Was jaskier gay in the books

Hi, I’m Aaliyah, and this is Here and Queer, Canon Queerness in The Witcher books. 

I already started this series by talking about Ciri here. Her partnership required a unbiased amount of assessment because it began nonconsensually but continued for months after the fact and spanned three books so there was quite a bit to cover. 

However, while she is the main character there are other characters who are also queer in the books including Triss Merigold, Philippa Eilhart and Geralt himself!

Let’s jump right in by talking about our first homosexual character: Triss. 

She is explicitly confirmed as Queer in Blood of Elves during this internal monologue: 

As far as her erotic life was concerned, Triss Merigold had the right to consider herself a typical enchantress. It had began with the sour taste of forbidden fruit, made all the more stimulating by the strict rules of the academy and the prohibitions of the mistress under whom she practised. Then came her autonomy, freedom and a crazy promiscuity which ended, as it usually does, in bitterness, disillusionment and resignation. 

Then followed a long period of lo

Geralt/Jaskier: books vs Netflix adaptation

In the stir of the modern Netflix series, Geralt/Jaskier has suddenly change into one of the most popular ships in the Witcher fandom. As someone who’s been shipping these two idiots for almost fifteen years, I couldn’t be more pleased. However, I can’t help but observe the majority of the fandom acting as if the adaptation had invented love between Geralt and Jaskier, and I must name bullshit.

Sure enough, the Netflix series has blessed us with Joey Batey, whose Jaskier is a wonderful bisexual disaster, hopelessly in devote with his Witcher. His feelings for Geralt are plain as day, unachievable to miss. That’s not the case for book Jaskier. Not because guide Jaskier doesn’t encounter the same adore and yearning, but because book Jaskier can’t afford to let it demonstrate , just as he can’t afford to exclaim his complete name to a bunch of strangers, or show the darker, more insecure side of his personality to anyone but Geralt. What the Netflix Jaskier puts on present, the book Jaskier tries to save hidden, and you can only observe it when he slips up.

The main difference between the books and the show, however, is not the portrayal of Jaskier. It’s Ger

I love The Witcher. I loved the video games (and still am planning to go back to them at some point). I love the guide series. I loved season one on Netflix. When I say that season 3, volume 1 was bad, I say it with immense hurt. It’s a show I was rooting for from the beginning and it “letting me down” isn’t just a matter of “they changed something minor and I’m a fan of the original work,” but being upset that major changes show a legitimate disregard of the provider material (and possibly a disregard for good storytelling).

That’s my one paragraph review of the series. But let’s look at how the writers changed three characters to the point of ruining the show and making it almost unwatchable (whether you’re a fan of the original The Witcher content or not):

1. Yennefer

This is almost unfair. The worst of the changes to Yennefer’s character came from season 2— but we are still seeing the backlash and quirks heavily in season 3.

One of these is that her magic works and doesn’t without any real explanation. It seems like she is capable of offensive/defensive magic again, but they make a point to go acquire a teleportation spell from Kiera Metz, another sorceress, because… that’

Is Jaskier Bisexual In The Witcher Books & Games?

The Witcher season 3 gave Jaskier (Joey Batey) a bigger chance to beam, and even gave him a love interest, which raised the question about his sexual orientation in the books and games. Netflix’s The Witcher didn’t waste time in introducing Jaskier, the bard who becomes a close companion of Geralt of Rivia, and he quickly won over the hearts of the audience. Jaskier became a viral sensation with the song “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” and he was brought back in The Witcher season 2 and 3, and he had a bigger role in the latter, joining his former friend Geralt and Ciri in a couple of adventures.

As Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer did their top to hide and reside safe in The Witcher season 3, they often requested Jaskier’s help as the bard has earned their full trust. The Witcher season 3 also marked an important moment in Jaskier’s life as he was given a love interest: Prince Radovid of Redania. Jaskier had been seen with casual partners before but had never been shown as genuinely interested in someone until now, and this reveal about Jaskier’s personal life raised the doubt of whet