I am having a hard time understanding who this show was made for. It's a feminist reimagining of the story. As per usual for shows on Netflix - men are portrayed as brutish, silly, fools and women are the formidable voices of bravery, reason and courage. I would not be bothered by this if the writing was good, the characters had redeemable qualities. Identity politics of the world seeps into almost every scene like a festering stench. Again, this would be fine - if the writing was decent - and the topics were brought up organically, instead they are thrown in your face - fastidiously. The viewer is force fed ideas - the thinking is done for you.

The characters are empty cardboard cutouts of themselves...like is this a spoof, am I watching a parody? Why is there attempted comic relief every 15 seconds?!?

It's hard to believe someone was able to take the life out of such virile personalities - acting is atrocious. Lets put it this way - the dialogue is mouth-breather friendly.

There was some good components. The set design was awesome. Atmosphere was spot-on at times.

If the show revolved around Geralt taking Witcher contracts - preparing, showing his methodology, tracking, stalking, killing etc. It would have been a 10/10 - this is the meat and potatoes. The show misses out on the essence - the core content of the world - which is inexcusable and a huge disservice to the real fans.

But as long as the Marvel crowd is happy who really cares?