Fantasy series have a way of growing limbs rapidly. Aggressive expansion is understandable for a series like Netflix’s “The Witcher,” because after all, what’s the use of creating a vast narrative …
Fantasy series have a way of growing limbs rapidly. Aggressive expansion is understandable for a series like Netflix’s “The Witcher,” because after all, what’s the use of creating a vast narrative universe if you don’t actually explore it? So it can be hard to tell whether a fantasy spinoff series is a worthwhile journey that deepens appreciation of the original, or a perfunctory effort that trades on the show’s reputation without capturing its essence.
The first episode starts out in the middle of a splattery battle sequence, and the first line of dialogue is a fusillade of F-bombs. Not many of the franchise’s characters could pull off the line, which sounds as if it was cribbed from early an Diablo Cody screenplay. Luckily, it comes from fan-favorite Jaskier , whose spectral vision of Seanchai forms the show’s larger structure.
The two cobble together a classic, seven-elf crew to help take down Merwyn, each with their own motivation for joining the cause. Most intriguing among them are Scian , a swordmaker fighting on behalf of her dwindling tribe and Meldof a savage killer whose thirst for vengeance often looks a lot like nihilism. The quest clips along at a decent enough pace, but there’s a gaping hole in the show without Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia — or an equivalent-value substitute — to anchor the ensemble.
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