I keep trying to watch this series, but it keeps putting me to sleep despite all the energy thrown at making big sexy fantasy tropes sexy. I never read the source material, so can't expound on all the ways it fails to live up to fan expectations. But generally speaking it is possible to create adaptations that engage people unfamiliar with the stories. It's also possible to fail utterly. The Witcher is most definitely a dismal mismatched, disorganized failure.

As far as the cast goes, it's full of attractive people in mostly beautifully made goth kid renfaire costumes, either grimacing or botox-posturing thru a script of utter randomness. Occasionally there is a cheesy soft porn Conan the Barbarian vibe to the big sexy action parts. Many more times the effects compare to the budget and quality of late 90's sci-fi channel quality.

Honestly, this series has so little going despite all the scenery, set and costume changes, it's hard to give credence to any controversy about the one A-List star finally abandoning a project that feels like it never had any life to recommend it in the first place. His acting abilities are not demonstrated here, unless it is to mirror the wooden countenances of his fellow cast mates.

It's just another janky, fill the streaming platform with a fantasy for the GOT/LOTR demographic that we can stretch into as many episodes as possible, production.