I'm trying to enjoy this and failing at every attempt. Don't get me wrong, this is solid entertaining mainstream tv. With that comes your typical lack of attention to details, plot conveniences, upped drama & visually pleasing action. As someone who read the incredible source material of the witcher though, I can by now clearly say that this is a mainstream retelling falsely advertised as a faithful adaptation.
The differences are not in any way, shape or form subtle. Yennefer, one of the 3 main characters of the series, has a widely different arc throughout this season than in the books and her arcs' climax in this episode is a betrayal to her character and her relationship with both Ciri & Geralt. Ciri can apparently open portals before training & learning how to control her chaos. And let's not start on Vesemir. The changes extend to the very lore of the continent with elves being able to reproduce now which would render some of the future conflicts with Ciri meaningless. That's just a small portion of the changes. Plot, lore & characters changes.
They had a perfectly apt source material with a huge fan base ready to love & support it. They advertised it as a faithful adaptation and spread stories on how henry cavill is making sure they're staying true to the books, which sounds ridiculous now. Then they either failed to follow up with their intentions or straight up decided the story wasn't good enough and needed their interference. Beyond disappointed.
The differences are not in any way, shape or form subtle. Yennefer, one of the 3 main characters of the series, has a widely different arc throughout this season than in the books and her arcs' climax in this episode is a betrayal to her character and her relationship with both Ciri & Geralt. Ciri can apparently open portals before training & learning how to control her chaos. And let's not start on Vesemir. The changes extend to the very lore of the continent with elves being able to reproduce now which would render some of the future conflicts with Ciri meaningless. That's just a small portion of the changes. Plot, lore & characters changes.
They had a perfectly apt source material with a huge fan base ready to love & support it. They advertised it as a faithful adaptation and spread stories on how henry cavill is making sure they're staying true to the books, which sounds ridiculous now. Then they either failed to follow up with their intentions or straight up decided the story wasn't good enough and needed their interference. Beyond disappointed.