The Witcher

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 20, 2019
Season #: 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1
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7.5

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  1. Xsardas
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    Horrible parasitism on books. Some canonical stories are just for show. The Queen wishes everyone beer and terribly ridicule the ambassadors. Humor gave way to a huge amount of pathos. Yen Mary Sue, Ciri Imba, for which you do not worry... There are many logical inconsistencies even for the original work.
  2. cicikush
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    Except Henry Cavill,cast was the worst.I watched it with disgustion.Storytelling was not so good either so i would rather watch the books or play the games because they are masterpieces unlike this **** of social justice warrior ****
  3. ssharp
    Dec 21, 2019
    2
    Dialogs and drama are comparable to the last GoT season... and it's NOT a compliment.
  4. 4ikman
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Актёры не подходят своим ролям, эльфов играют темнокожие актёры этого в принципе не должно быть.… Expand
  5. reality_check_
    Dec 23, 2019
    0
    NFLX is a group of racist maggots for offering zero East Asian representation /sarc. In all seriousness, it's not "racist" to ask to stay true to the source material. It's clearly described in the books that Triss has "chestnut" hair and "cornflower blue" eyes. Further, Fringilla Vigo is described to be "pale with a truly deathly, morbid, utterly ghastly paleness." Seriously, doesNFLX is a group of racist maggots for offering zero East Asian representation /sarc. In all seriousness, it's not "racist" to ask to stay true to the source material. It's clearly described in the books that Triss has "chestnut" hair and "cornflower blue" eyes. Further, Fringilla Vigo is described to be "pale with a truly deathly, morbid, utterly ghastly paleness." Seriously, does blackwashing a Slavic myth novel make any sense? As an ethnic minority myself, these SJW morons can shove their agenda up their bums and actually show respect to the source material as well as the original fans. Oh but they never will, because they somehow think they are better than everyone else, including the ethnic minorities that they are so desperate to represent, ironically. In case this doesn't bother you, think of taking your favorite "white" character and turning him black/Asian/whatever. Can you imagine Disney casting Luke Skywalker as a minority? Actually, that might as well happen in the near future.… Expand
  6. kot_exe
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Сюжет кусками + ужасный кастинг + либеральные скандалы, спасибо хоть Геральта геем не сделали.
  7. Sheebs
    Dec 20, 2019
    2
    The Witcher TV show is a **** mess. Add it to the list of good IPs turned **** by political pandering and a clueless showrunners hubris and lack of narrative acumen. Casting is off for everyone bar Geralt and Yennefer. No sense of time with jump cuts back and forth in time so often the viewer could be watching a tennis match teleporting across the stratosphere.
    Scrotum armour. Enough    The Witcher TV show is a **** mess. Add it to the list of good IPs turned **** by political pandering and a clueless showrunners hubris and lack of narrative acumen. Casting is off for everyone bar Geralt and Yennefer. No sense of time with jump cuts back and forth in time so often the viewer could be watching a tennis match teleporting across the stratosphere.
    Scrotum armour. Enough said.
    Unless youve read the books AND played the game you will be confused as to where you are and what youre supposed to care about.
    Characters are confused and poorly executed.
    This show will not please the gamers or readers and when compared to Game of Thrones, as the showrunner hopes in her idiocy, audiences will find this Iteration rather lacking, uninspired and ultimately a dumpsterfire the likes we as viewers have become all too frequently exposed to.
    This show is likely not to make it to season 3 let alone win any praise.
    Another IP to be put on a shelf, away from any others who may well have done better without the idealogical nonsense.
    Sapkowski is a hack writer, who fell ass backward into success and yet still tried to sue for more. And now will be compared to Martin and Tolkien and will also come up very short.
    Wow...    … Expand
  8. BenjiButton
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    Casting is bad with a few exceptions. (Did a hit job on the Elder Races/Dryads) The pacing of the story is jarring and the story itself lacks gravitas, at times manages to be corny (Yenn swinging sword like a pro, mid fight peck with Geralt) Had they adopted a slower, more impactful approach, (Show us Geralt on a methodical hunt episode 1, not in an underwater rumble and cut scene) then weCasting is bad with a few exceptions. (Did a hit job on the Elder Races/Dryads) The pacing of the story is jarring and the story itself lacks gravitas, at times manages to be corny (Yenn swinging sword like a pro, mid fight peck with Geralt) Had they adopted a slower, more impactful approach, (Show us Geralt on a methodical hunt episode 1, not in an underwater rumble and cut scene) then we might have actually cared a little for the characters.

    Wanted this to be good/great but has fallen on its face, which is disappointing considering the material they’ve had to work with.    … Expand
  9. Elorien
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    Какая же дикая, лютейшая хрень. 3 балла чисто из-за Цири, остальных на мороз ссаными тряпками нужно выкидывать.
  10. Esthete
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Poland, 2017...creak of rocking chair...knock knock
    - «What the hell, who is there !?» - Andrzej Sapkowski grumbling asking from a chair.
    - «It's Lauren Hissrich, I am a professional writer» - voice from behind the door - «Get out! I didn't invite you» - Andrzej said even more grouchy. - «This is about buying rights to the TV adaptation of your books!» - Lauren objected. - «Well come    Poland, 2017...creak of rocking chair...knock knock
    - «What the hell, who is there !?» - Andrzej Sapkowski grumbling asking from a chair.
    - «It's Lauren Hissrich, I am a professional writer» - voice from behind the door
    - «Get out! I didn't invite you» - Andrzej said even more grouchy.
    - «This is about buying rights to the TV adaptation of your books!» - Lauren objected.
    - «Well come in, the door isn't locked» - Andrzej said.
    Lauren Hissrich: «Netflix want make TV-adaptation your books»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «You mean The Witcher series?»
    Lauren Hissrich: «Yes, and I will be a showrunner»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «No, i don't like this idea, Lauren you even haven't serious creativity background!»
    Lauren Hissrich: «So what? When Benioff and Weiss became showrunners of Game of Thrones they also didn't have.»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «Yes, but Martin helped them for the first seasons. And, then in the last seasons, they just fu**ed up.»
    Lauren Hissrich: «You can become a co-showrunner.»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «Nope. Netflix makes trash stuff, I don't like it.»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «The Witcher is a large fantasy universe based on Slavic culture, folklore, as well as Slavic-Norse-Germanic mythology and tales. How can you adapt this?»
    Lauren Hissrich: «Diversity»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «But the Witcher world it's Europe in the Middle Ages.»
    Lauren Hissrich: «Are you racist?»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «Europe in the Middle Ages»
    Lauren Hissrich: «Netflix will pay you many $$$$$$$»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «The Witcher never been about Slavic culture, folklore, as well as Slavic-Norse-Germanic mythology, tales, you know. And Europe in the Middle Ages was multicultural, people of different races were everywhere in medieval Europe.»
    Andrzej Sapkowski: «So rights on the Witcher series sold!»

    pros:
    No

    cons:
    - Absolutely, total miscast
    - It's all cheap, battles are terrible
    - Bad acting skills for all
    - Trying to please as newcomers as well fans of books/games. Eventually makes shapeless nonsense

    Lauren you didn't disappoint, Netflix you too. Now it’s clear where the money, for minions writing the same type reviews 10/10    … Expand
  11. gilga73
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    As long as show stays with Geralt`s storyline for first 2 or 3 episodes one can imagine this could be a very decent reimagening of Witcher`s Saga. Some storytelling problems along the way (Yennefer`s story mostly), but there is a window in future to explain some dialogues. So, you are still intrigued.

    And then comes a complete clusterf**k of Disney-preteen-3rd wave feminazi dissasterous    As long as show stays with Geralt`s storyline for first 2 or 3 episodes one can imagine this could be a very decent reimagening of Witcher`s Saga. Some storytelling problems along the way (Yennefer`s story mostly), but there is a window in future to explain some dialogues. So, you are still intrigued.

    And then comes a complete clusterf**k of Disney-preteen-3rd wave feminazi dissasterous scanario. Not gonna spoil here - you really need to see it.

    As a long time Witcher VG player and Slavic mithology enthusiast I`m completely shocked with incompetence screenplayers are steering this show forward.

    Cats should not become a movie, Witcher should have not become a TV show. I have spoken.    … Expand
  12. KB5K
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    The Witcher delivers a fantasy experience like none other---it's the kind of fantasy experience you haven't felt since a Sunday afternoon rerun of Xena: Warrior Princess came on after another Sunday afternoon rerun of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

    Eesh...

    ...On the bright side, it's not a bad show to fall asleep to. It also works as effective background noise while doing housework.
  13. MeguNyan
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    Ужасный каст актеров, ужасный сценарий. Персонажи выглядят картонными, графика дешевой, а реквизит вообще взятым с помойки после других сериалов. Над сериалом не старались и не хотели вообще. Изначальной целью было навариться на известной франшизе, понапихать побольше чернокожих (эльфов лол), чтобы угодить всем. Потом прикрываться словами: -"Это ведь адаптация.".
    Любителям ведьмака, а    Ужасный каст актеров, ужасный сценарий. Персонажи выглядят картонными, графика дешевой, а реквизит вообще взятым с помойки после других сериалов. Над сериалом не старались и не хотели вообще. Изначальной целью было навариться на известной франшизе, понапихать побольше чернокожих (эльфов лол), чтобы угодить всем. Потом прикрываться словами: -"Это ведь адаптация.".
    Любителям ведьмака, а особенно фанатам этот сериал не зайдет, можете даже не начинать смотреть.
    До игры престолов ему еще 100 лет расти. Нетфликс портит всё до чего доберется.    … Expand
  14. uncle_wujek
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Terrible work, actors play, dialogues, there is no chemistry between the characters, they even delivered the same flooded scenes several times, the characters are not motivated, about their motivation and what happens, only because of the reading of the original. Didn't even try to do well.
  15. prostics
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    Horrible cast and storytelling itself. It's an insult to fans. Looks like Netflix plans to destroy the magnificent story.
  16. Didier_McLeod
    Dec 21, 2019
    2
    Когда за дело берется SJW активистка, то получается то, что получилось. Откровенная избыточная толерантность делает свое дело.
    Я не надеялся на нечто хорошее, но тут совсем уж откровенное что попало. Пойду перечитаю отличные книги и переиграю отличные игры.    Когда за дело берется SJW активистка, то получается то, что получилось. Откровенная избыточная толерантность делает свое дело.
    Я не надеялся на нечто хорошее, но тут совсем уж откровенное что попало. Пойду перечитаю отличные книги и переиграю отличные игры.
  17. DPblX043
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    Слишком все толерантно. Плоой подбор актеров и нет той самой славянской атмосферы. Слабо!
  18. Pokeltols
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    a crumpled plot, Superman plays emotions from all his films. the graphics are terrible. the actors are wrongly chosen ... and of course the poor habit of writing tolerance. 1 point for Boevka and music.
  19. Ferzenand
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    The flaws of the first episode:
    1. The fight with kikimora was in the middle of nowhere. Instead of the usual swamp area, they decided to use some vomit graphics from the late 90s.
    2. The role of Renfrey completely failed. Instead of a person with a difficult fate and nature, we’ve got an offended “next door girl”. 3. The Witcher’s atmosphere has been **** up. We’ve like it in video    The flaws of the first episode:
    1. The fight with kikimora was in the middle of nowhere. Instead of the usual swamp area, they decided to use some vomit graphics from the late 90s.
    2. The role of Renfrey completely failed. Instead of a person with a difficult fate and nature, we’ve got an offended “next door girl”.
    3. The Witcher’s atmosphere has been **** up. We’ve like it in video games. But we haven't seen any of it on the screen. Btw, blacks in the world of slavic fantasy look as foolish as penguins in the midle of savannah.
    5. Designer responsible for the nilf armor should be kicked out of the profession. And Lauren Schmidt should take less vine and pay more attention to organization of the filming process.
    6. Battle scene - main nominee for the award "Shame of the year".
    7. Soundtracks of the series in quality lose to tracks from free libraries.
    8. The motivation of characters is not disclosed. Actually, nobody tries.    … Expand
  20. Duke48
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    I really wanted to watch this, I got through first episode, but I can;t stand casting, PC is a big problem.
  21. BeardGuardian
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Cringe filled oversimplified fan-fiction, like game of thrones from season 5 onwards but cheaper and with the worst casting and costume design I've ever seen.
  22. igorGurd
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Надежды были до последнего. Но. Ужасно всё. И лишь Плотва идеально сыграла свою роль...
  23. Locust69
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    this is just soooo bad on so many levels... if i didnt read books i would be confused af and still the story is a mess... cgi and costumes are low grade quality level like from 90s, cast is terrible and its again showed that diversity = less white people. Theres no respect for the source material at all. Nilfgaards looks like fantasy badguys from 15yo kid fanfiction and the battle is justthis is just soooo bad on so many levels... if i didnt read books i would be confused af and still the story is a mess... cgi and costumes are low grade quality level like from 90s, cast is terrible and its again showed that diversity = less white people. Theres no respect for the source material at all. Nilfgaards looks like fantasy badguys from 15yo kid fanfiction and the battle is just garbage with no proper combat choreography. I knew that soyflix will ruin it and i wasnt wrong. I would give 1 for Cavil but the blackwashing here is just too bad. Pls… Expand
  24. RidiculousDeath
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Even without looming giant of the games and books, the show in itself is ATROCIOUS! Horrible writing, bad acting, cheap CGI and costume design, music... composer tried to capture(copy) that feel from the games and failed miserably. Wokenisation is worse than in any other fantasy adaptation. Do not waste your time, better spend your money on games and books about true Witcher.
  25. Foxxxyxxx
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Дань уважения всему славянскому эпосу в виде огромного, черного, толерастического болта
  26. Fantasyfan89
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Just a badly written fanfiction with some book stuff sprinkled here and there. It's not worth your time if you are a fan of the books and you want a loyal adaptation.
    Henry is great. Unfortunately, that is not enough.
  27. chaki1ban
    Dec 20, 2019
    3
    Унылый сериал, ГГ не вписывается в параметры. Есть инфа что челики засыпают на 1-2й серии.
  28. Mihan_The_Man
    Dec 21, 2019
    2
    Нет духа "Ведьмака" из книг. Совсем. Нет ни капли той глубины и атмосферы, что были в книгах. Всё карикатурно. Актёры играют свои роли не очень хорошо, все какие-то деревянные, брёвна ходячие. Монстры и эльфы нарисованы ужасно - в частности, от сильвана и эльфов во 2 серии чуть не ослеп, лопни мои глаза! Сюжет подаётся очень плохо, обрывками и недоговорками; те, кто не читал книг, поймут иНет духа "Ведьмака" из книг. Совсем. Нет ни капли той глубины и атмосферы, что были в книгах. Всё карикатурно. Актёры играют свои роли не очень хорошо, все какие-то деревянные, брёвна ходячие. Монстры и эльфы нарисованы ужасно - в частности, от сильвана и эльфов во 2 серии чуть не ослеп, лопни мои глаза! Сюжет подаётся очень плохо, обрывками и недоговорками; те, кто не читал книг, поймут и ещё меньше в повествовании. Боёвка не плоха.… Expand
  29. onetwotry
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    As a slavic person I find this show utterly racist.
    Slavic nationality has no history with black people.
    There were not any black servants or warriors in Eastern Europe.
    There were tatar asians but those which are depicted are from different ethnicity.
    On top of that acting is horrible.
    Plot is horrible.
    This show does not deserve a 2nd season.
  30. Mac4Tire
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Морально я уже был готов, что некоторые поступки героев они поменяют местами. Но просто резать богатый лор напильником... И эти совершенно пустые диалоги...
  31. LeonCorvin
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    This is what happens when you push a modern, tolerant agenda into a series on Slavic fantasy and ignore the canon of original books.
  32. VereWolf271
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    I mean, that Star Trek would be weird if white actors play there only. "European Middle Age World" would be weird with mix black and white people, which live together. This is uncanny valley.
  33. SilentNoise
    Dec 23, 2019
    0
    Ничего не ожидал от этого сериала после просмотра трейлеров. Актеры подобраны ужасно. Манера повествования ужасная, если зритель не читал книгу то он вообще не поймет что происходит. Да, это адаптация книги а не игры, но так бездарно все провалить нужно еще уметь.
    Первые серии еще можно смотреть, но чем дальше тем хуже. Когда я увидел Вильгефорца(главного антагониста книг), то захотел    Ничего не ожидал от этого сериала после просмотра трейлеров. Актеры подобраны ужасно. Манера повествования ужасная, если зритель не читал книгу то он вообще не поймет что происходит. Да, это адаптация книги а не игры, но так бездарно все провалить нужно еще уметь.
    Первые серии еще можно смотреть, но чем дальше тем хуже. Когда я увидел Вильгефорца(главного антагониста книг), то захотел заплакать и выключить сериал, это уже перебор. Можно много критиковать его, потому что он вышел действительно ужасным. Очень обидно за Ведьмака, очень. Пусть они лучше на этом и закончат, надеюсь если его разгромят то дальше первого сезона дело не пойдет. Одним словом ТОЛЕРАНТНОСТЬ !    … Expand
  34. neverrr
    Dec 20, 2019
    3
    SJW & Feminists **** has nothing to do with the witcher at all. Made to make all the minorities happy, but not the actual lore fans. Please be aware when you watch it, contains a total miscast of 90% of the characters.
  35. gallorunivers
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Я ждал 4 года,а в итоге это.Плюсы 1.Лютик ,который хоть как-то создает атмосферу и радует глаз. 2.Сцены сражения Ведьмака с людьми ,все сцены фехтования очень хороши ,но против людей !!.На этом плюсы закончились .Минусы. Плохой кастинг актеров от первого плана до массовки(кроме Лютика и Цири и иногда Геральда ).Плохая работа костюмеров.Плохие декорации и локации,можно было снять дешевлеЯ ждал 4 года,а в итоге это.Плюсы 1.Лютик ,который хоть как-то создает атмосферу и радует глаз. 2.Сцены сражения Ведьмака с людьми ,все сцены фехтования очень хороши ,но против людей !!.На этом плюсы закончились .Минусы. Плохой кастинг актеров от первого плана до массовки(кроме Лютика и Цири и иногда Геральда ).Плохая работа костюмеров.Плохие декорации и локации,можно было снять дешевле ,ближе и на родине славян и без личного самолета.Все пейзажи не из европы 13 века,а из новой зеландии про Хоббитов. Костюмы и спец эффекты связанные с чудовищами ,это либо плохой костюм ,либо отвратительный хромакей.Сценарий отвратителен, никому не нужные скачки во времени и просто иногда тупые развязки событий,сценарист при прочтении книги ,должен был понять что Сабковский так себе писатель и нужно было только вдохновляться его книгой ,а не делать сериальную копию.Сабковский стал известен только благодаря играм !!!,его интересуют только деньги !!!почитайте его интервью иму пофиг на сериал ,он даже не знает как должны выглядеть его персонажи .CD PROJECT RED сделали хорошую игру потому что взяли идею ведьмака,а не книгу .Даже в Польше не многие слышали о ведьмаке.Многие игроки даже не знали что игра сделана по книге .NETFLIX зачем вы дали Лоуренс такие права и столько денег ,на что ,зачем .Я посмотрел залпом 8 серий и остался очень разочарован этим сериалом .И даже тот факт что 8 серий вышло ,все равно не является концовкой первого сезона,они даже не пытались подарить микроконцовку ,они настолько были уверены в себе ,что позволили себе перенести финал первого сезона во второй .Этот сериал ,это не история о ведьмаке который убивает и охотиться на чудовищ,это не историю о ведьмаке который спит с каждой женщиной ,это история о подкаблучнике Геральде и его Предназначении .Один Лютик сделал больше чем весь каст актеров.И Геральд даже и от него избавляется .НЕТФЛИКС вы убили мечту ,которую я ждал с выхода 3 ведьмака.!!!!!!Этот сериал вышел, стало быть где-нибудь сидит же на белом свете и тот кто оформил подписку на нетфликс .… Expand
  36. StanislavKH
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Horrible scenario, incredibly far from original book storyline.
    Very strange cast, looks like Hercules Legendary Journey on steroids :) Good try but still far from good story.
    With series storyline very hard to understand any motivation for heroes and their feelings. Author's says that they very closest to book... No. They cut off everything what possible. Dialodues empty but    Horrible scenario, incredibly far from original book storyline.
    Very strange cast, looks like Hercules Legendary Journey on steroids :) Good try but still far from good story.
    With series storyline very hard to understand any motivation for heroes and their feelings. Author's says that they very closest to book... No. They cut off everything what possible. Dialodues empty but pretentious. Another one good franchise completely wasted. Story parts changed and this not a good changes for understanding chronology.
    Anyway, I don't want to see second season. Can't recommend this series for anyone who already read books or played games series.    … Expand
  37. Smalo
    Dec 20, 2019
    3
    Hennry is good as Gerals everything else is not good. The Witcher should be on slavic culture not on western and there this show lost it s soul.
    I would get 0 score but i will get 3 just because of Hennry.
  38. MightyMike
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    Bad acting backed up by even worst writing. Convoluted plot of the first episode made from various bits and pieces of at least two short stories was just a preview of how much Netflix writers can turn masterpiece into a piece of crap.

    This, plus terrible dialogs, utterly craptastic casting choices and just low overall quality of the show force me to pick the lesser evil (which is give    Bad acting backed up by even worst writing. Convoluted plot of the first episode made from various bits and pieces of at least two short stories was just a preview of how much Netflix writers can turn masterpiece into a piece of crap.

    This, plus terrible dialogs, utterly craptastic casting choices and just low overall quality of the show force me to pick the lesser evil (which is give this show a 1 and warn all of you!)    … Expand
  39. Whitear
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. С первых секунд первой серии возникает масса вопросов -
    1. Как в этой маленькой луже боролся Геральд и здоровенная неведомая бабуйня, при этом абсолютно не баламутя воду и не пугая чертового оленя? Вот..как?
    2. Ох уж эти голые, но стыдливо прикрытые, сисечки в кадре. Ох уж эти пустые стерильные улицы и интерьеры без признаков жизни. Ох уж эти драматичные несуразные паузы и.......абсолютно каменные лица актеров. Даже, черт побери, в легенькой эротической сцене пугало безэмоциональность момента.
    3. Сама сюжетная линия скачет, нет ритма в монтаже, который не заставляет перематывать скучные нудные сцены.
    4. Целлофановые штаны Геральда...наглаженная одежда...чистенькие, вылизанные красивые не только основные актеры, но и массовка.
    5. Жуткая операторская работа - складывается ощущение, что всё снимается на широкоугольный объектив. Нет композиции и игры света. Как будто авторы сериала делали всё на скорую руку .
    Для меня первая серия превратилась в игру "найди десять нелепых вещей в кадре". Многое бросается в глаза. Сериал уровня конца 90х - начала 2000. Помните сериал "Удивительные странствия Геракла"? "Ведьмак" - это версия этого самого "Геракла", но с большим намеком на "серьезность", жуткой игрой актеров, и большим количеством спецэффектов.    … Expand
  40. Sky_Slam
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    The Witcher is a tutorial how to **** up 100% successful product, which gave the background of the saga.
    Lauren Schmidt is total a disaster!
    They were ruined EVERY aspects of it:plot, character motivation, music, camera work, cast. If you don`t know the lore it's hard to understand that the **** is happening and why. Ending of Cirila story in the 1st episode - hilariously stupid.    The Witcher is a tutorial how to **** up 100% successful product, which gave the background of the saga.
    Lauren Schmidt is total a disaster!
    They were ruined EVERY aspects of it:plot, character motivation, music, camera work, cast.
    If you don`t know the lore it's hard to understand that the **** is happening and why.
    Ending of Cirila story in the 1st episode - hilariously stupid.
    This is soooo sad that we don't get a good tv show of this great story so a long time    … Expand
  41. max1mumcarnage
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    Sadly, after watching the show i'm not impressed. The show doesn't explain much and it's like it expect from you to know the books and video games. I happened to play witcher 3 so i knew what i was getting into and yet i was still confused. But even if you're a big fan there's nothing to find here, poor cinematography, fight scenes are quite chaotic, and the dialogues are almost laughableSadly, after watching the show i'm not impressed. The show doesn't explain much and it's like it expect from you to know the books and video games. I happened to play witcher 3 so i knew what i was getting into and yet i was still confused. But even if you're a big fan there's nothing to find here, poor cinematography, fight scenes are quite chaotic, and the dialogues are almost laughable at moments - when the intention was for them to be serious.… Expand
  42. paxromana395
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    Полный мискаст с персонажами, отвратительный сюжет и конченная толерастия на каждом шагу. Плевок в лицо всем фанатам
  43. Kunray
    Dec 20, 2019
    2
    it feels like I watched fan fiction
    feels like i'm cheated
    fiction with rating 2/10
  44. Ruslan-Yukhaev
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    they just ruined it and shamed the witcher books and games.
    "the worst monsters are the ones we create" oh yes that right )
    Netflix is a human error.
    0/10
  45. Erik_Of_Bloom
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    I was gonna go more in depth, but honestly this trash isn’t worth it. It’s just bad. Maybe if you have some kind of WFBM fetish it’s for you, but if you’re looking for an entertaining fantasy romp or anything resembling the books or games, it’s not here.
  46. GuapoGrande
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    I knew it would be terrible as soon as they released the awful, inappropriate casting, and I was right. Netflix has no respect for plot, theme, or source material.
  47. DDerevianko
    Dec 21, 2019
    2
    Все гірше ніж я розраховував. Серіал виглядає дешево через жахливі костюми та декорації. Актори катастрофічно не підходять на свої ролі (Крім Цірі). Єфекти на рівні б-муві кінця нульових.
    Подача сюжету рвана та невиразна, враження ніби дивишся огляд того, що було у попередніх серіях.
    Дуже помітно, що творці цього серіалу не орієнтуються у жанрі фентезі та не знайомі з історією    Все гірше ніж я розраховував. Серіал виглядає дешево через жахливі костюми та декорації. Актори катастрофічно не підходять на свої ролі (Крім Цірі). Єфекти на рівні б-муві кінця нульових.
    Подача сюжету рвана та невиразна, враження ніби дивишся огляд того, що було у попередніх серіях.
    Дуже помітно, що творці цього серіалу не орієнтуються у жанрі фентезі та не знайомі з історією середньовічної Європи на яку відьмача сага опирається. Все виглядає як фанатське кінце з Ютюбу.
    З позитивних моментів можу виділити тільки музику. Категорично не раджу.    … Expand
  48. MarterSkaage
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Terrible writing, terrible casting, absolutely revolting. Shame to see such a good setting get this kind of treatment.
  49. Quatra
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Take a game and lore and books people love, and twist and ruin them. Great main lead choice... everything else is sad. Where is TRISS!
  50. khadzad
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Terrible. Terrible writing. Terrible characters (with one exception). Terrible music. Terrible decision to change the book story. Simply Terrible
  51. GrExcel01
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    Terrible adaptaition.
    Terrible cast.
    Terrible fights.
    Just a spitt in my soul
  52. delphineback
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    if disney and porn made a baby. that's what will happen also, bad costumes, with a mix of bad cgi and acting,
  53. vladimiriv
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    This is an awesome show, for 1990s. If it aired in that time it could be a rival for a Xena: Warrior Princess. Dialogues and actors performance are probably on a same level.
  54. BarronOfDune
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Netflix ruins yet another popular franchise by inserting woke politics and casting C-grade talent. Hard pass!
  55. ornitologist
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This is just an epic failure, ladies and gentlemen. Bravo! Bravo! My congratulations!
  56. Swatpl
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This is what happens when you push a modern, tolerant agenda into a series on Slavic fantasy and ignore the canon of original books.
  57. Wayfek
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Сказать, что меня бомбит ничего не сказать. У меня в Минске во время просмотра данного сериала столбик термометра поднялся до +50. Во что превратили броню нильфов? Теперь понятно почему у Цири были кошмары. Про Йен, Трис, Фрингилью Виго и Дриад из Бруклина я вообще молчу. Да и в целом про этот "славянский контингент". Это просто плевок во всю славянскую культуру и мифологию. Неужели такСказать, что меня бомбит ничего не сказать. У меня в Минске во время просмотра данного сериала столбик термометра поднялся до +50. Во что превратили броню нильфов? Теперь понятно почему у Цири были кошмары. Про Йен, Трис, Фрингилью Виго и Дриад из Бруклина я вообще молчу. Да и в целом про этот "славянский контингент". Это просто плевок во всю славянскую культуру и мифологию. Неужели так сложно придерживаться канона? Создатели сериала вообще знают как славяне выглядят?… Expand
  58. Cyphmos
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible writing, and even worse casting drive this franchise headfirst into the ground. Awful waste of such a great property.… Expand
  59. okonoma
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Отвратительный подбор актеров, не возможно смотреть на этих людей не скривив рожу. Сюжет вырван и подан кусками. Как о ожидалось полный провал. Жаль, вселенная Ведьмака была очень перспективна
  60. Bupyc
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Как ведьмак -1/10 как обычный сериал 3/10, но в названии Ведьмак. Плохо во всем, диалоги глупые, происходящее не логично, декорации не натуральны, костюмы и образы отвратные. Единственное где не налажали, это озвучка.
  61. Razrback16
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Terrible. Not even close to the lore of the books. Bad acting, bad directing, and the worst part of all is the casting - the showrunner calls it "diversity" but it seems to only work that way when non-white folks are cast to play characters who are supposed to be white - if it was the other way around it would be publicly (and appropriately) called racism. It looks to me like theTerrible. Not even close to the lore of the books. Bad acting, bad directing, and the worst part of all is the casting - the showrunner calls it "diversity" but it seems to only work that way when non-white folks are cast to play characters who are supposed to be white - if it was the other way around it would be publicly (and appropriately) called racism. It looks to me like the showrunner & directors just decided to do their own thing and call it "The Witcher" just to try to drum up attention by using the title of a well-known series. Having read all the books twice, and played all the games many times, I can certainly confirm that this is not "The Witcher"...at best it's bad fan fiction.… Expand
  62. sariustorys
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    Nędzota, festiwal poprawności politycznej. Czarne driady, murzyni rycerze i czarne elfy w strefie klimatu umiarkowanego tworzą niewiarygodny świat. Wisienką na torcie jest olewcze podejście do fabuły książek i kiepskie efekty specjalne. Jedyne plusy: sceny walk i role henrego cavilla i Jaskra
  63. Rottenvald
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Очередная жертва грязных рученок нетфликс, с абсолютно наплевательским отношением к первоисточнику, с целью срубить денег на расхайпленном бренде. Хотите ознакомиться со вселенной ведьмака? - читайте книги. Достойной экранизации, увы нет.Очередная жертва грязных рученок нетфликс, с абсолютно наплевательским отношением к первоисточнику, с целью срубить денег на расхайпленном бренде. Хотите ознакомиться со вселенной ведьмака? - читайте книги. Достойной экранизации, увы нет.
  64. striga
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Really just makes a hash of so many things. This does very little to please those who read the books, does nothing to draw in anyone who only know the games, does everything to please the writing staff. Good god the forest of Brokilon, enough said.
  65. DanielRevan
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hollywood Fan SJW Fiction...
    With Bad Costumes, Bad Acting, Bad Scenario, Owful Fighting.
    Where is Geralts CAT EYES?!
    No Slavic authentic flavor ofcourse.... This is called terrible adaptation.
    When almost nothing remains of two sources of the original.
    Where are Geralts big SCARS?! Seriously? This is how must look scars on face of monster killer?!
    Those Ciri Lenses made me cry with tears of blood.
    Why do actors have stone faces in such serious scenes, such as at the time of the death of the queen ?!
    And my goodness, this propaganda of radical feminism is easily visible in the script and it is disgusting.
    So many bad men and so few bad women.
    The scenes of grabbing with a bare hand for the blade of a sword and the armor of nilfgaards are just ridiculous.
    Which by the way are invaders who conquer the whole world on foot apparently.
    It’s sad to see such good actor Henry Kevill, starring in such an frankly weak series.    … Expand
  66. jonnypc
    Dec 20, 2019
    2
    i honestly started with a clear mind,but it was clear from the first two episodes that everything good in the books was thrown out of the window,the casting is horrible apart from henry cavill,the effects used are quite poor and overall the series feels cheap.
  67. Mongio
    Dec 20, 2019
    3
    Per quanto ho visto fino ad ora (3 puntate), siamo messi malino.... attore improbabile, cast imbarazzante, linea narrativa non chiarissima se non si hanno letto i romanzi, scenografie povere con una fotografia da studio fotografico di borgata, musiche quasi mai all'altezza sino al punto più basso che mi è capitato di vedere, o meglio sentire.... la traduzione italiana dei berci diPer quanto ho visto fino ad ora (3 puntate), siamo messi malino.... attore improbabile, cast imbarazzante, linea narrativa non chiarissima se non si hanno letto i romanzi, scenografie povere con una fotografia da studio fotografico di borgata, musiche quasi mai all'altezza sino al punto più basso che mi è capitato di vedere, o meglio sentire.... la traduzione italiana dei berci di Ranuncolo.... Finiro sicuramente la visione della serie, ma temo faticherà molto a risollevarsi... Un fan letterario e videoludico profondamente deluso.... ma trattandosi di netflix, mi ero preparato emotivamente...… Expand
  68. Kiperninja
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    I don`t want to write a lot about that fact that the casting completely disagrees with descriptions of characters in series of novels. That is just one of disadvantages. Hell with it! I want to pay more attention to the hypocrisy of the showrunners. I read plenty of times that the book’s plot would be adapted to the scenario, but….Is it really possible to spoil the story so badly? JustI don`t want to write a lot about that fact that the casting completely disagrees with descriptions of characters in series of novels. That is just one of disadvantages. Hell with it! I want to pay more attention to the hypocrisy of the showrunners. I read plenty of times that the book’s plot would be adapted to the scenario, but….Is it really possible to spoil the story so badly? Just total discrepancy.

    1. Renfri. Are you serious? How can you surpass in lying the story?
    2. Yennefer can fight with a sword and pirouette. What?? Are you sure that you have read books?
    3. The Dragon. Do you really call that thing a dragon? Is it really an ancient creature? It looks like more like a hen.
    4. The pursuers with portal openings. What?? How long can you lie about book adaption? Or do you really consider an adaption that 50% ad libbing that you squeezed in the TV series?
    5. I remember the vividly described episode of capturing Ciri by Cahir in Cintra. I remember that she woke up in a cold sweat after that. And what am I watching now? It's awful. It is illustrated in such an awful manner that I can`t describe. You are professionals, aren’t you? How could you make such a ham-fisted film?
    6. Borch three jackdaws… jinn…wishes… Are you putting me on? I can’t really get how you can surpass in lying and spoil the story?

    Well let's finish the list. Although I can go on for a long time and tell more about the facts of the book's plot sophisticating.
    At year-end 2019 you made a film version of a very popular saga. In fact you made visuals more like of trash films approximately 2005 year. Sometimes the visuals are so terrible that I gonna put my eyes out.
    The whole story-telling in TV series is quite an inconsequent one. There is lack of Witcher setting. In the fan film Alzur's legacy I can see it. And please note, the project was developed by fans for fans.

    I don’t want to describe much how awful and characterless the book`s characters were adapted. Yennefers from book and TV series are two completely different persons. Henry Cavill tries to play his role but he tries too hard.
    You have just spoiled and eaten for breakfast the saga. I definitely will not recommend anyone to watch it.
    It looks like facts were taken from books and were given to ham-fisted person who didn’t know anything about these books. And then the person tried to create the book using those facts. In fact we have something with the same names but a completely different thing.    … Expand
  69. zachmoore119
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Really **** casting, more focused on the usual hollywood political agenda than making a good show. Yet another good IP these rats have infested and destroyed. Don't watch unless you like wasting your time.
  70. Lex_Amorph
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    It's worsest **** which I even see. With each new trailer I just make facepalm. Such perversion and deformation of Witcher world it's something behind edge. I hope, this show can be closed after first season.
  71. Deadheadbill
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Henry Cavill is very good but other than that the show is a complete failure. It ahs absolutely none of the things that make The Witcher world such a great one.
  72. nton888
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    Африканцы в Польше. Что???????? Смысл их было добавлять если их не было в восточной Европе, от слова совсем. Они просто не вписываются.
  73. NatesZer0
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. como alguem que jogou os jogos e leu os livros de the witcher eu achei bem ruimzinha o começo da serie,ela pulou varias partes importantes como o geralt falando com o intendente,pulou o primeiro encontro de geralt com calanthe a rainha de cinta,pulou a parte que morriam os pais da ciri e ja foi diretamente pra luta contra nilfgard… Expand
  74. Katyyy
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wery boring serial and season... I cant watch more than 2 hours...i hope next season gonna be much more better - coz this one is so damn bad...… Expand
  75. wawa33
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    une des pire serie inventé
    pas du tout fidele est un geralt pas charismatique c'est dommage y avais du potentiel mais c'est arrivé sur netflix
  76. MahbubAli92
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Can't believe they failed this hard at capturing the look and feel of The Witcher. Netflix ruins everything they touch (see also: Death Note)
  77. rud
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Слабая актерская, ноль уважения к первоисточнику. Перевран сюжет потеряны важные моменты.
  78. BabeRuthless38
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Henry Cavill is a terrible choice as Geralt, way too pretty and smirky. Netflix sucks!
  79. belchegors
    Jun 14, 2020
    0
    A spit on european / slavic folklore and culture. It's all cheap, battles are terrible. Horrible cast and storytelling itself. It's an insult to fans. Just a badly written fanfiction with some book stuff sprinkled here and there. It's not worth your time if you are a fan of the books and you want a loyal adaptation.
    Henry is great. Unfortunately, that is not enough. Looks like Netflix    A spit on european / slavic folklore and culture. It's all cheap, battles are terrible. Horrible cast and storytelling itself. It's an insult to fans. Just a badly written fanfiction with some book stuff sprinkled here and there. It's not worth your time if you are a fan of the books and you want a loyal adaptation.
    Henry is great. Unfortunately, that is not enough. Looks like Netflix plans to destroy the magnificent story.    … Expand
  80. wayrez
    May 14, 2020
    2
    The only positive thing about this series is the actors' game. This series is suitable only for those who are not familiar with the universe of the Witcher. The writers just didn't care about the original source. The biggest disappointment of the year for me :/
  81. FreeAndCritical
    May 15, 2020
    2
    All the fantasy and sci-fi TV series from recent years that I've tried watching during the COVID-19 lock-down have suffered from the same thing: misandry. Yup, the elephant in the room. This is making them very predictable and therefore boring. It's as though they're all being written using the same formula of stereotyping, one-way physical and verbal abuse etc to the point where you canAll the fantasy and sci-fi TV series from recent years that I've tried watching during the COVID-19 lock-down have suffered from the same thing: misandry. Yup, the elephant in the room. This is making them very predictable and therefore boring. It's as though they're all being written using the same formula of stereotyping, one-way physical and verbal abuse etc to the point where you can predict the outcome of a scene based on the genders involved.

    Andrzej Sapkowski's books are, for better or worse, classic sword-and-sorcery fare but the TV series is very much a feminist take on them. The Witcher isn't among the worst - I was very surprised to see Geralt head butt a woman - but it's still enough to make it a predictable tick-box yawnfest. Non-cannon music and contemporary phrases really don't help the immersion either.

    Related to immersion, the source material (in which I include the video games) draws heavily on Polish and other European folklore. I have to be careful here, but imagine a fantasy series based on African folklore (which would be awesome!) with 'Caucasian' actors throughout. It would feel jarringly 'off'. Some of the casting choices, including Yennefer, Triss and the bard I think of as Dandelion, feel way off after the excellently portrayed characters of the video games.

    Not popular opinions, I know, but it would be nice to see these TV series' mix it up a bit. This one, sadly, doesn't stand out from the crowd for me.    … Expand
  82. Rethar
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    Horrible parasitism on books. Some canonical stories are just for show. The Queen wishes everyone beer and terribly ridicule the ambassadors. Humor gave way to a huge amount of pathos. Yen Mary Sue, Ciri Imba, for which you do not worry... There are many logical inconsistencies even for the original work.
  83. RichSpider
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    This is the key for me. If you are going to adapt award-winning source material that's beloved by many fans, whatever changes you make better have either A) a great reason behind it or B) improve the story.

    So far I've watched The Expanse incredibly faithfully adapt the novels to TV as best as they can and why is that show so beloved? The quality of the story is extremely high. For the    This is the key for me. If you are going to adapt award-winning source material that's beloved by many fans, whatever changes you make better have either A) a great reason behind it or B) improve the story.

    So far I've watched The Expanse incredibly faithfully adapt the novels to TV as best as they can and why is that show so beloved? The quality of the story is extremely high. For the non-book readers that in of itself is great. But for the book readers, they know the quality is so damn high because the quality of the novels is so damn high and so the showrunner and writers room (including the book's authors) faithfully adapted it to preserve that high-quality storytelling. I have also watched Game of Thrones in earlier seasons where they were largely faithful adaptations of award-winning novels and how beloved were they? Intensely. Even Dune recently was made highly faithfully and the book readers have loved it.

    I haven't finished this season yet (almost there) but I'm scared seeing how many are saying the last two episodes are the worst of all. But so far, as someone who has read the books twice, loved them but isn't above adaptations taking a different spin (if it improves the story) I am really disappointed. Not by the visuals, the acting, or anything like that. It is entirely due to the showrunner and writer's decision to make changes needlessly that make the story WORSE, not better. Why do they feel the need to add their twists and their own touch? Likely fear or ego. They don't feel creatively excited about translating a story from one medium to another they want to make it "their own." The hubris of that when the source material is award-winning and they're just TV writers is incredible.

    It sucks because I could overlook some shakey acting here and there or a bad costume or average CGI, but when the story is what I have a problem with and it's a story that requires certain things in order to result in other things down the line, it makes watching the show so tough. I end up just feeling bad for Henry who considering what he's said in multiple interviews, just wishes the show was a faithful adaptation from the novels to the screen like The Expanse has been.    … Expand
  84. PowerfullPlayer
    May 15, 2020
    0
    Black villagers? Black elves? OMFG I just imagine that this **** doesn't exist.
  85. StephanL
    Dec 27, 2019
    3
    Perhaps this show is drawing in people who love soap opera's posing as fantasy and thus the discrepancy between viewers comments and critics. I love fantasy, and good storytelling. This is poorly made. Henry Cavill is great but miscast here. Sets too clean and boring. My disbelief was not suspended. Racial inclusiveness is important but at the cost of good storytelling? Poor choice in showrunn
  86. mad851
    Dec 28, 2019
    2
    This is one of the worst adaptation ever made, really disappointing TV show, nothing like the books, forcing diversity (blackwashing characters) in a polish European fantasy is horrible! Bad CGI, bad writing, bad acting, they didn't followed the chronology of the books, it's not the mature dark Fantasy that we want it's more like XENA level of tv show than game of thrones. Too bad
  87. sub-madara
    Jan 2, 2020
    3
    Okay so I give it a 3 because near the end or in the end its a little fixed, I hope they improve. You know game of thrones had a bad ending, hope this one( witcher) starts bad ends good. But no enviroment and no atmosphere. Two persons I liked was jaskier and tissaia. Geralt was meh.
  88. sarisa
    Dec 22, 2019
    3
    Well, what did we expect from Netflix anyway? They need to sell this product worldwide somehow. To be honest it could be much worse considering their agenda. And we all know it. Simply saying it's the only possible Witcher that could have emerged in XXI century. Its bad testimony of our times, but it is some sort of testimony.
  89. Penisman
    Dec 23, 2019
    3
    Henry Cavil turned out as amazing geralt and his interactions with Jaskier are on point. Those are, alongside good fights scenes, the only good things I can say about this mess. Yennefer turned out terrible. Instead of a confident stubborn female lead she feel weak and confused. The way magic is portrayed is a joke. Politics are confusing and not engaging at all. The story between threeHenry Cavil turned out as amazing geralt and his interactions with Jaskier are on point. Those are, alongside good fights scenes, the only good things I can say about this mess. Yennefer turned out terrible. Instead of a confident stubborn female lead she feel weak and confused. The way magic is portrayed is a joke. Politics are confusing and not engaging at all. The story between three people, with three timelines that are an immense mess and viewer can't rightly tell when did what happen untill later half of the series. CGI looks clearly like CGI, Villentrenthemerth is awful. Directing was another problem. Some scenes completely lack build up, others are just awkward (like geralts famous speech about greater/lesser evil). Even the Geralt/Jaskier interactions that I have mentioned are few and far between, especially when compared to books.… Expand
  90. Sderton
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    Помойка обоссаная. А вот это я пишу чтобы набрать символы для выставление лценке говну.
  91. vCount
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    No, no, no, it's just ain't right. Also, sorry for bad English, it's not my first language
    I've watched 2 episodes so far and both were just terrible. I could call myself a fan of Witcher, I've read the books several times, I've played the games a little bit. The series so far is not worthy of books and games.
    Miscasts, black elfs and other stuff aside. the show seems incredibly cheap.    No, no, no, it's just ain't right. Also, sorry for bad English, it's not my first language
    I've watched 2 episodes so far and both were just terrible. I could call myself a fan of Witcher, I've read the books several times, I've played the games a little bit. The series so far is not worthy of books and games.
    Miscasts, black elfs and other stuff aside. the show seems incredibly cheap. The very first fight with the monster we see, said monster looks like it came straight from the 90s era television and the fight itself is rather anticlimatic.
    I could tell more, like how some characters are total opposites of books, how the writers keep missing key points in things people say, think or represent. Like, I can clearly see the attempt to make a nod towards the source material, but it just comes out wrong and completely misses the point.
    Maybe some people unfamiliar with the Witcher franchise will like it. But i don't think it's a work for those who are already fans.
    Like honestly, i wouldn't mind miscast, tolerancy which people are complaining about and all of that, if it atleast was interesting to watch AND stayed closer to the books plot.    … Expand
  92. wagabunga93
    Dec 23, 2019
    3
    The series is tragic and has little to do with books, many characters and stories have been cut out for new unnecessary threads. Black-skinned elves, kransoludy without beard, magic like Harry Potter - many wrong decisions were made, the series became another tube for liberal activists and the potential of books was wasted by them. Don't watch the show first! Read the books, they are muchThe series is tragic and has little to do with books, many characters and stories have been cut out for new unnecessary threads. Black-skinned elves, kransoludy without beard, magic like Harry Potter - many wrong decisions were made, the series became another tube for liberal activists and the potential of books was wasted by them. Don't watch the show first! Read the books, they are much better than Netflix. The Netflix series is tragic and has little to do with the book Witcher. If you don't like reading, at least play the game... Although you will miss a lot of great stories, your loss. Make no mistake - don't judge a book by show.

    PS. Henry Cavill is a great actor and even better Witcher (you can see that he understands his character), but all the rest (not counting sword fights) is not an agreement, people created the script and realized the series created something that has nothing to do with the great story written by Andrzej Sapkowski. Please, no - I'm begging you - reach for the books!    … Expand
  93. Ghua
    Dec 23, 2019
    3
    Cavill really fits the role. Thats about it - all good things I can say about the series.
    The rest is... mediocre. There are good moments, but rather due to good original book material than to netflix.
  94. RIPtheWitcher
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Атмосферы славянской нет. Каст отвратительный. За все время вы не увидите ни одной красивой женщины, а только уродин. Таймлайн очень кривой и запутанный. Мне как читавшему книги леко понять что происходит но вот знакомые мои которые с ведьмаком не знакомы дается сериал очень сложно. Плюс они еще добавилили кучу отсебятины которая релизована очень убого и по большей части не несет в себеАтмосферы славянской нет. Каст отвратительный. За все время вы не увидите ни одной красивой женщины, а только уродин. Таймлайн очень кривой и запутанный. Мне как читавшему книги леко понять что происходит но вот знакомые мои которые с ведьмаком не знакомы дается сериал очень сложно. Плюс они еще добавилили кучу отсебятины которая релизована очень убого и по большей части не несет в себе какого либо смысла. Чем думал сценарист не понятно, видимо как угодить SJW комьюнити. В итоге получилось не понятно что с запутаным, скомканым сюжетом, слитыми сценами котораые реализовали просто ужасно не до конца расркыв их. Карой ай. Я бы написал еще много чего но не хочу тратить на это время. Если сравнить с игрой престолов то у нетфликс даже близко не получилось хоть немного подобраться к ним.… Expand
  95. shurte
    Dec 23, 2019
    1
    Very weak show from Netflix. They absolutely do not understand what they are showing. Positive things are only Cavill, music and battle with Renfry.
  96. garnerc07
    Dec 22, 2019
    3
    While I enjoyed the performances of Geralt and Ciri, there were some others who sort of ruined it for me. Yennefer and Triss' casting was not good at all in my opinion. Tried being an interesting character in the books and games came across as nothing but unimportant and a throw away character. Fringilla Vigo was also another character who I quite enjoyed from the books and movies butWhile I enjoyed the performances of Geralt and Ciri, there were some others who sort of ruined it for me. Yennefer and Triss' casting was not good at all in my opinion. Tried being an interesting character in the books and games came across as nothing but unimportant and a throw away character. Fringilla Vigo was also another character who I quite enjoyed from the books and movies but together with a bad choice of casting and a complete personality change, she also didn't stand out either. This as you might know comes down to the politics of the creators of the series. Back from when they put the casting call for Ciri for BAME actresses, i knew this would be a let down, and i was mostly right. I love the Witcher franchise so it's a shame for its legacy to be tainted with people trying to push their politics onto the fans of the series. They just had to follow the source material and the fans would love it, so it's a shame it is getting such a mixed reception. Let this show and the many others who have suffered the same fate be a lesson to those who think they can smear a well loved franchise to push a political agenda.… Expand
  97. DeN_DarK
    Dec 22, 2019
    1
    Awful casting. At first I feared Cavill will be bad as Geralt. Actually he isn't. But other actors... not even close to character.
    Sadly casting is lesser problem in this series.
    1. Writing no good. First two episodes was average but after that it is just bad. Scriptwriters add too much to the story and do it very unnatural for plot and characters. 2. Effects. Sometimes nice. But mostly    Awful casting. At first I feared Cavill will be bad as Geralt. Actually he isn't. But other actors... not even close to character.
    Sadly casting is lesser problem in this series.
    1. Writing no good. First two episodes was average but after that it is just bad. Scriptwriters add too much to the story and do it very unnatural for plot and characters.
    2. Effects. Sometimes nice. But mostly bad. Especially floodlights in Brokilon.
    3. Sequence of events. In one episode things mixed together and it is just a mess - not a storytelling.    … Expand
  98. Orion8725
    Jan 1, 2020
    3
    I neither believe in 0's nor 10's unless a show or game has a great impact on the genre. The books were enjoyable and on par with the Sword of Truth or GoT books. The Witcher 3 ruined RPG games for me. By that i mean I cannot think of another RPG that comes close to it and now find all others rather boring. That being said, The Witcher 3 for me was a 10 with the books being a high 7 or 8.I neither believe in 0's nor 10's unless a show or game has a great impact on the genre. The books were enjoyable and on par with the Sword of Truth or GoT books. The Witcher 3 ruined RPG games for me. By that i mean I cannot think of another RPG that comes close to it and now find all others rather boring. That being said, The Witcher 3 for me was a 10 with the books being a high 7 or 8.

    The more invested you are in the books and especially the games, the less you will find this show enjoyable. Casting, like others have mentioned, is poor for several characters. Henry does a good job, but he is not enough to save this series for me. I really wanted this show to shine but it simply falls short of expectations from missed opportunities with story to odd changes to the story that adds nothing to the show.

    if you have no clue what you are getting into, you will find this probably a 6 out of 10. If you read the books, perhaps a mid to high 4 or perhaps even a 5. If you are a huge fan of the games, you are looking at a 3 or lower. In a perfect world, HBO would have picked this up and contracted with some of the CD Project Red writers. Instead, we are left with something that is simply mediocre and not a TV series that I will watch a second time.

    A great review of the show can be found by someone I consider an even larger fan than myself, Witcher George on YouTube, who did a great job of revealing the issues with this series. For all the gamers out there, we still have Cyberpunk coming soon. For book fans, perhaps HBO will pick up The Sword of Truth and we can finally have our fantasy escape many of us are looking for after the end of GoT (excluding the last season) and whatever this is trying to be.    … Expand
  99. Gor1945
    Dec 22, 2019
    2
    Западная толерастия и SJW диграданты еще одну франшизу загубили, негры где не поподя, ложа чародеек, ставшая ложей феминисток и прочая чушь современной повестки - в саге о средневековье восточной Европы пусть и в фентезийном обрамлении.
    Помимо этого - отвратительный каст актеров - Трисс, Кагырн, Йенифер - просто в утиль слиты - остальные в лучшем случае средне.
    Сюжет рваный и подан    Западная толерастия и SJW диграданты еще одну франшизу загубили, негры где не поподя, ложа чародеек, ставшая ложей феминисток и прочая чушь современной повестки - в саге о средневековье восточной Европы пусть и в фентезийном обрамлении.
    Помимо этого - отвратительный каст актеров - Трисс, Кагырн, Йенифер - просто в утиль слиты - остальные в лучшем случае средне.
    Сюжет рваный и подан кусками - в не хронологическом порядке, человеку не знакомому с вселенной в принципе что-то понять сложно будет, знакомый будет постоянно пробивать себе фейспалм.
    Отдельно стоит отметить костюмеров и декораторов, и постановщиков битв - доспехи Нильфгарда и битвы - просто донное днище.    … Expand
  100. MrNonono
    Dec 22, 2019
    1
    Might be interesting for people who played the game. Otherwise, skip this show and you won't miss out on anything. There are better quasi-medieval fantasy shows to watch in the limited time you have.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Nick Hilton
    Jan 3, 2020
    40
    The Witcher is a messy tangle of plotlines in a world underdeveloped to the point of obscurity.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    60
    As a mindless fantasy rollercoaster, Geralt’s journey is five stars all the way to tea-time. Sadly, for those who like brains with their brawn, it may be more of a slog.
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  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Judy Berman
    Dec 20, 2019
    30
    It takes a while for viewers to learn how these characters are connected, via an exasperating Westworld-esque narrative knot that takes much of the season to unfurl. ... The Witcher heightens our confusion by fumbling details that would have helped it set a cohesive tone. Dialogue vacillates, from line to line, between theatrical fantasy-speak and modern colloquialisms (“Dragons are, in fact, a thing!”).
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