All wounds are said to heal with time. Sometimes all we want is a little breathing room in order to gain the perspective we require. It turns out that The Witcher: Season 2 on Netflix does not fall under this.
The Witcher is?
The Witcher is a Netflix original fantasy drama series developed by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. It is based on Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series of the same name.
The Witcher examines the myth of Princess Ciri, Yennefer of Vengerberg, and Geralt of Rivia on the Continent, a made-up continent with medieval influences. Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan are its main actors.
Netflix aired the first season, which has eight episodes, on December 20, 2019. It was based on the short story collections The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, which come before the main The Witcher series.
On December 17, 2021, the second season—which likewise included eight episodes and was based on the book Blood of Elves—was made available.
The show received a third season renewal from Netflix in September 2021; it will premiere in the middle of 2023. A fourth season will come after this, with Liam Hemsworth taking over as Geralt of Rivia.
That’s some harsh criticism
It’s safe to say that the Netflix fantasy series’ second season didn’t exactly earn rave reviews at the time. Some fans feared that the program was more focused on developing its own tale than adopting Andrzej Sapkowski’s adored novels because of shocking fatalities and unexpected departures from the original material.
On paper, switching things up seems like a good idea. But perhaps they ought to have stayed true to the originals considering how widely despised the modifications were, which some believe contributed to Henry Cavill’s decision to leave the show after just three seasons.
After over a year since its release, fans of The Witcher have decided to reflect on its second season. Maybe check to see if they were too harsh with it. What is the general opinion? Nope.
I recently posed a question to other Witcher fans in a discussion on the subreddit, “Is Liam Cavill’s appearance in The Witcher season four truly going to be the thing that stops you watching?”
Given that supporters have vociferously declared their intention to continue boycotting the performance, the question seems reasonable.
Numerous viewers have responded by saying they don’t plan to keep watching. To be clear, not because of Liam Cavill, but rather because season two was so abhorrent.
One Reddit member said, “Season two was dreadful; I don’t want to subject myself to any more of it.” I have a ton of highly regarded content to go through, so I don’t see any justification for paying any attention to Blood Origin or season three.
Another person echoed this assessment of season two: “I prefer to call it a roaring trash fire of maximal proportions.
There’s plenty to work off of from the novels without the need for “creative liberties,” a third person countered. “I know that the show was never going to be an EXACT duplicate of the books, but it looked like they were simply creating narrative lines for the sake of it.
No disrespect to Joey Batey, but Dandelion can’t carry the show now that Cavill is gone. “Geralt and Dandelion were the only things keeping me around.”
It appears like Netflix will need to work hard to get them to watch The Witcher again.
