When Yennefer of Vengerberg inquired, “I know your kind, Witcher. I thought you had fangs or horns or something,” to Geralt, Henry Cavill gracefully answered, “I had them fall down.” And this meticulous exchange of dialogue between the greatest sorceress and the mighty monster butcher marked the beginning of their astounding and irresistibly raunchy relationship. Yes, we are indeed talking about the fan-favorite Netflix fantasy drama, The Witcher.

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Showrunner Lauren Hissrich must have been smitten by the Andrzej Sapkowski books to script such an enthralling drama with beautiful swordplay by none other than the British actor who is a nerd for both the books and the video game. While not many liked the idea of casting Cavill, doubting his acting skills; the entire world now knows he was the man for the job.

Not only his mind-boggling warrior skills but also Cavill’s physique have become a feast for our eyes. And when talking about that, how can we forget the shiver-inducing bathtub scene with Anya Charlotte back in season 1?

Lauren Hissrich once broke down the Henry Cavill bathtub scene from The Witcher

Let us rotate the arrows of the clock in the opposite direction and port ourselves to the very first season of Cavill’s medieval monster-hunting mayhem. It was the sensually evoking bathtub scene when fans first got to see Geralt and Yennefer together. Hissrich, along with the executive producer of the show, once explained that frost or rebirth of the character as a new self was one of the most important themes of the show. While Yennefer’s is a visceral one, Geralt’s journey of rebirth is a slower process.

She also talked about the shot when Geralt is in the bathtub which “fans have been wanting and waiting for.” The showrunner explained that they were “the two people who have been determined not to need people, and not wanting people in their lives. And then they intersect.” As Tomek Bangiski would say, it was just the proem of their tale, but very stormy indeed.

Years and one more season later, today, we know we only have one more season of Cavill’s Geralt before Liam Hemsworth takes over.

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