Constituent: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Address: Stephen Surjik, Gandja Monteiro, Loni Peristere
Distribution: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey
Countries: Poland / United States
Duration: 60 minutes (5 episodes)
Year: 2023
Gender: Fancy
Premiere episode 1: June 29, 2023 (Netflix)
At the time of publication, witcher hailed as a new ‘Game of Thrones’ attempt, but this adaptation of the books andrzej sapkowski It turns out that he has his own qualities. OK, There were swords and nudity, but there was also a wonderful sense of self-irony, especially embodied in the hero who came back from everything, the wizard Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), who was much less talkative than in the books.. He was devoted to hunting monsters, and that’s what the series mostly consisted of: seeing him get somewhere and kill an impossible animal with one strategy or another.
in the second season the more serialized plot clearly prevailed over the episodic narrative. Continental politics was weighted by the story of the new alliance between Nilfgaard and the elves who came to that land before humans. There was an attempt at something else interesting Geralt’s daughter Princess Ciri (Freya Allan)Becoming a new witch in Kaer Morhen or the betrayal she was destined to commit magician Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), the third corner of this great family found.
Those who follow this version of The Witcher with interest are lucky: the third season runs through similar regions and, as the creator puts it, follows the literary source more faithfully than ever (this time ‘Time of Hate’). Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. There was a lot to be said, and above all, to be said, at least in the first five chapters; The remaining three, which we haven’t seen yet, will arrive in July. ‘The Witcher’ is again full of politics, with lengthy explanations and discussions leading to alliances that soon break down. The discursive wins over the player.
In the new episodes, Geralt and Yennefer try to hide Ciri from the many threats emerging from every corner. There are elves led by Francesca (increasingly disturbing rock simson), trusting Ithlinne’s prophecy and predicting that Ciri will save the race. Or the intelligence agencies of Redania, who wanted to marry her to King Vizimir (Ed Birch) and thus rewarded with Cintra. Or Emperor Emhyr sees the dreaded White Flame Emreis, who appeared as Duny at the end of the previous season (bart edwards), i.e. Ciri’s father.
After several unsuccessful attempts, our heroes, which I hope will focus all the action, find a sanctuary where Yennefer can calmly devote herself to educating her long-awaited daughter in the magical arts. But the initialization process doesn’t finish the curl and The women in Geralt’s life eventually move into Arethusa’s castle.where Tissaia de Vries (MyAnna Embedding), Yen’s mentor can unlock Ciri’s potential. Meanwhile, Geralt must go after the sorceress Rience (now her incarnation). Sam Woolf), who uses blood stolen from Kaer Morhen to track down the princess.
Of course, nothing goes right. Ciri, a misunderstood lover of racial harmony (elf and human coexisting within herself), discovers: Leading means dealing with power-hungry idiots. Everyone fights everyone, including themselves: look at the division between the elves, some are supporters of the White Flame, others are more based on legend. Theoretically secondary characters, subplots, backstabs (or more realistic) and hidden interests pile up again and again. Only in the fifth episode, the authors of ‘The Witcher’ remember to have fun and have fun as in the past.: In addition to appearances, the game almost abruptly returns with chronology.
Before this U-turn, the fun lies in the monstrous (sometimes quite brief) images of flesh, veins, and blood as if straight out of a movie. ‘Society’ by Brian Yuznaor the empathetic Aeschna Ciri faced. And in the always cheerful presence of Cavill, who, to a lesser extent, will not last long: he will replace her after the next three episodes. Liam Hemsworthcharisma is far from the same.