I hadn't played any game nor read the books when I first watched season 1. I got hooked and while waiting for the second season read all the books.

Well, now season two is out, and unfortunately a huge disappointment. First off, in the second season most characters complain and whine throughout. Moreover, the entire season feels like an ideological piece, where the director decided the protagonists should behave as the stereotypical "good people" always present in American productions. Lost is the witty, dark and soulful feeling present in season 1 and the books. What is left feels messy. One reason is that the witcher himself gets less screen time, as fringe characters like Fringella, Fransesca and Istredd instead have more space for novel storylines.

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