The Witcher

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 20, 2019
Season #: 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1
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  1. bertobellamy
    Jan 3, 2022
    6
    I think this is not as bad as a lot of people are saying, but of course, it has some issues. Geralt indeed has nothing to do, at least in the first three episodes. But I like Yennefer's story, which has some intrigue and surprises in there. Either way, I hope there's more action in the remaining episodes.
  2. shoulderoforion
    Dec 19, 2021
    6
    Loved the first season of The Witcher, but this second season I just finished was just alright, didn't kick into gear until the 6th episode out of 8, which was too much front padding. It looked nice, but it was plodding. Guess we'll be getting plenty of more seasons which I'm fine with.
  3. winzentween
    Jan 25, 2022
    6
    Season 2 is significantly better than season 1. Though it suffers from many of the same mistakes. The writing is still poor and the show runner is still mucking things up. The sex and nudity is long gone because the show runner thinks it covers up bad writing which it does but now we just have bad writing and excessive violence. Because the bodies we all share is far more offensive thanSeason 2 is significantly better than season 1. Though it suffers from many of the same mistakes. The writing is still poor and the show runner is still mucking things up. The sex and nudity is long gone because the show runner thinks it covers up bad writing which it does but now we just have bad writing and excessive violence. Because the bodies we all share is far more offensive than cutting off people's limbs. It sickens me to hear an adult professional justify multiple decapitations but insisting that a man's bottom is somehow offensive.

    The cgi is still far from perfect but it is alot better in that it's now acceptable to good rather than bad. The acting is still strong among the lead characters though minor ones struggle with the weak screenplay. Though the overall story is far more vague with far less actually happening and lots of names or places and people without much explanation. There are actual monsters now to fight so a real result and the action scenes are far more competent. Geralt is still as good as ever though he's a little more loving now. Yen is yen but with more clothes. Vesimir is quite good. The mages still scheme. Same old same old. The budget of ten plus million dollars doesnt feel like it's being spent well. There is still room for significant improvement. This is no game of thrones but atleast it's no longer Xena warrior princess. 8/10    … Expand
  4. capt_morgan
    Dec 28, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, its not as good S1, 1st season was more rough (which for the Witcher is good), better pacing and more to the point. S2 was hard to follow because of all the factions introduced and their motives, think of GOT with all the players and motivations squeezed into eight concurrent episodes with endless dialogue forcing the issues. Also, I found the whole witch possession overwhelming and lacking explanation. Now for some good, the last two episodes did manage a decent buildup for promising next season (hopefully).… Expand
  5. CheesyDaddy
    Dec 28, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who only played the games, I didn't hate this season, but I didn't love it either. The show looks good and the acting, for the most part, is great. The writing however just doesn't always do the story a lot of favour.

    I understand that some changes need to be made in order to translate a story from a book to the screen and, to be fair, some things I understood were changes are definitely for the best. I think showing Ciri's teleporting abilities and foreshadowing the Wild Hunt was very necessary, and Voleth Meir provided a much needed and very Witcher-esque antagonist that could tie the season togather. However, how Eskel was handled was a completely unnecessary slap in the face of anyone familiar with the franchise.

    While most people zoom in on Eskels death, the worst change in my eyes was Yennifers arc, which just doesn't make sense even to someone unfamiliar with the franchise. Stregobor casually interrogating Yennifer and getting away with it was **** Yennifer turning against the brotherhood and Aretuza was **** Yennifer making her grand stand, of all opportunities she had, in front of a delegation of sorcerers and kings was **** Yennifer, after completely whiping out a complete Nilfgaardian army, deciding spiring Cahir was necessary was **** Yennifer and Cahir actually getting away completely unarmed and without magic from what has to be an impossibly tightly guarded area was **** Yennifer trying to sacrefice Ciri to a demon was **** and puts a lot of strain on her relationship with Ciri and Geralt that future seasons will have to try very, very hard to rectify.

    If you're going to play around with the source material, please look at the games for an example of how to do it sensibly and respectfully. Don't have characters make decisions that are completely out of character. Don't break the internal logic of the world. And while you're at it: Stop making unnecessarily diverse casting choices. Xenophobia is a big deal in the Witcher universe. Lean into it. I would've 100% preferred all black elves and white nords over every race being completely random real-life ethnicities.    … Expand
  6. ThisGuy1
    Dec 20, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Watched both seasons. Read the books and played the games. I loved them both. I heard they didn't intend to adapt the games, which I thought was a good decision. The books are solid enough on their own.

    First, the positives. When adapting specific bits from the books, this show is fantastic. Although it starts rough, the more immersed you get in the universe, the less noticeable some of the bad acting becomes. For season 2, it's probably genuinely good for most people with no background in the Witcher (books or games).

    Cons.

    The timeline of season 1 was mishandled and unnecessary. I get it. They were adapting two books based that were collections of short stories. But rather than accepting the challenge and telling a coherent story, the writer's cheaply went for the "it's all different timelines" gimmick. Still, get through the first 3 episodes and season 1 was enjoyable. If I recall correctly, 2 episodes were mostly made up of content that was not in the books. However, not a huge concern as the events of these episodes were events that did occur or were hinted at in the Witcher books.

    Season 2 has me at a loss for words. The content was solid if you haven't read the books. However, I understand the concern/frustration by people who have read the books. There was so much additional content. I'm comfortable saying 80% of the content was not in the books (or the games). Considering there were 5 more books to adapt, plus a slew of unadapted short stories from the first 2 books, I don't know why new content was deemed necessary. This is incredibly unusual as most movies/TV shows based on books get into hot water for cutting content rather than adding unnecessary content. There are also some concerning deviations from the books - that started really in season 1. These can still be redeemed, but looking back on previous seasons will make little sense if/when redemption occurs. On that note, I'm incredibly concerned with the future of the show. Between the new content and deviations, it seems like they are telling a story in the Witcher universe with the same characters from the books that's just close enough to the books to maintain the "based on The Witcher books" without actually bringing this magnificent tale to life - which is what the fans of the books were excited to see. Lastly - and again, probably not a huge concern for people who didn't read the books - the season 2 finale twist was very disappointing to see. This twist isn't revealed until near the end of the final book. It was a huge moment that explained so many past events and gave a third dimension to Nilfgaard's invasion of the North/Cintra. Not sure how the writer's intend to maintain relevance of this huge reveal over the remainder of the show. Again, it feels like a cheap trick by the writer's that will ultimately look wasted later on (as I think things will for a few characters that are being incorrectly written based on their character arcs in the books).

    Ultimately, I still give it a 6 out of 10. It's still watchable. It's not doing a good job of bringing to life the characters and events laid out in the books. However, it's introducing new people to this universe and the quality of season 2 was much more consistent than season 1.

    One last thought: The show runner says Eredin is going to be the "Thanos" of the Witcher universe. Please stop. He's far more relevant in the Witcher 3 video game than the books. In fact, he's barely in the books. Eredin is still a huge threat. He doesn't orchestrate anything. He interacts with Ciri but not Geralt or Yennefer. He's fairly one-dimensional. I don't recall him ever even making it to the same realm as the Continent. There is another character in the books that's pulling all of the strings and is incredibly formidable. Focus on being faithful to that "big bad" and you'll have a complex, brilliant show.    … Expand
  7. WatchinMovies
    Jan 15, 2022
    6
    Man, is this season confusing. Visuals are great, for TV. Set design is very nice but the story is quite disjointed. Too much going on at once to follow properly; remember, this is TV so one doesn't want to study the TV without interruption.
  8. Dee-Jay_Deli
    Jun 26, 2022
    6
    While season 1 took some serious dedication to push through, due to its non-linear story telling, unclear stakes and lackluster drama, season 2 has a much clearer focus.

    While the story-telling certainly improved over season one, it's still not great, suffering from the lack of subtle world-builing, characters motivations and clear stakes that define good fantasy stories. None of that    While season 1 took some serious dedication to push through, due to its non-linear story telling, unclear stakes and lackluster drama, season 2 has a much clearer focus.

    While the story-telling certainly improved over season one, it's still not great, suffering from the lack of subtle world-builing, characters motivations and clear stakes that define good fantasy stories. None of that is present here and none of the overall solid acting and set-design can gloss over that.

    The show really needs to do a better job at establishing the different kingdoms, their relationship to one another, their different leaders and their respective agendas, a clear explanation on the rules and limitations of magic and what is at stake.

    Without this ground work, it won't ever live up (or even improve) on the source material.    … Expand
  9. BearRaven
    Dec 17, 2021
    6
    There's no doubt the second season improved on many things and I'm fine with most of the changes to the story even though I would prefer more closer adaptation. In fact, I've been enjoying this season quite a lot. But I despise the fact they completely destroyed the dynamic between Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer. The whole storyline with Baba Yaga wannabe is so dull and unnecessary! YenneferThere's no doubt the second season improved on many things and I'm fine with most of the changes to the story even though I would prefer more closer adaptation. In fact, I've been enjoying this season quite a lot. But I despise the fact they completely destroyed the dynamic between Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer. The whole storyline with Baba Yaga wannabe is so dull and unnecessary! Yennefer would never betray Geralt and never sell out Ciri (even before she became her "mother").… Expand
  10. hammbone18
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s fine. It’s not great and it’s barely good. I’m not going to lie, season 1 I hated the Aretuza plot. But I started to like some of those Aretuza characters (mainly just Fringilla) in season 2. I wish there were more episodes in a season to get more monster hunting/Geralt stuff. You have Henry Cavill who is perfect for the role. Don’t waste that. Give me more of season 2 episode 1 type of episodes.

    Netflix will never give this show the budget it deserves because they have a formula that every show is going to follow, for max profitability. Netflix should never have taken on the Witcher if that was their plan for this.    … Expand
  11. knighttimesone
    Jan 9, 2022
    6
    Я считаю, что это не провал, как многие его называют.
    Да, 2 сезон ушел от книжного канона. Ушёл неудачно. Действительно, авторы начали придумывать что-то своё и это испортило повествование, так как сценарист не равно писатель. Писатель скрупулёзно прописывает арки, твисты, образы. Сценарист делает работу весь в дедлайнах и лишь соединяя А с Б, не запаривайся над проработкой, а зачастую    Я считаю, что это не провал, как многие его называют.
    Да, 2 сезон ушел от книжного канона. Ушёл неудачно. Действительно, авторы начали придумывать что-то своё и это испортило повествование, так как сценарист не равно писатель. Писатель скрупулёзно прописывает арки, твисты, образы. Сценарист делает работу весь в дедлайнах и лишь соединяя А с Б, не запаривайся над проработкой, а зачастую ещё и добавляя всякого хлама.
    Что угодно говорите, но я не считаю разноцветный и разнорассовый состав проблемой в сериалах и фильмах. Если они действительно талантливо играют и прошли конкурсный отбор, то почему нет. Это не документалистика, а художественное произведение. Кстати об этом.
    Я воспринимаю этот сериал как самостоятельное произведение, чего и вам желаю. Не сравниваю ни с книгами, ни с играми. И от этого смотрится гораздо проще.
    Повторюсь, персонажи как не крути слабо прописаны, их логика порой вообще улетает куда-то в стратосферу - они откровенно неестественно тупят.
    Лишние сюжетные раскрытия второстепенных персонажей? Мне кажется люди забывают, что это сериал, а не длинный фильм раз в год. Может, создатели хотят выделить других персонажей, которые были плохо раскрыты в книге и показать их с другой стороны, по своему?
    Практически моментальный уход некоторых ключевых персонажей с тупым объяснением этого - тоже шокирующий и больной минус. Тут уже создателям не отвертеться - это конкретный обсёр.
    Понравилось то, что теперь сюжет линейно построили, не приходилось прыгать во времени несколько раз. Графика стала круче, доспехи Нильфгаарда стали норм (хотя такое ощущение, что они после захвата Цинтры ещё и моду их переняли )))) )
    В общем, надо бы подсобраться людям, которые отвечают за сюжетную составляющую. Потому что это было всегда главным аспектом Ведьмака: как в играх, так и в фильмах. И если уж они хотят уйти от книжного или игрового канона, то пускай прописывают это качественно. Либо пусть не страдают хернёй и делают по книге, это проверенный вариант)    … Expand
  12. radixlecti84
    Dec 20, 2021
    5
    I much preferred the more episodic structure of the first season, I found the main arc of the story quite dull.
  13. Jollukka1
    Dec 19, 2021
    5
    This review comes from someone who has read the books, so my rating is lower than a reviewer who has not read the books:
    Season two would have been the perfect time to "characterize" the characters, to create identification with the characters. Deepen the world and use source material in dialogues.
    But no! The story has been heavily edited from the source material to make it more    This review comes from someone who has read the books, so my rating is lower than a reviewer who has not read the books:
    Season two would have been the perfect time to "characterize" the characters, to create identification with the characters. Deepen the world and use source material in dialogues.
    But no! The story has been heavily edited from the source material to make it more fast-paced action-packed. Also all this magic comes from chaos is irrelevant in books.
    Fabula is excellent, but because of the sjuzhet, the story is only mediocre.
    Season 2 was still entertaining and I would have given it 8/10 if they had been more faithful to the source material.    … Expand
  14. MrJimmy
    Dec 18, 2021
    5
    A step down from the first season. The first episode is the best of the season in my opinion. Its the only one which felt like it could stand by itself whilst still having moving the story as a whole forward. The season as a whole drags with not enough happening to justify its run length. Nowhere feels unique or different from anywhere else. Unless you are really keyed into where eachA step down from the first season. The first episode is the best of the season in my opinion. Its the only one which felt like it could stand by itself whilst still having moving the story as a whole forward. The season as a whole drags with not enough happening to justify its run length. Nowhere feels unique or different from anywhere else. Unless you are really keyed into where each place is all you need to know is whether the characters are trying to get away, or get to there. The overall design isn't bad, its just the same across every location making the entire continent feel the same and giving no sense or scale to the world or ever makes you believe there is a livingg briefing world past where the camera shot ends. All the exposition and in the world cant make up for this which is a shame as the main focus of the season seemed to be setting up that everything is in danger. Outside of Geralt of Rivia, who Henry Cavill does a great job as, every ones character motivations seemed a bit muddled and confused. Alligiances seemed to change on a whim and no one can decide what it is they are fighting for or why.… Expand
  15. Ltlombardi
    Dec 22, 2021
    5
    This season is really disappointing.. Difficult to say... The quality just is inferior.
  16. Willar
    Dec 27, 2021
    5
    It's alright in parts but the main story is a bit of a mess. In the end, it might be best to avoid if you have read the books.
  17. TomWish
    Dec 29, 2021
    5
    I know neither the books nor the games, so I approached this series without any preoccupations. But while I didn't have any problems with the discontinous narrative of the first season, and actually quite enjoyed this fantasy world which was completely new to me, I was rather annoyed by the second season.

    For the first half of the season I was totally confused about what's going on, who    I know neither the books nor the games, so I approached this series without any preoccupations. But while I didn't have any problems with the discontinous narrative of the first season, and actually quite enjoyed this fantasy world which was completely new to me, I was rather annoyed by the second season.

    For the first half of the season I was totally confused about what's going on, who all these people are and what they want. By the end of the season you have a better idea, but then I was rather annoyed by the cheap B movie narratives and the shallow and unconsistent characters. All woman suddenly find their soft spot and become nice. Geralt becomes almost boring in his flat good guy role.

    Special effects are much better than in the first season. But this doesn't help if the story is not interesting. This series lost me, I probably won't watch a third season.    … Expand
  18. Motoserdar
    Dec 18, 2021
    5
    Nothing special! Avarage on everything. The first season had some character and it was worth to watch. There was great music, deep character stories, variety of original monsters, amazing places and costumes and furthermore every detail were sexy and charismatic. There is none of them in the second season. It feels like a stretched 2nd class movie not a full season series.
  19. Blackjohny117
    Dec 19, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even if we pretend the show is something on its own and has nothing to do with the source material, its still a bad show.

    -ACTING: Other than Geralt and Jaskier everything else was bad to mediocre. No joke, Fringilla is the worst actor I have ever seen. She has the same dead emotionless face throughout the whole show.

    -WRITING: Absolutely terrible, weird unnatural and cringe dialogues (with a few exceptions) and a story full of plot-holes and holywood cliches. The pacing of the series is horendous. I am sure like at least half of the people who watched the show have no idea wtf is going on with the politics, the mages, the races and stuff cause the writing is so weird and confusing you dont even bother trying to anderstand.

    -CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: Absolutely trash for the most part. Yen spends the whole season trying to get her powers back and is willing to secrifice Ciri to a **** demon. Then we have Vesimir, who has zero personality in the show and is portrayed as an old weak dumb Witcher who has no idea what he is doing, then for some reason he wants to use Ciri as a blood vessel to make new generation of Witchers and doesn't mind **** poisoning Ciri to see if works? Triss ,after all the bonding scenes with Ciri, is disgusted with her all of a sudden because she is powerfull? Also Geralt uses Ciri as bait at some point? Like wtf is this? All the other characters (except Jaskier) have no character development or personalitty. Tell me do you even care about any of the characters of the show other than Geralt, Jaskier and Ciri?

    -PRODUCTION: Other than some landscape shots, maybe Kaer Morhen and the city which looked pretty good everything else is laughable. Like seriously can't they afford some qualitty contact lenses instead of using the 2$ version from Walmart? Also the costumes look like they came out of a fairy tale Barbie show. They look super clean and fancy and that makes it super akward to watch. Some special effects also looked so so weird and badly made. Like when Geralt chopped the head of that monster and it rolled in front of the camera or when Geralt punched a dude's tooth off.

    -ACTION: How much action was there? Like 4-5 scenes in the whole season 2? And were they even mindblowing or something? No, they were just ok.

    I would give the show a 6 or maybe an overated 7, but if you watch this show having in mind the source material the books and the games this is a 3-4.

    It's a shame cause Henry is a great actor and a really good Geralt but almost everything around it is just bad. Don't even know if I will watch season 3, probably not.    … Expand
  20. Hakaiju
    Dec 23, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basically everything the Book introduced got ignored. The Yennefer and Ciri storyline didnt make any sense and even prevents the future development of the stories in the book, travel distances were ignored and character traits were reversed. Apart from episode 1, this season is not based on the books at all. The show on its own is a 5/10, if you would judge the adaption of the source material it would be a 2/10.… Expand
  21. HellxDamage
    Dec 20, 2021
    5
    It shows the budget has increased, the CGI is much better than 1st season and all the visuals have improved. Ciri (Freya) and Triss (Anna) are a lot more flashed out in every regard, and Chris Fulton was a perfect choice for Rience, just as Kim Bodnia for Vesemir. BUT, this season had major deviations from the book (and not for the better) and worse than that, Vesemir and Yennefer actedIt shows the budget has increased, the CGI is much better than 1st season and all the visuals have improved. Ciri (Freya) and Triss (Anna) are a lot more flashed out in every regard, and Chris Fulton was a perfect choice for Rience, just as Kim Bodnia for Vesemir. BUT, this season had major deviations from the book (and not for the better) and worse than that, Vesemir and Yennefer acted out of character, moreover Yen's made up story arc was uninspired and cliché.
    The writing and dialogues were stupid, cringe and out of place a good couple of times.
    And the ending.. like WTF? Literally nothing in the last episode was from the book this season was based on (Blood of Elves), the story the creators made up was just an unimpactful mess, that did not add any real value to the whole, while they left out important relationship moments between certain characters. They also made a big reveal at the very end of the last episode, but it was something that should've been secret until the last book/season.. and the way it happened will most likely ruin how the stories of the characters will lead to where they're supposed to.
    Oh and the unique Slavic/eastern European vibe is now totally gone, and turned into a generic, Americanized pile of c..
    This show has become a display of the "I know better"-attitude from the showrunner's and the writers part, but they do NOT know better, it's just ego and arrogance. Don't fix what's not broken.    … Expand
  22. bluewitch84
    Dec 21, 2021
    5
    This season is a bit boring and shows no nudity which I was looking forward to, especially with yennifer. Instead, they toned it down and even in a batch scene with all women, they shot it on purpose to not show nudity. That's lame. Nudity is what gave the 1st season an edge and an alure. It's nice to see many of the main actors return, but it's not the same diamond as the 1st seasonThis season is a bit boring and shows no nudity which I was looking forward to, especially with yennifer. Instead, they toned it down and even in a batch scene with all women, they shot it on purpose to not show nudity. That's lame. Nudity is what gave the 1st season an edge and an alure. It's nice to see many of the main actors return, but it's not the same diamond as the 1st season was. I'm on episode 4 and really don't care to continue because the formula from the 1st season is not there.… Expand
  23. CrazedCucumber
    Dec 23, 2021
    5
    It's hard to know whether I'm watching the Witcher TV series, or a TV series called The Witcher.
    Adaptations to source material are needed especially when trying to make an entertaining show however season 2 is painfully average. With the rich source material, the show potential is quite high, though they seem to have done a GoT season 8 in their season 2.
    Knowingly making huge    It's hard to know whether I'm watching the Witcher TV series, or a TV series called The Witcher.
    Adaptations to source material are needed especially when trying to make an entertaining show however season 2 is painfully average. With the rich source material, the show potential is quite high, though they seem to have done a GoT season 8 in their season 2.
    Knowingly making huge adjustments from the source material when a good proportion of the fans have been brought in due to that source material Seems foolish. it makes a disconnect between the material and the show thus meaning that the show must fall back on its simple quality.
    Here it isn't all bad, because of noticeable improvements in acting, costume design, set design and visual effects, meaning it doesn't fall flat on its face.
    Reading the reasoning behind an unexpected death in the series, probably the most notable change from the source material doesn't provide any clarity.
    It just seems that they were unable to do proper character development and fell back on people knowing the character from the source material and the games to make that death more impactful.
    Though season 1 was a testament to character development especially for Yennefer It's absent here.
    Although, it's still entertaining and will bring in the views. The showrunners seem to have divided its view base to no clear gain.    … Expand
  24. Jormonation
    Dec 25, 2021
    5
    Season 2 does an excellent job of fixing whatever season 1 slightly confusing with the different timelines much like westworld (which didn't bother me, but I get why some people I talked to didn't like that), they fixed the characters so they look more like what I was familiar with. Eskel was a pretty big disappointment, but thats was my only real gripe
  25. rugaljoeken
    Dec 26, 2021
    5
    Marvellows adaptation, the time line issues in the first season were solved and the characters history is deeppened
  26. Zappy9
    Dec 29, 2021
    5
    It was okay but not as good as the first season. Was a very generic script writing style. Just standard Ciri is the key to everything and a big bad guy is on his way. Yadda yadda. There wasn't really much story or depth to the season. Nothing really interesting happened.
  27. zombox5000
    Dec 17, 2021
    4
    A blundering, ham fisted piece that wastes the potential and goodwill built in the first season. The divergences for the actual Witcher story are not only uninteresting and unnecessary, but also poorly done.
  28. YorkMan
    Dec 20, 2021
    4
    The first Season of The Witcher wasn't brilliant, but it at least moved along at a reasonable pace and with it's 'out of sequence' storytelling around the three central characters it kept you wanting to find out more. The ending, in which 'The Witcher' finds his destiny in the Princess Ciri lead into the second Season quite well.

    So after a prolonged wait that second Season is upon    The first Season of The Witcher wasn't brilliant, but it at least moved along at a reasonable pace and with it's 'out of sequence' storytelling around the three central characters it kept you wanting to find out more. The ending, in which 'The Witcher' finds his destiny in the Princess Ciri lead into the second Season quite well.

    So after a prolonged wait that second Season is upon us.... And dear, oh dear.

    There are good points. Namely the commitment to the acting, the fantastic cinematography and the (seemingly rare) action sequences. But beyond that, this is a sh*tshow of annoying proportions. Annoying because (as others have pointed out in other reviews) it is no longer an adaptation of a book series, but more an 'inspired by', as the narrative and characters are vastly different.

    And it's the narrative where everything falls apart. The first Season worked well because we kind of knew where the main plot element was going, and the various subplots existed to be dipped in and out of.. This second Season seems to move along (slowly) to solely introduce more and more characters, plot points, and insane amounts of meandering exposition. All without really explaining anything... Characters outside the 'big three' are mainly there to say something which is clearly meant to be important, whilst we (the audience) are still waiting for something to happen which helps us understand the last three big 'reveals' that have come along.

    Ultimately this is a massive disappointment. Too much plot, not enough action, too much exposition, not enough pace.

    I'm wanting to see Season 3, but only to see if Geralt actually uses his sword in an actual swordfight in 8 hours of television... He didn't this time round!    … Expand
  29. KayVen17
    Jan 11, 2022
    4
    Eines vorweg. Ich habe nichts gegen das Casting. Im Gegenteil ich finde die Darsteller sogar okay bishin zu sehr gut.

    Was mich wirklich stört ist das Drehbuch. Einige Änderungen zur Vorlage verstehe ich einfach nicht. Ich hätte mir tatsächlich lieber eine Staffel die Ausbildung von Ciri angeschaut und wie sie 8 Stunden den Hindernis-Kurs versucht anstatt das zu schauen, was ich gesehen    Eines vorweg. Ich habe nichts gegen das Casting. Im Gegenteil ich finde die Darsteller sogar okay bishin zu sehr gut.

    Was mich wirklich stört ist das Drehbuch. Einige Änderungen zur Vorlage verstehe ich einfach nicht.
    Ich hätte mir tatsächlich lieber eine Staffel die Ausbildung von Ciri angeschaut und wie sie 8 Stunden den Hindernis-Kurs versucht anstatt das zu schauen, was ich gesehen habe...

    Die politischen Konflikte verstehe ich zwar, sind aber für Leute ohne Vorkenntnisse einfach zu schlecht erzählt.

    Der Produktionswert ist super. Nur bitte bleibt lieber bei der Vorlage. Denn eure Erzählung ist leider einschläfernd...    … Expand
  30. Quickmiratius
    Dec 22, 2021
    4
    Весь сезон происходит какой то сумбур, скачки из одного места в другое, пустые диалоги которые вообще не двигают сюжет, персонажи все пустые абсолютно, мотивация у всех на уровне - ну надо, значит надо. Ближе к концу сезон более или менее разгоняется, но так и остаётся максимально средним по ощущениям. Помимо, нам пытаются показать масштаб событий, разворачивающихся на площади несколькихВесь сезон происходит какой то сумбур, скачки из одного места в другое, пустые диалоги которые вообще не двигают сюжет, персонажи все пустые абсолютно, мотивация у всех на уровне - ну надо, значит надо. Ближе к концу сезон более или менее разгоняется, но так и остаётся максимально средним по ощущениям. Помимо, нам пытаются показать масштаб событий, разворачивающихся на площади нескольких стран, но масштаб этот не чувствуется абсолютно, все персонажи в шаговой доступности друг от друга оказываются в течение сезона, будто там всё в одном районе находится. И вот вроде специалисты по декорациям и костюмеры постарались со своей частью, создав определённый антураж, но сериал все равно не погружает в себя и чувствуется пластмассовым.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Polygon
    Reviewed by: Joshua Rivera
    Jan 6, 2022
    80
    The show has earned a sizable amount of goodwill in an impressively short time, and even if we can no longer see the destination, The Witcher still feels like a hell of an adventure.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Dec 19, 2021
    67
    Watching the foundation get laid isn’t always exciting, but it does feel like showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is building toward rousing sequences and cares about each of the characters equally. Whether you feel the same doesn’t really matter. “The Witcher” is in it for the long haul, and even if Season 2 feels longer than it should, you won’t regret the ride.
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  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Dec 17, 2021
    50
    “The Witcher” constantly struggles to balance its dialogue-driven scenes with pushing the plot forward. It can be an exhausting show in terms of pace—every single episode feels longer than it actually is.
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