Anya Chalotra claps back at Yennefer casting backlash

#thewitcher #yennefer #anyachalotra

[@mikesfilms9480]

Funny , the writers of the show also decided her not to play the yennefer from the books either

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

Guess - now she is Yennefer.

[@lavarball961]

I'm waiting for tmr vilgerfortz beat geralt once then lost to him with yen and Regis but seeing as he also was the one who called for the conclave but they gave that to yennefer I'm ready for anything at this point I just love witcher that's probably the only reason I'm still watching watching over episode 5 as I type this and I just love that episode season 1 episode gave more witcher vibes but episode 5 in season 3 gave u the mystique and every thing I love about witcher the aura the secret enemy yen and geralt

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

@@lavarball961 yes agreed - loved also that season 3 is so much different than season 1. !

[@matfly4832]

You are funny, makes me chuckle 😅 Ahhh the youth! Gotta love them kids 😍

[@joshuaadams6565]

Oop- 🫢

[@semir9112]

The fan was right. And Netflix "The Witcher" isn't "The Witcher" at all.

[@charlesleeray8728]

It's more like Witches.

[@kanekiuchiha5493]

​@@charlesleeray8728😂😂😂 so truuuuu

[@emilio7616]

Naw Henry cavil is the Witcher he literally imbodies him perfectly

[@qphobos]

​@@emilio7616 he's too jacked to be a deft swordsman with *really* poor diet

[@williamabbott68]

It's feels like a soap opera and I can't quite explain why

[@Selyidar]

They're right. She is NOTHING like Yennefer in the books

[@Alb420]

How is Yenn in book? can you explain it here?

[@Alb420]

@@Richard.B.Riddick. I played 3 times TW3 and saw the TW-serie. Yenn is great in TW3 game and Anya is great in the serie.

[@NgaBalkan]

@@Alb420the books explain her skin being so pale you could see the veins through it in her face, with narrow lips. The only thing that this actress has is raven hair.. oooh jeeeez well dang she fits perfectly then 😂😂😂😂💀

[@danthegt40fan92]

Or the games

[@infidel11990]

​@@Richard.B.Riddick.Oh, so you're just the regular racist then. Got it.

[@Evelinaa]

The fan wasnt wrong

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

When there’s someone who’s playing an important role, and the only thing you see of them is race, and not how well they did their role (Cleopatra is an exception), that says a lot about you then it does about them. Also, she IS white

[@Evelinaa]

@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 You dont see white people appropriating black movies. This is the first time slavic, especially polish culture had a time to shine but ofc netflix being modern took it away from us. This is about our culture being noticed and portrayed for what it is/was so stop spreading your agenda

[@hiddendragon415]

@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 Calling loyal fans of the lore racist is just pathetic.

[@user-dp8oc8zq6t]

She is much more pretty. I'm glad they didn't choose a basic looking girl.

[@Evelinaa]

@@user-dp8oc8zq6t She is pretty - there's nothing wrong with her, but she looks nothing like the book character which is what most fans wanted.

[@Eluarelon]

Love her in that series, but technically speaking, that fan wasn't wrong.

[@dinok7630]

Absolutely dogshit writing in that series

[@toshmckie1268]

funny that it doesn’t much matter

[@matthewstewart2377]

but also better looking then yennefer

[@John-Alighieri]

​@@matthewstewart2377No.

[@yochintohere]

@@toshmckie1268 mattered because the show flopped

[@SoleilMagica]

Neither her looks nor her character resemble yennefer at all. But her chemistry on screen with Geralt is what made me like her.

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

Cavill should play Yennefer Anya should play Geralt LOL

[@edgarro2653]

Well thats gone now LOL

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

no. even chemistry was wrong. idk are you blind and deaf?

[@hausinnermagic]

She had better chemistry with Cahir than with Geralt

[@theoneonly2406]

Exactly, but Netflix had to ruin that. Not even excited for season 4 when 1-3 are some of my favorite fantasy tv.

[@dwu9369]

Last season felt like watching a soap opera instead of a show about monster hunting.

[@Thorn_416]

Female showrunner for a nerdy fantasy story and she completely doesn't get why we care about the world and Gerald. Shocker

[@FreeLancerHawkEye]

none of the og main books are about monster hunting. in the main story about finding Ciri, Geralt is not doing any monster hunting contracts

[@DayTheEmperor]

We’re getting more monster battles than we should have. The main story is about Ciri.

[@FreeLancerHawkEye]

@@DayTheEmperor not in the first season as this are not the stories out of the main books but with season too, we should. but they messed everything up they could I guess except from casing Henry

[@rickycool6083]

Main story is about Ciri with GERALT as the main character not Ciri, no wonder the show is a failure and only has "fans" like you. @@DayTheEmperor

[@Talon17]

She is gorgeous but it blows my mind how they casted Geralt perfectly but completely missed the mark on both Yennifer and Triss.

[@wampyrelli]

Geralt is nothing like the book Geralt though 😂

[@hme850]

Hmm. Winds Howling

[@Hiyorin871]

forced diversity is a plague on netflix series

[@HyperGnar]

It has to do with the screenwriters

[@pokeyerface]

Gorgeous?🤨You high?

[@AJDraws]

The fan was right tho

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

When there’s someone who’s playing an important role, and the only thing you see of them is race, and not how well they did their role (Cleopatra is an exception), that says a lot about you then it does about them. Also, she IS white

[@rudhra5957]

Yup

[@Alex-pd8zi]

No, she is not white. And nobody is white. There is no such thing as race. Only thing that is white on the screen is part of her dress.

[@Rafflewafflez]

@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 you’re the one who made it about race

[@oscar12ty]

@@Rafflewafflez the only difference in looks from the book is her shade of skincolour.

[@Bdogh2o]

As a Witcher fan, we ignore the show because it is not the witcher.

[@420YOUKNOWHO]

It’s now called the SWITCHER 😂

[@rachelm3649]

She doesn’t though, the girl who plays Ciri doesn’t look like that character either.

[@zacinc6687]

She was cast at the last minute. The plan was for Ciri to also be a diversity cast, but there was an outrage and a petition was raised (which I remember signing) for them cast a white girl as she is in the books.

[@zhengyingli]

@@zacinc6687 Got any source regarding Ciri was originally a diversity casting? I knew about Freya Allan originally had a much smaller role in the show but didn't know about who was planned to play Ciri before Allan got the role.

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@michaelramsay6547]

Ciri's actor choice was more of a crime than yennefer's

[@hiderutrow6239]

@@michaelramsay6547 I think it's not that bad, if her hair was slightly more silver/white and she had green eye contacts she would've been fine

[@PureLuck-tk5tk]

The fan was right but for the wrong reasons, it's not because she doesn't look like the character it's because she doesn't play the character from the books or games at all. She plays a self inserted character of the producer.

[@lidiamankowska6580]

So true

[@user-yc1xe1pd1f]

I don’t know, I liked her character. It doesn’t match books or the game, but it fits the settings and lore. She plays very well.

[@ezit1612]

I refused to watch this garbage so I cound't tell but she indeed does not look anywhere close like the real Yen from the books

[@stinkymonke3622]

Ok but she does look nothing like yennefer, why point out otherwise?

[@georgx6330]

In the book it's Say she maybe can bot be consider handsome and she have imperfecctions and maybe i'm mistake but she is not caucásic maybe she is a little more ligther than the actress but yep​@@ezit1612

[@25taylor91]

Witcher in Poland is LOTR for America. But both countries knew the casting for show has been rough except with Cavill.

[@matfly4832]

Casting is perfect. Except for racists apparently…

[@25taylor91]

@@matfly4832 fans like accuracy. Don’t be an idiot.

[@Dream-ss4nl]

@@matfly4832 Yep Perfect just like Snowwhite and The Little Mermaid cast.

[@dumplingdumpling2205]

Joey Batey was perfect for Jaskier. Idk what you're talking about

[@matfly4832]

@@dumplingdumpling2205 he talking about race, and queerness. Trump made them more noisy, it will die with him hopefully.

[@Davelever366]

Yeah. The show was ruined by bad casting and terrible writers.

[@Thorn_416]

they literally hate that they have to give screen time to a filthy MAN instead of Yen and Siri lol

[@asmitaghorai5668]

Casting was absolutely fine lol, all of them are really talented ones. If anything's to be blamed it's the writing and directing.

[@Davelever366]

@@asmitaghorai5668 no it was terrible.

[@divineflu34567]

​Nope cast was amazing writing was shit​@@Davelever366.

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@sinsinsinat5377]

The actress is actually talented, and the fan was right...but the writers fed up her character

[@KamiSamaisPissed]

I agree with the fan

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@nanunanu8745]

Pretty girl but not Yennefer

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@bluenovacorgi8230]

Kate beckinsdale from underworld woulda been a great yennefer

[@Charismaniac]

Bingo!

[@AhmedAli-jo2xd]

Eva Green

[@EhurtAfy]

Kate Beckinsale and Eva Green? Maybe if the Witcher show were made 10 years ago. Kate is 50 now. Eva Green could possibly pull it off, 43 isn't that old, but Yennefer is canonically supposed to look like she is in her 20s despite being in her 80s, 90s due to magic

[@tbtnumbah8]

💯

[@jess_n_atx]

20 years ago

[@pandapijama7512]

The fan was right.

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

When there’s someone who’s playing an important role, and the only thing you see of them is race, and not how well they did their role (Cleopatra is an exception), that says a lot about you then it does about them

[@pandapijama7512]

@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 she played her role horrible. So it’s says a lot about you.

[@hiddendragon415]

@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 Seems you keep spamming the same racist claim everywhere. Wow someone is a real try hard bringing race into this.

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@pandapijama7512]

@@hiderutrow6239 she is nice and beautiful girl. But yes, the author of this book wrote about absolutely different character. It’s is not just about skin it’s about how she act. And I think the racism is actually to change the skin colour then the author exactly say that it’s very white . Because it’s part of European culture in the past.

[@samfisher1326]

Actually, that fan was right, and game cast is way better than a series...

[@Szajsenberg]

It's not about skin colour, or racism, Anya is beautiful woman, her beauty is warm and cute. While Yennefer meant to looks cold, strict. She just don't have that unpleasant glaze I associate with her mysterious character. Edit: anyway, shes wonderful actress. I'd love to see her in that role, if script was better :(

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@AS-np2ee]

It was direct, it was blunt, and it was totally correct.

[@user-ij2fi3ku8q]

how do you figure?

[@KaushikBala333]

Because we played the game for 100+ hrs

[@NgaBalkan]

Because we read the books before you westerners with filthy hands could get ahold of them in English. Her character is well described in the books.

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@AS-np2ee]

@@user-ij2fi3ku8q Because (a) I've read the books and (b) I played the games. And based on that I say - she is not Yennefer, neither by looks nor by spirit. And it has nothing to do with melanin...

[@darkmage4648]

The issue is not her ethnicity, she just doesn't have the age or the cruelty in her face that yennefer needs

[@MNMNT_OG]

true, but her ethnicity is still a problem (in this case only oc)

[@emzyna]

The ethnicity is a big problem here

[@TrafalgarWaterDLaw-dl5cm]

Yea idk. Technicly yea, but Yennifer is a character with a specific description people grew to know her by. That includes personality. The show changed booth the characterisation and the looks.

[@ronniechan2041]

Please, admit it. Her look was not right for the role.

[@oscar12ty]

@@ronniechan2041her look was fine, her writing wasnt

[@crossmanbluev6049]

Trash show

[@lockhart_9593]

She's really gorgeous but yeah I didn't expect that. But still better than Triss casting!

[@Gamespectives]

At least she acts like book/game Triss. This lady is too soft n doesn't have the same fire n strictness book/game Yennifer has

[@WAMIV]

Tris was far better cast!

[@kevinroark5815]

She is not Yennifer, she is a diversity tick box

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

When there’s someone who’s playing an important role, and the only thing you see of them is race, and not how well they did their role (Cleopatra is an exception), that says a lot about you then it does about them

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

She’s white, by the way

[@Dieregorn]

@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 same can be said about you, bot clown

[@triikz1370]

How can a white English person be a diversity tick box 😂😂

[@riyapatel6291]

Nah that's fringilla . Yennefer's actress can actually act

[@rajahava]

It has nothing to do with far right or far left. There is a clear describtion of Yennefer in the books in multiple places and she is nowhere near.

[@ARDG89]

what was her description?

[@rajahava]

@@ARDG89 I have the original, Polish version, but in English translation it is: "A pale triangular face, violet eyes and narrow, slightly contorted lips appeared beneath the black tresses" Also "Yennefer, on the other hand, although attractive in her own way, could not be considered a beauty." And last "Raven-black curls, wavy as a storm, cascade down to her shoulders, shining, reflecting the light like peacock feathers, swirling and rippling with every movement. Lips, wonderfully narrow and pale under lipstick." Pale skin, almost exactly opposite, triangular face - not really either, Curly thick hair - wavy at best, narrow, pale and contorted lips - not even close. I mean sure, she does not have to be exact copy of the novel, that is an authors fantasy. Also her eyes have been described as cold and evil numerous times. Would you be able to say Anya's CGI eyes were cold and evil at any point?

[@ARDG89]

@@rajahava thanks! I didn't read the books and im just not playing the wild hunt so I didn't see the huge deal, yeah that's different indeed

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

@@rajahava Well Anya is beating and looks even better then written in the books.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

@@ARDG89 I have a solution - Adrejz has to go back and adopt the character in the book with Anya´s look because its a clear improvement.

[@johnfer98]

Dude triss is what killed me

[@mikj48]

seriously, in the game I picked triss and I was disappointed when I saw triss in the series lol

[@Qureshi994]

@@mikj48yeah she’s hot af in the game

[@federicamartufi9918]

​@@mikj48 but the Netflix series is based by the books, not the games. And, although it is true that Triss in the series does not precisely follow the books description, it is also true that in the games Triss is completely wrong. Books: blue eyes, copper/brown hair tending to reddish. Games: green eyes and fiery red hair. The only thing they got right, more than the series, is the personality: sweet and kind attitudes, but underneath manipulative and selfish like all witches. And, anyway, since the series is inspired by the books, it's actually not that important, because Triss is just a secondary character, not even that important, like for example Dandelion and Regis. The games made her almost a protagonist.

[@TheTennesseeFistMachine]

I mean, you don't.

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

When there’s someone who’s playing an important role, and the only thing you see of them is race, and not how well they did their role (Cleopatra is an exception), that says a lot about you then it does about them

[@blazer9547]

​Haha race,we want Europeans to play our European stories. Don't bring race bs to this@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701

[@krazykrush]

A polish person not blunt is not polish.

[@LeRoskal]

Even if she chuckled the fan was actually right

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

When there’s someone who’s playing an important role, and the only thing you see of them is race, and not how well they did their role (Cleopatra is an exception), that says a lot about you then it does about them. Also, she IS white

[@LeRoskal]

@@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 Why are you talking about race ?! She just doesn't look like Yennefer, she doesn't have any charisma, from her look or the way she acts, period.

[@Ghost-Face420]

In what world does she look like Yennefer? People always trying to do the race narrative, it’s not about her race, it’s about the fac that she DOESN’T look like Yennefer at all

[@Alb420]

In your opinion, does Yenn from the game look like Yenn from the books?

[@plugshirt1762]

@@Alb420 eh more so than the show. Even Geralt from the games doesn't really look exactly how they described him but the difference is with the games they at least attempted to make the characters close to the descriptions

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@Venoxisguides]

She got cast for diversity points.

[@rickycool6083]

stop acting as if only you have eyes in the rest of the world. She doesn't look anything like Yennefer. @Shellyshell-bd8wl

[@davyjones77]

@Shellyshell-bd8wl doesnt explain how many characters has been race-swapped in the show

[@Damian-ew1vl]

@Shellyshell-bd8wl and yet they couldn't cast a SINGLE slavic person?

[@Damian-ew1vl]

@Shellyshell-bd8wl she can't, she looks fully indian :|

[@paigeanne1325]

It’s crazy cause tissaia had more of a yennefer vibe and look! She looked elven too!

[@aximilian15]

I think Myanna would have been perfect as Yennefer if she were 10 years younger.

[@paigeanne1325]

@@aximilian15 yennefer is supposed to be in her mid 30s in the books!

[@juina]

​@@paigeanne1325she was described as looking late teens/early 20s in the short stories by Dandelion... It's so easy to tell who actually read the books and who didn't

[@paigeanne1325]

@@juina and? Tissaia matches the video game look a little better…I didn’t say I read the books but go off I guess😂

[@juina]

@@paigeanne1325 lol why bring up the books at all then?

[@TheDestint]

This series had so many miscasts starting from Yennefer

[@hiderutrow6239]

She looks like yennefer in the show, I just think yall are just mad she has a LITTLE melanin in her skin

[@Jay123-yk4pl]

@@hiderutrow6239as much as you don’t like to hear she is a little too dark for the role isn’t she? It’s setting is literally set in Poland

[@TymonKing]

she is not rell Yennefer

[@summerglace3294]

I love Anya’s voice. She has such a beautiful voice!

[@TheCasimir94]

I like her Yen but i still think Yennefer should loon older

[@megteg]

I mean…. Ya…. She doesn’t

[@johnivanali7774]

She is beautiful, but she does not look like Yennefer.. I mean, anya is ok as Yennefer and as actor, but she looks just different.

[@16Modra6]

Well he was right

[@johnlennon2864]

Everyone is sick of forced diversity casting.

[@joltmann4133]

I understand being annoyed at casting directors and writers but leave the actors alone. That being said she definitely isn’t yennifer in any way but she wasn’t written to be either

[@ChadKakashi]

Well that’s the problem now isn’t it? If she doesn’t look or act like Yennefer, why would you cast her?

[@Fairenough642]

She could you know not take the role out of respect

[@joltmann4133]

@@Fairenough642 if someone told me “I’ll pay you $50,000 an episode to play wonder women” The only thing I would hear is $50,000 lol I’m not blaming an actor for accepting money. That a hard job to actually get paid for.

[@joltmann4133]

@@ChadKakashi because they don’t actually like the fans or the book. They really believe they can do it better than the authors, but they are so l wrong. Just like rings of power

[@billybro1403]

​@@Fairenough642 she looks nothing like yennefer but let's be real, ain't no wannabe actor gonna miss out on a big break with a fat paycheck and an A lister celebrity at the helm of it

[@backtothefuture6067]

Fans weren’t wrong 😂😂😂 terrible show and miscast of many characters

[@naif5395]

She is my yannefer ❤️‍🩹

[@guapocat203]

The on-screen chemistry between the actress and Henry made it work.

[@jasminelblack2047]

Other than her not being white she looks at described in the books - long dark hair and violet eyes. Also, she fits the embodiment of the character well. Y'all complaining but if they prioritized just appearance over skill you'd likely have an appearance accurate model with little acting skill and you'd still be upset...

[@ChadKakashi]

Have they run out of talented white actresses? Stop acting like she was the only woman who could’ve played the part. They didn’t pick her because she was the most talented, they picked her because she didn’t look like Yennefer.

[@rgf5432]

You'd may have a point ... If they didnt purposely look for someone of her skin color to play yen. Dont believe me? Look it up. Before anyone was casted they specifically stated that they wanted a brown skinned or south asian to play yennefer in the show.

[@matfly4832]

@@rgf5432 you’re a racist? Why?

[@rgf5432]

@@matfly4832 how about we make black Panther a majority hispanic and asian cast in the name of diversion. Have a problem with that u racist?

[@infjelphabasupporter8416]

I personally love her as Yennefer. But I do have to point out that the books described Yen as having a "slightly receding chin", which neither the series nor the game's actress has. I think it would have been very meaningful to show a small chinned beauty, as they're seen less and less in Hollywood, but whatever.

[@gamecitysavior2910]

She looks hotter actually 😂❤

[@cruzbohy]

She was picked to tick boxes.

[@ChuckSneed_]

@Shellyshell-bd8wlYes, the fact that DEI and ESG exists proves you wrong.

[@adammusthafa2330]

Even the Witcher is not the Witcher. That is more funny

[@sedlyholmes3722]

i don't hate the actress but let's face it the many reason they hired her because of her skin color, to keep the diversity lol

[@Hellion73]

It was the ONLY reason🤷‍♂️😒

[@PlayerOne-fu3jc]

Yes, but that fan is right. Any true witcher gamer would say the same as well.

[@ShavoSoaDer]

Witcher reader. Games aren't really "canon" either.

[@PlayerOne-fu3jc]

@@ShavoSoaDer Game or Book, she is not the one.

[@iOwlPro]

@@ShavoSoaDer don't sell your soul to tv series company, they did poor job.

[@ShavoSoaDer]

@@iOwlPro I agree but books are canon, not games.

[@Lady_Sherin]

​@@ShavoSoaDerTbh games pictured Yennefer perfectly. I would argue about Geralt, Ciri and maybe Triss (lack of scars) but Yen is just... perfect.

[@sharonmcmurrick3853]

Anya is so fantastic. Love her!! ❤

[@andreascj73]

The amount of denial ...

[@dagabbagool2600]

The real "clap back" is coming soon for them when they're out of a job. Should have backed Cavill.

[@Paintress]

Who said they didn’t? They aren’t well known except for the Witcher so if they spoke up they would’ve been out of a job regardless

[@juina]

This comment aged so well /s

[@loveyourself-dj2os]

@@juinawdym? I thought season 4 will still be coming out?

[@ink5200]

I know Yenneref from the book, from the game, from the musical, from the first series and I saw this character played 3 times during an RPG session (by 2 of my friends). Anya is almost the worst Yen I've ever seen, but behind her there's only one friend from the rpg session, and she had no idea about Yen, the Witcher universe, or acting, so it's hard to come off worse.

[@11-inch]

Aint no one want an polish-indian yennifer

[@dudonz]

laugh all you want, ur still not Yennefer. 😄

[@Radabard]

Fan is right. You're laughing as you butcher a beloved work of fiction.

[@katanadeath]

Terrible cast choice for Yennifer was was surely intentional

[@corneliuscrewe8165]

Never read the books, couldn’t care less. She’s absolutely stunning.

[@akcivan]

The Fan was totally right :D

[@neville2308]

She is the perfect Yenn. People are just crazy haters. She reminds me of Yenn from the third game and that’s what I wanted. They made her less mean, which is fair lol

[@coolbombprime986]

Fan wasn’t wrong

[@Dieregorn]

She's not Yennefer of Vangerberg but Yennefer of Mumbai

[@Adrian_CelticWhispers]

The show badly needs writers not woke activists. And bring back Henry or I’m out!

[@b.easton1842]

Even if she’s not the same Yen, she still is a badass in the show and honestly I prefer Anya’s portrayal.

[@user-ed6pt4pe4n]

This is the Wish version of Yen

[@einundzwanzigster5618]

I'm not gonna lie. Anya is a very beautiful lady and i love her performance in the series very much. But the fan wasn't wrong though. The Witcher was written by a polish writer, based on polish folklores. However, Netflix being woke makes it diverse. Say, if a Chinese writer wrote books like witcher based on chinese folklores, and Netflix replace some Chinese characters with white people, that would be racist, isn't it? But some ppl being holier than thou, accuse people of racism when someone complain blackwashing. It's not racist. If someone is racist, that has to be the studio replacing white characters with Africans and Asians. Oh, don't get me wrong though. This coming from an Asian who lives in south east Asia.

[@hopeali]

She's sweet. Hope she gets casted more. She's so pretty. I like her more than the other famous indian actresses❤

[@LM-bs6lc]

she isn’t an Indian actress 🤦‍♀️

[@katranaprestor860]

Remember the time the wanted to make a black Ciri with white hair ? 😂

[@MysticNinjaSoul]

Cause she isn't she is NOTHING like what was depicted in the books. I own 2 of them

[@publicanimal]

The fan was correct. This was the worst casted show of all time.

[@trixus4768]

Not only they've blackwashed that character, but then they've also decided that in fantasy/medieval setting, a witch would be totally wearing a latest H&M fashion😂😂😂 Nothing against an actress. This is a fault of the people behind the cameras...

[@donabz1471]

She is black ??

[@IT-qb7dw]

​@@donabz1471don't listen to his dumb comment

[@NgaBalkan]

@@donabz1471well she ain’t white, are you going to pull out the brown paper bag to measure or what?

[@donabz1471]

@@NgaBalkan she is at best a really light skin Indian but 1000% guarantee she ain’t black

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

​​@@NgaBalkanthere r other races than black n white.. instead of staying in ur ignorant bubble 💀... atleast address people's race correctly..i believe u have 2 very functional eyes?

[@preach9]

I want Anya to be Robin on the next season of One Piece LA. She's perfect.

[@frybreadndizhnikaaz3314]

I mean in the books and games I think I remember hearing some thing that like Yennifer doesn’t even look like Yennifer she uses her powerful magic to make her look like Yennifer

[@elisas.8810]

She is an amazing actress and did an amazing job as Yennefer honestly. And she is also very beautiful. I don't know why they're all bawling about.

[@violentviolet1404]

Not everyone who watched the Witcher has read the books or played the games, I think Anya is perfect, she is sassy and Smokey and every bit the powerful mage, my only problem with her being yennifer is I want to be her.

[@lapislazuli6136]

Well you base it off source material if you want to please the very fans who would watch it the most…..

[@violentviolet1404]

@@lapislazuli6136 the people who make the program are interested in making money, therefore they want to make programs that reach the maximum number of viewers, not necessarily to please a devout niche of society, they owe nothing to the loyal fans they pillaged the original material from. How many times do producers and directors stray from original plots to smooth things or make the cinematic flow simpler, it can be soul destroying to a fan of a book to discover something has changed, however profit is the thing. How many people went out and bought the books after watching this project, I know I did, so I guess it achieved something for the original writer!

[@troystaunton254]

Yennifer is a white woman, I never read the comics but I know blade is black and I know storm is black, so why is it acceptable to race swap white characters?

[@matfly4832]

@@lapislazuli6136I am a very fan and she is actually much better than “book Yennefer” 😀 You fantasized on game Yennefer, that’s what happened…

[@matfly4832]

@@troystaunton254 because that’s how it is ☺️

[@Vospader21]

I don’t really know book Yennefer. I only know video game Yennefer. Her interpretation was nothing like her. But I still like her anyway because the characterization she was set up with she did very well.

[@crocodilefury6771]

The fan was right, same for Ciri and others from the cast

[@nonyabusiness7]

She didn't quite look like the game or books but her acting & look have proven to be Yennifer!

[@user-yc1xe1pd1f]

That’s what I can agree with. People judging only her race without considering her great acting is very disappointing.

[@haydenbrewer-df5qz]

The fan just speaking facts

[@MattCarvin]

That that’s her most memorable fan encounter says a lot.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I always love it when someone says an actor doesn't look like the FICTIONAL CHARACTER they are playing...

[@SuidicalRaccoon]

Yeah he isnt wrong but dont go insult the actors. They just follow a script. Its the scriptwriters who messed it up, especially with Triss and Lambert, they dont look anything like their described in the books

[@mathuraphael9196]

I mean, first of all, in Poland, you need to know that if people don't use the word "Kurwa" in agrresive tone, then it's just a blunt statement that shouldn't be taken personally, so fan was not actually insulting her. Second, they have to tell someone she doesn't look like Yennefer, he probably can't say that in the face of screenwriters so he had to tell it to actress

[@SuidicalRaccoon]

@@mathuraphael9196 uh no, an insult is personal, he personally insulted her. so according to your logic any insult shouldnt be taken personal. its not hard to understand that if you dont like a character, dont insult the actors

[@kosakuKawajir]

He was actually right

[@Sami-zf5vb]

The Woketcher, that's all it is, certainly not the Witcher...

[@420YOUKNOWHO]

The switcher 😂

[@LadyPisces96]

This comment section is disgusting. How can you guys call yourselves fans? You sound more like haters. I don't like either what the producers are doing with the series STORYWISE, but I do think *the actors are excellent.* Anya bought me the first episode she appeared. Don't come for them.

[@C-eo1rt]

The show makers are the true haters not fans of the witcher novel and games. The show writers even admitted they didn't even bother to read any of the original material and casted Anya and others for the sake of proving a political point and nothing more.

[@LadyPisces96]

@@C-eo1rt I'll repeat what I just said l: critize the producers, the writers, don't attack the actors.

[@C-eo1rt]

@LadyPisces96 I agree on that part. But nobody is really abusing her only saying she shouldn't have been cast.

[@rickycool6083]

fans of the original not the show is the point. Want to lecture someone, lecture the directors.

[@ccdsah]

You're yennwfer rn but not for long 😅

[@Theqila1242]

Anya is the Bollywood Yennefer. And the fan was absolutely correct; she looks nothing like Yennefer in the books and games.

[@kippesnikkel5217]

Polish guy is right. You're absolutely not Yennefer.

[@chacaloredo451]

Facts.

[@saurabhbhambry]

It’s funny when people debate the ethnicity of a quarter elf & who would be best suited to play it😂

[@RedHoodFH]

The fan said no lies

[@averongodoffire8098]

There are many issues I have with the show, the cast was NEVER among those issues.

[@diogopereira1475]

She isnt bad, but there were MUCH better out there, kate beckinsale was my favourite for yennefer

[@MrUnknown_-]

Hes not wrong tho

[@lorddragonya]

Netflix casting is just godawful. Black and brown characters spread all through out medieval Slavic europe.

[@joewrape1471]

They're right. She isn't yennifer. she is just some chick who pretends to be her on tv. smh

[@sonicdeath418]

Not my Yennefer

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

no problem - from all of us she is. And I heard that Andrzej is going back to correct the books.

[@Xgerl]

​​@@bavariancarenthusiast2722You heard? I need more than this.

[@matfly4832]

@@bavariancarenthusiast2722Yeah, isn’t she SO MUCH better than books Yen? She was quite underdeveloped

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

@@matfly4832 I find her very much better, witty, intelligent - as you write, she was more shallow in the books.

[@matfly4832]

@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 She’s super well written for the show! I think Lauren is doing a great job. Season 3 was a blast, perhaps my best.