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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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 803 Ratings

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  1. Angar
    Aug 3, 2023
    1
    I was too dumb to understand plot, please dumb it down more. +1 point because of Henry Cavill still beeing Geralt.
  2. Digital_Kitchen
    Jul 30, 2023
    2
    The willful ommision of nudity, especially in scenes where the source material clearly staded nudity, is a shame among the franchise.

    Stop watering down The Witcher!!

    What a waste of a great IP
  3. portobellojim
    Jul 30, 2023
    3
    This show isn't good. No one could possibly argue that it was anything other than poor. Cavill carries it to some degree, but the amateurish story telling and action is just too much.
    Having said that, giving it 0 or 1 is just ridiculous; these are rage scores. I'm giving it 3 because Cavill is good and because bad as it was, I still sat through it all. This is a below average tv    This show isn't good. No one could possibly argue that it was anything other than poor. Cavill carries it to some degree, but the amateurish story telling and action is just too much.
    Having said that, giving it 0 or 1 is just ridiculous; these are rage scores. I'm giving it 3 because Cavill is good and because bad as it was, I still sat through it all. This is a below average tv show and it could have been much much better with the right writing.    … Expand
  4. Dimocracy
    Jul 6, 2023
    7
    To be honest, the second season is noticeably worse than the first. So I think it's... ok?
  5. busiek
    Jul 3, 2023
    2
    I watched second season - it was bad, but Henry Cavill still was good as Gerald.
  6. imthenoob
    Jul 2, 2023
    0
    Insufferably long and uneventful. This season butchered the character development of so many and did nothing with a lot of them. This could have easily been cut down into 4-5 episodes. Dragging it on as long as they did with such a mediocre story did far more harm than good.
  7. Kunray
    Mar 30, 2023
    1
    I’m really hoping they keep the good quality going and explain more of the lore eventually. I loved the characters and how human they are despite their fantastic powers. Here’s to season 2!!
  8. nicoSF
    Jan 1, 2023
    0
    More of the same anti-white bs agenda. And it continues to ignore the actual Witcher story. I could maybe forgive the casting of black and brown people in roles of white characters, if in fact the cast had good actors in it. Frangila, for example, is so vulgar as a person, it keep taking me out of the show. Vesemir looks like a used car salesmen which I think they found somewhere in CarsonMore of the same anti-white bs agenda. And it continues to ignore the actual Witcher story. I could maybe forgive the casting of black and brown people in roles of white characters, if in fact the cast had good actors in it. Frangila, for example, is so vulgar as a person, it keep taking me out of the show. Vesemir looks like a used car salesmen which I think they found somewhere in Carson City, NV. This show is a mess and the creators are pathetic spineless marxist chumps.… Expand
  9. buhu
    Dec 29, 2022
    10
    Season 2 shows how you can make a new great version of a story that is also respectful to the original
  10. toxicbits
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    Woke garbage by a writer whose priority is to indoctrinate the viewership with her demented agenda.
  11. scottswiss
    Dec 26, 2022
    9
    Not as good as season 1. They dropped the ball with the storylines when compared to the books but still excellent.
  12. bustermuster
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    What happened to this, it's now nothing like the original source material, Netflix again destroys another classic series.
  13. Qlauud
    Dec 21, 2022
    0
    i have no idea what happened here but it's not the witcher it's just netflix crap, the level of this series is below the floor.
  14. honeymay789
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only scenes I like are the ones with Henry, but he can't carry this show on his own. He's maybe in 30% of the scenes. I don't know why the writers thought it was a good idea to rewrite this story. The original books and video games were all well received by fans, this season 2 not so much. What does that tell you? The writers need to be replaced. Without Henry I don't think this show will last. Also, the positive critic review are suspicious.… Expand
  15. Brilz152
    Dec 5, 2022
    1
    Lauren ruined the show! Its not only about "read the Book". Its random Situation in random place with random people in this movie.
  16. szopenik
    Nov 2, 2022
    2
    Everything went wrong. Only the role of Geralt is close to the original novel.
  17. wojtekbe
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    So bad, that I haven't even finished watching season 2... I just can't watch it...
  18. AigleAveugle
    Sep 19, 2022
    9
    Again, never read the books, just played the games. Again this is still one of my favorite show. Please make more, have my money and my gratitude.

    i don't understand the crying fanboys here for this one... ? Sometimes I think people might be possessed by some desire to only see **** everywhere around them. Like a temporary blindness and their only way out of it is to validate that    Again, never read the books, just played the games. Again this is still one of my favorite show. Please make more, have my money and my gratitude.

    i don't understand the crying fanboys here for this one... ? Sometimes I think people might be possessed by some desire to only see **** everywhere around them. Like a temporary blindness and their only way out of it is to validate that hatred instead of trying to see the beauty in things...

    Maybe the hormones or they getting old or something...

    This show is awesome.    … Expand
  19. MixenFix
    Jul 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The director and screenwriters decided to imagine that they are better writers than Sapkowski, so they decided to radically change an excellent story and make THEIR CREATION. Geralt all season does nothing but talking to much (according to his statements, one might think that he is a philosopher), it seems that in the Netflix series, his main vocation is not to kill monsters, but to talk. There is practically no fight, they look inorganic, the stories are fictional (the arc with Ciri is just a laughing stock, they invented some kind of ancient old witch who was nowhere else, told us a meanless story about Fringilla, which does not affect the on the plot in any way, invented monoliths with monsters, oh gods you are just "great" writers, you've created what we never seen at Witcher's books and games.
    Key characters (Eskel, Myszowór) have already been killed in two seasons. How Eskel was killed - oh, what an absurdity it is, supposedly he got infected from Leshy and became Leshy. Do you even know why witchers are tested with herbs? They are immune, and can never be infected from monsters and become monsters. (vampires, brooks, Leshys, and so on) They came up with an uninteresting story with Yennefer, made all the sorceresses unattractive (which fundamentally contradicts the book, where they made beauties out of themselves with magic, specially).
    And God, why did you put a 20-year-old guy in the role of Emhyr? Do you even understand that he must be 40 years old as least? By adding stubble, you haven't made it look older, because in the scene before, he was a 20 year old boy!
    Liberal elves - a separate chapter in this absurdity invented by the director and screenwriters. Why would the elves changed their skin color? Why do the inhabitants of the Arabian East and Africa play elves?

    Just 0 out of 10, absolutely deserved, as the authors think they are better writers than the author of the original story. Everything was rewritten, everything was changed from original The Witcher.    … Expand
  20. Waco1994
    Jul 2, 2022
    1
    My expectation wasn't high, but as something that was about to adapt the witcher lore and story t is a profanation. That is weak even as a separate series for those who dont know the witcher books. I'm sorry for Henry Cavill because he tryes his best, he can't rescue that.
  21. 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
  22. RazorNivek
    Jun 9, 2022
    10
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  23. Jurfy
    Apr 3, 2022
    0
    вот что бывает, когда ставят бесталанного шоуранера который думает только про повесточку.
  24. JackPlack
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    For me season 2 has lot of better moments, a specially less chaotic story telling than previous season. Usually i see negatives for story changes or less fighting scenes. Im not books fan - short stories without order. Maybe there were nice dialogues, series hasnt much, universum little too superstition like. Despite this it was one addictive evening/night with whole season at once. ThereFor me season 2 has lot of better moments, a specially less chaotic story telling than previous season. Usually i see negatives for story changes or less fighting scenes. Im not books fan - short stories without order. Maybe there were nice dialogues, series hasnt much, universum little too superstition like. Despite this it was one addictive evening/night with whole season at once. There is a lot of worse, less logic Netflix series even most popular. Normally it would be 8/10, but for flamers it 9/10.… Expand
  25. vjescolar
    Mar 24, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Glad the team changed the Nilfgaardian armor into how it's supposed to look. It now does not appear to be a vagabond's decomposed black turd. Henry Cavill is still perfect as Geralt. He also talks more now which is a welcome change. Freya Allan as Ciri is starting to fit her role. She is gorgeously badass but there are still scenes where her acting seems a bit dry. I like Jaskier's songs here. The CGI and fight scenes are nice. I still hate how the writers make up their own **** Seriously? Ciri will burst this world in flames? She's supposed to end everything in Frost. You have the creative freedom to change stuff but bear in mind that most people who watch and understand The Witcher are fans of the games and books. I still enjoy this season though but it could have been better. And please minimize the misplaced F-bombs. It's cringy to hear when everyone just drops it too much. They sound like kids who crave attention. All the other witchers here appear to be weak little illogical beatches. Even when Eskel became a leshen he always screams like a whiny girl. Wtf Netflix. Do not murder this masterpiece of a game and book.… Expand
  26. Bruterake
    Mar 3, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Até que diverte um pouco, o momento no bar com o Jaskier com o truque da Yeneffer cuspindo fogo foi muito legal e nossa o cg melhorou 10x no mínimo. Agora que já foram os positivos, a série ta muito mal escrita nossa, tudo muito muito previsível e chato os personagens são muito caricatos e unidimensionais. Eu não li os livros mas o que fizerem com o menino Vesemir to vendo as reviews e todo mundo concorda é uma afronta aos personagens ninguém tem profundidade todo mundo é preto no branco. E nossa dessa vez ta incomodando as lentes são muito feias vei se tirassem elas dava pra ter uma cena séria sem olhar como ta esquisito a cara do Geralt.… Expand
  27. Jishnu
    Jan 30, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash show butchered my fav characters yennefer, eskel and fringilla . Vesemir acting like idiot, yennefer simply swear words for no reason . Eskel turn in to leshen i dont know how a witcher turn into leshen . Yennefer betrayed ciri in the show that she will never do in the books . Cahir is innocent person in books . In the show he is evil . Fringilla doest look like yennefer . Fringilla only appeared in 2 books why show giving more important to her in the show when the character doesn't look like from books . Why stregobor is stronger than vilgefortz. I don't understand what relationship is going between main 3 character… Expand
  28. playahater
    Feb 16, 2022
    3
    I really hope Netflix is paying attention to these reviews! Stop adding character arcs that don’t exist! Stop pissing on the source material! You have a fantastic cast. Let them play the parts as written at least close to the books. Half the season never happened in the books!
  29. Popacr77hdhdei
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    I read all the books,I've played all the games, I'm a huge fan of the witcher lore ,to me sezon 2 was such a big disappointment, 90 percent of the show has nothing to do with the books and that is such a shame.
  30. plukas
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    This work is an insult to the book's series and it simply becomes a very poor adaptation. Don't waste your time.
  31. AngryShark92
    Feb 10, 2022
    0
    Amazing how my critical reviews of woke political nonsense movies and shows get deleted, but thousands of 10/10 bots supporting this trash do not.

    Season 2 improves over season 1 in one singular aspect, CGI got a decent upgrade. Everything else is a downgrade. Episode 1, which was based on a short story within Spakowski's novel called "Grain of Truth" was the only episode in this    Amazing how my critical reviews of woke political nonsense movies and shows get deleted, but thousands of 10/10 bots supporting this trash do not.

    Season 2 improves over season 1 in one singular aspect, CGI got a decent upgrade. Everything else is a downgrade. Episode 1, which was based on a short story within Spakowski's novel called "Grain of Truth" was the only episode in this throwaway of a season that has any relevance or faithfulness to the source material. The love story between Nivellen & Vereena is one of those parts of a book that become memorable years after reading it, and while the show does a good job of depicting it, there are even a few errors and missing elements (albeit forgivable ones) that take away from the darkness of it all.

    After that, the creator takes the show in a completely different direction, a story she feels she needs to tell. Problem is, your audience isn't a bunch of progressive sissies without an ounce of comprehension or understanding for narrative storytelling... your audience are loyal fans of Sapkowski's work, whether by his books or CDPR's adaptation of the games, you did not earn this fanbase or following, what you did is get thrown into a position you have no business being in because you are a progressive female "producer" and coast on the coattails of a writer that actually possesses talent.

    You are the female version of DB Weiss & David Benioff, except you are starting at Season 8 of GoT and pulling the IP down with you. Henry Cavill is the only saving grace from this disaster you call an "adaptation", and when he has to step in and remind you that Geralt is the main character and should probably show up on the screen more often, perhaps it is time to acknowledge that you lied when you said you were going to "remain faithful to the source material”. The diversity casting, altered characters, awful pacing, terrible storytelling, political injections, and even this user score and universal condemnation from the community, tell me you are not a “Witcher fan”.

    Step down, delete this abomination, keep Cavill, hand the keys to HBO or someone with some sense of awareness, and go make your own IP with your own ideas and let us know how that works out. The only reason this show has not been canned is because of the gigantic fan base and its loyalty, again, something you did not earn. Oh, and this upcoming spinoff? Cancel it. Nobody cares about your diversity hire fan fiction.

    + CGI improvement
    + Henry Cavill is an excellent Geralt and actually cares

    - Terrible writing
    - Terrible casting (outside of Geralt & Dijkstra)
    - Character portrayals are inaccurate
    - Source material abandoned
    - Contrived plot that is a jumbled mess
    - Story is riddled with plot holes and none of the plots make sense
    - Diversity casting makes no sense for the relations in the narrative
    - Creator's political views are pushing important characters to the side
    - Pacing is all over the pace, show gets really boring
    - Another beloved IP torched by Netflix

    Overall, it is what you have come to expect from Netflix shows & showrunners, talentless hacks that have no business being in the position they are in and decimating beloved IPs in the name of political positions and money. Originally a 2/10, but Metacritic deletes my reviews because they have progressive bot moderators who delete well-deserved criticism, here’s a zero.    … Expand
  32. MarinoMele
    Feb 9, 2022
    4
    I get the critics. The overall quality has drastically improved, especially the CGI.
    But the writing is just SO bad you can't think about anything else.
    As the showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich herself said: "She didn't know how to adapt the third book, so she made up a whole new story to replace it." Such a bad idea. Especially since the books are just that good. Sadly, Lauren's inability    I get the critics. The overall quality has drastically improved, especially the CGI.
    But the writing is just SO bad you can't think about anything else.

    As the showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich herself said:
    "She didn't know how to adapt the third book, so she made up a whole new story to replace it."
    Such a bad idea. Especially since the books are just that good.

    Sadly, Lauren's inability to deal with this series is highlighted (aggravated) by the terribly written dialogues and a completely off-character cast.

    The Witcher is just a multi-million-dollar FANFICTION.    … Expand
  33. Tradewind
    Feb 2, 2022
    0
    It's just incredibly average. The monsters are neat and interesting but the quality of the dialogue especially just doesn't come close to something like Game of Thrones' seasons 1-5, even 6 and 7 had better writing. The dialogue is either stilted or too contemporary and the result is that you cannot immerse yourself in the show like you could with GoT. In GoT the dialogue was soIt's just incredibly average. The monsters are neat and interesting but the quality of the dialogue especially just doesn't come close to something like Game of Thrones' seasons 1-5, even 6 and 7 had better writing. The dialogue is either stilted or too contemporary and the result is that you cannot immerse yourself in the show like you could with GoT. In GoT the dialogue was so excellently written and delivered that you almost forgot you were watching actors play characters, the scenes took on a life of their own and became more than the sum of their parts, here you're keenly aware that it's just actors, ESPECIALLY because Henry Cavill insists on doing that voice. It takes you completely out of it when you know for a fact that it's not what he sounds like, it doesn't immerse me because it's silly.… Expand
  34. 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
  35. Sigmaboy
    Jan 30, 2022
    0
    This is **** joke of a series that dont match an inch to the book's original story
  36. rachemsachem
    Jan 29, 2022
    10
    I find it ironic that the haters of this season make the exact same mistake they accuse the show of: completely lacking an understanding of what the Witcher is 'really about.' I think, especially in contrast to Season 1, S2 is amazing and delightful. The haters miss that The Witcher world and mythos made the story special, not the reverse. The show perfectly protects and projects theI find it ironic that the haters of this season make the exact same mistake they accuse the show of: completely lacking an understanding of what the Witcher is 'really about.' I think, especially in contrast to Season 1, S2 is amazing and delightful. The haters miss that The Witcher world and mythos made the story special, not the reverse. The show perfectly protects and projects the gnarled gritty heart of why we love The Witcher, while remaining true to the overall arc. The true crime committed and shame is the haters unable to understand these cosmetic plot changes augment the authentic archetypal beauty behind the series. The arc of the narrative and it's form (short stories, novels, POVs) is disjointed in the books, and as we saw in season one that doesn't translate well to the screen. The superficial plot changes serve to incorporate the world in a way that serves the arc- or at worst is entertaining without hurting it. Sadly, haters miss out on this in order to nitpick. Also, let me say I've read the books more than a few times, to establish my cred to criticize the critics here.… Expand
  37. Nemos
    Jan 29, 2022
    3
    Way to ruin something. Fantastic game, decent season 1... and now just poor writing and extremely boring.
  38. Darksolunicorn
    Jan 29, 2022
    1
    Disappointing.
    Same locations.
    Jumpy plot.
    It's barely about Gerald, more about everyone else but him actually.
    CGI is still bad, but not as bad as in S1.
    In general everything looks cheap, it could have worked for a show with a good plot but unfortunately there isn't.
    If S1 was confusing for you, buckle up
  39. 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
  40. ZynAndrij
    Jan 25, 2022
    3
    Andzej Sapkowski was a racist. Netflix said there would be a canon of books, so why black characters in The Witcher? Seriously?
    !!! I am tolerant of blacks, but that is not the canon !!!
  41. Vandel0001
    Jan 24, 2022
    0
    completely out of the story. The stupid show, All thanks to imbecile showrunner. People read a book it is much better if you don't know this story yet. Calvin, you and this blond hair girl are the only reason why this movie shouldn't be burned. But as a beautiful story how actor tries to save the original story.
    If you respect book or at least game - press 0
  42. geewah
    Jan 21, 2022
    7
    A definite upswing over the first season.
    A more structured and focused telling of the story helps immensely, but there is still room for improvement.
  43. moonknight93
    Jan 21, 2022
    0
    Blood of Elves, the third book in the saga of Geralt of Rivia, witcher by trade, is not the easiest books to adapt. It contains a lot of worldbuilding and it doesn't have a clear main antagonist to create drama. Despite this, But an adaptation can expand on elements that are only mentioned in the book. It can create additional action, or transforming monologues and thoughts in dialogueBlood of Elves, the third book in the saga of Geralt of Rivia, witcher by trade, is not the easiest books to adapt. It contains a lot of worldbuilding and it doesn't have a clear main antagonist to create drama. Despite this, But an adaptation can expand on elements that are only mentioned in the book. It can create additional action, or transforming monologues and thoughts in dialogue between the characters.

    But this season is not an adaptation. It contains a lot of fan fiction od dubious quality, which create plot contrivances and changes characters compared to Season 1 or the anime spin-off. It feels rushes, the worldbuilding is almost non existent. All different cities in different kingdoms feel culturally the same. Dialogues are more a generic declaration of intents by the characters, rather than confrontations on issues or feelings. Travelling feels like teleportation, and the whole pacing is off. Rushed, almost like the showrunner is afraid of boring the viewer. They are treating this show as a generic teen fantasy made for CW, rather than the mature dark fantasy it's supposed to be. The Sapkowski's saga is one where the characters take center stage and drive the plot forwards. But this show doesn't take its time to establish the characterizations of its characters and their relationships with each other. In some way, it's reaping the fruits of what they did in Season 1. Skipping important character moments to rush the story forward.

    Season 3 cannot save this, because the entire show is build on rotten foundations. A terrible show, and a terrible disappointment.    … Expand
  44. ShopliftersUtd
    Jan 20, 2022
    10
    Miles better than season 1 writing and direction wise with a brilliant Yennefer standing out from an already great cast that has finally found its footing in this rich lore adaptation. At times hilarious but always looming, the character depth is solid and the bestiary/monsters extremely well done. Season 2 of The Witcher made us reappreaciate season 1 and want to make me finally pick upMiles better than season 1 writing and direction wise with a brilliant Yennefer standing out from an already great cast that has finally found its footing in this rich lore adaptation. At times hilarious but always looming, the character depth is solid and the bestiary/monsters extremely well done. Season 2 of The Witcher made us reappreaciate season 1 and want to make me finally pick up the books (just like the strong first seasons of GoT did back in the day). A must see, this is top tier television and fantasy as good as it gets… Expand
  45. willerkiller
    Jan 16, 2022
    1
    Feels like a bad fan-fiction. Only, the writers of this show evidently aren't fans of the original source material. Just turn your brain off while watching to laugh at what it is: More woke trash from Netflix.
  46. charlottelusty
    Dec 27, 2021
    10
    I think season 2 is a big improvement on season 1.
    Much improved storyline and visual effects.
    Gerald and Ciri are awesome.
    So many good actors. Too many to name.
  47. Anatoly5
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    Сериал хороший на 7, но за то что хейтят из-за толерантности или не канона, ставлю 10!!!
  48. heroes005
    Jan 15, 2022
    2
    the show started one a reasonably good foot with the first episode. but then it strayed from the book so much and its downhill from there. now they cant hide how badly written it is. its no longer an adaptation its a badly written fanfiction
  49. 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.
  50. MetacriticOnur
    Jan 14, 2022
    3
    bad
    [ bad ]

    adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
    not good in any manner or degree.
  51. GigaChad1998
    Jan 14, 2022
    10
    OH YEAH! The Witcher is back bros and it's awesome. I love this show. Cool fight scenes.
  52. EricBarthen
    Jan 13, 2022
    10
    Witcher season 2 does exactly what season 1 did but better in every way. VFX and choreography have massively improved and the writing is top notch. This show has a very bright future.
  53. Vauldt
    Jan 13, 2022
    2
    This second season is to The Witcher what Kraft Singles are to cheese. The first season showed a lot of promise. Sure some liberties were taken, but different story telling mediums call for different approaches. Besides, the show seemed to understand both the source material and the core fanbase essential to its success. Season two doesn't do that.
    Beyond a couple events, what happens this    This second season is to The Witcher what Kraft Singles are to cheese. The first season showed a lot of promise. Sure some liberties were taken, but different story telling mediums call for different approaches. Besides, the show seemed to understand both the source material and the core fanbase essential to its success. Season two doesn't do that.
    Beyond a couple events, what happens this season doesn't happen in the books and the content it's been replaced with lands more like modern, finger-wagging allegory than compelling and creative writing. The actors' performances were strong, but what they were asked to perform left no excitement or even cautious optimism for the future of the series. At the least, the excellent books and games will still be here.    … Expand
  54. Docent89
    Jan 12, 2022
    0
    Просто испортили и книгу и игру, ужасный подбор актеров, ужасный сюжет, ужасные спецэффекты
  55. demonofmirkwood
    Jan 12, 2022
    2
    I understand that while creating shows like this the producer have artistic freedom and I would support this freedom if it respects the content in general. First episode was great and shows that you can tell the story differently from the source. But when you go and change almost all characteristics of the characters, make them into totally different characters you are now telling a randomI understand that while creating shows like this the producer have artistic freedom and I would support this freedom if it respects the content in general. First episode was great and shows that you can tell the story differently from the source. But when you go and change almost all characteristics of the characters, make them into totally different characters you are now telling a random witcher story, not THE witcher. Could have changed locations, atmosphere and added and removed some events to express your freedom but sadly lauren chose the risky way. But I doubt show will suffer even when its terrible, people still like henry cavil and witcher franchise a lot. They would watch anything related to it no matter how bad the writing is. Lauren probably knows this and used to her advantage which is pretty sad. I would still recommend people to watch it but only after you read the books. You need to see how good is the source content first.… Expand
  56. Jananas
    Jan 12, 2022
    2
    Okay guys. Just no. The first episode was actually pretty good and I liked it. But then the show took a nosedive in episode 2 and it kept the same level throughout. What is the point of constructing new stories to the already rich source material is beyond me in the first place. What is even more confusing is that these new constructs just don't make any sense - not only given the sourceOkay guys. Just no. The first episode was actually pretty good and I liked it. But then the show took a nosedive in episode 2 and it kept the same level throughout. What is the point of constructing new stories to the already rich source material is beyond me in the first place. What is even more confusing is that these new constructs just don't make any sense - not only given the source material, but not even as a standalone things. Even if this show have had slapped any name onto it, it would be mediocre at best. Given it is SUPPOSED TO BE, as Netflix said, an adaptation, the 2/10 is very generous, because it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the source material. The main ideas of the books are just not there, characters are dull and to top it off, dialogues are as if a teenager had written them. Yennefer had been dissolved into a **** machine.… Expand
  57. Makestar
    Jan 11, 2022
    4
    Ужас, растянули сериал. Рассказывают глупые истории. После игровой адаптации, я не могу смотреть на Йениффер, а тем более на Трисс. Боже какое же убожество!!! Господи много чернокожих персонажей. Генри Кавел конечно молодец, но вот остальное аж глазам больно. Лучше бы не ибали мозги, и просто скопировали игровую адаптацию.Ужас, растянули сериал. Рассказывают глупые истории. После игровой адаптации, я не могу смотреть на Йениффер, а тем более на Трисс. Боже какое же убожество!!! Господи много чернокожих персонажей. Генри Кавел конечно молодец, но вот остальное аж глазам больно. Лучше бы не ибали мозги, и просто скопировали игровую адаптацию.
  58. ForGreatDemacia
    Jan 11, 2022
    1
    It's hard to believe they could have made this story terrible considering the source material, but hands off to the showrunner for doing it. The series is NOTHING like the books or game, and none of it is improved over the original.

    Yennefer is clearly a Mary Sue for the showrunner, having more story than Geralt. You know...the namesake Witcher. She's amazing and perfect and everyone    It's hard to believe they could have made this story terrible considering the source material, but hands off to the showrunner for doing it. The series is NOTHING like the books or game, and none of it is improved over the original.

    Yennefer is clearly a Mary Sue for the showrunner, having more story than Geralt. You know...the namesake Witcher. She's amazing and perfect and everyone loves her, and oh yeah, there's this Witcher guy who gets a scene or two. Cavill does a herculean job with impeccable acting but it's not enough to save it from the utterly terrible dialogue and writing.

    Won't be watching season 3. This isn't a good show.    … Expand
  59. 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
  60. Falcon911
    Jan 11, 2022
    2
    In its attempt to build a bigger world, the series falls prey to more fantasy tropes than it masters.
  61. Mirikki
    Jan 11, 2022
    0
    Netflix will never make the story better than Sapkowski do. The idea of making their ~~own vision of the story~~ was just fatal, and the only way to rerutn fans' support is to use the books' plot
  62. psupaulb
    Jan 10, 2022
    1
    After a great Season 1 they deviate so much from the source material by completely making up major plots and changing the majority of the characters so much they are unrecognizable other than their names.
  63. WanDereRDG
    Jan 10, 2022
    2
    Спасибо за "Канон" Lauren S. Hissrich! Бред сывой Плотвы... Увольте ее пожалуйста!
  64. Thadude
    Jan 9, 2022
    9
    Season 2 fixed all of the issues from season 1 . It was a entertaining watch
  65. fleon92
    Jan 9, 2022
    3
    Bad editing with dissonances, cuts with characters in different positions than in the previous shot, the same in fight scenes where the character is positioned to wait for the next hit, many noob mistakes.I do not understand how no one in the production team noticed these errors
  66. Pekotski
    Jan 9, 2022
    2
    I am not sure what I have just watched, but it isn't Witcher. I have the feeling that the screenwriters didn't bother to read the books. But, if they did..., then there is no excuse - it really takes an untalented moron to screw up such material that bad. Giving 2 thanks to the effort from actors.
  67. Inspexor
    Jan 9, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even after only watching until episode 5 i can already tell where Netflix is taking the series... The episodes so far have been pretty boring for the most part, the only characters that are kind of interesting are Geralt and Ciri. I couldn't care less about Yennefer's storyline, it's a shame what they did to her, her character had so much potential. Apart from that there are small (but noticeable) logical flaws throughout the season so far. For example characters that are supposed to be dead are suddenly... not dead anymore?? And why is it proof that if Yennefer kills some random nilfgaardian knight in front of everybody that she's not spying for Nilfgaard?
    Many things aren't explained very well or not at all; it's hard to see a meaning behind a lot of decisions characters make or how things eventually turn out.
    I expected a lot more tbh but then again... it's Netflix. And Netflix tends to ruin quite a lot of series after the first season, mainly due to a "woke" or in this case just a bad script.    … Expand
  68. 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
  69. Qgal5kap
    Jan 9, 2022
    3
    Massively disappointed with this season. S1 was decent enough, but this was just well and truly boring. It could have easily been fixed with some better dialogue and proper writing. Boo! 3/10
  70. admad
    Jan 8, 2022
    1
    This is pure crap. The new story is just boring and stupid, it might be acceptable if it weren't for the original stories which are there for the taking, but they decided to go their own way which is very bad. You had one job Netflix, and you failed.

    The only way season 3 might recover from this is that the season 2 was just a nightmare that Geralt was having, he wakes up and says    This is pure crap. The new story is just boring and stupid, it might be acceptable if it weren't for the original stories which are there for the taking, but they decided to go their own way which is very bad. You had one job Netflix, and you failed.

    The only way season 3 might recover from this is that the season 2 was just a nightmare that Geralt was having, he wakes up and says "Damnit, what a nightmare" and the life goes on from season 1 as per the books.    … Expand
  71. smolny1
    Jan 8, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Show is unlogical, have for the most part nithing to do with book. Changes made (Emhyr reveals that Ciri is his daughter, Yennefer kidnapping of Ciri etc) makes impossible to comeback to main plot of book and force writers to continue making up their own week story.… Expand
  72. arrowxuh
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    really awfull.
    like they successfully made everything against the original story
  73. cylun
    Jan 7, 2022
    2
    When you assasinate all the characters and completely disregard the source material, at least make it interesting. But this season was boring af. The first episode was the only that actually kept me interested. The rest just feels like they arbitrarily picked plot tools to somehow get to the end and slightly adapted some minor details to the source. But this doesn't make it an adaptation.When you assasinate all the characters and completely disregard the source material, at least make it interesting. But this season was boring af. The first episode was the only that actually kept me interested. The rest just feels like they arbitrarily picked plot tools to somehow get to the end and slightly adapted some minor details to the source. But this doesn't make it an adaptation. This isn't The Witcher and it doesn't play in the Witcher universe. It's like a mix up of the Marvel universe, Star Wars universe, and The Witcher. It seems like all "professional critics" care nowadays is identity politics in universes where identity politics don't belong. Hey, why don't you make all Witchers female next season, because you have to show off how strong women can be. This rounds it up.… Expand
  74. Stefanobed
    Jan 7, 2022
    1
    Another slow and boring series, wrong . Brooks and game are so many funny and Deep but this telefilm Is focused on Henry canvill. No ,wrong transposition
  75. Waldus
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    I like it a lot. Henry and all others young Actors did great job, can't wait for Season 3.
  76. Daermon
    Jan 6, 2022
    3
    Pro: - Some fight scene
    - Henry Cavill
    - Joey Batey
    - Kaer Morhen

    Other things just bad. But still very bad: - Yen, Triss, Ciri cast…. And the writing (Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & team fail).
  77. matteostanzani
    Jan 6, 2022
    1
    There are two types of reviews in this case: 1. is the reader and the fun of witcher books and lore
    2. is the casual that maybe only played "the witcher 3", the first doesn't like the show, the second might approve it, and I say "might", because exept the problem with being an adaptation that is not an adaption there are MANY, and I say MANY problems with the logic of the plot. People    There are two types of reviews in this case: 1. is the reader and the fun of witcher books and lore
    2. is the casual that maybe only played "the witcher 3", the first doesn't like the show, the second might approve it, and I say "might", because exept the problem with being an adaptation that is not an adaption there are MANY, and I say MANY problems with the logic of the plot. People can travel region on horseback in a scene, while there are miles and miles of road full of bandits and scoiatel. People that knows where a certain place is while is said that nobody (exept few people) where it is.
    I don't know what's gonna happen in the next season (s?) but I'm sure they won't recover from this, they can no longer use the source material anymore because if they would, they're gonna tear apart everything they have done with these two season and that would create even more plot holes that they already have (and there are a lot of plot holes). This is another netflix trash adaptation, hope one day someone else will reboot this series.    … Expand
  78. Mitrey
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first episode was nice. The rest is **** They killed Eskel. The first time they killed him as a character, the second time physically. Pathetic attempt to make a good series.… Expand
  79. Nadia_Moss
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    It almost physically hurts to look at what they are doing with our beloved universe.
    Who was this show filmed for? It is difficult to look at it as a unique product, because the bloopers and holes are so large that if I didn’t know the Witcher, I would have turned off the series in the first episodes and forgot about it as if it were a bad dream.
    It is impossible to look like a product    It almost physically hurts to look at what they are doing with our beloved universe.
    Who was this show filmed for? It is difficult to look at it as a unique product, because the bloopers and holes are so large that if I didn’t know the Witcher, I would have turned off the series in the first episodes and forgot about it as if it were a bad dream.
    It is impossible to look like a product written in the universe of The Witcher, because there is only one name from The Witcher, and a huge bolt is put on the universe.
    And even more so it is impossible to watch, as a film adaptation of the events of the books, because from the events of the books there ... uh-uh, nothing? They would have made an original product based on motives, but I just don't understand why what is happening is happening. Hissrich and Co. just spit in the soul and face of the fans of the saga, both books and games.    … Expand
  80. Kapitanhak27
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    I did not expected 1:1 with the books but jeyzus this is bad written show, dialogues, main characters, eskel, jaskier, kaer morhen, show is too vulgar too plastic and completely doesn't make sense . Waste of time.
  81. triumphtinltcdg
    Jan 5, 2022
    2
    I have a big grudge against the creators of this series, the source material was treated by them without respect and understanding, there are no emotions between the characters, only pompous lines spoken to each other...no world building... they took the easy way and made a generic fantasy series without the depth of source material
  82. KryptoHuman
    Jan 4, 2022
    1
    the only thing that has to do with the witcher are the names of the characters
  83. leviathanarg
    Jan 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the Witcher 3 game and I liked Season 1 (although I am not fan of black-washing characters).
    Season 2 is bad. Save for episode 01. Also for Geralt and Ciri, both actors fill their roles perfectly.
    My two cents, the series is called The Witcher, so put more witcher in it. Also, there is no need to censor boobs in a TV show not aimed for children. Finally, the author of the books and the developers of the games wrote interesting stories, why don't you bring those to the screen.    … Expand
  84. Revles
    Jan 4, 2022
    0
    Terrible what they made with story presented in books. I know it was planned to be interpretation, but it's abomination, not interpretation.
  85. MichalMajka
    Jan 4, 2022
    3
    I've been waiting for this 28 years since I first read these books, I dreamed of a wonderful film adaptation of the books that somehow shaped me when I was growing up
    However, I got something that has little in common with books, poorly written, full of imaginary threads and then put together without logic. It is a disrespect for the author, viewers and source material
  86. Onlyclassicvg1
    Jan 4, 2022
    8
    Geralt acude a un bardo para obtener un consejo mientras Yennefer descubre lo importante que es Ciri. La visita del emperador Emhyr a Cintra aumenta las tensiones.
  87. joobminty
    Jan 4, 2022
    2
    Cringeworthy due to weak writing and indescribably poor acting by many of the supporting cast. Elf storyline is boring and none of the actors are remotely believable. Henry Cavill is good - along with some of the older actors - hence the 2 points. All the basics of story telling are missing. This entire concept is a write off. Best case scenario is this dies after a couple more seasons -Cringeworthy due to weak writing and indescribably poor acting by many of the supporting cast. Elf storyline is boring and none of the actors are remotely believable. Henry Cavill is good - along with some of the older actors - hence the 2 points. All the basics of story telling are missing. This entire concept is a write off. Best case scenario is this dies after a couple more seasons - and allow some time to pass so people can analyse how it all went wrong - like Ghostbusters 2016 or Percy Jackson. Then maybe consider a proper remake.… Expand
  88. Rethar
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
    To jest dramat tej. It's a disaster. C'est une catastrophe. Es ist ein Desaster.
  89. 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.
  90. andreoid888
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
    This is not an adaptation, just a poor parody. Poor quality and boring. Pathetic.
  91. destinyfan1
    Jan 3, 2022
    7
    Keep in mind that i didn't read the books yet.
    I found this season to do some things better and some things worse than season 1. This season i felt was more entertaining . I also found ciri to be way better this season. I didn't like her that much in season 1. Same for triss. On the other hand this season struggles with amateur writing and dialogue. Idk why but some of the vesimir lines    Keep in mind that i didn't read the books yet.
    I found this season to do some things better and some things worse than season 1. This season i felt was more entertaining . I also found ciri to be way better this season. I didn't like her that much in season 1. Same for triss. On the other hand this season struggles with amateur writing and dialogue. Idk why but some of the vesimir lines were very cringe. I think they did him dirty making him look weak,greedy etc. Same for eskel who is a smart witcher but here he is displayed as a horny noob witcher. The geralt and ciri scenes were by far the best this season has to offer and i hoped the training would have been longer because i always like the master & student situations in movies&series.
    Overall a ton of flaws but still enjoyable enough for me to actually be hooked a bit.    … Expand
  92. TwiTu
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
    I didnt think highly of the first Season, yet it was enough to wait for and try Season 2.
    Long story short: I stopped after 10 minutes, because the wokeness (actual definition: modern fascism) was even worse than in the first season and the atrocious writing and horrible acting was even apparent after such a short while.
    If they want to wage a war in entertainment and art against    I didnt think highly of the first Season, yet it was enough to wait for and try Season 2.
    Long story short: I stopped after 10 minutes, because the wokeness (actual definition: modern fascism) was even worse than in the first season and the atrocious writing and horrible acting was even apparent after such a short while.

    If they want to wage a war in entertainment and art against imaginary racists, misogynists, etc, and sacrifice their culture for totalitarian equity/quotas, then they can do that. But I am not forced to watch it.    … Expand
  93. Delryc
    Jan 2, 2022
    1
    An insult to the work of Andrzej Sapkowski. The new plots are uninteresting. The characters distorted by these changes. I felt like I was watching a fan fiction.
  94. Steyraus
    Jan 2, 2022
    1
    There was one thing that Made The Witch Season one good, Henry Cavil as Geralt , every gruff word, every sword fight ,was compelling and entertaining. Henry gave his all for the performance and pulled of The Witcher perfectly.. The show was riddled with other issues , but Henry made it great.
    SOOOOO what do they do in the Second season??? Focus of the female side characters!!!! It is 2021    There was one thing that Made The Witch Season one good, Henry Cavil as Geralt , every gruff word, every sword fight ,was compelling and entertaining. Henry gave his all for the performance and pulled of The Witcher perfectly.. The show was riddled with other issues , but Henry made it great.
    SOOOOO what do they do in the Second season??? Focus of the female side characters!!!! It is 2021 after all , we cant have nice things..
    Henry is still great, but his great performance is interlaced with boring Stories about the female sides characters that are nothing like the books or games. Yenifer in this show is just an embarrassment to the Franchise here, she is nothing like the Character from the books or Games.    … Expand
  95. Lu777ki
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    script and dialogues are horrible. The had the best source material and completely ruined this world and characters.
  96. fdsfdsfsfds
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    Season 2 was so bad my eyes still hurt from seeing it. Dumb plots, extremely bad writing, boring characters and bad acting from some (Fringilla, Francesca). I literally fell asleep after watching 5 minutes of each episode and couldn't bring myself to finish it. The season 2 is just bad in general.
  97. zodbullion
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    F**** you Netflix for doing this to the Witcher, everything from dialogues to the casting is off, and the usual forced diversity to top it up, because F*** historical accuracy, classic Netflix. The only thing the writer had to do is follow the extensive character descriptions widely available in the books, hell there even almost perfectly portrayed in the games, it was that easy! But no,F**** you Netflix for doing this to the Witcher, everything from dialogues to the casting is off, and the usual forced diversity to top it up, because F*** historical accuracy, classic Netflix. The only thing the writer had to do is follow the extensive character descriptions widely available in the books, hell there even almost perfectly portrayed in the games, it was that easy! But no, instead they even made changes to the story thinking themselves better than Sapkowski at creating his own world resulting in this despicable show.… Expand
  98. PickleRickBaby
    Jan 1, 2022
    2
    OK, I admit I'm a huge fan of the original book series. I loved the games too. But I'm not judging the season just on its differences vs. the source material. I understand that you can't simply take several pages of dialogue from the book and insert it straight into a movie material. I can also accept some alterations to the main storyline to make it more "compact" or "robust" (althoughOK, I admit I'm a huge fan of the original book series. I loved the games too. But I'm not judging the season just on its differences vs. the source material. I understand that you can't simply take several pages of dialogue from the book and insert it straight into a movie material. I can also accept some alterations to the main storyline to make it more "compact" or "robust" (although after timeline magic confusing to people not knowing the original books I wouldn't say the show creators cared about it much).
    But my problem (and not only mine - my wife who knows only some of the first short stories agrees with me completely) lies elsewhere. The writing is so absurd and chaotic that you scratch your head and murmur "wtf?".
    The first season parasited on the source material and pushed woke culture on us but at least the main characters had _some_ character.
    In season 2 the writing is so off that you no longer know what the hell is going on, who's where and where this where is, characters meet at random and noone knows why... the list goes on and on. It's no longer the original saga based on greatly written characters - there's almost none of that left. It's not even a hack and slash show. It's some weird GoT wannabe written probably by some interns.
    The only thing I liked about the show was the visuals. I liked the cyan-yellow colour range, I like the lighting in most of the shots. It was pleasing to watch. But that's all.
    I didn't like Geralt's new contact lenses!    … Expand
  99. Dansolo1
    Jan 1, 2022
    8
    Witcher season 2 is a deep dive into Geralt suddenly having to deal with his responsibilities, he now must care and protect for his child surprise - Ciri, he must be more than the loner he is portrayed in season 1 and must become a father figure for Ciri. They do a good job of showing the transformation of his character - he starts actually communicating with others in a different way,Witcher season 2 is a deep dive into Geralt suddenly having to deal with his responsibilities, he now must care and protect for his child surprise - Ciri, he must be more than the loner he is portrayed in season 1 and must become a father figure for Ciri. They do a good job of showing the transformation of his character - he starts actually communicating with others in a different way, rather than boorishly grunting (which was a criticism of the first season). I wouldnt say there is a moment in Season 2 you could really say is "filler" or this is a filler scene to make the episode last longer, every scene is important and well worth the time investment. My overall assessment is that for people that have not read the books this is one of the most enjoyable TV shows you can stream at the moment - the difficult to follow timelines of season 1 have gone, and replaced with a linear story. If you are, however, an avid reader of the books - you may not like this season - it does stretch the phrase "we have kept to the source material" almost to breaking point. Hence the mixed reviews already available here and other review sites. I have read the books and I must admit at certain points I found myself questioning the decisions that had been made - it will take some time to see if it was worth it in the long run. But I do understand that what makes a good book doesn't transfer to TV that well. As for the stars - Henry Cavills performance and the emotional range he can deliver is incredible - He has become synonymous with Geralt at this point and deservedly so. Freya Allan's (Ciri) abilities as a young actress were tested in this season and she absolutely nailed it. My favourite performance of the season was Kim Bodnia playing Vesemir, it might be because he is my favourite character in the books and games but he did an amazing job at bringing the character to life.… Expand
  100. AIhuF
    Jan 1, 2022
    1
    Tragedy.
    Nonsense.
    No logic.
    Pathetic plot.
    Badly chosen characters.
    Boredom.
    Embarrassment.
    Only the title has something to do with the witcher - the rest is a plain, weak fantasy series.
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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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