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Game of thrones found rotting

[user104658]

Cavill is a gamer, and it shows here because his performance here is very clearly based on Geralt from the games . He seems a little sullen ( ) though... Geralt has a sort of muted, dry humour that I hope they've also captured.

[Wizard.]

Holy sh*t I didn't even realise that was Henry Cavill until I saw his side profile

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https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-witcher/season-1

[Tom4784]

I've been hearing nothing but good things tbh.

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Originally Posted by Dezzy

I've been hearing nothing but good things tbh.

Bitch where?

[Tom4784]

From all over the place, a lot of reviewers were talking it up as the next game of thrones. I read that there was a bit of controversy about one review from a publication though as the reviewer admitted that they only watched the first and last episodes or something but gave it a bad review regardless.

I'll judge for myself. Metacritic reviews are becoming increasingly dubious and out of touch tbh.

[Ashley.]

I thought the first episode was brilliant. The Game of Thrones-inspired cinematography paired with numerous interesting plots that weren't overly complicated (for a pilot episode) really made it for me.

I only saw the reviews after I had watched the pilot, and was absolutely baffled that it was rated so poorly. I thought they'd be lapping this up.

[Marsh.]

Hate watching things based on video games it normally is soulless action.

Does this actually have a plot?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Hate watching things based on video games it normally is soulless action.

Does this actually have a plot?

The games are based on a book series, and the show is based on the books also as source material, not on the games.

Also the Witcher games are very plot-heavy anyway.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The games are based on a book series, and the show is based on the books also as source material, not on the games.

Also the Witcher games are very plot-heavy anyway.

Good, I'll give it a go.

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Does this actually have a plot?

Originally Posted by Ashley.

I thought the first episode was brilliant. The Game of Thrones-inspired cinematography paired with numerous interesting plots that weren't overly complicated (for a pilot episode) really made it for me.

I only saw the reviews after I had watched the pilot, and was absolutely baffled that it was rated so poorly. I thought they'd be lapping this up.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

I'm so sorry. I'm reading now.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Hate watching things based on video games it normally is soulless action.

Does this actually have a plot?

Not you suggesting that video games don't have stories when there's narrative experiences in games that Films and TV can never hope to match

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Not you suggesting that video games don't have stories when there's narrative experiences in games that Films and TV can never hope to match

I didn't.

I meant movies/shows adapted from videos games (from the ones I've seen) do so without thinking much of a plot.

[Tom4784]

I watched the first episode, I quite enjoyed it. The script is clunky in places (the exposition is particularly painful) but it's a good start.

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I didn't.

I meant movies/shows adapted from videos games (from the ones I've seen) do so without thinking much of a plot.

Oh yeah, Hollywood is typically incapable of adapting video games well which is dumb considering it should be easier with every passing year given that games are becoming more cinematic.

Netflix is pretty much the only one to create good video game adaptations (I know Witcher isn't one but it wouldn't have been adapted were it not for the games). Maybe the key to good video game adaptions are adapting them as TV shows instead.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I didn't.

I meant movies/shows adapted from videos games (from the ones I've seen) do so without thinking much of a plot.

I think games have been done dirty over the years, they've mainly been adapted into films, where you have to condense so much of what makes it good into a two hour period, TV is a much better medium for games IMO

[Oliver_W]

I'm so happy for Henry Cavill, I heard an internet rumour that he had a "standing order" with his agent that if a Witcher adaption was ever made, he wanted to be in it, in any capacity <3 and apparently he'd frequently ask if there was any news on one coming

[Ashley.]

About halfway through this now, and, from somebody with little background knowledge of the series, I love the ambiguity of it all. I'm really interested to see how the storylines merge.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

About halfway through this now, and, from somebody with little background knowledge of the series, I love the ambiguity of it all. I'm really interested to see how the storylines merge.

I've never read the books but have played the games, being "morally grey" was certainly always a big part of it. Moreso in the first two than the third one to be fair, where Geralt is more obviously "lightside", but that tend to be the "big picture" good vs evil stuff - when it comes to the "human storylines" he's always politically neutral (and often playing one side off against the other, whilst working for both).

[Mystic Mock]

I've only watched the pilot so far and I'm feeling positive about it.

I'm not sure on the actress playing Ciri so far, but the show is less GOT than I was expecting which is good considering the Games (and I'm gonna presume that the Books are the same) aren't meant to be GOT.

I loved GOT so I'm not meaning to come across as a hater.

[Tom4784]

I finished it a couple of days ago. I think the second half of the season is a real mess but I think Season 2 will be very good.

Spoiler:

The timeline is a real godamn mess and while I appreciate what they tried to do, they just didn't manage the three timelines very well and the reveals that most of Geralt's storyline takes place in the past and that, in the present, he's pretty much always in close proximity to Ciri just didn't feel rewarding and the way they brought Yennefer and Geralt into present day was just clumsy.

I would have honestly enjoyed this season more if Ciri wasn't in it, I think they should have used this season to build up Yennefer and Geralt more. I loved Yennefer but I had a problem with how they told us about her journey but never showed it. She went from being this character that couldn't do anything to being a bad ass witch bitch without showing us the journey, only her motivations while they settled for telling us everything else.

Given their chemistry, I would have loved Season 1 to be entirely about how Geralt and Yennefer met and interacted throughout the years (while setting up Ciri's plotline). They could have had the first two episodes of Season 2 dedicated to Ciri's plotline (You could cut out the elf boy and the magical forest bits since it had little relevance to the plot) and then move full speed ahead with the threat of Nilfgaard.

I did like the series a lot, I think it's brimming with potential but the format ultimately let it down. Hopefully now they don't have to **** about with timeline ****, they can focus on developing the Nilfgaard threat (did they ever mention the guy with the feather helmet's name?) and develop an overall storyline.

[DouglasS]

Finished it it was very good.

The casting of Triss and especially Fringella was a bad choice however.

Geralt casting was perfect.
Ciri and Yennefer castings I thought we’re good, although perhaps Ciri should have been a year or two younger considering she’ll be an adult by season 3. Dandelion casting was perfect also.

Fringella was never black? And the actress was terrible.

Likewise Triss is a favourite and is known for her red hair - is it really that difficult to dye her hair?

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by DouglasS

Finished it it was very good.

The casting of Triss and especially Fringella was a bad choice however.

Geralt casting was perfect.
Ciri and Yennefer castings I thought we’re good, although perhaps Ciri should have been a year or two younger considering she’ll be an adult by season 3. Dandelion casting was perfect also.

Fringella was never black? And the actress was terrible.

Likewise Triss is a favourite and is known for her red hair - is it really that difficult to dye her hair?

I wish that the only problem with Triss was the change of her look.

I agree with you for the most part on the other characters, Ciri's performance did grow on me (even if the writers didn't do the best job with her character) and Dandelion, Geralt, and Yennefer steal the season for me (like I think they're intended to tbf) I still have Toss A Coin To Your Witcher ringing in my head.

Oh and the actress who plays Yennefer is from Wolverhampton so on a personal level it's good to see someone from the Midlands doing well for themselves.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I wish that the only problem with Triss was the change of her look.

I always felt that the point of Triss was that she was supposed to seem quite young / playful / lighthearted in contrast to Yennifer (who has a more stoic/powerful character) and I don't feel like we saw any of that, but then, there was hardly any Triss at all in this and I'm basing my perception of her on the games, which are set after the books so 10+ years after the events we've just seen in the show (e.g. Ciri is in her early 20's).

Of course, there was the slightly problematic fact that (Witcher 2 spoilers)

Spoiler:

Triss was essentially date-raping Geralt for the first half of TW2! bit of a darker side to her there.

For those who haven't played it; Geralt has memory loss at the start of the game, he knows who he is etc. but he doesn't remember Yennifer or their relationship... he's travelling with - and in a sexual relationship with - Triss... who of course DOES know everything, but doesn't tell him about Yenn and tells him he's with her and carries on lying about it because she doesn't want their relationship to end. He's understandably not too pleased when he eventually remembers