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Positive:
2
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews
Dec 12, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Stellar characters, great performances, killer action, and — once again — some of the best costuming work on television can go a long way in covering up structural flaws. This year, I was promised a badass fantasy show, and I got one. It just wasn’t the one I expecting.
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Dec 12, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The result is a short series that feels just as long as it should be, obviously meant to help tide fans of Geralt & Co. over to the start of The Witcher Season 3. But Blood Origin does not stand very well on its own or as part of the expanding franchise, managing to focus on some of the least interesting aspects of one of The Witcher’s most fascinating pieces of lore.
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Radio TimesDec 16, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The Witcher: Blood Origin certainly does suffer without the muscular anchor of a Henry Cavill-type, as its writing simply isn’t strong enough for the splintered tale it’s telling. That said, punchy, memorable performers like Mirren Mack and Sophia Brown elevate this origin story to something still worth unwrapping on Christmas Day.
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Dec 22, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Ardent fans of “The Witcher” might welcome any related content to pass the time between seasons, and there’s certainly been no shortage of big fantasy prequels this year, including “House of the Dragon” and “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Nevertheless, “The Witcher: Blood Origin” basically feels like a mildly diverting snack between meals, and at four episodes essentially a longish movie.
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Dec 16, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The fight scenes are well done (even when a ton of CG is involved), and the costumes and general art design are both impressive and varied. It’s just that there isn’t really anything going on that you won’t find a better version of in the regular Witcher series or some other fantasy story.
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RogerEbert.comDec 23, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Despite its undeniable production values, everything about “Blood Origin” feels minor. There’s a romance that’s bland despite the charisma of its stars, and Driver and Yeoh aren’t given nearly enough to do. ... It’s for hardcore fans only, and even they will be bored.
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Dec 12, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The dazzling depiction of the event ["conjunction of the spheres"] conveys its unfathomable scale and implications, its profound reorientation of space and time. But both the upheaval and Blood Origin itself end shortly after they begin. Having, at last, built up a head of steam, the series ends in a fizzle.
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