Netflix Blames The Fans For Witcher Dying + Season 3 Viewership Down 48% + Future Series Cut Down

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

It's a red flag when your creative team aren't for the OG lore, that's when Netflix should have scrapped the team and hire real fans who'd adapt the source material with appreciation like Henry wanted. You reap what you sow, and Netflix mishandled their seeds

[@EndymionTv]

Agreed

[@jackielogan9104]

It's totally impossible to make an adaptation that's 1000% faithful to the books in Hollywood.

[@sldarwin5615]

i agree that some things in the books would be better off left out of a TV adaptation. I think a seasons 1-4 GOT sort of adaptation would work perfectly with the witcher. but actively disliking the source material is insulting and should never have been allowed. the witcher universe could genuinely be a huge universe with multiple seasons, and spinoffs if done by writers who actually know, like, and care about the books. the cast and the production (besides certain parts in s3 lmao) were all very good imo. this show had so much potential but was shit on by terrible writers

[@daddyreeeco]

Dang, a bullseye within a bullseye

[@farandr]

They don't even respect real history do you think they would respect lore and fiction?

[@Revz8bit]

“Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made" -J.R.R. Tolkien

[@gwynbleidd511]

W Tolkien

[@indefiance11]

There may be something spiritual or metaphysical to this, the spirit of creativity itself is denied to evil doers...

[@nathanielguggenheim5522]

@@indefiance11 Maybe creativity is a result of understanding and understanding is a result of love and respect. And this is something them people will never be able to.

[@indefiance11]

@@nathanielguggenheim5522 Yes. Thanks for breaking the 'alchemy' of creativity down into its component parts. I hadn't seen that deeply when I made my comment. I appreciate the mechanics of how that works and it seem intuitively correct. Thanks for the insight.

[@nathanielguggenheim5522]

@@indefiance11 just my 2 cents. Thanks for your nice words.

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

Henry Cavill has no need to be redeemed. He´s a great actor and a great guy. Without him, there is no Witcher show and no Superman period.

[@EndymionTv]

I’m gonna give James Gunn a chance with Superman I think he knows what he’s doing IMO

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

I agree with Witcher Not with Superman, Superman exised more than 50 Years before he was even born. Black Adam proved *general* public doesnt care about his Superman Because they dont care about the DCEU at all

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

Corensweet has more the spirit

[@michaelbuto305]

@@SubZero-hs9xc Most movie proved that 2020-2022 era are the biggest easiest money time. People love personality or the person who played the role. Whatever the review etc says, those money time will never come back. And if company keep pushing these bad movie with agenda to prove their watcher is wrong ? I love to see it.

[@williamcowell1889]

What if I were to tell you that other actors can play Superman?

[@hibouowll7468]

Netflix "We follow the source material!” Fans “No, you're not!” Netflix “Yes we are! We have the name of the show and the name of the characters! We are following the source material!”

[@MyZ001]

Cant just blame Netflix as a whole. THey have good shows too that honor the source material. Nah, it's this writer/showrunner that decided to do their own thing. Yea, maybe blame Netflix for letting them, but its not one Netflix boss saying "destroy every IP we get rights too and do it the Netflix way instead"

[@gouravchakraborty9801]

There is no Witcher without Henry Cavill.

[@EndymionTv]

Netflix doesn’t think so I guess we’ll see 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Season 2 was bad. No point in even checking S3 out

[@jackielogan9104]

You can't make a faithful Witcher show in terms of writing, casting, presentation, and characterization without being attack by ESG, GLAAD, AlphabetGang, and the Diversity quotas pushing asshats.

[@sldarwin5615]

@@WiseOwl_1408 s3 tried so hard to ignore what happened in s2, but its awful. they tried to be faithful to the books, but still made so many stupid fucking changes that literally ruin storylines and offer no benefit

[@rileyowen7245]

Games 🎮

[@Yzzomrots]

I wish we could sue Netflix for defamation of fictional characters bc damn do they need to be sued for it.

[@ellie1398]

Wait, can't we? All we gotta do is make a petition to convince Sapkowski to sue them for defamation. They ruined his books. How many fans are not gonna read the books because they're gonna think they're as shit as the show? It's hurting his profits as well.

[@Yzzomrots]

@ellie1398 You have a fair point. I'd be game to sign the petition. Heck maybe it will even set a precedent that will make networks think twice about butchering beloved IPs for the sake of "inclusion"

[@Solus5048]

​@@ellie1398sapkowski is somewhat detached from the fame that comes with his work... He doesn't care for the games that were arguably the best fanfiction ever.... I don't see him complaining too much about the show when Netflix is filling his pockets

[@MK-vj7gh]

Omg yes, I wish the fans could revoke their rights to make the show and give it to someone else… and rewrite Henry Cavill’s contract to give him say in the direction of the show and character.😂🎉

[@AlwaysHereAndNow]

hahaha YES.

[@BSJ-Unparalleled]

These writers are pathetic. Like imagine having a full cheat sheet, and still failing the test.😅

[@EndymionTv]

That’s literally what happened

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

*Showrunners Showrunners especially on this type of stuff choose people and give them direction

[@MrPeachblossom]

must be moonlighting on this ,from marvel or lucas film

[@GIBBO4182]

Such a great way of putting it 😂👏

[@Alexandra-zq3zc]

Not only did they have a cheat sheet but also Henry as the „nerd“ they could‘ve copied their answers from😅

[@joebenzz]

I love how before the show was aired, everyone had serious doubts about Henry playing Geralt. Now we see that he was the only real deal on the show 🤣

[@goco4697]

They didn’t follow the golden rule. What does the market want. You can’t blame fans for not appreciating a product they didn’t ask for

[@nexusprime2487]

It seems Hollywood thrown that rule into the toilet years ago.

[@Jdl343]

I became a huge Witcher fan after playing Witcher 3 Wild Hunt, which is my all time favourite game. It led to me buying the novels as well as graphic novels. I even have Witcher mugs etc. When Netflix announced The Witcher I was stoked, but time and again they have made monumental mistakes. A few would be casting Ciri too old, casting Yennefer too young, not understanding the lore, not understanding that it should always have been Geralt centric, and not even getting the music correct. The only thing they got correct was Henry Cavill as Geralt. Realise this is a long comment, but I have seen so many beloved stories butchered and The Witcher handled correctly could have been the opposite. I urge people to play the games instead. Doug Cockle's voice as Geralt is amazing.

[@leeroy7634]

Doug Cockle's voice as Geralt, David Hayter's as Solid Snake...and Henry Cavill's as Geralt is amazing too 😁

[@hadihariman9704]

I disagree about Ciri and Yen. But I agree about the music. They shoud've just take it from the Game.

[@Jdl343]

@@hadihariman9704 If you have the chance to read the novels you will understand why I put the comments about Yennefer and Ciri. If you just know the Netflix versions then I understand

[@ImpracticalShield]

It's almost like admitting you hate the source material and try to blame the only actor who cares about said material doesn't go over well with fans

[@Shadee0047]

It's funny you said this cuz the director actually said the sm is " boring" and that she could do better😂😂😂😂

[@MyZ001]

@@Shadee0047 Hmmm, it seems viewers disagree. I just don't understand why so many Hollywood "artist" are so gawddamn arrogant

[@mylarus]

Yep, the writers know better, the the fans.

[@Zilron38]

You don't need to write a story to justify an actor change. We are a mature audience, we understand and are able to forgive and accept a change in the actor. What we can't forgive is butchering the source material and story to push your own personal views and politics onto the audience. They ruin what we love, we stop watching it, how else can they expect anything else??

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

Ah the age old "It's the fans fault!, they are toxic!" and not "We didn't respect the source material and chose to force our personal politics where they didn't belong and weren't wanted".

[@BowserTiny]

The woke mob loves gaslighting, its their favorite subversive tactic

[@mjbull5156]

And apparently lacked the ability to write a good story to make up for it.

[@JO-qn8gy]

The Witcher is so boring. I slept halfway through episode 1 of Season 3...

[@RigobertosTacoShop]

just like Disney.. boohoo

[@pedrofelipefreitas2666]

"I didn't want to put any of my personal beliefs into the movies, i wanted Tolkien's vision to be faithfully represented" Rough quote of Peter Jackson about The Lord of the Rings, the best adaptation of a fantasy book into cinema.

[@jonie1852]

In the past i wanted more things to be adapted to movie or series. Now when i hear that something is getting "adaptation" im devastated becouse i know it s going to be ruined. It pains me that i cant do anything about it.

[@feebleking21]

Season 1 had so much potential. It's a shame they decided to turn it into a terrible fan fiction rather than a faithful adaptation.

[@EndymionTv]

Could’ve been the next game of thrones

[@Johnnythefirst]

It was pretty damn mediocre from season 1 on though.

[@Apoc5k]

That scrotum armor was definitely a misstep though.

[@Ivane_Maskhulia]

Potential? Triss was ugly, elves were black.

[@Grintock]

​@@Ivane_MaskhuliaI mean, there was a lot of potential in the sense that the books offered a great opportunity. for season 1 to be great.

[@PurpleMusicProductions]

It's a horse race of who is the worst between Disney and Netflix. I despise both companies with a burning passion and make it my mission to avoid their content or channels.

[@Solus5048]

I hate seeing the 'Netflix orginal' logo on my fav shows cuz Netflix didn't even make them

[@est_9855]

Netflix writers are the living meme of "you blew it you had it all and you blew it". Thanks for sharing the info bro, keep it up!

[@EndymionTv]

Thank you for watching I appreciate it 🤘🏻

[@aidenharvey3784]

As a hardcore fan of the Witcher novels... this show is not The Witcher, its 30% of it, everything good was either left out or changed. The show deserves to die out.

[@craigfin3222]

You gotta love this current Hollywood strategy of blaming fans for NOT watching their shows. Its like they are trying to guilt or shame people into watching their bad shows, instead of just creating good material even when they have a blueprint and just essentially need to follow that blueprint.

[@lesliebrown5721]

What is completely unacceptable about all of this is that they blame the fans for not liking the show, and the reason they give is that the fans are racist. They are so insulting to their fans. I really wish I could just cancel Netflix. But there are so many shows on there and protest. But I am not strong enough. There are way too many good shows and movies on there. Unfortunately the shows, especially the very popular ones, are getting worse and worse.

[@nathanielguggenheim5522]

See it from a point of controlling your slaves by taking away their power by destroying their culture and therefore their roots. All of this isn't due to incompetence. It's only a military strategy executed by the oligarchs to weaken their enemy... us plebs, their slaves.

[@jeromethiel4323]

It's how the left works. They want to play the victim card every time they can. It's never their fault, it's somehow yours. You can see it every day with the attacks on men. They can't have a strong male lead, it has to be about the women. And don't get me wrong, a well written strong female lead is entirely possible. But you don't take setting with established lore, and change the entire thing to shoe horn in a pro feminist agenda. You see this so many times in modern media creations. Pro-tip? Don't alienate half of your potential viewership.

[@Xialoh]

They don't care. If they cared this would have never happened - unlike most, I'm not willing to chalk this shit up to stupidity over and over and over and over and over and over and over. It's all very deliberate.

[@Smokey348]

ye and also the only reason they kept going is because of the fans and just normal viewers

[@Louis-Crazynside]

They only had to adapt the books to the series.. easy right? The writers thought they had more talent than A.Sapkowski...😂 And they blame the fans,the war,even the bad weather.. Too rainy or too hot...Yeah,that must be It!!.

[@budwyzer77]

The fans PAY YOUR BILLS! Your job is to make them happy! How in the hell did everyone in Hollywood forget this over the past decade?

[@sideeffect2]

They don't care. They've got ESG money 💰

[@mortiarty7842]

@@sideeffect2omplete boycott is the only way, will definitely take a long time, or tens of billions lost on multiple companies and even complete bankruptcies will do it. Make em loose hundred billion a year n fk em

[@co6308]

Until we get rid of ESG n DEI. This pile of 💩 is here to stay

[@timjummichuck]

I'm sure their bills are subsidized by Blackrock or Vanguard

[@brianrhodes1987]

The woke is what happened

[@haytham7035]

It wasnt even Witcher with Henry Cavil. Honestly: We cant expect him to compensate the cringe writing. S3 was extremely hard to watch. Almost worse than GOTs finale.

[@OmegaUberDeathbot]

I don't know what circles these writers travel in, but they desperately need to have a reality check about franchises.

[@EndymionTv]

I would love to infiltrate it

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

*showrunners

[@OmegaUberDeathbot]

Either way. Showrunners/writters.

[@OmegaUberDeathbot]

@@EndymionTv I was thinking the same thing. Would definitely help writing a better script for a video I have been writing. But I can only go off of you, Doomcock and Red Letter. Be an assistant or something. Get first hand with what goes on.

[@FirstLast-vr7es]

They want to use an established franchise to springboard their careers and ideas without showing the slightest modicum of respect for what they are working with. I can't get behind that. Shame on them. Seen it over and over here recently.

[@sigmaprime8197]

what? a netflix series/show thats tanking because it refused to follow the source material??? truly shocking

[@Dr_Bille]

I'm not even mad anymore, this is comedy of the finest kind. The entirety of Hollywood has been taken over by complete lunatics. They need to purge themselves, or there won't be a Hollywood in a decade, maybe less

[@EndymionTv]

Yeah I’m just making fun of it at this point

[@youngOG87]

Egotistical idiots who refuse to give people want they want and try to force feed the audience. They will learn one day

[@cleanerben9636]

too big to fail.

[@Brandelwyn]

Let it die, so something new will take its plaec

[@captainalex157]

thats the healthiest attitude! anyways there are still non woke people in hollywood so i have faith, money talks afterall (top gun, gotg 3, MI 7, dune, sound of freedom,..). Normies are more and more fed up with the wokie wokes.

[@hawkeyenez]

Henry Cavill is leaving because he’s a HUGE Witcher fan, has played all the games, and hates what Netflix did to the lore.

[@Aweburn82]

They didn't know that Cavill is the King of nerds and geeks all over the world. There's a lot of us.

[@EndymionTv]

Yup I agree

[@magnusVarblomst]

I think some diverse cast choices work extremely well like Vilgefortz and Francesca, and they make sense. But Milva oh gosh what have they done. They completely ignored how ethnicity and culture plays an important part in the witcher lore. It adds to a character and it's part of their identity, here is like they completely ignore ethnicity. How a world as raw and intolerant as the witchers is only focused on pointy ears is beyond me. Humans are supposed to be intolerant monsters too!

[@firepenguin38]

When Netflix says "lore accurate" it's more of "we make it up as we go."

[@kellyduggan2326]

Of course, but there are those mindless drones who believe all this.

[@solomonkane8136]

Everything you said, so true, and if they get their claws into Narnia it will come out unrecognizable, and I can’t understand why they couldn’t just follow the source material. What a waste.

[@joshhardy5646]

I’m happy to see Netflix get blasted with bad press and bad release. They are to blame for their missteps.

[@noroses4you]

people gotta cancel their subscription to actually send a message, otherwise netflix gonna keep making trash

[@blueskies3336]

@@noroses4you Thats what i did 2 years ago. It's ashame people who loathe all of this that is happening yet don't unsubcribe. It's literally the one thing to force a change in the company but alas, one can only hope such a day comes true. One reason might just be that disgrunteled folks like me are simply a minority that can be ignored. So maybe there isn't a problem at all?

[@skexzies3673]

Henry Cavill is the Witcher. Why bother watching season 3 when you know Netflix pushed him out of the series.

[@EndymionTv]

Thanks for watching & yeahhhhh it’s not looking great. I mean it’s still doing good considering but compared to what it was…ehh. I guess we’ll see. Let me know what you think as always, what else should I cover & have a great day! Also if you want follow my nonsense my social media garbage is below. 

Instagram: endymionn Twitter: EndymionYT Also in case anyone asks the Yennefer cosplay in the thumbnail is from @sladkoslava on Instagram. Look her up her make up n stuff is dope.

[@rocketbox867]

I honestly don’t get what these creative teams think when they push a person who was massively passionate for the job out the door. Do they genuinely not see what the outside world thinks about that? People these days.

[@mechgouki7999]

Piss off your audience, piss off your lead actor. How's that strategy working out?

[@johnathan2023]

Narnia is screwed lol

[@cooler575]

wow...thanks for all the info. I had the show on pause and did not watch season 3 yet...but with this ....HARD SKIP! Netflix should fire and ban all of the woke writers and leaders/directors,etc.

[@LtCaveman]

Bruh, you change video thumbnails more than a trans changes their gender. Srsly, pick one and go with your gut. Instinct is king. Flip flopping is a weakness signal.

[@danielkeller1337]

You don't need to put the blame on the fans, you need to one hundred percent put the blame on the creators and the studio behind it. They're more to blame than us. Henry Cavill is the best Witcher which is why the rating will drop drastically once he leaves.

[@TheKythia]

I'm a writer myself, currently working on my 10th novel, and seeing what Hollywood is doing to others like me who got (un)-lucky enough with a screen adaptation, it makes my heart bleed. There was a time when I dreamt of getting "that call" from some executive at HBO or Netflix, but lately it has turned into a nightmare.

[@fromthesouthofafrica6815]

What books do you make and sell?

[@pakman9794]

Demand full creative control and make it right or, ya know...sell out...everyone else had these options...

[@realsteal0003]

Give me the names of your books, I'll check them out

[@rodedgar6346]

I've finished 2 novels. I had 2 agents interested for a while. You follow agents and read what they're looking for and everything you see is 'want to see disenfranchised this' or 'diverse voices' that. So, it's no wonder you're seeing writers butchering IPs and cramming their personal views and politics into everything. I've even seen agents making comments on Twitter along the lines of 'I wish I could just filter out everything that didn't come from a gay author'. Then you see these 'new' writers with sales so bad they have to ask Timothy Zahn back to write something the fans actually want.

[@TacoMonster4eva]

Ecchi manga books are not real novels! Lol.

[@ubesep]

At this point I feel that Netflix writers are f***ing up the Witcher on purpose, because they know that show will get canceled, and they are giving a BIG FINGER to the sane part (the Witcher and Cavill fans) of this story. If these are the type of writers that are on strike, then I say: "They are payed too much!"

[@abdullahirfan9991]

Crazy how all of this could have been avoided if they had stuck to the source material and not given home boy slice for life henry the boot

[@EndymionTv]

Agreed

[@Squishysforbreakfast]

Didn't he quit the show?

[@ortacreef8557]

They didn't give him the boot. He walked.

[@ortacreef8557]

@Simbyle I'm sorry, I think you've got it wrong. Henry originally said he would play all seven seasons if they stuck to Sapkowski's stories. They deviated from the source material both in terms of Sapkowski's vision, and from a significant number of the character storylines and identities. I say he voluntarily chose to leave because of these things. Key members of the cast in interviews have all said he was great to work with.

[@cmedtheuniverseofcmed8775]

“I've seen better, I've seen worse,” from the author himself. Even if Netflix crash and burns on The Witcher and CD Project Red fails. At least Andrzej Sapkowski is going to get back into writing more Witcher books.

[@Shifft-This]

Steps to crippling your own profit margins: "We're going to start by changing a great story that has a built in fanbase whom we already know is interested in the franchise. Then, when a popular lead actor leaves because we're not respecting the source material that the fans and the actor love, we'll blame the fans for not watching the horseshit that we turned that respected franchise into." Perfection.

[@AmericanLifterX]

Just found your channel and had to sub after realizing you know what's up with the current state of affairs 🔥

[@JustMike_Official]

Here's a prediction from me, free of charge. Soon, showrunners will say that Cavill ruined the series by leaving, and that the dwindling numbers are only his fault.

[@jiipo3]

Well.. If they were to say that, they wouldn't be entirely wrong.. The show is ruined and numbers are dwindling because he left.. but it is completely 100% their fault! Just as Henry is completely 100% in the right for leaving that abomination to crash and burn.

[@56redgreen]

Not sure they would want to highlight how important Cavill is to the show. As they made him go and have since dumped on him

[@gigglehurtz3167]

Thats an exquisite point about the sorceresses beauty. They are explicitly beautiful not because they just happen to be, but because they purposefully use magic to do it. Its a vital part of the lore of sorceresses in the series and Netflix just shit all on it.

[@I.Fumblebee.I]

"Could I be out of touch? No it's the Fans who are wrong"

[@EndymionTv]

Literally

[@keungwan5901]

No, they were warned repeatedly, by the fans and Cavill, not to screw it up. They chose to stab the franchise in the back, and turned it woke. That is a death sentence, and they still expect to be rewarded for treachery? If their writing is that good, they should go write, but I don't think it will turn out well.

[@adityaverma6754]

I refused to watch this season due to writers dragging Henry Cavill name through the mud . They said he was impossible to work with . Henry deserves better , hope his adventure with warhammer fares better .

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

Never question Henry's gamer pride. I don't blame him for leaving.

[@RambinoYT]

I stand with Henry, No Witcher unless he is Geralt! And they stick to the lore!

[@madambutterfly1997]

Catastrophe was inevitable from the minute Henry left the show

[@EndymionTv]

The gasp I let out when I read that when it dropped I was like bro why no lol

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@EndymionTvCut from Witcher, Cut from being Superman…seriously WTF?!

[@Br0teas]

It is the fans fault, they like the story and characters too much to watch what Netflix have done to it.

[@traviss9059]

Once Liam realizes he has to film half a season of sex scenes with the chick they picked to play Fringilla he's going to bail on this show too.

[@Sylmarys24]

I would as well, lol. Give me Fringilla from the books any day.

[@thespookylocker]

It's thier own damn fault and Netflix adaptation isn't canon to me, if anything the only good thing the show did was make new people play the games

[@DruuzilTechGames]

Henry should offer to come back for 10x the money, directorial powers, and they have to fire all the woke staff.

[@EndymionTv]

Netflix would never admit defeat so it would never happen unfortunately

[@julianbell8175]

We would be better off just producing a new Witcher series elsewhere. Maybe in Poland.

[@sheepisfortheweak6164]

@@EndymionTv Doesn;t matter. They can either admit they are wrong or they can keep playing the violin on the sinking titanic. Either way, this will end at one point.

[@daniwanicki]

Netflix probably lost a lot of viewership too after they cracked down on password sharing. People figured it was not worth paying with all the woke films they've been making.

[@janundsoo]

They succeded with that passwortgeschützt change

[@redneckrambo9626]

Except for the fact that the rate of new subscribers jumped 102% for Netflix. Password sharing just ain't the excuse here and it made a negligible difference at best in regards to views. There's only one answer here: netflix and/or its showrunner and writers s**t the bed. They were given a billion dollar winning lottery ticket, and instead of cashing it in, they scribbled out the numbers and replaced them all with 💩 - the pile of s**t emoji. They cared more about making a political statement (because they are f*ing pathetic, weak-willed, woke children) than they did making a great show. Lauren Hissrich was the single worst possible decision for a showrunner and the Witcher failing was one of the most easily predictable things in cinematic history.

[@FirstLast-vr7es]

I was taken aback by *the message* that was forcibly embedded into the show, but knew exactly what I was dealing with after I heard that the writers were mocking the books while on set. Shame, because this franchise had SO much promise. So much material to pull from. Haven't watched an episode since, and I never will again.

[@MGL83]

After this I started watching the original Witcher show - the made 20 years ago. It's old and low budget and it shows, especially special effects, but it's not that bad. Much more true to the books and no "netflix effect". Only available in polish tho.

[@WuKong2TheWest]

I never liked the cast choice for Yen, and felt something was off when the writers put too much episodes time for her story. Turns out my gut feeling was right.

[@midnightsnack1306]

Good point.

[@artvandelay8767]

Eva Green would've been perfect for the role.

[@tedbed1389]

​@@artvandelay8767Nope, same problem as with Challottra. Too cold, too wirey.

[@melsin1143]

@@tedbed1389at least looks like book Yen

[@redneckrambo9626]

​@@tedbed1389 You basically just described Yen lol. Those things are things that describe Yen lol. Eva Green fits the look better than any other actress. All though I don't get the hate for Anya. She's been an incredible actress. She's not pale white, but she's not so dark that she can't resemble Yen on any level. Anya has been more than sufficient enough. Helps that she's hot too

[@sirross625]

Thank god it died before Netflix could butcher it even more. Hopefully it will stay dead until the next Witcher game.

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

I've played the witcher 3 game 4 times because it's so engaging with its world building and magic. So I was excited for the show, but now... it needs a reboot

[@EndymionTv]

What’s the best build for Witcher 3

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

@@EndymionTv I've always focused on attack strength and signs while dabbling in extra health, more inventory space and slower metabolism to always heal while in a fight. If I have extra, I'll dabble in the bomb making/potions build

[@pst5345]

Aerondight plus severance Whirlwind plus Adrenalin gain on hit. You never stop whirling. If you manage to squeeze in frost aard you freeze mobs and whirl kills in an instant. Rend is still more singe target dps but whirl is just cooler.

[@cunicelu]

It needs the boot first the reboot :))

[@GeryonM]

Not a Witcher fan, never platted the games. But after watching the character replacement of Gerault in his own show I couldn't bring myself to watch season 2.

[@Jerome-iwnl]

It's always everybody else's fault, these people never take responsibility

[@kellyduggan2326]

Yes, blame someone else, but themselves.

[@kevinroark5815]

70% the sorceresses are Black, middle Eastern, Indian and none of them is remotely good looking. FFS

[@I.Fumblebee.I]

Nothing is stopping HBO from paying sapkowski so they can redo it and do it properly, of course with Henry as Geralt.

[@N8DMusic]

Can we get a kickstarter running for a Witcher Series with Henry Cavill as the main visionary/actor and director to stay true to the lore? We owe it to him; Hemsworth should of turned the offer down out of respect to a fellow actor pouring his heart into something.

[@jaredrobinson7071]

I have never ever ever understood why they don't translate straight from page to screen. Why even hire writers it's already written.

[@JonDoe..]

Yeah, there were a couple of episodes there where I found myself skipping through the episodes because it was just so mind numbingly boring and with stuff all Geralt. No idea why they've held the last three episodes off, I imagine those that manage to get through the first part of season 3 aren't setting their alarms to make sure they don't miss the conclusion. Gosh, I suspect those episodes are awful than awful.

[@haircafekevin]

Why couldn't they have just hired writers who are both talented and fans of the books and games? There has to be writers like that who exist.

[@midnightsnack1306]

It might be due to the current Hollywood culture of far left activism.

[@nadarith1044]

@@midnightsnack1306 Far 'left' isn't as much far left as they're far up their own behind, just as the far 'right' is, there's barely anything left of the right and nothing is right for the left, the open end of the horseshoe theory subsumed them all

[@turismofoegaming8806]

@@midnightsnack1306you’re absolutely right, it is an agenda that all of the devil worshipers an immoral ignoramuses are playing into- They keep acting like they’re “making something for everyone“ when the truth of the matter is is they’re making something for a very small number of people who are miserable and they want to share that misery with the rest of the world so that it spreads & one day you’re just like them! Just like people who do not know right from wrong, the writers will blame the fans for not liking their show rather than looking in the mirror and acknowledging that they did something wrong for people to not like it?! It’s like we’re living inside of a sick joke..

[@cameltorun]

Well it would be entirely possible but it has one major drawback: costs money. Netflix wanted to make success on the cheap and now we have results

[@LusioEcarts]

Cuz they wanted to hire cheap writers (who didn't ask much money). This is why we also have those writers strike atm. Cuz some studios hires less good writers who accept a smaIIer amount of money (making some of the good ones ..being even left out). But if you want your movies / tv shows to be good / great ..you also need to hire good / great writers. The people that Netflix got for The Witcher simpIy suck. They could have just followed the source material and still do a good job ..but they wanted to make their own take / adaptation 😂 They even had an example with Game of Thrones when season 8 was left without the source material from the books and those guys also screwed. Should have learned from Game of Thrones and still stick to the source material for The Witcher.

[@johncahill3644]

Well, if Netflix was unsatisfied with viewership during Cavill, wait til next season without him. Does anybody plan to watch? I don’t.

[@Ewan661]

Imagine if they just faithfully adapted the books

[@EndymionTv]

They would have another game of thrones on their hands

[@kylemenos]

@@EndymionTv I dont think the politics in the witcher reach a level of Game of thrones but the characters themselves would certainly be far more interesting and fleshed out with purpose. Why is Radovid the mastermind who is literally fucking hitler portrayed as a simp for a tavern bard. fuck man.

[@sldarwin5615]

imo there are definitely some things in the book that should be left out, or only eluded to and show outright shown. but as Endymion said, with GOT level adaptation (seasons 1-4 only lmao) the witcher universe had the potential to be fucking huge with so many season of the main show, and numerous potential spinoffs if the writers actually knew, liked, and cared about the source material

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

They could have just done an episodic series of Geralt going on monster hunts. Monster of the week sort of deal. Loads of side stories, loads of creativity, the people’s favorite part is the witcher. They could have done a lot with a witcher show.

[@MrGunBunny13]

What these studios need to understand is that the viewer is never at fault; it is the job of the studio to produce a desirable product. They are not entitled to good reviews or the money and time of the public. If they continue to produce a garbage product they will continue to get identical results.

[@micheleosullivan4430]

I recently started reading book one, "The Last Wish," and I intend to revisit the entire series. It's a comforting experience that helps heal the disappointment caused by Netflix's mishandling of "The Witcher." Your insightful commentary is much appreciated!

[@EndymionTv]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@adilsoncaetano5684]

The first book is the the worst one, and while Netflix didn't knock it out of the park in season 1 it wasn't terrible either, that was it, the biggest hurdle was gone, the other books are a lot better and I read through them in like a week. They managed to adapt the worst entry into the series halfway decently, I don't understand how they could fuck up this badly on the subsequent books which only get bettter. I guess we can chalk it up to hubris in thinking they could improve upon the source material with their "Chosen by comitte" additions to the story... If this series had come in the early 2010s like GOT did we probably wouldn't have had to deal with all this bullshit, same with WOT, what a shame!

[@micheleosullivan4430]

​@@adilsoncaetano5684 I'm currently reading the books for the second time, and I must say, "The Last Wish" is my least favorite among them. It's amusing how showrunners often feel the need to put their own spin and interpretation on established intellectual property, even when the original IP already has a significant and passionate fanbase. Sometimes, there's no need to reinvent the wheel, as they say. It's important to recognize and appreciate the existing quality of the IP. I get some interpretation or expand on vaguery (to a point) Huberous + Ego + ESG = bullshit.

[@DM-gn9ce]

I bought the books as soon as i heard Henry was leaving. Going to start reading after the last 3 episodes. Still have to see him as Geralt no matter how bad the rest is. Season 1 was the best with the fight scenes. Season 2 too much ceri and season 3 way too much political crap not enough Geralt as actually doing witcher stuff. 3 more episodes is not going to save this show. Will not watch after end of season 3. Only Henry will ever be Geralt.

[@micheleosullivan4430]

@@DM-gn9ce I hope you enjoy them! I'm enjoying my second time reading them. It's been quite a while since I read them the first time. I got the first one after playing The Witcher 1 but then had to wait until the rest were translated.

[@amariel3310]

Extremely common netflix L. Netflix is known for cutting down good series and keeping up cringe LGBTQ+ promoting dramas rather than interesting action / horror series that have real story to them.

[@dusanslavnic4727]

The recent trend of writers royally screwing up these kinds of stories and just poor performance in movies and film in general is probably why the WGA isn't having a good time trying to negotiate better pay.

[@level20eevee75]

Netflix isn’t wrong about the series dying because of fans. but it is their own fault for making it like it is

[@ProfessionalRacist007]

I want to thank Netflix for making such a shitty season & firing Henry Cavill, that I finally picked up the Witcher games & playing them for the first time(something I have been putting off for a few years now).... Started with Witcher 3 I'm enjoying it very much. Will probably read the books too. Thank you Netflix 👏👍

[@pst5345]

noooo W3 is the conclusion. Should go in order.... now you might never finish W3. You can play this game for years and discover new details over and over depending on your choices.

[@LJAndrews1986]

Absolute blasphemy ,that's like watching the Lord of the rings trilogy and starting with return of the king. Get your arse on the first game immediately, fuck 😅

[@sam1_2_1]

The first game is a bit rough, but the story keeps you interested. I recommend checking out the first and second game. There are important parts of the lore in those two.

[@BiGGPapaRed]

Henry wanted it to be as close to the books and games as possible and Netflix wanted to do it’s normal Bs. He kept the show alive

[@wdeemarwdeemar8739]

Netflix could have fired Lauren and kept Henry but mistakes were made.

[@EndymionTv]

Agreed

[@mxd-1990asn]

Not sure, if i would really see yennefer (actress) as a “RACE SWAP” , as she is still HALF WHITE/european. (Anya Chalotra’s dad only, is a South Asian man *india*, but her mom is white *english*) Therefore, She is a MIXED race woman, so at least its not a entire race swap…. Even tho the original character is a completelt european. At least i personally see it ,bcs of that fact, a bit different to compared a yennefer that would be a 100% South Asian (indian) woman. Tho thats not the case for anya, the actress.

[@Felix.Fictus]

It's always the final out for artists to blame everyone else for not loving there creation instead of looking inward to understand that what they created just isn't loveable and the problem comes from their own hands.

[@Wintercomet100]

So they blame us fans for ruining the series, and yet the directors are the ones who caused our boy Henry, who was extremely excited to appraise the role of Geralt to leave. Wow.

[@KingKong-dq6kj]

Honestly surprised they didn't just straight up blame the fans for their fuckups 😯

[@EndymionTv]

Oh they will

[@FoxamPL]

How can you blame THE FANS THAT LOVE THE FRANCHISE, that is insane

[@Muffinpurplegurk]

I knew the downfall was coming fast when the very 1st episode of s1 skipped 70-80% of the first book. They just threw out all the character building Geralt has.

[@ViJt-oq5nq]

Too much time to devote to the straight white guy.

[@kirielbranson4843]

The first book was a collection of short stories that could go in any order really. Not any order of course since once Yennifer and Geralt meet the stories that included her had to go after. What upset me was how they messed up the short stories and you had no idea why he killed Renfe's guys and his choice on claiming the surprise wasn't the same and they didn't have Geralt meeting Ciri a few times and leaving her.

[@stefanp3150]

One of the first things was when they made Jaskier take his shirt off in S2 and gave him that long hair style. Netflix… he was perfect in S1.

[@roflchiefmcjoflchief1791]

What's insane is that Netflix should have been a slam dunk as a business model. If they hadn't gone down the esg path, they still would be.

[@Mufireael]

great video man, ty a lot, great thoughts!

[@almalaura18]

I watched it ONLY because I know it’s the last time we’re seeing HC as the Witcher and the last time I’ll be excited to watch him embody the character, but it was... well… there’s no words.

[@tonystone3890]

From a poor viewer in Texas, thank you for your content. God bless you and your family. God bless Texas.

[@Cybarxz]

I'm worried with Avatar, the nickelodeon one. For the creators to jump off the ship years ago I can only imagine what they are going to do with it

[@MooseMeese101]

*Someone makes a bad show/movie, the fans don’t like it and writers don’t get money, the writers blame the viewers* When will they learn their lesson

[@AndragonLea]

"How dare you not consume our garbage! You're a consumer, start consuming our product already!" I also love how they had nothing but praise for the man while he was carrying them, but as soon as he stopped caving to their revisions he became "problematic" and the vague sexist accusations came flying in. As a man in Hollywood you're a doormat, meal ticket or stepping stool.

[@Kreepy_Krissy]

I have never been so sad that I had to break up with a show, EVER. I love the actors which makes it even harder. Fire the writers, bring back Henry and fix it maaaaan. Y'all did him dirty.

[@lightinferno4490]

We live in an era of creative bankruptivity. Showrunners of today pat themselves on the back for butchering beloved franchises. It's a common practice now.

[@kellyduggan2326]

yes, it is so true, and they flee like rats leaving a sinking ship, when the show dies

[@faithbased-sj8qf]

I'm glad you acknowledged I am not okay with this. Such an underrated gem!! I've heard great things about Lockwood.

[@kenshigo3833]

They didn´t want to listen, now they have to learn it the hard way. Literally like little children, crying, yelling, blaming etc. so sad....

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

Not looking for political ideology and buzzwords in my sci Fi/fantasy commentary.

[@jimfcarroll]

I actually cancelled Netflix partly over what they did to the source material (partly because of their shared password policy).

[@EndymionTv]

The last thing I watched on Netflix I enjoyed was extraction 2 & the loch Henry episode of black mirror

[@pst5345]

Black Mirror is tje only reason I have Netflix. Loh Henry is a great one although I immediately knew what's up when I saw the car in the carport... any way current BM was a little too much into paranormal stuff than technology dystopa

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Here’s a short list of some of my favorite shows that Netflix actually did a great job on: Bloodline The OA Travelers Stranger things Frontier I don’t know if Netflix did all of the shows but these are some of my favorites out of all the garbage that’s on there… most of these came out in or around 2017? There are some others also, movies by Netflix that are pretty good and some other shows I can’t think of the names of?? Like a show where it got the guy that played Tig from sons of anarchy as the main character and his rise to power as one of the henchman of mob boss Don Vito!

[@jamessilva1259]

The only language Netflix will understand, is no more customers unsubscribing.

[@Quantum_Idealism]

I just can't understand how these studios keep seeing failure after failure of shows ignoring source material and still make the decision to try that themselves. Like come on, it's there no one high up that will put their foot down and force their directors to actually respect the source material?

[@Schaemia]

Netflix: told by Henry and fans to follow the lore or they are gone Netflix: *ignores* Henry leaves, fans leave Netflix: *surprised Pikachu face* Netflix: Could I be the problem? No! It's the fans who are wrong.

[@freeXarmyXofX3]

I think how they'll justify the change is using Ciri's world hopping power to have an alternate worlds Geralt swap in for Cavil Geralt. By doing it this way it also opens the door for modern Holywood and "multiverse" stories/excuses

[@pietperske3583]

The TV series "Gimme Gimme Gimme," a British sitcom that aired from 1999 to 2001. The show features two roommates: Linda, a clueless and promiscuous woman, and Tom, an eccentric and melodramatic gay man. This show was woke way before the word was even invented, and was a huge success. If you want woke, start woke, don't turn non woke into woke.