The Witcher: Blood Origin

I'd be harsh if I outright called this trash and claimed it had nothing to do with The Witcher. While that's somewhat true, as a standalone fantasy series, it did have some good moments. For instance, Jaskier shows up at the beginning and end, which was a nice surprise, and of course, he sings a song — something he's best at. It's definitely a B-movie through and through. I actually enjoyed it overall. If it weren’t for the fourth episode trying to be something it's not, I wouldn't have many complaints. Thankfully, I haven't read the books, so I wasn't comparing it to them. For me, that might be a good thing. (01/07/2023)

It could have been a decent fantasy TV movie, but unfortunately the series doesn't have a plot that would be enough for four almost hour-long episodes. It doesn’t matter that it looks cheap, but when not very talented actors get a script full of all sorts of clichés, the story is told by an elf to Marigold, and nobody thought that Marigold could have glossed over those clichés, it’s a missed opportunity, one of many. That said, it does definitely have its good moments, for example the Empress was excellent and one of the few to surprise, and Bear McCreary's music is so good, that the series didn’t actually deserve it. PS: Regardless of its qualities, I don't like how many people wrote this series off long before its premiere, at best based on the trailer, at worst either because it's going to be another Witcher from Netflix or because Henry Cavill ran away from it and knew why. (12/29/2022)