How Netflix butchered The Witcher books - casting 

The diversity hires are just hysterically bad in this. How the actors can be happy with their roles when it's obvious they were only hired for their diversity is beyond me.

Me on my way to re-read the books while pretending the Netflix show doesn't exist. Great video as always man.

I’m really sick of this show race swapping and sexuality swapping these characters.

Honestly it really pains me what they did to my boy Cahir, who's supposed to be the heroic knight in shining armor in the books

I love how the fake Ciri in the show looks more accurate to the book Ciri than the "real" one. Also damn, I threw the terrible Foltest out of my mind, he was done so perfect in the games, I was actually shocked because that's exactly how I imagined him when reading. I noticed that all the royalty is portrayed terribly, all of the kings are either bufoons, morons or pigs while Calanthe was a savage "strong female character who needs no man", I fear for Meve who already looked terrible in the tiny scenes she was in, Vizimir and his son, sorry, I mean brother are both a joke. So are all the sorceresses, who were casted and act as the exact opposite of what was shown in the books.

Although I like Henry portraying more like the game Geralt, I couldn't help myself to feel excited imagining a show better produced, with Henry as producer, and the cast you picked. That'd probably be one of the best shows we would've seen.

The Witcher on Netflix feels like los angeles. They could easily have taken the risk of hiring polish actors, and even injecting some eastern european "diversity" (cause yeah, diversity isn't just a color palette) and have some Serbs, Germans, Balts etc... and make it work. The most painful about this whole thing is imagining the series we didn't have.

I think the reason why people like Henry Cavill as Geralt, because they could see how passionate he was about the games and the source material.

I need to mention another important thing, that games messed up - Ciri is described as a quite plain-looking kid. Yen nicknamed her "Ugly One"... Yes, her eyes is impresive green, but her hair are more boring ash-blond than unnaturaly grayish white. Before she has her scar, she wasn´t suposed to be recognisible on first sight everywhere she appeared. There is a scene in the Blood of Elves, when Yen didn´t allow her to wear make up for people didn´t notice or memorized her.

I like how the video games had more book-accurate depictions of the characters than a $318.7 million TV show.

I feel like Henry Cavill would have made a good Cahir. They both have dark hair and blue eyes and Cahir is a nobleman/knight from Nilfgaard, so it would make sense for him to be well build and handsome.

I love how this shallow "diversity" actually killed Tea and Vea, they were unique and intriguing for everybody in the books because of their skin color. In the series you don't have a single fucking clue what's so unique about them.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was my first choice for Geralt, but I must confess that Henry, even though he's too handsome for the role, won me over. Now, I don't want to get toxic by dissing the rest of the casting choices, which were for the most part abysmal, so I'll write a few good words about the castings that I did like. Freya Allan did a good job as Ciri, in my opinion, although I agree that she looked too old for the part by season 2. Kim Bodnia would have been a perfect Vesemir had he not been massacred by a terrible script, and the same goes for the actor who played Jasker/Dandelion who was plagued by typical Hollywood jokes about "bloated biceps" etc. And I must confess that I have a crush on MyAnna Buring since her Ripper Street days - she's so beautiful, elegant and classy, and I think she pulled off a great Tissaia De Vries. Last but not least, Janet Montgomery from the Salem series is the answer to the question about the perfect Yen casting.

Can anyone imagine the Netflix Fringilla seducing Geralt the way she does in the books? 🤣 I have to give S1 some credit as being completely new to The Witcher I really enjoyed it and it inspired me to read the books, of course the more I read the more I realised where the TV show went wrong. I pretty much agree with all you've said here, even Henry Cavill as Geralt just really doesn't fit, I mean I could easily look past that if the show was faithful to the books but alas it has completely disrespected the source material.

I agree with pretty much everything you said, besides one thing: Yes, Geralt isn't supposed to look like a bodybuilder, but I think you're also underestimating how muscular he'd be. I'd say the ideal body for him and witchers in general would be like the guys that do natty calisthenics -- the muscles aren't unnaturally large, but still pretty developed and the level of definition is extremely high, which means TW3's body isn't far off, and maybe in rougher times he could be even leaner, since he's often underfed and stuff. All of that still fits the description. This is obviously more of a general, quick way of describing a witcher physique, since their training wouldn't really result in exactly the body that the calisthenics guys have -- witchers probably wouldn't work the muscle groups as well and evenly, but given their mutant constitution, special diet and rough, practical training and whatnot, I'd say it isn't far fetched at all that they would reach similar outcomes overall. That being said, Zach MacGowan's body would be perfect for the role. Maybe he's still too pretty face-wise, but since it isn't in the very conventional way, like Henry and Liam are (his facial proportions are a little uncommon), it could still work. He always was my favorite pick, though I'm certain there's some unknown actor out there that would fit better.

Henry Cavill as Geralt is definitely the best thing to happen to this show. Him being muscular and too pretty really isn't an issue. Of course, he was channeling Doug Cockle quite a bit. Because, like a lot of us, he was someone who was introduced to the series through the games, then went back and read the books. And there's nothing wrong with that. The fact that he was able to deliver a really good Geralt performance while basically wrestling with writing decisions almost every step of the way is pretty amazing. Makes me wonder about the performance we could've gotten if him and the writing team were on the same page when it comes to Geralt's dialogue.

I can excuse Henry's casting even though I agree with your points for purely commercial reasons - the show needed a big name draw and Henry was it; the fans accepted it because they know Henry loves the source material (unlike Netflix's terrible show runners) and because of the W3 portrayal of Geralt as buff and handsome.

The only main character casting that really annoyed me was Triss. I would probably agree about Ciri being too old, but I stopped watching after the first season so it was less obvious how old the actress was. I agree with all the reasoning given for the other characters.

The thought of having Cavill take over as a producer of a Witcher series restarted from scratch would be a dream come true. I know he has said playing Geralt was a dream role for him, but I do understand the criticisms of him looking too attractive compared to his book description. I don't even want to get started on the sorceresses because none of them were cast well and I agree that Ciri's actress looks way too old. If the show was based on the game canon maybe she could work but it's not (though tbf this series was always The Witcher in name only; the show runner and writers always intended to make whatever they wanted and slap the name The Witcher on it for the recognition but I digress). I do not understand the insistence of making shows/movies based off of medieval high fantasy stories have a cast that looks like downtown LA. Why does something from the middle ages always have to have a cast that looks like the modern day? Seriously, Sapkowski clearly took inspiration from medieval Europe with the Northern Kingdoms. There's a lot of Slavic (obviously since he's Polish) and Germanic influence as well as Anglo, Welsh, Celtic, Scandinavian and French mixed into the descriptions of the cultures of the different kingdoms and characters. The elder speech is based off the Welsh language, the elves themselves are a mixture of different European folklore, I could go on for hours and I haven't even finished the books yet.

My first pick for Geralt was the same actor you picked. I even did a photoshop version of Geralt with his face when Netflix announced they were doing the show.

I'd never really thought about the appearance of Geralt's on-screen looks compared to his book descriptions. Although I think that Geralt being more handsome and muscular still looks good and works for his character, if we're wanting to stay accurate to the books then I think the actor you suggested would work great I definitely agree that Ciri always looked far too old, though. It really disrupts the father-daughter dynamic between her and Geralt for me, it feels more like he's just an involuntary guardian instead

Casting a Caribbean fringilla Vigo who's supposed to be Yen's cousin and look like Anna Henrietta is hilarious

The next season is out? But I haven't recovered from the last one yet, how am I supposed to cringewatch it?

What's crazy is that all the monsters suck in the show.

I like watching commentary on the Netflix series from people who have read and really know the books well. You know your stuff for sure. My first exposure the Witcher was through the netflix series. I really enjoyed season 1 and then started playing all three games. LOVED the games and then read the books. The books are the ABSOLUTELY the best of the three and I think CDProjektRed did a great job building on the lore. After experiencing the books and games though, the netflix witcher projects have all become such a disappointment. Great video!

Definitely felt the same sentiments with Yenn. I've only played The Witcher 3, but again, it still gave the vibe that she was someone who was older and more mature.

I feel like a madman reading endless parroting of how perfect Cavill apparently is for Geralt! It is so obvious that those people haven't even read the series. The games have done wonders for The Witcher, but they have caused many negative side-effects too, the biggest one being that most fans don't even know the lore 😅

Ta Polská verze co vyšla v 2002 je tolik lepší než co Netflix udělal.

8:09 Lauren Hissrich commented on this. Apparently they were planning to cast a child at first, however they changed their mind because they’d run into child labour laws. This makes sense: the production was so rushed that I don’t think they could’ve reduced the working hours sufficiently to comply with the regulations and still finish in ~2.5 years. Yet another example of deadlines ruining media.

One of the reasons why I prefer the Witcher games over this show.

When netflix announced the casting before season 1 I got worried because Fringila was too different than Yennefer and then it wouldn't make any sense that Geralt would get involved with her in tousaint. Wish this was the biggest issue they had f++ked in the storytelling. There were so many things I wanted to see like Eyck of Denesle fighting against Borch, Yennefer using her burned feet to cast spells while her hands were tied, Primula riding Nivellen to scare people, Geralt and Ciri in Brokylon, Yennefer getting blind by Fringilla, Yarpen Zigrin getting shocked after the Scoia'tael attack . . . I really hate Netflix, but not because of Cavil. I don't give a shit about Cavil.

Clicked 'like' before watching :P Zach McGowan is an intersting choice, but to me he resembles a little more Lambert than Geralt. I just hope that there will be some other adaptation of Geralt's adventures after this netflix disaster.

I like Tissaia's actress, Vilgefortz and Cahir are bearable.

Young Ralph Fiennes would have been great as Geralt.

So glad to finally see someone who disagrees with Henry Cavill being perfect for Geralt. I saw Zack McGowan for the first time in Black Sails and I immediatelly though he was perfect for Geralt, he has the same long hair and he reminded me exactly of the way Geralt is first described in the Last Wish

I always pictured Eva Green as Yen as in my opinion she is perfect, especially after watching Penny Dreadful. Her voice, looks, acting ability and age all work to the advantage. I was skeptical at first about Henry Cavill, although he doesn't necessarily look like Geralt, I feel he was still able to pull him off exceptionally well and I enjoyed his portrayal.

The reason for why they change Geralt's appearance in adaptations so often is to avoid the comparisons with Elric of Melnibone, who is also a skinny albino with white hair and strange eyes, as well as a swordsman, and an occasional mercenary who sometimes uses magic to help him. Sapkowski definitely took a lot of inspirations from Elric's books, and I don't think studios wanted to deal with possible legal issues

For me Caitriona Balfe (she played a main character in Outlander series) would be a perfect Yennefer

The only reason Roach wasn't given a rainbow mane was because it would be considered animal cruelty

Great video. I agree mostly. Cavil performance. Yes we could have better fit. But show needed at least one movie star and you cannot blame him for all the flaws. Many of those are creative choices made by producer/writer/director. He is pretty and muscular but proper make up and wardrobe could adjust that to proper level. Żebrowski's Witcher had more dialogs that showed a human side of Geralt, same game version of Geralt from W1 and W3. Netflix wanted grumpy Geralt who doesn't talk a lot and even movie star have cannot go against that vision.

I really appreciated Henry's portrayal of Geralt and I can't see him saying no to the producers if they had asked him to get slimer for the role since he has shown his love for The Witcher and his dedication about getting Geralt right. But when you mentioned the shape of the jaw and that Geralt in the books was supposed to be less pretty I couldn't help but think about Ewan Mitchell who plays Aemond Targaryen in House of the dragon, especially when you showed the comparatives with the book, his face popped up in my mind instantly. If he was older i think it would've been a great fit and I also personally think that letting Henry produce his own Witcher series could be something great since no one has been as much vocal as him about his appreciation of the witcher in the industry as he was. Hell even Andrzej Sapkowski praised him for his performance.

I've always thought that Henry was a bad cast, if you think about it, the only thing henry is famous for is talking about how much he loves the witcher and playing video games, yet doesn't act the part at all, i know the script doesn't help but i find his performance to be wooden and stiff. Im actually glad he's gone. Perhaps Netflix will put the show to rest finally 🙏

It would have been so easy to simply adapt the books. But they done fukked up. 😅

Haven’t read the books, but when you described the witcher I immediately thought of Ewan Mitchell( Prince Aemond in House of the Dragon)

*Finally* someone with sense regarding the casting of Geralt. When I heard they were making the Witcher, Zack McGowan was my very first thought, as he looks similar to Geralt from the description of the books and also how he looked in the first game. And after seeing and hearing his voice him as Charles Vane, he was the perfect fit in my head. Regarding Yen, I agree that Eva Green would be a great fit. In the book she is described as mesmerizingly beautiful and with almost elvish features, but still a flawed beauty; her nose being a bit too long and sharp, her brows not perfectly symmetrical, and other such features, which Eva Green fits quite well. No one can deny that she is a beauty, but she does have very distinct and sharp features. But all in all, the entire cast of the Netflix's "adaptation" is a mess. There are even minor actors within the show that would've fit other minor roles far better, like MyAnna Buring who plays Tissia de Vries, who has such ethereal and fey-like features, which would have suited the role of Francesca Findabair WAY better. All this being said. It's clear that no one of the team has read the books, or have only read the first or first two books. Imagine seeing the guy they cast as Foltest during the scene with the Northern rulers sitting together, and they all suggest/implying that Foltest should marry Cirilla as he is 'still fairly young and, a *Very* handsome,' and apply that to the old moppet they cast as Foltest... It's a mess... The show has no shame nor soul, and it shows. Thanks for coming to my rant. lol

Geralt - Cavill does his best to portray Geralt's snide, irritable and intelligent nature. But he physically is just too bulky for Geralt. He looks a bit too mighty, and at fight choreographies, he moves a bit too stiff and heavy for someone that's supposed to look catlike in his movement. Also, I don't think Cavill's approach to acting is good for Geralt. Geralt's all about small neuances and having cold demeanor that can swiftly turn into anger and hideous intimidation. Cavill is not really that great an actor. He's a very passionate storyteller and loves roles he's having, and does his best to reflect the physical aspect of them, but a deep character like Geralt can't be just some face and swordbuckler. Yen - Anya Charlotra is just not ticking any boxes about Yennefer, from her age from her portrayal of Yennefer. Yen is supposed to be someone who is very pompous, very apt to luxury, the very opposite of down to earth, and we hear Anya yelling ''Oi'' to downtrodden elves in gutters. Her looks are off, her Indo-Persian heritage doesn't add up and she's phsyically not really eye catching, even though those are Yennefer's quintissential qualities. I think Kate Beckinsale couldn't have handled this role as well, but Eva Green is also too old for it nowadays. I'd still pick Kate Beckinsale from general consensus. Or just go full Polish and bring Karolina Wydra or something. Ciri - Freya Allen looked a spot on selection for the role at season one, albeit they skipped Brokilon entirely, which was a huge dagger to the story, Freya looked okay. But from season 2 on, she isn't Ciri. She look around 20 years old, her acting and her portrayal has nothing to do with Ciri, who was childish and adorable enough to jump a 10 feet drop to a beam in a chasm, then turns back and show middle finger to Rience who's chasing him because she learnt it from Yarpen Zigrin and can't resist using it on that occasion. Not to mention she's pathetic in athletics, the way she runs, the way she figths etc yells ''I don't have any talent at this and I certainly haven't trained enough to do these choreographies'' Especially how inathletically she runs is a big irk to me

I'm Indian. I never needed Yennefer to look like me. Her actress isn't impressive nor can she compare look wise to game or book Yen. They butchered her story too much in the show. I'd prefer Eva, the lady you mentioned or the woman who played Morgana in Merlin.

I feel like the the actor who played jaimie lannister wouldve been perfect for geralt

Right, Henry should be the producer not the actor. Gladly he will produce the Warhammer series they say. Will be watching that obviously. Hopefully no woke agenda on that.

I think the actress could've pulled off the description for calanthe if they didn't butcher her makeup, gave her better more regal clothing and didn't direct her to act so boorish

To be fair, the showeunners are mostly Thirsty women, and apparently had cavil do things to make himself look even bigger, or have him drink no water fror several days ahead of time, to make his muscles more defined .

I found an actor yesterday for Geralt. Joseph Mawle. Though I don't think he would have had the time because was in Rings of Power, where he played Adar. He also played Benjen Stark.

Honestly character likeness is probably the lowest on my list of adaptational accuracy, unless the looks of a character are important to the story like in game of thrones, where families are clearly defined by a specific look and yet Jon and Ned look nothing alike in the show or Renly who was supposed to look like a younger Robert, but doesn’t at all in the show, but otherwise and honestly even then, as long as the actor plays the role well and looks at least somewhat like the person or kind of person he’s meant to portray it’s fine in my opinion

Thank you. Finally somebody says that Henry is not good for that role! Although I have to admit that appearance is something that you can get used to when actor does his job convincingly, but I didn't even like how Henry played Geralt. I gave up on Witcher's Netflix pretty early, so maybe they did some character development on him later but I didn't like how Geralt's character is just a sad grump and that's basically it.

Mads and Eva will forever be the dream Geralt and Yen 🙂. Good video brother 👍

Wait Cavil as a producer is actually a really good idea.

A friend of mine called it "the inclusivity lodge of sorceresses" due to the casting choices.

Am I the only one who dislikes the hair/makeup change of s2 Ciri from s1. Looked very artificial and made ciri much older.

Just like how Hugh Jackman does not resemble the real Wolverine but people are now saying that no one else can play him with justice, Cavill got that treatment.

I agree with you alot on this video especially the geralt part. Even though henry cavill acting was good he doesn't look like geralt. Alot of geralt appearance is from geralts own appearance but then again he constantly bangs sorceress so he must be some what handsome. I think the most unsettling thing about his apperenace is he has scars and cat eyes.

thx for the reminder...damn i rly hate NF.

Also can we not mention Francesca? She's supposed to be the most beautiful woman who ever lived and they've cast someone who at least as made up so far on the show looks like she hasn't slept in months and doesn't know what makeup is

The only good thing about the Witcher TV series is that it gave Folk Walk the opportunity to dunk on every aspect of the Witcher TV series.

Really dug your 3 Witcher videos. I'm commenting here maybe 20 minutes after finishing the other two (including the one you posted today.) Rooting for your success, would definitely enjoy more content like this.

Hi, hit the mark on every single point as usual, brilliant video.. i felt the same on so many points in the exact same way but gave up talking about it on reddit because i got downvoted for it. Also love the casting choices, yours were spot on ❤

I've sort of learned to see these TV adaptations, like The Witcher or Rings of Power, as their own separate thing, like as if they were set in a parallel universe. Rarely will adaptations do the original book version justice. Once you simply see it as only one of many possible interpretations, it's half as bad to see your beloved characters, their worlds and plots, be butchered. Personally I didn't mind Cavill as Geralt, I also enjoyed the background stuff they added about Yenn, and I thought Ciri was pretty well cast, beside the age thing, but everybody else you mentioned, not so much. A pet peeve of mine were the horribad Nilfgaard armors in the show, luckily the costumes get better as the show progresses, and they get proper dark fluted armor.

I guess there is no actor, who can look like Heralt from the book. CD Projekt drew a really memorable character. Because when you draw, you can "configure" the person's appearance. But after the books and games that's really hard to percieve the same with the real person on the screen. Especcially when Netflix didn't take into account the book's description

Finally, someone else besides me who thinks that Henry is not suitable for the role, alongside all the other cast members.

Yes, i haven't read the book, but i agree with you about geralt, the actor you recommend look much badass.

I think the problem with the casting of so many of the sorceresses is that they're described in great detail in the books (with some physical features becoming their trademark that's often mentioned, like Triss's beautiful auburn hair), and they also have very distinct characters, so the readers can get a very clear idea of them in their heads and veering too far away from those descriptions seems grating (meanwhile some writers don't give you so many physical details, so it's easier to buy into whatever casting a film chooses). For season 1 (didn't watch past it) my favourite casting was Tissaia de Vries - the actress had a lot of poise and dignity that fit well with the role. Yennefer - wouldn't be my first choice, but she does fit the bill, so fine (I'm firmly in the Eva Green camp haha). I hated the casting for Jaskier. He's supposed to be extremely handsome and appealing, and this actor is... honestly, you wouldn't notice him in the crowd (that on top of making the character rather stupid). If I had to describe how I always imagined him physically, I'd go for someone like young Cary Elwes from his Princess Bride days, haha.

Kate Beckinsale from the first vampire movie would have been a perfect Yennefer. Triss actress looks ridiculous but Charles Vane would be a great Geralt.

Yennefer is a diversity-hire as well.

OMG YEAH that pirate actor would have been perfect for Geralt, still ripped, but with the right adjustments, sharper and menacing. I thought Henry's look was off from the beginning but he owned the role so well and made it his own, that I am in the camp that its hard to see 3 seasons with him and then just switch to Liam - who is essentially another handsome hunk Henry wannabe. Geralt was not supposed to be a handsome hunk, but Henry sold it. They've gone too far to send it in the other direction, and replacing him just feels like if they are doing the same thing with someone lesser.

I was not a fan of Henry Cavill's casting originally. I agree that he was too pretty and too muscular. However, Henry won me over! I did read the books, but I played the W3 first, and was just too into that. When Henry nailed the voice, I was satisfied, and even came to really enjoy what he did. Yeah, I am a normie I guess.

My biggest cringe was Torque ugly sister (i.e. Toruviel). When I saw her I had to pause, because I couldn't stop laughing (same was with Merigold).

Man... ...I never thought that. Your CHOICE (actor) for Gerrart... yeah, makes VERY MUCH sense!

Holly SHIT! YOU ARE TOTALLY RIGHT! I completely forgot about Zach McGowan! He would be an absolutely perfectcombination of book and game Geralt! F Netflix in the A!

Your so right about everything. Its nice to here someone say exactly what im thinking im not crazy. Love your casting choices there perfect.

Zack mcgowen would be perfect omg.

Zac was my choice from the beginning. I haven't heard anybody else talking about him before...

4:21 Wow! You are so right! Zack is a perfect match! 5:29 Agreed again. 10:00 Diversity 🤷 10:17 "The casting just sucks." Yes.

4:35 ok you got me there. I thought Henry Cavill would be a perfect portrayal of Geralt too when the show came out because, ironically, Season 1 sparked my interest in The Witcher. Didn’t read the books, unfortunately. But I find the comparisons very interesting.

Why did they use such terrible contact lenses for Geralt and Ciri?

interesting pick for actors. As for the Geralt, his actor needs to be lean and athletic but still posses muscle. But he cant be bulky like henry. It would be also good if his actor was also tall and lean but with athletic muscle looks. he needs them otherwise it will looks silly for a skinny guy without muscles to fight monsters. For Yenefer i would go with the less known actress.

I get that they wanted Ciri to be a few years older so the actress could act more reliably and also be trusted with all the training and fight scenes, and the violence that's inflicted on her character... but then make her something like 13-14, not 20! If they could find Millie Bobby Brown for Stranger Things, they could've found someone to play Ciri too. And the biggest issue I had with her in the series is that while they aged her up, she's still WRITTEN like a 10-year old, playing with kids on the streets of Cintra and completely unaware of the broader world, when at this age she'd be expected to act like an actual princess and have lessons and whatnot, and just generally be a bit more mature. It made her character feel stupid. And don't even get me started on what they did with Calanthe, both in terms of casting, yes, but mainly in terms of writing her like a crass, whinging and aggressive idiot who hears about an enemy invasion and decides that it's not worth stopping a ball for.

Thank you! I agree with all of what you said. Whenever i say that cavil is too pretty and square looking for geralt 100 americans apparate out of nowhere and attack me.

I agree with what you said about Henry. I personally don't see him as the Witcher as well. Personally, I even think that Liam Hemsworth might look better as Geralt. He's less muscular than Henry and has a sharper chin, not to mention the beard

The idea of certain character can't be played by other actors is simply too narrowminded. They're actors, it's their job to embody the character they protray. No actor should be bigger than the character. It's sad to see Henry go btw.

Geralt's actor at least respects the stories. Compred to Ciri's who did not like it as much.

It’s not exactly the actors(most of them) that don’t match up it’s their writing that shits on the books

Netflix when they hire any random old person rather than someone who is actually a good actor and looks at least somewhat like the descriptions of the characters.

Henry could play Vilgefortz, who was described as very handsome and well built. Still too buff and not the best actor for this pretty complex role, but with the right direction this could work. Michael Fassbender would be my, probably, favourite choice for the role of Vilgefortz: good looking, athletic, very talented and with wide range, can be both charming and menacing. As for Geralt - Josh Brolin around the No Country for Old Men era. The right built, face, voice and acting skills. Or Clint Eastwood in his 40s, same reasons. Too late in both cases:(

My dreamcast: Geralt - Anson Mount Yennefer - Bridget Regan Ciri - Angourie Rice Triss - Felicity Jones Jaskier - Jonathan Rhys Meyers

I would like to see Mads Mikkelsen as Geralt

Always nice to watch your videos, it is obvious that you respect the source material. I agree with your thoughts, but I think Mads Mikkelsen and Eva Green would be perfect cast as Geralt and Yennefer (not because its a popular opinion). They look like these characters, Mads is slim, handsome, but not too pretty, can be menacing, but also has the thoughtful-wise look. Eva has Yens coldness, can be fierce and also show her warm side. Both actors are incredibly talented, look good as a couple and has the right age (in the Witcher world) to look like Ciri parents.

The actor you chose for Geralt is great choice

I wanted Janet Montgomery to play Yennefer.. she played the witch Mary Sibley in the show Salem and I thought she was a loving character with a hard outer shell who came off cold hearted sometimes and I thought that showed me she could play Yennefer’s personality well

CDPR should have let HBO or Showtime do the tv series the Witcher tv show could have been bigger than game of thrones

I could live with the casting if they did follow the book or the games.... both would be acceptable for me. Triss is one annoying me the most but it isn't the actresses fault but because I have the games Triss when I think of her...not the book version... I didn't like the casting of Henry Cavill to begin with but I love his passion for both books and games.... and with him leaving the last straw like connection to The Witcher, book or games, has gone.

I agree that they made Ciri too old.