I LOOOOOOVE the Witcher games. I have yet to get to the books, but I want very much to read them. So, when I heard they were making a show, I was ecstatic. When it came out, I shouted with glee. I started watching and was taken by the show. However, a glaring issue arouse quickly: timeline.

The timeline of this show is HORRENDOUS. Viewers unaware of the source material or not paying religious attention to the screen will be utterly thrown by this show's blatant disregard for establishing chronology. It whips back and forth with frequency and disregard. Characters fade in and out as the plot demands it, rarely explaining WHEN the scene is. Characters die and are brought back, not by the magic of sorceresses, but by a narrative without frame.

Beyond that, it was a bit shallow. Witcher has a deep and rich mythos, but so little is explored. Geralt only used his Aard sign the entire eight episodes. For the uninitiated, a Witcher has five magics called "signs", each serving a different purpose. Geralt only uses one. He also drinks potions of non-descript name or function. We are just expected to say "well, I guess it's helping".

All in all, it's good. I enjoyed it and was able to piece together the narrative. However, viewer be warned, the show is tough to properly follow.