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[izzy-hands]

The Witcher + fine literature (in/sp.)

[awitcheress]

Okay, so Jaskier is a feral, vicious, vain and chatty trouble magnet, and Geralt is a grumpy, smelly, non verbal and occasionally mean monster magnet.

So, why are they both so adorable??

[saintzoya]

Yen Week 2022 Day Three: Favourite Outfit

black and gold dress 

As her character changes, so do her outfits. In place of the somewhat villainous power outfits she wore before, there are now “softer lines and color.”

 I wanted to carry that strong image but I wanted to break her down a bit to show she was vulnerable and not so literally black and white,” Wright said. “There was another layer to her, a softer layer. I wanted the clothes to reflect that she wasn’t this hardened…I picked up on the violet of her eyes, and also brought in a plum color with a cloak.”

- Lucinda Wright (x)

[henrycavillnews]

Tudum: Henry To Promote 'The Witcher' S3 in Brazil

Tudum: Henry To Promote 'The Witcher' S3 in Brazil

[artbykattie]

Tissaia de Vries 💚

[brisemolaire]

When people ask me what I want :

[shimhaq]

The Witcher

[witcherhunterbros]

I finished watching the latest The Witcher season and I kind of understand that Henry Cavill is leaving, as he seems to be an uber-nerd when it comes to Sapkowski’s book series. I,too, love the books and games...and I know that any adaptation has to make changes because some things might work in writing but not on the screen, but some story points and the behavior of some characters 

do not make sense to me in that show. I think the show is at its strongest when it follows the narrative of the book series more closely, as soon as it deviates to much, well, the writing just becomes bad e.g. the character development of some side characters felt very erratic at times. Even as someone who knows the narrative, I had trouble following the story and making sense of why this character suddenly behaved in a completely different way than before. I suppose it might be even worse for people who don’t know the books. It just felt like things and events, especially the whole political aspect of the story, were brushed aside or over-simplified for the series compared to the books. And what is worse is that it felt like some characters have been dumbed down. Moreover, the pacing just felt off at times and I somehow did not care most of the time for the characters and what was happening to them, especially in the first half of the season. That changed somewhat with the last four episodes. In my opinion, the fifth episode is the strongest of this season. Probably because I usually enjoy non-linear story telling and it is the closest to the books, they even used a good chunk of dialogue from the books. I also liked episode seven and eight, especially Ciri’s journey - which was also rather truthful to the events in the book, plus it was really cool to see The Rats for the first time, which I thought were introduced very well.

The costume design and the set pieces as well as the visual effects are still hit and miss in my opinon. Though, one thing that stood out for me in a positive way was the new design of the Dryads. I think they looked really amazing and it fit with who they are, a definitiv improvement over how they were portrayed in season 1.

In conclusion, the show had it moments, but they were to far and few to make it an enjoyable watching experience. I mean, as a lover of the books I could go on a rant about some creative choices, but the thing that annoys me the most is how it feels like the creators themselves or at least those in charge do not understand the appeal of Sapkowski’s narrative. He has created such an intriguing and rich universe with political intrigues and literally warring parties, the threath of world changing events constantly hanging in the air, and somehow the series lacks all of the interesting aspects or simplifies them in a way that makes them boring. Sapkowski’s series is like a 12-course menu and I guess, I just expected the show to deliver a full healthy meal and what I got instead was a meager unhealthy snack that is soon forgotten because there is nothing memorable enough about it except a dull aftertaste.