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AvantgardeAClue 01/05/20 4:04:29 AM #1:	This casting is one of those great examples of why you can never trust a trailer; everyone is just perfect. It's gonna be funny if they try to age up Ciri when her actress is already close to adult age, although I'm guessing the books did it differently than the games. I wonder how they're gonna pace the following seasons though; this one was pretty slow but with good reason --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:932487526] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>This casting is one of those great examples of why you can never trust a trailer; everyone is just perfect. It's gonna be funny if they try to age up Ciri when her actress is already close to adult age, although I'm guessing the books did it differently than the games. I wonder how they're gonna pace the following seasons though; this one was pretty slow but with good reason </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheBlueMonk_ 01/05/20 4:05:07 AM #2:	AvantgardeAClue posted... This casting is one of those great examples of why you can never trust a trailer; everyone is just perfect TC WHAT HAVE YOU DONE --- Park Minyoung NOONA <3 https://imgur.com/F5yuHSF <cite>TheBlueMonk_ posted [p:932487544] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>AvantgardeAClue posted... </cite> <quote>This casting is one of those great examples of why you can never trust a trailer; everyone is just perfect</quote>TC WHAT HAVE YOU DONE </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 01/05/20 4:07:53 AM #3:	TheBlueMonk_ posted... TC WHAT HAVE YOU DONE Defended my mutual waifu Yennefer of course --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:932487585] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>TheBlueMonk_ posted... </cite> <quote>TC WHAT HAVE YOU DONE</quote> Defended my mutual waifu Yennefer of course </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
au_gold 01/05/20 4:08:49 AM #4:	Are there a lot of naked women? --- Let me talk to your mother. Get your mother please. <cite>au_gold posted [p:932487598] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Are there a lot of naked women? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaiganeer 01/05/20 4:09:16 AM #5:	"fuck" <cite>Kaiganeer posted [p:932487607] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>"fuck" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guerrilla Soldier 01/05/20 4:11:35 AM #6:	i also thought it was really, really good. i have a few complaints, mostly about the pacing and a little about the casting, but overall it really did feel like The Witcher and i only wanted more when it was over. --- Disclaimer: There's a good chance the above post could be sarcasm. Die-hard Oakland A's fan --- Keep the A's in Oakland! <cite>Guerrilla Soldier posted [p:932487645] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>i also thought it was really, really good. i have a few complaints, mostly about the pacing and a little about the casting, but overall it really did feel like The Witcher and i only wanted more when it was over. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 01/05/20 4:12:40 AM #7:	au_gold posted... Are there a lot of naked women? Yes. A lot of ~~Yen's~~ titties --- https://imgur.com/DlAxjk6 <cite>Touch posted [p:932487663] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>au_gold posted... </cite> <quote>Are there a lot of naked women?</quote>Yes. A lot of Yen's titties </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 01/05/20 4:21:13 AM #8:	The names, places, kingdoms, etc. might be a little too much to remember for the uninitiated, but overall, I thought season one was pretty enjoyable. Even the casting choices that seemed iffy wound up being pretty great. Nilfgaardian armor still had that low-quality look, though. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:932487787] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>The names, places, kingdoms, etc. might be a little too much to remember for the uninitiated, but overall, I thought season one was pretty enjoyable. Even the casting choices that seemed iffy wound up being pretty great. Nilfgaardian armor still had that low-quality look, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 01/05/20 4:26:37 AM #9:	it's alright, but the non-linear narrative wasn't handled as well as it could have, IMO, and Ciri's storyline wasn't that interesting. I liked Geralt and Yen's, though, with Yen taking the edge. --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:932487864] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>it's alright, but the non-linear narrative wasn't handled as well as it could have, IMO, and Ciri's storyline wasn't that interesting. I liked Geralt and Yen's, though, with Yen taking the edge. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vita_Aeterna 01/05/20 4:34:35 AM #10:	One of the rare cases where professional critics can't be trusted. It has flaws, namely the time jumps, some strange character and prop designs, some mediocre acting, and the writing is sometimes sloppy. They really need to get better at explaining lore, characters, core concepts etc. --- "Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities." <cite>Vita_Aeterna posted [p:932487995] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>One of the rare cases where professional critics can't be trusted. It has flaws, namely the time jumps, some strange character and prop designs, some mediocre acting, and the writing is sometimes sloppy. They really need to get better at explaining lore, characters, core concepts etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jonny2284 01/05/20 4:36:41 AM #11:	Wasn't it this one where Entertainment weekly came out and openly said they watched episode 1, part of episode 2 then jumped to episode 5 and bashed the show for not making sense? <cite>Jonny2284 posted [p:932488024] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Wasn't it this one where Entertainment weekly came out and openly said they watched episode 1, part of episode 2 then jumped to episode 5 and bashed the show for not making sense? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 01/05/20 4:39:19 AM #12:	Vita_Aeterna posted... One of the rare cases where professional critics can't be trusted. It has flaws, namely the time jumps, some strange character and prop designs, some mediocre acting, and the writing is sometimes sloppy. They really need to get better at explaining lore, characters, core concepts etc. "The critics cant be trusted however they were right about everything " peak fanboyism right there --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:932488059] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Vita_Aeterna posted...</cite> <quote>One of the rare cases where professional critics can't be trusted. It has flaws, namely the time jumps, some strange character and prop designs, some mediocre acting, and the writing is sometimes sloppy. They really need to get better at explaining lore, characters, core concepts etc. </quote> "The critics cant be trusted however they were right about everything " peak fanboyism right there</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrNintendo1213 01/05/20 4:42:53 AM #13:	Because the story is super generic fantasy? It's not particularly well written. It's just really cool looking. --- Dot Dot Dot... <cite>MrNintendo1213 posted [p:932488125] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Because the story is super generic fantasy? It's not particularly well written. It's just really cool looking. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 01/05/20 4:42:56 AM #14:	Shotgunnova posted... The names, places, kingdoms, etc. might be a little too much to remember for the uninitiated, but overall, I thought season one was pretty enjoyable. Even the casting choices that seemed iffy wound up being pretty great. Nilfgaardian armor still had that low-quality look, though. Arent they supposed to be borderline savages though? One question I also had while watching is why Ciris parents arent around. Wasnt it her father that made Geralt her guardian in the game? And wasnt she the princess of an Empire, not a kingdom? Again, I know they followed the books and not the games for the show, but I feel like those are kinda big things to overlook. --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:932488128] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Shotgunnova posted... </cite> <quote>The names, places, kingdoms, etc. might be a little too much to remember for the uninitiated, but overall, I thought season one was pretty enjoyable. Even the casting choices that seemed iffy wound up being pretty great. Nilfgaardian armor still had that low-quality look, though.</quote> Arent they supposed to be borderline savages though? One question I also had while watching is why Ciris parents arent around. Wasnt it her father that made Geralt her guardian in the game? And wasnt she the princess of an Empire, not a kingdom? Again, I know they followed the books and not the games for the show, but I feel like those are kinda big things to overlook. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 01/05/20 4:43:00 AM #15:	Hopefully the second season focuses on one timeline and not three. --- FAM FOREVER. <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:932488130] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Hopefully the second season focuses on one timeline and not three. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 01/05/20 4:43:35 AM #16:	Jonny2284 posted... Wasn't it this one where Entertainment weekly came out and openly said they watched episode 1, part of episode 2 then jumped to episode 5 and bashed the show for not making sense? Yep, gave it a zero score too It was so stupid even the shows director bashed them for it lol --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:932488139] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Jonny2284 posted... </cite> <quote>Wasn't it this one where Entertainment weekly came out and openly said they watched episode 1, part of episode 2 then jumped to episode 5 and bashed the show for not making sense?</quote> Yep, gave it a zero score too It was so stupid even the shows director bashed them for it lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 01/05/20 4:46:22 AM #17:	Jonny2284 posted... Wasn't it this one where Entertainment weekly came out and openly said they watched episode 1, part of episode 2 then jumped to episode 5 and bashed the show for not making sense? I think I heard about this in a cr1tikal video, they freely admitted to not watching most of the show and skipping entire episodes then gave the whole show a 0/10. Shit sucks when people don't give a good show a chance and gloat about it. Reminds me of people who shit on Titans because of Starfire - that show is a goofy, fun time. The Witcher might be worse off because the lashing is coming from professional critics, but I can understand the bafflement that comes from people shafting a show for stupid-ass reasons. --- Now Playing: Borderlands 2, Skyrim, Assassin's Creed <cite>MrMallard posted [p:932488192] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Jonny2284 posted... </cite> <quote>Wasn't it this one where Entertainment weekly came out and openly said they watched episode 1, part of episode 2 then jumped to episode 5 and bashed the show for not making sense?</quote>I think I heard about this in a cr1tikal video, they freely admitted to not watching most of the show and skipping entire episodes then gave the whole show a 0/10. Shit sucks when people don't give a good show a chance and gloat about it. Reminds me of people who shit on Titans because of Starfire - that show is a goofy, fun time. The Witcher might be worse off because the lashing is coming from professional critics, but I can understand the bafflement that comes from people shafting a show for stupid-ass reasons. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Ivory_Man 01/05/20 4:48:27 AM #18:	I thought it was pretty bad coming from a book reader. My friends who were more into the games didn't like it at all, and brought it up to me first. --- "Just because someone is killed doesn't mean they died" - Shojikan <cite>The_Ivory_Man posted [p:932488230] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>I thought it was pretty bad coming from a book reader. My friends who were more into the games didn't like it at all, and brought it up to me first. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
au_gold 01/05/20 4:49:32 AM #19:	Touch posted... Yes. A lot of ~~Yen's~~ titties I may check it out then. Do I need to have played the games to appreciate the show? --- Let me talk to your mother. Get your mother please. <cite>au_gold posted [p:932488242] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Touch posted... </cite> <quote>Yes. A lot of Yen's titties</quote>I may check it out then. Do I need to have played the games to appreciate the show? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 01/05/20 4:51:21 AM #20:	The_Ivory_Man posted... I thought it was pretty bad coming from a book reader. My friends who were more into the games didn't like it at all, and brought it up to me first. Did they know that it was based off of the books primarily and not the games? I think the only major influence the games had were how the characters looked and talked. Im kinda glad they used a mixed race for Yennefer Lets be real theyre not finding someone thats gonna be 1:1 to her game counterpart so might as well add their own flair to it Henry Cavil is absolutely perfect though, never thought Id say that after seeing the trailer and going Ehhh. I know some may disagree with me but I think he even gets the voice right; maybe his British accent helps with that. Speaking of that, I think its funny how a story primarily based on Polish influences is overloaded with a British cast lol --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:932488273] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>The_Ivory_Man posted... </cite> <quote>I thought it was pretty bad coming from a book reader. My friends who were more into the games didn't like it at all, and brought it up to me first.</quote> Did they know that it was based off of the books primarily and not the games? I think the only major influence the games had were how the characters looked and talked. Im kinda glad they used a mixed race for Yennefer Lets be real theyre not finding someone thats gonna be 1:1 to her game counterpart so might as well add their own flair to it Henry Cavil is absolutely perfect though, never thought Id say that after seeing the trailer and going Ehhh. I know some may disagree with me but I think he even gets the voice right; maybe his British accent helps with that. Speaking of that, I think its funny how a story primarily based on Polish influences is overloaded with a British cast lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LividDK 01/05/20 4:53:39 AM #21:	AvantgardeAClue posted... Arent they supposed to be borderline savages though? One question I also had while watching is why Ciris parents arent around. Wasnt it her father that made Geralt her guardian in the game? And wasnt she the princess of an Empire, not a kingdom? Again, I know they followed the books and not the games for the show, but I feel like those are kinda big things to overlook. They answered that in the show: ~~Pavetta and Duny were on a ship that sunk during a storm~~. Whether they explore her father's identity in the next season will be interesting. Also I'm not sure where you got the impression that Nilfgaard were borderline savages from. Highly fanatical yes, but not savages. I enjoyed the show a lot (enough to watch it all within two days) although it had a few issues that are mostly me nitpicking. Certainly scratched a Witcher itch and I'm looking forward to season 2. --- "I wish you 'intelligence', because 'luck' runs out." <cite>LividDK posted [p:932488301] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>AvantgardeAClue posted... </cite> <quote>Arent they supposed to be borderline savages though? One question I also had while watching is why Ciris parents arent around. Wasnt it her father that made Geralt her guardian in the game? And wasnt she the princess of an Empire, not a kingdom? Again, I know they followed the books and not the games for the show, but I feel like those are kinda big things to overlook.</quote>They answered that in the show: Pavetta and Duny were on a ship that sunk during a storm. Whether they explore her father's identity in the next season will be interesting. Also I'm not sure where you got the impression that Nilfgaard were borderline savages from. Highly fanatical yes, but not savages. I enjoyed the show a lot (enough to watch it all within two days) although it had a few issues that are mostly me nitpicking. Certainly scratched a Witcher itch and I'm looking forward to season 2. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 01/05/20 4:53:54 AM #22:	SomeLikeItHoth posted... Hopefully the second season focuses on one timeline and not three. I believe they stated it would be more focused than s1 au_gold posted... I may check it out then. Do I need to have played the games to appreciate the show? Not sure. I've only really played Witcher 3 and I liked it. And the show is based on the books which I believe are prequels to the first game? --- https://imgur.com/DlAxjk6 <cite>Touch posted [p:932488306] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>SomeLikeItHoth posted... </cite> <quote>Hopefully the second season focuses on one timeline and not three.</quote>I believe they stated it would be more focused than s1 au_gold posted... </cite> <quote>I may check it out then. Do I need to have played the games to appreciate the show?</quote>Not sure. I've only really played Witcher 3 and I liked it. And the show is based on the books which I believe are prequels to the first game? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 01/05/20 4:56:38 AM #23:	LividDK posted... They answered that in the show: ~~Pavetta and Duny were on a ship that sunk during a storm~~. Whether they explore her father's identity in the next season will be interesting. Also I'm not sure where you got the impression that Nilfgaard were borderline savages from. Highly fanatical yes, but not savages. I enjoyed the show a lot (enough to watch it all within two days) although it had a few issues that are mostly me nitpicking. Certainly scratched a Witcher itch and I'm looking forward to season 2. Nah I get that they do explain what happened to her parents, but I think its weird that her grandparents are the ones raising her here when her father was alive and still the Emperor in the game IIRC Nilfgaard seemed like Mongolian archetypes for me lol, I guess it was just their black armor and savagery that made me make the connection. The fact that theyre apparently an empire just makes me roll my eyes too; dunno why people think empires always have to represent the bad guys in all medieval-era media --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:932488346] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>LividDK posted... </cite> <quote>They answered that in the show: Pavetta and Duny were on a ship that sunk during a storm. Whether they explore her father's identity in the next season will be interesting. Also I'm not sure where you got the impression that Nilfgaard were borderline savages from. Highly fanatical yes, but not savages. I enjoyed the show a lot (enough to watch it all within two days) although it had a few issues that are mostly me nitpicking. Certainly scratched a Witcher itch and I'm looking forward to season 2.</quote> Nah I get that they do explain what happened to her parents, but I think its weird that her grandparents are the ones raising her here when her father was alive and still the Emperor in the game IIRC Nilfgaard seemed like Mongolian archetypes for me lol, I guess it was just their black armor and savagery that made me make the connection. The fact that theyre apparently an empire just makes me roll my eyes too; dunno why people think empires always have to represent the bad guys in all medieval-era media </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Akagami_Shanks 01/05/20 5:03:33 AM #24:	They don't know that he's the Emperor in the netflix show so why would he be raising her --- PSN: TYruler50 XBL: TYruler50, Switch: 4538-0715-0699, Battle.net: TYmaster50#1751, Steam: TYmaster50, 3DS FC: 4614-3266-5802, Wii U: Tymaster7601 <cite>Akagami_Shanks posted [p:932488439] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>They don't know that he's the Emperor in the netflix show so why would he be raising her </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 01/05/20 5:05:44 AM #25:	Akagami_Shanks posted... They don't know that he's the Emperor in the netflix show so why would he be raising her Wait what I havent played 3 in years but I do remember the Emperor giving Ciri to Geralt to train or something Googles What the fuck, 3 must have taken HELLA LIBERTIES because nothing is lining up with the show at all --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:932488469] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>Akagami_Shanks posted... </cite> <quote>They don't know that he's the Emperor in the netflix show so why would he be raising her</quote> Wait what I havent played 3 in years but I do remember the Emperor giving Ciri to Geralt to train or something Googles What the fuck, 3 must have taken HELLA LIBERTIES because nothing is lining up with the show at all </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Freddie_Mercury 01/05/20 5:11:18 AM #26:	AvantgardeAClue posted... Wait what I havent played 3 in years but I do remember the Emperor giving Ciri to Geralt to train or something Googles What the fuck, 3 must have taken HELLA LIBERTIES because nothing is lining up with the show at all the games take place years after the books/show --- https://i.imgtc.com/eMQvkRJ.png https://i.imgtc.ws/l86HyIt.png <cite>Freddie_Mercury posted [p:932488556] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>AvantgardeAClue posted... </cite> <quote>Wait what I havent played 3 in years but I do remember the Emperor giving Ciri to Geralt to train or something Googles What the fuck, 3 must have taken HELLA LIBERTIES because nothing is lining up with the show at all</quote> the games take place years after the books/show </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 01/05/20 5:14:32 AM #27:	The way they handled the multiple timelines was annoying. Like thered be an action scene in the past and in the middle of it theyd switch to the future timeline just for a few seconds to show Ciri running. The multiple timelines werent difficult to follow, it was just annoying. Other shows have done it way better. Also the fast forwarding in Geralt & Yennefers relationship reminded me of the last 2 seasons of Game of Thrones but a little worse. Telling instead of showing. They meet & f* at the end of one episode, then the very next episode they meet again, talk about the many times theyve been together, argue and break up. They should have added another 2 episodes to make it 10. Two monster of the week episodes in which they could work together & banter. ~~Great show though 8/10, excited for future seasons.~~ --- Sig User Logic https://imgur.com/lA5fm7w <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:932488608] in The Witche... [t:78306997]...</cite> <quote>The way they handled the multiple timelines was annoying. Like thered be an action scene in the past and in the middle of it theyd switch to the future timeline just for a few seconds to show Ciri running. The multiple timelines werent difficult to follow, it was just annoying. Other shows have done it way better. Also the fast forwarding in Geralt & Yennefers relationship reminded me of the last 2 seasons of Game of Thrones but a little worse. Telling instead of showing. They meet & f* at the end of one episode, then the very next episode they meet again, talk about the many times theyve been together, argue and break up. They should have added another 2 episodes to make it 10. Two monster of the week episodes in which they could work together & banter. Great show though 8/10, excited for future seasons. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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