Solid, yes the first three seasons were great but the background music was massively annoying, which is why the rating was below 7. Also how they discover Vilgefortz's betrayal in S03 didn't make any sense to me. A lot of dialogues and lines were off topic so I didn't really understand what they were saying but if you sticked till the end of S03 you would understand what was happening.
I don't know why some viewers say it was going downhill but actually it was getting better. Perhaps they didn't know what the show was really about. To me, the show is not just about how Geralt slays the monsters. It's about how Geralt, Yen and Ciri change after Cintra is ruined by Nilfgaard. If you don't like the plot, go and play the games. The show focuses on Ciri, from a highborn to a refugee running for her life. The elves want her, the Nilfgasrdians want her, Aretuza wants her, and the monsters wants to eat her too. S01 is like "pilot", giving you a general idea about The Witchers, the mages, the monsters, Nilfgaard (The south) and the northern kingdoms (the north). S02 and s03 focus on the journey of Yen, Ciri and Geralt. You will see more monsters in S01 and how Geralt fights them. S02 and S03 emphasise the fight between people and people. The way how it goes, there will be more people vs people in the follow seasons.
Geralt is a Witcher being disdained by people. His life is simple, slaying monsters for coins. Despite his tough look, he can be very caring and sympathetic. His life changes after he meets a young princess Ciri from Cintra and a mage, Yen from Aretuza. They bond very closely as story progresses. Geralt has a code, that he will only slay monsters not humans, no matter the fact that "sometimes people are worse" he doesn't want to admit. He breaks his code after he is told that Ciri is in Nilfgaard and he is determined to rescue her S03 finale, realising that he has to kill people to save a life. Ciri is the princess of Cintra, a rebellious, playful, happy and a carefree young girl. She doesn't really like the life of being a princess. She loves hanging with her citizens rather than the royal family. After the diminishing of Cintra, she wants to be strong just like Geralt is to seek revenge on those people who destroyed her family. Yen was born in a regular family where she is being treated like a slave because her look makes her family feel like she's a witch. After being taken to Aretuza, she becomes very ambitious displaying a "I want them all" attitude while she is slowly becoming one of the greatest mages in the academy. Her ambition becomes more obvious after the surgery that corrects her look to make her extremely attractive. After the fall of Soddon and she's being kept as a prisoner by the Nilfgaardians, her high self ego vanishes and she displays a gentle and approachable side. She falls in love with Geralt and becomes a very close friend to Ciri later on. Cahir is a solider of Nilfgaard, he's stone cold and murderous, loyal to his kingdom. After being captured by the Northern Kingdom and rescued by Yen, he begins to question his action, realising that sometimes it doesn't have to kill someone to get what they want. But sadly he sometimes still acts like a brutal man especially when he is being given an assignment by his Lord who wants him to proves his loyalty and usefulness.
While our characters are on their journey, Aretuza begins to fight among themselves over how to deal with Ciri, the betrayal of Vilgefortz, and Dijkstra and his Kingdom Redania wants to rule the mages, the north and the south. This leads to the ultimate fall of Aretuza. Tissaia, the headmaster of the academy, blaming the fall of Aretuza and the demises of her friends are all on her because she trusts someone she shouldn't. Despite her tough look, she cares about the academy, her friends and her students. Feeling the guilt of her actions that causes severe damages, she commits suicide.
I felt like I was watching Game of Thrones while watching the Witcher. Sodden was like the night's watch, Yen was like Danny Targaryen, Ciri was like Anya Stark and Geralt was like Jon Snow. They did share some similar traits/personalities. The Witcher has more evil creatures than GoT, but the GoT's storyline is more complicated than the Witcher.
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