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The Witcher |OT| Something More (Dec. 20th Netflix) - TAG SPOILERS WITH EPISODE
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After finishing season 1 I have to say that I did not really care much for anything that wasn't Geralt. The timeline stuff also wasn't that great and it didn't help with the already disjointed short stories (like Geralt suddenly fishing for a Djinn). Also a bit disappointed that they skipped the "A Grain of truth" short story
The final battle was nice even if the whole situation felt rather sudden. Overall season 2 should be better with the more straightfoward timeline and I think book Yennefer mostly shines in her interactions with Ciri so I'm looking forward to that.
Also one thing I noticed
The final battle was nice even if the whole situation felt rather sudden. Overall season 2 should be better with the more straightfoward timeline and I think book Yennefer mostly shines in her interactions with Ciri so I'm looking forward to that.
Also one thing I noticed
I guess they really nerfed Vilgefortz? I remember him absolutely demolishing Geralt in close combat but here he loses to Cahir
Lauren has said they may still find ways to adapt the stories they skipped into season 2. They'd probably have to be tweaked to fit the timeframe they're getting into, of course.
I didn't really miss "The Grain of Truth"- it's probably the worst of the short stories IMO. Which is by no means bad at all. But it's kind of just a meat and potatoes Witcher 101 story. Not really worth coming back to.
I wouldn't mind seeing "Eternal Flame" and "A Little Sacrifice" adapted.
I do fully expect they will do "A Shard of Ice" somehow or another.
I wouldn't mind seeing "Eternal Flame" and "A Little Sacrifice" adapted.
I do fully expect they will do "A Shard of Ice" somehow or another.
Are you kidding me? "The Grain of Truth" would have been an EXCELLENT story to see, especially with that ending!
"Eternal Flame" was boring and silly, IMO. I don't care much for misadventure.
I like Eternal Flame because it feels different from the other stories- the focus on economics, city bound adventure, dopplers, etc. Plus lots of Dandelion which is always a plus. I think Geralt is at his best when he's playing off other characters.
Aren't the scripts for Season 2 already done? They probably don't have a lot of room to change/add stuff unless Netflix gives them more money for additional episodes or something.
My imagination of it was simultaneously bigger and also kind of boring. I envisioned like the Siege of Pale from Malazan Book of the Following- a bunch of magicians standing on a hill putting on a huge fireworks show.
I really liked the show version. The different phases of the battle were done very well and, each mage had a specific role, and the geography was clearly laid out for the viewer.
The speculation from pages back was that he was throwing the battle. If that's true I think it was rather poorly done.
Considering the amount of women that continually fall head over heels for Geralt in the books and games I think he looks about right.
Given that they know at least a portion of the fanbase wants him to have a cap, I wouldn't be surprised if we got at least a throwaway moment where Jaskier appears in his hat, trying a new look, and Geralt immediately calls him out on how stupid he looks.
It could also give us a chance to hear Henry Cavill complain about how ugly he is. There's still time to introduce a laugh track.
Finished the season with my girlfriend. Overall I enjoyed it but the pacing is pretty bad, they really needed a few more episodes to smooth over things. The pacing hurt Yennifer's story arc the most. The setup for the final scene of the season was stupid as fuck.
Also, even though they got a woman as the showrunner Yennefer's story and character has some glaring problems. https://www.themarysue.com/we-need-...ers-yennefer-magic-disability-and-motherhood/
Ciri wakes up and runs out into the woods for no goddamn reason, shortly before Geralt arrives at the farm just so he can do the same and meet her. Maybe I missed a detail and need to rewatch that part.
Also, even though they got a woman as the showrunner Yennefer's story and character has some glaring problems. https://www.themarysue.com/we-need-...ers-yennefer-magic-disability-and-motherhood/
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Man this show got weird.
Why did I watch two people having sex in front of a crowd and then the crowd clapped when the dude nutted!?
because they're in a close relationship and they're having some fun?
The scene demonstrated 2 things, how much Yen's control of magic had grown and how Yen really yearned to be admired. It was part of her growing confidence in herself but also lead into her transformation to be become her vision of beautiful and powerful.
I'm guessing the author is going to be quite well off now. I know he was upset about not getting more money out of the video games but he's going to be swimming now.
Sweet, the first episode was quite good. People should also check the Wind's Howling podcast. Some really good discussion with a show per episode and comparisons between the books and the show.
He also got more money for the games recently, so everything's coming up Sapkowski
I'm gonna be honest here, give me that power and I will do it every day
I'm halfway through the season and it progressively gets better. I think it was pretty daring of Netflix to have this show just throw Witcher mythology at the viewer instead of spoon-feeding the information or elongated exposition dumps. I only read the first novel and played the games so I am at least familiar with the main characters and some of the locales but man there is a lot of stuff that I'm sure readers appreciate.
Also, I cannot recommend the show Galavant enough to anyone who likes "Toss a Coin..." It was cancelled after 2 seasons and never got much love, but it is on Netflix and it is a medieval musical blast.
Also, I cannot recommend the show Galavant enough to anyone who likes "Toss a Coin..." It was cancelled after 2 seasons and never got much love, but it is on Netflix and it is a medieval musical blast.
Just finished this series last night, it was really good! Binged it over two days, with most of it the second. I've only ever played about 15-20 mins of The Witcher 2 years back, so no real experience with the series. Just from enjoying video games I knew a lot of the names (Yennafer, Ciri, Geralt, Triss) but knew nothing else about them. Really cool to see these characters. I have to say, I think Yennafer was the strongest character. She had a real arc, especially since for the first half of the show I was pretty positive she was going to be a villain. Can't wait for Season 2!
The show definitely had me wanting to pick up at the very least Witcher 3, but from reading over this thread a bit it seems like that will spoil the books/tv show for me? In that case, I may end up reading the books. Is it safe to skip the first two short story compilations since I have seen the show, or should I still read those?
The show definitely had me wanting to pick up at the very least Witcher 3, but from reading over this thread a bit it seems like that will spoil the books/tv show for me? In that case, I may end up reading the books. Is it safe to skip the first two short story compilations since I have seen the show, or should I still read those?
You should read them. The show skipped over quite a few short stories and had to shorten others (like the brokilon forest). Some characters were also slightly changed for the show.
You won't be lost by skipping them but if you are in for the whole saga i'd read them.
This is very similar to my experience! I also binged it over two days---great series, really looking forward to the second season. I only recognized these characters from having played Gwent. 😅
I was wondering how the games' story relates to the TV series. And is it possible to just jump into the The Witcher 3?
They do a good job giving you the very basic history of the returning characters. I started with Witcher 3 and felt fine. You can read up on characters you meet in your time though.
Would starting from the beginning feel more satisfying? Of course but you wont be completely lost starting with 3.
That's good to hear. Gameplay wise, how do the first two games stack up against the third? I've heard that the 3rd game improved a lot in terms of gameplay.
The games take place years after the books. It's possible to jump into just Witcher 3, though I'm not really sure at all what that experience is like, remotely, nor would I really recommend it. The games, especially Witcher 3, will casually spoil pretty much everything in the books (and consequently, the TV series should they stick to the books). So, if you really want to play Witcher 3, then sure you can. If you want to read the books at all, though, I would recommend grabbing those before getting into the games. They're great and it'll add a lot of enjoyment to your play through. Plus you should try out Witcher 2 if you can before 3. Witcher 1 has aged a bit more poorly so it's harder to recommend outright.
3 takes the best of the first two and takes it all to the next level. I am just about done with my replay of Witcher 3 and I skipped a lot.
Turn on auto scaling so you dont grey out quests!
Yes, it's what I did and one of the best games I've ever played. You'll likely google some things or ask here for background. Just started my 2nd playthrough almost 2 years after the first.
Rewatching episodes and I don't like how they made Geralt more of a vanilla good guy.
I think both the Witcher games and the TV show do the character a disservice. But on a rewatch I have to say both the actors for Yennifer and Geralt were perfectly cast. I can't imagine anyone else portraying these characters now.
he essentially tricked people into giving their daughter to him, it wasn't an accident like in the show. Geralt is not a good guy just because he kills monsters for money
I think both the Witcher games and the TV show do the character a disservice. But on a rewatch I have to say both the actors for Yennifer and Geralt were perfectly cast. I can't imagine anyone else portraying these characters now.
The Withcers were dying. He needed someone who could make more Witchers.
Yes he was that fucked up.
Make or become? I thought the formulas were lost, what would a random baby be able to help with or was he hoping for a boy?
Oh god. He wasn't "fucked up", he was desperate and went along with a dumb old tradition. He then declined to obey the custom specifically because he quickly realized that it would be wrong to claim ownership of somebody's child (and turning it into a baby factory was never part of the plan). He knew that destiny isn't enough and rejected that whole idea even when Calanthe warmed up to him and started giving him additional chances to change his mind, and it didn't change even when Ciri begged to go with him.
The issue here isn't that they've turned Geralt into a "good guy" because Sapkowski's Geralt was already the goodest boy. The issue is that they've turned him into a moron and twisted everything around destiny and magical laws when the original story was always about "something more".
Become. He thought Pavetta had a son when he refused to take the child.