EPT[Netflix] The Witcher
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16056 Posts
Because this is on Netflix and I'm already a subscriber I have nothing really invested in giving this show a chance. I am hoping for it to be great, expecting it to be mediocre. If Netflix can nail this though, that will be HUGE for them since their original content has been severely lacking since the Marvel and DC series' got cancelled. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
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hitthat
Poland2266 Posts
However, I actually like Cavill's voice tone more than Cockle's (polish audience generally think that "batman-like" english VO is underwhelming in comparison to master-class Rozenek's more "natural" voice tone for Geralt. Someone on youtube wrote playing Witcher in english is like "eating soup with a fork" and I agree). Here, I actually really like this interpretation. Maybe its sound a little "mucho-type", but Camil doesn't sound like a guy who just drunk spiritus straight from a bottle, at least. Also, special effects look better than last time. | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
Release date this Friday. | ||
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
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Erasme
Bahamas15899 Posts
On November 02 2019 13:37 eviltomahawk wrote: I'm straight, but Henry Cavill is objectively a stud. He really nails a great interpretation of Doug Cockle's video game Geralt voice. I'm a bit bummed that they'll probably be skipping some of the short stories in this first season even though they're adapting from the books, but hopefully they nail the main storyline. he truly is a stud i actually can't wait to see more of him | ||
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ffswowsucks
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hitthat
Poland2266 Posts
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
The main problem as I have seen described by a reviewer who has read the books is that the series has Yennefer, Ciri and Geralt as equal points of view from the start, when the original books were short stories firmly told from Geralt's point of view. The show jumps around in time from episode to episode or even scene to scene with no visual indicator to let someone know that is what happened, so characters who die may be alive in the past scenes or be younger or older than the last scene, ect. Ciri isn't even born yet when Geralt's original story is taking place, but she features in the first episode as if her story line is happening at the same time. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
Another big problem might be the confusion caused by so many short stories compounded into one overarching plot with plenty of time-shifts without indication. Personally I find it intriguing, trying to figure out at what point in time certain scenes happen (I read all the books but it was quite a while ago), is it the past or the present? At least when this will be over and they get to the actual cycle of the novels instead of short stories we'll get the real deal. I assume they wanted to cram up all the short stories into the first season, setting up the characters and basic world building so they can move on to the actual real big story going forward. | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
On December 20 2019 23:04 karazax wrote: Yeah I expect I will like it as well having read the books and played the game, but I can see how someone with no prior info on the Witcher world would be confused and not be able to follow what is going on with the time jumps. Well, they can just consider it kinda random character development. Just getting glimpses of different characters' lives as the show goes along. I didn't know that Bagiński is an executive producer on this one. Also, the soundtrack is amazing. 5 episodes in and I only didn't really like ep 4 so far (kinda ruined Pavetta/Duny love story with unnecessary SJW inserts, but that's Netflix for you). | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16056 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + 1.Henry Cavill is fantastic. I'd go so far as to say he carries the acting in the show. 2.Solid first episode all around. 3.Very nice sword play. The Blaviken fight in particular 4.Nice action vs monsters. The striga fight in particular. 5.Jaskierr/Dandelion was delightfully annoying 6.Enjoyed the interactions with the Dwarves 7.The special effects were top notch for TV. Yen's transformation in particular was awesomely gruesome. 8.In general enjoyed the dark and gritty tone of the world. Very Witcher. Some things I didn't like. + Show Spoiler + 1. Triss casting. I just could not buy that actress at that role. 2. Costume design. Which is odd considering I loved the FX. Seems like costume department got shafted. 3. Elves looked really dumb. 4. Outside of the first episode, the directing was really questionable. The "Westworld" style of doing 3 separate plots in 3 separate timelines in the same episode felt really disjointed. For someone with no prior knowledge of the characters that is going to be very hard to follow along with. 5. Generally didn't like the way that magic was portrayed. 6.Battle of Sodden Hill felt very underbudget considering it was supposed to be a last episode climax. Compare that battle to the Siege of Citra and there's no comparison it's like they were part of two different shows. 7.The use of gore felt a bit ridiculous and comical in places. Fringilla using her pawn's entrails made me actually laugh out loud. Overall, this show was about as good as I was expecting it to be, but I had tempered my expectations because I didn't want to get them up too high. While it might be a faithful book adaptation it just didn't shine to me as "good TV." The episodes felt very disorganized in places, and the casting outside of Cavill felt... budget to put it nicely. It has some really splendid action, choreography and visuals though. The scenes where it's just Geralt being a Witcher are truly delightful, and it's those scenes that I want to see more of when Season 2 comes out. | ||
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
I'd say I'm enjoying it just as much as I enjoyed early GoT. Acting is pretty good (Cavill is awesome), action, special effects, costumes, writing is all great. I am even enjoying the contrasts in timelines. I like that they aren't dumbing it down for TV and are trying to keep it more complex. I do agree that the casting has been hit-or-miss and the portrayal of magic is "eh". | ||
Falling
Canada11349 Posts
A bigger thing for me is at least in the first episode, I don't think they've captured Ciri's personality. I haven't read beyond the short stories so far, but she's hilarious. You don't really see her as a princess in her element in the books, she's mostly fish out of water so maybe in the tv series they just haven't hit their stride with her yet. Book Ciri is ridiculously precocious, which I think works better with a younger girl- the snotty brat, who nonetheless needs to survive with the witcher. I laugh at so many of her lines in the books (often she'll pick up a line from the adults, but the way she proudly reuses it somehow is very amusing to me- the monkey see, monkey do), and while there is a lot of direct dialogue with Geralt, Renfrei and that wizard, it's just missing with Ciri so far. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
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BerserkSword
United States2123 Posts
However it seems like a homeless man’s version of Berserk (Japanese manga/anime) | ||
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maybenexttime
Poland5536 Posts
The fairy stories are pretty dark on their own. It's the Disney renditions that are mellow and "lived happily ever after". | ||
Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
With that said, it kinda didn't have a plot and going from storyline to storyline was kinda jarring sometime. It made it hard to figure out where exactly we were in time, especialy since Yen and Geralt don't age (but Jaskier also didn't seem to age so that was confusing). I was never quite sure if we had skip a year or three decade, for exemple Geralt save the Striga in like episode 4, but 4 episode later to what I tought was like 30 years Folest has not age a day. They also seemed to be quite expeditive with exposition, I would be curious if someone here has watch it without reading the books/play the games? How much of it was understandable? | ||
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
On December 22 2019 02:34 Nakajin wrote: I found it pretty good, most of the cast was good, so was the actions, monsters were great too, the Ciri story was a bit stale tho. With that said, it kinda didn't have a plot and going from storyline to storyline was kinda jarring sometime. It made it hard to figure out where exactly we were in time, especialy since Yen and Geralt don't age (but Jaskier also didn't seem to age so that was confusing). I was never quite sure if we had skip a year or three decade, for exemple Geralt save the Striga in like episode 4, but 4 episode later to what I tought was like 30 years Folest has not age a day. They also seemed to be quite expeditive with exposition, I would be curious if someone here has watch it without reading the books/play the games? How much of it was understandable? Well, there are clues as to what happens when. For example, in the very first episode when Geralt talks to Renfri she mentions a recent battle that princess Calantha has won. Earlier in the episode the same battle is mentioned when Ciri talks to queen Calantha about her first battle that she won when she was her age. This would imply that events in Blaviken happen 30-50 years before the sacking of Cintra. | ||
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Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
I do however have some dumb issue with Triss not being redhead. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
On December 22 2019 11:08 Kipsate wrote: I do however have some dumb issue with Triss not being redhead. You're not alone with this. Another thing that was bothering me a bit was that elves were pretty ugly. And they could definitely do more work with the dryads. Triss: ![[image loading]](https://img5.goodfon.com/wallpaper/nbig/f/dd/art-vedmak-art-charodeika-witcher-triss-merigold-triss-merig.jpg) Eithne: ![[image loading]](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gwent/images/b/b7/Eithne.gif/revision/latest?cb=20180721082848) ![[image loading]](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/awARPBD_700b.jpg) | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
I think the action scenes are quite great too, that market fight in the first episode got me so hyped. Monsters look great and the fighting is visceral and feels to have impact. I also love how omnipresent magic is and how often it gets used. The general world building is great and the costumes are gorgeous. The way the bard speaks broke the 4th wall for me sometimes. Don't know but it feels like the way he talks and his mannerisms are too 'current day' in a way. I don't really care about Triss' hair colour but I do think they should have cast someone more ' enchanting' in the looks department at least. Triss should be a stunner. | ||
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Falling
Canada11349 Posts
On December 22 2019 01:47 maybenexttime wrote: @Falling The fairy stories are pretty dark on their own. It's the Disney renditions that are mellow and "lived happily ever after". I know- but I think the Witcher's are darker yet. | ||
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Deleted User 26513
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Other than that, pretty solid storytelling. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
Otherwise, I'm enjoying the show so far. Henry Cavill is a treasure. | ||
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clarc
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{ToT}ColmA
Japan3260 Posts
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
On December 23 2019 10:09 {ToT}ColmA wrote: as an avid witcher fan i must say that everything i feared was done in this "show" I'm curious what were your principals problems with it? | ||
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
Ultimately I think it's an artistic choice and I think it's a really good one. It sacrifices convoluted exposition for much more organically presented material, and the different timelines being shown simultaneously is a great contrast between the different main characters as they develop. | ||
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Elerris
Australia137 Posts
Favourite things thus far have been Henry's casting as Geralt and that song 'Toss a coin to your Witcher' from the bard. | ||
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Sermokala
United States13876 Posts
The season-long story was poor I think but there were some really great standalone episodes. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
On December 23 2019 15:05 Sermokala wrote: The season-long story was poor I think but there were some really great standalone episodes. Well the season-long story was bound to be poor since it was based off of a series of mostly unconnected short stories with some stuff thrown in by the writers and some parts of later books added to the mix. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
 The show lacks sophistication in its writing atm, very little connective tissue between episodes to make it feel like a big story (sure the source were short stories apparently, but this has to work as a show regardless). It simply doesn't work all that well if they tell us about things but don't give us the meat to care about it. Say Geralt's bond with Yennefer. They meet for the first time in one episode and in the next they meet each other again, apparently years and years passed because it is implied that a lot of history happened between the two already. No audience which only knows the show can care there, it's sloppy. The grander narrative is also not told in a compelling way, so far i have no real idea about the political scenario other than very surface level "nilfgaard bad". Maybe that's all there is to it, but it's a little disappointing. And yet it somehow has me intrigued enough to probably keep watching for season 2, i hope they spend more timing actually developing all the aspects we have seen so far, be it characterisation, grander narrative or even standalone stories. Overall it just felt rushed with not enough depth to anything yet. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
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ZerOCoolSC2
8978 Posts
Some bits of the story could have been explained further (the invasion, why they need the girl, a bit more of Geralt's backstory) but for the most part I could follow tit. I mean, it. | ||
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Hyperbola
United States2536 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. 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. | ||
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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
Poland17242 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
Norway8042 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 States16056 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
Poland17242 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
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Excludos
Norway8042 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
Poland17242 Posts
I think they did a pretty good job overall with the soundtrack for the series. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25016 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
Poland17242 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
Canada11349 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
Norway8042 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
Poland17242 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 Ireland25016 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8042 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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ShoCkeyy
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Manit0u
Poland17242 Posts
On December 27 2019 11:10 Excludos wrote: 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. You're right, my bad. The Last Wish was previously titled as The Witcher. Updated my previous post to avoid confusion. | ||
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FreakyDroid
Macedonia2616 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32049 Posts
On December 23 2019 15:05 Sermokala wrote: Geralt and the bard was the highlight of the show for me. Toss a coin to your witcher had some real hook to it and the fight scenes were properly violent without being gory. The season-long story was poor I think but there were some really great standalone episodes. These two are far and away the best parts of the show. Overall I like it and I think I will like it more in season 2 with more backing behind it. | ||
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Emnjay808
United States10655 Posts
Love the pacing and world introduction. Not a big fan of the games but I love the story. | ||
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KobraKay
Portugal4231 Posts
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Velr
Switzerland10683 Posts
On December 30 2019 09:30 QuanticHawk wrote: These two are far and away the best parts of the show. Overall I like it and I think I will like it more in season 2 with more backing behind it. Jup, i also really liked it. I hope in S2 we get a more, ahm, traditional plot tho. At times it somehow felt like a high(ish) budget version of Hercules/Xena, in a good way. | ||
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Nyovne
Netherlands19133 Posts
edit; Still enjoyed it and will be back for S2, 7 out of 10 thanks to the strong cast. | ||
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Emnjay808
United States10655 Posts
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hitthat
Poland2266 Posts
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Falling
Canada11349 Posts
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Nyovne
Netherlands19133 Posts
On January 01 2020 11:48 Falling wrote: It strikes me there are some minor things that could improve its coherency without making substantial changes. Include some title cards "80 years ago" the first few time jumps in every episode. Once established, they shouldn't need to do it for the rest of the episode, but just as a reminder at the beginning of each episode. And then if they aren't going to include location title cards, then just have Geralt look at a map early on for other reasons, but also to highlight where Cintra/ the war is in relation to the witcher. Then at least it would be easier to tell where Ciri and Geralt are, if not Yennifer. Totally agree, such simple measures. The map is a nice touch. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32049 Posts
I don't think there was some huge payoff with having the viewer be surprised later either | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
On January 02 2020 02:16 QuanticHawk wrote: i agree with all of those I don't think there was some huge payoff with having the viewer be surprised later either i was so confused until like ep 4 or 5 when I started to figure it out then spent like the next 2 episodes trying to explain it to my parents don't think they ever quite got it lol oh, and for anyone wondering, yes I did sit through every sex scene while watching with my parents | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
Sure there were some issues, but overall I loved it. The cast is strong, with Triss being the only one I didn't like. Henry is the perfect Geralt and I can't wait for season 2. | ||
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ShloobeR
Korea (South)3809 Posts
Absolutely loved it! The fight choreographing was really good, especially the fight in the first episode. I haven't read the books but I played the games a bit so the magic thing seemed okay to me. As for the convoluted timelines, I think there was enough hinting and alluding given that it was okay in my eyes. I agree with the suggestions Fallen said for the most part, but I think the back and forth really gave me a sense of how less important time is to Geralt/Yen. Some sort of map would have been very nice though... | ||
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Excludos
Norway8042 Posts
On January 02 2020 15:59 ShloobeR wrote: Finished it today. Absolutely loved it! The fight choreographing was really good, especially the fight in the first episode. I haven't read the books but I played the games a bit so the magic thing seemed okay to me. As for the convoluted timelines, I think there was enough hinting and alluding given that it was okay in my eyes. I agree with the suggestions Fallen said for the most part, but I think the back and forth really gave me a sense of how less important time is to Geralt/Yen. Some sort of map would have been very nice though... Second the suggestion for a proper map. That's my biggest peeve with the books. Not only is there no map, but the author seemingly changes his mind on where the countries/factions and borders are in every one of them. It might work for a collection of short, mostly episodic, stories. But once you start adding in political intrigue, continent wide wars, and long travels, a lack of a map only serves to confuse the viewer. Apparently they even made a map for the series (and used it as a background prop somewhere), so all they had to do was show it to us once in a while. | ||
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Emnjay808
United States10655 Posts
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KobraKay
Portugal4231 Posts
The jumping timelines did not bother me at all. Neither did Yen or the last few episodes. Really nice show. Will probably make me buy the W3. Should I go for the PC version or the Switch version? | ||
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
On January 04 2020 08:34 KobraKay wrote: Finished watching it. Really enjoy it. The jumping timelines did not bother me at all. Neither did Yen or the last few episodes. Really nice show. Will probably make me buy the W3. Should I go for the PC version or the Switch version? Anything but Switch, it dosen't run well on it. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16056 Posts
On January 04 2020 08:34 KobraKay wrote: Finished watching it. Really enjoy it. The jumping timelines did not bother me at all. Neither did Yen or the last few episodes. Really nice show. Will probably make me buy the W3. Should I go for the PC version or the Switch version? If you're not playing it on PC you're playing it wrong, specifically a PC with a dedicated SSD. On console the loading screens are outrageous. I actually built my current PC (about 2 years old now) just to play Witcher 3 on max settings and I do not regret a single penny. Not to mention, I've been able to find the entire Witcher 3 game including its DLC for 20 bucks on Steam sale. I don't know if you can get that on console. | ||
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KobraKay
Portugal4231 Posts
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Dingodile
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25016 Posts
I think the time hopping wasn’t confusing but I think I read about it in this thread, so that probably made me more alert to it. Holy shit a battle that made some kind of sense! Ok if I’m being picky I’m not sure how Yennefer and Tissaia managed to wander out and meet, but compared to GoT’s last efforts I knew what was going on and the defence plan/counter efforts from Fringilla all made some kind of sense. Universe seems rather rich, I like all the characters thus far in the sense they’re believable characters with believable motivations, although I wouldn’t necessarily want to hang out with some of them. I felt Yaskier and Geralt‘s interactions added some much-needed levity to proceedings so not sure what is going to happen there, things might be a bit too po-faced and sombre without those kind of interactions going forwards. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8042 Posts
On January 04 2020 17:57 Dingodile wrote: why the jumping timeline? They could habe started with it (i think ep5 and 6) and then with ep1. It would be a straightforward (chronographically) timeline. It's so they could add in some of the earlier short stories from Geralt and Yen's lives (Which shapes them as characters), while also introducing Ciri in the first episode (If I recall, Ciri isn't introduced until the second book, while season 1 of the series encompasses stories from both the first two books). Since the first two books are just a series of mostly episodic short stories, it was always going two be difficult to shape them into a cohesive tv series. Season 2 should be a lot smoother as that's when the saga begins properly. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On January 04 2020 23:02 Excludos wrote: It's so they could add in some of the earlier short stories from Geralt and Yen's lives (Which shapes them as characters), while also introducing Ciri in the first episode (If I recall, Ciri isn't introduced until the second book, while season 1 of the series encompasses stories from both the first two books). Since the first two books are just a series of mostly episodic short stories, it was always going two be difficult to shape them into a cohesive tv series. Season 2 should be a lot smoother as that's when the saga begins properly. I really want to see the short stories A Grain of Truth and A Little Sacrifice get adapted at some point, though they'll likely move onto book 3 so I'm not sure how they'll be able to squeeze those in. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8042 Posts
On January 06 2020 03:45 eviltomahawk wrote: I really want to see the short stories A Grain of Truth and A Little Sacrifice get adapted at some point, though they'll likely move onto book 3 so I'm not sure how they'll be able to squeeze those in. A Little Sacrifice is my favourite of the short stories. It gives Jaskier some much needed character development, and shows us some of the crap he has to go through. The gut punch it leaves you with at the end really fucking hurts too. Tho they could also so what Witcher 3 did, and rework the character of Essi into a future storyline instead. | ||
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TropicalHaze
Finland56 Posts
I just hoped that Ciri and Geralt would've met sooner in the series - their chemistry is what makes Witcher for me! Anyone more familiar with the lore (I've only played the games) could enlighten me what is coming next. Is it that Geralt and Vesemir start to train Ciri or do they get separated again before that? My memory is hazy. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8042 Posts
On January 07 2020 04:50 TropicalHaze wrote: Has the plot/setting for season 2 been revealed yet? I just hoped that Ciri and Geralt would've met sooner in the series - their chemistry is what makes Witcher for me! Anyone more familiar with the lore (I've only played the games) could enlighten me what is coming next. Is it that Geralt and Vesemir start to train Ciri or do they get separated again before that? My memory is hazy. Not specifically, but we do know they plan on following the books. I don't want to spoil anything for you (and everyone else here who also haven't read the books), but I don't think I'm hurting anyone by revealing that this is where the saga begins proper. While the games acts as sequels, they still borrow and reuse many of the stories and characters from the books. So if you've played the games (especially the third one), a lot of what you see will be familiar to you. | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
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