I watched the first season and wasn't super impressed. it was confusing af, the characters weren't very interesting, and it just wasn't a very entertaining show. but I really wanna give this show a chance since the source material is so good. should I give season 2 a try?
Posted Jan 27, 2022, 3:11 PM UTC
Have you read the books? If you have, S2 will probably piss you off because they radically changed and made up 99% of the season. If you’re able to separate them in your head and take it for what it is, you might like S2. I think it was better than the first season.
since the source material is so good
Up until this sentence my response would've been "yeah sure, it's dumb fun and worth a watch over the weekend" but… season 2 is actually surprising when the scene being shown does at least resemble what's in the book it's supposed to be adapting. The entirety of the last two episodes is made up, character arcs are made up and or replaced with a worse version from the books
no. read the books first. or try the audio books.
There is very little source material in season 2. While I thought it was boring as shit, some people that didn't like season 1 due to the timelines actually seemed to have enjoyed season 2.
You weren’t entertained and you want to give it a chance, but wasn’t watching season 1 giving it a chance?
I watched season one multiple times. It never got better and I still only liked parts. Then NOTW came out and the chance was over for me.
If you want to give it more of a chance I wouldn’t seek to dissuade you. Just remember that watching fives them the approval metrics to do more of the same. They’re not reading your Reddit post and seeing you didn’t like it. Clicks/views equal likes to them so you’re either buying in or buying out.
Why not? Give it a try and see if you like it better than season 1. If you don’t, you can always stop watching.
since the source material is so good
The show has little to do with source material so don’t let that argument convince you one way or another.
I would recommend watching at least the first episode. It’s widely considered the best in the second season (I don’t think there’s anyone who wouldn’t put it in top two episodes of the season).
Afterwards it depends how much you care about the source material. If you want things to be adapted somewhat accurately than don’t watch the season. If you decide to watch it make sure you treat it as a generic fantasy show rather than Witcher.
PS. There’s also no clear consensus on this subreddit how season two compares to season one. Seems like whoever liked it thought it was better than season one and vice versa so you not liking season one mutch isn’t that big of a signal either.
I mean, only you can answer that question. You can watch it but if you’re not vibing you could always turn it off. I didn’t really care for S2 I found it confusing, and boring.
Maybe just the first episode
If you're already subbed to Netflix, then just give it a shot. If you aren't subbed to Netflix, then I would suggest watching spoiler-free reviews. Personally, I wasn't a fan of season 1 and 2.
I have not read the books, I am just a huge fan of the witcher games, and I have enjoyed a lot the season 2, for me it was amazing. The first season it was not so good for me, but the second one is really good
The general consensus amongst fandom is that it deviates from source on all possible ways
As a tv show though, I think it is entertaining. And Geralt is awesome, i feel like there is more wisdom compared to s1.
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Give it a try. I liked the first season but the second season fell flat for me. Pacing felt bad, fight choreo non existant, CGI monsters looked CGI
If you didn't like season 1, which was very mediocre on its own ( and an awful adaptation), then I think you won't like the season season which is even more badly written and rushed.
But that's my opinion. Maybe watch the first 2 episodes of S2 and see if you liked it....
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Season 2 made me cancel my subscription to Netflix
No you shouldn't, if you don't find anything about it interesting, why put yourself through the pain?