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The banquet is a very prominent story that delves back in the past and sets up a lot of the future storyline. Adding Jaskier to it felt like a good move, although I felt they could have utilized him a bit better. The other changes weren't major and worked well enough. Again, I feel the short stories are (or at least feel) a bit rushed, but I think that was always gonna happen being translated to television. Something the writers are struggling with, is really integrating the humour into this dark and gritty world. At the moment, it feels like they are two separate things and that makes that the mood and setting sometimes change so drastically, it almost doesn't feel natural.

Something that annoys me a little, is the lack of external world-building. Characters just throw names of nations and cities out there, such as Temeria, Cintra, Lyria, Aedern and Nilfgaard. That's all well and good if you've read the books and therefore understand where they are and what their connections may be. I can imagine that for new viewers however, it feels like a lot of information that isn't really connected into a living world. I hate the comparison, but on this front, the show can and should learn from the first few seasons of Game of Thrones - were they did a really good job of not just throwing names out there, but making sure you understood what it meant.

All in all at this halfway-point, I am certainly enjoying the show. As it's the first season, there are always gonna be points of improvement. There is definite potential here, I just feel like the writers need to grant certain aspects a little bit more breathing room to develop and really dive into the potential of this world and it's characters. At times it feels too much like a fast-paced, generic fantasy show, which the Witcher really isn't.

Some people are easy annoyed.

For others though, this is a fantastic way to loop around events and intertwine stories and people so that we see everybody and are introduced to them in equal measures. This is the only way to do this as if not we'd get a ton of Yennefer of Vengerberg story before we even see Geralt of Rivia nevermind Ciri. All of the context and The Law of Surprise are all in the books, but to put a TV show together that introduces us to the 3 main characters (4 if you include Triss Merigold) right away, you can only do it in this style. On to this episode though (I've only seen up to this one so far), but I thought it was excellent. It has some really great moments and I can't wait until the 3 storylines converge.

This was the episode where it all clicked for me. The multiple timelines, the out of sync storytelling and how they are playing into one another. Once I realized that ....the show vastly improved for me! This episode explains the Law of Surprise, why it was invoked, how it binds Geralt and Ciri to each other and why the pull towards one another is unavoidable. As someone new to the Witcher world I found this episode to be quite fun and intriguing and it sets up the rest of the season.

Awesome, simply awesome! To those, who at least played Witcher (3) in Sapkowski's deep and brilliant universe, the law of surprise couldnt be visualized better. How wonderful was that, brilliant. I still can not pick up my jaw from the floor. Wonderful piece of interpretation and fulfilment to the saga.

The most confusing timeline in Tv history, enough to make Dr.Who loose another life from just the head ache of it.

But apart from that it really is a fun and excitable series.

I actually thought Pavetta and Ciri was played by the same actress until I saw the credits. Got to give it to them they did a good job on the look. Kudos to the make up department.

People like throwing up in this series!

I really enjoyed this episode a lot I'm lost to what's going on, but I will figure it out eventually.

9/10.

Okay, things are on-track now. This is my favorite episode yet, and not necessarily because things are becoming clearer. Because it was genuinely good as a whole. Everything was interesting. What's going on with Ciri is becoming more interesting to watch now, maybe because we have more information regarding her, indirectly. Yennefer's part in this episode was just as interesting as everything with Geralt but felt pointless. Like it didn't have any meaningful purpose. But it was still the second-best part of the episode with Geralt's part being the obvious best. All three of their storylines are gradually getting better. I think everything will truly begin, starting with the next episode onward. I'm looking forward to it.

From episode 1 i always thought there's something missing in the story and the dialogue it self. It just cant be this way. And in this episode I understood why. Do not believe the low rating, this show is real good.

Another quality episode. Everything worked except the cringy lines they gave Calanthe at the climax of the banquet. Totally didn't work for me. Felt rushed and cringy as hell. Standouts in this episode is Yen's backstory and adding Jaskier to the banquet, it was a good decision and character dynamics thrived there a lot.

+ Yennefer's monologue + Jaskier/Geralt dynamic

• Banquet's climax was poorly executed
• Brokilon sequence was butchered

When you expect the scenes of banquet , the expectation is high. The episode gives in fair manner not only the image of the event but its status of seed for future stories. Henry Cavill proofs be a good Gerald and the game of the three narative lines is crafted in beautiful manner. So, a key - episode and a real good job.

What was that?? I don't understand whats going on, seriously. The story is all over the place. This show feels like a collection of side quests that are in Witcher 3 game

Haven't read the books, haven't played the game. When the series was released I wasn't trilled and could have missed it because I read some not stellar reviews. After the first episode I saw the potential of the series. This episode got me totally hooked.The fantasy elements are top notch, the script is fascinating, the directing is on spot. The content is delivered raw, it required the viewer to concentrate and figure out how the different elements connect. The fantasy world has its unique atmosphere (though there are many recognizable elements from other fantasy worlds). And this episode just get the pieces together. It really started on the previous episode, but now it's much clearer. Can't wait to watch the next one!

Not having read the books or played the game - yet, it was a confusing start with the timeline. This episode made it a bit clearer with what was what. I find it fun to have those aha! moments when it clicks into place, plus it allows us to see all the characters at once. If it followed a linear timeline, it would be all one character for a long time until another came into the story. I do wish it was clearer with the different nations and how they relate to each other so I am hoping time will tell on that. Can't wait to finish the series, it has me pumped to play the games!

For me the best episode so far A mix of emotions from scene to scene The most adventuring episode of the first half

Episode four is a true return to form for the series.

Beginning with some welcome light relief with Geralt and Jaskier, the tension soon starts to build as they visit a royal ball. Jodhi May is excellent as the hands-on, no-nonsense Queen Calanthe.

Yennefer's story progresses in a dramatic and moving manner as she valiantly tries to protect her charges from a dangerous sorcerer assassin.

10 out of 10. Epic.

I don't know where to start but till the end moment I was confused because Ciri and her mother look almost alike, So I was wandering what is happening until Witcher asked for Law of Surprise, that was a surprise😂😂. I think there are a lot of facts that the viewers should know before they go for it otherwise this series would bounce over there head.

To the ones who were confused about the timelines, this episode helps clear them up. An engaging 1 hour episode with lots of brutal action and a spectacular performance from superman, oh sorry, Henry Cavill.

Things are getting more interesting. Great episode, the fighting scene of the banquet was good enough for me, getting to see Geralt in action has proven to be one of the high parts of this series. Geralt and Yennefer respective arcs are the most interesting for me, I trying to like Ciri's part in this but until I am not feeling it. The photography was amazing, the costumes are astonishing, this series is a visual delight. The timeline is easy to get it, if you pay enough attention, I get confused about some parts of this mythology, as the Law of Surpise, I didn't get in this episode, maybe because english is not my first language, and I like to watch films and seris in its 'original' language, so I didn't catch some things at first, needed to do some research, which is abad thing, if the writing does not explaint everything then the writer done something wrong, but I'll let that one pass.