I didn't know anything about this series, the books or the previous television adaptations before I watched this Netflix version. When I saw the trailer and the teaser images I had my doubts with Henry Cavill as the main character. Cavill is certainly eye candy, but I didn't think he could pull off a TV series if his looks were degraded with yellow eyes and white hair. I was wrong. The series is brilliant and Cavill is surprisingly watchable because of so many great characters that play off of his gruff character. The character Yennefer absolutely makes this series for me. I love how all these characters have immense power yet are incredibly vulnerable. The story telling is absolutely great. I have watched the series twice to understand how everything fits neatly together in this first season. It doesn't feel its on the huge scale of Game of Thrones, (I'm not sure why), but you wont be disappointed.