The first episode of the season was great, but... I'm not entirely sure what I just experienced.
A lot of things happened here that make little sense, if any at all. I don't want to spoil anything, but why, for example, did they let a certain someone go in the end?
And what is this with Eskel, I can't believe this is how they portray him. And the whole arc with him... It was a very ambitious, I sort of understand where they were going with it, the spectacle, but why this? It feels like a B-tier fantasy TV drama from 30 years ago.
Elsewhere, the whole elf arc is confusing too. I'm not sure what is going on there, but I have a feeling we'll get more context in the following episodes, but as a standalone episode this one is just fully confusing and unconvincing.
On a positive note; Kaer Morhen looks awesome. Vesemir was a little bit of a question mark for me at first, but ultimately the choice of actor and presentation feels like a great fit. Well... that's about it in terms of positives.
I certainly hope there's a very good reason for some of these plotlines and decisions, and we'll get more... cohesion? Or context. Or something.
I also hope the rest of the episodes won't continue like this. The first episode was such a good and balanced delight though, so there's hope.