The franchise The Witcher It is still going through a turbulent period. at the exit of henry cavilldue to differences with the approach that production is giving to the Showadd the bad reviews towards The Witcher: Blood Origin. The prequel does not raise its head and has already been rated as the worst series in the history of Netflix.
The comments usually focus on the script of the story, the recognition of a cast with good actors who are not accompanied by the story. The choreographies of the combats are not left out of this, another of the most questioned aspects.
The result is a prequel that fails in aspects in which The Witcher has stood out during his first two seasons. This context has been reflected in the aggregator Rotten Tomatoesin which 2041 users have rated The Witcher: Blood Origin with only 8% score (at the time of writing this note).
The criticisms of The Witcher: Blood Origin
The series was released on December 23 on Netflix. Since then he adds negative comments. One of the reviews reviewed on Rotten Tomatoes is that of Joshua Alston, who wrote in Variety:
“Blood Origin is for The Witcher what a sloppy downloadable expansion pack for video games. Only the most faithful (to the narrative) should be encouraged.
Critic Angie Han, in hollywood reporterwas even more rude and blunt in relation to the future of this series:
“To quote one of the characters, ‘it’s made to die for’”.
other websites reflect user criticism such as the following, mentioned to the cast of The Witcher: Blood Origin:
“Good actors who are given a weak and laughable script. Combat choreography at the level of a high school play, and we won’t talk about the special effects. michelle yeoh It’s so wasted on this generic adventure.”
Doubts about the franchise
A few months ago, Henry Cavill parted ways with the project. It seemed illogical that one of the main shows Netflix did without its protagonist, without mediating any public conflict or something similar. The detail is that there was a problem.
Contrary to what was suspected when the news broke, Henry Cavill’s decision had nothing to do with his return as Superman, at the time. But with a series of creative differences in relation to production. The actor, a self-confessed fan of narrative, wanted to go one way while the Netflix team was pointing to another.
So, the actor got off the boat and Netflix introduced his replacement: Liam Hemsworth. Henry Cavill was then written out within the DC Extended Universe, now led by James Gunn and Peter Safran. A logical decision, taking into account all the restructuring that is being done in that other franchise.
In this context, it was launched The Witcher: Blood Origin. The immediate results are not encouraging. The Witcher will have at least one more season, scheduled for the US summer of 2023. Meanwhile, all the chapters presented so far are available on Netflix.