The Witcher’s New Jaskier Song Is the Break Up Ballad of the Year

Before the pandemic in early 2020, as we basked within the enjoyment after the discharge of The Witcher’s first season, one factor above all stood out: all people simply might not cease fascinated with the bardic launch of the yr, “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher.” Its shadow lingers within the present’s newly-released second season, however The Witcher does an amicable job of following in its wake.

“Burn Butcher Burn” is certainly one of a few Jaskier riffs we get in the second season, but it surely’s the strongest, and it’s our re-introduction to Joey Batey’s wandering musician after we final noticed him deserted by Geralt on the facet of a mountain within the first season. Plenty’s modified for Jaskier: He’s bought a brand new look, and he’s again on the tavern tour circuit, however “Burn Butcher Burn” exhibits that for all of the entrance he places on because the focal point, he’s nonetheless very a lot harm by Geralt’s betrayal.

It opens in fairly a joking method, concerning each the way in which Geralt and Jaskier parted methods final season, and naturally, throwing a nod to his most notorious music alongside the way in which—one thing Jaskier, ever the businessman as he’s an artiste, would do with no disgrace. But because the music builds, it turns into one thing of a captivating mirror to “Toss a Coin,” a break-up music that sees him needle the un-named Geralt for what he actually yearns for in a world the place he deserted certainly one of his few pals—unbeknownst that Geralt has discovered his objective this season in safeguarding the younger Ciri.

It’s fairly vicious, with Geralt forged solely by his notorious nickname: “Butcher”, as within the “Butcher of Blaviken,” after his brawl with Renfri within the early episodes of season 1. But as Jaskier growls his method by means of the crescendoing refrain—as he yells “burn, burn, burn” it turns melancholic, each the backing monitor and all of the anger he felt within the second at his former pal falling away, as he concludes that every one he needs to do will not be burn Geralt himself, however the recollections he has of him.

It may not be fairly as catchy as “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher”, but it surely’s rather more touching and character pushed, and units the stage for an altogether heartfelt reunion between Geralt and Jaskier within the season’s climactic episodes—whereas nonetheless being additional proof that Jaskier would possibly properly be The Continent’s reply to Taylor Swift.

The Witcher season 2 is now streaming on Netflix.

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