Netflix K͏i͏l͏l͏e͏d͏ T͏h͏e͏ Witcher | Asmongold Reacts

A story of Henry Cavill fighting for authenticity of The Witcher.
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[@yshiap]

I'm so glad that the lotr films were made in 2000-2003.

[@DeathmetalPersian]

100%. Modern day Hollywood liberals ruin everything they touch.

[@krzysztof4114]

They were a cinematic miracle in general, each year i appreciate lotr existing even more.

[@poggerz6567]

@@80sRetrosaur if aliens have the technology to travel light years away from their planet to ours, they probably have way better movies than us. Maybe lotr is just mid in their planet

[@frenky29a]

👍😆

[@anboo5117]

god bless peter jackson

[@mop-kun2381]

the man literally terrorised his agents to get the role before the show was even greenlit, thats how much he want to play Geralt, and still they somehow managed to chase him away, incredible

[@johnsullivan9496]

When they realized he wasn't gonna just stand by them butchering source material they did everything they could to make the role less appealing for him to play

[@robpom5501]

@@johnsullivan9496 Pretty much yeah, certainly seems to be the case at least, I'm fine with some change provided it makes sense to the characters, mean shite LOTR is a prime example of how to do an adaptation well, it followed the material damn close however not 1 to 1, same with the first 4 seasons of GOT.... yet nah lets have major ego problems and intentionally or not nuke the show over it.

[@OMIEntertainment]

Women can do that to any man.

[@captaincrunch1707]

He helped lay the foundation so now he’s just a roadblock. He served his purpose and the wokeness always takes precedence

[@dildoswaggins2907]

40k is on the way 😎

[@alexsmith7313]

The LOTR films also had a “walking encyclopedia”, namely Ian McKellen, who was holding a copy of each of the books on him at all times when not in costume and was constantly consulting with Peter Jackson to use the source material to contribute. And because Jackson was able to put his ego aside FOR THE SAKE OF THE ART, those movies came out fucking breathtaking.

[@Shasha-jo5iv]

Not to mention the late Sir Christopher Lee :)

[@mareksicinski449]

Well Peter Jackson himself in general wanted to make a movie in the spirit of the books This isn't pure ego, this is directly believing there is something bad about them deeply and wanting to change it

[@alexsmith7313]

@@mareksicinski449 Yeah, I totally agree, my point was more that it takes a lot of ego as someone who hasn’t written a series of award-winning novels (which those writers are) to think that you can do better than a series of award winning novels lol

[@hkmorhsi]

The most important element to make good movies and art and production in general, regardless of budget or equipment

[@JM-db8ez]

I'm guessing you're not including the Hobbit with that. Adding a new main character, a female elf that falls in love with a dwarf...wtf was all that about? Mostly the movies are great but there are some choices that are baffling and strange.

[@gbp3626]

When a great actor like Henry Cavill, well-versed in the show's backstory, bids farewell, it's like losing a storyteller who held the secrets of the characters' past

[@lampad4549]

How did hold secrets to the characters past? Is there something about Gerald that he knows isn't present in the books?

[@rafflesiadeathcscent3507]

@@lampad4549oh yes, because every actor that could replace him is very well verse in witcher and every actor is a big fan of witcher, every actor could play the role as passionately as Henry Cavill. Are you serious bro? You really dont get it?

[@Dan_Kanerva]

@@lampad4549 why do some people love to roleplay ignorance on something they already know? are you trying to pull a gotcha? come on bruh.

[@yordanazzolin274]

@@lampad4549 They lost someone who actually read the books and played the games...

[@ryanrobinson8682]

If you listen to the video, you should realise that the people in charge DONT CARE about the lore or story, they couldn't give a flying f*** about Henry leaving because they are just following their own egos.

[@Techcensorshipbot]

He was really the only reason some people continued to watch the show. Without him, there are no upsides for fans.

[@turismofoegaming8806]

He was the only reason I continued to watch at all- I had major problems with almost all the characters and who the writers chose to take their roles?!? Straight Bullshit!

[@rbu2136]

Like making he-man without he-man. When I first saw part of this series I was like WTF is this? Where is the Witcher? Why is this nonstop preachy girl bosses?

[@RhamanaChan]

Yeah first season was enough for me, I just couldn't get into the second season and god knows I tried!

[@nokturnallex2160]

Outside of Geralt, Ciri, Yenn, Yarpen and maybe Dijkstra the rest of the cast might as well be Extras. They did so many characters dirty. Even Dandelion who was good in Season 1 has become pretty shit.

[@chriswaters2327]

@@nokturnallex2160 They made it wholesome withe some boobs then swapped it out for corrupt and gay.

[@BarkusMuhl]

You have an A-list actor who is a hardcore fan of the work and is also perfectly cast for the role AND you have the story already written for you. How the f%ck do you screw this up.

[@cccbbbaaa110]

Something something bum loot murder something something rainbow groomer

[@FreinHowe]

People can screw up the source material by NOT reading the source material and just basing their script on a summary of the source material while inserting their own interpretation and interests to the finished work.

[@umbralecs]

Ego, ego is how you screw it up. Before the mcu, comic book movies deviated hard from their source material to the point that the only similarities would be how the character looks and maybe their abilities. It's starting to get that way again and it's because every writer thinks they need to leave their mark.

[@kylemenos]

Well its easy you add modern woke politics to the show as the frontliner.

[@konigstiger3252]

Everything woke turns to shit

[@llamapi3]

Henry is the most likeable dude in media by far. The man is attractive af, passionate about his roles, and defends the wants of the fans. And above all else, he doesn't bring politics up EVER.

[@reaversix2798]

Amen!

[@Anonymous-vr6ph]

The whole politics argument is so stupid. Popular shows and movies are not bad because they are political or whatever. And all of this ”shows go woke“ nonesense is on the same line. Movies and shows have always been political (doesn’t mean what the writers on Witcher did was good. I read the books and loved them and was very disappointed watching season 2). But always shoving it into the political sphere and saying it’s politics that destroy these movies and shows us stupid.

[@phatchrispratt5392]

​@@Anonymous-vr6ph We know what he means by "politics"

[@JoeJoe..]

​@@Anonymous-vr6phThe problem isnt really that shows are political. The problem is that writers are trying to force their political views into the movies and series. But when you are doing a book adaptation (especially in fantasy/sci-fi genre) the only political views being put into this should be the views from the author being put into the book. This for example is part of the reason RoP is shit. It is known Tolkien wanted his creation to be timeless. The movies were made timeless because P. Jackson didnt put his views into the movie. He tried to adept the books into movies with as little as possible changes. All he changed was basically to keep the flow of the movies. There is nothing worse than taking a long time ago written book and force your current political views into that book. It's disrespectful to the author's work and movies like that suck most of the time because it is not authentic.

[@mjgeolin6956]

Based

[@axelkarlsson1016]

If i remember correctly, Sir Ian McKellen did the same thing on lotr and hobbit as Henry did on the Witcher. Ian always had a book with him and quoted Tolkien when something was off. The difference is that Peter Jackson went, shit you’re right, let’s change that scene to be more like the original work

[@Lintupuristaja]

And Christopher Lee in my understanding

[@kitsunekaze93]

but apparently Henry was called a "video game addict" and was accused of using "video game language" in some transcripts, which i dont think makes any sense

[@michaelramsey1299]

And thats why love or hate the changes or additions Jackson made to LOTR people accepted them because they could feel his love for the source material. It’s why despite the change Witcher has held on to fans as much as it has because you can feel Cavil’s love for playing Geralt. Without that I’m not sure the remaining cast can hold it together.

[@bilabong4257]

Can I get a source because I’ve never heard that before?

[@michaelramsey1299]

@@bilabong4257 I believe it’s all the behind the scenes stuff they filmed for the extended editions. They talk about how Lee would read the books about once a year and just how every thing that was added or taken away was carefully considered before doing it.

[@BakaGaijin66]

You know it's a red flag when your lead actor knows more of the source material than the combined writers room

[@jeezus666]

I have no idea why Hollywood keeps on doing this all the time nowadays. They hire writers and show runners that have zero interest in the source material. Make that make sense. Like why would you make a show based on something you have zero intererst in?

[@univega2003]

​@jeezus666 Netflix is so publicly invested in politics that are opposed to the basic masculine themes of The Witcher that it isn't surprising they would find some way to sabotage or undermine the series.

[@ThePawcios]

@@univega2003 On the other side books are extreamly feminist (in a good sense of that word)... Its irony that from really powerful female characters Netflx made this XD

[@ryanwood6754]

​@@jeezus666because need to push that agenda

[@Zzplys]

It's not that hard to follow the source material, but somehow, these writers always find a way, Justice For Henry Cavill

[@lukkkasz323]

@@LionEatingMan however they are - they are still better than the show

[@andresurrego1784]

@@LionEatingMan Not to be a fanboy, but they are actually pretty good. Wouldn't say 10/10 but 7.5 or 8/10 I believe

[@ludzkipan1650]

@@LionEatingMan how do you know if you "haven't"?

[@socjocinus]

Well they had to have black driads....don't they?

[@OmegaIdiot]

​@@LionEatingManbruh... that comment is on netflix showrunner inteligence level.

[@DanielS2001]

The irony is that there’s another show that had a similar situation with Cavill went through. Jenna Ortega has stated that she had to improve a lot of scenes for the series Wednesday because what was written didn’t make sense for the character. One of the writers of the show went on Twitter and stated she was being toxic and a brat. She wanted Wednesday be dark like the source material, true to where the material came from. Now, she’s a producer on the show for the second season and has sworn the show will be as dark as the source material, and that there’d be no stupid love triangles (like what was presented in Season 1).

[@slevig415]

That's good to hear, I loved Wednesday and didn't realize how bad it could have been without her

[@DanielS2001]

@@slevig415 Yep. All the moments that are memorable (such as the dance), was Jenna Ortega's doing. It's reported she even changed lines because what the writers had written was not what Wednesday would have said, and that she hated the love triangle featured in the first season. The writers and producers want actors who will just perform the character as written on the page. The best actors are the ones who take things beyond the written page, and in case of nowadays, are the ones who care the most about the source material.

[@marcoviola6741]

actually, the one who bashed her was NOT one of the writers of the show. They defended her, saying that these differences with the main characters are normal and good dialogue may add to the quality of the show. The one who criticized Jenna was another writer, who wanted to "defend" his colleagues.

[@stitch77100]

That's a great news indeed. The reason I did not enjoyed the series Wednesday was because I did not felt the darkness I sort of knew the character had. It felt dumb and too light-hearted compared to what I was expecting. I will try to watch it again, it may be worth it now.

[@kinman3051]

​@@marcoviola6741soon, a writer

[@sith_cake]

“The toughest part for me was finding that balance between the showrunners’ vision and my love for the books, and trying to bring that Geralt to the showrunners’ vision. It’s about treading a fine line there. It’s the showrunners’ story and so it’s an adaptation. The tricky bit for me was finding Geralt from the books’ place within that and being able to serve both as much as I could.” -Henry Cavill

[@RobertJones-rd5wl]

They had a golden goose in their hands- masses of fans, great cast of actors, compelling stories from books. It could have been massive long term hit for Netflix.

[@hikhik6441]

thats what happens when you hired shitty writers who haven't done any great writing in their lives, and they think their ideas are better than the books which had more success because of the original ideas and plots

[@nokturnallex2160]

@@hikhik6441 Yea, it's the writers and the show runner that are ruining it. She's the one who hired the writers, she's the one who okay's everything that happens in the show. She can claim she's a witcher fan but she sure doesn't respect the source material.

[@lukefreeman4281]

Its what happens when you put a female producer in charge.

[@FLMKane]

They only had one good actor

[@monk3110]

Those hacks would’ve had to read the books or play the games

[@oopus4]

I hope Henry's Warhammer 40k show gets greenlit for production, i need this.

[@math_7911]

And he's producer too

[@torchlight1785]

Hearing them smear Henry when every actor/actress who has worked with him says he’s lovely, boils my blood. They’re just pissed he values the source material they don’t.

[@TheCodyverse]

I dont see the powers that be allowing him to produce an accurate depiction of warhammer. Its "problematic" overload

[@BL00DYME55]

@@torchlight1785 Agreed, what a dirty scummy move. And they go straight for the sexist card, cause they know that nowadays it's an easy way to smear Henry's name and turn the public against him. These people are disgusting.

[@socjocinus]

Hey can you help me? I listened to warhammer lore and i wanna try to play any game with WH 40k but .... they just look mid or lov.....any recomendation?

[@werealldoomed7643]

This probably hurt Henry Cavill to see what they've done to something he was so passionate about. As a fan I'm upset, but as someone who was able to embody the character of geralt so well, it must've been hard.

[@thomasbrack9895]

I won't be watching without Henry, he absolutely killed the roll!

[@DavidHussein13]

To this day I still DONT UNDERSTAND how they hell they get a bunch of people to work on a show who don’t like the source material… when they did the trailer to the first season, im like yeah there’s no way they can mess this up.. thank you Netflix for ruining something so So loved…. Again🤦‍♂️

[@CunkGungler]

There is a place for radical re-imaginings of stories and settings. The problem here is that they are skipping the first step of playing the witcher stories straight in a high budget series

[@nothinguntouchedpodcast]

Nothing is worse than what they did to resident evil. The Witcher is heaven compared to that Netflix series

[@shib5267]

Because they're the cheapest Netflix could afford

[@StayTrueToThySELF]

Simple answer, Money.

[@KoinzellGaming]

It's simple - Nepotism and also the existence of writers unions that wield influence and make sure that its members always have access to movies that they can ruin. Writers aren't hired based on their knowledge or passion for the source material, or their skills in writing, but rather what their beliefs are and who they know. If they don't write stuff for games, they will write stuff for Hollywood/Netflix.

[@leila13dnd]

Henry Cavill as Geralt was genuinely so awesome. He's the whole reason I binged that stuff so hard, he just did so well.

[@1Plebeian]

He's the only reason I survived through season 2.

[@SOSOLRAK]

As much as that guy is cool and all i aint watching season 2 and 3… Sounds like both of you ran a marathon of hell. Nah. Lets wait for him to make Warhammer 40k and his Custodes

[@luckyluchiano72]

im genuinely less pissed at the current loss in narrative and more pissed at them picking LIAM HEMSWORTH… like tell me your going to pander even harder without telling me your going to pander.. we’re SCREWED going forward. dude was THE BEST and eventually one of the ONLY good parts of the show

[@luckyluchiano72]

@@SOSOLRAKits not HORRIBLE like he does the character justice and theres cool scenes but the writing is definitely worse than the first and it doesn’t stick to the book but worth a watch

[@SOSOLRAK]

@@luckyluchiano72 maybe if im drunk

[@rainiplaysgames3545]

all the stuff henry says resonates with fans, no matter the franchise. literally nobody is looking for a perfect adaptation, but i think anyone can tell if the showrunners are competent and have their head in the right place, which they obviously don't.

[@digitaljkr]

Henry loved and respected the books and games, without Henry.. there is no Witcher

[@greyeyed123]

He's holding the whole show together. There is nothing to watch without him.

[@BKVP]

There is nothing to watch when the main character is turned into a side prop for a bunch of women who are supposed to be support characters or bit characters to HIS story.

[@greyeyed123]

@@BKVP I was just talking about the acting. Of course there is no plot. lol

[@BKVP]

@@greyeyed123 yup, this is Star Wars all over again, or Indiana Jones. Anything they can get their hands on, they turn into woke/women-centric nonsense and destroy the Heroic/Male lead character in the process.

[@greyeyed123]

@@BKVP I see where you are coming from, but even with female characters, there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the plots. Something happens, then something else happens, and then something happens after that, and then someone laughs or cries about it, but there is no logical connection or progression among any of the events.

[@BKVP]

@@greyeyed123 Exactly, like a bipolar woman.

[@santiagobuenos9673]

Does anyone else see the irony? They hired an actor on the premise that he loves the source material and then drive him away because they want, for literally no reason, to deviate from the source material

[@deviantic69]

There IS a reason. They do NOT care for the source material. They never wanted to show the witcher story. They wanted the story to be presented in their OWN way. They wanted THEIR version of the story. Remember how they admitted about LOTR? They said that it had nothing to do with Tolkien's work. It wasn't their intention but to push their political agendas. Same here. What, they couldn't find at least ONE REDHEAD to play Triss? They didn't WANT to. Instead, they replaced her with some gypsy. Same thing they did with Ariel. Replaced the ginger with a N.

[@Oatsys]

​@@deviantic69Go touch grass and socialize with real humans.

[@AliasSchmalias]

@@Oatsys Go touch grass 😂😂😂 Never heard that one before..

[@gvirusqueen3559]

@@deviantic69 Someone likes their slurs. 😂

[@Sol-hd7pz]

@@deviantic69 Racism aside. I agree somewhat. These shows are hijacking these Franchises and rewriting its history. Definitely part of an agenda, not sure if its race led or not but absolutely they are doing this massive story rewrite/changes on purpose.

[@KeeperCharlie]

It's a trend for sure. Ring of power had almost exact same problem. These companies buy series/franchise because they are popular and apply certain agenda or directive to bait more population, and when it ultimately fails and does bad in ratings, they start blaming the original franchise fandom. As long as they make money, they do not care. There's a reason why Peter Jackson asked the actors to read the books and recite it back to him how important each scene was

[@whyisblue923taken]

The funny thing is that Peter Jackson got most of it wrong, but he listened to the people in the production who wanted to make it the best adaptation possible. He obviously didn't listen for The Hobbit. Jackson is a good example of having the right people around you who are passionate about preserving the feeling of the original work.

[@justinstewart9145]

Rings of Power failed due to bad writing.

[@kassandraofodyssey6475]

⁠​⁠@@justinstewart9145 Yeah, no “hidden agendas” or some political buzzword bullshit. All because of these writers’ egos getting in the way, thinking they can write better than the source material, and thus resulting in bad writing.

[@grantgosselin7813]

Its crazy to me how delusional writers are in thinking they can write better than the source material its insanely frustrating.Also I remember seeing ledger as the joker for the first time and being blown away at how different he looked amd sounded I had no idea that was coming.

[@Pseudoku_RL]

I want to make one thing very clear. A man standing up for what he believes in is NOT toxic masculinity. It's true masculinity

[@radiantveggies9348]

There's no such thing as toxic masculinity.

[@trentt5310]

@@radiantveggies9348false but good try

[@Blood_Pressure_Medication]

@trentt5310 Toxic masculinity is a social construct.

[@lawrence4301]

Yes there is

[@lawrence4301]

Lots of incredibly important things ate

[@capitantilapia]

Imagine making a live-action adaptation of a lore and then ignoring the lore, only preserving the name of the characters. It's like: let's make a live-action adaptation of Hamlet, but in this version, he's cheerful and loves his uncle.

[@selimfirat]

That would be hilarious as a parody tbh

[@MHBGT]

You've just described Netflix to the letter!

[@claudiocontrerasgomez2949]

@@selimfirat Like a Mel Brooks movie jaja

[@PkGregor]

Shut up and take my money! /s

[@nyetzdyec3391]

Bait and switch... They wanted to tell their own self-insert story.

[@stuffstuff7711]

His choice of words tho: "My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures..." 💀

[@judechauhan6715]

That Beau Demayo guy seems like one of the good guys in this and the line "fandom as a litmus test checks egos" is so good. I do hate to see the mess between the start and ends of these sagas but at the end of the day when the companies see the bottom lines and finances they make the cuts and I can only imagine the hell in those board meetings where they back a writer or whoever against the masses and then lose millions and then have to fire the person they backed in shame lol

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Netflix try not to ruin everything (IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE)

[@jordanicaly1393]

They actually did something good cause Warrior nun is back.

[@ImperativeGames]

I will never forgive them for the Cowboy Bebop.

[@jackbower9087]

​@@jordanicaly1393sounds stupid

[@MichaelSplatkins]

​@@jordanicaly1393 Warrior Nun is surprisingly awesome. I hope they actually get to finish the story as intended.

[@MichaelSplatkins]

​@@ImperativeGamesNever... 😢

[@aleksanderjohansen2008]

I feel like Henry is the type of dude that would do very well in the actual showrunner/directing part. Great to see he is going in that direction with Warhammer. Not at all saying he is a bad actor or should quit acting.

[@ameenaftab2803]

Because only actual fans can deliver faithful adaptation. The executive producers currently are the worst and especially Netflix. It feels like Netflix has an agenda to ruin every good thing by adapting it, and cancelling any good show it has.

[@AlanDantes76]

Hopefully amazon doesn't royally fuck up Warhammer like they have done to Rings of Power and Wheel of time.

[@yuvalgabay1023]

​@@ameenaftab2803fan≠ god writer..see what happen to the last sky walker

[@MonsterPumpkin]

@@yuvalgabay1023Thats why he didn't say writer. There is a difference between directing and writing. You can have talented writers and be there to keep them going in the right direction thats what a director does. He can leave the writing to the writers while making sure the story is true to the source material.

[@ChemiiOneLegacy]

@@ameenaftab2803 Fans fucked up the Warcraft movie, so that isn't true. The studio who pays the bills can always ruin anything, doesn't matter who is acting, directing or producing.

[@erikhoryza9068]

Henry was a solid witcher. The wilderness has taken him. You will be remembered wolf.

[@Dreadnok]

I found this channel last year n I watched everyone of your videos in 2 days. The love you have for these projects really show.

[@merryvixen]

When Sapkowski himslef says Cavill IS the face of Geralt now, like Mortensen is Aragorn, and the people on the show say they are not sad because of his leave, as there are so many new exciting thing to come - this kinda tells you all you need to know about them and their attitude to both the source material and Henry.

[@bboyg1]

Didn't know that the cast gave no Fs for Henry's leaving..damn

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

@@bboyg1I think he meant the show runners not exactly the cast

[@brendonjacobs7839]

Girl who plays Yen said she is really upset that he is leaving

[@StinkyBuster]

I actually don't think Tolkein would have liked the look they went for with Aragorn. In fact, Cavill is probably closer to book Aragorn

[@scrubelite4915]

@@brendonjacobs7839they had good chemistry so I can imagine she was a bit pissed

[@wivvix]

Henry carried that show so hard. His portrayal of Geralt was the only thing that felt tethered to the books and the games. It's possible Liam will do it justice, but the probability is considerably lower and he's still working with a cast that otherwise seems to have a casual, at best, interest in the series. At this rate it'll be a miracle if there's a 4th season.

[@Chazzmatazz]

The only ones who care about the books are internet neckbeards. Toxic fanbases are the worst.

[@Chazzmatazz]

5th season already confirmed.

[@jhm8614]

@@ChazzmatazzI didn’t read the books or played the game but I hope the series dies when Henry leaves. They need to stop killing good series with political correct bs

[@Chazzmatazz]

@@jhm8614 Representation matters. Progress matters.

[@happyjemini]

@@Chazzmatazz Then write your own story with your own characters that fit the narrative you like.

[@Mattblaze1477]

Anybody whos ever watched the show 'The Tudors' knows how great of an actor Henry Cavill is. He nailed the role of Duke of Suffolk Charles Brandon. His death and last meeting with King Henry in that show made me cry.

[@REDinitial]

Aside from forgetting he was the son in the Count of Monte Cristo, The Tudors was the first role I saw him in (and remembered him for).

[@Ashbrash1998]

Rule one of doing an adaption with a big fandom, NEVER piss them off. 2. Never scrap/hate the source material 3. If there are any changes, make it make SENSE and make it GOOD

[@cill0rable]

RIP The Witcher series. You will be missed. Long live Warhammer 40k with Henry Cavill!

[@96Logan]

yes

[@MrGizmoIE]

no he ruinde from 1 episode. He plays Henry and not Herald. . in fact Herald should be more brutal and look like a bum with PTS, who lives today and dont have some plans for the future. but not a metrosexual witcher for glamorous teenagers. the best Witcher in my opinion is the Polish one Michał Żebrowski (and i am not poilish just in case LOL ). but as a person if all is true, respect to him.

[@kotabhi917]

Heresy!

[@matthewtaylor2040]

​@MrGizmoIE and so Liam Hemsworth is a better pick? Sit down, even by your own opinion you've put yourself into a foolish hill to die on not to mention missed every aspect of the role being played except for looks alone...bad take for sure

[@AlanDantes76]

@@MrGizmoIE If you want to claim what GERALT should be like, you could at least know how to spell his fucking name. It's just a thought.

[@moonvault1198]

Season 2 was so trash, whoever ruined that show needs to be fired.

[@destnardanderion1150]

Netflix trash brand on "idea lvl". I dont why ppl still want smth from them. 5% of content is good. 10% ok and 85% dogshit.

[@PEEERRRR]

​@@Aviivenyup

[@hellknightmordred7655]

Same with season 1.

[@overdrive112]

@@destnardanderion1150overstatement. 95% is disgusting garbage.

[@ElrondKaresh]

Needs to be killed**

[@paulkearney6716]

As a Bookreader Andy, Cavill choosing to leave is indeed no surprise at all. The showrunners and writers have made significant changes, to the point where I can't even tell what's coming next.

[@paranira6466]

as someone who read the books even before playing witcher i was really excited at first for the show. Then, in season one, i was already disappointed because one of my favourite characters cahir was fused with one of my least favourites. This didn’t even seem to make sense, since the latter dies quickly and i find him to be almost irredeemable while cahir has a great character arc. I just can’t imagine this working. Now i quit watching it because i don’t want to see what will be done with my favourite vampire.

[@MarschelArts]

I was one of those critical of Henry caville playing Geralt, thinking too, he did not fit. But he did such a great job that I'm happy he prooved me wrong. You could feel he loved the role. But most importantly is how he dealt with the criticism. Ignoring the trolls (as far as i know) aknowleding the concern and fears of the fans and responding with understanding. A stark contrast to most.

[@meggi8048]

in short, he behaved like an adult

[@MarschelArts]

@@meggi8048 Exactly. And it is sad how rare that is

[@karolinakuc4783]

Not as good as Michał Żebrowski in Hexer series from 2002. But still he was good. And he was the only person who had any care for source material

[@ewwmin3m]

Henry Cavil is a gem of a man, a nerd, fit and healthy, knows where his priorities are vis-a-vis his nerdy-ness. Good role model :D

[@holysecret2]

And got screwed over by both the Superman and Witcher creators. I believe he would have been an amazing Superman with a different script and with a more optimistic tone like the Christopher Reeve version. And evidently he would have been a great Geralt too, with a showrunner who actually supported and agreed with him in terms of appreciating and elevating the source material. Truly a shame that he didn't get a fair take on these great roles

[@AliasSchmalias]

@@holysecret2 It's telling for today's movie creators.

[@theshadow7201]

I hope that one day this series will be redone and this that time sticks VERY close to the source material. I wish that for many stories. It's hard to do a film or series of a masterpiece with little changes, it's impossible with big changes.

[@NoctLightCloud]

Peter Jackson also did The Hobbit which many disliked but I personally loved, cause it was more character driven and I love that in media. I cried in cinema when that one dwarf died. They did the dwarfs so well, you could instantly root for them, just like you root for Tyrion in GoT. It's a shame that the Snow White remake won't follow that tactic.

[@vampiricmeme8405]

Henry Cavill had the balls of steel to stand up to the showrunners and I have endless respect for that.

[@TheCostimen]

Man of steel with balls as shiny

[@huckles6054]

I mean did he though? They still released the show without any changes. He still acted in it. People are still watching it in record numbers including hatewatchers LOL

[@garybuttherissilent5896]

@@huckles6054 I mean, yes he did. He tried his best and then got fired for that exact reason... How else would you define 'standing up to the showrunners'

[@Flyers8810]

Cavill is a real guy. No matter what he plays people love him because he is a normal dude. I hope he bounces back in a big way.

[@doomedgeneration1917]

hes rumoured to be the next Bond

[@haerdy1337]

WarHammer40k...... ;)

[@lostintime519]

The guy was picked because of his looks, it was incredibly weird choice tbh, but his passion did deliver Geralt.

[@Ragenzen]

Funniest part to me is when you were talking about Yennifer and someone mentioned she turned into the main character. The show is called "The Witcher" not "The Sidecharacter."

[@srarts123]

Henry Caville is another one of those really down to earth actors. He seems like one of the nicest guys in hollywood. I recall seeing a pic of him going to his Nephew's school so that he could say his uncle is superman. You can tell that he is just so defeated by this whole thing

[@eldiablosmurf]

so what this is saying, is cavill was the only reason the show was somewhat enjoyable from his pushback on the writers desire to write a whole new story about yen and ciri

[@eldiablosmurf]

this shit actually makes me so mad. How the fuck is netflix able to keep these writers on payroll after fucking annihilating series after series

[@rshs5821]

Yes.

[@desertcomber5108]

IMOO, The Expanse handled its deviations with care. Not many shows can do that, but I was genuinely surprised and happy with the alterations they made. So, it can be done, but the passion in the writer's room has got to be there.

[@ashleyrobinson539]

" i was more than happy with Henry Cavill’s appearance as The Witcher, he’s a real professional. Just as Viggo Mortensen gave his face to Aragorn, so Henry gave his to Geralt and it shall be forever so,” said Sapkowski."

[@LLL89955]

they changed the only actor who know the books and the games

[@DeathmetalPersian]

That's what happens when you pretend liberal women belong in the work place just to meet diversity quotas.

[@GhullieUser]

After watching the first half of S3 I have concluded that at this point Henry Cavill leaving the show is the least of its problems. It has devolved into such pile of hot garbage that not even he can carry it on his back. The guy saw the warning signs way ahead of us and went for the exit. As he should have.

[@jamiefrontiera1671]

first half? there were only 5 episodes for the whole season. i was so disappointed

[@GhullieUser]

@@jamiefrontiera1671 No that was the first half, I think 3 more are coming at the end of July

[@bruce3357]

We need to support actors like this that stand up for the integrity of the original art that is bringing in the attention to shows to the first place. Speak with your views (or lack thereof) and vote with your dollar.

[@7even255]

"...a misogynist toxic gamer" I already told you I love him, you don't have to sell him to me.

[@JG_Parker]

hopefully they make another WoW movie and use him as Arthas

[@youdontknowme2913]

Sadly henry's prime age is already passing now. I am very sad how hollywood and Netflix handled such a great actor on his prime.

[@billykritikos7734]

THIS, I've been saying this. He would be incredible for a live action Arthas in a Warcraft 3 story.

[@ianashmore9910]

My son, the day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name Henry.

[@youdontknowme2913]

@@carriebartkowiak its not the same how they were on their prime.

[@quakersman]

@@carriebartkowiak 100% a kid who typed that

[@NoNumberListed]

I was one of those that questioned if Henry was the right choice but after season 1 he absolutely was the best choice for the character.

[@mobbs6426]

Plot twist, Liam has been reading the books and playing the games to research the role, and has concluded, "This shit slaps!" I'd laugh if he did the same sort of stuff

[@Onetoo88]

The same thing with Robert Kazinsky who played Ogrim Doomhammer in the movie. He loves Warcraft and if I recall, at Blizzcon he said he was talking about "you need to fix LFG, LFR, balancing" etc at his casting meeting :D

[@kliersheed]

19:20 just alone these few seconds of him calmly responding as to why people might not like derivations and that its within reason and not toxic but passionate, tells me all i need to know. hes a handsome well trained guy who is also famous and it didnt grow to his head. hes still based and humble. whatever bad things were said about him are instantly neglected when i hear this.

[@menamgamg]

Well the guy is an actor and it's basically part of their job to be loved by the public. Not saying he's at fault for anything and i personally don't even believe that but the fact is that we have no clue what went down behind the scenes and we probably never will.

[@Mecha_Gear]

Henry could crowdfund probably anything he wants. He is that genuine.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@leinonibishop9480 Multiverse of Wholesomeness.

[@ArealKalin]

Instead of watching the third season, I rewatched Wiedzmin (a 2002 Polish tv serial of 13 episodes), there's much more passion and soul in this work. Michał Żebrowski was the first Witcher I saw, and Henry was the last, both true legends and Witchers❤ Highly recommend watching Wiedzmin 2002

[@ZuziFox]

I loved the old show! It was so fun

[@psychodrummer1567]

Just mind that the budget for the entire Polish series was similar to budget of just one episode of Netflix series.

[@darkranger116]

Imagine spending 15 years studying how to be a carpenter, you finally get the big gig at the store, and they have you scrubbing toilets. Like yeah no shit he left. That's not what he trained for.

[@MarijuanaPaint]

To be fair, the books are actually more about Ciri than Geralt once the main narrative gets rolling. But either way, this IP got done dirty by netflix. Very disappointed.

[@stylius]

Finally somebody who actually read the books.

[@jonathan13co]

This is true, but why undermine geratl's role in the story? He may not be the main character, but he might as well be with how important he is to the plot. Besides, as much as I love book-ciri, geralt's character is what attracts people in the first place, and he's my personal favourite, and I'm sure many other people's too. That's without mentioning he is indeed the explicit main character in 3/8 books, with the short stories having important scenes that set up the saga.

[@olorin3815]

Havent watched the 2nd seasom but i think they are pushing yennifer way too fkin hard from what i hage seen yen and triss and shit gets too much screentime

[@NeoCreo1]

The problem is that they have already screwed things up majorly in regards to the timeline. Things are incredibly out-of-order, and entirely new plot threads have been grafted on.

[@D3ADBOY]

There needs to be at least ONE group of writers known for adapting source material perfectly. It's not that hard, it's already written for you! We just need one group of writers who can stay on task.

[@LucaDavoli_]

HBO seems to be that one company capable of close to truthful adaptation. TLoU was really good, especially compared to other adaptations.

[@RockBass68]

@@LucaDavoli_careful.. they have this new Harry Potter tv show bullshit coming out who knows when

[@gamintrucker1016]

HBO needs to buy the rights.

[@Martin_McBride_]

Game of Thrones was pretty close to a perfect adaptation of the available source material, it's just that as the show started catching up to the books it turned out that the show writers couldn't actually write.

[@DsiakMondala]

@@Martin_McBride_ Anime filler moment

[@mansfieldtime]

Anyone remember when we found out that Ian McKellen never read Lord or the Rings. Then when he was given the role of Gandalf he would read the books in his spare time when not filming to better acquaint himself with the character.

[@shootinandstabbin]

Well, at least the warhammer community got Henry on their team. Can't wait to see what they'll produce.

[@paulanderson2963]

It's amazing how much these people don't want to make money. I mean two franchises letting go of Henry have basically damaged their earning ability.

[@robando2922]

Erza Miller killed DC

[@sdn1sukamaju402]

​@@ScarletX4Flash is plops thought why letting go Henry but use older Batman.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@ScarletX4 ''Flash isn't gunn's movie tho.'' But he did say it's one of the greatest films he's ever seen.

[@NeroBlackheart666]

They want to make money, its just that they want the money of certain investment firms and not yours. Its not longer necessary to make products appealing, or even be bought, by consumers to make profitable ventures.

[@mikelarry2869]

Says a lot about henry

[@martincarlson9819]

If more people on the show had henrys respect for the source material, this could have been an amazing series. Its just such a shame, they had everything to make this the best show. I dont even understand why they dont insist on making shows that actually make money, building the brand. Instead of burning it quickly and destroying it.

[@huckles6054]

Show was pretty decent. It's always good to watch things for yourself and not through the eyes of others like every person here. If I wanted source material I'll go play Wild Hunt for another 100 hours or read the books again.

[@eve-llblyat2576]

In my opinion the story stays close enough to the books. I also think that the actors do a great job. Whats killing the show is bad script and over all poor quality. Everything looks awful. the dialoges and pacing is bad. But over all. They focus so much on boring stupid stuff instead to focus on the story. The books focused heavily on the dreams and what the characters fight for. their fears and less on the interpersonal relationships. The great happenings in the book dont feel so great on the screen, dont get the focus they deserved. they ont show why cirilla had bad expiriences with the people teaching magic. And than the woke shit. Yes the show has so many black ethnics that it has an impact, that it doesnt feel like an medival european story. When Dendalion makes out with Radovid in an emotional deep lovestory i quit mid episode. So i can say no more about season 3 than 3,5 episodes.

[@RagnaRockAlone]

​@@eve-llblyat2576Stays close enough to the Books? Second Season had only 3% of source material I think that's not close enough

[@LiamR90]

The Witcher finale should have been Geralt slaying a boss. Then the camera pans out, it's a PC monitor, pans out further, a fat Henry Cavill is celebrating the kill whilst wasting some doritos and drinking an ice blast.

[@lukrecja2102]

I know that Andrzej Sapkowski doesnt really care about that show but my god!!! His story deservs good adaptation. Those books are incredible!!!Story is so deep, complex and captivating. Im lucky to be Polish and read them in original version. Love them and read all 5 books couple of times. Not sure what is in games but I was waiting for part where Ciri must to fend for herself and survive. Concidering situation maybe its better to leave that to my imagination. Not gonna watch rest of that sad show anymore

[@OMartinez91]

What's hilarious is allegedly the show was popular with middle aged women because Henry was eye candy for them. I remember being in a Facebook page about the show and so many of them were very disappointed that he was leaving that they said they were gonna stop watching the show

[@microchipmatt]

Yes, this was lost on the writers as well…which blows my mind. They had a built in female audience because woman love…shocker coming, sexy, hot masculine men crushing skulls on the screen, and…being men, acting like…men….apparently, not toxic.

[@babsgalv6556]

They really missed in our demographic interest. Manly guy, gentle but fierce, half bored of politics, protective of a teen, in love with a tricky sorceress? Its a f*** visual novel for us ..

[@jalenwalker8790]

Amazing how you never heard anything about him being “toxic” until this, wat a disgusting group of people

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

Didn’t that come out on a blog or podcast thing?? Then literally a day later everything was retracted an the blog or podcast was shut down

[@TheGenerator411]

This is why I'm so excited to see what Henry does with Warhammer.

[@cliff4876]

I will never be able to unsee Blood Origins. Absolutely horrific

[@seanmacha2668]

I was a witcher fan before the games. I waited years for each book to be translated to english to be able to read them. Each game was great, did new unique things and felt like a great addition to the story. Seeing Henry Cavill in the role blew me away. He is the Geralt I loved in the books. I'm enjoying season 3 because of him. Anything that comes after I won't watch. Plenty of other TV. He is the only Geralt I want to see.

[@Berndr]

So basically you are saying you are still enjoying the program even though it is not a carbon copy of the book??? meaning Cavill is a dick for abandoning the fanbase that actually liked the series, he made it about himself and what he wants rather than stick to the end of the series ... As I am concerned it is him who destroyed the series by leaving not Writers, as I am concerned writing was good enough ... some actors should learn to be just that "actors " and stop sticking nose into writing and directing ...

[@mihailcirlig8187]

@@Berndr The showrunners literally said they hate the books... what are you on? The series just sucks, like almost every time they want to derail from the source material

[@kostaskoulaxenos8374]

@@Berndr Basically just reread what he wrote, you got it all wrong.

[@oliverbs0417]

@@Berndrman you gotta be dumb, he said he’s enjoying season 3 BECAUSE of HIM

[@crizzyplays]

So basically the story don’t gotta be good but if your man is in it then it is good ? 🤣

[@DanielPestanaTranslations]

I really hope they cast him as Bond. It’s his long life dream to play the character. In The Man from UNCLE and in Mission Impossible, he proved he would make a tremendous Bond. He studies and takes the characters he’s passionate about very seriously, like Superman and Geralt.

[@henrikaugustsson4041]

He could be the best. I could also see Ewan McGregor do a Roger Moore-Bond, but Cavill would absolutely slay the role.

[@Alternative-Works]

I really want to see him in more MIs, sad I don't think he's in the new one coming out. He was SO GOOD in UNCLE!

[@whyisblue923taken]

I'd definitely rather see him reload his biceps as Bond than watch a Bond that rides on the back of a woman's scooter.

[@burhanbudak6041]

What sucks with Bond, they always give the role very late depending on age. He could be a good WW2 junior Bond.

[@count_of_pizza]

Netflix hates Witcher's lore and fans who just wants to watch Geralt...

[@JackOLanter]

The golden era of cinema is over.

[@christianedwards6364]

I just dont get how the writers and show runners could fumble the bag so much. Cavill is the show. Without him they have nothing. I dont get how they dont understand that

[@Madsdross]

bro its just woke egotesticle garbage working in these companies that's y

[@mesmes5163]

Everyone thinks they are the main character in life. The writers and producers have learned otherwise hopefully… they haven’t of course🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

​@mesmes5163 they are the main character of their own life, but this isn't about their life, it's about the TV show based on someone else's work.

[@holysecret2]

To be more precise, without the Witcher as source material the show would be nothing, and Henry understood that, unlike the showrunners. Henry wanted to bring the books to life just like the fans, he was the only one in alignment with the core audience

[@JohnSmith-kf8mv]

Cavil and the books were the show in Season 1. Cavil became part of the problem in Season 2.

[@pigsinspace9927]

This is why I'm glad that Henry Cavill is the one making the Warhammer series, we need more people who are passionate about the things they are making

[@MrGizmoIE]

well not only passionate, i would say who is passionate and LOVE the original and will not follow "modern topics"

[@America_is_now_Mexico2.0]

Wow Nerdotic just owned Asmongold like a 4 dollar microwavable steak! WOW

[@sloesty]

The episodes that stuck to the books were actually rly good. The lesser evil for example.

[@Hotcalop]

I respect this man so much for his principles, whether some might say he's just catering to the audience or not. The only one that outdoes Henry Cavill in terms of acting, life and sheer respect for source material would be Christopher Lee, who of course also fell out with Peter Jackson. I'm sure there are other actors, writers and other people of passion that I'm too uncultered to not know about. All I can say is to treasure these people and let them know that we appreciate them, for they promote creativity and passion in the world.

[@Karedo45]

plus he has an incredibly wholesome protective chemistry with little sister/ daughter characters and its just not an easy if possible thing to replace

[@Chazzmatazz]

There are these people called "actors".

[@declanjones8888]

​@@ChazzmatazzYou can't squeeze any Actor into any role. I'm in Theater and have been in a few plays, I should know.

[@Chazzmatazz]

@@declanjones8888 A decent director can get an even average actor to deliver the goods.

[@AizenIsKubo]

@Chazzmatazz yeah because actors and directors obviously never fail. Everything is always magical and works out. ****** *******

[@TheVvolfgang]

@@Chazzmatazz true, too bad these directors are clearly dumb as all hell

[@indigenousguyanaproduction7490]

Henry...a future James Bond?

[@Cias_artist]

Can't wait for his possible work on the Warhammer 40k universe. Go get them Henry!

[@Scientist118]

Well, he's going to make a 40k show. So there's something to look forward to.

[@maxwashburn1441]

My poor guy Henry can’t get a break in Hollywood. All these studios are shafting an amazing actor

[@jamesrizza2640]

He played Geralt perfectly. He even sounded like him.

[@MaryJane-bz5zq]

Polish reader of Sapkowski- it was not shocking to me - Henry promised that only one thing would make him leave- was if Witcher won't be faithful to core of these series. Welp ...not shockign at all, really :) Huge respect to Henry - thank you for visiting Warsaw btw ; Henry ♥ !

[@karolinakuc4783]

Yup. It was some shaddy contract for 3 seasons. He had completely different script in his job offer.

[@VladyaSG]

Problem with this new writers that they don't want good, true to the form show. I think they want their own show with theire ideas, but nobody approve that, so they ruined good story with their ideas

[@zoom4897]

Nope, they just have a check list, so that the woke movement doesn’t go apeshit. They bend down to this nonsense and now you see the results.

[@VitchAndVorty]

Imagine directing a tv series based on a book, but get angry at the nerd who plays as the main character...

[@bobbob-gx1iq]

He lives in my city. I have ran into him out a few times. As long as you treated him like a regular guy at the bar he was a really down to earth guy. Guy could take jokes as well. There was an option for beer in a small glass or a tall glass and he ordered a small. My friend made a comment that you would think superman would get the tall glass when he sipped his beer and he almost spit out his beer laughing and said you got me on that one.

[@Trabsol]

What a lot of people miss is that Henry left after the only writer that was on his side got fired. I think they both made a pact that if either of them got taken out, they’d leave too.

[@Mucknuggle]

@Asmongold the reason for the desparity in critic and audience score is because of critics and writers are part of the same echochamber wich not necessarily correspond with the audience prefferences.

[@MrJueKa]

Yes, it's basically as simple as Asmongold says towards the end of the video, take the books and you're good to go, that is exactly what makes a good adaptation of a novel.

[@RyukDFIzz]

My guy always makes sense with his words! Freaking love your way of spittin facts!

[@hairzilla]

I hope Zack doesn’t leave the Asmongold show

[@Camthur1]

Nah, The Asmongold Show is more than just that Zack guy. We just have to find that Desinc guy who did the April 1st video years ago and things will be just fine.