The Witcher: Blood Origin

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 25, 2022
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Overwhelming dislike- based on 180 Ratings

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  1. Torsten89
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Jesus wept...god awful. Just why? Terrible writing doesn't even touch it. With Cavill gone cancel all Witcher projects, **** hell.
  2. ILikeShrek
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    This is worse than getting coal for Christmas. Save yourself a migraine and go read the books.
  3. Neeedles
    Dec 26, 2022
    3
    Why? just make your own IP if you dont give a damn. Not to mention how poorly this is shot and cut together. CGI is also quite bad but that would be fine if the rest was decent

    Music is good
  4. Talbis
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    I'm Polish. I've read all the Witcher books 8 times in my life. I played the games. I watched a terrible Polish movie and TV show... I even played the tabletop RPG game. Michelle Yeoh is among my favourite actors ever. With all this said: this show is **** It has nothing to do with the Witcher, it's a poorly written fanfic. The main series took so many terrible changes, unnecessaryI'm Polish. I've read all the Witcher books 8 times in my life. I played the games. I watched a terrible Polish movie and TV show... I even played the tabletop RPG game. Michelle Yeoh is among my favourite actors ever. With all this said: this show is **** It has nothing to do with the Witcher, it's a poorly written fanfic. The main series took so many terrible changes, unnecessary changes, that I just could tell that this won't be good. And Michelle Yeoh - after amazing Everything Everywhere All at Once and singlehandedly making Star Trek Discovery watchable... even Michelle lacks the talent and charisma to save this nonsensical story. I am entirely convinced that Netflix lacks the talent to properly adapt anything unless the talent comes to them with an idea, like Tim Burton with Wednesday...… Expand
  5. h3op
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    Bad, very bad, very very bad, play Witcher 3 instead. Plot , story , main caracters all this is terrible
  6. Ropedancer
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    Witcher universe? Nope. Script? Nope. Idea? Nope.
    Garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage etc.
  7. starkiller9
    Dec 27, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've long accepted that this franchise would stray from the books. I didn't really care cuz Cavill sold me and Nightmare of the Wolf was actually really good. So color me a bit shocked that Blood Origin is so awful. Here we have the lore and the conjunction and that's lost with so many unnecessary plots that appear to be created just for diversity. Now I'm not opposed to diversity, but if you're gonna make a miniseries focusing on a major event then that should be the focus. Put the diversity there and give characters room to breathe.… Expand
  8. Njoka90
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    This is a strange one. On one hand the costumes, landscapes and some actors are really great. On the other hand you have, at some points, bad writing and a lasershooting monster that must have come through a portal from a playstation 2.

    Recommend? For free. Why not(at best). Pay money? Hell no.
  9. bigb159
    Dec 28, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What missed potential. The Witcher universe is ripe with stories to be told, but instead we got modernist dogma.

    I tried to stick it out, I really did. For Michelle Yeoh, for the Witcher story we all have come to like, for the landscapes and fight scenes. But I was out when the dwarf starts whining to the elves that they took their land - yikes, conquest is basically the entire subplot of the whole Witcher universe. My woke radar immediately booted up, and it became obviously the writers were more interested in preaching, than in storytelling a medieval fantasy. I have work and family and school responsibilities, no time to be educated by my TV. It was over for me.

    Also, how does it speak to the character of a person who hates a man for killing her sister, then falls in love with him over the course of a few days, and ends up wailing forlornly over his dead monster body. Huh?    … Expand
  10. ILoveDV
    Dec 29, 2022
    1
    I'm just so bored about all this politics bs ... but this is really not the only problem with the show actually, this is so bad written, the actors are so so so bad it's just crazy to me. Let's forget everything about this.
    The Witcher serie was already bad in some points but it's a masterpiece compare to this.
  11. AAEllingsen
    Dec 26, 2022
    2
    I watched this to see what the future of the Witcher show on netflix will look like without Henry, and after seeing this I know that I will not even bother watching the first season without Henry.
    It is filled with all the things that Henry fought against, it is not true to the lore but I am not surprised since it was said, by a former writer, that the show runner and most of the writers    I watched this to see what the future of the Witcher show on netflix will look like without Henry, and after seeing this I know that I will not even bother watching the first season without Henry.
    It is filled with all the things that Henry fought against, it is not true to the lore but I am not surprised since it was said, by a former writer, that the show runner and most of the writers dislikes the games, the books, the lore, and thing they can do better. These episodes show that they are wrong.

    The only redeming thing about this show is that most of the actors are doing the best with what they are given and that lift it from 0 to a 2, but noone can make diamond out of a pile of ****

    The show runner and writers alike needs to go, and I now more then ever understand why Henry left.    … Expand
  12. Sarmi
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Welcome to Another installment of Hollywood piggybacking of a beloved franchise to make money but turning it into hot garbage. Sometimes I wonder if actors read the script and realize just how corny or bad it is but still try their best seeing as how it’s their job and all.… Expand
  13. Yakovka
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    Terrible, I want to cry after watching it. Please remove the black and fat elves
  14. FapAliceGoodwin
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    Nearly as bad as Rings of Power. It's hard to think of anything positive to say. But it does make me smile to think how the wokes will waste their time watching this trash just to 'own the haters' :)
  15. katieelizabeth
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    This looks and feels nothing like the Witcher. I don't see any connection to the Witcher or Polish mythology or any of the influences in Andrzej Sapkowski's work. This is a poorly written and farcical fantasy story with the Witcher franchise logo slapped on top of it.

    The writing in this show is catastrophically bad, and there is no logic to the story or depth to the character's    This looks and feels nothing like the Witcher. I don't see any connection to the Witcher or Polish mythology or any of the influences in Andrzej Sapkowski's work. This is a poorly written and farcical fantasy story with the Witcher franchise logo slapped on top of it.

    The writing in this show is catastrophically bad, and there is no logic to the story or depth to the character's motivations. Honestly, some of the actors in this miniseries were wasted on such a garbage script.

    The world building of various factions and ethic groups is not realistic for the time period or the source material the story is reflecting. Elves don't look or act likes elves - everyone just acts, looks and lives like humans. The "diverse" cast makes no sense given the setting and source material. The setting is just not believable as a result, as I have no idea how a bunch of medieval cultures achieved such mass migration so early on like modern times - this requires explanation. And no, I don't care if it's fantasy - your world needs to make sense. The further you go back into time periods of low technology where things like travel and wealth are big challenges to migration, your world needs to reflect this with mostly homogeneous societies (just as the original Witcher material was written). If you want to make a diverse cast, tell a story in modern day New York, or tell a space story in the far future where diversity makes sense.

    The show is also filled with "strong female characters" putting men to shame, which is a troupe that is just so overused in Hollywood these days. It's so boring. uninteresting and repetitive. I can't even remember a strong feminine heroine in a recent Hollywood movie that retains any of her femineity. As a woman, I am so tired by this.

    I have no idea why any Witcher fan or a fan of fantasy would watch this. The show is generally horrible, from the modern identity political messages, the lack of respect for the source material, the childish and immature writing, the lack of cohesion and rationality with respect to the world building, the logic of the world and the characters, and it really does not fit in with the Witcher franchise because of all the violations of lore and other things.

    In short, this is bad fan fiction. It is a cash grab by Netflix. Without the Witcher logo and some notable actors, you would not have watched this. It's not worth your time.    … Expand
  16. nahuelskyguy
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    I really feel sorry for the actors trying to do a good job with what they are given, but god that is one of the worst shows I have ever seen, I think is even worst than the new willow stuff or the new star wars trilogy. Thank god that the internet gave me access to shows from other countries that seem to have descent writers still in charge.
  17. Nathuriel
    Dec 27, 2022
    1
    I wasn't expecting much from blood origins since it's not based on a novel or a game from the Witcher series. Blood origins is the example of why showrunners and the majority of tv show writers should not mess with original material from well known and critically acclaimed novels. They cannot surpass the authors of the novels and the lore from the games. They don't even come close. TheI wasn't expecting much from blood origins since it's not based on a novel or a game from the Witcher series. Blood origins is the example of why showrunners and the majority of tv show writers should not mess with original material from well known and critically acclaimed novels. They cannot surpass the authors of the novels and the lore from the games. They don't even come close. The dialogues of the show were poor written, the script is unoriginal and full of the latest usual Hollywood trends for diversity, romance and we'll throw a bit cgi fighting. It simply is a bad tv show and I'm really nervous for the season 3 of the Witcher. Hopefully it won't be another debacle like season 8 of GOT.… Expand
  18. KeyboardCowboy
    Dec 29, 2022
    1
    If you’re a fan of the Witcher games and novels, do yourself a favor and skip this. This is not The Witcher. I want my time back for watching the first half of this garbage. It’s impressively bad.
  19. Brunomk
    Dec 29, 2022
    0
    Why adapt Witcher material, when you don´t give a **** about it anyway. This is terrible. Just read the original books, they are actually great, unlike this awful crap.
  20. Davjo
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    A complete disaster from start to begining. Bad vfx, bad writing, bad lightning in dark scenes, poor sound fx. Huge amount of diversity dung and such nonsens that none care about. Nothing in this serie is witcher related.
  21. OgM1ke
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    Worst show I've ever seen! In the third episode they messed up the editing and there are mixed up scenes, the empress is in armor, then back in a dress, abrupt transition from the scene with the monument to the scene in the cave, it's just crazy, how could they make such a mistake? The acting is terrible, I didn't get into any of the characters, they're all mediocre. This is the worstWorst show I've ever seen! In the third episode they messed up the editing and there are mixed up scenes, the empress is in armor, then back in a dress, abrupt transition from the scene with the monument to the scene in the cave, it's just crazy, how could they make such a mistake? The acting is terrible, I didn't get into any of the characters, they're all mediocre. This is the worst thing I've seen this year, wasted my time.… Expand
  22. Mlc1976
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    Witchers are all human because they've always been meant to be HUMAN weapon against monsters. They were created by Alzur, a HUMAN sorcerer, LONG after conjunction to deal with monsters efficiently - as elves already had their longevity and dwarves their sturdiness, humans were the most common menu for all the monsters on the continent. And yes, there was a lot of experimentation involved,Witchers are all human because they've always been meant to be HUMAN weapon against monsters. They were created by Alzur, a HUMAN sorcerer, LONG after conjunction to deal with monsters efficiently - as elves already had their longevity and dwarves their sturdiness, humans were the most common menu for all the monsters on the continent. And yes, there was a lot of experimentation involved, Alzur didn't care about morality, only about results. First few trials ended in painful and ugly deaths of the subjects (and some of Alzur's initial assistants, including his lover) but thanks to them he learned that only human boys of certain age and fitness can survive the full process (that's why there are no witcher women, though I expect NF to change that as well in future seasons). Eventually, he recruited his former master Malaspina and his apprentice Idarran (both HUMAN) to help in larger scale of production. Ironically, they also dabbled into experimentation on enhancing mosters, effectively making future witchers' job even harder. One of those monsters was Alzur's ultimate demise. Despite effectively saving humanity through witchers Alzur is considered a villan by historians, especially sorcerers, mainly due to his later experiments with monsters that were far worse than any naturally occuring specimens.?… Expand
  23. imthenoob
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    People are ripping apart this show and rightfully so. From the awful-looking production, terrible writing, and the laughable "acting" by the cast, Blood Origin is as low effort and bare-bones as you could possibly imagine. Don't bother wasting your time on this trash.
  24. AthanasiosT
    Dec 29, 2022
    0
    Xena and Hercules are much much better... Dear writers, just leave the Witcher brand alone and write a stand alone fantasy (if you can...).
  25. DexEngineer
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    Nothing but a hijacked title of previosly great production. Lack of creativity and talent. Poor writing causes complete strory destruction. Another lost opportunity.
  26. Kai82
    Jan 7, 2023
    2
    Sadly just another generic fantasy show with a poor script that has not much to do with the source material. I feel sorry for the actors that are trapped in the script especially Michelle Yeoh who is awesome. It does not much resemble the books or games which to be fair is not a receipt for disaster per se. Unluckily the plot and script are not that good. Like I said it is generic andSadly just another generic fantasy show with a poor script that has not much to do with the source material. I feel sorry for the actors that are trapped in the script especially Michelle Yeoh who is awesome. It does not much resemble the books or games which to be fair is not a receipt for disaster per se. Unluckily the plot and script are not that good. Like I said it is generic and feels like a D&D adventure story quickly constructed. Also it feels like they cut parts out of the story and it seems like that is even plausible (I read it should have been 6 episodes which were cut to 4). By the way nothing in the world seems Elven. It is set 1000 or more years before human arrive (Dwarfs, Gnomes and other races were there even before both other races if I remember correctly). They look, feel and act like humans that have pointy ears. A huge waste of potential. I will not blame the actors. They did the best they could and even the best actors cant save a bad show or lets say completely turn the tides. The saving grace is the soundtrack which is enjoyable. Overall you should avoid this and play the games or read the books instead.… Expand
  27. Andrelb2k
    Dec 27, 2022
    1
    This TV Show is not only worst thing originated from The Witcher universe in fact, it is worst thing Netflix ever produced. Nothing on this origin series fits in the regular The Witcher Series. The writers change everything they could change, but in wrong way. I dont know how they intent to explain Tir na lia, Lara Dorren, Auberon. Sad end from wonderful source. Netflix, please stop.
  28. AzorAhay
    Dec 30, 2022
    1
    I didn't expect it to be that bad, I simply have no words, they mocked us Witcher fans. Simply everything is bad in this series, when I say everything I really mean everything, very bad. I'm done with everything else that comes along.
  29. GrislyV2
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Worse than i thought it would be. Rhe owner should remove to use that franchise for netflix
  30. springrosie
    Jan 3, 2023
    0
    uma perca de tempo,histórias fracas, efeitos especiais de baixo nível, atuações fraca.
  31. Sir_Zonarius
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    I really liked how mixed and colored people are humiliated here. From the witcher here ....... nothing, if you call a heap of manure a witcher, then there will be more witcher in it than in this ... creative barrenness.
  32. Ohmanips
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    This is a terrible show. It’s extremely generic, badly written, badly acted and while I have no issue with diversity (it’s generally a great thing), they’ve ticked every race, gender, sexuality and disability box that they could. The Witcher is turning into a massive own goal for Netflix.
  33. tantei
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never been so personally offended by a plot twist. Building up the first witcher and turning him into a I wanna kill roid rage "beast"(as the show calls him) that rips his friends to pieces and tries to choke to his daughters mom to death really disgust me and is really a spit in the face in my opinion .

    I can only conclude that the writers hate the titular witchers and autistic coded charcters like them.    … Expand
  34. Birdie
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    I couldn’t even make it through the first episode. Cheap, woke and terrible in every way imaginable. Stay away.
  35. bignoisedoyle
    Jan 10, 2023
    0
    If you were to make a parody of a show with all the woke elements that have destroyed beloved franchises over the last 6 years - then this would be it
  36. Kanariona
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    Un sin sentido, que no tiene nada que ver con el Lore de Andrzej. Con ideología progre encajada a la fuerza. Todo un despropósito.
  37. Bracka17
    Jan 4, 2023
    0
    This is not witcher this is just garbage u can tell they didnt take this from the books horrible skip this
  38. GmanHuagh
    Dec 26, 2022
    2
    Yikes. Definitely looks like 4 episodes cobbled together from what was meant to be a longer season only to be cut to shreds. This doesn't bode well for post-Cavill witcher.
  39. KerbyOne
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    I've seen terrible movies, but this one beats them all! The script is terrible, the acting is even worse!
  40. CineMaster
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    I have been driven so mad by this short series I made an account to make this review.

    This is not a Witcher series or true prequel. This is make believe written by kids in a writers room standing on a beloved IP. I almsot feel robbed. As if the writers of the show always had the intention to make this as long as the original series did well. Seeing that season 1 had good feedback the    I have been driven so mad by this short series I made an account to make this review.

    This is not a Witcher series or true prequel. This is make believe written by kids in a writers room standing on a beloved IP.

    I almsot feel robbed. As if the writers of the show always had the intention to make this as long as the original series did well. Seeing that season 1 had good feedback the writing continued to go off the rails eventually spirally into what we have here. A complete fiction of a fiction using another fiction to make an awful show.
    The actors are fire. The casting is terrible. The show feels like a cheesy soap opera.    … Expand
  41. unwoke
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Yet another terrible adaption of a great franchise, destroyed by "the message" and ticks all the d!versity and !nclusion boxes. Terrible acting all around, but that's to be expected when you select people based purely on their skin color and ethn!city rather than their acting ability.
    You thought Willow was bad? How about Rings of Power? Well just wait until you see this pure g@rbage    Yet another terrible adaption of a great franchise, destroyed by "the message" and ticks all the d!versity and !nclusion boxes. Terrible acting all around, but that's to be expected when you select people based purely on their skin color and ethn!city rather than their acting ability.
    You thought Willow was bad? How about Rings of Power? Well just wait until you see this pure g@rbage which dials it up to 11 with the nonsense. The current score of 1.1/10 is honestly too high as this is a hard skip by any fans of the franchise or those who actually care about story, plot, good acting and monsters.
    All the men are trash, all the women are strong, independent and powerful same tropes over and over and over and over again. The fight sequences are laughable, worse than even Guyladriel's from Rings of Power.    … Expand
  42. ndf232
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    This isn't likeable at all... it is a dumpster fire for both casual viewers and fans.

    Netflix should genuinely consider pulling this from their catalogue and cutting their losses. The only conceivable way Blood Origin could've been worse is if it were interspaced with interviews from Harry and Megan. It completely changes the mood hanging over the Netflix adaptions as a whole. It's THAT    This isn't likeable at all... it is a dumpster fire for both casual viewers and fans.

    Netflix should genuinely consider pulling this from their catalogue and cutting their losses. The only conceivable way Blood Origin could've been worse is if it were interspaced with interviews from Harry and Megan. It completely changes the mood hanging over the Netflix adaptions as a whole. It's THAT bad I expect it to hurt viewing figures for season 3 as people tune in this Christmas day only to find this bizzare 'straight-to-dvd' mess that doesn't belong in The Witcher universe, nor feel at all like it is part of said universe.

    I'd consider myself more open-minded than true fans and less likely to get upset over whatever Netflix concocts. Considering how remorseful I feel over watching the 4 hour schlog that is Blood Origin I can only imagine how real fans feel; it was cringe enough for me. I feel bad for the talent that got caught up this production. I mean, this literally couldn't have gone more wrong. The only place for it in this world is as a film reel; made mysterious by it's rarity; never to see the light of day again.    … Expand
  43. Qgal5kap
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Why this insistence on ruining great writing through a half assed tv adaptation?
  44. GeraltDaWitcher
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    I thought Willow was bad but this is a million times worse. Enough with the agenda garbage.
  45. CellariusMack
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    Are we sure this wasn't just satire? It would have been more appropriate for them to release this on April 1st.
  46. iamvaro
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Just a big huge pile of steaming garbage using the The Witcher's franchise name to try to lure in a few unsuspecting viewers.
  47. Kratos783
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    You couldn’t make a worse show if you tried. Who seriously gave a green light to this? They need to be fired. Along with the writers and the showrunners.

    If you wanted to see something related to the Witcher, believe me don’t bother. It has 0 to do with the Witcher.

    To sum it up. Trite, unoriginal trash attempting to be “woke”.
  48. maxclearance
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    More woke trash, move along people.
    Honestly if these sort of people keep churning out this sort of garbage I'm gonna give up on films/media altogether. I'll just stick to gaming
  49. rj57
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    they really made a promising franchise a pile of rotten **** good job netflix, **** the writers.
  50. Brilz152
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This whole show should be so epic. But it's so cheap, weird and without any respect to the Books/Games/Lore/Fandom. Please stop. Find free time go to Steam/Gog... Buy Witcher trilogy, play it... Several times, not only once with bad ending. Then read again the Books. Then play the GAMES again! This world of THE WITCHER is so great, but you ruined every series, every part of it! Ask yourself why people play Witcher Game MILLION times. I know some people play it like MMO, every day, since 2015. But this "Witcher" i want to forget. I Will never ever watch this garbage again. Witcher trasform 10 minutes? Are you kidding me?… Expand
  51. WitchersEnd
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Well, I have read quite a few fanfics about the Witcher World, and to call this show a fanfic would be to offend the authors and creators who actually write fanfics. The stale world-building that discards the mystic and the wonder of the original should not be associated with the Witcher fandom.
    If we ignore it being a part of the Witcher fandom, then it is just a lazy story with static    Well, I have read quite a few fanfics about the Witcher World, and to call this show a fanfic would be to offend the authors and creators who actually write fanfics. The stale world-building that discards the mystic and the wonder of the original should not be associated with the Witcher fandom.
    If we ignore it being a part of the Witcher fandom, then it is just a lazy story with static characters and forced drama.    … Expand
  52. ellmenson
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a big fan of the Witcher universe. I was reading books and playing games, but Lauren Hissrich threw dirt in my face. T
    he only thing the show can be praised for is iconic actress Michelle Yeoh. A

    ll other parts of The Witcher: Blood Origin disfigure the legacy of the books. I am completely disappointed. The only way to save the Witcher universe is to fire Lauren Hissrich and her entire team!    … Expand
  53. Nonsensicalwhim
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Did something just pour a can of bleach in my face, as the music deafened. They're taking art, and graffiting all over it. The extent of that's a Mona Lisa, somebody else's creation, now add in the circus, using a bunch of clowns, and contortionists. Dyspraxic, dysfunctional, tone deaf. What happened today? It's an alternative reality where the nazis won. They've taken all the books andDid something just pour a can of bleach in my face, as the music deafened. They're taking art, and graffiting all over it. The extent of that's a Mona Lisa, somebody else's creation, now add in the circus, using a bunch of clowns, and contortionists. Dyspraxic, dysfunctional, tone deaf. What happened today? It's an alternative reality where the nazis won. They've taken all the books and burnt them, replacing the with a bunch of dull propaganda and even worse rituals. Stop. Make the bad people stop. They're awful at it. The music was enough to make your eardrums pop. The imagery caused your eyes to bleed. The story was nothing but somebody else doodling propaganda all over it. Horrible. Go away.… Expand
  54. ElliottTheHoe
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    The authors of this Witcher spin off have taken too many liberties with the source material. Combining to become a show with similar energy as that of a grade three child trying desperately to fit in among unfamiliar acquaintances. Spazzy, detached, and poorly constructed in its attempt at its goal.

    After watching the writers defend their work and being hopeful of them correcting course,    The authors of this Witcher spin off have taken too many liberties with the source material. Combining to become a show with similar energy as that of a grade three child trying desperately to fit in among unfamiliar acquaintances. Spazzy, detached, and poorly constructed in its attempt at its goal.

    After watching the writers defend their work and being hopeful of them correcting course, I’m annoyed to stand corrected by the community and other nay sayers as this Netflix hit becomes a Netflix flop to not be named again. We will all commiserate with Hebert Cavil over the short comings of this script and the main show. The writers, production studio, and casting agents have failed and created something forgettable and at worst unforgivable to the fandom.    … Expand
  55. Exlee3000
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Terrible, generical fantasy filled with wokeness! Abyssmal! Avoid at all costs!
  56. Turin_Vidsmidr
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Just make it stop and forget it exists.
    The Netflix Witcher productions have been nothing but a hate campaign against the fans and a mockery of Andrzej Sapkowski's work. This one is a new lowest standard though.
  57. Rich87
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Turned it off after 10 minutes. Cannot support wokeist writers and racist political sexist agenda.
  58. Victor789
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Generally, despite the script, The Witcher saves itself with the visuals. Here, not even that.
    The source material is not used here.
    Too many ballads used too many times. Many moments that were meant to be emotional, but due to the four-episode run script, do not cause any feelings but contempt for the miserably failed attempts to create these moments. And the VFX... oh, my eyes bled while    Generally, despite the script, The Witcher saves itself with the visuals. Here, not even that.
    The source material is not used here.
    Too many ballads used too many times. Many moments that were meant to be emotional, but due to the four-episode run script, do not cause any feelings but contempt for the miserably failed attempts to create these moments.
    And the VFX... oh, my eyes bled while I was watching. My ears too: a totally random soundtrack with nothing that reminds you of The Witcher.    … Expand
  59. endr1
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    This is an abomination and a complete lack of respect of the source material. Some unknown wanna be script writer took the liberty of changing the lore but, as already many other disastrous serie proved, the result was embarrassing. Because you are just not as good as the original author. It sucks.
  60. Qcard
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Talentless writers who cant even steal from a talented writer and pass it off. Overtly progressive aswell. Whomever writes this lives in a bubble of fantasy... and is incapable for writing engaging fantasy.
  61. Emtekadwr
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    So awful... Please stop... It's exactly what it is, written in 20 min......
  62. C0mm0nSense
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    This series is the worst thing that happened to the Witcher universe, it also confirms the veracity of the rumors that the authors do not respect the original books and games from the Poles. I really hope they don't keep releasing new episodes! They will also finally hire people who know and respect slavic mythology.
  63. MosaicOfBlood
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    I think somewhere along the line Hollywood forgot why they purchase IPs. It's not a free audience to do with whatever you want.
  64. MetacriticOnur
    Dec 25, 2022
    3
    bad
    [ bad ]

    adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
    not good in any manner or degree.
    bad
    [ bad ]

    adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
    not good in any manner or degree.
  65. Farkas9d
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    The showrunners insert their own woke agenda, identity politics, and social justice. They have ruined and desecrated the witcher lore and universe. No one asked for this. We want Geralt and the real 'The Witcher' as it is in the books and games.
  66. True-Gaming1
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    This is not the Witcher at all. Netflix should delete what it’s made so far and give CDPR/Henry full control to make it right. Easy 0/10
  67. Ahlgren
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Wokeflix.

    Play the game instead, that is a good story.

    Are metacritic blocking people from rating this show?
    I can sign in and rate anything but when i try this show it sign me out.
    At this time there's 5 positive review not a single word to motivate it ?
    Just waiting for all the 10/10 on accounts witch no reviews.

    Lets se if it works this time.
  68. busiek
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Blatant cash grab! And remove 'The Witcher' from the title, this is random Dungeons & Dragons session! Anyway, I don't care!
  69. enut_butter
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Terrifically bad in every conceivable way. I genuinely don’t know what group of teenagers they had write this but they shouldn’t be allowed to write a book report. The acting is stilted and awful and the actors are either wholly unbelievable or look so bored that I can’t help but wonder if they’ve been forced to be there.
  70. netherwire
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    This is a joke, a scoff in your face. People (alright, elven people) do not talk like that, they don’t act like that, they don’t feel like that. This is a nonsence, a manifistated disregard and disrespect to literally everything that was good in books and games. Back in the rude, non-tolerant times there were “freak-shows” in circuses, this film looks exactly like it, no matter how hard itThis is a joke, a scoff in your face. People (alright, elven people) do not talk like that, they don’t act like that, they don’t feel like that. This is a nonsence, a manifistated disregard and disrespect to literally everything that was good in books and games. Back in the rude, non-tolerant times there were “freak-shows” in circuses, this film looks exactly like it, no matter how hard it tries to respect races, genders and stuff. Nonsense dialogues, lots of brutal, absolutely unmotivated violence, poor “level design”, stereotypical and easily predictable plot. The Witcher series has already been bad but… Netflix will never stop to surprise. Don’t waste your time.… Expand
  71. Fu3kEA
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Another cash grab by a bunch of talentless woke female writers. Using a beloved IP, not sticking to any source material and inserting their political agenda in. How many times are we going to keep seeing GO WOKE GO BROKE before we start getting good adaptions again.
  72. KingCrazyC
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    This is the worst TV show of all time! hahaha! its so bad that its funny... Netflix should not be allowed to destroy the witcher books and games with this crap!
  73. isnotwitcher
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    That isn't The Witcher, is a cheap knockoff branded as "The Witcher" to ride a success books and games titles. Shame
  74. metacritiqueur
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    Will this crap be canceled even faster than Resident Evil ? Place your bets ! As always : go woke go broke.
  75. Onlyclassicvg1
    Dec 25, 2022
    4
    That isn't The Witcher, is a cheap knockoff branded as "The Witcher" to ride a success books and games titles. Shame
  76. Fatmandu
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    Is this the worst show of all time? Possibly. Tolkien would be rolling in his grave if he was alive to see this.
  77. AlfaMode
    Dec 26, 2022
    5
    This is the most objective review.
    The show was very mediocre. The main disadvantages are poor directing, dialogues and staging. I was expecting a dark and violent backstory with Sapkowski's philosophy of what true evil is, but instead I got a typical American action movie with goofy jokes and sarcasm. It's just disrespectful to the original source.
    On the positive side, I will note    This is the most objective review.
    The show was very mediocre. The main disadvantages are poor directing, dialogues and staging. I was expecting a dark and violent backstory with Sapkowski's philosophy of what true evil is, but instead I got a typical American action movie with goofy jokes and sarcasm. It's just disrespectful to the original source.

    On the positive side, I will note the excellent work of composers, artists, those people who were engaged in costumes, scenery with such a budget and deadlines    … Expand
  78. NerdHaus
    Dec 26, 2022
    5
    Harmless fun that give the watcher a vague understanding of the Witcher lore.
  79. Sugarymedal
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Now I understand more the lore. Really good , but to short.
    I watch in one shots unable to stop
  80. Balorn
    Dec 29, 2022
    7
    I liked the show as a show, but not really as a Witcher show. Some of the actors were fantastic, like Francesca Mills, Sophia Brown and Lautance O'Fuarain. I think they did the best job they could with the scrip, time and direction they had.
    I know they cut the series from 6 to 4 episodes, and I think this was the wrong choice, it didn't allow for enough character development. The final    I liked the show as a show, but not really as a Witcher show. Some of the actors were fantastic, like Francesca Mills, Sophia Brown and Lautance O'Fuarain. I think they did the best job they could with the scrip, time and direction they had.
    I know they cut the series from 6 to 4 episodes, and I think this was the wrong choice, it didn't allow for enough character development. The final first Witcher transformation was stupid. Balor and his relationship with his mute aprentice Fenrik was not established, just told.    … Expand
  81. dr_zoidberg590
    Feb 8, 2023
    9
    I don't get the hate on The Witcher Blood Origins. Despite a slight (15%?) drop in production quality/budget this is better than The Witcher by every other metric. Michelle Yeoh in it too which always adds gravitas. Episode 2 is like twice as good as ep 1 at least, less grimdark, better story so far.
  82. ethicsbeanie
    Dec 31, 2022
    6
    Average. Not as bad as most people say. It's a decent background filler whilst you're doing something else.
  83. MX1341
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    Love this show. Must see! Haha good acting, beautiful scenery and action! Little bit short.
  84. paradsecar
    Dec 26, 2022
    8
    I don’t and never will understand what exactly fans want from this series. Stick too close to the source material and you end up with the live-action Cowboy Beebop. Stray too far and you get LotR: Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time. Is this mini-series perfect? No, and almost nothing is, hence my 8/10 rating. The only real crime this show commits is being too short to give it a chance toI don’t and never will understand what exactly fans want from this series. Stick too close to the source material and you end up with the live-action Cowboy Beebop. Stray too far and you get LotR: Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time. Is this mini-series perfect? No, and almost nothing is, hence my 8/10 rating. The only real crime this show commits is being too short to give it a chance to fully breathe, resulting in some rushed plot points and relationships that feel unearned, similar to the recent and also fantastic Dragon Age: Absolution. I love the Witcher universe, played the games, and read the books. Just relax and take it for what it is: a brief but enjoyable romp that gives us more Witcher, which is never a bad thing.… Expand
  85. buhu
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    A great but short series. It shows that the world has huge potential outside of the main plot

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#8 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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Metascore
45

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jan 3, 2023
    30
    The show’s derivativeness falls somewhere between depressing and embarrassing.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2023
    40
    Creakily-assembled and fuelled largely by silliness, Blood Origin is for devoted Witcher watchers alone.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Jan 3, 2023
    50
    “Blood Origin’s” limited use of its strongest asset illustrates why the serviceable series never rises any higher — and sets a troubling precedent for what’s next.
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