I loved the Witcher games and thought the story telling in them was far superior than the first season of this series though I know the series is based on the books but one csnt deny that the story is very disjointed and it mainly falls on how much they tried to fit in 8 episodes (which is what ruined season 8 of Game of Thrones). The timelines are a mess and a lot of things are not explained making this series very hard to understand especially if you are not acquainted with the witcher universe. I began watching it with my girlfriend and had to keep pausing it to explain things like the conjunction of spheres, how witchers are made and the different factions etc because names and jargon are thrown about assuming you already know what they mean and who they are.

The cast were great though I'm not a fan of the actress who plays Ciri but in general everyone seems to nail their role pretty well. The vfx could be better especially after watching game of thrones the effects are quite laughable in this series in comparison and netflix needs to invest more into that.

I really hope they make season 2 longer and make it cohesive because I love the witcher lore and want this series to succeed because I was hyped for it since it was announced.