And Burials | [s1e4] Of Banquets, Bastards

: Many viewers consider this the "Aha!" moment of the season because it finally clarifies how the timelines intersect at the fall of Cintra.

A defining feature of Season 1, Episode 4, " Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials ," is its pivotal role in revealing the series' non-linear timeline . [S1E4] Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials

: Features a massive brawl at the banquet where Geralt and a "hedgehog-man" (Duny) fight side-by-side. : Many viewers consider this the "Aha

: Yennefer’s plot takes place decades after her transformation but still years before meeting Geralt. She fails to protect a queen and her infant from an assassin, leading to a haunting scene on a beach where she buries the child—a moment that sparks her desire for a legacy and children. : Yennefer’s plot takes place decades after her

: The banquet storyline is based on the short story "A Question of Price" from the book The Last Wish .

: Set roughly 15 years before the fall of Cintra , Geralt attends a royal banquet in Cintra with Jaskier. He defends a cursed knight named Duny, who invokes the Law of Surprise to marry Princess Pavetta. When Geralt flippantly claims the same law for himself, it is revealed Pavetta is pregnant with Ciri, binding their destinies forever.