The Witcher // What was Geralt's Last Wish?

Andrzej Sapkowski never specified what Geralt chose as his last wish in the final short story, "The Last Wish" in the book also called "The Last Wish"
There are two popular fan theories. Personally, I think one is bogus. And I have an altered version of the main fan theory, on back of watching The Witcher Season 1
We're going to do a shorter, show version of this hypothesis within the next few days since the book and show adaptation have a few differences
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[@bridge4]

There's a lot to this one. If you find this confusing, hang on for the show version of this hypothesis. But I had to make this one since I thought about it a lotttt over the last couple months in terms of the details that we get in the book, which is different in some regards than the show. Primarily, in the fact that Yennefer heard the last wish in the book. And there are some other differences which I'll point out in the show version of the video.

[@Testosterooster]

Uploaded 9 mins ago? Your comment 2 days ago...what?

[@thedesertwarrior7447]

Excellent analysis of a very well written show. I long to read the book, or is it a series of books?

[@vipset87]

to have his fate tied with yennefer in order to save her life? will give an edited response after i view this vid edit: omgg thats brilliant if the wish was to have a child with yennefer? whaaat! would make sense now if she turns out to be suddenly tied to ciri. through the law of surprises could ciri be geralts daughter? leadin to eventually yennefer being the mother? does the wish link all of their destinys together or would the wish mean a natural born child?

[@bridge4]

@@evilcatlady37 it adds one more layer to their relationship. I like it :))

[@bridge4]

@@thedesertwarrior7447 series. First two books are short stories. Then theres a 5 books series. Then he most recently wrote sort of a stand alone novel that is set early in the timeline of the short stories

[@IIxIxIv]

My headcanon is that he just wished for a good night's sleep.

[@philipfahy9658]

Yeah, I love that idea. Sadly, I don't think it would save Yennefer, but believing it leads to a nice comedic moment at the end of the episode. Edit: Unless Geralt said it knowing if the genie killed Yennefer he wouldn't sleep soundly again.

[@thenamelessking375]

@Damyan I you're are right but "Peace" was his first wish

[@profbfc]

I just met this woman. Let me wish to get tied to her life.

[@soulhunter4849]

profbfc no,play witcher 3 the last wish quest

[@kindle184]

What do you even watch the show or know any backgroud of thier relation lol?

[@viktorwillyam]

Said me the first time I saw scarlet Johansson

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Destiny: *"Allow me to introduce myself"* Jokes aside, without Yennefer's help Ciri wouldn't have survived as long as she did. Destiny had a hand in Geralt falling in love with Yen

[@sophiaina16]

It happens ha..

[@zealous4665]

The wish was literally, "I wish for mine and yennefer's destiny to be the same." Anyone who read the books know this.

[@pixelmaster9964]

Zealous the game and books are so old I’m surprised someone made a new video on the wish.

[@zealous4665]

@@pixelmaster9964 the game isnt that old but I get what you mean.

[@GINOLR]

What book is this in? I just finished blood of elves

[@zealous4665]

@@ravn3830 My wording was a bit off. The jist of it is that he wished for his and yennefer's destiny to be intertwined so that she would not die then and there. He could have wished for her to live but he was also in love with her so that's what he did.

[@zealous4665]

@@ravn3830 yes

[@dribrom]

No. Geralt wished that Yennefer was tied to his fate, IE He tied Yennefer to himself and Siris destiny. Basically making Yennefer Siris mother by fate.

[@felipeclaro]

Ciri

[@ogeraldo1388]

Ciri

[@AssasiCraftYogUscus]

He wished for Yen's destiny to be bound to Geralt's.

[@loodlebop]

Which could involve a baby surely, or bound by the little blonde girl as she is "his"

[@krahedude7565]

@@loodlebop considering both are canonically infertile id have to guess that it is ciri that would bind them.

[@loodlebop]

@@krahedude7565 which was my assumption, but you know, genies are magic and stuff lol

[@krahedude7565]

@@loodlebop The golden dragon (forgot his name) stated to yen that she would never recover her fertility in general terms and geralt would have to find another djin to even get the wish to be fertile again though i doubt he would even bother because he has shown disinterest in having his own biological child

[@loodlebop]

@@krahedude7565 true, forgot the badly made dragon

[@jaminschmitt]

Cool thing about the Witcher 3 game is that this wish gets resolved with Yennefer and you can choose to pursue her or not after it gets lifted.

[@andykapsar4667]

yup. they make the wish to undo the last wish and nothing changes

[@anitaremenarova6662]

@@andykapsar4667 My headcanon is that there is no way something like that can be done even by a Djinn and so it was just an elaborate way of saving Yennefer in that instance.

[@Asschen-Sukar]

I know right. What's an air elemental going to do, blow really really hard? :'D

[@DRsideburns]

It doesnt make sense for show Geralt to wish for Yen to have his child. He didnt know that she wanted one until the dragon episode

[@rumplestiltskinhoe]

He did

[@rumplestiltskinhoe]

Then how could he tell what she was before? All that about her childhood?

[@KnightLincoln]

Very solid explanation! Probably the best of ones I heard. All the time I was into theory that the wish was to have child with Yennefer, but the one with wording of "Yennefer to have his child" as this big brain 200 IQ move on Geralt's part, to escape his destiny and Child Surprise is really good. It's a shame they made it so she didn't hear his wish. It made their intimacy that followed kinda artificial.

[@MrTkentgens]

I still think that the last wish is for their destiny's to be intertwined, thats why they keep bumping into eachother all the time

[@rumplestiltskinhoe]

And yen thinks they bump into each other is cus he wished for em to be in love which is not the case. Ciri is now both yen's and geralt's destiny

[@ragnar97]

Didn't they liteally say what the wish was in the episode with the Dragon? "I don't want to lose her". That's why Yen gets mad and says they now can't know if their feelings are true.

[@Gorn21]

Yeah they did say it after they rescued the dragon egg.

[@based54]

I thought Geralt said that wasn't his wish ? That it is real but yen got mad and emotional

[@morglyne]

Yeah, but I think that leads people to believe that he simply wished for Yennefer to live. He's in love with her and wants to be with her. He wants to create this perfect family for the both of them. He wants to be normal and Yennefer wants a child. Therefore, so as not to lose her he binds her destiny with his through his child surprise. This could make a lot sense judging off the very last episode of the show. Ciri asks who Yennefer is, because she perhaps knows that her and Geralt's destinies are connected to this individual as well.

[@dragenoxinside]

@@Gorn21 Geralt never said what his wish was, it was Borch. Just like Vilgefortz tells Yennefer that Tissaia said she was her best student, and Yennefer assumes Tissaia wanted to see her.

[@ragnar97]

@@morglyne If that were the case wouldn't he had wished for both to be fertile and in love? I doubt Geralt would've wished for that with a woman he just met, it's way more likely she simply wish like like "Don't take her away from me" than "I wanna have a family with her"

[@falmatrix2r]

elaborate steps to explain the last wish Simplistic me: oh he slept right after so he wished to have some nap time

[@olivia12534]

falmatrix2r That’s what I thought to 😂

[@allthescraps5338]

When I was watching the last wish scene, it reminded me of the ending of The Neverending Story II. "I wish for you to have a heart". 💝

[@bridge4]

never seen it. is it good? is that the one with the giant flying dog?

[@allthescraps5338]

@@bridge4 Yeah, that's the one, it's great! I think it's better than the 1st one. You dont even have to watch the 1st to understand what's going on. I highly recommend it!

[@bridge4]

@@allthescraps5338 word. I'll check it out thanks! :))

[@allthescraps5338]

@@bridge4 No problem, you turned me onto The Witcher, so thanks🧝‍♀️

[@bridge4]

@@allthescraps5338 haha all credit to andrzej sapkowski for that :))

[@njgman]

Thanks, Kev! So happy you are creating videos offering theories regarding this story!!

[@doomblackdeath8888]

There is no theory; it's already established that he wished for he and Yen to be forever tied together. It's established in the books and in TW3. There's an entire quest about it where they both find the genie and break the spell to determine if the reason they keep coming back to each other because they love each other or because it was his wish to be tied together.

[@azadalamiq]

thing is, how do you say that in a not vague way? With djinns you have to be very choosey with now just a wish but how to phrase it. Saying "to have my child" would very much lock their fates together. considering, Ciri asked who yen was. And yen does treat ciri like her own daughter too.

[@TheAneova]

He wished for them to be bound together for all time.

[@jamiewalker8493]

My money is on the wish being that his and yens destiny would be intertwined- hence why yen 'keeps running into geralt' and geralts destiny is to be with ciri and eventually lose her which means his destiny is more powerful than the djinn nature/power

[@bridge4]

what specific wish do you think he made? "bind our destinies" ? if so, how does that play out. do they get hungry at the same time? :-P

[@bridge4]

jokes aside, here's the quote in the books, implying that geralt will make a wish that results in their fates being tied, but the wish is something specific “But he’s …” he groaned suddenly, “still got one wish in reserve! He could save her and himself! Mr. Krepp!” “It’s not that simple,” the priest pondered. “But if … If he expressed the right wish … If he somehow tied his fate to the fate … No, I don’t think it would occur to him. And it’s probably better that it doesn’t.” (The Last Wish)

[@mirakodus1]

@@bridge4 I always thought about something simple (given the circumstances) like "I want her in my life" or something like this.

[@mattar8432]

@@bridge4 he said i want have child with yennefer and they got ciri ^^ think about it how he got ciri with law of surprise.

[@celticbabs3105]

@@mattar8432 But he did that already before this by invoking the law of surprise at the Cintrian feast. No need to do it again.

[@thedextrousgamer]

He wished to bind their destinies together. Geralt's destiny is Ciri. Djinn's curse(or blessing) bounded all three of their fates together. " These scars long have yearned for your tender caress To bind our fortunes, damn what the stars own Rend my heart open, then your love profess A winding, weaving fate to which we both atone" -Priscilla

[@sigmundsamte115]

awesome

[@sannidhyabalkote9536]

That song touched hearts

[@patpowell6684]

I love your in-depth analysts they put things in perspective. Thank you 🙏

[@bridge4]

Thanks pat!

[@nathanissler7654]

Geralt wishes to forever be connected to yen. A scene in the witcher 3 confirms it when geralt and yen are talking on the ice mountin about his true feelings

[@junns]

missed your GOT theory vids im glad your back, great format for these

[@bridge4]

thanks =))

[@amandaofhouserobinson6707]

Dude! Your voice , your theories, your video editing choices !!!! Mmmwwaaaa! Bellissimo!! You are one amazing person ! Thankyou for sharing! 🤗🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜

[@bridge4]

thanks, Amanda =))

[@ldorman]

must be exceptional horny oO

[@justinjustice5161]

Man I really appreciate your perspective on this and I look forward to hearing more. Thanks for what you do.

[@bridge4]

thank you ser! new one coming out on thursday. its short, but i hope you like it. aiming to get out 1 or 2 witcher videos every week. but this stuff takes me forever, so i dunno. i'll do my best =)) thanks again for the kind words, ser!

[@narwhal_dust5458]

I absolutely loved this show. I can't wait for season 2. Also keep up the great work, love your videos :D

[@WinnieThePooh333]

When i watched the show i was so convinced that he just wished for rest haha, the third wish set the djin free which made it no longer an evil spirit and after they bang geralt finally falls asleep

[@bridge4]

Lol freeing the djinn would be cool. But its implied in the books and the show alike that he had to wish for something ther would tie his and yennefers fates, otherwise the vengeful djinn would have killed her for trapping it before it flew off

[@WinnieThePooh333]

@@bridge4 in the show geralt says something like, djinns aren't trully dark creatures, how would you react if you were trapped, to yenn. I thought this implied that the djinn would be glad with his freedom and leave when a third wish is uttered

[@kuba6156]

@@WinnieThePooh333 In the books it's very clearly stated, that the djinn will kill Yennefer in revenge after he's free from his master. And that's why Geralt had to tie their fates together.

[@cured_bacon647]

GeneralKoekwous he also said the Djinn would also kill Yen. His claim about Djinns not being dark is just an assumption

[@brucesnow7125]

@@kuba6156 couldn't he wish for Djinn to never kill her or that wouldn't work?

[@LemonSte]

In the show I don't think he wished for them to have a child because she had not yet expressed that this was her wish, and it's clear later on that he had not yet guessed. So something about not wanting to lose her

[@bridge4]

my show version of this video will be slightly different =))

[@etherspin]

Came here just to say I'm so hyped you are back and now doing Witcher Videos!

[@bridge4]

thanks, tim!

[@ericdaly1349]

Great video. Really puts everything into place

[@TvTrollByIvy]

I'm really happy to see this channel talking about The Witcher. Nice analisys and theories are awesome.

[@crozraven]

Big difference from you. To my understanding, his is wish is to intertwined his fate to Yennefer. Geralt always thought his "sword of destiny have to edges, the one is Geralt, the other is ... death" (that was what he thought). Again Geralt is the djinn master, so the djinn cannot kill his master, therefore cannot kill Yennefer. it's a nice loopy paradox. Back to "The Sword of Destiny," he was wrong about the other edge being his death, it's actually "Ciri." Therefore 3 of them was intertwined together, a wholesome surrogate family. The problem with wishing for Yennefer is Geralt didn't for his child surprise or ignoring destiny itself.

[@alastairlocke4621]

I love the production value in this, nice!

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

I’m so happy you are making video’s about the Witcher as well ❤️ Happy New Year BTW!! 😊

[@zacseidner6985]

Great breakdown on this moment! Subbed!!

[@bridge4]

thanks, zac =))) i got another witcher video coming out thursday. its short, but i tried my best on it =))

[@ryno202]

I'm a book and game fan and I loved the first season. Thought they did a great job of laying the foundation for the following seasons (which I did think will be even better) The few minor issues I had were vastly overshadowed by all the things it did so well. But his actual wish is a great debate and I tend to believe it was to have his child...which is Ciri.

[@kirakira1212]

So when he finally met up with Ciri, Yennefer vanished.. Cool.

[@dablaho]

I'm so glad I've got you to do all my thinking for me. I'd never figure out all this stuff on my own. Catch ya on the flip side. 😀💜

[@bridge4]

remember this is just my hypothesis tho. its never been confirmed yet for books or show =))

[@dablaho]

kev canon is always good enough for me lol

[@bridge4]

@@dablaho lol

[@chrisg8989]

"'Wait,' she whispered. 'That wish of yours... I heard what you wished for. I was astounded, simply astounded. I'd have expected anything but to... What made you do it, Geralt? Why . . . Why me?' ... 'I don’t know whether such a wish can ever be fulfilled. I don’t know whether there’s such a Force in Nature that could fulfil such a wish. But if there is, then you’ve condemned yourself. Condemned yourself to me.'" He wished to have their Destiny bound together. That's how I interpreted it. Destiny is the main theme and it checks all the boxes to her response. How they adapt it to the show I dont know. Guess we'll see. :)

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Yeah, I feel like many things are very blandly explained in the show for example there is no mention of the Tridam massacre which was the only reason Geralt knew to rush to the market and so on

[@Smil7001]

It wasn’t even very clear that the guy was also The Dragon and the telepathy was really cheap

[@ntobekososibo2042]

The sage's words hit home again. I need to watch this show.

[@bridge4]

Lol you haven't seen it yet!?!?!?

[@ntobekososibo2042]

@@bridge4 lol dealing with some gangstalking and the such.. just wanted to watch one of your videos while finishing his dark materials before seeing your vids on it. Hope you're having a happy festive season.

[@waayneinteressierts9704]

Didn't the Dragon already tell the audience that he wished he wouldn't lose her in the tv show?

[@richardhough6794]

Nice breakdown Kev!

[@thecomet6276]

It’s nice to see you doing the Witcher series. 👍 I think Geralt wished for their destinies to be entwined thus bringing Yennifer into the equation with Ciri. Or he wished to help Yen fulfill her desires, unknowingly entwining their fates. But it’s so vague. It really could have been anything.

[@lf4434]

Great analysis!!!!

[@thunder7135]

To be honest, after I watched that scene, I kept replaying it over and over and, to me, it sounded like he said "I wish.......... *peace* " lol.

[@renecole3202]

As always very good analysis.

[@TheCrusaderBin]

I think he just wished for the genie to be free.

[@ronin4710]

But how he knew she wanted to have a child, that was the first time they met and never talked about that.

[@AlmostArrynt]

That's what I wonder every time I see that theory. He had no clue she wanted a child and even mocked her about it when he did find out (on their way to the dragon).

[@anitaremenarova6662]

It's simple. He just wished to be with her forever

[@rumplestiltskinhoe]

@@AlmostArrynt I wonder how he does know she used to be a hunchback. It's just something I'm curious about. If he knows her childhood, why not know she want a child

[@endor8witch]

sorceress have no wombs. he knew that by default. and that drawing of a womb sigil shows it

[@SonofSoma108]

Amazing theory and explanation. It makes a lot of sense

[@lancewhiteeagle3203]

Would be awesome if you continued to analyze all the stories from the first and second book. Awesome insights.

[@ill4mz54]

Been following you since GOT. Keep it up. Love how you dive deeper into the story and always speak about the story under the story.......

[@bridge4]

Appreciate the kind words, ser :))

[@MaceValor]

I like the Alt Shift X style, you did good with it on this one

[@bridge4]

Thanks :)) I havent seen his in a couope years. Does he still do alot of shifting?

[@MaceValor]

bridge4 yeah, not over the top or anything. Honestly for your content the style / format works great and your editing is getting better and better since the end of GOT, chop that up to not having to time crunch videos out so quickly.

[@bridge4]

@@MaceValor thanks mace :))

[@JT-cloverbottomt]

Kev, please understand that I have not read the books yet, your understanding is much more vast than mine. How does your hypothesis work with what the golden dragon says? Love the video. Thank you. MLLHR.

[@bridge4]

im going to do a show version of this video in a couple weeks. id rather plead the 5th until then. but to make sure i address it, are you referring to the convo where its him, geralt and yennefer and it gets heated?

[@JT-cloverbottomt]

bridge4 yes sir, and the dragon said “she will never...and you will lose her” and yennefer said “he already has!” Thank You for doing a video on this one! And for replying.

[@bridge4]

@@JT-cloverbottomt yup. I'll be touching on that for sure. Thanks!

[@Illiadofmalorne]

Her womb will remain barren doesn't interfere with her having a surrogate child in Ciri. Geralt losing her could mean a million things.

[@saunteviamajor5066]

Kev I love this theory! I was not too fond of Yennefer but willing to give her a chance. You might make me like her

[@TuxedoCharlie]

There is a lot of evidence in the books that Geralt's wish was for his life to be tied to Yennefer's life. In the The Last Wish, Yennefer tells Geralt that she heard his wish, and that he had condemned himself to her; and that she didn't believe that the Djinn could did not have the power to grant that wish. When we read about Geralt's fate in Lady of the Lake, Geralt is run thru with a pitch fork and when Yennefer goes to attempt to save him, they both die.

[@young8584]

He wish to bind their Fates together since geralt's face tied to ciri they walked out alive and in love.

[@ShadeoftheEvening]

Great video Kev!! He wants a family. That's his last wish. You sound so "New Jersey" when you say author😂❤️✌️I thought Yennefer gave up motherhood when she went thru the transformation of changing from a hunchback. That's what sorcerer tells her and she accepts. Didn't think it was from being a sorceress.

[@johnking927]

Loved the video cant wait for more witcher content.

[@itts_graciexx7628]

Could it not be “I wish not to lose her” borch says he can see why feel at didn’t want to lose her???? This way by not losing her they cannot escape each other!!!! So this kinda makes sense to me?????

[@mattygoodtimes8347]

What if he wished to set it free, because he says they are only vengeful when they see bound to a Master?

[@raydon141]

Well made theory sir. I like it.

[@marezesim8119]

love the way you explain things... just saying what things were said... and love the way you speak

[@bridge4]

You're too kind mare :))

[@fairytail4lifenalu86]

Great video

[@parisagorastos169]

Haven't watched since episode 6 dude missed you 😘

[@TinaBojan]

Great analysis! I think Geralt wished to have his and Yennefer's destinies entwined forever. It's not elegant or specific, and leaves room for interpretation. 😉

[@julecaesara482]

without having seen the video yet; I thought it was "I wish to never loose Yennefer" Now I'm gonna watch and see if I'm right

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Nope, he bounds Yennefer to himself, their destinies forever entertwined.

[@manofhonor1685]

85k views wow nice kev :D Idk how I'm just seeing this

[@taimermega6447]

Dude as a fan of games this series is fucking amazing I was stunned watching the season 1, I was soooo happy but it was over sooooo fast

[@bridge4]

niiiice, glad u loved it =)))

[@schintzel]

I am still a firm believer that Geralt wished to finally get some sleep

[@chrissyofoldstones3210]

Great theory Kev, I like it.

[@bridge4]

Thanks, your grace

[@bridge4]

I still have one more bit to add to it (saving that for the show version tho)

[@alsnow1049]

You make me want to keep trying to watch this show with your break down in analysis 👍🏼 Still waiting on those MMA reviews 😏

[@fodspeed]

Screw the reviews just watch the show last two episode will be best. When everything will start click in, just pay attention.

[@bridge4]

i bought one of those car emission inspector things last night. arrives sunday. once i get that, im going to finally take my care out and try to do a drive cycle, then bring it to the inspection station. and thennnn, i can finally head home and talk to my brother-in-law face to face about MMA content =))

[@alsnow1049]

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[@alsnow1049]

bridge4 there are plenty of MMA play by play analysts out there but I truly believe you could take your unique in-depth - easy to follow style, add your sultry voice and you got yourself a fun MMA stream for casual and hardcore fans alike!

[@jocollantes4258]

Hmmp this was interesting, you're right the child theory is in line with these two characters personal dilemmas but I heard show-Geralt already told Yen what his last wish was, it's the same as the book series although the author didn't completely spelled it out. I haven't watched the series yet but I've asked a friend who did. Here's my take on it from the book's context. Yen might have wished for a child if she caught the genie but I'm not convinced Geralt at that moment thought he wanted to have a child with her, I believe he just wanted her (the source of that lilac and gooseberries scent). He was determined to save her and at that moment the only way is by binding her to him (the master) whichever way possible, because a commonly vindictive Djinn would lash out on people but will never harm its master (implied by what happened when it was freed, injuring only Dandilion and more so implied by Geralt's manner of helping Yennefer). He shielded and kept holding onto Yen during this fight, at first you'll think he's restraining her but actually he prevented the djinn from attacking by being physically 'attached' to her, by being in close proximity (an attempt to kill Yen would hurt the master). If the circumstance allowed it.. I assume Geralt would've wished the djinn gone whilst he kept her safe in his arms, unfortunately towards the end she managed to tie him up using magic.. making him unable to get a hold of her. Without that physical connection/contact, there was only one way to bind her to him effectively, albeit profoundly.. thru their fates. Also, he realized Yen was his kindred spirit right before he made the wish.. so he was comfortable committing himself. It didn't really matter to him if magic was involved or not.. they were bound to walk the same paths anyways (Lol, sorry I tried to avoid grand words to describe what Geralt felt for Yen, but there.. 'kindred spirits' sounds good though lol.) This dawned on him in the middle of the fight.. when he saw her past as a hunchback; this after she compeled him to punish the townfolks who gossiped and plotted against her .. right then he realized at her core Yen was also an outcast like him, that she would understand him more than anyone else. After realizing who the true Yen was and knowing he can't bare to lose her (he grew afraid she'll get angry & never forgive him once she discovers he saw her truth), that's only when he made his final wish, he simply binded her fate to his.. that whichever end awaits him, she will have to face too (he may not have any specific end in mind, not death, a family with her nor any happy ending). The djinn had no choice but to fulfill that wish, Geralt's will has power over it more than its own desire. There's no chance Geralt would die or least be hurt by the djinn's doing so the same should be true for Yen.. the djinn had to leave her unscathed. I also suspect Geralt wished it partly because he didn't want her to cut ties with him or push him away afterwards.. this fear of loosing her was at the forefront of his mind right when he made the final wish. I heard there was already a scene in the show where Geralt revealed to her he commanded the djinn to bind her to him.. another person with them suggested he made that wish for his own sake, so he'll never lose her but Geralt insisted he made it because it's the only option left to save Yen.

[@jpmiguel]

The response and the end of the wish is on the Game Witcher 3

[@rimjobledouche5201]

You're alive!

[@KhapriSun]

I think that the wish was for Yen's destiny to be interlinked with Geralt's. Therefore also linking Yen and Ciri.

[@rickb8423]

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[@ryanlennox]

Renfri was his last wish and at the end of the series she's gonna be standing there waiting for geralt

[@keiramadeiracake]

I wouldn't discount the 'dying with yennefer' theory so abruptly. Maybe your interpretation of it isn't possible, but I don't think your problems are necessarily a sure thing. 1. Genies may be able to kill their master if it is their wish, but to wish for a future death with Yennefer does not mean the djinn has to kill him immediately, he merely had to entangle their destinies so that Yen and Geralt are bound in some way, including whenever they eventually die. 2. Nothing about this theory suggests the djinn would be trapped. It's still free, obviously. All it has to do is link their fates and their deaths in line with Geralt's actual destiny and death; wish fulfilled, and djinn freed. 3. Your third 'problem' is merely a sub-problem from number 2. We know the djinn is free now.

[@Aaron-wv5si]

Yeah I had thought the same thing. Wishing to share Yen's fate and wishing for the Djinn to kill its master aren't at all the same thing. If he had wished to share her fate, that doesn't in any way give the Djinn permission to kill him if it does, in fact, need that permission.

[@Onikame]

Ladies and gentlemen... Geralt wish that he and Yennifer would live Happily Ever After. Not only does that make their fates forever intertwined...but it also fits with the fairy tail motif of the books. This also kept the djinn from killing them. Which is why when the onlookers found them, (I believe it was Dandelions point of view) they were surround by the wreckage of the building, but they were in the center of a circle on the ground with no debris or anything in it. This may have also affected their feeling for each other, for which there was already a draw to each other, but it might have strengthened it to another level.

[@markclaire2464]

I've not read the books but in the "Wild Hunt" game you can pick up a lore book called "The Last Wish" and it states and I quote "he asked the djinn to bind his fate to that of the arrogant yet intriguing sorceress from Vengerberg".

[@FrozenFox20]

Wouldn't the djinn be bound to his master until he grants all the wishes? If so he had to wish for something that was given at that moment. There was no child.

[@FrozenFox20]

@HIGH ENERGY ahahaha so the djinn figured geralt couldn't sleep peacefully if yenn died there so he bound geralt and yenn by destiny to sleep peacefully together.

[@kirakira1212]

What happened to Dandelion after their big fight though? I was reminded of it after you mentioned Geralt and Dandelion went fishing for breakfast :))

[@wokeaf1337]

It's clear that Geralt bound his fate to Yennefer until she finds happiness which is why she said he condemned himself and why the Djinn laughed since they both knew she can't find happiness ever since she can't have a child but Geralt had Ciri in mind for Yennefer to raise her as her child...so the fate of all 3 is bonded together now and that's also why Ciri her first question to Geralt was "Who is Yennefer?" The series covered that quite good, never read the books.

[@corywilson532]

I prefer the "I just wish for some fucking sleep." which explains the proceeding event perfectly.

[@luzzmo4351]

Could the last wish be something like "I wish I don't lose her", as Bohr tells in the next episode? (based on the series, not the book)

[@raygnor4429]

What if he wished for them to help each other find their humanity. It keeps with both themes of humanity and freedom, both the freedom of becoming human and the freedom to discover the way to do that instead of explicitly wishing to become human. It would also tied their fates together because they are now forced to help each other. I want to know your thoughts on this theory.

[@ToldByBri]

This makes soooooo much since

[@HollowCrown45]

Geralt: I wish... *Yennifer curling up and sporadically twisting in all directions* Geralt: Hmm... *Gin bursts out of Yennifer's abdomen in a big pool of blood* Geralt: Fawk.

[@weronikaryfka3088]

that actually makes a lot of sense. I used to think that it was more like a "stay with me" thing with him wishing for yen to stay alive but because of the dijnn's meddling, it tied them together. In polish "chce aby Yen miala moje dziecko" sounds a bit off, but it's definitely plausible.

[@BigMac-50]

The Phrase "Magic, It's not real." Has been said quite a few times on the show. What do they mean?

[@capn.c5321]

So in the end he shown his humanity all over again.

[@J0ECRAWF15H]

My Theory is that he wished for 'their fates to be inexorably linked'. It would sync up a LOT with what he'd just been through with the whole child surprise and destiny and whatnot. He would do this in equal parts to secure a mother for his child surprise, and because he loved her. This is MOSTLY the first option you said, only worded a bit more artfully/ better. Who intentionally includes their own death in their wish, afterall? would make MUCH more sense if he just said something about fate or destiny (both of which might _imply_ a dual death for them, but not necessarily)

[@storm3y3]

At the end i was like: "Oh shit"

[@Mundus66]

I mean CDPR did not write the book or anything. But in the witcher 3 you get to resolve this quest and Geralts wish basically tied their fates together. Not cannon, but this is the first thing i thought when i played Witcher 3 also remember in the book Yennefer knows what he wished for so it probably means it was something stupid like that and not this in depth as you are going, since if he mentioned the child she would probably react differently.

[@AB-xd8hm]

Or he simply wished to be able to make her wish come true (i.e. that he gains the ability to fulfill her ultimate desire, not to have the genie grant it to her itself). That may sound to her like it's something impossible, it binds them together and explains why they fight all the time despite technically being soul mates.

[@Giondi]

I don't get why Geralt had to come up with some clever wish to keep the djinn from killing him and Yennifer or letting Yennifer have it. It's pretty straightforward to solve both problems. It seems like "I wish for you to go far away without harming either of us" would have done it.

[@msdramamusic]

I think that he wished for hard to be tied to him because the gen could not kill its master and if it would have killed her it would have killed him. So the wish was basically to stop gene from killing Yennefer but the only way he could do that was tie her to him.

[@dmc8706]

I just assumed that geralt wished that he and yennefer would live a long and happy life together

[@PhaTClips420]

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[@dionmasters]

Everyone thinks wishing Geralt and Yennefer to be together... doesn't make sense. Makes more sense that Geralt wished for the Dijnn to be FREE. Geralt mentions that "Dijnn's are only dark creatures when held captive". He goes on to say to Yennefer "When did you feel happy when you were trapped?". You saw the seal broken and dissappear and the Djinn destroying the roof and assending to the clouds above with his freedom. Makes sense from Geralt words that, now that its freedom was granted the Dijnn spared them. He is no longer captive and "a dark creature" that wants to inflict pain on those who use him.

[@WaqManVR]

What's funny is that Djinns are real but they dont grant wishes.

[@carolxs]

The whole theme here is FATE. When Geralt wished for Yennefer's fate to be tied to his own, he tricked the genie, because now Yennefer could not be killed, since genies cannot kill their captors. And if you think about what happens in the end of the last Witcher book, it seems the genie fulfilled his wish to the T. If I recalled correctly, Geralt gives this answer verbally on one of the books

[@YYorle]

In the vein of fairy tales the stories in the book seemed to be derived from I'm certain he wished something like "I wish to live with her in a happy ever after"

[@anitaremenarova6662]

That's actually right, pretty much all of the short stories were straight from slavic folklore and in the books after was Renfri exiled she stumbled upon 7 dwarves (Rings any bells?) and they attacked people together