I really enjoyed the first season, but I have the feeling it was a giant set-up for the acgual story. Even the intro of the last episode showed all the symbols from the previous intro's, to combine them in a proper Witcher logo, as if to say: the first 7 episodes where leading to the actual story.

Nevertheless I really enjoyed it and can't wait for season 2. The way the ghouls were introduced also gets me hyped: the war causes tons of monsters to appear.

Only downside was that for people who didn't read the books or played the game, everything can be a bit confusing. A little more world building would be nice. I can already see myself explaining everything to my girlfriend when she starts watching the show.