In a recent interview with Metro, Batey stated that Jaskier "feels more emotionally vulnerable, open, engaged, he's also braver. For the first time he's risking his life to do something that is morally good, which is perhaps the first time he's done this in his life, so that was really rewarding." The second season has Jaskier looking rather rough around the edges, and his first scene consists of him singing a ballad that is most assuredly about Geralt, and it isn't exactly the happiest song.
Going by the alias of the "Sandpiper" to the elves, a haggard Jaskier helps refugees flee a city in order to return to Cintra. He risks his life to help the downtrodden elves, utilizing his charisma and swift-talking to squirrel them away on sea-bound vessels. Batey added, "We get to see Jaskier in his element, and then we get to see him very suddenly not in his element, and that wrong footing and that sort of feeling of being out of place and out of time in some points ends him in some real trouble. It feels like an ordeal and an endeavor." Connecting Jaskier's experience to the other characters in "The Witcher," Batey went on to say that all of "these characters are going through some big stuff, and I think that's hopefully what's going to be imparted on the audience."
Fans of "The Witcher" are happy to see the character return, and Season 2 brings all of the major players together -– Geralt, Ciri (Freya Allan), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Jaskier. How Jaskier will be in the next season is anybody's guess, but we can be sure to get plenty of witty banter and more songs from the famous bard.
