It’s not uncommon for shows like this – ones that are heavily reliant on preexisting knowledge – to suffer from of lack of audience exposure, resulting in a script that fails to cohesively capture a refined structure. However, the overall narrative does falter over the course of the season’s run. Sets are magnificent as well, and provide an often stylistically vibrant look into the mythical realms that populate the story. Landscapes are gorgeous, and the clear craft on display truly elevates what could potentially be for some people a dour, dry experience. Monsters aren’t often realistic, but those who have played the games will be impressed by how the show adapts certain elements for the small screen. Episodes are shot with an epic scope and scale, marvelously capturing the vastness of the world. Probably the first thing viewers will notice about the show is its visual prowess. A Visually Impressive, But Narratively Muddled Journey Thankfully, the inaugural season manages to outdo expectations over the course of its eight-episode run, but there’s no doubt that the show does have plenty of visible flaws. How could something that is, for many people, an introduction to a world filled with vast locations, deep characters, and complex mythology ever manage to capture audiences’ attention? That is, at least, without them causing them to whip out their phones mid-episode to read up on something that they didn’t know.
Many fantasy adaptations have failed to capture what made their source material so intriguing, and that seemed to be a problem going into Netflix’s The Witcher. The series, based primarily on the novels by Andrzej Sapkowski (which went on to inspire a critically-acclaimed video game series). It’s very hard for anyone unfamiliar with the Witcher source material to piece together anything that goes on in Netflix’s adaptation of the beloved franchise, near impossible even.
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