The Witcher: Blood Origin

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 25, 2022
User Score
1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 180 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 180
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 180
  3. Negative: 156 out of 180

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  1. Sugarymedal
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Now I understand more the lore. Really good , but to short.
    I watch in one shots unable to stop
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. MX1341
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    Love this show. Must see! Haha good acting, beautiful scenery and action! Little bit short.
  5. 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
  6. 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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