The Witcher 2019

great potentiel, but NETFLIX the does content not great tv show there a re a lot that dont make sense the cadrage the sound effect the cgi ( for fair domparaison go back to 2004). It s great if u have shit to do and u dont look the screen if no it can be really painful to watch. Henry cavill act great on only good point.

♪ Toss a coin to yer witcher—

It's a pity that they didn't take advantage of it being a TV series to add a few more details to the world building and the characters' arcs. The storytelling was rocky, not very convincing. Although I didn't mind the timeline jumps, they could've been done better. The pacing felt a lil off and each character’s arcs were distinctly different in tone, significantly undermined the sense of cohesiveness.

Not horrible but definitely has plenty of room for improvement.

That said, bring on Season 2 because I'd still be interested to check it out.

I love this show, very well made and the videogame is one of my all time faves! Can't wait for S2! Henry truly embodies Geralt!

Season 1 has been good. The switching between present and past made the story - at times - hard to follow and even downright confusing. Had that been done in a better way, to make it much more clear it were jumps back and forward in time - the story most likely would have made more sense.
I still really enjoyed the show. Hopefully season 2 will follow soon.

Do I need to have any background knowledge before I watch this show? I'm episode 5 and I don't understand much of what is going on.

I wroto on dec 22th that couldn't reach ep.2, because ep.01 was too boring. Thank God I changed my mind. It's getting much better. Ep01 sucks, but I liked the others very much.

Pros: catched books and games atmospheres.

Cons: no Gwent ;/

It was good. I liked it.
The timeline was convoluted & the geography, kingdoms and story was confusing for someone who isn't familiar with the source materials.
But I enjoyed it enough, so I'm looking forward to a season 2.

I enjoyed this one a lot, though some things could have been done better. The different timelines can be pretty confusing, though if you pay attention to the dialogue its not that hard to figure out what is going on. Still, it could have been handled better and the worldbuilding needed a little more explaining too. However the story is interesting, the acting is good and the effects are well done. Overall an enjoyable show.

Fantastic

If someone asked me to write what can we call this serie?
I think i could say a mix of Lord of the Rings World with Game of Thrones violence

We might be in presence of one of the best stories to watch in next decade!

I thought it was pretty good, Cavill is great as Geralt.
The time jumps were a bit confusing at first, but once you pick up on it, it's pretty clear what order everything is happening in.
I'm confused why Jaskier is not aging, I thought he's supposed to be human with no magical enhancements. Also, slightly upset Triss is not a redhead. Fight scene at Blaviken was art, can't tell me otherwise.
Yennefer for me is the least liked character on the show, I can't stand her whining, "oh boo hoo, poor me, had a tough life" ffs just get over yourself already, ugh.
Overall, good season, I'm excited for next one, I just hope Yennefer is less annoying then.

Didnt read the book or play the game. But the language used is really modern English. Maybe they should make it sound difficult and old fashioned to understand to fit into this genre.

I just want to say that I love it.

I did not understand any nouns in this show but the story was good and the nudity was over the top. Ep 5 was DAMMM.

Top 3 most used words in this show:

1) Hmm.
2) Fuck.
3) Uh.

Felt more like a setup season with an anthological format. Shame they jumped the world explanations and magic system.

So I see many complaints about the timeline of the story... Ive read the books years ago and yes, I found it kind of confusing at the beginning. I knew the timeline and I thought its Netflix's idea to chaotically show the story but by the 3rd episode Ive found couple of hints in the dialogues with which people can understand that Yennefers story is when father of Calanthe is on the throne, Geralts when Calanthe is, and Ciris when Cintra was in flames. So stick to couple of eps before you make a decision to leave the show.
And I must say that the books, the two tomes of short stories (!!) give a little chaos to the timeline too. Not to spoiler anyone, between the stories Geralt is in a place with people with whom he talks about the events after all of the short stories. So complain to Sapkowski and watch the show to the end ! The Finale is marvellous and Im totally not objective as Yennefer will always be my fav character in the Witcher: movie, shows, books, or the games:D

Way too many details about the female characters and not so many (if any ) for Geralt. Focus on the main character Netflix at first,not the other way round. Other than that I enjoyed it and I believe that here we have a gem that will grow over time, season by season.

The Expanse and The Witcher both of them aired in this month. Double Christmas for everyone!

A cure for the game of thrones itch

The bad-ish
Firstly, was the timeline confusing? Slightly. But it you pay attention, it’s rewarding to put it all together.
Secondly, not much is explained about the mythos. How are Witchers created? How did these worlds merge? Why are they at war? These questions weren’t answered for me, YouTube had to come to my rescue.

The great
Awesome action, the fight scenes are really well done. The pacing is great, I was never bored. The cast is excellent, especially Cavill. Chalotra was unbelievably gorgeous in this and played her part well also.

OveralL, it’s a bit of a throwback to weekly shows such as buffy and angel. You have a big bad creature to defeat in each episode, but also there is an over arching story. I really enjoyed it.

I loved this even tho I would've loved more scenes with Geralt and not so much of Yennifer. Absolutely beautifully done

So I've only read the first three books, but that should cover the first season of this series. I am amazed how this turned out, but as many others have said, this season jumps a lot around with the time lines and it's very hard to keep track. They do the same in the books, but it is much easier to keep track of in the written words (and it's mostly flashback stories).
Fights look amazing, Sountracks are fitting and Henry Cavill makes for a great Witcher.
There may be some small details that were overlooked, but I can't wait for seasons to come.

I’m a fan of the video game series. I have not read the books, but I can tell that netflix is pulling from both sources. It’s no game of thrones, but it’s not trying to be. The timeline is a bit of a mess, but for those who are going into the series with a blank slate, then it’s quite an entertaining fantasy series.

Trying so hard to GoT.