No, not "failure to use a disabled actor in Yennefer's role." Rather the way the Tissaia/Yennefer schooling plot is overly compressed. It is not clear what Yennefer's position is based on; the school's raison d'etre is clear and I must've blinked when Yennefer demonstrated her mastery of it. Geralt's imperfections are well highlighted in multiple aspects of this episode; Jaskier's bardic gifts are pleasantly presented; Ciri's education in poverty's realities is also well handled. But a lot happens and within each subplot there is a rushed quality, as if "finishing" the episode was paramount, not making it to be the very best it could possibly be. Adding another episode to take the burden of some of the stinted bits and thereby de-stressing this episode would've given an improved watching experience.
Review of Four Marks
