The Witcher, Origin of Blood carries a heavy responsibility. First, how to immerse yourself in the established universe – and currently in the midst of some trouble. On the other hand, representing a group of characters who should at least be as charismatic as the famous Geralt de Rivia. But the four-episode miniseries doesn’t just flop. Nor can it act as a stylish backdrop for a tour of fantasy territory with its own quirks.
The plot, which should cover all the events of the Conjunction of the Spheres, does not correspond to ambitions and context. Even though Buttercup (Joey Batey) is used as a common thread, The Witcher: Origin of Blood it lacks the strength of the original series. It’s a narrative that tries to delve into the origins of everything we know about the series’ future. Also offer your own mythology. But he does it so clumsily and inconsistently that he achieves neither.
If something is regretted in the prequel to the popular Witcher this is his sense of the common. If in the series, where until recently Henry Cavill was filmed, there is an undoubted personality, then in the new story there is a feeling of incompleteness. Doing this is messy and without a really strong character to pull together all the storylines shown.
The Witcher, Origin of Blood: Excursion to famous places
Of course, for lovers of a literary work and a derivative game, the route is familiar. This is the story of the first “The Witcher”, in a peculiar interpretation of its importance, contrary to the general idea of the prequel. From the first minutes The Witcher, Origin of Blood makes it clear that this mythical figure is transcendent, important, and that he is destined to change history.
In this case, the whole field surrounding this argument seems to be focused on raising this importance. There is nothing else but the premise that this world in chaos will go through “insurmountable” difficulties. All that must be resolved by a symbolic character who is the source of a great story.
However, scenario The Witcher, Origin of Blood doesn’t go into detail about the journey to the heart of its premise. Who is this figure and what is its significance? What is the reason for the chaos in the background between the elven clans? As powerful beings are in the midst of an increasingly violent confrontation, the tension of the story depends on understanding its details.
But in fact, the conflict ends with a monstrous event that pushes the story forward. Suddenly, Mervyn (Mirren Mac) becomes a dangerous and aggressive leader. One that, moreover, will have to be fought with the help of magic in the midst of an increasingly harsh perception of a dying territory.
War without mercy, but without any sense
The production begins by making it clear that everything that happens takes place 1200 years before the already known history. The retrospective game is inevitable. It is also part of something bigger and more complex. But without careful consideration of what brings the characters together, and confrontation with a mysterious plot, it loses its power.
In particular, when The Witcher, Origin of Blood he tries to explain the famous Conjunction – the central point of the literary plot – and does it clumsily. In fact, an event of this magnitude is pushed to the bottom of the context when it should be the other way around.
Another one of the big problems The Witcher, Origin of Blood a significant number of apparently main characters— seven — and that only deepens into two. In four episodes, there’s hardly a chance to dive into the lives of Eile (Sophia Brown) and Fjall (Lawrence O’Fuarain). So, what should be a team adventure ends up being a hasty explanation of all sorts of dissimilar ideas.
From chaos magic, which is insisted on, invoked and demonstrated, but never used, to the idea of the mythical seven warriors. all in The Witcher: Origin of Blood It has something of an incomplete bad finish. It was as if all the threads of the story lacked the power to bring the story to any precise point.
Spent characters and a half-built universe
What regrets the most The Witcher: Origin of Blood it is a waste of a global idea, rich in detail and, above all, meaningful. Characters like Michelle Yeoh’s long-awaited Scian blur in the midst of endless battles or weird plot twists. Much more so when the basis of history is the epic, which is the source of everything that Witchwhat you can count on – fades into a disappointing background.
Especially, ahead of the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix series, in which the Connection – or the memory of it – can make a significant difference. But the prequel lacks the solidity and consistency to tell a compelling story. After all, it is a collection of small scenes that announce a larger and more important fact, but the promises have not gone away.
As for its latest episode, it’s clear that the series’ ambitions have exceeded its narrative resources. There is something to worry about, among all the problems that the main story is currently going through. failed The Witcher: Origin of Blood announcing the end of a great Netflix fantasy series? Time will tell.
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