First: Hats down to actors who did an excellent job in bringing to life some of our favorite characters. Henry is simply amazing, i seriously don't have the right words to describe his mind blowing performance as Geralt. Joey also did an amazing job for portraying Jaskier, as well as Anya for Yennefer.

The big problem i had with watching this series wasn't the fact that some things were changed, or the complex timeline or cast...

The BIG problem is that there is too much focus on Yennefer's past which is not relevant for the first season at all. I got the feeling that Yennefer got more screen time than the rest of the characters put together. My opinion is that they should have been more focused on her personality and her interaction with Geralt instead of her past in the first season.

Because of that, all other characters who have so much depth suffer. Watch an episode and ask yourself ,,What is my opinion on Calanthe or Foltest", you wouldn't be able to describe them with more that one or two sentences based on what you saw.

This series must go through Yennefer's past, but this was not the right timing at all. Many stories were cut short to the point that they weren't explained good enough, so the viewers who haven't read the books don't really know what was actually at stake when something happened. Also, the impact that some stories should have had was too weak in comparison to the impact they had in the books. Don't get me wrong, the series is quite good. If i am to judge only actors performances, it would be 10/10, but overall is a solid 8/10 with great fight scenes, amazing atmosphere and visual effects etc...