2000: Oh, the critics didn't like the show? Guess I'll watch something else. 2020: Oh, the critics didn't like the show? Must be pretty good then.

@Saboras95

4 жыл бұрын

the problem is the critics then and today are the same. Boomers gonna boom

@alexubel

4 жыл бұрын

That's how it's always been. Also Saboras...the problem is they aren't Boomers. They are primarily millennials masquerading as critics. Don't be blaming the wrong generation.

@awesomeatronik

4 жыл бұрын

Critics have always been scum. sikal and ebert were stupid i never agreed with their reviews for any movie. It used to piss me off so much when every body would be excited about a movie just because they gave it two thumbs up fuck those guys im glad their dead

@khyrianstorms

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexubel This, honestly. I've seen so many people that are trying to be meta and sarcastic on Twitter because they think it makes them all cool and hipster. There's little sincerity, mostly ego.

@aaronli8376

4 жыл бұрын

@@Saboras95 the author of The Witcher would be considered a boomer. Stop being so stupid

That interview is why Cavill is class.

@adamsedor8247

4 жыл бұрын

its why Cavill is the symbol of hope for the fans

@Patrick-ix5dl

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamsedor8247 I thought the letter "S" was the symbol for hope.

@sirretsnom3329

4 жыл бұрын

He is also a fan of the KC Chiefs! GO CHIEFS!

@kaloryfer99999

4 жыл бұрын

Guess why comments under that video are disabled.

@claykeough7898

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamsedor8247 b jo n

“It’s not Toxicity, It’s passion” ~ Henry Amen.

@Zehaha2

4 жыл бұрын

Both toxicity and passion exist. There are a lot of people who hate stuff just to feel superior and/or better because they have "higher taste" even though they've never tried said something. Disliking something is not toxic. But being a class-a asshole that shoves their own opinions down people's throats while dismissing everything the other one say is not passion.

@2Day7

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it is toxicity, when they send death threats it ain't fun.

@ryateo1

4 жыл бұрын

what does it tell you about your preferred viewing if you can skip five episodes ahead and expect to know what's going on? What the f*** is wrong with these kids? Baron zemo from civil war is now my official favorite character anywhere. The man talks about patience being a weapon. I wish people could understand that now.

@ryateo1

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if all of the critics opinion would change if they knew the two most powerful individuals in this entire storyline are two women.

@zesalamel22

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's passion, sometimes it's toxic. It's not fair to paint fans with one brush and clam that any expression of anger/disappointment is in fact toxic - see s8 of GoT. But it's silly to pretend that fans can't be toxic either.

Critics: “Its over complicated and I couldn’t follow it. It’s terrible.” Anyone who’s ever read the Silmarillion: “You think this is too complicated?? Are you joking?”

@melize7035

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 too true

@bishopthefool

4 жыл бұрын

It does take a few episodes to really distinguish that the three personal stories are in three different time periods, with Yennifer's story starting decades earlier than Geralt's adventures while Ciri's story is happening at the 'present time'. Other than that, what is really confusing? Game of Thrones had way more factions, geographical locations and characters to remember and no one complained about it...

@joaniedallaire4352

4 жыл бұрын

By luck, they didn't adapt Kingdom Hearts yet!

@Im-Not-a-Dog

4 жыл бұрын

Joanie Dallaire Lets not get ahead of ourselves here. There’s a difference between a complicated plot and intentionally over convoluting a plot to drag out a story. I love Kingdom Hearts but they really could have done some better storytelling.

@joaniedallaire4352

4 жыл бұрын

@@Im-Not-a-Dog I agree with you.

These ''professional'' critics, are like gamers who skip all the cutscenes and then complain the game has no story. It's downright pathetic.

@LordMalice6d9

4 жыл бұрын

The ironic thing is though. That a lot of games actually do not have a story, or the game is incomplete at launch and is patched and fixed post launch. Ala Fallout 76, Borderlands 3 et cetera. When I pay $60 usda for a game I expect that game to be a full game and not half-baked.

@greenkaiju9288

4 жыл бұрын

@@LordMalice6d9 You can't compare Borderlands 3 with Fallout76. You can't be serious. And If you are, I doubt your sanity.

@randomlygeneratedname

4 жыл бұрын

One literally did skip half of it, and still did a review saying the story was half baked, I never even interacted with the witcher before the show and I got it give or take.

@michaelwesten1764

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t get why they’re pissed anyway, it was great but still followed the usual woke aspects, just not a saturating pounding the viewer - level. 30% of the show is badass Geralt, the Witcher, and the other 70% is strong female witches. Every single relationship is interracial. There’s the ‘evil colonialism’ quips/parallel to the elves. The first eclipse girl, skinny as hell (Beatrix?) - is nearly Geralts equal in combat. They have the evil man quip in the pilot in the bar, “I see evil” etc. Another evil man quip with the lioness queen - an old mans rule (wedding dinner). The lioness queen, fighting right on the front line, not in the back to give orders..... I mean I wanted more Geralt, it was like a 30/70 ratio to strong women. What are they bitching about?

@danielsmithiv1279

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

I think Roach's character did a good job.

@UteChewb

4 жыл бұрын

"Don't judge me." Followed by a withering look from Roach.

@BoothferryLad

4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t see him on enough roof tops....

@Rekhan4242

4 жыл бұрын

I agree Roach was not on ANY ROOFS! How did they miss that detail? Maybe they can fix it in Season 2?

@nunabisness7191

4 жыл бұрын

Such an underrated character. I always get attached to the animals.

@toomuch9762

4 жыл бұрын

Probably the only interesting character in the show

*Skips ahead to a later episode* "Why is this not making sense? I have no idea what's going on! Show BAD!"

@49ers1975

4 жыл бұрын

lol...

@sailspo

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I was confused at first, too, because I neither read the books nor played the games, but I wanted to give the show a chance, especially because I heard so many bad reviews beforehand. And it was so satisfying when everything finally came together and clicked. Now I want to read all the books and play the games.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

Screw critics. Back when Underworld movie first came out there was a film critic who bombed the movie and admitted in the review that, and I'm paraphrasing, "it was so bad that I had to leave the theatre, but I went back about 45 minutes later and couldn't understand what was going on, so I left." And another reviewer was talking about how awful Return of the King was: "People were collectively groaning on how bad the movie was."

Seriously, why do professional critics exist any more? their job is now obsolete

@saviourfade6849

4 жыл бұрын

Word of mouth is the best form of review right now. I remember Black mirror blowing up purely because people talked about it

@tesso.6193

4 жыл бұрын

I do enjoy reading some critics. they point out things i don't notice sometimes. That being said when there's a large divide between viewer and critic score i go with the viewers opinion

@kpossibles

4 жыл бұрын

I follow a critic on Twitter that has a similar taste as me. Usually I'll consider watching something if they recommend something and definitely avoid if they hated something

@SheepAmongG.O.A.T

4 жыл бұрын

Reviews are obsolete if you're Netflix.

@damarh

4 жыл бұрын

We need Ali G to make a movie about cannibalism and have (pay) the critics go crazy over it.

Critics: *Shits on The Witcher* The Witcher: *Becomes Insanely popular* Critics: "Wait you cant do that, thats illegal!"

@Mediados

4 жыл бұрын

Yadokari They shit on The Witcher and the fans toss their turds back to them. But you certainly know, thats not the only thing we toss...

4 жыл бұрын

Critics: "hmmmm......ah, fuck!"

@arisen456

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately witcher games were never as popular. Witch is better? No answer needed..

4 жыл бұрын

@@arisen456 That's weird, somehow whenever I ask anyone playing RPGs about whether they tried Witcher I always hear warm words back...

@Rodzynus

4 жыл бұрын

Witcher 1 wasn't well known outside already existing fanbase of books. Witcher 2 was a lot bigger, maybe not super popular but made its mark enough for the series to gain traction. Witcher 3 on the other hand was not only highly anticipated all around the world but also gained praises after release (something games these days struggle because of their broken launches and shitty business models). It came out almost 5 years ago and is still praised and considered one of the best RPGs out there.

Any show where the hero communicates mostly through grunts is a show for me.

@KB-rh4vd

4 жыл бұрын

Most adult videos fit that description.

@ivanrenic4243

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm ............. Fuck

@telboy007

4 жыл бұрын

@@ivanrenic4243 😂

@tedi7103

4 жыл бұрын

@@KB-rh4vd but if the guy makes noise in adult videos then it's ruined

@alexworm1707

4 жыл бұрын

you must love tom hardy lmao

Toxic Fandom is a thing. just not the way the media claims it is. it's more when the fans themselves brutally attack each other for stuff they disagree on.

@mennograafmans1595

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Or fans that break the law for what they're a fan of. Just complaining on the internet does not make you toxic, stalking or threatening someone does.

@sydneyclark1281

4 жыл бұрын

Voltron would be a good example-when a ship didn’t become canon in a new season, the creators and VAs received death threats. THAT’S toxic

@pinietsas

4 жыл бұрын

Media just seize terms at will and use them at leisure. They use it so their message becomes more catchy, and they kinda make a point (or so they believe) instantly, just like people who just call anyone they disagree with a 'fascist'. It's a tool for them, the internet can be easily pictures by tendencies and terms msot people use wrong anyways so it isn't that difficult to use that new vocabulary against people.

@wolfvonversweber1109

4 жыл бұрын

@Misao17 Depends, hatewatching can be fun, as long as you don't take it too far / seriously. =)

@liamnichols6

4 жыл бұрын

When fans harass actors and actresses who portray the characters that may not have been fan favorites is undeniably toxic and should not happen

The only time a fan is "toxic" is when they go and attack the actors and people working on the products themselves, which isn't cool in any way shape or form. NO FAN should EVER send threats to people, even if they don't like the product. With that said, most fans are not toxic or haters, they're people who have legit reasons for disliking something, and if they're vocal about it and explain why, we should respect them for their opinion. The same goes for those who like something that we may not, we should respect their opinion.

@alexs1640

4 жыл бұрын

That's why I disagree with the notion of there being no such thing as a toxic fan. There definitely is as there is a right way and a wrong to do anything. When you present your displeasure in any media in a threatening or unconstructive way, you're a toxic fan.

@Rekhan4242

4 жыл бұрын

It's the "Toxic" Fan vs. a TOXIC Fan! How are you defining toxic?

@patrickwilliams7695

4 жыл бұрын

I would argue that fans attacking other fans also falls into that category, didnt fans of steven universe bully a girl into suicide because she drew a fat character as being skinny?

@Gendo3s2k

4 жыл бұрын

...nah. That's just a shitty individual.

@raygun4870

4 жыл бұрын

Agrees in jar hard binks noises

"I don't necessarily consider that toxic, I just consider that passionate." - Henry Cavill *[My Respect For This Man Grows By The Minute]*

@TimeBomb014X

4 жыл бұрын

He really is Superman, inspiring people to be good

@eggsnspam

4 жыл бұрын

I really like him as superman. I really like all the superman actors. One of my favorite superheroes. It's not the actor's fault if the writing, directing, etc. didn't help the movie or character. I think every single one of these actors did the best they can with what they have, including Henry Cavill.

@darrenrenna

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, Cavill is great. It was evident in the Tudors. In the course of that show he and his character matured a lot

@faktickyneviem

4 жыл бұрын

I guess he doesn't read the comments, or haven't received any death threats by fans yet.

@ayoissac

4 жыл бұрын

@@faktickyneviem you know, I see more of ppl talk about how actors, musicians, etc. Get death threats for certain things than actual death threats. Do the death threaters (sounds like a Harry Potter Deatheater rip-off) have their own community I don't know about?

Henry Cavill gets it because he's a geek too. 🥰

@FrankLoon

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah both are not mutually exclusive but I think the common ground we can all thread on is: Henry Cavill is a reasonable and pragmatic guy who doesn't fuel this divide.

@TinaBojan

4 жыл бұрын

Cavill is a major fan of The Witcher video games and practically begged to get this series off the ground. That qualifies him as a geek in my book. I'm a geek, and there's not filthy about it. 😉

@FrankLoon

4 жыл бұрын

@@TinaBojan Preach, Tina. PREACH! :D

@robh5695

4 жыл бұрын

The only kind of filthy to be concerned about is the "filthy casual." Geeks will get that one.

@Yusuke_Denton

4 жыл бұрын

So satisfying to see an artist not attacking his customers.

Henry is pure gold, love him, he seems like such a genuinely nice person who loves what he does.

I quite liked the show, but I'm kinda disappointed that it's not more witcher focused. there was just a touch too much in the way of non-geraltcontent in my opinion. I know you have to explain a lot with the other characters but it treated them like they were equally important to geralt which in my opinion is just not the case

@redassassian

2 жыл бұрын

Most of episodes where from last wish book, which is collection of short stories with Geralt

"It ain't exactly Game of Thrones". Scathing burn in 2011, glowing recommendation in 2019.

@MRuby-qb9bd

4 жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeahhhh...

@ivanstepanovic1327

4 жыл бұрын

BTW, first "witcher" book was published in 1986, I think. When was GoT published? So, comparisons should be the other way round for those who want to make them.

@SumDumGy

4 жыл бұрын

Except the references and review was about the TV series, not the book.

@ivanstepanovic1327

4 жыл бұрын

@@SumDumGy Yes, but the point is - it was done well in the book. Wasn't done so well in the show. And that is a fact. Still, not as garbage as these "critics" say. To be fair, GoT was awesome both in books and show until season 5 or 6. Then it started declining in quality (when they ran out of books and started writing on their own) and we had that disaster of season 8.

@sallgoodman2323

4 жыл бұрын

It's all about the landing. The sky's the limit, but if you can't land.

She was just jealous that his “wig” looked better than her “real” hair!

@kapnkerf2532

4 жыл бұрын

The first screen test they did of Geralt's look was very shampoo commercial. But they fixed it.

@nataliewebber3139

4 жыл бұрын

As someone who has worked in Hair/Makeup SFX makeup for TV I can say that Henry's Geralt wig and makeup does in fact look good and realistic. That critic is a fuckwit.

@criticaltweaker4393

4 жыл бұрын

Dude that dude is a beautiful man.

@dealingwithiris3687

4 жыл бұрын

skankhunt42 you’d be surprised how many people of all ages and race wear wigs

@Sam-sf8by

4 жыл бұрын

Cavill confirmed in interviews that those were his real hairs. He had a 2 woman team for makeup and hairstyle that found a way to get his hair to that color without absolutely destroying them

That's so unprofessional, it's literally their job to watch and give review's on movies and series! How can they be so utterly lazy when 'it is their job'! That's like watching the first 10 minutes of a movie, then walking out and coming back to watch the last 10 - Then having the gull to call it terrible! Even if the show is not their taste, it's they're requirement (via professionalism) of seeing the entire thing through - To undertand and experience the whole of it and thusly give it a thorough review. These people should not be critics and they communicate like children with their opinionated nonsense from their mental high horse. Reminds me of the sjw's who gave the writers crap for making Yennefer beautiful in the show, instead of keeping her as an ugly hunchback... Claiming that it's a "bad message" for women to think they have to be beautiful to gain something. The stupidity is mind-boggling. Rotten Tomatoes should only be there for audience scores, nothing else.

@kossend1

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, imagine if we turned up to work, left after half an hour and turned up again for the last half hour? We'd be out on our ears pretty quickly

Critics : CURRENT DOCTOR WHO IS GREAT Audience : No, it's not. Critics : WITCHER IS BAD Audience : No, it's not.

@kossend1

4 жыл бұрын

Critics: WE'RE STILL RELEVANT Audience: No, you're not

@greykid7201

4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion I like current Doctor Who. But Jesus Christ does Witcher trample it.

@AVerySillySausage

4 жыл бұрын

Both Dr Who and Witcher are shite. Neither scores can be trusted.

@greykid7201

4 жыл бұрын

@@AVerySillySausage no critic can be trusted, if a critic rates it bad then it's good.

@ICreatedU1

4 жыл бұрын

@@AVerySillySausage I dont know about dr. Who but damn, are you right about The Witcher. So badly written, dull and uninspired. Watched 6 eps hoping it would lead somewhere and gave up. Not to mention, sorry but Cavill is such a bad actor, it's crazy. No charisma, no presence, no grit; everything is said with the same emotionless frowning face. If it wasn't for the few things he has going for him - he is tall, handsome and has the body of a greek god - that dude would never get a role anywhere. I don't always agree with the critics, but on this one they are bang on. Same thing on Rotten Tomatoes.

New term: “Toxic Professional Critics”

@LukeHimself

4 жыл бұрын

Hypocritics

@andrewmitchell9796

4 жыл бұрын

They are the most irrelevant and toxic entity in this process. Really, who cares about anything they have to say about anything?

@ezcash99

4 жыл бұрын

(Toxic) Garbage Critics!

@mechazoic

4 жыл бұрын

“The Critical Mess”

@MaciejBogdanStepien

4 жыл бұрын

'hipocritics' in short.

They haven't played the games. They have not read the books. They did not really watch the series. They are irrelevant and the fans don't care about them.

@svenblubber5448

4 жыл бұрын

Critics aren't supposed to be fans, teyre supposed to reviev from a neutral perspective, wether the show is good for a non witcher fan, even for someone who is not a real fantasy fan. Therefore a difference in score between critics and public is to be expected: people who leave audience scores tend to be self pre-selected genre or franchise fans. Also, many fans tend to actively overrate a product if they feel the critics gave an insufficient score. I personally would have been suspicious of the critics if their score had been less then 20% below the fans....

@alexdavis-mann8513

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't either but I loved it.

@lonewolf3314

4 жыл бұрын

Sven Blubber i have not plaged the games nor read the books and still loved the tv show, in fact i even went further ahead and watched the polish tv seties of 2001 and loved it even better than the netflix show. You do not need to be a fan to admire ones work, the only thing you need is fully functioning brain and to actually watch all the episodes unlike many critics.

@34nat52

4 жыл бұрын

I did read the book in the 90's. I did play games. I loved Yen strory, and episode with a Dzinn and a little the story of Pavetta. Rest of the series was a first class shit. Netflix "Dragon" was worse than the dragon from the first witcher series, from 20 years ago. And that one was terrible.

@Ketiseb

4 жыл бұрын

Neither did any of those produced the series lol. Couldnt even find a pretty girls to play sorceresses. Who are considered the peak beauty in the world of Witcher.

I’m surprised that Rotten Tomatoes gave such a low score; most major characters in this show were women, and all powerful women, and plenty of color. Lots of running time spent on the women characters in the WITCHER show.

@makasete30

4 жыл бұрын

Because nudity for females and main guy is white. That’s enough for some.

@jeckjeck3119

4 жыл бұрын

No, they were terrible. They messed up magic, one of the core solids of that fictional world. And how interesting that you are all suddenly OK with shoehorned -badly written- women characters, suddenly -badly written- feminism is ok when hypoctitic like nerdrodic tells us to:/ For fu^ks sake, similarities between Rey and Yennefer is scary. Anyway: You are all giant, f-ing hypocrites for not calling out same things you critic other shows for. Toxic critic doesn't do justice in describing you guys.

@strykrpinoy

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeckjeck3119 nonsense yennifer is a magic juggernaut in the books.

@jeckjeck3119

4 жыл бұрын

@@strykrpinoy The magic itself is portrayed wrong (IT'S NOT F-ING WARCRAFT!)! Poor Yennifer, what have they done to you:/ Almost all magic users are naturally sterile/infertile from use of magic, you know that right? The show doesn't! Not to mention gigantic geographical blunders they made. Original Witcher series was more accurate than this GOT level F-up. But all that and many more is not something this hypocritic nerdrodic would tell you:(

@jayklary6936

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeckjeck3119 totally agree with you that they fuck up the magic aspect - from the powerfull tool it is in books reduced to some weird arsed pish. Damn they made witchers signs, witch are so called simple magic look more powerfull. Not to mention that time jumps to give Yen an arc. If they wanted to do a proper introduction to the world they could o use the stories from last wish and sword of destiny more not just badly composed pieces of them. And dont let me start on driadas... ffs. They are the creatures of the forest not savanna africa. Green life matters :)

The episodes have different directors as well. So if a critic didn’t like one episode that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t like other executions in different episodes.

That interviewer was the one that was "toxic" because he has no problem labeling people for no other reason then they have an opinion different then his OWN.

@GnosticAtheist

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair I have not seen the interview, so I would not know. The clip only shows him giving Cavill the opportunity to respond to the issue.

@krisguntner4805

4 жыл бұрын

@@GnosticAtheist The fact the interviewer believes there IS an issue and that he labels it "toxic" is a clear indicator of his personal bias against anyone believing things contrary to his own thoughts. THAT makes HIM toxic.

@joaopedro1322

4 жыл бұрын

@@GnosticAtheist he clearly claims in said opportunity that, when fans criticize a work and shows discontent, they are the minority and TOXIC, do you need anything else?

@muznick

4 жыл бұрын

The interviewer wasn't just toxic, he was a complete douchebag.

@NitriumOxide

4 жыл бұрын

@@sujimayne Ooof. Hypocrisy much?

Everytime I hear Cavill speak, he says something likable. I'm genuinely happy to be a fan of this guy.

@billbaraka2879

4 жыл бұрын

He's very charismatic. The kind of guy to lead a tribe a few hundred years ago.

@lungbutter361

4 жыл бұрын

I wish they'd given him more to work with as supes, he really looks the part.

@TheJollyMisanthrope

4 жыл бұрын

He needs to be the new James Bond so the franchise can be saved from that pathetic soy sucker Daniel Craig.

@commissarjb

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheJollyMisanthrope agreed. I never thought Craig fit the part and now he just seems unhappy every time he returns. Henry has the look, energy, and charisma I'm looking for in 007.

@commissarjb

4 жыл бұрын

@@lungbutter361 absolutely. Justice League has plenty of flaws, but I like a lot of the little scenes and lines he has when he comes in towards the final act. Seems like the actual Superman compared to everything else we got.

I think the era of the critics are long gone, in today's internet world where people can share their reviews after watching a show there is no need for critics in today's world.

@arenasification

4 жыл бұрын

depends on what you're interested in. I like RedletterMedia and YMS because they know what they're talking about. if all you do is watch movies/ show, have a half working brain and some sense of humour you can be an authority on things. opinions are opinions but there ARE parameters of objectively good things, you know. I wouldn't trust Fast&Furious fans to tell me whether a movie was good or not.

As many of you have said before: The days of professional critics are numbered. With the Internet being the main source of information, KZread, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, people are no longer dependant on professionals giving them a recap of a new show or movie, since all they have to do is watch Trailers, Interviews, sneak previews or postings from the actors involved to get a really good understanding of the source material, even before watching the show itself. After that, literally anybody could go on their computer and write a comprehensive review or post a detailed KZread video. We don't need a so-called "Pro" forcing his opinion about a certain show on us. We form our own opinions now!

@jeckjeck3119

4 жыл бұрын

Yet you are fine with Nerdrotic doing exactly that.

“I used to think that the Professional Criticism was a Tragedy, but now I realize, it's a Comedy!”

@LordBaronsworth

4 жыл бұрын

Its a tragicomedy.

@thomaskelly597

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO!! 🤣 The fact that the so-called "Professional Critic's" can be considered as such, when it stands out that they are simply TOXIC with respect to anything that is not WOKE enough for them... Then it is definitely a COMEDY, not a TRAGICOMEDY, since it demonstrates the great obsession of some by the POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, which is just COMICAL, but certainly not TRAGIC, because nobody with a functional Brain will care a damn for what those INDOCTRINATED fools thinks about anything at all, since a TRAGEDY will obviously require that most do care for what they think or has to say about that expecific something in the matter at hand. 🤷‍♂️

@TOGURO1493

4 жыл бұрын

@@thomaskelly597 Comedy or tragicomedy? Who cares. None of that matters in the least, bro. Just fuck them all! A tree and a rope is all wut is truly needed for them 😎

@thomaskelly597

4 жыл бұрын

@@TOGURO1493 Btw. I kind of liked your metaphorical reference.

@709mash

4 жыл бұрын

There is a fine line between the two.

I’m loving Henry cavil more for each day! The critics are irrelevant and are only entertaining to watch in their desperate fight against normal people 😂 Witcher is great!

@KneelB4Bacon

4 жыл бұрын

I think he nails Geralt's voice (from the game) exactly. It just shows what an actor can do when they're given good material to work with.

@Zathren

4 жыл бұрын

@@KneelB4Bacon Fucking nailed that voice with a freaking Nail Gun.

@Majin_Fuu

4 жыл бұрын

@willl 88 if you like the style of RPG where you occupy an existing character instead of building your own...you will enjoy the game. Opinions on the combat may vary but the narrative and characters are enjoyable

@dennismarquez7354

4 жыл бұрын

@willl 88 Personally i love the game. If you like RPG games chances are you will like it. This is a good, well-written open world. NPCs remember you and your actions do have consequences, unlike Dragon Age Inquisition or Mass Effect Andromeda , where you had the impression that your choices mattered but nothing ever really did matter. In TW3, your choices matter, the story may look simple at first, but it gets more and more intricate. You will also get involved in matters of state to the point it gets real game of throne like, where your actions and decisions will determine who rules in what countries. Side quest make sense, as you are not doing a world end plot (at least not in the beginning) so it makes sense for Geralt to move away from the main quest and do side quest like monster hunting or searching for crafting diagrams for better gear. I have played the games at least 4 play through and every time i discover something new. Even if you aren't as familiar with the characters, the game gives you all the details you need to know who they are.

Quick question: Who cares about critics opinions these days? Netflix see them numbers and will keep investing in good shows. Also stop comparing it to GoT.

@hkhoa269

4 жыл бұрын

These people just see knights, dragons, dwarves and elves and then compare it with anything that even slightly has these elements, such as LOTR, GoT, Vikings, even though they are not comparable

@RoccoGuyBoiThing

4 жыл бұрын

@@hkhoa269 these people? You mean everybody. Also comparing a popular fantasy novel adaption to the most famous fantasy book to television adaption of all time is a pretty safe comparison.

@rraw6282

4 жыл бұрын

@@RoccoGuyBoiThing imo the witcher doesnt compare to got i mean i liked the show but i dont think its on gots level

@Lawful_Rebel

4 жыл бұрын

He can say whatever he likes, you Petty little tyrant you 😉 🤣

@jeckjeck3119

4 жыл бұрын

It is just like GOT, and season 8 GOT no less... only with better dialogue. You hypocrites as mentally demented.

There's room for a lot of humor in a dark world, isn't there? We're living it! Why do people still think the two can't blend?

Henry Cavil won me over with that interview. It was just a bonus that the Witcher was awesome.

Modern critics only have one question to base their score on, "Is it woke enough?" Everything else, to them, is superfluous.

@RemusKingOfRome

4 жыл бұрын

TIME to make Progressivism / Wokeness ILLEGAL - peeeedo community is responsible.

@veritas2782

4 жыл бұрын

@El-ahrairah was coherent to me. /Shrug

@obscur_artiste

4 жыл бұрын

And the answer is ALWAYS "not woke enough." They will ALWAYS find something problematic/victimizing/etc.

@veritas2782

4 жыл бұрын

@El-ahrairah All I can say is, I never played the game and I never read the books. When I first realized there were different time lines I had to follow, it was disorienting. It turned out it piqued my interest. It was like when I watched West World season one the first time Same feeling. One I figured out what was going on, it was amazingly enjoyable. I'm on my third watch of season 1 of the Witcher. Not because I need to watch it, but because I love it and I am discovering new things I missed. What can I say, I love depth. I also like Ready Player One for the same reasons. I always find something new each time I watch.

@KneelB4Bacon

4 жыл бұрын

This and "The Dark Crystal" are my favorite shows on Netflix, right now. (And "The Orville" which is going to be on Hulu). I think this is a good trend . . . moving movie production back to smaller companies that actually give a sh*t about storytelling. It's pretty clear that companies like Disney and Sony stopped caring a long time ago.

As a book reader, i completely understand (and slightly agree) with the critics' score.

"In a desperate attempt to rush my review, for my online ad mag, I watched the first 3 minutes and hated it. But, not to let diligence and integrity stand in my way, I wrote my review anyway."

it is really unfair for “the witcher” to get compaired to game fo thrones because it is not the witchers’ goal is not to be a copy of another show. the only thing it needs to be comapred with are the products of its own title like the book or the game.

@jraelien5798

4 жыл бұрын

...yet, it manages to be a lame copy of your average renaissance faire....

@jimdcel

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Eckhardt is “renaisance faire” a show or a book that can be copied upon? are you sure you know what you are talking about?

@joshd270

4 жыл бұрын

Game of thrones sucked after like season 5 anyway

@anycullen21

4 жыл бұрын

After the pile of garbage GOT became, I can name at least 15 other shows that are much better. And just this year, I'm not taking older shows in consideration

@ISIIN15

4 жыл бұрын

Withcher was an IP before game of thrones.

Henry cavill has my full respect. His acting on the witcher is top notch.

@rams3955

4 жыл бұрын

I read one review that criticized his acting as monotone with no emotion and I'm like dude that is literally the character and they explain a few times in the show how witchers don't feel emotions (outside of anger and indifference) once they go thru the mutations haha these critics man.

@jojo-bl1dj

4 жыл бұрын

@@rams3955 were do you read it? I read all books and there is often mentiont that its a stereotyp about witchers that they dont have any Emotions. The case with Geralt is that he just dont want to be hurt so he dont show much Emotions. Fair point for the critics ö.

@rams3955

4 жыл бұрын

@@jojo-bl1dj well it's not a fair point because geralt doesn't show emotions. Even with ciri and yen he's able to love but if one was to die he would most show anger. I don't think it's explicitly black or white but in the case of the witchers we see none of them express emotions outside of anger. (Again in the games I've only read general summaries of the books).

@torcheddreadnought899

4 жыл бұрын

Ol boy did an awesome job, the transition between watching the show and playing The Witcher2&3 is almost seamless.

@jraelien5798

4 жыл бұрын

True. It is the writing and every other character that is boring and uncreative.

I find it simple minded to say for the people who didn't like the netflix show: "fantasy is not for everyone". I Really enjoy Fantasy, aswell as the witcher series (both the books and the trilogy of games), but I did not like the netflix show. I felt like it was poorly handle, rush the short stories and the timeline is so all over the place and feels extremely unnecessary to do so. Overall this was a good video I just wanted to point out that some love the witcher series and fantasy but didn't like the netflix show.

@hkhoa269

4 жыл бұрын

of course you point out very valid issues the series has. But the thing with the critics is that they do not point these arguments out like you did. You would be a better critic than those professionals.

*watches first 20 minutes* *skips to 5th episode* Hmm idk I was confused

"It is a fan's right to have whatever opinion they want." Somewhere in Hollywood a red light is flashing and a Klaxon is blaring as someone steps out of bounds of what is accepted. And a "bug" in the system. I'm sure we all accept and believe that excuse right Nerd?

@ChainedPhantom

4 жыл бұрын

It's likely that comment that Cavill made that CAUSED these "top critics" to attempt to bury the show. Cavill embarrassed them, made them look unreasonable when he stepped out of line, and they likely couldn't find anything that could be even remotely construed as racist/sexist/homophobic that he's posted on social media anytime within the last 30 years, so they went to the only option they have left: To try to portray the TV series that he's headlining as a failure, even if it's not.

@brianbagnall3029

4 жыл бұрын

The Hollywood bigwigs axed the IMDB forums purely because it was a place for fans to discuss things. They don't like fans having opinions.

Cavill’s wig shouldn’t be described as “flaxen locks.” A critic who uses words for a living should know that flaxen means light gold or yellow. Geralt is all grey.

@t84t748748t6

4 жыл бұрын

geralds nick name is the white wolf his witcher mutations made him white/gray it would have been a gaint insult if his hair colour was anything els

@RealityIsTheNow

4 жыл бұрын

They have a point, though. The wig is pretty damned bad lol.

@jakea4558

4 жыл бұрын

@@RealityIsTheNow Bad? Id say the critics review is bad. The wig could be better but hardly bad. As the comment says, its not even flaxen. This is just a biased review from an airhead- id like to see the garbage she says were masterpieces or even "good". Let me be a critic and say "its boring".

@WindwolfBlog

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely accurate, good comment.

@RealityIsTheNow

4 жыл бұрын

@@jakea4558 Yeah. The wig was bad. Fantasy and period film is LOADED with wigs and nobody even notices...but this one stands out. It's bad. And OF COURSE a review is biased. Bias is the ENTIRE POINT of a review. You are reading someone's opinion about something. A reviewers' job is not to try to guess what you want to hear and tell it to you. They aren't there to help insecure people by validating their opinions about things. They are there to give their own assessment. And that's it. A movie review is strictly an opinion piece. Sort of like the video above. You clicked on this channel and watched this video so you could hear this channel's particular bias....because you agree with it. Do you not even know what bias is?

I'm a teacher...what they did would be the equivalent of me grading one paragraph of a major paper and then failing them. I'd be fired for incompetence/laziness if I did that.

I think Henry Cavil’s stock just want up in my mind with that one phrase. He hit the nail on the head. The fans are passionate about the stories and characters they love the most. To see those so sorely mistreated is like dealing with the passing of a close friend or loved one. It’s hard, it hurts and sometimes we lash out, but it is typically a tiny fraction that take it too far, and they’re only “vocal” because the shill media chooses to give it’s voice power. I hate the Last Jedi for how it assassinated Luke Skywalker and broke everything in the Lore of Star Wars. I just walked away, haven’t paid for a film ticket or streaming service since, because why would I continue to support and industry that hates me?

Critics: "I don't like this stuff but I'm forced to watch it" Audience: "This is the sort of stuff I like so I'll watch it" Is it any wonder there's a divide...

@chriso9505

4 жыл бұрын

This perfectly sums up what's happening here!!

@robcampion9917

4 жыл бұрын

I would change forced with getting paid to.

@SumDumGy

4 жыл бұрын

Clearly they aren’t forced to watch it

@Megalomaniakaal

4 жыл бұрын

@@robcampion9917 Same difference.

...and this is the real reason Henry Cavhill is a Superman...

Actually, the narration is pretty weird in the show. Characters, except Witcher himself, are hardly emphatizable. My mind became messed up at the 4th episode from the mess that has been going on and I dropped it. Cinematography is great tho. I think it should've deserved a better score, but still it isnt that good.

the show was fucking awesome. the 3 different timelines converging into one was very well done too IMO

@Sirdeathvids

4 жыл бұрын

I was confused once or twice about the order of events, but like you said it comes together really well and also gives backstory on some characters like Jaskier Edit: I'm also a fan of fantasy so I really enjoyed it!

@zesalamel22

4 жыл бұрын

This is why we need critics ...

@shoopypit4884

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sirdeathvids I was certainly unsure about when everything was taking place at times. but it honestly never took anything away from the experience. It all made complete sense by the end of the season. If anyone doesn't like the story telling in this, then a song of ice and fire would make their heads explode by the 3rd book.

@matteloht

4 жыл бұрын

It is actually similar to the original short stories. So I would have been disapointed if they did have done it different somehow. But the 2nd Season should be more linear storytelling, if they will maintain sticking close to the book, since it will be the start of the actual Gerald saga.

Are we.. the actual fans of The Witcher and particularly Henry Cavill's take on Geralt allowed to say "it's not for you."

@sincord1

4 жыл бұрын

Don't stoop to their level...

@michaelragnarsson3476

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, because it really wasn't made for them, just like Captain Marvel really wasn't made for us (it was made for angry man hating cat owning feminists) so of course we wouldn't like it. Witcher was made for fans of fantasy so of course people who don't like fantasy won't like it

@joshuanenadich8726

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelragnarsson3476 oi leave the kitties out of it.

Im proud of Cavill for not taking the bait from that annoying interviewer.

@Kampfender_Krieger

4 жыл бұрын

the fact that a "professional" interviewer called fans toxic is an insult to journalism itself

@Getreidekeks

4 жыл бұрын

Lazy Phoenix Boi oh come on you all are acting like there have never been people really fucking toxic towards actors or producers when they didn’t like something about it. This isn’t about opinionated fans, it’s about rampant racism, sexism, homophobia and what not from those people (keep in mind threats of all kinds as well as doxxing and other shit is common at this point) Dont fucking tell me that’s not toxic

@MrEvans1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Getreidekeks most "fans" who go that far are usually SJWs , check the whole reylo debacle; its the most recent one.

@Getreidekeks

4 жыл бұрын

Everest thirteenth dude are you blind? Did you not notice how Boyega and I-forgot-his-Name but mostly Boyega got bombed with anti black bullshit, or how Ridley had to endure years of sexism and degrading shit being hurled at her? Is this selective blindness? Because you really can’t not notice that when you do notice a ship getting hated on for being unhealthy.

how frustrating! i just stumbled on your video and realized i was no longer subscribed .... youtube really needs to get its act together. youtube also removed about 10k of my subs recently as part of their cleanup of 'closed' accounts - i wonder how many of those were valid accounts.

i watched the series because everyone was making memes about some scenes and i got curious. i never heard of the witcher before they announced henry as geralt yet i still i didnt investigate what it was. didnt know it was books, didnt have idea it was also a video game. it was difficult to undertand the timelines yes, but when they started to intertwine i was pleased. i loved the series bc i love fantasy genres in movies and series. people are still so fucking closed when watching something. when i started watching i was like "i know nothing, BRING IT ON".... so i consider myself an outsider and I'd say that ive seen at least 90% of actual witcher fans saying that they enjoyed a lot so i guess critics aint shit. lmao

@jeckjeck3119

4 жыл бұрын

Those critics? No, and time lines are least of the issues with witcher, not that Hypocritic like Nerdortic would call attention to them.

Those so called “critics” should probably know that the Witcher world is quite dark dreary, not rainbows and unicorn farts. They should bother to do some research that would have helped them give an objective review. Let alone actually finish the series

@davidhonz

4 жыл бұрын

What exactly do you consider dark about this series? It is supposed to be based on Slavic mythology-inspired medieval-like world. While there are some brighter moments this show doesn't show any of that. Compared to the books, history and even the games, the world presented by the show actually is rainbows and unicorns. If it makes you believe it is dark and medieval-like maybe you should do your own research on the matter and maybe read the books. Sorry.

@TheOrbitic

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidhonz He didn't specifically say the series was dark, he mentions the world is. Meaning the books, games or whatever else. The world within the series is dark, it may not be darker or as dark as the books, but that doesn't mean it all of a sudden is rainbows. Get the stick out of your ass and quit being rude whenever possible. Sorry.

@chinesecovidanalswabs4752

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheOrbitic BTFO!

@apalumbo8585

4 жыл бұрын

The shows world seems black and white to me . It’s like nilfgaard are bad when in the books is just one nation that tries to conquer others without that stupid sacrifical magic shit

@davidhonz

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheOrbitic What exactly do you consider rude about my comment? Expressing my own opinion that is different from your own or Pale Rider's I was reacting to? ( What I was saying is, that while the show does some things right, some I love even, it fails in the things that Pale rider based his argument against the critics on) So YES he is saying that the show is dark - he is attacking the critics, that criticize the show, not the books or games, etc. using the dark world argument. And how did you come up with "whenever possible" crap? This is actually my first comment with this profile on youtube, so how the hell did you come up with me being rude whenever possible I don't know .... :D I was just trying to have an open-minded conversation with a person that obviously posted a very narrow-minded post, which was followed by even more narrow-minded post by yourself. Great :D

This is what the “professional” critics never understand: even though they can be technically correct in their criticisms, it doesn’t necessarily mean the movie is bad or unenjoyable.

@FredSpade

4 жыл бұрын

They used to be technically correct.. these days they are not even that.

@ynsmdd8678

4 жыл бұрын

Saying they are ''technically correct'' is an overstatement. They're not even technically correct lmao.

I comepletely disagree on "toxic fandom doesn't exist", fans do have the right to be passionate but what I call toxic fandom is when they are too passionate about something to the point where they hurt other fans who made art/song/gave critisism about something they both love, like for example steven universe case where toxic fans attacked artists who draw the characters in their own way and sent them death threats

How idiotic do critics think audiences are? I don't think I've ever been confused by a show's characters or "whirlwind" like plot-lines. What did they grow up watching??

They should replace the critics with someone less demented.

@garadosix25

4 жыл бұрын

Witcher is 6/10. Most people havent read the books and they have absolutely no clue about Witcher world.

@Datoda

4 жыл бұрын

@@garadosix25 It's a solid 9/10 but okay

@bepis8562

4 жыл бұрын

To me it is the following 7-ish/10 for anyone having any information on witcher universe games or books 6.5/10 If hardcore book funs and played Witcher 3 8+/10 everyone who just go introduced to the Universe I belong to the first category, and the only reason i would give it a 7 is the fact that they mess 3 different timelines, in each episode for 3 episodes and even each one of them is not in serial episodic order. They could just give you date information for each timeline/in each episode.

@garadosix25

4 жыл бұрын

@@Datoda You mean poor CGI, poor writing, bad acting except Yenn, Marigold, Ciri. Black Triss, black elf, black dryads ? And they literally skip first book, Ciri shouldnt even be there in first sesion. Signs are extremely powerful which is not right according to the lore.

@Datoda

4 жыл бұрын

@@garadosix25 It's not supposed to be a 100% correct adaption of the books and the games. If you dont like that it's not exactly the same as the books then dont watch it and go back to reading your books in your corner of loneliness. Also, the acting was great, but youd know what good and bad acting is from all the books you read.

The only flaw: the budget is too low for such a big project - but it turned out very well. The main characters are simply outstanding, the humor is good and storytelling is well solved

@vladdracul2379

4 жыл бұрын

That was made all the more clear by the dragon episode. Still, it was enjoyable.

A bit surprised the critics didn't even notice that the dark and grimy town was supposed to contrast with the bright and colorful wizard's tower. That was some solid cinematography right there. And it shows just how different the two sides of the conflict are.

My goodman Nerdrotic, you are a beaken of sanity in the cesspit of polarity that is the internet. Take my sub!

Let’s just stop acknowledging these “critics”

@TheJollyMisanthrope

4 жыл бұрын

Roger Ebert was the last critic of any relevance, and he is no longer with us.

@icemachine79

4 жыл бұрын

I'd be fine with the critics disagreeing with the audience sometimes if the media didn't pile on the dissenting audience and call us "toxic" for having a different opinion.

@FazeParticles

4 жыл бұрын

Political Activists*

@karlnord1429

4 жыл бұрын

@@plasmawarper5837 there are like 4 black characters in a fantasy world? Jesus does it even matter?

@karlnord1429

4 жыл бұрын

​@@plasmawarper5837 Asian characters are made white all the time. They even whitewash their own characters for us, they're so fucking polite about it. We don't keep characters the same race so that people feel comfortable when their race is represented on screen---it's racist but people are racist. My point is that there was no harm done to any of the characters BECAUSE they were made black. There's only the benefit of Netflix getting more black people to watch the show because black people are racist and like watching black people do stuff. Black panther wouldn't make sense played by a white guy because the character is explicitly about race---similarly it wouldn't make sense to make the "white wolf" black. You're also pidgeon-holing me with this Marxist-PC stuff. I believe in pretty radical capitalism and don't agree with PC culture.

Welp Henry Cavill already won me over for his acting, and he’s actually got a brain too! Give this man good scripts and I think he’ll keep putting out good content!

@cpmartins

4 жыл бұрын

He, Jaskier (that's Dandelion for the Witcher gamers out there) and Yennefer carried the show. You gotta remember the first "book" is more like a primer for the coherent plot of the rest of the series. Still well worth the watch.

@mangalover0149

4 жыл бұрын

Caio Pontes First two books. They’re novellas. Combinations of short stories.

The finishing ”in memoriam”-part was absolutely hilarious! May they rest in piece.

I’ve only played the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and hands down my favorite RPG ever. Loved the show and next on my list are the audiobooks. Enjoy the game!!

@jeckjeck3119

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could say the same. Games are cool though.

@somethingsomeone5305

4 жыл бұрын

Thats my fav video game

Henry Cavill is the only reason i started watching this show and i don't regret it one bit

@sarasunshinemt4444

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. And because the show was so good, I (and my hubby) downloaded the Witcher 3 plus DLCs, the books on my kindle app and we are on our second rewatch of the show. People highly recommended Game of Thrones; we watched the 1st season & only 3 episodes if season 2 before we stopped watching cuz a) all the likeable characters kept dying and b) didn't like it care about the rest of them. With The Witcher, the characters are so much more interesting & likeable, even when they're being selfish.

Why do people keep comparing this to game of thrones? Did these idiots compare "how to train your dragon" against GOT also?

@Kamamura2

4 жыл бұрын

Because the Netflix version was obviously influenced by GoT - in choreography, costumes, etc. For the worse, I might add, because the tone of the Witcher books are totally different.

@Megalomaniakaal

4 жыл бұрын

Because they heard rumours that the authors of the respective books were poker buddies so the books obviously must be the same, right! Right?

@royaldrift3485

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kamamura2 "obviously"? Im a huge GOT fan and I see nothing remotely close to a GOT influence. If we go down that path then we may as well compare Kevin Costners robin hood Prince of thieves and claim the costumes were influenced by GOT...or any one of the multitude of movies that truly predate GOT just because costumes look similar. Was the first season as good as the first season of GOT?, no, but let's compare apples with Apple's here. Will it ever be as big? I doubt it, not sure anything ever will in the near future. But it is what it is and was enjoyed by many despite its flaws and budget. It was good enough for me to binge and wait to see where it goes with season 2. Hopefully onwards and upwards as it matures and gains a following which it obviously already has. I'm always open to any show to give it a go, and unless it's extremely crap and unwatchable, then I really try to run on the 3rd season make or break rule. Witcher whilst not GOT is enough to capture my attention for a second season anyway, and in my opinion is nothing like GOT.

@Riprie

4 жыл бұрын

Because both take place in a fantasy mideval world and handle themese like politics, relationships, day to day life and morality. Just because GoT ended on a bad note doesn't mean the whole show was horrible, it just left a bad taste. A bad desert doesn't ruin the whole 5 star restourants appetizer and main course. GoT is basically a refrence point, because it was a popular show.

@Riprie

4 жыл бұрын

@@wazy890 Well why in fact I do, I'm currently reading the books and I am full aware that they were written before the GoT, but the fact remains GoT books were popular before the Witcher books were, in fact thanks to CDProjectRed the books became more popular. I don't really get what you are trying to convey. Something that is popular and highly praized is always seen as a refrence point to something similar. When I recommend Vikings and Witcher, I always use GoT as a refrence, if they do not like shows like GoT or Vikings than they proably won't like Witcher either.

I find it so funny that they criticized the different-timelines-take, whereas THAT was what really made me interested in the show (well that and Henry Cavill, I'll be honest here). It wasn't DUMBED down, you actually had to pay ATTENTION to understand the flow if the story, and even though I'm not a pRoFEsSiOnAL critic, as someone with a masters in English and Spanish literature, dare I say I really enjoyed the narrative structure and how they tied it together towards the end.

First video i watch from you, i like your style. I am now subbed!

He should have just stared the interviewer down with a _hmmm_

@TBone4Breakfast

4 жыл бұрын

"...fuck."

Watches the series three times, goes through the books twice. Only Gary: I'm not qualified enough to give a review yet.

@sulrana1812

4 жыл бұрын

One of the only real critics left

@Smilingbandito

4 жыл бұрын

@@sulrana1812 Yep. Meanwhile the other "critics" skip episodes and think everyone needs to hear their informed opinions.

@OldPanther

4 жыл бұрын

@@sulrana1812 I've watched the star wars movies too many times for my videos. They should be fired.

@Aquelll

4 жыл бұрын

Just one of the books but still. :)

@Smilingbandito

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aquelll that's one more than any of the critics of RT! lol

It used to be common practice in the video game industry, perhaps it still is, to write game 'previews' while being under embargo and based on the limited material and time that was provided by developers, and write game 'reviews' later on after experiencing the game more completely. Admittedly the 'reviews' would still come out on release date, but at least after being able to experience the full product. Perhaps TV-critics can take a hint from that system, it would mean more content for them and they could still get something substantial out on release date.

You’re doing a great job! I don’t go to the official critics because they appear compromised and seem to be so out of step with the fans (who pay for what they watch and are not paid). I come to you for intelligent, amusing and knowledgeable analysis. Keep it up!!

FYI: The Witcher beat The Mandalorian in most viewed show of 2019

@dumbidiot973

4 жыл бұрын

Dongs does Google not exist? Can you not look it up yourself?

@PatrickMHoey

4 жыл бұрын

Way more Netflix subscribers than Disney+.

@crozraven

4 жыл бұрын

it's even more "fun" that many people straight up unsubbing Disney+ after finishing The Mandalorian, LOL

@NaytinPC

4 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that it's because all 8 episodes were released at one time and the Mandalorian only had one episode to compete with them. But The Witcher is also the #1 book on amazon and #1 video game 2 years after release. So it scored a hat trick.

@Asari547

4 жыл бұрын

@@NaytinPC also disney+ is only available in a few countries yet

Bet they (the critics) saw that Cavill interview and said “cancelled!”

You started the books with Blood of the Elves? I really recommend starting with The Last Wish and then The Sword of Destiny before carrying on, especially because the show is based on these two books.

I really liked the time jumps through the season made me think about what actually went down or did go down

His wigs looks good. She’s just grasping for straws

@torcheddreadnought899

4 жыл бұрын

That was a wig? j/k

@Bundicot

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I never noticed/payed much mind to the wig until after I finished the series and went on Twitter to see a bunch of ppl bitching about it

@Mediados

4 жыл бұрын

Well it is so well done that it is absolutely irrelevant. I understand why people use wigs. It would be awful to have such ragged hair XD

@Blockheadfun

4 жыл бұрын

The wig was fine. You can't review a series until you watch the whole thing. So her entire review is bullshit. I found Yennifer's training slow, but if I didn't keep watching I would have missed a great show.

@AtomicSniper22

4 жыл бұрын

I didnt even notice or think about his hair being a wig until i read this comment lol

"I hope he's not too masculine" - Thanks for my first actual lol of the twenties.

I cannot believe there were critics who willingly skipped Episode 3: Betrayer Moon, or who were denied it.

So many critics complaining that it's too complicated, they can't follow the timeline etc. I think they are just whining that they aren't intelligent enough to follow something that hasn't been dumbed down to the absolute lowest factor. I enjoyed the non-linear storytelling, it was a bold and interesting choice that allows the watcher to actually think about the plot... refreshing! And yes, it requires that you actually watch it all before forming an opinion.

I guess having dwarfs, elfs, witchers and other races wasn't diverse enough..

@fajaradi1223

4 жыл бұрын

So they add some evil soldier army in a ballsack armor and dickhead helmet. Bravo!

@Mediados

4 жыл бұрын

In my mind, the Nilfgaardian armors arent as good as they are in the games, but they are not as bad as they appeared to be when they were leaked. I got used to them.

@Yohn2King

4 жыл бұрын

@@fajaradi1223 And some dryads straight outta wakanda

@Blockheadfun

4 жыл бұрын

Mediados no when they were leaked they were really bad. You can tell in scenes where the soldiers stick around they tightened the leather up. While during the night battles the armor still looks terrible as they likely didn't have the budget to fix it for the extras.

@jahfield9116

4 жыл бұрын

@@fajaradi1223 Heard they are going to improve the armor for them for season 2

Good guy Cavill, he was great as Geralt. Shame we didnt see enough of him in the show. Its a good thing that critic scores dont actually mater.

@BlackangelKatakuri

4 жыл бұрын

That’s just dumb for a series called the Witcher .

@daughterofpalestine7130

4 жыл бұрын

love your profile picture.

@eddypasatrino2039

4 жыл бұрын

@DevilKaz "acting is bad" get the fuck outa here with that bullshit! Go watch The Room maybe that's more up your alley for acting

@jnava121

4 жыл бұрын

@DevilKaz you're like the critics who watched 1 episode started temper tantrum and rage quit

@freedomsglory1

4 жыл бұрын

I think it would’ve been better if they did “monster of the week” for the first season. They did too much too soon with the first season.

Never read the novels or played the games. So I went into this series only knowing from word of mouth from other people that the main character is called a Witcher. He slays monsters for coin and uses two swords one specifically for killing monsters. Sounded good to me! I enjoyed the moments we had with Geralt. Would have loved to see more Geralt vs monster. Too much Political Wizard Mumbo Jumbo for my tastes. I can understand if they wanted to set up the world in the first season for everyone but Henry Cavil as geralt is really where the show shines for me. The Bard and him had some good moments but the show definitely needed more monster slaying. We would on occasion of the show see the aftermath of one of Geralts monster hunts and not the hunt itself. I realized at some point that I was watching two different timelines which through me for a moment. They gave us the backstory for Yennifer which I liked. I enjoyed the scenes where the young mages were in training. Honestly didn’t really care for Ciri and her story. However her and Geralt are linked so maybe it will become more interesting in season 2.

@Sam-sf8by

4 жыл бұрын

This show is unequivocally best enjoyed after either playing the games or reading the novels

@Gaia_Seraphina

4 жыл бұрын

The political mambo jumbo is important in the books. The monster slaying on the other hand doesn't have top priority there as it does in the games. It's just his job. That's due to the nature of the respective medium

Generally, casual audience will rate a show in comparison to their own expectations and in opposition to other shows they have seen. Whereas Paid Critics generally are professionals who will rate a show in a vacuum (of sort) according to some sort of generally approved canvas. Ratings for the Witcher are in no way surprising as it is not a great show by any means but compared to the intense crap corporate entertainment media have been vomiting in the last twenty months or so, it is rather refreshing. Also, expectation could not have been very high since most casual viewers would not even be aware that the show isn't based on a video game, lol!

Meanwile the Rise of Skywalker has bots to fix the Audience score at 86% :) Rotten tomatoes are well rotten.

@mneedes2

4 жыл бұрын

The smart people didn't see the film so I'm okay with 86%

Can we stop calling as what they refer themselves as "critics" and starting calling them for what they are, "shills"?

@goranorrskog6296

4 жыл бұрын

They're keyboard mercenaries, not "critics".

@ThisIsWhyWeFight

4 жыл бұрын

Andrea Spooky woke activists

Who are these “Critics?” Why do I give a damn...

I do agree first time I watched The witcher (with never playing the game before or reading any of the books) it was a bit confusing following the 3 timelines jumping back and forth. But after I started to get lost I figured I must have missed things, so I started again paying attention to all the details and figured out the different timelines and characters and all was good.

I love how Grace Randolph always shits on him, yet every time I see him he’s true class.

@gilgamesh8334

4 жыл бұрын

Rune Kristensen he’s actually not, he was fantastic in Tudors

@SimonCoulton

4 жыл бұрын

M H exactly, I still mainly enjoy the “review” part until it gets to “representation”, then she just appears to be pandering to whatever demographic is in flavour at that point in time.

@FredSpade

4 жыл бұрын

Grace Randolph likes that Rian Johnson film. She's an SJW with no integrity.

Cavill should be the next James Bond

@Megalomaniakaal

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@elperronimo

4 жыл бұрын

he's too big

@Kampfender_Krieger

4 жыл бұрын

not a bad idea actually

@hitandruncommentor

4 жыл бұрын

You know I agree.

the time jumps were definitely not handled as well as they could have been for the majority of viewers to understand. that was the biggest fumble for me... love the show otherwise

@kluipo5561

4 жыл бұрын

Took me like 4 to 5 episodes to realise there were time jumps, But once you figure it out it's not that confusing to follow and enjoy.

@leenaleewitch3731

4 жыл бұрын

I think the time jump gave some appeal to the series in my opinion. I can't wait for season two.

@SmartAss4123

4 жыл бұрын

Kluipo same here I found it interesting the show left it up to you to figure it out but I can understand that part as a valid critique

The books to read to tie in with Season 1 are The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny. Season 1 of the show drew heavily on these collections of short stories. They set up SO much for the main book series that I really consider them a must read before Blood of Elves.

First 50 seconds in and Henry immediately became my hero.

@doomworship4995

4 жыл бұрын

I tossed him a coin when he said that!

@mertmustafayalcn1860

4 жыл бұрын

Hes the symbol of hope really

The first book is "The Last Wish" and second - "Sword of Destiny"

@BenjiroSensei

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he should have started with those.

@MrSilaneo

4 жыл бұрын

The short stories are written and published first.Just check wiki

@DoomMishima

4 жыл бұрын

The first book is "Sword of Destiny" then "The Last Wish". Its just that "The Last Wish" takes place before "Sword of Destiny" chronologically in the story.

@cjd5235

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoomMishima yeah it's very confusing but for sure read The Last Wish first.

@DartLuke

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoomMishima "Last Wish" were published first in 1986. But it had dname "Witcher".

My sister is completely new to the Witcher franchise, and she loved the TV series.

so glad you made this video I just finished the witcher and it was excellent, was shocked to see the rotten tomato score upon looking up season 2

Cavil gave the woke joke a Superman punch in the first 10 seconds...this is gonna be a good one

"it is still the best place to find all these horrific takes all in one place" Perfectly stated.

My only serious issue that I noted from the first run through was the time jumps. For a while, I was confused but caught on eventually. Putting a notation of time skips would have been rather helpful to not getting the events mixed up. Other than that, I just wanted to keep watching it until then end and then I started yelling because I wanted the next season already lol.

There has been a disconnect with “critics” and the general audience, this had continued to be proven in 100s of movies and shows they have rated poorly and highly, they have opposite opinion compared to the general audience in almost ever case and clearly only want people to watch what they want you to watch.