First, if you like the games or the books, this show is not for you. Not a faithful representation of any of the characters (Dandillion is a one-dimensional idiot, Geralt is a one-dimensional skeptic, and then Triss and Yenefer basically swap personalities only suddenly neither seem all that bright), and it misses the whole atmosphere of a world where an oppressed and outwardly stoic Witcher tries to remain uninvolved but ends up having too much of a heart of gold.

But if you're not familiar with either, which I wasn't when I first started watching, I would still say it's not great for a show made in 2022. None of the characters are all that likeable or relatable. The most powerful sorceress main character always loses when she fights men, and finally, when she does technically win a major fight, she sacrificed so much that it's still not a personal win. After a few introductory episodes, she also has almost her whole personality boiled down to "I am infertile but want to have a baby," which, to be fair, was a minor plot point in the books (which were written forty years ago; you'd think writers would have learned to write more realistic and complex women than they did back around when the US equal rights amendment first failed to be ratified). Other than that, it's just your basic sexist male fantasy show that tries to appear woke and diverse. Sorta enjoyable, but with mediocre acting and occasional bouts of bad writing.