As a hardcore fan of the medieval dark fantasy genre i was really looking forward for this series as there is not much of it nowdays . I m so sad to say this but The Witcher manage to disappoint me in every aspect . First of all for someone who didnt play the game or read the books its really hard to follow the rushed story as it jumps from one act to an other without connecting them and introduces so many elements of the witcher universe that does not explain. A ton of secondary characters are shoved in my face i couldnt care less about that they just appear in the right moment to say some ''important stuff'' and suddenly they become core parts of the story . Acting was not convincing as i felt many actors didnt fit the role at all or gave a bad performance (even the faces of most of the actors didnt resemble people from medieval age. For example compare this with vikings s1-4. Theres not a SINGLE NPC that doesnt look like a viking) . Music was tiring and repetitive to my ears (to much violin solo) and it didnt have enough charm and ambience to submerge me into this magic world . Backgound landscapes and nature were missing artistic touch and imagination . I have seen much more impressive and interesting natural environment when i go for trekking . But the biggest reason Witcher didnt felt right for me from the beginning was the cheesy cringy cheap dialogue and the Avenger level humor . There were so many times i tried to invest myself and stay focused on the story until my efforts exploded like bubble when i heard some smartass and out of context line that took away the feeling i was in an imaginary world . Also take a shot everytime someone says the words FATE and DESTINY! . They keep spamming these words without any profound meaning to the point that it annoys me!

NOT spoiler (filler) but there is a scene ..that Gerald walks in the middle of a chilling night in a creepy forest and sees an old man trying to remove dead corpses from the road ... he says to him ''go away its dangerous''... Suddenly skeleton-zombies are spawning from the ground attacking them ...THATS WHAT I WANTED THE WHOLE SERIES ...its the simplest things that they missed! I dont need to be introduced in a huge story ''the next big thing'' that the fate of the world its at stake from the first minutes , episode or even first season ... too much information till i will just stop care! ... i would really like to live with Gerald in the first episodes ...know him!! just get used to him ...watch him do sidequests all the way throught , same with other characters ... after this first phase they can get involved in something bigger and then i will feel invested because they will be much more familiar . The only reason i kept watching was Henry Cavill ... his talking movement and fighting resembled perfect the character from the game!