Hostile townsfolk and a cunning mage greet Geralt in the town of Blaviken. Ciri finds her royal world upended when Nilfgaard sets its sights on Cintra.Hostile townsfolk and a cunning mage greet Geralt in the town of Blaviken. Ciri finds her royal world upended when Nilfgaard sets its sights on Cintra.Hostile townsfolk and a cunning mage greet Geralt in the town of Blaviken. Ciri finds her royal world upended when Nilfgaard sets its sights on Cintra.
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The episode was pretty solid from beggining to the end. Exept for the Cintra-Nilfgaard plot which was handled poorly.
Every scene Geralt in it had a element to it that probably will make this show great in the future.
Overall, great pilot episode with some cringy moments. I think it can only go better
Was pleasant surprised with the first episode. Ok, the Nilfgaardian armor does still look like dragon **** leather but that is as far as all the initial fears did come true.
Nice atmosphere, swordfights were creative and fun to watch. I enjoyed the last game. Never red the books, might gonna do it later.
Nice atmosphere, swordfights were creative and fun to watch. I enjoyed the last game. Never red the books, might gonna do it later.
Henry Cavill is great so far. Some of the other acting seemed a little iffy as well as some of the special effects. But I was enjoying throughout and in the end I thought the episode had a satisfying arc/setup for the series. Geralts butchering in Blaviken was badass as it was brutal and his discrimination though a bit on the nose was done well enough. Henry Cavill is just dripping Gerald of Rivia and I can't wait to see more.
4 out of 5 stars.
Good start for a fantasy series. Geralt (Henry Cavill) comes across Renfri which a sorcerer tried to get him to kill her. Cause she is a powerful mutant. While a Kingdom falls while a princess is on the run from the bad guys. Love the cast so far. Henry Cavill is perfect for the role as Geralt. A witcher that hunts monsters. The script did tried to cram a little too much on the first episode. It is still good. Some brutal fight scenes. And exciting moment. It is a great start.
Good start for a fantasy series. Geralt (Henry Cavill) comes across Renfri which a sorcerer tried to get him to kill her. Cause she is a powerful mutant. While a Kingdom falls while a princess is on the run from the bad guys. Love the cast so far. Henry Cavill is perfect for the role as Geralt. A witcher that hunts monsters. The script did tried to cram a little too much on the first episode. It is still good. Some brutal fight scenes. And exciting moment. It is a great start.
This episode did a good job on setting up the world of Witcher. How things works, what's happening. The action scene is so good. fast and edgey.
Did you know
- TriviaGeralt's storyline in this episode is an adaptation of the short story "The Lesser Evil", contained in the collection "The Last Wish".
- GoofsUsing the word "mutant" implies some knowledge about genetics and genes. However, "mutation" is sourced from the Latin word "mutationem", and existed as "mutacion" as early as 13th century Old French. So the concept of "mutant", in the meaning "changed", is not new, despite the mechanism of change - DNA - was known a full 700 years later. Hence, the use of the word in a fantasy setting, though having a modern air to it, is justified in a fantasy setting.
- Quotes
Geralt of Rivia: Evil is evil. Lesser. Greater. Middling. It's all the same.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 21 Most Badass TV Scenes of Each Year (2000-2020) (2021)
- SoundtracksDon't Ever Come Back To Blaviken
Written by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
Produced by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
Lyrics by Declan De Barra
Performed by Declan De Barra
Details
- Runtime
- 1h 1m(61 min)
- Color
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