The Witcher series (Netflix)

IvanDobskey · 4 Jul 2023 at 13:52

JamesH85 said:
Just finished episode S3E5, can anyone who has read the books tell me if Geralts character follows the same path as this season? Secondly does slay that beast on the boat too? Lastly is the conclave the same as in the books.

Geralt seems to have gone really soft and his character seems very different to what I watched on season 1. Having watched all 5 episodes this is the worst season by far, story seems to jump all over the place.

Sounds like they completely emasculated the character now then

I bet the myriad of strong female characters are even stronger though :rolleyes:

Minstadave · 4 Jul 2023 at 13:54

JamesH85 said:
Just finished episode S3E5, can anyone who has read the books tell me if Geralts character follows the same path as this season? Secondly does slay that beast on the boat too? Lastly is the conclave the same as in the books.

Geralt seems to have gone really soft and his character seems very different to what I watched on season 1. Having watched all 5 episodes this is the worst season by far, story seems to jump all over the place.

He does fight a monster on a ferry but its very different to this if memory serves, Ciri isn't there though I don't think.

The conclave does happen similar to how it is portrayed.

Lots of it is just made up though.

JamesH85 · 4 Jul 2023 at 13:54

Minstadave said:
He does fight a monster on a ferry but its very different to this if memory serves.

So is it geralt that slays it on the boat or Ciri?

ArcticHeron · 4 Jul 2023 at 14:05

Absolute drivel. Some of the most poorly plotted, excruciatingly written TV I've seen for an age. Painful.

Minstadave · 4 Jul 2023 at 14:18

JamesH85 said:
So is it geralt that slays it on the boat or Ciri?

Geralt fights a aeschna in the water whilst working on the ferry as a witcher. I don't think Ciri is even present for that part. There's an academic from Oxenfurt arguing with Geralt about how aeschnas don't exist in the passage.

JamesH85 · 4 Jul 2023 at 14:19

Minstadave said:
Geralt fights a aeschna in the water whilst working on the ferry as a witcher. I don't think Ciri is even present for that part.

If that's true, that's say enough. I thought episode 1 was ok, but as it's gone on, the next 4 episodes have weakened.

IvanDobskey · 4 Jul 2023 at 14:33

This series had so much potential. Sad what they have done with it

CaptainRAVE · 4 Jul 2023 at 14:36

Just started the new season.

bris · 4 Jul 2023 at 17:29

Why does the book use the name Dandelion and the series Jaskier?

There is some upset regarding the book not being fully implemented on the show but that one doesn't make sense to me.

My son refuses to watch it because of this and rumour has it that Henry Cavill is also a massive Witcher fan and left because he didn't like the way the show was going

I'm also reading the book just now and just past where Ciri meets the Unicorn, as it happens the little teaser at the end of the last episode showed that Unicorn.

It looked like a full size horse in that teaser but the book refers to it as a little pony type unicorn.

CaptainRAVE · 4 Jul 2023 at 17:52

They may have hashed the story, but I’ll miss Cavill in the role, he’s perfect.

Minstadave · 4 Jul 2023 at 18:32

bris said:
Why does the book use the name Dandelion and the series Jaskier?

There is some upset regarding the book not being fully implemented on the show but that one doesn't make sense to me.

My son refuses to watch it because of this and rumour has it that Henry Cavill is also a massive Witcher fan and left because he didn't like the way the show was going

I'm also reading the book just now and just past where Ciri meets the Unicorn, as it happens the little teaser at the end of the last episode showed that Unicorn.

It looked like a full size horse in that teaser but the book refers to it as a little pony type unicorn.

Found this:

Dandelion's original Polish name, "Jaskier", literally means "Buttercup", but was changed in the English translation because "Buttercup" sounded too feminine in English.

As usual the show writers have taken far too much liberty with the source material and produced something far inferior.

Kyo · 4 Jul 2023 at 19:46

Ciri is such an annoying character.

Shamikebab · 4 Jul 2023 at 23:13

Thought overall these 5 were good. First and last were probably the best, loved the conclave. Agree with people saying there were a few notably dodgy green screen scenes though, especially one in a field.

arknor · 4 Jul 2023 at 23:46

Kyo said:
Ciri is such an annoying character.

I remember on another forum people wondering why in s2 she had fillers in her face when shes young anyway

azazl187 · 4 Jul 2023 at 23:58

I'm not really sure what I'm watching here over the first 3 episodes....

Wasn't this series called The Witcher? Because I'm not seeing much of The Witcher in it, doing Witcher things.

It's now called "weak, annoying, corrupt, evil, treacherous, emasculated men being out shined by honest, forthright, kind, gentle, strong, tenacious women"

What on earth have they done to this series. Oh hang on, the same that woke film and tv series production companies and directors have been doing for years. Thank god that Game of Thrones was created before this plague started running through our visual entertainment :mad:

Rroff · 5 Jul 2023 at 00:09

azazl187 said:
I'm not really sure what I'm watching here over the first 3 episodes....

Wasn't this series called The Witcher? Because I'm not seeing much of The Witcher in it, doing Witcher things.

It's now called "weak, annoying, corrupt, evil, treacherous, emasculated men being out shined by honest, forthright, kind, gentle, strong, tenacious women"

What on earth have they done to this series. Oh hang on, the same that woke film and tv series production companies and directors have been doing for years. Thank god that Game of Thrones was created before this plague started running through our visual entertainment

I didn't find it that bad for that stuff, but it is definitely leaking through compared to season 1 and even 2 and not to the betterment of the show.

I didn't find volume 1 of season 3 too bad but it seemed more like a rehash of Witcher theme top moments thrown together without any real development. I can see why Cavill might have walked.

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2023 at 07:55

Shamikebab said:
Thought overall these 5 were good. First and last were probably the best, loved the conclave. Agree with people saying there were a few notably dodgy green screen scenes though, especially one in a field.

Yes, I’ve enjoyed these. Some questionable cgi at times.

Kyo said:
Ciri is such an annoying character.

Particularly annoying this season just to keep the plot moving.

Shamikebab · 5 Jul 2023 at 08:47

azazl187 said:
Wasn't this series called The Witcher? Because I'm not seeing much of The Witcher in it, doing Witcher things.

It's now called "weak, annoying, corrupt, evil, treacherous, emasculated men being out shined by honest, forthright, kind, gentle, strong, tenacious women"

Have you read the books? Because you're complaining about things that happen in the books...

azazl187 · 5 Jul 2023 at 08:51

Shamikebab said:
Have you read the books? Because you're complaining about things that happen in the books...

No. I've played the game and watched the TV series

Shamikebab · 5 Jul 2023 at 08:53

azazl187 said:
No. I've played the game and watched the TV series

Well you might have noticed that there aren't many sorcerers around in the games and that they've been replaced by the lodge of sorceresses. This is how it happens. But then again you also called them honest, forthright, kind, gentle, strong and tenacious so not sure you've been paying a lot of attention :cry: