Being such a huge fan of the games, I really enjoyed and liked this series. Having watched the full episodes on Netflix, I'm confident The Witcher will, claim itself as a strong transformation of the books and by extension the games. Episodes three to five in particular are excellent fun, encompassing the tension and storytelling of the game's best monster hunting quests. For such a rich and magical world to come to the small screen so convincingly. The locations, the magic, the sword fighting - is also really impressive, I really enjoyed it. For newcomers, the show doesn't do the greatest job of onboarding you into this world and this risk putting off potential fans as they get lost in the trivia. The Witcher - Henry Cavill is Geralt Of Rivia, a famed monster hunter who travels the world slaughtering the world's filth for coin. The knowledge is really heavy, so the challenge on showrunner Lauren Hissrich's hands is a big one, but the series doesn't cut through to the essential details as quickly as it could. I understand what the Nilfgaardian Empire is, but even I was a little lost at times - the show's tone is much less harsh than the games, squeezing its essentials into an eight-hour runtime rather than the 60 of the game. As a result, the show occasionally puts its exposition in the wrong places, with some things getting too much useless attention while other characters and motivations go unexplained. Geralt with charisma, humor and enough rebel that you really believe he's swinging that massive sword through the flesh of untold numbers of humans and monsters. That's sort of because he actually is swinging a real sword, having done all his stunts, sword fight makes Thrones look like gentle child's play. He has the rumble dignity I wanted to see from the games and you can tell he's a big fan having a lot of fun in the part. The show is clearly committed to all of the things that make this universe so interesting. Its monsters are real, its magic feels dynamic and for fantasy fans that's wonderful to see. The supporting cast are Anya Chalotra as Yennefer and Freya Allan - who plays the mysterious young woman Ciri. Both are wonderful to watch and Yennefer's origins story. She undergoes a significant transformation, both mentally and physically. The acting in the supporting cast isn't always as strong as its leads. Geralt's poet ally, Jaskier, is perhaps the most irritating sidekick I can remember in a TV show. He starts mildly annoying. The relationship between the two men is good, providing some of the show's lighter moments, but I can't tell whether it's a hokey script or wonky delivery that make him just really, really jarring when left to talk too long on his own. But I must say the cinematography is weak and the production values suck but at the end the show is obviously amazing.