Calanthe's not a good guy
Feb. 13th, 2020 08:57 amCalanthe is an interesting character, I agree - probably one of the more nuanced ones in the new Witcher show. But I'm kind of creeped out by all the fangirling of her on Tumblr, because...
( minor spoilers )
I have a friend who was watching the show, but a little more slowly than me, and she was like, "I LOVE CALANTHE." And I was like ... "you might want to wait a bit until you decide you love her."
I do think the show itself contributes to this because it is mostly sympathetic to Calanthe. It doesn't demonize her at all. Instead, it shows us her power, her nobility, her grit ... and then it complicates things by showing us her darkness. I really like her as a character but I'm not going to post a bunch of moodboards about how wonderful the LIONESS OF CINTRA is.
( minor spoilers )
I have a friend who was watching the show, but a little more slowly than me, and she was like, "I LOVE CALANTHE." And I was like ... "you might want to wait a bit until you decide you love her."
I do think the show itself contributes to this because it is mostly sympathetic to Calanthe. It doesn't demonize her at all. Instead, it shows us her power, her nobility, her grit ... and then it complicates things by showing us her darkness. I really like her as a character but I'm not going to post a bunch of moodboards about how wonderful the LIONESS OF CINTRA is.
