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Originally Posted by nik-
Interesting. I tried to watch it and couldn't even get past the first episode. Maybe I should try it again.
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Yes the first couple of episodes are a bit more of origin story for the 3 main characters. There is some jarring time jumping that makes way more sense in episode 4.
A little bit of background on The Witcher maybe for those who aren't familiar with the books or games. The first season of the show encompasses the first 2 books which were largely short stories. These stories range from a single monster hunt to more in depth "world building". The author didn't really know what he had until the 3rd book. It's for this reason the first season of the show may seem kind of pieced together.
The show runners wanted to included the origin stories and give some idea of the trials and tribulations the characters went through. The main characters are of course Geralt, Ciri and Yennifer. They really needed to set a base for future seasons with this kind of info. I won't go much further into it here for those who've not yet seen it. But I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next season in over a year from now.