The showrunner of the series comments that they did not want the character to take advantage of innocent women in the series.
The Witcher premiered on Netflix in December, but the news about the series does not stop flooding the network with new production details. The author of the Christmas hit (Toss a coin to your Witcher) is not represented in fiction in the same way as in novels. Lauren S. Hissrich, showrunner of the series, has reflected on the whys of Jaskier's character in the first season. Unlike his alter ego in books, the bard is not even a womanizer man.
"How do we treat a character who loves women without interpreting him as a womanizer?" Hissrich asks in an interview with Vulture. “We did not want to be interpreted as someone who is sniffing around and trying to take advantage of innocent women. The solution was not to surround him with a bunch of innocent women who were waiting for them to take advantage of them, ”he says.
Jaskier and Geralt in a scene from The Witcher.
Strong characters
According to the showrunner, "as soon as you strengthen the female characters in the series," the same thing happens immediately with the male protagonists. “This is something that is confused. Many think that if you have strong female characters, men obviously get weak. No. They make men strong too. Jaskier loves people, especially women. But what he loves is the women who love him too. ”
Hissrich points out that it was easy for Joey Batey to embody Jaskier. "It's someone who enjoys life naturally, that's why we chose him for the character." He says that what he likes about the decision they made is that they removed the portrait of a "sordid and womanizing" man who could have been sketched for the bard. "You support him to find true love, if that is what he is looking for."
The Witcher of Netflix has given much to talk about, so the whole team has participated in one way or another in the subsequent debate. Henry Cavill, who plays Geralt de Rivia, made it clear why he didn't play the bathtub scene in the same way as in the video game, which became a meme. The main reason is that the bathtub they used in the series did not have the same shape, so it was impossible to get your feet off.
