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by Wrathbone » Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:11 pm
Watched episode 1, very much enjoyed it. Cavill is 100% Geralt, though I can't decide if his accent is inspired or sometimes ridiculous.
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by Maturin » Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:09 pm
Just seen the first episode too; really good stuff. The episode had 2 plot strands, so we only had half the time with Geralt.
Tbh, I was never a massive fan of Geralt in the games; often got a bit tired of playing as him and having to put up with his comments. It was always the world itself that I found the most appealing aspect. But I much preferred observing the character in the show, as part of a greater narrative.
Cavill's a bit one-tone as an actor, but that's actually a pretty good fit for Geralt.
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by Sly Boots » Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:52 pm
Watched the second episode, thought it was better than the first, things moved a little less quickly so the various scenes had a bit more time to breathe imo.
And damn that was a catchy song at the end, I'm going to be humming 'toss a coin to your witcher' for quite some time
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by Raid » Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:33 am
I didn't think the second episode was as good as the first, but it was such a strong opening that I wouldn't expect it to be. Making me care about characters in the first hour of a TV show is quite a rarity these days I find, but this managed it masterfully (and it wasn't just name recognition, I didn't catch the Princess' name until episode two). The choreography in Geralt's first fight was sublime too, and absolutely *brutal*.
Literally every person I know that's watched this so far has said it was excellent.
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by Wrathbone » Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:14 am
Episode 3 improves things further. I’m resisting the urge to binge it because of the small number of episodes and the high quality, which deserves some patience. I’m thrilled that it’s turned out to be this good.
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by Snowy » Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:31 pm
Done, and feel cheated. Skimmed the episode listing and figured it for 10 episodes not realising there were a bunch of trailers, so when the series ended after the eighth episode I felt a little robbed.
Cavill absolutely nails Geralt throughout, and there are some cracking scenes and scenery. I think they may lose people with the twisting timeline, but I for one loved it and can't wait for more.
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by Raid » Fri Dec 27, 2019 9:10 pm
I'm up to Episode 4 now. I'm not sure if this really counts as a spoiler, but I wouldn't want to ruin a highlight:
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by Strudel » Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:55 pm
Overall, I enjoyed the show quite a lot and I thought Cavill was a really good Geralt in the end. Just three points that bugged me a bit:
(I don't think any of these are spoilers but just to be safe...)
They didn't stop me liking the show at all, but I can't help feel it would have been more enjoyable without those additional challenges of concentration.
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by Sly Boots » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:12 am
I think those are fair, and certainly the second one I've thought about myself. As a fan of the source material though I'm loving it (just watched ep4), but I think it will be quite noob-unfriendly.
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by Animalmother » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:14 pm
Have only played a bit of the 2nd game and and hour of the 3rd. Haven't read any of the books but have a vague idea of the story.
Have watched 3 episodes and I still haven't a clue what's going on, nothing is explained and it could be three different shows jumbled together. I'm still enjoying it but a wee bit of effort could have been spent on making it coherent to noobs. Having the beastery pop up and explain briefly what a gigyflux, wankypoddle or whatever the fuck he's hunting would have helped, or some exposition from the bard. It would make it a different show I'm sure but something better could have been done.
Moan over, it's still a good show.
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by Wrathbone » Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:35 am
Finished the series - it’s very high quality throughout but I agree with the comments about it being confusing at times. I think I got the gist of the timelines eventually and it didn’t detract from my enjoyment of it. Very much looking forward to when we get some more, whenever that will be!
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by Mantis » Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:24 pm
I've seen two episodes so far and I haven't played a single Witcher game or read any of the books. I have no idea what the significance of anything is but I am still enjoying it.
I don't really like it when fantasy has to explain what everything is so the confusing references to things is fine with me. It adds a bit more of a mystery and sense of wonder when they talk about hunting creatures that I have no idea what they look like.
The core plot for the first two episodes has been fleshed out enough that I can still follow the overall story easily enough.
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by Raid » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:33 pm
I can't say I'm disappointed that things aren't better explained either; it's nice to have a bit of mystery. The law that plays a key part in episode four was a little confusing on first mention, but it does get explained towards the end of that episode. My only issue is that I'm finding it hard to make out names in dialogue, so if I do want to look something up, I have to go and find the term in an episode description first.
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by Maturin » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:41 pm
What they've done really well is they've managed to make it feel like this is a living, breathing world with huge history behind it - and we've been plonked right into it.
Also, I love how focused and to the point each episode is, even if it can be overwhelming at times. A lot of TV shows could learn a thing or two from the Witcher I think.