• ch00f@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    She was actually made up to be pretty ugly for most of the first season, but they hotted her up at the end as the result of some magic shit.

    I watched it once four years ago, so don’t remember the details.

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      1 month ago

      Most sorceresses in that universe enhance their beauty/youthfulness with magic. Most sorcerers do not because they’re taken more seriously as they age. It’s essentially a commentary on what each gender derives power from. Yennefer is like 80 years old by the time the main story begins.