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Originally Posted by Kirrund
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The Witcher started out as short stories for a literature magazine and then as they gained popularity grew into world building and then a series of novels. The Last Wish is a collection of many of the short stories, and I get that vibe from the Season 1 Netflix series. There's a lot of names and places and rules and things thrown at you, and to someone not as knowledgeable in how it all makes sense it probably sounds like a bunch of bullshit that just happens for the sake of it happening.
I think it's more like a 7/10. There's too much backstory and explanation for the setup they're trying to get to, which is the start of the books, for it to all be crammed into only 8 hours. But I think it has potential for sure.
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This is actually a great summary. I knew nothing of the books or game, I had to literally turn subtitles on because they were name dropping so many places and people that it was hard to keep up in the first episode. It felt like a bit of a "try hard" effort to be like game of thrones.
Ultimately I enjoyed the series even if some episodes were lacking, and felt the finale was a tad weak. It leaves me wanting to know more about Witchers such as who created them, what do their potions do exactly, are there more hidden powers, etc. Looking to learn more about the "conjunction of the spheres" which seemed like an important event.
Henry Cavill was excellent in the lead, and there is hunchback sex. 8 / 10, would watch second season.
12-26-2019, 01:55 AM
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