The first season of The Witcher is a charming mess.

The short stories from the books are crammed into single episodes and the story greatly suffers for it. Crucial parts are just not given enough time to have the impact they should or they're even straight up missing.

The story is followed from different perspectives in different timelines and it's difficult to follow even as someone who's familiar with the setting.

The action scenes deliver, but not nearly enough to make The Witcher great.

Unless you're already a fan of the world or the show drastically improves in Season 2, you won't miss out on much by skipping.

Changed from 6 stars to 1 based on Season 2. What a disaster.