The Witcher

I’m not sure if it is any good to start watching this series without having any previous relationship to The Witcher. Moreover, it is not good either to have read all of the books, played all of the games and hope that this series won’t disappoint you. It is something in between, but as for me as a fan of this universe, it didn’t disappoint. Of course I found a few unclear or illogical points of which you can find a lot more the deeper your relationship to this series is. Still, it is a quite good fantasy piece for which I’m glad because there are currently very few of those, and I’m really glad for every hope that appears in this respect. Netflix didn’t film this series in a bad way, it just did it in its own way. Henry Cavill whom everyone was uncertain about as a main character eventually played his role with flying colors. He really reminds me of the Witcher from the game series. I would say that the story isn’t as good but let’s be honest, with that many characters and unclear story line, the same problem occurred with Game of Thrones as well. We had to wait for the following seasons to see it became a legendary series. And I think that it would be similar with The Witcher. Moreover, in The Witcher you can count on greatly filmed action scenes which are a delight to your eyes. For now I rate it with 5 stars. To hell with it, I was simply thrilled! (12/25/2019)

I'm really getting fed up with this American version of The Witcher. The charm of the first season is long gone. Since the second season, the creators have completely ruined the world. Forget about sticking to the books – I haven't read them all yet, so I’m not too bothered by that. But from a storytelling perspective, I often have no idea what's happening. Random characters show up with unclear motives, and half the time, it doesn't even feel like it's about the Witcher. Geralt just pops in, says something pointless, and then disappears. The plot only starts to get remotely interesting towards the end – if you manage to make it that far – but then you realize it's Henry Cavill's farewell. Plus, we get Jaskier's gay romance and the usual Netflix antics with characters whose genders are confusingly ambiguous. Netflix really knows how to cast these roles. In the end, I can’t shake the feeling that this series is headed straight into a dead end, with any further development bound for disaster. But let's face it, people will still watch the fourth season on Netflix, because why not? (08/21/2023)