The Witcher (Netflix)

I was going to have a laid back Saturday night like I always do but my mother dissed me a while ago for not writing about The Witcher and I have been bothered ever since. I didn’t write about it because when I love something too much, I desperately try to hide it from the world, except that my love makes it drip from my tongue like honey; consistent and adoring. 

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The Witcher, a landmark of all web shows, created by the brilliant Lauren Schmidt aired on Netflix in December 2019. As intended by the creators by the show, I was hooked from the beginning and binge watched the show. I mean the narrative was way too catchy, perfect in all aspects, so much so that I couldn’t find one single flaw to abandon my obsession. It features Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt of Rivia or our beloved, Witcher, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Freya Allen as Ciri and Joey Batey as the sweet sweet Jaskier.

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The show is complete perfection in my opinion because it features a multitude of strong and independent female characters, all with supernatural powers. I mean, that just hyped me so much, especially Yennefer’s character who when asked by Trissa confessed that she wanted to become the most powerful person in the world. Women and power is a strong concern in our reformed world and the show portrays it in an utterly beautiful way. Geralt is a strong, brooding Witcher who despite his dismissal feels strong emotions and is sympathetic despite the hatred he receives from Humans and Elves. Jaskier defines a loyal and healthy friendship, a genuinely good-natured Bard who falls in love with every woman he meets, in the most respectful way and, dedicates his life to singing about the heroics of Geralt. Ciri, a young but strong character, is a relentless fighter who tries her best to follow Calanthe, her grandmother’s advice and find her destiny, i.e., Geralt.

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The show involves numerous fight scenes, all of which could be best described as a perfectly choreographed dance routine with a sword; it is neat, clear and absolutely breathtaking. The cinematography is absolutely marvelous, most of which has been filmed in Budapest. The direction is absolutely brilliant with shot composition and editing accurate and completely in place. It is a perfectly fabricated tale with no gaps in my opinion. The narrative doesn’t drag itself and succeeds in its attempt to snatch the viewers’ attention to the next event. The show initially follows 3 timelines, i.e., of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri but eventually ties up into a singular one by the end of the show.

If you are still wondering about watching the show, the simplest answer is “JUST DO IT”. It is a marvel to watch and completely worth binge-watching, the very thing Netflix stands for.

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