Witcher vs game of thrones series#

Witcher vs game of thrones series#

вЂњBut in this case, Lauren has done an amazing job and Anya has done an extraordinary job of bringing Yennefer to life before we meet her in the books.вЂќДЄlso Read: 'The Witcher' Showrunner Says Netflix Series Will Never Adapt the Video Games вЂњIn the first book, itвЂ™s all a collection of GeraltвЂ™s short stories, which originally were written as separate short stories, and have been collected in the first book and a narrative string is between each story which travels all the way through and you actually meet Yennefer at the end of this book,вЂќ Cavill said. And I hope people will go back and rewatch and see what other little Easter eggs are planted in there.вЂќД¬avill - a self-professed huge fan of вЂњThe WitcherвЂќ novels - told TheWrap that he thinks what Hissirch has done вЂњfantastically wellвЂќ in bringing the origin stories of Yennefer and Ciri into the show immediately might actually help a non-reader viewer understand things quicker. And hopefully, god, if I was watching this, I would want to go back to the beginning and see how theyвЂ™ve been telling me this from the beginning. OK, now this is making a little bit more sense,вЂ™ where Queen Calanthe - who we see kill herself in Episode 1 - is younger and back to life in Episode 4.

вЂњThis is the place where I think all audiences will go, вЂOh my god. вЂњTo me, it becomes really evident, obviously, by Episode 4,вЂќ she continued. ItвЂ™s sort of as if youвЂ™re thrown into the deep end already with all the characters and all the places, I didnвЂ™t want to have to enforce that they were working on different timelines, too.вЂќДЄlso Read: 'The Witcher' Star Henry Cavill Explains Geralt's Accent вЂњBecause I didnвЂ™t want to force a viewer, especially a new fan, to be working that hard, I just want them to enjoy the first episode. вЂњThereвЂ™s a couple of hints in the first episode that weвЂ™ve got some interesting things happening with time, but unless youвЂ™re paying a lot of attention or know what youвЂ™re looking for, they could easily pass you as little bits of dialogue,вЂќ she said. Hissirch said she chose to use multiple timelines without explaining that there were multiple timelines because she вЂњwanted viewers who werenвЂ™t familiar with вЂThe WitcherвЂ™ to be able to watch the first episode and believe they could be happening on the same timeline.вЂќ That was one of the reasons we structured the story that way.вЂќ We need to let the characters live and breathe in this world a little bit. And I want to make sure that what I call the вЂbells and whistles of fantasyвЂ™ - the monsters and the magic and the violence and battles and sexuality - all of those things we expect from high fantasy, that those donвЂ™t take up the room of actual character development. вЂњAnd one of our early decisions we made was actually just to introduce Geralt and Ciri in Episode 1 and to hold Yennefer for Episode 2 for that exact reason. вЂњWhat was important to me is starting off and making sure that we understood who Geralt was and who Ciri was, and then, in Episode 2, who Yennefer was,вЂќ Hissirch told TheWrap. Though вЂњGame of ThronesвЂќ viewers had their own struggles in the early days trying to keep track of the immense cast of characters - as somebody who is not great at remembering names, I had to keep the family trees handy when I was watching season 1 back in the day.Д«ut even if you havenвЂ™t read Polish author Andrzej SapkowskiвЂ™s works about Geralt of Rivia, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and star Henry Cavill are still confident you wonвЂ™t be too confused by вЂњThe Witcher,вЂќ despite the fact the show has three different timelines running at once, which is a) a serious departure from the novels and stories and b) something that is not immediately obvious to the viewer.ДЄctually, Hissirch is hoping this will help more than hurt, seeing as the different timelines allowed her to introduce main characters monster hunter Geralt of Rivia (Cavill), sorceress Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and young princess Ciri (Freya Allan) all at once, which is also a major departure from the books.ДЄlso Read: Why Netflix Is Betting You'll Want 'The Witcher' Season 2 - Before You've Seen Season 1 But вЂњThe WitcherвЂќ can be a bit intimidating at first with its complicated narrative that may make it more difficult for folks to get into it. ItвЂ™s still too early to say whether the Netflix series вЂњThe WitcherвЂќ can do for the streaming giant what вЂњGame of ThronesвЂќ did for HBO, though certainly it feels like this show is NetflixвЂ™s latest attempt to do just that. (Warning: This post contains mild spoilers for вЂњThe WitcherвЂќ on Netflix)