Netflix - The Witcher - Assassin of Polls

The even crazier part is that the actress is 27 years old, and is only 4 years older than Yennefer's actress.

Me either, and I wasn't planning to get one just for this, even if I thought the casting was spot on, which I don't at all.

Then again, I did like Legend of the Seeker way better than the book series, which I stopped reading after book 4. The TV show didn't make me hate everyone for being impossibly stupid and/or misogynistic.

I did like the general atmosphere of the trailer. The coloring of the scenes, the backgrounds and all that looked rather nice.

But I have to admit, the main cast doesn't quite fit the bill and I did try to keep an open mind and go with the premise that they don't try to follow the visuals of the games (which IMO was a mistake in the first place, the games did so well in most cases, it would have been the easyest and probably the best way to go). But yea, even without that consideration, most of them just don't seem to fit that well.

Still, I thought the show looked better in moving images then it did just in the screens we sa before. Let's wait and see. Between The Expanse and ST: Picard, there is a lot for me to watch toward the end of the year already and I don't have Netflix by default, so maybe I'll wait until it's all out, see what the reviews say and maybe just binge it later if it turns out to be decent.

P.S.: I don't like Gerald's glimmering amulet at all. It may be closer to the book description but the game version was soooo much cooler. Again, should have gone with something inspired by that.

That was one of the things I liked about Legend of the Seeker, it didn't take itself too seriously. Also, it really got better in season 2 when Tabrett Bethal joined the cast. She was awesome as Cara...and I'll always love Craig Parker as Darken Rahl...the Jensen kitten scene was morbidly amusing.

A video I have only watched part of, the shows responses about character casting appear to be just the usual spin.

Imagine having this chick as Triss



Bloody fucking perfect.

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I was more hoping for Netflix to cast some less recognizable actors and actresses. This franchise doesn't really need starpower, and in my mind calls for more understated performances than we're seeing in the trailer.

Geralt being Superman in a wig making baby faces instead of speaking is bad enough without Triss also being Ygritte plus ten inches of cleavage.  If that was the alternative then I'd actually rather have given the Mediterranean-looking girl a chance.

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I'm still planning to watch it. (the first 3 episodes at least). Shame about the cast, really.