While I was watching The Witcher, I was thinking “this is AMAZING but it will make absolutely no sense unless you’ve read the books.” Unfortunately, critics hadn’t read the books. The reviews are all “this makes absolutely no sense”:https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_witcher/s01 …
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They’ve reordered the story non-chronologically, which makes great expositional sense in revealing character arcs, but will be hopelessly confusing in terms of the plot. It constantly cuts a century back and forth in time. No one ages, so you won’t have any idea when you are.
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If you love gritty swords & sorcery, you’ll love this regardless. The fights are fantastic. And the characters will probably be amazing even if you have no idea who they are or what they are doing or why. You’ll probably want to watch it 2x, and the plot will get clearer 2nd time
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I watched the first episode this afternoon, I was relieved by how good it was.
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We settled in to watch one episode and ended up watching five of them.
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We just started watching it and are totally into it. Thanks for the tip!
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Yay, glad you like it! Wiki now has episode plot summaries, which may be good to read after finishing each, because they’re hella confusing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_(TV_series)#Episodes …
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Watched three in a row last night and loved it
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We couldn’t stop and did five!
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Yeah, read the books and _love_ the first season. Only thing I'm unhappy with is the Dryads - I've always pictured them more like leaf-covered Ewoks, and not some dreadlock-wearing tribe, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Yes, I found them a bit too human also
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The new Witcher series is AMAZING. They got just about everything right. Outstanding acting, pacing, and vfx. 