In the books yen uses magic to hide her hunchback and ugliness. Geralt being a Witcher and therefore trained/experienced to analyse magic in front of him quickly sees through the illusion. If the show had the character look uglier to begin with then that's probably a result of adapting the books. I haven't watched the show as I don't really like adaptations. Btw it's not just Yen that uses magic to hide ugliness either, almost all other sorceresses do as well in the books including Triss.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Interesting, in the show it isn't really an illusion, they physically change her.

[–] GeoGio7@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's also like that in the books. In the book Geralt can somehow see it in her eyes. He says they're the eyes of a hunchback or something along those lines.

[–] Maultasche@feddit.de 31 points 5 months ago

Maybe he's not sure and it's just a hunch.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Lmao wtf does that even mean. Imagine someone telling you that

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Geralt read some meninim playbook and tried to neg the fuck out of her.

"You are beautiful but I see hunchback in your eyes."

[–] GeoGio7@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

He said it in his head hahaha not in to her

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago

She is very strong character in the books. He means despite the front he still sees the pain of rejection inher eyes.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dude, you totally have club foot eyes!

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

You’re a knockout but you have the eyes of someone who grew up poor and fat so I know you have a great personality

[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Redpill negging wtf Geralt