from Ithlinne (Ella Schrey-Yeats), the young elf at the tavern who has visions. Ithlinne is a well-known character from the books, but one who underwent a significant change in the show version of the Witcher-verse. And fittingly, her most famous and Ciri-centric prophecy has also been updated. The new version is as follows:
The time of the spheres is upon us. Aen Seidhe lost across the sky. drift in time Always looking for love, lost and left behind. The lark’s seed is said to produce the first note of a song that ends all times. And one of their blood will sing the last.
With this new prophecy, and the fact that it was given to Éile (who we now know is a years-distant relative of Ciri’s), the show expands the timeline a bit to include Ciri’s eventual arrival and fate in a far more complicated and drawn-out way to make – more permanent than it seemed in the world of books and games.
This direct connection also makes Ciri a descendant of the first witcher. This change seems willing to take her (probable) eventual transformation into a witch herself and make her a piece of hereditary destiny passed down from a very great grandfather, rather than a feat accomplished by someone in particular , even if she was born with Elder Blood . Instead of expanding the world by knowing all the people and places important to their biggest moments, origin of the blood reduces the whole world to a pinhole, with just a few key characters seemingly responsible for every significant event in the story.
To make this reduction of the world extra clear, the show’s post-credits scene gives us a brief glimpse of Ciri, apparently around the time of the main Witcher series. Playing in disguise with children, she watches Avallac’h (Samuel Blenkin) from the shadows. With this extremely vague allusion, the series seems to indicate that Avallac’h will be part of the third season of the main series, while also hinting that he has indeed found both a way to travel through time and a way to do it Ciri is the child spoken of in the prophecy.
As for the rest of the Witcher storyline, this also seems to cheapen Lara Dorren’s story a bit, making her just one in a long chain of elves leading up to Ciri – although she would still be known for to marry and have a child with a human.
Overall, it’s not really clear what this interpretation of Ciri’s prophecy actually means or how it changes the world (other than reducing it to the smallest possible parts). But whatever impact it has on the larger world, we’re sure to find out when The Witcher Season 3 is coming and will probably focus on Ciri.
