Critique of The Witcher: Season 3 | Part 1 (Ep. 1-5)

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My review and reaction to The Witcher - Season 3 - Episodes 1-5 - Talking about the good and the bad, positives and negatives, and lots of comparisons to the books. Overall Season 3 seems better than Season 2. Not quite as good as Season 1 though.
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00:00 Boring intro
00:33 Is Witcher Season 3 any good?
01:36 Bad CGI in Season 3.
02:13 Season 3 Trailer is Misleading.
02:42 Spoilers begin.
02:56 First Episode is Not Bad.
04:00 Yennefer is written better than Season 2.
04:31 Shaelmaar Fight is Underwhelming.
05:05 Those Are Not Wild Roses.
05:15 Problems with the Shaerrawedd encounter.
06:27 Elves and Nilfgaard Plot Not Going Anywhere.
07:50 What about Fringilla?
08:37 Emhyr is Enigmatic and kind of Evil.
09:07 Ciri and Yennefer are Better than Season 2.
09:51 Geralt and the Eldritch Dungeon.
10:53 Fake Ciri and Geralt’s Tears.
11:54 Ciri’s Future Lover (Mistle) appears.
12:21 Keira and Margarita.
13:06 Wild Hunt Encounter is Underwhelming.
13:54 Geralt, Yen, Dandy and Ciri’s Reunion was Good.
14:31 Dandelion and Radovid’s Romance.
15:54 Dijkstra and Philippa’s Romance.
16:45 Can’t decide if this is cute or stupid.
17:07 The Ending was too long.
18:33 Yen and Geralt’s Romance is Underwhelming.
19:13 Leo Bonhart name-drop.
19:35 Triss and Lydia.
20:14 Vilgefortz and Part 2 Teaser.
20:48 Will I watch Season 4?
21:14 Boring Outro.
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  • @rickastley955
    @rickastley95510 ай бұрын

    Geralt didn't even acknoledge that he hates portals :(

  • @carolxs

    @carolxs

    10 ай бұрын

    Didn't he say something like that in season 1? Maybe I'm imagining

  • @rickastley955

    @rickastley955

    10 ай бұрын

    @@carolxs I mean maybe but since we have bad showrunnner so probably no🥹 just my guess

  • @aarone1981

    @aarone1981

    10 ай бұрын

    I think Vilgefortz is about to hate portals!

  • @rickastley955

    @rickastley955

    10 ай бұрын

    @@aarone1981 ohhh we found the real Geralt 🤣

  • @rickastley955

    @rickastley955

    10 ай бұрын

    @@aarone1981 Whoever hate the portals shall claim the mental of Geralt 🤣🤣🤣

  • @c292r89dvbh
    @c292r89dvbh10 ай бұрын

    Have I watched season 3? No. Do I plan to? No. Am I going to watch XLetalis's entire season 3 review? Absolutely!

  • @daveyjoneslocker4703

    @daveyjoneslocker4703

    10 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @lift12716

    @lift12716

    10 ай бұрын

    I just don't understand why do they change the source material so much. If they just stick to the material and made little changes that are requied for adaption, it would have been so much better, so more money for them.

  • @nikeaddict55

    @nikeaddict55

    10 ай бұрын

    @@lift12716 I think there were some things that needed to be changed. 1) Way too many people are sexually interested in a child (granted they haven't reached those parts yet). There's ways to show people wanting to use Ciri's power that doesn't include them wanting to have sex with her 2) Women (particularly the sorceresses) are talked about in a way that hinges on the border of misogyny and focuses way too much about their attractiveness rather than their abilities. It really feels like Sap has a power fetish and brought that into his books a little too much Now, the whole monolith thing made no sense and that was just a big fail, as was whatever they were trying to do in Kaer Morhen. For whatever reason they got really ambitious in S2 and it showed how inexperienced the writers were, and now they have to deal with that

  • @mariamerigold

    @mariamerigold

    10 ай бұрын

    I wait for Letalis' review before deciding whether to watch the series myself 😂

  • @RealSeaPrince

    @RealSeaPrince

    10 ай бұрын

    @@nikeaddict55 I do not think changes are required in this story much It is a grim dark fantasy world where everything is grey If they are gonna change stuff from a already developed ip they shouldn't have chosen that franchise in the first place they could have created something of their own If I am watching Witcher I expect it to be the same world I love from the books and games not some toned down bullshit where half of the things doesn't even make sense

  • @c292r89dvbh
    @c292r89dvbh10 ай бұрын

    So Yennefer effectively uses Aard to knock out Francesca, an incredibly powerful, centuries old sorceress and Geralt uses Aard to scare away the Wild Hunt? What is this? 😅

  • @ortacreef8557

    @ortacreef8557

    10 ай бұрын

    It's a special Aard. Netflixian Aard.

  • @chessemar4618

    @chessemar4618

    10 ай бұрын

    netflix writers are obssesed with aard for some reason

  • @Aer0mex117

    @Aer0mex117

    10 ай бұрын

    I know, it’s retArded

  • @ivanroman8914

    @ivanroman8914

    10 ай бұрын

    @@chessemar4618 they can use a generic VFX for that, that's why they use it all the time

  • @mbig9451

    @mbig9451

    10 ай бұрын

    I mean, being fair then the signs on the games are even way more op

  • @jackrundkvist1899
    @jackrundkvist189910 ай бұрын

    I feel sad for those how's first exposure to the Witcher was this show

  • @65firered

    @65firered

    10 ай бұрын

    From people I know that were introduced through the show most just read the books instead.

  • @15nicinho

    @15nicinho

    10 ай бұрын

    If they enjoy what they’re looking at then there’s nothing to feel any kind of way about. Others can make the same complaint about people’s first exposure to the Witcher being the games.

  • @jackrundkvist1899

    @jackrundkvist1899

    10 ай бұрын

    @@15nicinho yeah, but they will always see the character as they appear in the show

  • @John-ws6ko

    @John-ws6ko

    10 ай бұрын

    My first exposure was from season 1 (Which I thought was very good) and that lead me to playing through the games (multiple times) and reading all the books, but if I watched season 2 before playing the games I may have never even bothered to play them

  • @amirhossein2608

    @amirhossein2608

    10 ай бұрын

    @@65firered yeah I watched the first season but wanted more. Heard there are some games so played the third one but wanted way more so read the books and now I can't care less about the show.

  • @xZireael
    @xZireael10 ай бұрын

    - The Scoia'tael weren't after Ciri until Thanedd massacre. - Ciri is NOT a killer at this point, and this should be very important, her first human kill is quite a traumatic event in the books. - Jaskier did not get romantically involved with Radovid (Since at this point he is 10 years old in the books). - The short interaction between Ciri and Mistle did not happen in Gors Velen (Tho the rest of Gors Velen did happen). - Geralt did not see, let alone fight the Wild Hunt chasing Ciri after she ran from Gors Velen. - The Belleteyn scene did not happen at all. - The sea monster fight did not happen like this at all, it was Geralt that was on that boat, while being chased by corrupt/fake soldiers that wanted to arrest him. - Ciri's witcher training at this point did not involve killing monsters, she would practice her movements etc whenever she could. - Ciri does not want to be a princess. - Ciri is NOT the Avatar that can unite people because shes part elf part human, she knows that and never even says that in books. - Obviously Yennefer never lost her powers and never got close to giving Ciri to Nilfgaard, so that whole tension is not in the books. - Ciri can't stand Yennefer at first, and it's likewise. - The Scoia'tael attack did happen and indeed on a convoy Geralt and Ciri were in, but Yennefer wasn't there, instead it was Triss who was sick on their way from Kaer Morhen to Temple of Melitele (where Ciri would go and eventually be trained by Yennefer while Geralt goes after Rience, Ciri would escape from Yennefer after hearing about Aretuza and being treated like a servant by Yennefer's friends, where she would be chased by the Wild Hunt but eventually find Geralt because she knew where about he was at, Yen finds her and reunites with Geralt for the first time in a long time). - NO ONE knows at this point that Emhyr is Ciri's father - Fringilla did not get imprisoned - Vilgefortz and Tisseia were not a couple - Vilgefortz's "team" did brainwash a girl that looked like Ciri and sent her to Emhyr after Thanedd, tho this was a random girl that they kidnapped - Geralt hears about the Ciri clone after Thanedd at Brokilon, where they were already separated (Tho he does not hear that it's a clone, he hears that Ciri is allegedly in Nilfgaard, about to marry the emperor). - Ciri does NOT hear anything about the clone until a friend of the Rats tells to the group that the princess of Cintra is going to marry Emhyr. - Yennefer also didn't set Cahir free, since he was never captured by the north, so she doesn't have to beg anyone's forgiveness - The whole Stregebor suspicion does not happen in the books. - Yennefer HATES Triss (because she had slept with Geralt, allegedly using magic in a weak moment, while being "friends" with Yennefer). - There are NO monoliths, there are NO books on how to travel through space and time, the only ones capable of that are the Wild Hunt generals, and Ciri. - Istredd is not an important character in the books, he's barely even mentioned. - As for appearances, few of the characters look as they're supposed to, especially the mages, Margaritta looks like she's had too many margarittas, and whatever else was on the menu. I most likely forgot some more differences, been a few months since I read the books, but these are the ones the immediately came to mind while watching. They took events that happened in the book, but changed them almost entirely, people are there who shouldn't be, and some are in the completely wrong timeline.

  • @Jardier

    @Jardier

    10 ай бұрын

    To be fair differences are massive since season one but I personally as book fan prefered season 3 over the previous, specially second season made me almost sick with all crap they invented :D

  • @xZireael

    @xZireael

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Jardier Oh absolutely, season 2 is unwatchable xd

  • @ondrejkarol

    @ondrejkarol

    10 ай бұрын

    Appreciate the time and effort put into writing everything they messed up. Its hell of a mess...

  • @1theprince1

    @1theprince1

    10 ай бұрын

    -Fringilla supposed to resemble Yen Out of all the characters to raceswap.. lmao

  • @dimitri4457

    @dimitri4457

    10 ай бұрын

    Wait when does Triss sleep with Geralt? Did I completely miss the context in the books? I clearly remember Triss being sick and flirting with Geralt but not fully sleeping with him

  • @dermegger7733
    @dermegger773310 ай бұрын

    The elves: We need Ciri because she will save our people. Also the elves: oh here she is, let's kill her

  • @cemselcuk6710
    @cemselcuk671010 ай бұрын

    It's simply not an xLetalis video without Geralt selling Ciri lol

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    kinda disappointed he forgot to work in "but"

  • @jonbaxter2254

    @jonbaxter2254

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ipraytovodka With good old Tomira.

  • @RimshotKiller

    @RimshotKiller

    10 ай бұрын

    That shit hurts every single time xD

  • @palosh4456
    @palosh445610 ай бұрын

    The fact that this was better than season 2 says a lot about season 2...

  • @ladansemakabre

    @ladansemakabre

    10 ай бұрын

    right? 💀

  • @christar331

    @christar331

    10 ай бұрын

    I ain't going to lie, I kinda expected this season to completely bombarded in general considering this is the season that made Henry Cavill quit the Witcher. I half expected this to be much worse than season 2.

  • @westrim

    @westrim

    10 ай бұрын

    @@christar331 It's likely that he signed a 3 season contract and didn't renew it, rather than anything in this season in particular.

  • @christar331

    @christar331

    10 ай бұрын

    @@westrim Seems unlikely considering the crap that I've heard. Believe it or not Henry was hated on set because he was reliable to the source and tried altering scenes because he was questioning the script. The man left after he couldn't get the producers to be faithful to the books. After his frustration towards season 2, the man up'd and simply left declaring Season3 his last. He still wanted to leave on good terms but this was basically his 2 week notice.

  • @westrim

    @westrim

    10 ай бұрын

    @@christar331 You say that like it contradicts what I said, but it doesn't. We're in accord.

  • @TheMsksk
    @TheMsksk10 ай бұрын

    Triss exclaiming "Holy Shit" is the most American thing they could've done

  • @lauris5275

    @lauris5275

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah, dialogue and pink/neon dreadlocks kills just kills immersion for me.

  • @TheMinecraftHype

    @TheMinecraftHype

    10 ай бұрын

    Don't forget the 'gig'. Smh.

  • @TheMsksk

    @TheMsksk

    10 ай бұрын

    @@TheMinecraftHype I wish I didn't know this existed 😂

  • @egeozdemir5094

    @egeozdemir5094

    10 ай бұрын

    @@lauris5275there’s no immersion left for them to kill in me at this point

  • @yusufozdemir769
    @yusufozdemir76910 ай бұрын

    Yennefer randomly starts calling Ciri "Ugly One" while she is trying to rebound with her and Geralt. Hahaha they lost me on this one.

  • @mynameisroo94

    @mynameisroo94

    10 ай бұрын

    That did seem odd the way it just popped up. I guess if it happened in the book it was introduced properly ?

  • @yusufozdemir769

    @yusufozdemir769

    10 ай бұрын

    @@mynameisroo94 Yeah, in the books it feels like irony. Yennefer doesn't actually mean she's not beautiful, she means that Ciri is cheeky.

  • @vickijackson5547

    @vickijackson5547

    10 ай бұрын

    That one lost me too,. I thought they were trying to make a Tissaia reference with the whole "piglet" thing - but it just felt off to me. Even when Ciri asked why she's calling her that - her explanation did nothing for me. LOL

  • @necurrence1776

    @necurrence1776

    10 ай бұрын

    In the books Yennefer is basically a hunchback that uses magic to look pretty.Gerald noticed this just by looking into Yens eyes when he met her. Later on Ciri asks Yen to teach her the magic of looking pretty. Yen responds that Ciri doesn't need it but calls her "ugly one" in an ironical manner.

  • @spntageous5249

    @spntageous5249

    10 ай бұрын

    @@vickijackson5547 ТHE EXPLANATION WAS SO BAD - in the show it was like "hey why do you call me Ugly one" "well let's take a detour to this meadow despite the fact that we're in a hurry and i'll tell you my Sad Backstory"

  • @TheWitcher1_
    @TheWitcher1_10 ай бұрын

    Every time Emhyr shows up in a scene 8:58 , all I can think about is why does he have a beard, because I remember that Nilfgaard consider beards are hard on the eyes 😂.

  • @Anya-kl1qu

    @Anya-kl1qu

    10 ай бұрын

    The writers likely didn't dig that deep into the books. Or they don't care. Or both.

  • @TheWitcher1_

    @TheWitcher1_

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Anya-kl1qu probably both lol

  • @todd3143

    @todd3143

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@TheWitcher1_they admitted to having not read the books :) although my headcanon is that he's simply so handsome that he's the exception

  • @Flex8187
    @Flex818710 ай бұрын

    The mystery leading up to the Vilgefortz reveal was some of the worst writing I’ve ever seen.

  • @donkeysunited

    @donkeysunited

    10 ай бұрын

    It was obvious from very early on that Vilgefortz is the baddy and that Istredd is working for him.

  • @donkeysunited

    @donkeysunited

    10 ай бұрын

    @@chimeraZA It's up there with the Sauron reveal in Rings of Power :) They tried to trick us (maybe it was the Gandalf guy all along!!) before the shocking revelation that nobody saw coming /s ........ yes, definitely 5 year olds.

  • @laserbeam9261

    @laserbeam9261

    10 ай бұрын

    If Geralt doesn't notice the earrings they would literally never figure it out lol

  • @Tridentus

    @Tridentus

    10 ай бұрын

    I made it to episode 3 and quit. Got that same sinking feeling I got for GoT, Last Jedi, RoP and TWD post S4ish. The plot starts to scatter and feel weightless, and the dialogue starts to remind me of a 90s soap (specifically the scene where Jen starts to neurotically lecture Ciri like an incompetent parent that doesn't understand how interpersonal dynamics work between human beings). You don't get to shortcut mentorship by explaining the rulebook of life to a young person as if they'll all of a sudden go "aha!"- it does not work and has never worked in the history of time, and makes the "mentor" seem naive and stupid for even trying it. If it were that simple society would be a Utopia because we'd all do it.

  • @countluke2334

    @countluke2334

    10 ай бұрын

    I just wonder, have you guys all read the books and new it was gonna be him? I didn't and it wasn't obvious for me. But then, I generally have trouble keeping characters apart and have mixed up Dykstra and Stregobor more than once...

  • @gigabilly1160
    @gigabilly116010 ай бұрын

    The way they adapted Yen's "Dear friend" letters is just straight up pathetic, writers creativity must be at a negative level

  • @laserbeam9261

    @laserbeam9261

    10 ай бұрын

    It really just perfectly sums up how much they botched their relationship.

  • @gudhaxer41343

    @gudhaxer41343

    10 ай бұрын

    I dont even understand wtf was happening lol. This season suck ass

  • @MODAFINILYT

    @MODAFINILYT

    10 ай бұрын

    I think that is just complaining for the sake of complaining. I think it was a decent adaption in that regard

  • @olivia6094

    @olivia6094

    10 ай бұрын

    @@MODAFINILYTabsolutely not- the original dear friend letter is a wonderful example of Yennefer’s snarky and witty attitude- not to mention her character as a whole.And it shows Geralt’s hilarious and awkward attempt to reconnect with Yennefer- they had a serious off and in relationship and he begins the letter with “dear friend”, and then Yennefer goes on to seemingly politely but epically embarrass him through a letter. You can feel her anger even without her telling him off word for word. It’s genius writing. The show destroyed its importance and impact.

  • @Shann553

    @Shann553

    10 ай бұрын

    The joke in the book is suppose to show geralt doesn't know what yennefer is to him so he uses dear friend, but yennefer uses it sarcastically to show that whatever they are, they aren't friends. Its really well done in the books to capture the idea that while geralt struggles with his beliefs, yennefer 8s someone who knows what she wants and is patient and strong-willed enough to get him. If I were to adapt it, the most important thing to capture is yennefer wit and self confidence and geralts confusion at being wooed by a woman. The show used it as exposition and missed out on a very important romance beat in their relationship. It's the difference between a good love story and fifty shades of grey

  • @Thekuhm
    @Thekuhm10 ай бұрын

    My anxiety around the eventual introduction of Regis just keeps growing every year

  • @randomthings1293

    @randomthings1293

    10 ай бұрын

    He will be a black man, absolutely no doubts about that. And of course there will be NO physical indications about him being a vampire.

  • @HeinousMarlborough

    @HeinousMarlborough

    10 ай бұрын

    @@randomthings1293 Hopefully it's Wesley Snipes

  • @RimshotKiller

    @RimshotKiller

    10 ай бұрын

    @@HeinousMarlborough ngl, that would be hilarious and I would dig it a lot. Or Samuel Jackson. Philosovampire, muthafucka!

  • @elhamghyasi3569

    @elhamghyasi3569

    10 ай бұрын

    also milva! she is one of my favourite characters in the books, I will literally break my TV if they ruin her hahahaha

  • @HeinousMarlborough

    @HeinousMarlborough

    10 ай бұрын

    @@RimshotKiller Blade was sick

  • @margo_gin
    @margo_gin10 ай бұрын

    That awkward moment when Vespula looks better than the whole lodge of sorceresses

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    Huh... you may be right

  • @todd3143

    @todd3143

    9 ай бұрын

    you guys had no reaction towards sabrina?

  • @xLetalis
    @xLetalis10 ай бұрын

    I had a really hectic past few of days with KZread, it kept demonetizing and age-restricting this video without giving me an exact reason, and the worst part is that I have to wait up to 12 hours after each upload before I find out. So I'll just publish the latest iteration because I can't be bothered with it anymore.

  • @CLKiryu0331

    @CLKiryu0331

    10 ай бұрын

    One of the only things that’s good this season is that Geralt’s outfit is just like the books! Except the head band though!

  • @TheHonoredMadman

    @TheHonoredMadman

    10 ай бұрын

    That is the major pain in the ass of using footage from a show for a review

  • @edvinvalerhaugen4086

    @edvinvalerhaugen4086

    10 ай бұрын

    We'll enjoy it either way. Great video!

  • @goliver9991

    @goliver9991

    10 ай бұрын

    they supress content cause you arent corpo or paid shill

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    @@CLKiryu0331 huh i thought it looked like regular clothing rather than combat gear....s2 did it better i think

  • @laserbeam9261
    @laserbeam926110 ай бұрын

    I'll give them some credit, they make it very obvious that they're trying to fix their mistakes but it's ultimately too late. Geralt and Yen have had such little chemistry that even the scenes where they try to build on it just fall flat. They feel more like awkward high school crushes than soulmates bound by fate.

  • @reim1004

    @reim1004

    10 ай бұрын

    Where do they try to fix their mistakes? They still change 95% of the Books and spit on everything the Witcher is about. Screw the People who run this abomination of a Show.

  • @doihavetobeg

    @doihavetobeg

    10 ай бұрын

    Not really trying, just throwing some crumbs here and there to try and appease the fans so that they can continue with their "new and improved version for the modern audience".

  • @bigshackfan9786

    @bigshackfan9786

    10 ай бұрын

    its just bait to appease fans, watch s4 go full to shit.

  • @Ethovedkortere

    @Ethovedkortere

    10 ай бұрын

    I felt there was some chemistry between them in S1, but it is all gone now. Impossible efter Yens near selling of Ciri in S2.

  • @HansWurst1569

    @HansWurst1569

    10 ай бұрын

    Bruh I cant take any of the actors serious. There are a couple really good actors that would be amazing in other roles but dude some of them are honestly only good enough for youtube skits

  • @andytv87
    @andytv8710 ай бұрын

    You couldn't have said it any better: "whatever is driving creators of the show in choosing the right actors is clearly more important than staying true or even close to the source material ". Well said

  • @daveyjoneslocker4703

    @daveyjoneslocker4703

    10 ай бұрын

    A very graceful and polite way to point out the obvious issue

  • @daveyjoneslocker4703

    @daveyjoneslocker4703

    10 ай бұрын

    A very graceful and polite way to point out the obvious issue

  • @kunknown2340

    @kunknown2340

    10 ай бұрын

    @@daveyjoneslocker4703 yes, indeed.

  • @kunknown2340

    @kunknown2340

    10 ай бұрын

    @@daveyjoneslocker4703 yes, indeed.

  • @slabbyfatback2272

    @slabbyfatback2272

    10 ай бұрын

    Bullseye

  • @Synthia17
    @Synthia1710 ай бұрын

    I love how Lauren said that she had to make changes to Blood of Elves because it was too boring yet all the actions scenes in season 3 are from that book when it's supposed to be Time of Contempt.

  • @DamirNesterovic

    @DamirNesterovic

    10 ай бұрын

    I love that scene in the books when Geralt shows as "White monster" and killed so many elves. What a badass moment. Now this show is abomination and disgusting. I hate Netflix, Lauren...

  • @SoranotRoxas
    @SoranotRoxas10 ай бұрын

    I love how, Ciri talks about the Wyvern being hurt and starving...and still ended up killing it herself when it tried to escape the area 😂. Atleast it doest have to worry about its conditions anymore lol

  • @ivanroman8914

    @ivanroman8914

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you, lmao. At least should've let him eat some dude's arm or whatever

  • @TrissTess

    @TrissTess

    10 ай бұрын

    I think that was a try of the writer's to give "game fan service"? I could be mistaken but didn't say Geralt nearly the same in the game? 🤔

  • @thaissouza1918

    @thaissouza1918

    10 ай бұрын

    No, this ia from book material, its the same in the books

  • @aarone1981

    @aarone1981

    10 ай бұрын

    Atl least it was a decent scene, how about the obese black woman and the disaster that is Kiera! And then the bizarre "It" character having sex (maybe?) with Phillipa, I don't remember an "It" with soup bowl haircut in the books...

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    @@thaissouza1918 the games did an homage to it at some point so youre both right

  • @gemgem-hl7ii
    @gemgem-hl7ii10 ай бұрын

    I think the note exchanging part is kinda cringe, not cute. Lol. For those who don't know, it's referencing the part where Geralt needed Yen's help regarding Ciri's training so he wrote to her from Kaer Morhen, but their relationship was complicated that time so he just decided to start with "Dear friend". Yen got pissed about it so she replied with a long condescending letter repeatedly calling him "dear friend" that's basically saying something like "Of course I will help you. I'm your 'dear friend' after all." Seems like another thing from the books that they took just to show they're following the books more closely but failed because it's an entirely different context.

  • @andyhx2

    @andyhx2

    10 ай бұрын

    I noticed that too, but I probably just liked it because after season 2 I am just glad to see that the writing department at least read the books. Because season 2 sure seemed like someone just shut the covers of Blood of Elves together and said: "Too long, not gonna read."

  • @necurrence1776

    @necurrence1776

    10 ай бұрын

    Omg this is the realest comment in the whole section. How the f did the show runners got this detail so horribly wrong? I was watching the episode thinking "who the hell writes letters to someone right next to them? "

  • @AliasSchmalias

    @AliasSchmalias

    10 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @ComradeCommissarYuri
    @ComradeCommissarYuri10 ай бұрын

    What I didn’t get about Fringella is she was made to drink all that wine.. After she escapes the first thing she does is go for more alcohol?

  • @lucasbelmonte2832

    @lucasbelmonte2832

    10 ай бұрын

    I think she’s the physical representation of season 2. Just a depressed slobbering mess.

  • @ThomKrautful

    @ThomKrautful

    10 ай бұрын

    and how can she gain so much weight even though she is in prison and is most likley only given some bread and wine?

  • @KaiHung-wv3ul

    @KaiHung-wv3ul

    8 ай бұрын

    Also, if she's the emperor's wine taster, meaning she only drinks a fraction of the wine he's drinking, plus all of his OTHER winetasters....how is Emhyr not dead from alcohol poisoning by now???

  • @2wolf5
    @2wolf510 ай бұрын

    I only hope for one thing, that some day, down the line someone talented will get to make this story into tv series the way it is supposed to be done. And i hope i will get to see it.

  • @Y2B123

    @Y2B123

    10 ай бұрын

    I guess this will be forever blocked due to exclusive licensing and the atrocious length of copyright protection in the US.

  • @2wolf5

    @2wolf5

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Y2B123 Well yeah, also it will have to be some time till the sour taste of this show washes. I am a massive fan of the IP and I physically can't watch past season 2 episode 3 because it gives me actual pain, if that doesn't tell you it is bad interpretation than I don't know what can.

  • @Y2B123

    @Y2B123

    10 ай бұрын

    @@2wolf5 I also want to see a better version of the show. I feel really bad about the wasted potential. Netflix apparently is able to produce very good shows but somehow managed to screw it up here. Unfortunately, the licensing deal probably prevents anyone except Netflix from adapting the books for TV. And I don't see Netflix redo the show and admit their first iteration isn't great.

  • @todd3143

    @todd3143

    9 ай бұрын

    i truly genuinely think when henry cavill gets too old to act he’ll start directing or producing true-to-source-material, witcher show/movie, superman media, and warcraft media

  • @richtea615
    @richtea61510 ай бұрын

    This show isn't so bad--if you imagine that the showrunners wrote it with their feet.

  • @ThePeterR66

    @ThePeterR66

    10 ай бұрын

    well said

  • @rusinoe8364

    @rusinoe8364

    10 ай бұрын

    Kinky

  • @johnlastname8752

    @johnlastname8752

    10 ай бұрын

    Tarantino does a way better job writing with feet.

  • @ThisIsWhyYourDadLeft

    @ThisIsWhyYourDadLeft

    10 ай бұрын

    @@johnlastname8752 outstanding

  • @skyejacques

    @skyejacques

    10 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @KaiHung-wv3ul
    @KaiHung-wv3ul10 ай бұрын

    15:20 Not again....does Netflix have an obssession with ruining monarchs? They ruined Calanthe, they ruined Emhyr, and especially Foltest. We don't know that much about Vizimir, but from what little we do know he seemed to be a fair and pretty good ruler. He led the northern armies at Sodden, and during The Last Wish's striga story, there were apparently talks of people considering Vizimir as a better ruler of Temeria, and he was pretty calm and composed in the Hagge Castle meeting as well.

  • @verenamenzel8958

    @verenamenzel8958

    10 ай бұрын

    thats why they follow their own social sight and ideology instead to value the source material.

  • @laughingseagull000

    @laughingseagull000

    10 ай бұрын

    They think having over [x] amount of money makes you “ontologically” evil. No, they don’t know what that word means. So they feel like they have to ruin all kings.

  • @qMagni
    @qMagni10 ай бұрын

    I didnt really understand why they had to use Ciri and Dandelion as a bait to lure Rience out when he was literally chasing them and it was them who kept changing their location and tried to hide from him 😂 And why was Ciri standing in the ruins like an NPC waiting to get attacked 😂 I mean I agree with you, this season is much better than the previous one, I kind of enjoyed it I guess? But some of the writting was still so so weird/bad 😅. They get paid big money to write this show, how can they NOT care about it so much?

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    Hah, I actually cut out a few complaints that I thought were a little too nitpicky, and that part about Ciri standing in the middle of the ruins was 1 of them. It was also weird how they established that the villains can track her with her blood and immediately decided to make Yarpen go around announcing where she is :)

  • @qMagni

    @qMagni

    10 ай бұрын

    @@xLetalis Yeah it is a nitpick but there are so many of these little things that ruin the experience from the show for me 😅 If the writing was spot on, I wouldn’t even care about the cast choices for some characters and maybe even about some changes of the plot. But that is a big IF 😂

  • @yetipotato8567

    @yetipotato8567

    10 ай бұрын

    Also the elve going "where is the caravan" when its like 100 m to the side. I liked the questioning of why are there no dwarves in scoiatel and elves happily attacking Yarpens caravan

  • @OleksiiLytvynenko

    @OleksiiLytvynenko

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah, Scoiatel look like a bunch of stupid kids.

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    @@yetipotato8567 well in the books yarpen was on a secret mission when scoiatel chased them so its not THAT far fetched...but it hardly makes up for it

  • @ThPunshr
    @ThPunshr10 ай бұрын

    I was waiting for this brother, they have committed several plot murders of characters that really hurts to see them!

  • @everythingBA538
    @everythingBA53810 ай бұрын

    One does not simply sneak up on Geralt :) But there was more in like 1st episode Yen leaves him a note and soon after he opens the door and looks in both directions like he didn't knew who that was before taking a note. And the other was when she knocked on his door and he had to look through that small window to see who that is. It is like all of a sudden he lost all of his witcher senses. I mean damn Lilac and gooseberries lol

  • @giangvuong9999

    @giangvuong9999

    10 ай бұрын

    Ciri killed a lot of witchers in season 2 while they were sleeping, and she even nearly killed Vesemir - one of the oldest and most experienced witcher alive. Basically, there are no witcher senses in this series lol.

  • @Negativvv

    @Negativvv

    10 ай бұрын

    I lost interest after episode 1 where Geralt "lost" Ciri in a maze made up of bushes... Did watch the two previous seasons but I think I'm done trying to watch S3. They've no chance in S4 when Wish Geralt takes over.

  • @skyejacques

    @skyejacques

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@Negativvvit's more entertaining watching the hate reviews 😅 and you saved your time and emotions to be fair. I didn't watch episode 6-8 and watching the reviews are shocking... It's soooo bad 😢😮

  • @markstott6689
    @markstott668910 ай бұрын

    I watched this with my daughter. Her words were "That's not my Geralt, Ciri or Yennefer." I reckon that I have taught her well.

  • @MidoLapseit

    @MidoLapseit

    10 ай бұрын

    me too

  • @SoranotRoxas

    @SoranotRoxas

    10 ай бұрын

    You taught her well

  • @markstott6689

    @markstott6689

    10 ай бұрын

    @@SoranotRoxas Thank you ❤️

  • @daveyjoneslocker4703

    @daveyjoneslocker4703

    10 ай бұрын

    Well I will say that theoretically could be my Geralt. I think Henry has prevented the total bastardization of the character, but he can’t prevent the awful writing that surrounds Geralt. I don’t think I’ve seen anything yet that’s ruined Geralt’s characterization

  • @markstott6689

    @markstott6689

    10 ай бұрын

    @daveyjoneslocker4703 As good as Henry is, it doesn't do enough to replace the game Geralt for me.

  • @Haarba1
    @Haarba110 ай бұрын

    Cant even describe how lucky we are cause games, and specifically ending, were made before 2015 and not lets say W1 in 2015, W2 in 2019 and W3 in 2023...

  • @todd3143

    @todd3143

    9 ай бұрын

    that's actually interesting. would it be bad if w2 and w3 is made at 2019 and 2023 instead, and has a lot of lootboxes, dlcs, and things that are made up as a result; or will we have excellent stories delivered in satisfying gameplay and cinematics, like rdr2 or gow ragnarok. imagine playing rdr2 in 2021, gow ragnarok in 2022, then witcher 3 in 2023 consecutively. that wouldn't sound too bad

  • @starbuild8324
    @starbuild832410 ай бұрын

    They also cut Black Rayla (at least from these events). In the books, that scene at the Silver Heron in witch the sorceresses hoped to embarrass the officer guarding them at the sight of them being naked was hilarious. Because the officer was a woman and didn't got embarrassed. Also Aplegatt deserved a more accurate death, preceded by the philosophical talk between Yaevinn and Tourviel about killing a lone human.

  • @letrosti6291
    @letrosti629110 ай бұрын

    i haven't watched season 3 because i dropped it half way through 2 but i was actually shocked when you showed margarita and keira. race swapping is one thing, but making margarita fat is insane.

  • @ortacreef8557

    @ortacreef8557

    10 ай бұрын

    It is very sad that this Witcher story has been created in current era American Socio-political times. It has warped any sense of originality especially when you consider it is supposed to be a European medieval fantasy. I won't be watching season 3.

  • @JaneDoe-ym7de

    @JaneDoe-ym7de

    10 ай бұрын

    maybe they thoughy because margarita is a type of pizza that they could find the closest thing associated with it LMAOOO Also i’m going to say it because no one else wants to, but no one from Europe at this time had dark skin, sincerely, a European sick of dumb Americans and their politics.

  • @MartinzW

    @MartinzW

    10 ай бұрын

    I can see their line of thinking how "if she's regarded as goddess, let's make her something nobody expects" like, really? If this was the beauty standard to strive for in this universe, wouldn't all sorceresses modify themselves to be fat? Or is fatness so rare, nobody could have imagined such a form? That's equally ridiculous because over the centuries such bias would still have led to big asses and shoulders as sorceresses are trying to perfect their physical form. It's such a shallow take it speaks badly of production.

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    @@MartinzW well she would be a goddess in the stone age - have you seen those statuettes?

  • @MartinzW

    @MartinzW

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ipraytovodka i know it's a jab but just to be clear why no "beauty standards" shifting is good enough excuse - beauty standards have context - if the show had shown us that the kingdom she's going to advise idealizes fat women, it would be fine. Instead show is blind to why's.

  • @unclechaw1894
    @unclechaw189410 ай бұрын

    Your sacrifice is appreciated

  • @zolikoff
    @zolikoff10 ай бұрын

    Being dialogue-heavy is not necessary a bad thing (see the Witcher books), but it definitely is a bad thing when that dialogue was written by Netflix

  • @merengueatang4
    @merengueatang410 ай бұрын

    Yeah it's too late for me. It would have to be really stellar for me to watch it. Season 2, Blood Origins, and basically all the promo stuff I've seen have completely killed it for me. I just don't care enough to waste my time on it.

  • @ComancheWarrior63

    @ComancheWarrior63

    10 ай бұрын

    They would have to start over with Henry Cavill as the Witcher and an entirely new cast accurately portraying the book descriptions and race, and a production team/writers who love the books and games, who will remain true to the lore before I would even consider watching it.

  • @Jo24689

    @Jo24689

    10 ай бұрын

    After what they did in s2 I just lost interest in this show.

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    there are always the wide open seas to sail - yarrrrr

  • @italcz497
    @italcz49710 ай бұрын

    I just hope this netflix fanfiction will end soon. I wish I could erase season 2 from my mind.

  • @Dustbinlid1
    @Dustbinlid110 ай бұрын

    I think we might see Bonhart right at the very end of the season for a single scene or something. I feel like they are going to stack the final episode/s with lots of next season bait as they know getting anyone to watch Season 4 is going to be a massive struggle.

  • @mexamrc
    @mexamrc10 ай бұрын

    I'd just hope CD Projekt Red can get Henry Cavil in the next witcher game as his own character. Similar to how they got Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba for Cyberpunk.

  • @awsomeboy360

    @awsomeboy360

    10 ай бұрын

    They can give him a cameo like they did for the Game of Throne actor for Witcher 3, but heavy celebrity plot driven stuff shouldn't be a trend for CD Projekt.

  • @margo_gin
    @margo_gin10 ай бұрын

    Oh my God what a mess this show is. I pray to Melitele it gets cancelled soon. Thank you Letalis for your good work

  • @juansubiry99

    @juansubiry99

    10 ай бұрын

    I’ve read the books and played the game and I thought the show was pretty good. I don’t know why you want an exact replica of the books on screen that sounds extremely boring

  • @mista_odie
    @mista_odie10 ай бұрын

    The writers don't seem to know which their Radovid from their Radovids Vizimir I's brother was Radovid III (who died before Vizimir took the throne), and also had a son, Radovid IV. Radovid IV's grandson was Vizimir II, and Vizimir II's son (not brother) was Radovid V (which is the Radovid we see in the Witcher games) I got so confused with the timeline when they said Radovid was Vizimir's brother

  • @zenniszarkov2271
    @zenniszarkov227110 ай бұрын

    What still bothers me is that they made Rience look more like Vilgefortz than Vilgefortz does. The make up just looks off

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    oh for sure :)

  • @lucasbelmonte2832

    @lucasbelmonte2832

    10 ай бұрын

    Nah Vilgefortz is the curry man the reason Geralt needs a face change to Liam is because Vilgefortz crushes him with an elephant while eating tikka masala

  • @EndlessBreathDidges
    @EndlessBreathDidges10 ай бұрын

    This might sound crazy, but would you ever do this sort of review for the polish Hexer TV show. Despite its lower budget and age it's very good and I would love to listen to your insight. Ty, you're great.

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    I should probably do it ;]

  • @LeutnantJoker

    @LeutnantJoker

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@xLetalisit deviates from the Story Also in places but it does s much better job of keeping the characters and themes intact while doing so. And dandelion and Geralts friendship in that Show is perfect

  • @gargoyleguy

    @gargoyleguy

    10 ай бұрын

    I'd love to see that!!

  • @limpelephant1
    @limpelephant110 ай бұрын

    I just can't with the casting. My brain has to do gymnastics to keep up with the scenes because the characters are so far off from what they should be it's difficult to match the words with the mouth delivering the lines. Fat sorceress' and Radovid salivating over Dandelion was really taking me out of the story.

  • @markpjf85
    @markpjf8510 ай бұрын

    It’s a shame it’s come to this so many opportunities but they don’t want to go to the books

  • @forzer456
    @forzer45610 ай бұрын

    This was a very balance critique, I can’t stand the people that just spew out hate because of the production drama. I want to know the details good and bad but people have hijacked this film on both sides to use in their politics.

  • @sharingon47447

    @sharingon47447

    10 ай бұрын

    I think you are not seeing the reason for that hate. If the political atmosphere didn't exist the show would be done based on the book. So it is purely the show writers interjections that are displayed as changes. It is hard to not hate changes that only follow one path and have absolutely no other reason to exist.

  • @forzer456

    @forzer456

    10 ай бұрын

    @@sharingon47447 there has always been bad writing since the start of tv and movies if you want to criticise it criticise it on that, don’t bring politics into it cause todays politics has gone out of whack and is not insightful. There is one corner of reviewers that are crying woke this, woke that and all they are doing is feeding the overreacting crowd, nothing meaningful is coming out of what they spew just hate and rage. Some beloved movies or projects that had no issue in the early 2000s would cause out-raw in these communities today like mrs doubtfire (guy dressing as a girl) or mulan (diversity), it only shows that our politics have gone to the extreme these movies aren’t going to poison your children it is just entertainment which you can choose to like or dislike.

  • @todd3143

    @todd3143

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@sharingon47447 i understand your sentiment but i don't think you're right. even if you take the political sphere out of this conjunction, you would still have writers who are too lazy to read the source material, or try too hard and write needlessly confusing dialogue and scenes (like s3e5), or having to invent stuff to fill runtime. these are completely non-political issues that just comes down to incompetency. maybe you're displeased with the pc-ness in race swapping and diversity casting, and you think removing the pc-ness would fix that problem. maybe it will, but if you remove the political-ness, then you wouldn't have the witcher either. witcher is about nations at war, those caught inbetween, and a dishonored racially-discriminated veteran fighting a war that's soon to be extinct. it's already very political, and i think the author drew a lot of real life inspirations from the wildlands of poland (if at least you can see it through the flags of its fictional countries). simply put, the witcher is ruined by people who are bad at their job. maybe the hiring manager messed up (maybe this *is* because of pc-ness), or maybe the wrong person just got the right pitch to sell

  • @sharingon47447

    @sharingon47447

    9 ай бұрын

    @@todd3143 there is a huge difference between fantasy political and real life political. They made this about real life, when it's a fictional novel. This isn't the time nor the place to convince me to live life differently. And yes, sticking to the fantasy is going to make the fantasy better. PC culture is literally what has ruined this show.

  • @satti238
    @satti23810 ай бұрын

    As a polish viewer, I respect the length of your video

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    what is it a reference to?

  • @turnmyshiparound8838

    @turnmyshiparound8838

    10 ай бұрын

    @@xLetalisPolish Pope John Paul II died 2.04.2005 at 21:37, this number is a meme in Poland. Sometimes students will open their windows at 21:37 and play popes favorite song "Barka" out very loud.

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    @@turnmyshiparound8838 hah, I didn't know :)

  • @nikoslav
    @nikoslav10 ай бұрын

    I had the similar reaction to Ciri when seeing this "future lover", meaning I almost thought "fucking hell" but just sighed and rolled eyes I didn't watch the season ofc, so if that was a joke, it flew over my head

  • @bernardthequagsire2373
    @bernardthequagsire237310 ай бұрын

    This season just felt confusing, I'm not sure if the fault is with me but it felt like they were just jumping from place to place and I had no idea what is really going on in the world. The elves are the most confusing part of this whole series

  • @ireneferri8572

    @ireneferri8572

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree!

  • @lucasbelmonte2832

    @lucasbelmonte2832

    10 ай бұрын

    It got the game of thrones season 7 fast travelling treatment

  • @carterroehm5183
    @carterroehm518310 ай бұрын

    My favorite moment was the dude that had the gluten allergy 😂

  • @marty.m2933
    @marty.m293310 ай бұрын

    What I find really funny is that they made the whole second season the way they did it to avoid the "boring part" of the books (well, the whole elf blood actually), only to find out that they don't really have anything to use and have to establish the relationships and the world now. We just had an extremely long, bad and boring filler instead of the whole season. Literally, if they'd rather start the second season by inviting Yen to Kaer Morhen instead of Triss, then spend an episode, maybe two in the castle (while the second line would maybe focus on politics through Triss and introduce the witches a bit), then move on to the plot" Time of Contempt" and ended it on Thanedd, we'd actually be where we are now. Otherwise I agree: the third is definitely an improvement. I'm especially glad to finally see some work with the main trio there (The letters and Yenn's infiltration of the house, due to the lack of wine, were quite nice). Since the books were written to make us feel that something is wrong when the three aren't together - it's nice to get some relationships so soon - it only took two seasons. I'm not even commenting on the fact that Ciri and Yennefer are someone completely different, I'm just happy that they're next to each other and talking to each other. Also, when we got to the part with the plot, they doesn't have to invent so much and there are therefore fewer logical problems. Unfortunately, everything else important is pretty much the same. The basic misunderstanding of the original in its most important aspect is beautifully seen through that banquet. The episode itself was probably not the worst, but Lauren again preferred a cheap "mystery and detective plot" to one of the best dialogues between Geralt and Vilgefortz - in addition, the conversation turns to Yen again, because she obviously has gravity of a black hole. Netflix is making a story that was supposed to be about characters mostly about plot and action. While Sapkowski scorned fate, prophecy, and predestination, Netflix relies on it etc.

  • @KaiHung-wv3ul

    @KaiHung-wv3ul

    10 ай бұрын

    It's really stupid, if they thought Blood of Elves was too boring, they should've combined Blood of Elves with parts of Time of Contempt. A rough outline I think might work is like this, Episodes 1: Triss arriving at Kaer Morhen up to the vision with Ciri. Episode 2: At Kaer Morhen, Ciri's training, and ending with the argument between everyone about staying neutral and whatnot. Episode 3: On the road in Kaedwen, setting up the Scoia'tail's conflict with the humans. Episode 4: Travelling with the dwarves and with the whole Shaerrawaedd thing and the Scoia'tail ambush. Episode 5: Cutting between the Northern Kings' meeting at Hagge Castle, introducing Emhyr, and Ciri meeting Yennefer. Episode 6: Ciri's training with Yennefer and Geralt's river cruise. Episode 7: The beginning of Time of Contempt up to the messenger's death and Geralt meeting with Codringer and Fenn. Episode 8: Yennefer and Ciri arriving at Gors Velen, up to Yennefer and Geralt's reunion. Episode 9: The party at Thanedd, ending with Geralt meeting Vilgefortz and we see some preparations for the Thanedd coup and the Northern Kingdoms' strike at Dol Angra. Episode 10: Finale. Civil War on Thanedd between the Brotherhood of Sorcerers, Geralt almost dies fighting Vilgefortz, the skirmish at Dol Angra. The Second Nilfgaardian War begins and we get a closing shot of Triss and Geralt teleporting to Brokilon. That's clearly enough action and drama for a full season and ends on a banger perfect for a show's finale.

  • @doihavetobeg

    @doihavetobeg

    10 ай бұрын

    @@KaiHung-wv3ul Yes, but that would actually be smart, and Lauren and her lackeys clearly lack in that department.

  • @gijsvandergracht8000

    @gijsvandergracht8000

    10 ай бұрын

    First balanced comment I see in this comment section that isn't pure vile spitting for the writers getting a detail of the books wrong

  • @usbgus
    @usbgus10 ай бұрын

    They definitely listened to some of the criticism and tried to bring the show back closer to the books. I enjoyed the season so far but honestly it's mostly because of book nostalgia. Unfortunately they made too many mistakes early on and will have one hell of a time sticking the landing. I feel it's beyond saving at this point. Even if it keeps improving, it will still go down as a show with some limited potential but ultimately a failed attempt at adaptation.

  • @addictiontransfer3731
    @addictiontransfer373110 ай бұрын

    "Oh yeah you know that book and game series everyone loves that have a direct story time-line from books to games? yeah well how about we buy the name, use the same character names, but just make our own, _better_ story, with tons of gay scenes, women empowerment, social justice allegory, and essentially a completely different story!! What? Why not just make our own show? Well because no one would watch it..."

  • @ch1ppy755
    @ch1ppy75510 ай бұрын

    I just really hate the fact that they’re making a lot of the characters gay and trying to integrate it into the story without it making much sense. Like how there’s a potential gay relationship between Ciri and the thief that just pops out of nowhere and doesn’t elaborate. Or Jaskier being a womanizer for YEARS and then all of a sudden becomes gay when he talks to Radovid like 3 times, and even leaves Ciri on her own for Radovid, which Jaskier would never have done for any woman. It’s just kind of annoying when writers try to push a character’s sexuality more than the actual characters story.

  • @deadcard13
    @deadcard1310 ай бұрын

    I have a feeling I'm going to have a hard time with the production quality of this season after something being off in the sound balance of episode 1.

  • @gunslinger7513
    @gunslinger751310 ай бұрын

    I like Philippa and Dijkstra interaction between each other. Especially Philippa's desire to dominate (it was shown in The Witcher 2) and the provoking character of Dijkstra is very good. It was interesting. But, as for me, this is not enough for a good adaptation and show. Yes, it was better than the 2nd season, but it seems to me that work on the bugs could have been done better.

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah I actually talked more about that and some parallels with the Witcher 2 but had to cut it out for advertiser friendliness :)

  • @lucasbelmonte2832

    @lucasbelmonte2832

    10 ай бұрын

    I don’t agree with how Phillipa looks but she plays her very well and the guy who plays Dijkstra was good. He’s the only guy apart form Geralt who was cast well

  • @powermasterjazz
    @powermasterjazz10 ай бұрын

    It's pretty well-known that the writers of this show HATE the source material.

  • @Night_Queen343
    @Night_Queen34310 ай бұрын

    Season 1 was decent, but yet no season has The Witcher feel. Sometimes I feel I am not watching The Witcher. I watched only the first 2 episodes of Season 3 and decided not to watch anymore.

  • @ningnong1343
    @ningnong134310 ай бұрын

    You know....That pyre Yen knocked sideways so effortlessly would have a LOT of weight on it. The structure looks strong. I might have believed she was capable if she has used a magic blast, but she used her spindly thin arms to knock out the base. I call bullsh*t.

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    that was one of the most ridiculous scenes in movies :)

  • @villelepoaho4105
    @villelepoaho410510 ай бұрын

    Imagine if the Witcher show was made by people who actually care about the source material. A Hearts of Stone season with David Beckham as Olgierd von Everec would be perfection.

  • @jcksparrowfan
    @jcksparrowfan10 ай бұрын

    LOL "The Fuck Spell". It's funny cuz its true.

  • @foxeh123
    @foxeh12310 ай бұрын

    Nothing in the show reminds me of the books.

  • @RastaGamesful
    @RastaGamesful10 ай бұрын

    I personally like the first and the last episode of the show... Especially the directing of it. They are feel more feeting to the source material than 2-4 episodes. But i didn't like what they doing with Jaskier. Why he kisses with Radovid is that make any sense? And the most interesing this season were how they handle with new Geralt's appearance. This is better than S2 but not even close to some of season 1 or the games. And I'm very interesting in the Emhyr motivation this season, i like him in the show.

  • @Azmina_the_warlock

    @Azmina_the_warlock

    10 ай бұрын

    These days, men can't just be friends or companions, they HAVE to be lovers 🙄 I have zero issue with gay characters but when it's done just to tick a box or satisfy a ridiculous "ship" for fan service, it's just annoying

  • @jiyghkjsduhjkbkb

    @jiyghkjsduhjkbkb

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Azmina_the_warlock Yeah, gay characters are okay but not when it's: 1: Unnecessary 2: Done to tick a box 3: Not Canon 4: Directly clashes with source material 5: Makes no sense in the society of the world

  • @vanyadolly

    @vanyadolly

    10 ай бұрын

    I liked what they did with Radovid who's pretty much a blank slate, but they could have picked just about any other character without an established sexuality to make bi than Jaskier. It just didn't make any sense. We haven't even seen any hint of him being interested in men in the last two seasons!

  • @Azmina_the_warlock

    @Azmina_the_warlock

    10 ай бұрын

    @@vanyadolly 💯

  • @nikeaddict55

    @nikeaddict55

    10 ай бұрын

    @@vanyadolly Plus, making the only male character that shows any kind of femininity and promiscuity Bi just reinforces the biggest stereotype bi people face. Being biphobia when trying to be inclusive is really an incredible case of rake face

  • @MelissaSz89
    @MelissaSz8910 ай бұрын

    Your review is excellent and I couldn't agree more with it. Especially the part where you talked about how season 3 struggles because of things they fabricated in season 2 - that was my thought as well during many parts. And it will continue because they've already changed too much. It's a shame that they messed up the relationships in season 2 so badly, because it was then where we should've been able to see them become a family already. I do love all the bonding moments in season 3 and there's definitely some good moments from the books as well. This season is better than the last, but I'm too afraid of what they'll do with other beloved characters like Regis in the future (considering how they butchered Eskel). And since Henry Cavill as Geralt was my first contact with The Witcher and his enthusiasm for this world made me read the books and play the games as well, it just won't be the same without him for me and I won't be able to watch when he's gone.

  • @Mohnatchenko
    @Mohnatchenko10 ай бұрын

    "...dwarven lesbian blacksmith..." Never change, Netflix. A dwarf, lesbian and a blacksmith walk into a forge...

  • @abooreal
    @abooreal10 ай бұрын

    THAT's Margarita!? oh my...... Thanks for the video, I never intended to watch this season.

  • @aligmal5031
    @aligmal503110 ай бұрын

    it's insane how they race swapped most of the characters

  • @titanscerw

    @titanscerw

    10 ай бұрын

    Its not a swap it is willful and deliberate deletion of anything White from the story that has massive Slavic, Nordic, Saxon and Celtic tint to it ...

  • @aligmal5031

    @aligmal5031

    10 ай бұрын

    @@titanscerw it's not just that i am from egypt and they are doing the same thing as well lately netflix race swapped cleopatra who is greek their agenda is tied with mass immigration so you will get race swapped in the media first to adjust the new order then mass immigration will race swap you in real life

  • @LeutnantJoker

    @LeutnantJoker

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@titanscerw and here I thought woke people thought cultural appropriation was a bad thing... but hey.. what can you expect from people who summarize all the history and cultural diversity of Europe as "white"

  • @aligmal5031

    @aligmal5031

    10 ай бұрын

    @@titanscerw so they are trying rn to race swap north africa with black mass immigration and west of europe has fallen already to this

  • @aligmal5031

    @aligmal5031

    10 ай бұрын

    @@LeutnantJoker the problem is the diversity of value and culture not the skin color europe was already diverse enough to begin with

  • @sofianaji6726
    @sofianaji672610 ай бұрын

    No one is gonna talk about the cringy love scenes? Yen and geralt from the game have more chemistry and they're not even real lol

  • @JelloFluoride
    @JelloFluoride10 ай бұрын

    Do these Netflix writers think everyone is secretly gay or what? Can't understand who they think their audience is, but this ain't it. I'm not even gonna pirate this season.

  • @schoolofdank5736
    @schoolofdank573610 ай бұрын

    Im glad they finally got around to why they made Sabrina look the way she does 😂 we all thought about it now Geralt has to as well.

  • @addictiontransfer3731
    @addictiontransfer373110 ай бұрын

    Netflix studios and probably even Lauren Hissbich herself want to include the elves no matter what cost to the story, because its an opportunity for them to make some sort of "biting allegorical commentary" on oppression and refugees. Modern writers love stroking their own egos at the expense of good-storytelling. Plus.. shows that have any sort of messaging on social justice in any form, no matter the quality of the storytelling, help to increase the companies "Corperate Equality Index" and ESG scores.

  • @lolitsajoke77

    @lolitsajoke77

    10 ай бұрын

    The crazy thing is Witcher 3 has great allegories naturally with the hunting down of non-humans. The writers just couldn’t wait to ruin.

  • @addictiontransfer3731

    @addictiontransfer3731

    10 ай бұрын

    @@lolitsajoke77 Exactly. They're so dedicated to "proving" they can write their _own, better_ version of the witcher, that they literally neglect to pillage what aspects of the story would actually illustrate the messeges they value, and instead just use the elements superfluous to their agenda. But hey, if they had any forsight and competence at their jobs they wouldnt need to vandalize someone else's work to make a buck, they could just write their non-witcher original stories.

  • @doomzy8510

    @doomzy8510

    10 ай бұрын

    @@addictiontransfer3731 it was just fkd from the beginning, netflix hires these incompetent, egoïstical creators bcs i guess they share the same political agenda. I just watched the first episode and it was just shit, everything feels rushed because it just isnt fixable, it was fkd from the moment they started introducing their own BS. The books are so good i really don't get how you can let your own ego get so ahead of yourself in thinking you can do better than the original material everyone loves.

  • @addictiontransfer3731

    @addictiontransfer3731

    10 ай бұрын

    @@doomzy8510 Its a hollywood thing. The actual creatives aren't running the show, and now no longer even get jobs for their skill. Souless agenda driven studios beholden to far left politics are who _casts_ writers for the franchises they buy. And yes the writers and directors are all now _casted_ , based usually on inalienable qualities like whether theyre a women or what race they are, not based purely on merit or experience. So as a result it seems like all of hollywood is just devoid of talent and decent writing skills, but in reality good writers still exist, they just aren't being hired. and instead we get desperate, insecure ideologues heading shows where they openly dispise the source matieral because _they_ didn't write it, and becuase it doesn't conform to their politics.

  • @doomzy8510

    @doomzy8510

    10 ай бұрын

    @@addictiontransfer3731 yeah this is so sad, hopefully in the future it will change for the better but I doubt it.

  • @mtower6088
    @mtower608810 ай бұрын

    Am I the only one who thinks the costumes and most settings look like they borrowed them from your neighbours LARP group? And why does the "Renfri" sword look like it lost at least 30 cm? 😅

  • @MarkGearRex
    @MarkGearRex10 ай бұрын

    I was disappointed in the first minute, because I really like the scene with Geralt and the Professor's goons. "You have a choice, one of you will come out and tell me who hired you. Then you may ride away without any trouble. Or all three of you may come out. I'm waiting." I love that line and it sucks the show doesn't have Geralt speak at all. Also, I think the show writers thought the Professor was an actual professor because he's not carrying a weapon, his goons tell him to stand back, and he begs for his life instead of fighting, even though in the book he's a bandit who is called the Professor because he uses big words, which they got that at least, in the 2 lines he had. I also miss the interaction between Geralt and Vilgefortz at Thanedd, they sort of had it, but really cut down. Vilgefortz telling Geralt about his background and all the different paintings was interesting. The whole Thanedd episode could have been better, I feel like I would have preferred if they stuck to one character's POV for each repeat, like just Geralt's view of the party, just Yennefer, etc, instead of jumping around and retreading old scenes again and again. The song verse "not everything is as it seems" that played everytime was a bit on the nose.

  • @gijsvandergracht8000

    @gijsvandergracht8000

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah that would have been much better and interesting to watch indeed

  • @The9892
    @The989210 ай бұрын

    I'm only a minute into this video so unsure if you're gonna mention it, but Geralt running past a wounded and defenceless Reince with a blade in his hand and not killing him put me off watching any more episodes. It would have taken him 2 seconds to slice his head off and be done with. Its so ridiculous that its actually insulting the showrunners thought people wouldn't question it. It's been over a week since I watched it and it's still pissing me off!

  • @deeznut9686

    @deeznut9686

    10 ай бұрын

    I hate the fact that Reince wasn't even a strong enemy. He got his ass beaten by Geralt so bad, it's not even remotely close to a fight. But the show wanted to keep him alive and wanted us to believe that he has a important role in the plot and we have to deal with him.

  • @TrissTess

    @TrissTess

    10 ай бұрын

    Exactly! And for what did they even bring him back? I tend to believe because they got a more recognisable actor for the 3 season? 🤷🤦

  • @beenokok529
    @beenokok52910 ай бұрын

    I feel like it is better not watching this season because if you want to enjoy the Witcher, you can play the game or read the book those are better quality of the Witcher. I see no future in this Netflix show being good, Just okay. I want to enjoy a good show, not a okay show. I am having more enjoyment of the witcher just playing the game right now. I recommend other people do the same rather than watch this bad to okay show.

  • @beenokok529

    @beenokok529

    10 ай бұрын

    If anyone introduction to the Witcher is this show, I feel really bad for them as the Witcher is so much better as a book and a game than this show. The plot make more sense, and the characters are more interesting than this show portrayed any of its elements.

  • @cayan6869
    @cayan686910 ай бұрын

    I HAVE BEEEEEEN WAITING FOR THIS! YES FINALLY watching letalis review > watching it yourself and having your own opinions

  • @gaborkallai2112
    @gaborkallai211210 ай бұрын

    Hey! Firstly, great video. We all appreciate your work and effort that you put into these videos, much love!

  • @mgmfontes8513
    @mgmfontes851310 ай бұрын

    The first episode really got me, i thought the series had some hope of being actually good for once. But then ciri showed the cat medallion. I was wrong.

  • @LightningRaven42

    @LightningRaven42

    10 ай бұрын

    Same story with A Grain of Truth in S02. It was the same bait and switch. Even in S01, the most accurate episode was S01E01.

  • @mgmfontes8513

    @mgmfontes8513

    10 ай бұрын

    @@LightningRaven42 so the first episode is always the best of the season u say? Makes sense, makes sense

  • @gauravlall747
    @gauravlall74710 ай бұрын

    I was anticipating this review more than I was the show

  • @FinalConsensus
    @FinalConsensus10 ай бұрын

    Geralt killed that Rollie Pollie Ollie with his STEEL sword 🙄and when they were on the ship, Ciri killed the monster with Geralts STEEL sword. I swear it’s like they don’t even care anymore. Steel is for humans, silver is for monsters

  • @rickastley955
    @rickastley95510 ай бұрын

    Came here right when i see the notif, you will be offering a good deal of impact o decide whether to watch next season and forward!

  • @michaelrendler3703
    @michaelrendler370310 ай бұрын

    Fringilla may be the worst casting choice in TV history

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    oof...i cant say i agree at all...she is supposed to closely resemble yennifer for that whole geralt romance thing to make any sense (though i suspect netflix will cut that out entirely - cheating even though its during a break up is bad) but i think the actress gets a bad rap for shitty writing thats out of her control....hell even her being black is a writing/showrunning decision and if the rest of the writing wasnt so terrible i think she couldve pulled it off

  • @michaelrendler3703

    @michaelrendler3703

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ipraytovodka it’s about her resembling the character. Whether it’s appearance or behavior she doesn’t do it either way.

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    @@michaelrendler3703 what i mean is that i dont see it as a casting issue but rather a writing one

  • @ipraytovodka

    @ipraytovodka

    10 ай бұрын

    @@michaelrendler3703 and by the way if they do end up leaving the romance bit out as i suspect then there really is no reason for her resembling yen

  • @michaelrendler3703

    @michaelrendler3703

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ipraytovodka well if you are adapting the books, then her not representing Yen is a big deal. Also, her acting isn’t good.

  • @JLucas_RS
    @JLucas_RS10 ай бұрын

    6:00 I think Geralt wanted to interrogate Rience when he noticed the castle. But he could have brouht Rience with him through the portal, maybe knock him out with a punch or something...

  • @GhostMas7er
    @GhostMas7er10 ай бұрын

    The last episode's repeat of events was very weird and unnecessary. Usually this is done when there is some hidden plot happening alongside everything and that plot changes the outcome of the repeating events or there is some dramatic reveal. Here, the dramatic reveal happens After all repeats and after the event has finished (the next morning). They just stretched 15 minutes to a whole episode...

  • @sridhark9973
    @sridhark997310 ай бұрын

    Netflix have perfectly created the Crones of Crookback Bog but called them Fringilla, Margarita and Keira 💀

  • @darkvortex2410
    @darkvortex241010 ай бұрын

    I kinda hate that this show was my introduction to The Witcher. I knew of The Witcher games but never played them and had zero clue their were books. I watched the show because I was like, "I like a good fantasy show and Henry Cavill is a great actor". Enjoyed season one, thought it was a unique fantasy show. I really liked how it was shot, coming from someone who is an aspiring filmmaker. Then decided I'll read the books(I'm not a massive book reader). Loved those and then got The Witcher 3 and was in love with this universe. Played the game multiple twice(just started my third playthrough using the cat armor). Then I watched season two with all that Witcher knowledge and was like, "WTF, THIS ISN'T THE WITCHER!". No disrespect to the actors and crew(not counting writers and showrunners). They all did their best but it wasn't The Witcher. For me, I can watch season one as a prequel to the games, KINDA. It gets you familiar with the world and what is happening to someone extent. My headcanon as to why it doesn't entirely match with the book and game lore, if ut can be a prequel to the games, is it's being told by Jaskier/Dandelion. Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri are telling him the story and he's adding and taking away boring parts because "it sounds better". To me, seems like something he would do. At least i can thank Netflix for introducing me to the world of The Witcher. Can't imagine my lufe without it now.

  • @landismithCOJ
    @landismithCOJ10 ай бұрын

    The burn that xLetalis is gonna give will sting more than the O'Dimm brand.

  • @shahanalikhan8879
    @shahanalikhan887910 ай бұрын

    xLetalis just have to include that geralt taking money clip in ALL his videos 😂😂😂

  • @joleksu7644
    @joleksu764410 ай бұрын

    I'm on the same wavelength as you on this season so far. I started watching with the idea that I will ignore all of the lore contradictions and funky actor choices and I seemed to enjoy the season a lot more than season 2. Much preferred the dialogue weighted episodes. Here's to hoping part 2 will stay on this course.

  • @GM-gb1eu
    @GM-gb1eu10 ай бұрын

    2:47 This particular glasses are from professor from witcher 1, not from books. It's misleading in english because both have same name, but in polish 2nd main antagonist in witcher 1 is named "magister", while book character is named "profesor".

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    oh yeah they're not the same professor, one is a reference to the other :) It stems from the fact that Witcher 1 was initially set within the books

  • @Silvervein98
    @Silvervein9810 ай бұрын

    I feel like this might be unpopular opinion but I actually preferred nightmare of the wolf over all live action stuff lol

  • @karolinakuc4783
    @karolinakuc478310 ай бұрын

    Plump sourceress was the least bad of what could happen. I am sure people minded more the fact that the said sourceress doesn't remind Yennefer coz it means yet another issue will be cut from what Netflix dares to call adaptation.

  • @cinna5559
    @cinna555910 ай бұрын

    When I was watching the latest season, for a moment a heard the main melody of the Witcher games. Turns out i wasn't imaging it. It's in the soundtrack "Stay Together"

  • @sycros8438
    @sycros843810 ай бұрын

    Do you know if the original polish nickname that Yennefer uses for Ciri also translate to “ugly one”. Having read the german translation of the books I was extremely confused by Yennefer calling her “ugly one”. Was the the first time hearing it for me, cause she uses the nickname “Eulchen” in the german books, which basically translates to “Owl” and I can’t seem to remember Ciri getting called “ugly one” in the games, which I played in english.

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    9 ай бұрын

    Yennefer stopped calling Ciri that eventually

  • @vasudevmenon2496
    @vasudevmenon249610 ай бұрын

    When i saw the first 3 ep of season 3, i thought there were 2 clone of fringilla vigo then i realised they were Margarita Antille and Philippa Eilhart. Had to check witcher 3 character entry to confirm i was not dreaming. In the age where witches valued beauty or appearances. They should have added magic mutation which would have explained why simple aard could drive off eredin and Francesca. They could have made the character cast more to the source material or the game

  • @todd3143

    @todd3143

    9 ай бұрын

    it seems like you were convinced of a good buu evil buu situation for a brief moment there

  • @Czermet666
    @Czermet66610 ай бұрын

    Stregabor's my new favourite character. *"Die, abomination!"*

  • @samaelnemo
    @samaelnemo10 ай бұрын

    did they just blackwash a character then just whitewash the actor himself? 4:23

  • @alielbassiony4194
    @alielbassiony419410 ай бұрын

    Im sorry if I offended anyone but I can’t see Dandelion Eredin or Radovid homosexual

  • @xLetalis

    @xLetalis

    10 ай бұрын

    oh right, I forgot Eredin was homosexual

  • @dragoonzen
    @dragoonzen10 ай бұрын

    What took so long, I was patiently waiting for your breakdown. Let's go!!!

  • @GoofylookinHippy
    @GoofylookinHippy10 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I've been waiting for your review to decide whether I would watch this season or not!

  • @THExLIFExISxTOxSHORT
    @THExLIFExISxTOxSHORT10 ай бұрын

    I understand why you are thinking about not reviewing the future witcher shows anymore, but if you won't do it, how will we all know what happens in them? Like, I don't wanna watch it, but I definetly want to see your review about it :D

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