Given the numerous comparisons made to GoT, I was looking forward to watching The Witcher. Sadly it's an enormous disappointment.

While Henry Cavill does a great job with what he's given to work with and many of the scenes are gorgeous. Everything else is worse than ordinary and reminiscent of low-budget offerings.

The script is awful and would trouble a far better cast. As it is clichéd lines are delivered in a style befitting a first reading. Even Cavill is frequently wooden, while as far as the rest go, I've seen better performances at school productions.

The music at best adds nothing at worst it is overbearing and incongruous. Some truly awful songs often close out episodes. The plot is pantominesque at times and confusingly hops around a number of disconnected threads. Its difficult at first to tell whether it's meant to be episodic with an additional series plot, or whether it's one story like GoT. I believe the latter, in which case there are a number of pointless sub plots. Perhaps they were meant to allow character development, but don't be silly - none of that here!

If this was aimed at children I could understand the terrible deficiencies, but the content is very adult.