There are extensive reviews here pointing out the authors' positions on why the show is either a superb accomplishment or a pile of s.. To me, it's dragging, boring, with some wonderful production values and good CGI. The characters are infuriatingly one-dimensional, no depth, deliver one-liners or corny, cheesy dialogue which (after zero prior character development ahead) feel out of place..There are strong video game elements in place (episodes feel like quests, there are magi, potions, strange and exotic character names). What hurts the most after (yes, I am gonna say it) ASOIAF is that both the Mandalorian and The Witcher appear to be written by People who really didn't waste too much time on classical German, Russian and French literature nor absorbing the contents of history tomes. And it freaking shows. GRR Martin may have just been the last guy to write for people who enjoy multi-faceted characters who behave randomly and unexpectedly sometimes, or for people with an appreciation for not being spoon-fed cliche dialogue only meant to serve as filler between game-like quests and spectacular action sequences. To an extent it's how GOT visibly degraded after season 4, becoming more and more a cliche Hollywood flick. The Witcher definitely does not break the mould of epic movies thought out as marketing products specifically tailored-made for less and less cultured and refined-tastes audiences.