My late Reaction to Season 3's Official Trailer | The Witcher on Netflix

[@helmuthvonmoltke3727]

Truly, you never miss an opportunity to show the shot of Geralt taking the reward for bringing Ciri to Emhyr.

[@xLetalis]

[@GabrielaB-iw2zq]

Still a better story than whatever Netflix came up with! :P

[@j915winterking9]

"Please stop selling me, Letalis!" -Ciri

[@HeisenbergFam]

Henry Cavill's contribution to the series wont be forgotten, kudos to him for wanting Netflix to be book accurate

[@rextrowbridge8386]

​@@OnlySubhumansWorkAtKZbinwtf? Lol, what did he say that triggered you so badly?

[@mutantraze3681]

Or yk. Good

[@Luke-xi9zz]

It didn't even need to be lore accurate, if it was a good adaption I'm sure Henry would've been happy. It just needed to not have completely shit story lines that completely ruin the characters

[@rextrowbridge8386]

For anyone curious, that guy that I'm replying to deleted his comment. He called this guy a PoS for some odd reason, lol.

[@bindair_dundat]

They must be forgotten. For the world to live free of the tyranny of Netflix, they must forget this show altogether.

[@Phengophobia]

As a Slavic person, I was excited at first, and having seen Henry in period pieces, I knew he'd be a good Witcher. It's just sad that all the complex moral questions, the Slavic mythology and *feel* of the books/games were replaced by a mishmash of fantasy tropes and Games of Thrones-y look. I also still remember the showrunners blaming Covid for not having actual Slavic actors in their Slavic-inspired production. ugh.

[@KL-wp8ip]

Yeah, well. At least we have the beautiful fanfilm to admire.

[@Kondiqq]

The books don't have too many slavic references. Andrzej Sapkowski (author of The Witcher books) criticized slavic fantasy and said in many interviews that while writing The Witcher, he wanted to show that all the books inspired by slavic culture are cheap in what they do, so he based The Witcher on multiple cultures, mostly nordic. Video games have way more slavic inspired monsters. Some examples: - bruxa is portuguese - silvan is roman/greek - djinni is of arabic origin - dragon is in every culture, same for basilisk - doppelgänger is german - siren and driads from Brokilon are from greek mythology - kelpie, werewolf, sukkub, wild hunt, amphisbene, griffin, manticore show up in multilple mythologies, mostly greek, roman and anglosaxon The story is also inspired by many cultures - tales from France, Denmark (Andersen), Germany (Brothers Grimm), some nordic references (Ragh nar Roog, Naglfar, Hemdall, Kambi, Freyja), celtic (Merlin, Galahad, Nimue). From slavic mythology there's striga and kikimore, I'm not sure if something else. If you have more slavic examples, you can throw them in a reply.

[@BleedingUranium]

@@Kondiqq "The story is also inspired by many cultures" Ironic that the show couldn't grasp this concept; it was _already_ a "diverse" story.

[@Phengophobia]

@@Kondiqq Just because the names are different, doesn't mean there aren't similar creatures in Slavic mythology (with some exceptions). And by Slavic mythology, of course I don’t mean a single particular country, but many around Central and Eastern Europe + the Balkans. There are witches, vampyrs, rusalki, vrkolaks, various kinds of woodland creatures and spirits, demons, etc, which I'm glad at least the games showcased (hence the books/games in my comment). That’s the thing - Sapkowski might have consciously tried to be above writing something _specifically_ Polish, Slavic or nationalistic-sounding, but *his identity has an effect on his writing* - the "feel" from the style, tropes, the way he uses language, the dark humour, the melancholy, the topics of state, power, corruption, tradition, superstition, the lesser evil… Hearing some of the names of characters and places… They rang different for me, as someone from the ex-Eastern bloc. The way he describes some cities and landscapes sounded familiar to me because I’ve visited such places here. Some people’s behaviour and mentality is familiar - it’s still present these days. This is why when analysing literature, we look at the author’s own backstory - it shapes the way you see the world. And in a similar way, our identities as readers will have an effect on how we imagine these stories, how we interpret them. So, sure, put a jinn in the story - doesn’t matter, I know I’m not reading anything like 1001 nights. Put an Arthurian flavour to it - it’s still not an Arthurian legend. I think this is why so many people were impressed with the games - they took those elements and really emphasised that Slavic feel which would be new and interesting to the gamers around the world. Hearing my country’s folklore in the ost? More, please! *The show exists because of the games' popularity anyway* and since they kept talking about the "Slavic fantasy", I thought, hey, we might be getting actual representation that's not the usual (iykyk)! I thought they would try to take *the best of the books and games* and give us something different. Instead, we got another generic fantasy that has just several really good moments (which Letalis has touched upon in his reviews). I have a lot to say, but I’d have to write a whole analysis and I have neither the time, nor the motivation now that I’ve seen the show.

[@dijkstra4698]

i feel exactly the same way, just when i first though that slavic mythology and folklore will have a big hollywood showcase, we got some wank ass generic fantasy

[@ilmentore7]

I'll be honest, I shed a tear at the latest Tudum showcase, when Henry was getting ovations and the whole thing. The reason is that I just feel incredibly sad for him, he was truly passionate for this project and just got backstabbed like all of the fans. Henry IS Geralt, always will be.

[@cejota1484]

I WAS THERE!

[@SixhawkSix]

He has finished the game twice and also read the books, if he's saying that they aint respecting source material, I trust him.

[@hihihi1q23]

He was a terrible Geralt. He was literally just doing an impression of the guy from the game. Dude wasn't backstabbed. He took the job for money and left because he thought he was getting DC money. That flopped, so now he's going to make a terrible Netflix show. When that flops, I wonder what the excuse will be?

[@MissSimsalot]

@@hihihi1q23 Well the Witcher 3 is what made the Witcher franchise so popular. If that game didn't exist, I'm quite certain a lot of people would have never came in contact with the books and the previous 2 games. And I'm absolutly shure there woudn't have been a series about it. So I think it's totally okay Cavill acted like the Gerald from the game.

[@ilmentore7]

@@hihihi1q23 you are incredibly naive my friend. He left because they butchered the books. He was commited to the 7 season plan under one condition, and I think you know what it is. He did his best, and he was the only one who actually cared about the Witcher on that whole set.

[@DarkJSN]

And still no hat for Dandelion. My disappointment is immeasurable

[@deepakjoshia9196]

and my day is ruined

[@Revan-eb1wb]

at least he is bi sexual now and in a relationship with radovid... because that is what the fans want, right?

[@katearcher8514]

No hat. Just a boyfriend.

[@MyPrideFlag]

@@Revan-eb1wb You know, modern audience.

[@Spinosaurus44]

I’m sure he’ll be wearing Radovid soon. Maybe not as a hat though

[@w.jagienka]

What's the funniest about this whole thing to me, as a Polish person, is that the S2 bombed so hard in Poland and was met with so much hate and disappointment, that now in turn S3 has close to no promotion here. Like, I live in Warsaw and so far have only seen ONE (1) promotional poster and it wasn't even very visible, just on the inside of a bus stop. I actually chuckled, I was like "oh yeah, S3 is due in a couple of weeks, no way I'm watching XD". For comparison: when S1 was coming out, it was on all the biggest billboards in the city center. It gives me this weird kind of satisfaction that us, as a fandom, did such a good job of being outraged, while simultaneously feeling defeated, that Netflix can afford to prolong everyone's torture and refuses to just let this show die with some dignity left.

[@MultiKamil97]

Exactly. I too haven't seen any promotional stuff here even though it's Witcher, our national treasure 😅 I'm not complaining though, the less people watch it, the better.

[@xLetalis]

Yeah Season 2 really bombed for me as well

[@BleedingUranium]

"Not sure who that is" is a good summary of most of the casting decisions for this show. Not a comment on the actors as individuals or their acting ability, but on the casting choices specifically.

[@xLetalis]

[@lachlanu3070]

netflix just filling quotas and ticking boxes as usual

[@HolyHamGrenade]

still amazes me that no one has made a witcher tv show based on the books.. someone should do that

[@conblondes1400]

try the hexxer polish i think adaption

[@hulmhochberg8129]

This

[@janekmundt579]

This season was way closer to the books than the others so far… essentially blood of elves. If you didn’t like this season such a show wouldn’t be what you enjoy

[@HolyHamGrenade]

@janekmundt579 i have read the books, this season was an improvement, but still doesn't come close to doing the books justice

[@lesliekilgore648]

NO THANKS! TV here in the US has given us Dresden Files... Sci-Fi channel did an ok job on that one but Jim BUTCHER-ed the books ;D and The Sword of Truth by SONY's Spider-Man movies excellent dude Sam Raimi... who proceeded to shred the Terry Goodkind novels into confetti sized bits and tossed them randomly at a 'reskinned' Zena Warrior Princess/Hercules syndicated nightmare of a brain tumor attempt at a TV series. and don't get me started on Amazon's truly gut-wrenchingly ugly and putrid Wheel of Time. i couldn't even get past the first 15 minutes of Episode 1 it was that bad. i hope Robert Jordan haunts those show-runners from beyond the grave for decades to come. i'll never attempt to watch that series ever again.

[@justinp5661]

When they killed Eskel, I was done. They have screwed it up beyond redemption

[@petra_g]

same, I quit right when that happened

[@АнастасияПопова-о6ж2щ]

Absolutely! I didn't stop watching, but as a comedy show. And I 'adored' the explanation why they killed Eskel: to show that even the closest people for Geralt are not safe in this world. Are you serious? Showing that they gave each other a hug doesn't tell a thing about their relationship 😂 we know nothing about this Eskel and want us to be emotionally involved? Don't make me laugh 😅

[@pearsemolloy9656]

EsKEl wAs oNly A miNoR cHarActEr iN thE bOoKs thOuGH!

[@malcolm4737]

@@pearsemolloy9656 He is. Just like Mousesack, who they butchered back in season 1 - and no one gave a shit. And there is not even an excuse of "People know Eskel from the games", because Mousesack was in the Witcher 3 as well. They are still minor characters though - unlike Cahir, Fringilla and Yennefer, who live, but got character assasinated to such an unbelievable extend, that they might as well be dead and replaced by psycho-dopplers. Most people didn't seem to care back then, though, even when the writing was on the wall and it was obvious that this shitshow is dead on arrival. Instead, people willfully chose to chomp up garbage because it has a brand name with familiar face on it, to the point where criticism was shot down by the community itself. Now they act surprised that garbage actually smell, tastes and feels like garbage, which breeds cope takes like "season 1 was good, achooally, if only they kept staying trooo to the boooooks". God, I hate this show.

[@Mr_Ink0gnit0]

Sorceresses adjusted their looks to look almost unhumanly beautiful. Netflix has an interesting definition of beauty it seems

[@skrimph]

Strange choice too considering they have a perfectly good lore reason to have absurdly beautiful characters unlike a lot of other media where everyone is hot for no reason

[@stc3145]

It isnt poltical correct enough

[@An00n]

Making the female characters look good will cause jealousy to the female writers and twitter users, so that's why almost all modern female characters in western media look ugly.

[@bindair_dundat]

Imagine how those looked before. Magic could only help them this far. XD

[@minaermelyn]

There's a lot you can criticise the show for, or make fun of, but going after the physical appearance of actors is just mean and unnecessary. I would have maybe made different casting choices here and there as well, mainly with how old or young characters seem in comparison to eachother, but the casting itself does not seem like a core problem of the show, and neither does the acting....

[@TheWolfHound7777]

So Dandelion is going to have a love interest in Radovid? Well that's problematic considering he's like what? 10 at this time in the books? I guess they're going to age him up which makes the whole assassination of Vizimir II much less significant. Dijkstra doesn't steward the throne until Radovid comes of age and makes him less of a plot point. Has he even met Philippa yet?

[@انا_ابراهيم_البناوي]

It's ridiculous that they gayed Dandelion and made him a P3do

[@matteostanzani375]

radovid was changed into vizimir's brother, because you know, they had to change even that.

[@kysoneilers4892]

The fact that dandelion is even gay is one more reason not to watch the show, dude pulls girls and is a chad in the games and the books, now they wanna pull EVEN MORE political BS into a show that should have 0

[@انا_ابراهيم_البناوي]

@@kysoneilers4892 It's another show ruined by the Woke Director and Writers

[@kysoneilers4892]

@@انا_ابراهيم_البناوي Well they can suffer for them attempting to pull this BS, you'd think after seeing how much money Disney has lost attempting to do the same thing that this director would learn, but no😂

[@TheBronzeGems]

“Even marble statues of goddesses and nymphs would have blushed at the sight of Margarita Laux-Antille undressed” I don’t even know why I fucking bother anymore.

[@xLetalis]

[@deadgum11]

😂😂 such a good comment

[@Revan-eb1wb]

I feel you, bro...

[@Spinosaurus44]

She’s a champion of body positivity now. To be honest it’s not like I liked her design from the games either, but this is just too much lol

[@Th0rneo]

I literally burst out laughing when I saw this casting in the video. Jesus wept. Just yet another example of Netflix not understanding or just outright refusing to understand the world and WHY certain characters look the way they do. I thought Foltest was bad. This is with no disrespect to the actors. But it is a fact that certain characters being ‘conventionally attractive’ is fairly important to the premise and DNA of the character. Yet again personal societal conquests and ideals are being placed before the quality of the production. Incidentally I don’t disagree with those ideals, but it’s so weird to hamfist them into something that doesn’t need it. As always with this show any level of genuine adaption and quality is thrown in the bin for all manner of nonsense, to the point where it’s just comical and hilarious to me.

[@palosh4456]

I wish Henry Cavill would take a team of competent people and make a new Witcher series on his own.

[@happypuppy-i4k]

As far as I know, he is doing just that with the Warhammer story. Unfortunately, I have zero interest in Warhammer.

[@lola-to9om]

@@happypuppy-i4k wait until you see the trailer and then decide it might be really good warhammer is really cool world I only played 2-3 games and they surprised me he really like warhammer he got the whole collection so I think he going to do justice to the show

[@darthshard8967]

where yennefer is casting fire she looks like she visited a starbucks not a midevil setting

[@xLetalis]

[@lola-to9om]

shes not fire from any angle yeah shes young and beautiful but shes not yen

[@Thelionpaladin]

What confuses me so much is whenever Hissrich got confronted about the lore inaccuracy of season 1-2, she always said that the short stories and blood of elves were “difficult to adapt.” Although there is evidence of her saying the contrary, the main gist was that we had to “wait and see” for season 3 where she would really show us what she was made of. She wrote a dozen or so tweets about how much she loved time of contempt and the council at Thanedd, and that we would be mesmerised by her vision of this important part of the books. Essentially, we had to trust her cause her vision for thannedd is gonna be incredible. Cut to the trailers where not even the costumes look good/accurate- with Geralt looking like a bouncer at a cheap casino, and it really shows how shallow this all was.

[@celticbabs3105]

The book author was pretty descriptive/specific of how immodestly dressed the sorceresses were... (meaning completely see through dresses that showed EVERYTHING). Imagine Geralt in a room full of these gals. LOL Honestly, he just kept Yennefer in the front of his mind and handled it quite well. Might explain the sex marathon later that night tho....

[@albodav9602]

@@celticbabs3105 ngl I expected more from Sabrina

[@Silly_Illidan]

​@@celticbabs3105so a creep wrote some creepy scenes and fans are angry cuz the developers of the show showed atleast some class??

[@soltea7926]

They've made a mess of so much that it's hard to even understand it all in one sitting, so disappointed with how they've treated this amazing franchise and especially Henry

[@belad0nna]

They're only difficult if you lack talent. And Lauren and her entire writer room lack talent.

[@celticbabs3105]

Yennefer had more chemistry both Cahir AND Jaskier than anything she had with Geralt. Seriously, there was nothing between the two actors to make it believable.

[@xLetalis]

indeed

[@GamingWife42]

Thank you! Yes.

[@eox1144]

That means the problem lies with Henry though. Yennefer has chemistry with Istredd, Cahir, Jaskier, Tissaia, but not with Geralt. So it can't be her that's the issue. Henry generally doesn't have chemistry with his female co-stars when I think about it.

[@ammarahhussaini3126]

That’s because Anya is young. She was barely 21 when they casted her and Henry was nearly in his mid thirties which is why there is so much awkwardness between them. Jaskier,Kahir are actors close to her age. This is one of the main reason why I was skeptical regarding Anya’s casting.

[@eox1144]

@@ammarahhussaini3126 perhaps but if she can have chemistry with actors like Tissaia, who are as old as Henry, then idk how much of a factor that is. Hell, she has more chemistry with Vilgefortz in their few scenes together.

[@call_me_maple]

They did WHAT to Margarita!?! Yeah, I knew it was bad before but now there's no doubting it. There is zero chance I watch this.

[@Thebigbad1013]

I was very excited when this show was first announced with Henry Cavill as Geralt, but at this point they have butchered it so completely that I have no interest anymore. Certainly not beyond season 3. I do kinda want to see Henry's last episodes as Geralt, but so much of season 2 was a struggle to get through, especially since we saw so little of Geralt, and if season 3 is more of the same, which is more than likely at this point, then I don't know if I can get through it.

[@MultiKamil97]

Just watch the first episode. I decided to give it a chance but only for 1 episode. If I find it boring or just plainly bad, I won't bother with the rest.

[@celticbabs3105]

Ok. Imma gonna say it for what it is - Yennefer's Thanedd dress looks very Indian/Egyptian to me and although Anya looks sexy and beautiful (my point is in no way a criticism towards the actress) but I feel the producers purposely did this to highlight and bring out more Anya's heritage as a giant middle finger to the fans who wanted a more book appropriate actress in terms of looks/style. I'm firmly convinced Netflix will do EVERYTHING OPPOSITE of what the fan base wants or generally what the books describe - just because they can. I cannot help but think their choices in styling Yennefer this way here, is a big F-U to the fanbase.

[@BleedingUranium]

Spot on. As a person she looks great. As an actress playing Yennefer... not really fitting that theme. But at this point it seems the casting department is deliberately working out of spite towards the source material and fans, so I'm hardly surprised.

[@hihihi1q23]

@@BleedingUranium Most of the 'fans' aren't even familiar with the source material. They just played the Witcher 3.

[@lemmysbassdial9821]

@@hihihi1q23I don’t think that’s even the case anymore imo. I know yeah most of us came from W3 but expanded to the rest of the games and the books. I think most of us know what’s supposed to be going on yk. The people only knowing W3 in the minority

[@KanohiVahi]

@@hihihi1q23 Curious what you are basing this on? Do you have a statistic or source or is this just personal interpretation

[@RaphaelAmbrosiusCosteau51]

@@lemmysbassdial9821 i’d be very surprised if a majority of people that’ve played the games have read the books, and who knows if most of the people watching the show have even played the games, quite a few of the people that I know have watched it definitely haven’t played them

[@uteausmunchen7235]

I really, really hope that You will do again a review of every episode. Because Your detailed reviews were the best season 2 had to offer ... and it may very well be that this is the case again with season 3. 😉

[@xLetalis]

Thank you :) I can't promise a review for each episode but I will definitely do at least 2

[@9domi99]

Yes, this would be a good prospect. In contrast to everything else, which is beyond fixing options at this point.

[@doltonnoak2656]

Jaskier and Radovid? Im so exited to not see that.

[@geraltofrivia7448]

I haven't finished season 2. Won't be watching 3.

[@aaliyahjohnson31]

They won’t be losing anything 🙄

[@butterfly3737]

​@@aaliyahjohnson31and he won't be losing his time

[@MLPDethDealr32]

@@aaliyahjohnson31 yes, because someone has an actual criticism, your only response is " duh, they wont lose nuthin". Grow a backbone. This show is not following the source material at all despite the showrunner claiming that it would be a faithful adaptation. Unlike drones like you, fans have the right to criticize the trash that Netflix is pushing on them.

[@geraltofrivia7448]

@@aaliyahjohnson31 i have simply stated a fact involving me. It doesn't involve you in any way. Why do you feel the need to white knight for netflix? What do you gain by this? They do not deserve that.

[@digitalgulby]

There’s nothing wrong with this statement. I finished 2 and decided that was enough

[@mrp1326]

The general problem with "looks" of the characters is slowly becoming a feature of this show not a bug 😅

[@xLetalis]

indeed ;]

[@connorreyes8063]

@@xLetalis correct me if I’m wrong because it’s been a while since I read blood of elves but doesn’t the Shaerrawed scene involve Triss and not Yennefer? And I think Zoltan Chivay is in it with Ciri while Triss is in pain.

[@connorreyes8063]

My mistake it was Yarpen Zigrin but Triss was still there not Yen.

[@vulpesinculta9578]

It was always "a feature".

[@CoolGuyJ84]

From what we've seen in the clip revealed at TUDUM, Yen's fire scene is against Rience. Rience flings his fire magic at her, she deflects it at one of his thugs. Not gonna lie. It was quite emotional seeing Henry give his final farewell speech to everyone, while being humble and praising his fellow cast members. It's just such a shame. He was so great in the Geralt role and wanted to do right for the fans, but Netflix, showrunner and the writers totally squandered it. Sigh.... He will be gone after this season, but he will our live-action Geralt, forever and always.

[@Silly_Illidan]

Wait so he finally opened up about why he quit or was he all polite and diplomatic about his departure again?

[@MultiKamil97]

​@@Silly_IllidanThe latter. I think he's just so humble that he couldn't blame other people for his leaving.

[@Silly_Illidan]

@@MultiKamil97 dunno man....i thought the issue could be given a rest finally if he addressed it

[@MyPieceOfHell]

I hate everything about it and I hope one day somebody will make a proper reboot that Witcher deserves. Thank you for the video! Sending my love from Slovakia.

[@rubberduck7129]

Isn't radovid just a kid in the books

[@timotejgabris9162]

Yes, yes he is.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

yes. He is more or less the same age as ciri

[@Adam_okaay]

​@@Revan-eb1wbyounger

[@xLetalis]

Yeah he's Ciri's age

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@Adam_okaay even younger? But only 1 or 2 years, right? I just cannot remember anymore

[@Zireael.31]

RIP all of the Slavic ties from the games and the novels 😢

[@Kondiqq]

The books don't have too many slavic references. Andrzej Sapkowski (author of The Witcher books) criticized slavic fantasy and said in many interviews that while writing The Witcher, he wanted to show that all the books inspired by slavic culture are cheap in what they do, so he based The Witcher on multiple cultures, mostly nordic. Video games have way more slavic inspired monsters. Some examples: - bruxa is portuguese - silvan is roman/greek - djinni is of arabic origin - dragon is in every culture, same for basilisk - doppelgänger is german - siren and driads from Brokilon are from greek mythology - kelpie, werewolf, sukkub, wild hunt, amphisbene, griffin, manticore show up in multilple mythologies, mostly greek, roman and anglosaxon The story is also inspired by many cultures - tales from France, Denmark (Andersen), Germany (Brothers Grimm), some nordic references (Ragh nar Roog, Naglfar, Hemdall, Kambi, Freyja), celtic (Merlin, Galahad, Nimue). From slavic mythology there's striga and kikimore, I'm not sure if something else.

[@mrluk-ci4os]

​@@KondiqqFor monsters there is Leshy, and all the names of the northling settlements are slavic, examples including: Maribor, which is a literal rip off of a slavic city Novigrad(Novi Grad, meaning new city) etc etc Another big example is the Glagolitic scrypt, which was made by the scholars Cyril and Metodius for Slavic languages.

[@MultiKamil97]

​@@mrluk-ci4osThere are also names like Dzierzba or Marilka especially which is like the combination of two Polish names Marika and Maryla. We have also Myszowór which means Mouse's sack, Złotolitka who was a wife of Yurga, the man who helped Geralt in Something More chapter. Złotolitka in Polish is some kind of insect similar to a fly, just in case 😁 Also Yurga and Złotolitka lived in Zarzecze which in Polish means "Behind the river". So yeah, there is a lot of slavic and overall Polish here and there.

[@XenonFae]

3:23 “I must say that I am mildly excited about this events.” Oh dear Letalis! Keep your expectations low, for excitement (even mild) will inevitably lead to bitter disappointment!!

[@xLetalis]

eh you're probably right ;[

[@Michelle___xoxoxoxo]

I love Dandelion/Jaskier with anyone but Radovid. 😭 Honestly would've traded the romance aspect to include his wholesome friendship with the elf tailor from the game. 😩

[@blacktigerpaw1]

The fanfiction on AO3 will either explode or implode from Jaskier being openly gay now.

[@lowkey6134]

@@blacktigerpaw1 Bi*

[@blacktigerpaw1]

@@lowkey6134 not with that haircut bestie

[@geempleej8990]

Isn't radovid like 3 years old at the time of season 3 aswell? I guess we'll have to wait and see

[@AdiBSPL]

I thought Radovid and Dandellion thing is a joke but it's not

[@kysoneilers4892]

I mean if this director wants to see even more fans of the show leave, let him play that game

[@milesfre]

It makes no sense

[@spoons250]

@@kysoneilers4892 Dandilion is literally called that because hes always messed with men. Its lore accurate..

[@justinp5661]

​@@spoons250 Dandelion is a whore... with women. It is very clear. Dandelion is simply the English pronunciation of his polish name. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@xLetalis]

So did I at first

[@naznachen349]

margarita cast is just killing me

[@denizgoktas116]

Yeah, people pretending that there is nothing happening. 🤣🤣

[@SVOKRAplays]

Especially considering that in the books, she was described as so beautiful and shapely as an elven statue 😂. Netflix seems to be looking at the wrong statues, those prehistoric Venuses, looks like. It's actually ridiculous, nobody would bat an eyelid if they cast that actress into some other role. But by casting her into a role that's obviously unfit for her, they created a backlash that will be dismissed and called anti-body positivity or whatever when in fact it's just that it's stupid casting what's the issue.

[@Spinosaurus44]

The least they could have done is cast a shapely black woman with some nice curves, but nooooo they had to go against everything that was described in the books in detail lol

[@denizgoktas116]

@@SVOKRAplays Imagine losing your fertility for this 🤣🤣

[@BleedingUranium]

@@SVOKRAplays Bingo. They're casting out of spite, just so they can turn around and throw insults at anyone who points this out.

[@wjaston4161]

I’m terrified. Time of contempt is my personal favourite. I hope it’s not as butchered as blood of elves was.

[@connorreyes8063]

Yeah same with me (excluding the short stories) I much preferred Baptism of Fire and Tower of Swallows to Blood of Elves and Time of Contempt. And of course Lady of the Lake

[@Helifax19]

Probably... even worse :(

[@gorgit]

Considering Cavill left after season 3 was made.... Its going to be at least as bad as season 2.

[@Silly_Illidan]

Casonova turned gay and pedo.... Confident sarcasm filled sorceress turned into depressed guilt ridden sorceress.... Kid with abandonment issues turned into woman with badass fighting skills.... Want more?

[@ArmchairOps]

It will probably be even worse.

[@simkui]

Please don't give this serie any more attention. Please stop make videos about it. This has nothing to do with the Witcher.

[@BigDaddyRich69]

Well said

[@xx44661]

The producers truly robbed us all.

[@desertvineyard]

On point

[@theindianpaladin]

5:01 I thought Margarita was supposed to be a total stunner. These sorceresses though pretty but look more like soccer moms. Sorceresses use magic and elixir to look young and enhance their beauty.

[@MultiKamil97]

It's funny how they do completely opposite to what we expect from specific characters. Margarita was slim, sexy and very model-like in the books? Let's give this role to a slighty obese actress! Viewers will definitely recognise her 😆 It's like they don't even give any thought into those castings, they just cast the actors randomly. It sucks real hard because that way those characters lose what makes them unique. What makes them recognisable.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I just love hearing your commentary on the show man. Pretty much the only reason I'll watch the show itself

[@theofficialguy]

I love how showing Tomira on screen has just become a synonym for asṣ 5:29

[@kirakovacs4877]

This show actually reminds me of a book based on LOTR, "Bored of the Rings". The book had more-or-less the same characters and goals as the original, the story vaguely followed the source material, but everything was distorted to the point that nothing made sense. Same with Netflix's The Witcher. Nerdy Avallac'h, the possible romance between Dandelion and Radovid, caracters, who change their minds randomly, heavy plot armor, random laws of the world that are broken the next season, etc. Only, Bored of the Rings was written as a parody. The Witcher is supposed to be a "faithful adaptation", and I'm probably not supposed to burst out laughing every time I hear something about the story, casting or design...

[@dolphinmx3487]

I laughed too damn hard at the "pulled out of my Tomira" part. Damn do i love your videos

[@Azakadune]

Honestly your enthusiasm feels so relatable. I got so hyped when I saw the trailer for season 2, it looked like the blood of elves in a lot of scenes, my imagination filled in the rest. I’d love for a faithful adaption of time of contempt, but im not getting my hopes up yet again.

[@vaeloreonari7516]

Now we see why Henry left!

[@nicksimeone]

They are just purposefully miscasting characters at this point 💀

[@Aalisrocklist]

yep. 100%. And I am actually worried about Regis.

[@celticbabs3105]

@@Aalisrocklist SAME

[@BleedingUranium]

No chance whoever is in charge of casting is actually this awful at their job, it has to be intentional.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Ragebait. They want those clicks.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@Aalisrocklist regis will be a flamboyant diva. I am sure of it

[@Philipp2968]

It „looks“ better than expected but all the changes they made to the true story are just horrible and unnecessary. I really don’t understand why show runners nowadays can only be satisfied by giving us the toxic exact opposite of what we really want to see… A simple but really accurate visualization of the books and stories we all love.

[@MultiKamil97]

I think it's because they don't really care about the books and the lore. They just use Witcher brand as means to show their political agendas, include inclusivity and diversity and such. Overally they want to fit all those charts to make themselves look like they are some messiahs of woke media. The producers have probably a giant board where they have a checklist like "Black characters. Checked! Gays and lesbians? Checked! Strong and Independent women? Checked! Weak male characters? Checked!". Considering how popular Witcher is now, they use this brand to profitise on it.

[@unclechaw1894]

I want to watch it just to see Henry but I don’t want to give them my view.

[@jiyghkjsduhjkbkb]

then wait for someone to make a review series on it

[@Spinosaurus44]

Arrr matey

[@bindair_dundat]

Gooood.

[@ThePawcios]

Let's watch it here, as exosting review commenting all stuff

[@deadlyydude5522]

this season is the reason he left, why bother watching it?

[@j915winterking9]

Sabrina is the only Sorceress that is actually pretty to me. Netflix didn't get the "inhumanity beautiful" part. Wonderful video, thank you for the analysis!

[@celticbabs3105]

The author was very specific in describing the sorceresses' fashion choices for this council and here was their moment to show accuracy to the books while giving some mature content and thrills. I've been wondering if the costume designers were going to adhere to the lore of completely see through dresses the sorceresses wore but it looks like they erred on the side of playing it safe and modest when modesty was not a thing at this ball at all. LOL Geralt had to keep Yennefer in the forefront of his thoughts to not get too distracted and to mentally "tell" all the sorceresses who tried to read his mind that they could all "choke on their envy." Man, I hope that part is in the show. But I highly doubt it.

[@MultiKamil97]

It's stupid because there were literally completely naked women in Stregobor's created world in S1 and also naked men making out with women around Yennefer when Geralt first meets her in Rinde. I repeat, completely naked! Why they can't show some sorcerecess boobies through their dresses in this season, especially if it's more appropriate now than it was during those specific scenes in S1?

[@celticbabs3105]

@@MultiKamil97 and their chance to give Game of Thrones level nudity since they wanted Witcher to be their GoT. I know it makes no sense but I think the reaction to that orgy scene in S1 was not received well and Henry has said in previous interviews on other shows (The Tudors) he hates doing sex scenes and prefers not to do any.

[@allnotathome]

I'm glad you keep reporting on this trainwreck of a show. God knows I wouldn't spend a minute watching it myself, but watching this is always worth for a laugh or a two. Yen apparently buys her clothes at Urban Outfitters.

[@AvianDnD]

"the Fuck spell!" i died XD

[@xLetalis]

[@Pintless]

I don't get why they made fire a forbiden substance In the show. When it was one of the magical planes In the books an games. 6:56 Vilgefortz looks like the Ofiery mage from Heart of Stones, or the rune write.

[@CrisM779]

Your sense of humour is gold! Saying "they pulled season two's ending out of..." then showing Tomira 🤣 Absolute gold!

[@mattmurdock5424]

Do you think it’s even worth it to watch Season 3 Letalis? I mean…you know it’s going to be even worse

[@grasa95]

As someone who was entreduced to the witcher through first 2 seasons, than played withcher 3, than started consuming witcher content, I will read the books and just fogret the show ever existed, couse it is so much inferior to anything that came before it

[@bindair_dundat]

If you watch it, torrent it. Don't give them any views. Cavill is already paid. He's not gonna see a dime more. And any view is gonna fuel the flames of that hellforge Netflix.

[@deadlyydude5522]

I’m not even bothering to check out season 3. Couldn’t even finish season 2 with how bad it was. Guess I’ll just read the books again…

[@adrianenrique879854]

I struggled throught the first 3 episodes of the season 2

[@ShawnC07]

watch it as a tribute to Cavill's departure

[@raarast]

Came back here waiting for Xletalis' view on the latest Netflix S3!!!!!

[@ryu2683]

Whoever managed to see this garbage until the third season deserves a medal for the patience and hope of a monk.

[@vincentl3065]

Or a dunce cap and a padded cell.

[@happypuppy-i4k]

I'm going to watch the 3rd season. I'm actually rewatching the 1st and 2nd season right now. I enjoy alcohol.

[@Aalisrocklist]

@@happypuppy-i4k OMG LOL

[@ColinRoxs]

Well one of my qualities is I prefer to see things through to the end. for better or often times worse.

[@mrsmilescam1550]

I think I’ll watch The Last Kingdom instead. Just finished season 1. And it’s got me hooked! However, Henry is incredible as Geralt in this show, but everything else looks uninspired and the cgi looks bad.

[@xLetalis]

is it on Netflix

[@mrsmilescam1550]

@@xLetalis yes

[@jacobduke7110]

The last Kingdom is actually a pretty good adaption I must say. Much better than whatever you'd call The Witcher TV series.

[@DrBrianaJackson]

The actor for King Alfred steals every scene!!

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Only think about the last kingdom is that it gets pretty frustrating with how fucking retarded the English are

[@sofianaji6726]

Yennefer at Thaned looks like a shot from a Bollywood movie 😅

[@sofianaji6726]

I love the part where Jack Sparrow says, "But you've heard of me....

2:42 I was like "for the love of god please don't say it, don't say it, just don't say it" and then had a huge breakdown along with a facepalm

[@jiyghkjsduhjkbkb]

They will ruin characters and a show to satisfy the delusional people, totally absurd, the worlds gone mad.

@@jiyghkjsduhjkbkb Just when I think they can't do anything worse, they manage to make it worse. Take Margarita... I'm speechless.

[@jiyghkjsduhjkbkb]

@ Yeah, I was very confused as to why there were two very different people on my screen when margarita was mentioned, then I realised what they had done.

@@jiyghkjsduhjkbkb LMAO sorry, I just had to laugh at that. But prepare yourself my friend, apparently we're in for a lot of batshit crazy things this season (like all the other seasons)

[@margo_gin]

I like to imagine that a Henry next to my name in the list of Letalis's supporters is Henry Cavill himself

[@Mr.Glidehook]

Mr. X, you are a wise and class act and you know comic timing. "she only managed to teach her the 'fuck' spell". Great video and always nice just to hear a soft friendly voice in these troubled times. I hope you and your family will be safe in the coming turbulent weather. Thanks for being so chill and a friend and for everything you do.

[@xLetalis]

Hey, appreciate the comment

[@TheDream6842]

5:33 I liked the "out of there TOMIRA👀"😂

[@luomasterclass1351]

The song just stopped at dandelion and radovid lmfao

[@thelastcrow5660]

Average human being: The Netflix show Xletalis: The Witcher show on Netflix

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Dandelion looks nuts wtf lmao

[@blacktigerpaw1]

He looks like a f*g. I mean that in full offense. He looks awful.

[@deadlyydude5522]

They butchered my boy

[@blacktigerpaw1]

@@deadlyydude5522 Twink death is real

[@MultiKamil97]

Well, they had to make him appear more gay-ish 😛

[@chessemar4618]

Everytime i learn something new about this show ..... ......

[@aliceDarts]

All the Slavic ties and references are what made this franchise special. Americans always seem to destroy original sources to fit their agendas. I can not even begin to think of continuing this show. Sorry.

[@dragonborn754]

Wait... of all people... Radovid?!? 💀

[@superblahman]

The idea that Geralt sleeps with any of those witches is a joke.

[@Spinosaurus44]

Well this story is written by women who are 10 degrees below Henry Cavill’s league, but still think they’re entitled to a man like him so..

[@eox1144]

Lmao what??? What's wrong with Francesca, Yennefer, Philippa, Sabrina, Triss? All these actresses are gorgeous.

[@superblahman]

@@eox1144 HAHAHAHAHAHA No.

[@eox1144]

@@superblahman lmao one of them is even a model. Be real.

[@superblahman]

@@eox1144 Models don't have to be attractive... people aren't looking at their faces. Can be fit, but still have an ugly face.

[@katearcher8514]

I loved the ominous pause in the air after you announced Dandelion's new.. development 😀 I remember how disillusioned you were after season 2, but now I see some enthusiasm again, your optimism is unbeatable))

[@frozen1762]

That fireball Yen deflects looks so bad. Like something out of early 2000s kids show. And she blasts it back at some random dude in the bkg and it has no effect on him lol Its literally like some effect you could make on your own on a PC. Same as outfits it just shows how much they care.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

I cannot believe that this show is apparently one of the most expensive ones on Netflix. I am also still baffled how netflix are the same ones that also made the amazing daredevil show

[@frozen1762]

@@Revan-eb1wb Corporate bonuses

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@frozen1762 yeah. There has to be a lot of money laundering going on there.

[@Scotty393]

Vilgefortz I imagine appears more similar to someone from Ofieri in this season and they pulled more closer to 90% of season 2 from their butts not just the ending. Maybe Dandelion and Vilgefortz will put together a goth band. They should've ended season 2 like in the books with Geralt basically on the brink of death after fighting the brothers and Reince, would have been a great cliffhanger for those not familiar with the books and intertwin the fight the Yennifer teaching Ciri at the temple of Melitele. The could have given Nenneke and Jarre a proper introduction and set up Ciri meeting the unicorn in the desert and the events during equinox. So many great moment that have had no set up that may not even happen in this one dimensionally written show.

[@yuval_6999]

I think you are the only content creator that gave the show an honest review. I was really disappointed with season 2, so i think i will wait for your review on 3, and if they won't butcher it then i will watch it

[@happypuppy-i4k]

If you look at the rivers shown in the 2nd season, then you will see the waters are muddy. I was shocked at how nasty the water looked. It is hilarious to know that they couldn't find some pristine rivers to shoot the different scenes involving rivers. 😅

[@celticbabs3105]

@@happypuppy-i4k The filmed mostly in England for S2

[@deadlyydude5522]

@@happypuppy-i4kI mean there were so many things that were worse than a muddy river, but go off dude

[@marianarosapozzi5820]

"Dandelion is.... romantically involved with none other than Radovid" *music abruptly stops* Same xLetalis, same.😭🥶

[@nikolarjaniko]

I "love" how they've taken maybe the only (at least only popular) slavic fantasy world and westernized it to the point that it's just another GoT or LotR with no character of it's own

[@Niobesnuppa]

It feels like a more low-budget bootleg version of Game of Thrones, in my opinion, with worse costumes, worse acting, worse writing and worse special effects.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

it is not even Westernized. It is barbarized

[@MultiKamil97]

I wish Sapkowski was like Glukhovsky and his Metro 2033 adaption. American producers wanted to have Metro 2033 film placed in Los Angeles and Glukhovsky rejected their offer. He knew that moving the action to USA would completely deprive his work of identity because Metro 2033 takes place in Russian subway stations and those are very different from US ones. The same is with Witcher. By americanising it, Witcher completely has lost its identity. It's no longer a unique fantasy world. It's now just another clichè American fantasy.

[@dmccaffreydm]

The thumbnail is genius, that must be Henry's face 24/7 on set

[@loganmitchell2878]

There is not a single Witcher universe where you could convince me that Dandelion likes Radovid in any capacity.

[@fez9er141]

in this shot in particular at 6:58 you're right, he definitely looks like he could be an ofieri

[@marcrindermann9482]

this reaction is the most I'm going to see of this show. I just cancelled my netflix subscription.

[@SoranotRoxas]

I may be late to see your reaction to this, but man, I was looking forward to it. Can't wait to see your episode reviews.

[@arcyprzedni]

Nie znam nikogo innego w yt mającego lepsze kwalifikacje do recenzowania tej powieści. Dzięki za to co robisz. Jestem niezmiennie twoim fanem.

[@Smallbusiness0007]

waiting for your review on the season 3 of the witcher series cant wait!!!!

[@margo_gin]

Letalis, you've got to know I check your channel every day, waiting for a review, I know you'll never disappoint

[@orangerock16]

I think most fans are tired of Netflix taking the nickname "Butcher of Blaviken" for themselves by destroying and desecrating The Witcher world throughout seasons 1 and 2 --I certainly am. Honestly, I will only watch season 3 to appreciate Henry Cavil's great work depicting Geralt, but it will be hard to bear with everything else. Beyond Henry's work, I have no interest in following the stories or getting to a conclusion. This adaptation was a huge disappointment in terms of script, costume, storytelling... Almost everything.

[@ClutchPwnageTv]

I find Vilgefortz's looks and makeup decisions interesting. Scholars (in history, film review, media studies, etc) have commented on how "western" films/shows tend to feminize and emsaculate non-white figures by giving them opulent clothes and heavy eye-shadow/makeup. You see this in Brad Pit's Troy (2004), where many of the Trojans are exoticized compared to the Greeks (despite both almost certainly having VERY similar shared Greco culture in historical sources). You also see it in Colin Farrell's Alexander (2004). What's interesting is that "usually" this is considered a bad thing. Doing this implies that foreign/non-white people are exotic by ascribing to them clothes/grooming/etc that doesn't match historical or cultural realities. And then we have the Witcher. Where a Northern Mage is shown wearing clothes (and potentially makeup) that would probably be a better match for Ofir than Kovir. I get that this is fantasy, and the directors can make whatever artistic decisions they wish, but I can't help but feel like this wardrobe/style decision might go quite poorly if this was a historical representation of a non-white culture (as opposed to a fantasy representation of a none-white figure basking in culturally rich foreign robes, which as a mage he might want to splash the cash on, etc). Also, I wonder how fans would have reacted if they had slapped that much eye-shadow / rich clothing on a white actor? Are we as fans just conditioned to accept that brown bodies are depicted like this in high-fantasy / older period history films? I feel like people would complain more if Dandelion/Jaskier started walking around in those clothes and makeup, than they do with Vilgefortz. I don't know. I just know that the show is changing things they don't need to change, and the additions aren't making the new direction better. They just distract even more from a butchered IP.

[@pointlesspos8440]

At the end of season 3 Geralt will use the Mutegons in Tusaint changing him a little into a newer "Character"

[@JuanFernandoRochaHoffman-qx5xt]

1:40 the moment the music started playing I teared up a bit

[@landismithCOJ]

Let this be last coin you toss to Witcher Henry, I mean Geralt.

[@bagarraa]

Jaskier and Geralt in that scene are probably in the Brokilon forest

[@TalKessler]

The Tomira refference is beyond.

[@SzaboB33]

Poor xLetalis needs to watch it because of his channel. In the name of your audience I shall release you from this cursed duty!

[@dramonmaster222]

"Dandelion ploughing Radovid" Well that got my attention.

[@Kat_30303]

2:55 We see the wild hunt chasing Ciri again which is nice 😃

[@DrLynch2009]

Is not a xLetalis video if Ciri is not getting sold.

[@Bwk-mj4pm]

Yoooo. Im done if that bbw is Keira Metz 🤣. Thats where i draw the line hahaha

[@vonVince]

Hey! I was wondering if you (or anyone else reading this) could help me with a question I have about Blood and Wine: many years ago I saw a video on KZbin where Geralt had left Toussaint after visiting it but before saving it from the whole vampire crisis - in the video Geralt talked with knights who had been sent asking for him to return to help with the vampire crisis and if Geralt says no the knights also say that they cannot return without him. I tried finding this video, but KZbin is so cluttered that I can't seem to find it. I don't know if it was you who actually made this video or someone else, but I thought it's worth asking if you at least know about this scenario in the game

[@SonOfAnders73]

the knights take you there

[@stephenderogier6790]

"the knights take you there" That doesn't answer the question dude.

[@SonOfAnders73]

@@stephenderogier6790 sorry what is the question again ?

[@beerprince]

The thumbnail is spot on

[@chadyways8750]

The fact that you "finally got around" says enough

[@Zuernaxashyr]

Dandelion is looking more like the game version with his hair in S3.

[@brinibanini]

When you think it can´t get worse..... Dandelion and Radovid?!?! Whats wrong with Netflix and the writers ! The Witcher and most of all Henry Cavill deserved so much more than this...

[@jaroslavb.korinek7285]

Completely missed the trailer. Thanks to you I'll gladly miss the show as well.

[@TterminusS]

This is so sad. Honestly, all this is gonna make me want to do is replay the games, because while they had a bunch of changes - they were really great in not touching the original books but rather continuing the story in the style of an AU (alternate universe) fanfiction that stayed very true to the general themes of the books and it's worldbuilding. They botched a few characters in the game, but for the most part they knew their lore inside and out and made basically the best work of fanart one could ever make about an original source material. No TV series adaptation or spin-off today can hold a candle to what the Witcher videogames did for the book series. The only thing that comes close might be the original Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (in terms of adaptation of the world, tho not comparable since that was a straight up adapation while TW was an AU-esque sequel). It made them popular while not desecrating the original in any way, and it managed to tell a great interactive story.

[@sulevanG]

That scene where the chamberlain giving you money and geralt receiving it while ciri looking at you disgusted 😂 i was like *Forgive me ciri i really do need that grandmaster set upgrade for DM* 😂