EPTI didn't like the magic and mages bit in the last episode though.
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Longshank
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I didn't like the magic and mages bit in the last episode though. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
I don't know who they hired to write the dialogue of this show but it was incredibly melodramatic and cliche garbage and belongs in a Spanish soap opera. None of the character's dialogue was convincing. They were all hamming it up like they were in a high school play. Frankly, it was embarrassing to watch. Yeah I've only watched two episodes but the dialogue is causing me to cringe so bad. Is that stupid bard guy supposed to be Dandelion??? And yeah the melodrama is way over the top and jarring. I wish they'd gone the book route and introduced us to a fun, devil-may-care Geralt before dumping a bunch of brooding and sob stories upon us. In the books everybody is lively and fun in spite of a dreary world, here they are just dreary. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
On December 24 2019 03:09 Starlightsun wrote: Is that stupid bard guy supposed to be Dandelion??? Yup, Jaskier is Dandelion in Polish (the name of the flower). | ||
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Excludos
Norway8281 Posts
On December 24 2019 03:09 Starlightsun wrote: Yeah I've only watched two episodes but the dialogue is causing me to cringe so bad. Is that stupid bard guy supposed to be Dandelion??? And yeah the melodrama is way over the top and jarring. I wish they'd gone the book route and introduced us to a fun, devil-may-care Geralt before dumping a bunch of brooding and sob stories upon us. In the books everybody is lively and fun in spite of a dreary world, here they are just dreary. Did we read the same books..? Geralt was depressed all throughout, constantly hating himself and everyone around him. He literally ends the firat book telling people to not look at him because he's so hideous. His self hate makes him treat everyone else like crap, especially Jaskier and Yen, tho Yen treats him equally bad so those two are fucking made for each other at least. He was never devil-may-care, and more devil-I-don't-care-if-I-die, until he met Ciri at least. The series captured him perfectly imo. I hope they don't follow the books too closely going forward tho, otherwise we'll be treated to 90% teenage witch drama bullshit, 5% game of thrones, and only 5% actual Geralt stuff. He's practically a side character in his own books, which is my biggest gripe with them. | ||
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16129 Posts
On December 23 2019 23:31 Hyperbola wrote: This show's a mixed bag. Some things are great, like Geralt, Jasper, and some of the CGI monsters. However, some things are embarrassingly bad - basically all of the magic shit - Yennefer, Fringilla, Aretuza, and the terrible magic system they made up. I don't know who they hired to write the dialogue of this show but it was incredibly melodramatic and cliche garbage and belongs in a Spanish soap opera. None of the character's dialogue was convincing. They were all hamming it up like they were in a high school play. Frankly, it was embarrassing to watch. The first couple episodes were good, but the last few were so bad that it left a horrible taste in my mouth. I was disgusted by how bad it was. It was as if I had a steak dinner with a plate of shit as my dessert. The finale in particular was so fucking dumb that I debated turning it off many times and still can't believe I sat through it. What an absolute travesty. Oh what you didn't enjoy how often the word DESTINY was used? rofl. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
On December 24 2019 15:52 Vindicare605 wrote: Oh what you didn't enjoy how often the word DESTINY was used? rofl. Hahaha, after all, the book those stories were contained in was titled The Sword of Destiny. https://asset-0.soup.io/asset/14526/8410_02a1.mp4 | ||
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Dav1oN
Ukraine3164 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8281 Posts
On December 25 2019 17:26 Dav1oN wrote: Who else likes that song in the end of ep 2? It's way better than it has any right to be. I haven't been able to get it off of my mind. They hired an excellent actor for Jaskier. His voice is amazing. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
I think they did a pretty good job overall with the soundtrack for the series. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27480 Posts
It sounds like something I definitely would like, just not sure where to jump in first? I probably should start with the books but I have such a big reading backlog as it is | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
On December 26 2019 04:45 Wombat_NI wrote: Is worth watching as a Witcher virgin who wants to play the Witcher 3? It sounds like something I definitely would like, just not sure where to jump in first? I probably should start with the books but I have such a big reading backlog as it is You can jump right in. It might be a bit confusing in the beginning but you'll manage. The games have pretty convoluted plot anyway and don't really follow the books (since you can choose to side with different factions and parties). | ||
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Xeln4g4
Italy1209 Posts
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Falling
Canada11607 Posts
On December 26 2019 04:45 Wombat_NI wrote: Is worth watching as a Witcher virgin who wants to play the Witcher 3? It sounds like something I definitely would like, just not sure where to jump in first? I probably should start with the books but I have such a big reading backlog as it is I personally played Witcher 3, then 1 and 2, then began reading the books and no problem understanding what was going on (though I have a tendency to read a lot of things out of order). I found it rather fascinating actually when reading the books: 'oh, that's where they got that idea from." I'm sure the tv series has been designed so that a person absolutely ignorant of the lore would be able to learn as they go. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8281 Posts
On December 26 2019 17:09 Falling wrote: I personally played Witcher 3, then 1 and 2, then began reading the books and no problem understanding what was going on (though I have a tendency to read a lot of things out of order). I found it rather fascinating actually when reading the books: 'oh, that's where they got that idea from." I'm sure the tv series has been designed so that a person absolutely ignorant of the lore would be able to learn as they go. It is, but you have to pay attention. It doesn't hand hold you at all. You can't half ass this series while playing world of warcraft on the side. Since the neither the Witcher nor Yen actually ages, it can be really difficult to understand that some of these plots are decades apart. Tho by episode 4 they start coming togheter, so you should be able to realise where the timelines are in comparison to each other. | ||
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TheGloob
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Manit0u
Poland17872 Posts
On December 27 2019 09:30 TheGloob wrote: i just finished it and really really enjoyed it. but i'm coming in as a henry cavill fan and someone who only played the witcher 3 (and really liked it). that said, i don't know if i'll be able to wait 2 years for more witcher content. if i'm going to play the other games or read the books, is there any order that would make sense? or should i just jump right into whatever i can find? With the books it does matter. There's the first two books that the show is based upon The Last Wish (previously titled as The Witcher) and Sword of Destiny which are a collection of short stories first published in various magazines and then collected into a book. From there on starts the actual big story that spans over 5 books, first of which is Blood of Elves and that's the one you want to begin with. Books in order: The Last Wish, Sword of Destiny, Blood of Elves, Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, Tower of the Swallow, Lady of the Lake. Note: some titles may vary as what you get above is what I've translated directly from the Polish titles. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27480 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8281 Posts
On December 27 2019 10:14 Manit0u wrote: With the books it does matter. There's the first book that the show is based upon (it'll be titled The Witcher or Sword of Destiny) which is a collection of short stories first published in various magazines and then collected into a book. From there on starts the actual big story that spans over 5 books, first of which is Blood of Elves and that's the one you want to begin with. Books in order: Sword of Destiny, Blood of Elves, Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, Tower of the Swallow, Lady of the Lake. Note: some titles may vary as what you get above is what I've translated directly from the Polish titles. There's two books of short stories, with the second one being Sword of Destiny. The first one is called "The Last Wish", which is the one you should start with. | ||
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