#witcher critical

[cap-sweet-and-salty-sadness]

trying very hard not to show my disappointment in the costume, hair and makeup departments for witcher s3 on other people's gifs, so I'm doing it here instead. at this point they're going to announce a witcher x h&m collab and we'll have to pretend to be surprised. yennefer's dress at the ball??? oof. they have the gorgeous anya chalotra to dress up beautifully, like her and yennefer deserve, and instead they chose a sparkling prom dress that even a 17yo would have better taste than buy.

don't get me started on jaskier's choice of keeping his ugly ass outfit from season 2, let alone the hairstyle. the only things that save the look is the cleavage, the eyeliner and joey himself.

#twn #the witcher netflix #i didn't get to see the contacts properly and tbh I don't want to either #rip to the s1 characters cause they aren't them anymore #witcher critical #don't mistake this for pure hate because I love them and that makes the whole thing worse #I have to ignore so many canon events from s2 in my fics and I'm scared for s3

[just-4-thrill]

Just finished the first part of season 3 of The Witcher and I've got to say, the editing for this season was... not good. It felt kind of like a school project.

#witcher #witcher netflix #witcher critical

[dearest-and-nearest]

every time i see anything about netflix's witcher cast, plot or anything else, i want to punch showrunners. just okay, i get it, you hate the original. cool. you showed it, can you please give series to someone, who at least like it?

just... this books are very personal to me. one piece of proof there can be fantasy with slavic atmosphere, not only western dnd-like fantasy, but something more close to me and cool, let's change it in generic fantasy with no special atmosphere in it

i just hate it

#witcher netflix #witcher critical

[assassinregrets]

i think lucy lawless should be the new geralt

#the witcher #why not #critics are calling this my finest work

[cat-cosplay]

#cat armor #cat cosplay #cosplay #cats #kitty #cats in costumes #cat #cat costume #cats of tumblr #aww #fan art #pike trickfoot #vax'ildan #critical cosplay #critical role #geralt of rivera #the witcher #jon snow #hiccup haddock #how to train your dragon #orym of the air ashari #warcraft #grom hellscream #armor #pet armor #leather armor #leatherwork

[mechadria]

im honestly still just as wary about the next season of the witcher even after the table read -

because it was never about liam's acting skills.

do i think henry cavill was a spectacular match for geralt?

yeah. but not only because of his looks or his acting: he GOT geralt and the witcher in general. he's a massive nerd who knows the franchise like he wrote it himself and was a big reason (not the sole, but a big one) that the show kept on track and was even somewhat faithful to the original material.

but i don't believe cavill did a regé jean-page and like. left to seek stardom or whatever. this was a passion project too for him, you could tell.

no, I'm wary of the future of witcher because of the higher ups involved.

so what DID the people who disagreed so hard with him he quit the project do? well, they needed a 7000 word letter from joey batey and the fanbase pleading just to allow jaskier to be queer like he (pretty much) canonically is. didn't need incentive from anyone to create fake gay motives for the worse villain of the story, though. didn't need incentive to completely ruin one of the most beloved characters of the franchise, or let his actor get harassed on socials after the swap without ever saying shit.

i do not trust that these people, who have proven callous, arrogant and ignorant about both the source material and the opinions of the fanbase (and have made some choices nearing bigotry) and who disagreed so heavily with the actor who knew the source material best are capable of producing a good season 4. liam or no liam. am i hoping he's a good geralt? yes, the series and other actors don't deserve to have their performance harmed by him. can it be as good as the seasons cavill was in? for the reasons cited above: fuck no.

#the witcher #the witcher netflix #twn #witcher #geralt #henry cavill #liam hemsworth #adding tags because apparently yall cannot be trusted with critical thinking #i dont like henry cavill #but if you think actors read the books their roles are based on i will be making fun of you #i apologise for not having consumed every single piece of interview abt this show #i do that thing where i go outside instead its pretty nice #every single contrary comment is like “well i dont like cavill SO” #ok neither do i? #doesnt change the fact that he did more than a lot of hollywood does (the bar is in hell people bffr) #and that the less power and influence these actors have over lauren and co the absolute fkn worst it is for the show #yall are embarrassing fr

[archerinventive]

When your costume closet starts looking like a D&D campaign team.

For today we have have the Barbarian, Warlock, Fighter, Ranger, and our poor Paladin just trying to keep it all together.

Wishing all you warriors a wonderful Wednesday. ❤️⚔️

Photo Credit (Image 02): Costographer

#dungeons and dragons #adventure squad #yasha #critical role #red sonja #witcher #geralt of rivia #archer #ranger #paladin #cosplay #costumes #axe #swords #archer inventive

[spielzeugkaiser]

[MASTERPOST] - there I go with the h/c again :) In the last post @panur asked something about the timeline and that got me thinking! Ciri was very little when Jaskier was ill, she doesn't remember much - she probably had no idea what happened. And she does not really have an idea what Jaskier does either but oh well

#geraskier #jaskier #geralt of rivia #the witcher #Ciri #onlyfans!jaskier #roach the cat #trans!geralt #of course I do hurt and comfort after some fun stuff #also I drew this with a fever I swear to god I'm dying ahhh #cancer tw #critical illness tw

[xeylah]

THIS should be the new witcher

#I'm actually losing my mind right now this is how I'm coping #im flabbergasted #the witcher #critical role #matthew mercer #henry cavill

[luddlestons]

As a fan of the dnd/rpg/high fantasy genre I have definitely experienced the “seeing a b/w sketch of a wizard with a book and a cat and not knowing for a second if it’s Anders, Caleb, or Gale” but I’d like to note a new variation which is:

“Oh, that’s a cool hairstyle on Yennefer—wait. That’s Shadowheart.”

#critical role #bg3 #dragon age #the witcher

[marstheterrible]

#the first meeting went exactly like this #hes been at it ever since #i wont be taking any criticism #jaskier the bard #jaskier #geralt of rivia #geralt #geraskier #the witcher #incorrect witcher quotes #queue me up and spit me out

[patroclusdefencesquad]

the thing about the witcher season 4 is that even if it's the worst thing ever made you will not hear one word of criticism pass my lips

#i'm a hcav hater first and a witcher critic second #as long as there's jaskier and yennefer i will be satisfied #the witcher

[revoevokukil]

There is an old copy-paste moving around the internet regarding discussions asserting the inherent Slavicness of The Witcher, and I will record it here for posterity.

(translated from polish)

-write eight books

-have their main character suffer from otherness, prejudice and erroneous stereotypes

-insert anti-racist references at every turn

-make dwarves into Jews

-and use to criticise anti-Semitism

-criticise nationalist attitudes

-criticise xeno- and homophobia at every turn

-show support for a multicultural society and acceptance of otherness

-describe how victims become executioners

-show how violence begets violence

-make it the central theme of the last three volumes

-have the hero and his lover die during a racist pogrom

-defend the persecuted to the lastHear from every corner of the internet that "a black witcher would be a disaster."

-write thirteen stories

-based three on Andersen's fairy tales

-three more on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm

-seventh on an Arabian fairy tale

-mock folklore and folk beliefs in the first one

-but also make fun of them in the story "The Edge of the World"

-mock the Polish legend in "The Limits of Possibility"

-name the main character "Żerard" (Jerald)

-generally use mainly names with Celtic roots like Yenefer or Crach

-and those derived from Romance languages such as Cirilla, Falka or Fringilla or Triss

-a few English names such as Merigold

-and those derived from other Germanic languages such as Geralt

-and Italian

-German

-and even French

-borrow monsters from American games, especially from Advanced Dungeons and Dragons

-from Irish, make an elf language

-and from German, make it the language of dwarves

-make the characters celebrate Irish folk holidays

-write an article about where you got your inspiration from

-pour bile on Slavic fantasy in it

-finally write an eighth book

-make one of the key characters a Japanese demoness

​

Become a champion of turbo-slavism.

/s

#the witcher #the witcher 3 #the witcher books #nobody contests The Witcher is the product of the time-place-history and culture experienced by its author #what very much ought to be contested are attempts at painting TW as symbolic of an ideology it very much criticizes #aside ethnonationalism criticism applies to imperialism likewise. not like eastern europe has extensive experience with both or anything #as goes for creative and intellectual inspiration it would be trite to reduce it to the local circle only (and inaccurate) #Sienkiewicz or no Sienkiewicz #at some point the audience must simply read more to know more. helpfully AS has provided a plethora of references + an entire other trilogy #9/10 when you see a discussion about the inherent Slavicness of The Witcher it's thanks to CDPR's excellent marketing strategy #which is a shame

[keen-on-euphemisms]

Everybody: praising how well The Last Of Us depicted the adaptation, not only sticking to the source material but also making minor changes that compliments the story

Meanwhile, The Witcher production:

#the witcher #geralt #twn critical #the last of us #the last of us hbo #the pain of knowing that we will never have a good adaptation when we have an example that it is possible is killing me #at this point i just can't anymore

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

no offense but some of you guys are going from "yeah they didn't style jaskier's hair very well from the looks of this trailer :/// not a good stylistic choice considering how well we've seen his long hair styled in other stuff" to "OH MY GOOOD LOOK HOW BIG THEY'RE MAKING HIS FOREHEAD LOOK THEYRE MAKING IT LOOK SO BIG" really fucking fast and really. from the bottom of my heart. gotta say. it's not it

#the problem is the stylists making his hair look flat & overironed instead of how great it could rlly look #not the fact that his forehead is big??? youre not even criticizing the stylists choice youre being fucking mean abt how someone just. #looks at that point. #mine #jaskier #the witcher #witcher #joey batey #i hope they keep it like that in future seasons out of spite for you dicks

[decaffeinateddonutmaker]

Devilman

#artists on tumblr #my policeman #stranger things #nov 5th #supernatural #the dragon prince #the owl house #the witcher #critical role #miraculous ladybug