Honestly, I really wanted to hate this. I'm a big fan of the books and the games, as well as being extremely disappointed by the news about Henry Cavil. But it's really not as bad as everyone else is making it out to be! A lot worse is rated higher.
The acting and special effects are decent. Not GoT level, but still on par with Witcher series 1&2.
I don't mind the story squeezed into 4 episodes. It has about as much world and character building as your average movie. Though the final episode did seem to rush a number of elements to a climax.
Being a fan of the lore, my biggest issue is with the complete miss with the origin story for Eredin. I get why this is setting up the future Witcher series story, but what we know of Eredin and the Aen Elle it's a much more fascinating story, with enough blanks to give writers some freedom, it would have made a much better limited series. Instead it feels like they're just cashing in on a familiar name.
But dropping some stars for that minor gripe, the original story and production is worth 7 stars.
The acting and special effects are decent. Not GoT level, but still on par with Witcher series 1&2.
I don't mind the story squeezed into 4 episodes. It has about as much world and character building as your average movie. Though the final episode did seem to rush a number of elements to a climax.
Being a fan of the lore, my biggest issue is with the complete miss with the origin story for Eredin. I get why this is setting up the future Witcher series story, but what we know of Eredin and the Aen Elle it's a much more fascinating story, with enough blanks to give writers some freedom, it would have made a much better limited series. Instead it feels like they're just cashing in on a familiar name.
But dropping some stars for that minor gripe, the original story and production is worth 7 stars.