I will miss Cavill... but I wanna give Hemsworth the benefit of the doubt. I know he doesn't have the same background knowledge Henry brought to the role, but I hope he digs in and gives it his absolute best shot... like training with swords by now... with everything, that's what makes Henry's Geralt so believable.
@@Phizzo4real I just read that Liam has been throwing himself in the books, reading and re-reading them, to prepare for the character. He may not have been the fan Henry is, but he's really preparing himself for Geralt. I'm gonna give him a chance.
The cute / soap opera moments were needed for what's to come... Calm before the storm. The ice skating scene will have a callback, btw. And I think Liam will be fine, it's the change mid-show that is weird. The show is respecting the source material in these first 5 episodes, at least.
Djikstra and Philippa were funding Jaskier’s Sandpiper business (saving elves). He said he had a benefactor and we found out it was them toward the end of s2.
@@Canareh2310 Factual the crew was very good can’t forget, as a fan I only have a problem with the writers atm and how certain ones ego’d the source material and when I searched it up there is articles that say ego writing is common and happens to most writers
Not true like I know many are his fans and he talented great character and actor but not the only one,ciri and yennifer those characters the actresses playing them are amazing. Many being biased with Henry Cavill and simping.
@@Mythical.History It's not exactly W3 music, but very similar. They will have a song in the 2nd part of the season with Joey Batey where they sing in Polish in the backgroud!
I seriously don't understand what's he's done wrong. Why tf are these people just not giving him his dream roles. I'm just glad he gets to produce and be warhammer
Well to me the entire plot of her losing her magic in season 2 was completely pointless (in any way this subplot was actually stolen from another character....Ciri, she is losing magic at the end of Time of Contempt when she lands on Korath desert). More interesting would be if they followed with what the books said happened to Yennefer after Sodden battle...that she lost her eyesight (and it took time to magically cure it so she could see again, this type of 'disability' story, being blind for a while, may have been actually more interesting). "Damn it, I’m Triss Merigold, the Fourteenth One Killed at Sodden. There are fourteen graves at the foot of the obelisk on the Hill, but only thirteen bodies. You’re amazed such a mistake could have been made? Most of the corpses were in hard-to- recognise pieces - no one identified them. The living were hard to account for, too. Of those who had known me well, Yennefer was the only one to survive, and Yennefer was blind."
@@JosephHandibode what's funny is that in some way it's true :) that part on 'hating powerful females' haha despite no matter how Hissrich claims to be feminist hehe she really depowered the character, Yennefer is also made a bit of an annoying whiny teenager at moments with compulsive swearing haha :), jokes aside, Yennefer is in book after battle of Sodden a member of the Council of sorcerers so she basically got promoted to the leadership position among the Sorcerer Brotherhood, while the show makes her a fugitive (earlier than intended anyway): "'This is the whole Council? I thought it was bigger than that.' 'The Chapter has five members and the Council likewise. Philippa Eilhart is also in the Council.' 'There's still one person missing,' he shook his head and Triss giggled. 'You didn't tell him? You really don't know, Geralt?' 'About what?' 'Yennefer's a member of the Council. Since the battle of Sodden. You didn't want to brag, my dear?' " So instead of making Yennefer influential in the mage politics they preferred the whole 'Yennefer depowered' :).
Thought this was a fantastic first episode, I just watched it myself. Ciri is getting more interesting every episode, geralt is a badass and yennefer is a great teacher and I really love her and geralt together. Also yen is crazy fine
This episode is very fast paced and I think that’s because season 2 deviated so far from the book it was supposed to be based on. So this episode kind of had to get everyone where they needed to be for the book this season is supposed to be based on. I haven’t watched all 5 episodes yet but from what I’ve seen it feels more faithful to the source material than season 2.
No, it's not. There are parts from the books, but butchered. I've watched all 5 episodes. The whole season isn't even out yet, but you can already tell why Cavill noped out of this bullshit.
@@FC-ho9hw I mean I wasn’t saying it’s a perfect adaptation. But season 2 was so unlike the book, that it didn’t take much for this season to be more faithful. Again haven’t seen it all yet, but that’s just my opinion based on what I’ve seen.
@@FC-ho9hw Y'all book nerds need to stop watching the show. If it wasn't like the books in S1, then it's not going to be like the books the rest of the show. If it bothers you that much, STOP watching.
@@heathjones_ Hey, that's okay. It's wasn't a dig at you. I was just stating the facts, because I've seen it already. I read the books and played the games multiple times. There are good adaptations that get the characters, places, lore and overall atmosphere right and there are those that do not. This is not a good adaptation, because it just doesn't feel like the Witcher world and with what they've done with its characters, lore and an actual plot, which it's supposedly based on... The games did get that right (part of it was the fact that it was an actual Polish studio that made those games), but it all really just depends on people that are making it and if they want to stay true to the spirit of what they are making, if it isn't their original work. I can stomach some changes, if they are done right... Like the Lord of the Rings (the movies, not the show) or Harry Potter movies... Even with those there are some issues, but there is also a very apparent respect for the source material... Its characters, lore, etc. All would be at least kinda okay, if they just respected what they're actually trying to adapt. And when the main star of your show, who is also a fan, leaves midway through (there are interviews with him, where he explains what this all means to him), that tells all actual fans really all they need to know. Just saying...
@@Canareh2310 Oh, I just did... I, like many others, kept watching this just because of Henry Cavill and some others, but mainly him. ;) If an actual audience reviews (IMDb season 3 episodes scores and on RT just season 3 in general, where it has 49% right now) are any indication, many more people will do same as me...
Garbage writing. Geralt breaks the mages arms. The dude is on his knees crying and Geralt walks by him and doesn't cut his head off or stab him or grab him by the collar and drag him back through the portal or half way through the portal so he gets cut in half. He just leaves him. They need that guy to come back later in the series so they just had Geralt walk by him and leave him. Again, garbage writing.
@@starvinforGarvin what about the elf brother who is saying I got Ciri, like he is playing hide and seek and then gets killed .what a joke scene to kill him off
Don't know where the apathy towards this episode is coming from. I'm not a game player or book reader so not familiar with the lore but the premiere brought the reintroduction to our main characters and we even got some good action and plot advancement as well as character development. I haven't watched episode 5 yet but so far to me this season has been quite good.
i read the books and played Witcher 3 and i admit this is a great show, yes it may not be very accurate to the lore but honestly i'm enjoying it too much to care, can't wait for volume 2!
I loved Vol. 1! It is more true to the books than the other seasons. Of course it's still an adaption but there actually were two or three scenes where I felt like I've seen them before because I've read the book.
I dont like how they had Geralt walk past the fire dude, swords in hand, yet he didnt kill him. Would have been so easy to kill him and instead they end up splitting up so that Geralt can chase him down. If the show didnt want to kill him off yet then just dont have a scene where it would have been easy to kill him.
i did not recognize Robbie Amell for several mins. because of his accent here... he did good as a recurring character although he is not in the books...
I’ve read the books, I’ve played the games, and I’m a big fan of Henry Cavill. However, I think we all need to take a step back from source material and star power so that we can give this show the fair treatment it deserves. It’s a perfectly fine adaptation and is still the best Netflix original I’ve ever seen.
henry cavill is an amazing geralt, but I think that if liam just isn’t completely garbage and still feels like he’s geralt of rivia and they keep his core characteristics then they should be fine. We still have everyone else in the cast too so unless Liam is absolutely garbage then the show will continue on just fine. The Witcher is a very rich world with tons of interesting lore a great main story.
What reasoning makes you say to take a step back from the source material, it doesn't make sense. Why in hell do screwed up writers feel they have to deviate from the source when the source is all laid out for them. It's the source of the book I want & most fans of the book want to see brought to life. Just follow the friggin book outline & let the actors do the rest. So no I do not agree that it's a perfectly fine adaptation, it's far from being perfect.
I love the Witcher. So, I'm not necessarily talking about Greg and John when I say this...people don't know wth they want from this show and others, secret invasion for example. If something moves fast people complain it's too fast but if tge following season, chapter whatever moves slower than the complaining is about its too slow. I'm bringing this up because of the pacing critique.
Henry really is the perfect geralt and it still doesn’t feel real that he’s actually leaving, but being a fan of the source material i will give liam hemsworth a chance. It seems as though so many people are just Henry Cavill fans and not Witcher fans. I love this world and it’s characters and if they don’t drastically change geralts character I am fine with the recasting since it was cavills choice to back out and he wasn’t blatantly fired. At least it wasn’t as disrespectful as DC was to Henry where they basically promised him he’d return and then outright firing him. Just as long as Geralt is still geralt then I am ok with Liam. At least Yen, Ciri and Jaskier are sticking around who are also wonderful castings. I really like season 3 so far and I do really wanna see where this story is going regardless of who is playing geralt. I also really am looking forward to Toussaint and Regis, which where absolutely fantastic in the blood and wine dlc for Witcher 3 and I know that Regis and Toussaint do eventually make an appearance in the books.
I'm glad they're going back somewhat to parallel the original material, the end of S2 was too wild (no pun intended, if you know, you know) imo. I've watched all 5 episodes in this first volume and I'm happy with what I've seen even if I was spoiled in advance from reading books. I'll miss Cavill but I'm more worried about sticking somewhat to the original material which is great enough to put on TV without going crazy outside of it, rather than Geralt being played by someone else (although don't get me wrong, he's doing a great job). If this season and the next ones could fit somewhere between the books and the games, I'll be happy to keep watching.
Not gonna lie I love Henry but yennefer and ciri are so likable I don’t think (in my opinion) that he is the best part of the show yennefer is such a captivating character
I think Liam will be fine, it's just that changing actors mid show is not going to work... Are they going to introduce some kind of magic plot to change his appearance or something?
Haven't read the books. Know a bit from the games. They could do something like a long time in prison and torture and then healing that 'makes him look a little different'. This is a fantasy show. They can bring up a lot of ideas.
I also hope Liam will act well enough to surprise the Cavil fans in a good way. I remember the hate Henry was receiving when he got cast as Geralt. But he did great and now everybody loves him.
@@razvanmantuI feel that even if Liam does a better job, let’s say better then cavill, he’ll still be hated simply cuz cavil left. No matter how his performance goes it’ll be shat on. Sucks for him tbh
The episode is paced weirdly because they finally decided to follow the story that the books laid out for them and they needed to catch up and bring everyone to where they were in Time of Contempt. That’s what I think anyway.
Gonna miss the witcher, but obviously because of henry cavill, im sure liam will do his best for the role of geralt but henry was born to play as him, final season r.i.p the witcher for me.
During events of the books Radovid was a minor anyway :) just a 12/13 year old boy in source material :), but he WILL become Radovid V THE STERN: "'Long live His Holiness!' A few voices came from the crowd, obviously bribed. Novigrad's hierarch Cyrus Englekind Hemmelfart rose and blessed the people and the army with his outstretched hands, while irreverently covering Queen Hedwig and young Radovid with the skirts of his robe. Nobody shouts, "Long live Radovid", thought the prince covered by the hierarch's fat ass. No one even looks at me. No one is screaming in honour of my mother. No one remembers my poor father. Even today, at a day of triumph, which he so richly deserved. After all, that's why he was murdered. He felt a gaze on his neck. Delicate like someone he did not know - or knew, but only in his dreams. Something that was soft like a brush of a woman's warm lips. He turned his head. He discovered the dark unfathomable eyes of Philippa Eilhart fixed on him. Wait, thought the prince, looking away. Just wait. No one could predict or guess then that this boy of thirteen years, which at that time was a person without any relevance in a country ruled by the Regency Council and by Dijkstra, would become king. A king who, after he paid all the insults that had been given to his mother and him, would go down in history with the name Radovid the Stern. " so obviously the Radovid in the netflix show cannot even be the same character haha :). The show as far as an adaptation of books go is not particularly faithful :) it certainly has moments when it tries to but usually minor ones the real big pieces of the book plot are usually butchered.
In Witcher 3 he is absolutely ruthless and responsible for the massacre of elves and mages alike. He is worse than Emyhr in some aspects, but we won’t get there yet since he’s not king until the time of the games and who knows if the show will get there.
It's been an awful show. There is a reason Henry Cavill wanted the source material to be followed. Because it hasn't. It continues to not be accurate to the source material.
I binged all 5 episodes yesterday, I can see why he left. It felt to me like something was missing and it didn't feel the same. That's just my opinion.
Yeah this episode felt like half of a season somehow. I don't really mind all that much, though. Cutting down on exposition in exchange for more monsters and Henry Cavill's sick swordplay is fine by me.
I know people hate this season for many reasons but I am fortunate to not know the source material so I actually enjoyed the this season but I am disappointed that this is Henry Cavill’s last season.
The good part of this show is that they have some really great character moments. But the writing is a bit all over the place. Despite what parts are loyal or not to the source there are so many basic writing mistakes. In the end I enjoyed the show but having read the books it’s frustrating to think about how much better it could be.
I'm not a fan of this season so far (have watched 3 episodes so far). I do think the dialogue is so much more stilted, and some of the villains are hamming it up SO much. I do love Geralt and Yennefer, and I'm looking forward to Ciri's progression, but you guys hit the nail on the head when you mentioned soap operas. That was my overall impression as well. Fingers crossed that it picks up more later.
It´s shame this is your experience with the Witcher world, I hope one day you get to experience the games or the books, such an awesome stories in those..
I can’t believe people are going to stop watching this series because of Henry Cavill. That’s an overreaction. Give Helmsworth a chance before giving up after season 3 🤦♂️
I binged all 5 eps last night: I totally agree w/how off-setting this first ep was for me when I started watching it when the series dropped late last month 😳 At that time, I checked out right before they went to the Festival w/the Maze b/c the pace was oddly too slow for me 😮 With Part 2 of S3 dropping at the end of this month, I decided I better try watching again so I won't be behind if it's good: Glad I did 😀 The payoff by the end of Ep 5 (where Part 1 ends) was totally worth it (based on how I felt initially watching Ep1) and more Witcher-like for me 👌🏾 Can't wait to see how this all ends for Geralt/Henry!!!
Hey Guys!! 😀 Great fight scene, but I was underwhelmed by episode 1. It didn't feel otherworldly like the previously two seasons. I'm going to miss Henry Cavill 😢
I watched it all yesterday and feel somewhat disappointed. Geralt almost seems like he was neutered and some of Volume 1 reminded me of Blood Origin - which is not good. However, I will watch Volume 2 when it drops because of Henry. Hopefully, the last half will be less convoluted.
@@sherylmccormick Exactly, like from episode 1 i was like ok we remember that Geralt cannot trust Yennefer as yet then i started to think "oh please don't make him be upset with yen for the whole season" but then they made up by the end of the episode and that was comforting. But then i realized ep 1 felt like the span of 3 episodes usually for the witcher, and in doing so made the Eleves finding Ciri and Riance finding Ciri not as impactful or tension filled as it should have been.
Different characters, same name. The Professor died by Geralt's hand as he did in the books. It's a Peter Parker/Miles Morales situation where it's two entirely separate characters that share the same title. It's the second Professor's glasses you get in the auction in Witcher 3
I always enjoy your reactions, but this one felt like you were hate watching the episode based on the same repetitive negative options of the show. It really seems to cloud your general objective view of watching the episode. I mean, why do people who haven't read the book hating on the show for not being book accurate? Common hater options: - Henry Cavill is the only good thing about the show( umm what about the other REALLY good actors that ALWAYS kill their scenes) - Henry left because they strayed too much from the books, therefore this whole season is completely wrong and Henry must just be going through the motions. - And I know people probably have a source saying Henry left because of creative differences, but has he actually been quoted saying specifically or with detail on what those creative difference were? (Sorry for the rant and I love you guys!!😅)
It’s all good - for us, it’s not a matter of “not being book-accurate,” because obviously we don’t have that frame of reference. But I do think you can sense a difference between each of the seasons in how they pace themselves & present dialogue. And here, at least to us, it felt written & paced more like a modern movie or show, clipping along & setting up plot points, rather than something wanting to invoke that sort of literary epic sensibility. Second episode definitely played better for us, so hoping the rest of the season is quality!
Didn't mean to sound accusatory my bad. Never played the games, never read the books, and love the show. But I see what you mean by each season having different tones. Looking forward to the rest of the season as well and you guys are awesome!
Good lord, Cavill was right to leave in disgust. I guess he was contractually bound to stay as long as he did. At least the 1st season was truly awesome
He did not leave because of creative differences. He left because he chose Superman. But then that didn't happend. Plus he will produce the Warhammer show... Which is a great endeavor. Let's hope he does that as good as he did Superman /Witcher. And just enjoy this season
@13:10 So it wasn't just me! Haha I was like... do I need to watch a recap of the last season to refresh my memories or where tf did this arrangement between Jask and Phillipa come from?? When did it begin? His reaction tho when brother-of-the-king suggests Jask become the royal bard at court 😂
Yeah...if they followed more closely the books the show would have potential to be even better than Game of Thrones in it's best years! Simply put all the netflix team needed to do was trust the strength of the source material, work up the worldbuilding and depict the witcher world as accurately as possible, stop with doing their own fanfction as clearly they are not skilled enough to write it and focus on the plot at hand.
The acting is f'ing amazing... the fight svenes and cgi went down a notch.. and MY GOD THE DIRECTION/EDITING was bad. its bad honestly. and i rarely say that. Still really love the actors tho ALSO i dont mean this ep specifically. This season
The vibe seems off after the first episode. Clothing and sets look more akin to xena warrior princess than the raw and lived in world of season 1 and 2. It pulls me right out when all the characters look super clean and dolled up. They are on the run, not at a resort. The episode was for me the weakest so far. Dialogue seems clunky, and pacing was so odd. The main part for me was that the cinematography was soooo weak comparatively. My expectations are low after watching this. It feels more like blood Origins than witcher season 1 and 2
I liked it.. it was ok. 3/5. I think the "Dear Friend" stuff was a bit over done. It worked FAR better in the books, the way they used it here was weird. The action was awesome. This shows violence and choreography is top notch. Episode 5 was probably my favorite because it felt pretty much like the scene from the books it is based on. Funny how things that are more accurate to the books wind up being better. If only the writers would realize that. I am not a fan of what they did with Jaskier this season. It just doesn't make sense and is thrown in there simply for the sake of being in it. Same crap they did in that god awful Blood Origins. Why change characters and throw crap like that in? The odd thing is, the books are very inclusive already. Just keep things as they are in the books. There is no need to change things. Unless they are totally skipping that part of the books. Not sure why they would, but who knows. I'm hoping for Leo Bonhart next season! That will be awesome!
Hopefully this "Final season for me" will have a good enough ending, i wont watch till all the episodes are out so i can see if its worth bothering in case they mess the ending up by leaving it open ended for Liam Hemsworth
I love and hate this season, especially Ep 4 that is the most confusing ep I’ve ever watched. No wonder Henry Cavill has left the direction of the show can see what the fuss was all about and we didn’t want to continue.
The only thing we needed was the Witcher killing monsters and this could've been great But noooo we got the WITC her. Those two have more screen time than the main character
I really wished they could film this show with more sophistication but I guess i just have to accept the cheesy style. It falls into the guilty pleasure category so i think thats OK.
Saying The Netflix Witcher show is decent, is like saying Rome is a clean city. The costumes and scenography are so cheap despite of 18mln per episode, acting is so cringe, story is nothing like from the books, the characters dialogues sound like are written by a 13yo kid, tokenism, unnecessary story threads. It's disaster. This show isn't even in top 10 shows in current Netflix rank
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I will miss Cavill... but I wanna give Hemsworth the benefit of the doubt. I know he doesn't have the same background knowledge Henry brought to the role, but I hope he digs in and gives it his absolute best shot... like training with swords by now... with everything, that's what makes Henry's Geralt so believable.
I'm gonna give him a chance. I;m so tired of the belly aching and wailing. It's a tv show FFS, it's not the end of the world.
@@Phizzo4real I just read that Liam has been throwing himself in the books, reading and re-reading them, to prepare for the character. He may not have been the fan Henry is, but he's really preparing himself for Geralt. I'm gonna give him a chance.
The cute / soap opera moments were needed for what's to come... Calm before the storm.
The ice skating scene will have a callback, btw.
And I think Liam will be fine, it's the change mid-show that is weird. The show is respecting the source material in these first 5 episodes, at least.
Djikstra and Philippa were funding Jaskier’s Sandpiper business (saving elves). He said he had a benefactor and we found out it was them toward the end of s2.
Thanks! I completely forgot about that.
But they want kill ciri
@@rockerojerez349Control. Protect. Use.
Not kill.
Least that was my indication. Having her would strengthen their kingdom in many secondary ways.
Everyone except Emyher has the same goal...(p.S I would include vilgovortz but idk his motives on the show)
That one shot of cavill swordfighting is like the witcher 3 combat gameplay. 😁
Henry Cavill carries the show all on his jacked back.
He really doesn't but okay
he really doesnt lmao the dick sucking is insane
@@Canareh2310 Factual the crew was very good can’t forget, as a fan I only have a problem with the writers atm and how certain ones ego’d the source material and when I searched it up there is articles that say ego writing is common and happens to most writers
Not true like I know many are his fans and he talented great character and actor but not the only one,ciri and yennifer those characters the actresses playing them are amazing.
Many being biased with Henry Cavill and simping.
@@Canareh2310I disagree because I’m here for ‘The Witcher’ and that would be Geralt
Dude that ending battle was absolutely bonkers, this was probably my favorite episode of the series for sure👌🔥
That is indeed a take.
A lot of this season's music is made with colaboration with a folk band Percival Schuttenbach, which also worked on soundtrack for the Witcher 3!
I've noticed a music from the Witcher 3 game used in this episode
@@Mythical.History It's not exactly W3 music, but very similar. They will have a song in the 2nd part of the season with Joey Batey where they sing in Polish in the backgroud!
That’s very good, definitely noticeable that a lot of the music is reminiscent of the game
We lost Henry’s Superman and now we lose Henry’s Witcher, sad day to realize I am a Henry Cavil fan.
I seriously don't understand what's he's done wrong. Why tf are these people just not giving him his dream roles. I'm just glad he gets to produce and be warhammer
@@qadi796he chose to leave the Witcher role!
More will come out about him soon
@@qadi796neither were personal decisions made against him.
Very great start to the season. Glad they've got Yennefer using her magic again.
Well to me the entire plot of her losing her magic in season 2 was completely pointless (in any way this subplot was actually stolen from another character....Ciri, she is losing magic at the end of Time of Contempt when she lands on Korath desert). More interesting would be if they followed with what the books said happened to Yennefer after Sodden battle...that she lost her eyesight (and it took time to magically cure it so she could see again, this type of 'disability' story, being blind for a while, may have been actually more interesting).
"Damn it, I’m Triss Merigold, the Fourteenth One Killed at Sodden. There are fourteen graves at the foot of the obelisk on the Hill, but only thirteen bodies. You’re amazed such a mistake could have been made? Most of the corpses were in hard-to- recognise pieces - no one identified them. The living were hard to account for, too. Of those who had known me well, Yennefer was the only one to survive, and Yennefer was blind."
yennefer never lost her powers in books. so show has hate against powerful females.
@@JosephHandibode what's funny is that in some way it's true :) that part on 'hating powerful females' haha despite no matter how Hissrich claims to be feminist hehe she really depowered the character, Yennefer is also made a bit of an annoying whiny teenager at moments with compulsive swearing haha :), jokes aside, Yennefer is in book after battle of Sodden a member of the Council of sorcerers so she basically got promoted to the leadership position among the Sorcerer Brotherhood, while the show makes her a fugitive (earlier than intended anyway):
"'This is the whole Council? I thought it was bigger than that.'
'The Chapter has five members and the Council likewise. Philippa Eilhart is also in the Council.'
'There's still one person missing,' he shook his head and Triss giggled.
'You didn't tell him? You really don't know, Geralt?'
'About what?'
'Yennefer's a member of the Council. Since the battle of Sodden. You didn't want to brag, my dear?' "
So instead of making Yennefer influential in the mage politics they preferred the whole 'Yennefer depowered' :).
This was a very good season premiere. Love when Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer are together, but it’s sad when they separate
when it was right after Ciri said all she wanted was for them to stick together 🥲🥲
This adaptation is so terrible, just for americ*ns. Awful.
I love that they are including Emhyr scenes, and he has a strong personality
XD that scene was so useless.
I love Geralt , yennefer and ciri together 🎉🎉
Sooo brutal 😱🙀
Thought this was a fantastic first episode, I just watched it myself. Ciri is getting more interesting every episode, geralt is a badass and yennefer is a great teacher and I really love her and geralt together. Also yen is crazy fine
This episode is very fast paced and I think that’s because season 2 deviated so far from the book it was supposed to be based on. So this episode kind of had to get everyone where they needed to be for the book this season is supposed to be based on. I haven’t watched all 5 episodes yet but from what I’ve seen it feels more faithful to the source material than season 2.
No, it's not. There are parts from the books, but butchered. I've watched all 5 episodes. The whole season isn't even out yet, but you can already tell why Cavill noped out of this bullshit.
@@FC-ho9hw I mean I wasn’t saying it’s a perfect adaptation. But season 2 was so unlike the book, that it didn’t take much for this season to be more faithful. Again haven’t seen it all yet, but that’s just my opinion based on what I’ve seen.
@@FC-ho9hw Y'all book nerds need to stop watching the show. If it wasn't like the books in S1, then it's not going to be like the books the rest of the show. If it bothers you that much, STOP watching.
@@heathjones_ Hey, that's okay. It's wasn't a dig at you. I was just stating the facts, because I've seen it already. I read the books and played the games multiple times. There are good adaptations that get the characters, places, lore and overall atmosphere right and there are those that do not. This is not a good adaptation, because it just doesn't feel like the Witcher world and with what they've done with its characters, lore and an actual plot, which it's supposedly based on... The games did get that right (part of it was the fact that it was an actual Polish studio that made those games), but it all really just depends on people that are making it and if they want to stay true to the spirit of what they are making, if it isn't their original work. I can stomach some changes, if they are done right... Like the Lord of the Rings (the movies, not the show) or Harry Potter movies... Even with those there are some issues, but there is also a very apparent respect for the source material... Its characters, lore, etc. All would be at least kinda okay, if they just respected what they're actually trying to adapt. And when the main star of your show, who is also a fan, leaves midway through (there are interviews with him, where he explains what this all means to him), that tells all actual fans really all they need to know. Just saying...
@@Canareh2310 Oh, I just did... I, like many others, kept watching this just because of Henry Cavill and some others, but mainly him. ;) If an actual audience reviews (IMDb season 3 episodes scores and on RT just season 3 in general, where it has 49% right now) are any indication, many more people will do same as me...
what did you think of season 3?
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Garbage writing. Geralt breaks the mages arms. The dude is on his knees crying and Geralt walks by him and doesn't cut his head off or stab him or grab him by the collar and drag him back through the portal or half way through the portal so he gets cut in half. He just leaves him. They need that guy to come back later in the series so they just had Geralt walk by him and leave him. Again, garbage writing.
@@starvinforGarvin what about the elf brother who is saying I got Ciri, like he is playing hide and seek and then gets killed .what a joke scene to kill him off
Don't know where the apathy towards this episode is coming from. I'm not a game player or book reader so not familiar with the lore but the premiere brought the reintroduction to our main characters and we even got some good action and plot advancement as well as character development. I haven't watched episode 5 yet but so far to me this season has been quite good.
Yep, this season is really good. And episode 5 is great IMO.
For me, episode 5 it's the best from all the three season. It drove me crazy in a godd sense
i read the books and played Witcher 3 and i admit this is a great show, yes it may not be very accurate to the lore but honestly i'm enjoying it too much to care, can't wait for volume 2!
This season is the best so far. Can't wait for episode 7 🦄
A shame that this is Henry Cavill's last season as Geralt 😢
I can't help but notice Baby Grogu in the background. Its adorable 😄
I loved Vol. 1! It is more true to the books than the other seasons. Of course it's still an adaption but there actually were two or three scenes where I felt like I've seen them before because I've read the book.
Rience is definitely the annoying henchman that just won't die, that's true to his book character lol
I dont like how they had Geralt walk past the fire dude, swords in hand, yet he didnt kill him. Would have been so easy to kill him and instead they end up splitting up so that Geralt can chase him down. If the show didnt want to kill him off yet then just dont have a scene where it would have been easy to kill him.
Yea I agree. He broke both of his hands and had him dead to rights, and then just walked past him like??? Cut his head off on your way out 🙄
i did not recognize Robbie Amell for several mins. because of his accent here... he did good as a recurring character although he is not in the books...
I am so happy that the Witcher is back
Anya as Yennefer was amazing as always
I’ve read the books, I’ve played the games, and I’m a big fan of Henry Cavill. However, I think we all need to take a step back from source material and star power so that we can give this show the fair treatment it deserves. It’s a perfectly fine adaptation and is still the best Netflix original I’ve ever seen.
its surprisingly good, hell it might be better than 2nd season
henry cavill is an amazing geralt, but I think that if liam just isn’t completely garbage and still feels like he’s geralt of rivia and they keep his core characteristics then they should be fine. We still have everyone else in the cast too so unless Liam is absolutely garbage then the show will continue on just fine. The Witcher is a very rich world with tons of interesting lore a great main story.
What reasoning makes you say to take a step back from the source material, it doesn't make sense.
Why in hell do screwed up writers feel they have to deviate from the source when the source is all laid out for them.
It's the source of the book I want & most fans of the book want to see brought to life.
Just follow the friggin book outline & let the actors do the rest.
So no I do not agree that it's a perfectly fine adaptation, it's far from being perfect.
Craziest thing is- Only way I knew Season 3 is out is THIS reaction vid.
Netflix has some s*** advertising.
I love the Witcher.
So, I'm not necessarily talking about Greg and John when I say this...people don't know wth they want from this show and others, secret invasion for example. If something moves fast people complain it's too fast but if tge following season, chapter whatever moves slower than the complaining is about its too slow. I'm bringing this up because of the pacing critique.
Ppl want good cohesive storytelling. It’s that simple.
Lmao Greg and I had same look when Robbie came on screen lol
I was like, oh cool, it's out.
Watched ep 1 and yeah, it's pretty enjoyable. But we shall see where it goes!!
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In my opinion it's better than season 2. Hope you have the same experience
Henry really is the perfect geralt and it still doesn’t feel real that he’s actually leaving, but being a fan of the source material i will give liam hemsworth a chance. It seems as though so many people are just Henry Cavill fans and not Witcher fans. I love this world and it’s characters and if they don’t drastically change geralts character I am fine with the recasting since it was cavills choice to back out and he wasn’t blatantly fired. At least it wasn’t as disrespectful as DC was to Henry where they basically promised him he’d return and then outright firing him. Just as long as Geralt is still geralt then I am ok with Liam. At least Yen, Ciri and Jaskier are sticking around who are also wonderful castings. I really like season 3 so far and I do really wanna see where this story is going regardless of who is playing geralt. I also really am looking forward to Toussaint and Regis, which where absolutely fantastic in the blood and wine dlc for Witcher 3 and I know that Regis and Toussaint do eventually make an appearance in the books.
"he burned those screenshots from season 1" i absolutely cackled
I love this season more than season 2
It was strange hearing you call that monster in the maze a Pill Bug, here in the UK we call it a Woodlouse 🙂
I'm glad they're going back somewhat to parallel the original material, the end of S2 was too wild (no pun intended, if you know, you know) imo.
I've watched all 5 episodes in this first volume and I'm happy with what I've seen even if I was spoiled in advance from reading books.
I'll miss Cavill but I'm more worried about sticking somewhat to the original material which is great enough to put on TV without going crazy outside of it, rather
than Geralt being played by someone else (although don't get me wrong, he's doing a great job).
If this season and the next ones could fit somewhere between the books and the games, I'll be happy to keep watching.
I love this show, i cant believe season 3 is out,i love ciri my favorite i also love geralt and yennifer.
Not gonna lie I love Henry but yennefer and ciri are so likable I don’t think (in my opinion) that he is the best part of the show yennefer is such a captivating character
It's amazing how different the reception of this season is in Poland and in the world
Honestly, I don't know what people want from this show. I loved this episode, I liked the fast pace.
I have no idea what's going on I'm just watching it for the fight scenes.
Fed up of book nerds criticising everything. This shows great
I think Liam will be fine, it's just that changing actors mid show is not going to work... Are they going to introduce some kind of magic plot to change his appearance or something?
Haven't read the books. Know a bit from the games. They could do something like a long time in prison and torture and then healing that 'makes him look a little different'. This is a fantasy show. They can bring up a lot of ideas.
I also hope Liam will act well enough to surprise the Cavil fans in a good way. I remember the hate Henry was receiving when he got cast as Geralt. But he did great and now everybody loves him.
@@razvanmantuI feel that even if Liam does a better job, let’s say better then cavill, he’ll still be hated simply cuz cavil left. No matter how his performance goes it’ll be shat on. Sucks for him tbh
@@DanielFernandez-gv6iy yeah, agree.
You are not wrong. That's exactly how it feels.🤦🏼♀️
The episode is paced weirdly because they finally decided to follow the story that the books laid out for them and they needed to catch up and bring everyone to where they were in Time of Contempt. That’s what I think anyway.
It was hard to be excited knowing it's last season but then the episode started, heads literally rolled, and I was all in.
This was so damn good.
And thats how they buy you
@@mihaokorn3682 Jokes on them because I'm not watching season 4 and I'm not watching the new Superman either.
Gonna miss the witcher, but obviously because of henry cavill, im sure liam will do his best for the role of geralt but henry was born to play as him, final season r.i.p the witcher for me.
Did he say radovid is not so bad ? Dude radovid is one of the most sadistic cruel menaces in all of Witcher. Is totally crazy
During events of the books Radovid was a minor anyway :) just a 12/13 year old boy in source material :), but he WILL become Radovid V THE STERN:
"'Long live His Holiness!' A few voices came from the crowd, obviously bribed.
Novigrad's hierarch Cyrus Englekind Hemmelfart rose and blessed the people and the army with his outstretched hands, while irreverently covering Queen Hedwig and young Radovid
with the skirts of his robe.
Nobody shouts, "Long live Radovid", thought the prince covered by the hierarch's fat ass. No one even looks at me. No one is screaming in honour of my mother. No one remembers my
poor father. Even today, at a day of triumph, which he so richly deserved. After all, that's why he was murdered.
He felt a gaze on his neck. Delicate like someone he did not know - or knew, but only in his dreams. Something that was soft like a brush of a woman's warm lips. He turned his head.
He discovered the dark unfathomable eyes of Philippa Eilhart fixed on him.
Wait, thought the prince, looking away. Just wait.
No one could predict or guess then that this boy of thirteen years, which at that time was a person without any relevance in a country ruled by the Regency Council and by Dijkstra,
would become king. A king who, after he paid all the insults that had been given to his mother and him, would go down in history with the name Radovid the Stern. "
so obviously the Radovid in the netflix show cannot even be the same character haha :). The show as far as an adaptation of books go is not particularly faithful :) it certainly has moments when it tries to but usually minor ones the real big pieces of the book plot are usually butchered.
In Witcher 3 he is absolutely ruthless and responsible for the massacre of elves and mages alike. He is worse than Emyhr in some aspects, but we won’t get there yet since he’s not king until the time of the games and who knows if the show will get there.
Toss a coin to the visuals
The Witcher is a great show. Glad you guys enjoyed it.
It's been an awful show. There is a reason Henry Cavill wanted the source material to be followed. Because it hasn't. It continues to not be accurate to the source material.
I binged all 5 episodes yesterday, I can see why he left. It felt to me like something was missing and it didn't feel the same. That's just my opinion.
Yeah this episode felt like half of a season somehow. I don't really mind all that much, though. Cutting down on exposition in exchange for more monsters and Henry Cavill's sick swordplay is fine by me.
Are you guys going to start superman and Lois season 3??????
They’re probably waiting for it to hit MAX before watching it. I know a lot of that shows audience is from there.
Great Reaction Greg and John! Kinda excited for this season 👍
I know people hate this season for many reasons but I am fortunate to not know the source material so I actually enjoyed the this season but I am disappointed that this is Henry Cavill’s last season.
That's just not in Henry's nature. I don't think he would ever just phone it in.
OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING THANK YOU AHHH
The good part of this show is that they have some really great character moments. But the writing is a bit all over the place. Despite what parts are loyal or not to the source there are so many basic writing mistakes. In the end I enjoyed the show but having read the books it’s frustrating to think about how much better it could be.
I'm not a fan of this season so far (have watched 3 episodes so far). I do think the dialogue is so much more stilted, and some of the villains are hamming it up SO much. I do love Geralt and Yennefer, and I'm looking forward to Ciri's progression, but you guys hit the nail on the head when you mentioned soap operas. That was my overall impression as well. Fingers crossed that it picks up more later.
It´s shame this is your experience with the Witcher world, I hope one day you get to experience the games or the books, such an awesome stories in those..
Geralt and Yennefer are such great characters. Acting is great. Too bad ego ruined this show
I can’t believe people are going to stop watching this series because of Henry Cavill. That’s an overreaction. Give Helmsworth a chance before giving up after season 3 🤦♂️
I binged all 5 eps last night: I totally agree w/how off-setting this first ep was for me when I started watching it when the series dropped late last month 😳 At that time, I checked out right before they went to the Festival w/the Maze b/c the pace was oddly too slow for me 😮 With Part 2 of S3 dropping at the end of this month, I decided I better try watching again so I won't be behind if it's good: Glad I did 😀 The payoff by the end of Ep 5 (where Part 1 ends) was totally worth it (based on how I felt initially watching Ep1) and more Witcher-like for me 👌🏾 Can't wait to see how this all ends for Geralt/Henry!!!
IM NO VEGAN BUT THOSE VEGITABLE LOOK SO GOOD. HOW?
Pretty sure the choreography is all Henry man is different he is gonna be missed as both Geralt and Supes
Is no one going to discuss one of the dungeon handlers sniffing cocaine or something? 😂
The character with the modern glasses??
Hey Guys!! 😀
Great fight scene, but I was underwhelmed by episode 1. It didn't feel otherworldly like the previously two seasons. I'm going to miss Henry Cavill 😢
The scenes with Geralt,Ciri and Yen together were great and the action was pretty good too,everything else was ok,recast for Rience could be better :(
I finished the entire Vol1 yesteday and im not as excited as I'd like to be.
I watched it all yesterday and feel somewhat disappointed. Geralt almost seems like he was neutered and some of Volume 1 reminded me of Blood Origin - which is not good. However, I will watch Volume 2 when it drops because of Henry. Hopefully, the last half will be less convoluted.
@@sherylmccormick Exactly, like from episode 1 i was like ok we remember that Geralt cannot trust Yennefer as yet then i started to think "oh please don't make him be upset with yen for the whole season" but then they made up by the end of the episode and that was comforting. But then i realized ep 1 felt like the span of 3 episodes usually for the witcher, and in doing so made the Eleves finding Ciri and Riance finding Ciri not as impactful or tension filled as it should have been.
The professor he killed was the major villian of the first witcher game that they killed off within the first 2 minutes 😮💨
Different characters, same name. The Professor died by Geralt's hand as he did in the books. It's a Peter Parker/Miles Morales situation where it's two entirely separate characters that share the same title. It's the second Professor's glasses you get in the auction in Witcher 3
They are possibly going with a different timeline kind of story
"Global warming is gonna take care of everything." well, he is not wrong at this one. :D
Is not going to be the same without Henry Cavill
I always enjoy your reactions, but this one felt like you were hate watching the episode based on the same repetitive negative options of the show. It really seems to cloud your general objective view of watching the episode.
I mean, why do people who haven't read the book hating on the show for not being book accurate?
Common hater options:
- Henry Cavill is the only good thing about the show( umm what about the other REALLY good actors that ALWAYS kill their scenes)
- Henry left because they strayed too much from the books, therefore this whole season is completely wrong and Henry must just be going through the motions.
- And I know people probably have a source saying Henry left because of creative differences, but has he actually been quoted saying specifically or with detail on what those creative difference were?
(Sorry for the rant and I love you guys!!😅)
It’s all good - for us, it’s not a matter of “not being book-accurate,” because obviously we don’t have that frame of reference. But I do think you can sense a difference between each of the seasons in how they pace themselves & present dialogue. And here, at least to us, it felt written & paced more like a modern movie or show, clipping along & setting up plot points, rather than something wanting to invoke that sort of literary epic sensibility.
Second episode definitely played better for us, so hoping the rest of the season is quality!
Didn't mean to sound accusatory my bad. Never played the games, never read the books, and love the show. But I see what you mean by each season having different tones. Looking forward to the rest of the season as well and you guys are awesome!
All these new shows get a reaction but Superman & Lois Season 3 ???
Good lord, Cavill was right to leave in disgust. I guess he was contractually bound to stay as long as he did. At least the 1st season was truly awesome
He did not leave because of creative differences. He left because he chose Superman. But then that didn't happend. Plus he will produce the Warhammer show... Which is a great endeavor. Let's hope he does that as good as he did Superman /Witcher. And just enjoy this season
@13:10 So it wasn't just me! Haha I was like... do I need to watch a recap of the last season to refresh my memories or where tf did this arrangement between Jask and Phillipa come from?? When did it begin? His reaction tho when brother-of-the-king suggests Jask become the royal bard at court 😂
"There is 𝙣𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 to harm the 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁!!" - Jaskier
Gave it a final chance but the show continues to disappoint. Henry was right to leave this 2nd class production
Yeah...if they followed more closely the books the show would have potential to be even better than Game of Thrones in it's best years! Simply put all the netflix team needed to do was trust the strength of the source material, work up the worldbuilding and depict the witcher world as accurately as possible, stop with doing their own fanfction as clearly they are not skilled enough to write it and focus on the plot at hand.
Wait I thought season 2 was Henry's last season?? I've kind of been out of the loop so I'm not real sure
Nope, season 3 is his last one. Always has been. The recast will be happening in season 4.
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At least we got two chics scissoring and Jaskier kissing a dude…because that was needed.
Maybe this season will be like a YOU S4 situation where Part 1 is meh and Part 2 is great enough to make up for the downfalls of Part 1....hopefully
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The acting is f'ing amazing... the fight svenes and cgi went down a notch.. and MY GOD THE DIRECTION/EDITING was bad. its bad honestly. and i rarely say that.
Still really love the actors tho
ALSO i dont mean this ep specifically. This season
The vibe seems off after the first episode. Clothing and sets look more akin to xena warrior princess than the raw and lived in world of season 1 and 2. It pulls me right out when all the characters look super clean and dolled up. They are on the run, not at a resort. The episode was for me the weakest so far. Dialogue seems clunky, and pacing was so odd. The main part for me was that the cinematography was soooo weak comparatively. My expectations are low after watching this. It feels more like blood Origins than witcher season 1 and 2
I liked it.. it was ok. 3/5. I think the "Dear Friend" stuff was a bit over done. It worked FAR better in the books, the way they used it here was weird.
The action was awesome. This shows violence and choreography is top notch.
Episode 5 was probably my favorite because it felt pretty much like the scene from the books it is based on. Funny how things that are more accurate to the books wind up being better. If only the writers would realize that.
I am not a fan of what they did with Jaskier this season. It just doesn't make sense and is thrown in there simply for the sake of being in it. Same crap they did in that god awful Blood Origins. Why change characters and throw crap like that in? The odd thing is, the books are very inclusive already. Just keep things as they are in the books. There is no need to change things. Unless they are totally skipping that part of the books. Not sure why they would, but who knows.
I'm hoping for Leo Bonhart next season! That will be awesome!
They have a great cast that has been ruined by horrible writing.
I thought Henry cavil was fired from the show 🤔
He left on his own or rather didn resign for following seasons
He left after this season was filmed
He left because the writers won't follow the source material from the books and openly mocked the material
I completely agree. It was devoid of tension.
Everything without cavill is so boring and forced
This Last Season looks Ok.
Hopefully this "Final season for me" will have a good enough ending, i wont watch till all the episodes are out so i can see if its worth bothering in case they mess the ending up by leaving it open ended for Liam Hemsworth
WHERE ARE THE SUPERMAN AND LOIS REACTIONS?!?!. I thought it was one of y'all's favors show
I love and hate this season, especially Ep 4 that is the most confusing ep I’ve ever watched. No wonder Henry Cavill has left the direction of the show can see what the fuss was all about and we didn’t want to continue.
😻 'Promo SM'
First
The only thing we needed was the Witcher killing monsters and this could've been great
But noooo we got the WITC her. Those two have more screen time than the main character
I really wished they could film this show with more sophistication but I guess i just have to accept the cheesy style. It falls into the guilty pleasure category so i think thats OK.
Saying The Netflix Witcher show is decent, is like saying Rome is a clean city.
The costumes and scenography are so cheap despite of 18mln per episode, acting is so cringe, story is nothing like from the books, the characters dialogues sound like are written by a 13yo kid, tokenism, unnecessary story threads. It's disaster. This show isn't even in top 10 shows in current Netflix rank
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I dont wanna say it but lowkey your guys reaction is annoying, like you make pointless "funny jokes" but they arent even funny
Every single person in this show is so PAINFULLY HOT
“Covid” … people still believe that thing 🤣.