Bow down or just run in terror — for it has arrived, The Witcher Season 4 by Netflix. Yes, it really happened. To give the creators their due, by the time of release even the most neutral critics had stopped believing in the show’s success. Phenomenal. One of the most promising fantasy projects has long been writhing in its death throes. Unsurprisingly, the season was flooded with criticism and practically drowned in dislikes. And as if that weren’t enough, Netflix also released a standalone film about the Rats gang, which was originally meant to be a spin-off series — but, once again, something went wrong. Still, dissecting The Witcher is fascinating from an academic standpoint, because it’s a perfect case study of what can happen to a great story when it’s handled by people who don’t understand the source material and have no sense for the author’s tone. That’s exactly what we’ll be doing here.
Bow down or just run in terror — for it has arrived, The Witcher Season 4 by Netflix. Yes, it really happened. To give the creators their due, by the time of release even the most neutral critics had stopped believing in the show’s success. Phenomenal. One of the most promising fantasy projects has long been writhing in its death throes. Unsurprisingly, the season was flooded with criticism and practically drowned in dislikes. And as if that weren’t enough, Netflix also released a standalone film about the Rats gang, which was originally meant to be a spin-off series — but, once again, something went wrong. Still, dissecting The Witcher is fascinating from an academic standpoint, because it’s a perfect case study of what can happen to a great story when it’s handled by people who don’t understand the source material and have no sense for the author’s tone. That’s exactly what we’ll be doing here.