In the finale of “The Witcher: Blood Origin” on Netflix, we see Eredin, trapped in another world, put on half a skull as a mask. This is a direct link to “The Witcher” series. We explain the connection.
Anyone who knows a bit about “The Witcher” material might have already noticed in episode 1 of “The Witcher: Blood Origin” when the name “Eredin” was mentioned for the first time. But at the latest in the finale of the prequel series, a very clear hint was given as to why this Eredin (Jacob Collins-Levy), captain of the elf guard of Xin’trea, is so important for “The Witcher” universe.
Because in “Blood Origin” we see the origin story of those antagonists we briefly saw already in season 2 of “The Witcher” and who then become very important in season 3: the Wild Hunt, also called Ghosts of Morhögg! This is the name given to a troupe of ancient spirit beings trapped in another dimension, whose leader is Eredin Bréacc Glas.
THE WILD CHASE: TRAPPED IN ANOTHER DIMENSION
Seven heads comprise the Wild Hunt in the series and there are seven soldiers in The Witcher: Blood Origin who pass through the gateway to another world in episode 4 together with mage Balor (Lenny Henry) and his apprentice. Afterwards, Balor virtually dissolves the soldiers into thin air – but they are not dead, merely banished to another place, as his words to Eredin also make clear: “Wherever this takes you, may you burn for all eternity.”
“For all eternity” is a good keyword there, because in fact Eredin and his colleagues then rot away for centuries, after all, the troupe will still exist at the time of “The Witcher”. But before we get to who exactly the Wild Hunt is and what they are up to in season 3 of “The Witcher” – why is the short scene with the bone mask such a clear indication of Eredin’s fate?
DEMONS ADORNED WITH BONES
Eredin digs up half the skull of a monstrous creature and puts it on himself – and similarly the other soldiers will then do the same. For the members of the Wild Hunt all wear such masks and skeletal armour, as was already seen in the short scenes from “The Witcher” season 2, and even more clearly in the released concept images for the fantasy series.
Actual dialogue from The Witcher: Blood Origin
It’s as dreadful as it looked….
Netflix should seriously fire everyone involved with the writing & cancel further spinoffs. What a joke they’ve turned this beloved franchise into. pic.twitter.com/wnR0ZO4Owv
– Michael (@LegacyKillaHD) December 25, 2022
The horses of the Wild Hunt are also adorned with bones – but where the troop got the ghostly quadrupeds remains open for the time being in “Blood Origin”. In it, the soldiers have entered the other dimension on foot. But they seem to be able to dig up quite a few things from the sand.
WHAT DOES THE WILD HUNT NEED CIRI FOR?
So now, on their mounts, these lost souls have been hunting through the alien dimension since the sphere conjunction, looking for a way to get back to their world. And for that they need Ciri (Freya Allan). Because of a genetic variation in her elven heritage, the so-called Elder Blood, she has the power to open portals between the spheres – just as she did in the finale of season 2. So for the Wild Hunt, she would be the ticket home….
The demon Voleth Meir, the villainess in season 2 of “The Witcher”, also belongs to the Wild Hunt – as you can see, the monstrous horror troupe links many of the storylines in “The Witcher” universe. We explain the background of Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt in detail in the following article:
In season 3 of “The Witcher”, which comes to Netflix in summer 2023, Henry Cavill returns to our screens for the last time as Geralt of Riva. From season 4, Liam Hemsworth will take over the role. So far, however, it looks as if the other main characters will remain – Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Freya Allan as Ciri and Joey Batey as Jaskier, among others.
