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The writer really screwed the pooch on the ending. All you needed to do was take the book and copy it the screen but no. Anyone who read the book knows the ending was an emotional thing on paper, but the show was deadpan. They really need new writers for season 2 or this show will never reach is potential.

The finale is more yennefer oriented. My big problem with yennefer character is that she really isn't a well developed character despite having a tons of screen time eg her transformation from the crooked girl to a powerful mage happened almost in a blink of an eye. She fell in love with that cave boy a moment they met and then the next we they were planning on running away together and the next thing they are talking about breaking up. Then the next episode we saw her became a powerful mage after her rather painful "makeover" . I just never seem to care or feel for her character and too many unnecessary nude scenes.

This episode focus on Nilfgaard who are too very underdeveloped. We don't know who their king or queen is, we have no idea where there kingdom is located, we don't know there motive for trying to take the entire"continent". All they have shown us is Fringilla and the other soldier are in charge.

I don't really care about the end Battle. As both sides are not well developed but they are shown as "powerful". Geralt of Rivia practically useless in the season finale. And their long awaited union with princess cirilla is underwhelming.

Hope season 2 will be better and will keep a more linear timeline

My only gripe with the show was the ending, all the writers had to do was copy the lines from the end of second book and put them into the script at the end of episode 8. But what they do is over use the lines about destiny throughout the season unnecessarily.

The short stories were executed almost perfectly into episodes. We also get a story into the past of Yennefer, which wasn't that interesting to me.

The actors fit their roles perfectly. Credit should go to Henry Cavill for nailing the accent and voice right. Also more credit to him for some excellent action with the sword.

I was skeptical about the show ever since it had been announced, it surpassed my expectations.

Excellent ending and buildup for Season 2. I've never read the books so to those who say I could have experienced something better, that's great. Maybe I will read the books one day now that I've watched this. But just so you know, most books transferred onto film isn't going to do the books justice.

I also can't understand anyone who would bill this as the next GoT. GoT got old. The way The Witcher is being written where intertwining stories are aired from past and present and finally they meet in the end...this is going down a path that leaves the possibility for writers to develop on these characters further in season 2 in a pace that doesn't unnecessarily drag it out as I've felt at times in GoT. We would still have bloody good entertainment at the end of the day, regardless.

I for one, can't wait to see Season 2.

A little context before I start, I've never read the books that "The Witcher" is based on. I've got some exposure to the games, but I've never played them properly.

As a Kingdom falls to invaders, the Queen desperately forces her granddaughter Ciri (Freya Allen) to leave the city, telling her that "Geralt of Rivia is her destiny". Geralt (Henry Cavill) is a Witcher, a skilled fighter who makes his living hunting and killing monsters at the request of local towns, cities and Kingdoms. Elsewhere, a lowly stable girl is sold by her parents into the mages guild. Wildly powerful, but lacking control, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) enhances her magical skills, but consistently rebels against the traditions and rules of the guild.

Once I got into it, I really liked this first season of "The Witcher". The first couple of episodes jump around a little more than I was comfortable with and introduce a number of characters and locations when I wanted to stay with Geralt more, and learn about him. There was then a "eureka" moment, for me, when it became apparent that these stories were not concurrent and from there, working out where the stories linked became another fun aspect of the show.

Cavill is a good cypher for Geralt and with his perfectly timed grunts, looks and muttered swear words is a deceptively funny character to spend time with. This is only heightened when he's forced into reluctant straight man opposite Joey Batey's Bard Jaskier. His fight scenes were very nicely done with strong sword play, in fact, action across the whole series was good, ending in an epic battle at the conclusion of the season. I've focused on Geralt quite a lot there, but I'd suspect that Yennefer actually appears in the series more than Geralt (I'm sure she's got more lines) and it's her development and growth (and one particularly bad decision) that dominates the narrative. Fortunately then, I really liked Anya Chalotra's nuanced performance.

Really really good stuff that doesn't outstay it's welcome and leaves me craving season two.