Despite trying hard to have female protagonists portray 90% of the most powerful characters in the show, Henry Cavil is by far the best thing and easily carries this season. Lets hope they take him back as superman, the guy is amazing.

There is some wokeness in the show yes but thankfully it tends on the subtle side. Smart TV-goers will easily read those signs.

A careful second or third viewing of the season will make you appreciate the careful clues in the dialogue that can make you distinguish the different timelines in the show. They are subtle but carefully put in and will make the show age well with repeated viewings.

I really liked Freya Allan as Ciri and Joey Batey was an excellent bard sidekick to Geralt. Anya Chalotra played Yennefer well but the character felt somehow inconsistently written. Maybe it had to do with the different timelines and how her personality had aged between them. A third viewing will sort it out i guess. A very beautiful MyAnna Buring as Tissaia was an interesting character, Lets hope they keep her more in the grandeur political power struggles and less in the fighting parts of the series. Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Eist had huge potential, pity we saw so little of him. Eamon Farren as Cahir can be a rather nasty villain lets hope he gets more screen time too.

Lets Hope after this season 1, Henry Cavil will enjoy even bigger screen time. This series will not fare well without him. Having only a bunch of strong female witches and queens do strong acts becomes boring rather quickly.

Overall a very nice season one that fantasy goers will thoroughly enjoy!