On A Random Note

Lainey Molnar

So, I finally watched seven out of eight episodes of Witcher from Netflix. I seriously couldn't get through it. I get it that people who didn't read the books can like it, but I did red them all and I can say that the show, especially compared to books, is... well, meh. That is probably the most fitting word. Let me tell you why I think it is a complete disaster (Warning! There's some spoilers from show and books!):

1) First of all, the most important thing: the plot. We all know that timeline is totally messed up, I agree. But storyline is too and it really bothers me. I mean it's very chaotic and doesn't have the vibe that original Witcher has. Many things were changed and unfortunatly not for good. Sometimes I had a feeling they changed it just to show how "original" Netflix is. For example the whole thing with Aretuza and Tissaia. Especielly Tissaia. I mean, in books she was very kind and caring. She even comitted suicide after Thanned, when she blamed herself for death of many people (not only sorceresses) despite she couldn't know that her decision would let to that. Second character here is Fringilla. In source material she's not very important character (plus she was often descibed as very similar looking to Yennefer), plus she's Nilfgaardian sorceress, which mean she's on Emhyr's leash, yet in the show she seems quite important for Empire.

2)Geralt. He's different from original and he didn't changed for good. Let's take his relationship with Jaskier as example. In the books he deeply cared for the bard and was glad, maybe a little bit surprised but thankful for the way Jaskier treated him. Most "normal" people treated Geralt as a monster, maybe even something worse. Jaskier was probably first who treated him like human being, with respect. Yet in the show Geralt is the one who treats Jaskier like trash, especially when they met. He even hit him which is, you know, not very Geralt like.

3)Sometimes I have a feeling that Hissrich simply doesn't understand Witcher characters and it's world. For example Foltest or Dudu (the doppler, if he is Dudu, but in books there are no other dopplers). In source material they're one of the most nice and relatable characters. Foltest made mistake for letting his feelings rule him yet was the only monarch who didn't want to take advantage of Ciri, and Dudu just wanted more normal life, he could kill person he stole identity from, yet he didn't do that, knowing yaht Biberveldt can find him and blow his cover. The whole point of Witcher novels is to show that sometimes people are the biggest monsters like Emhyr, Bonhart or Vilgefortz, and so called "monsters" can be more human like mentioned before Dudu or Regis, a vampire. I didn't see any of those lessons in tge show.

Also one more thing: I think there should be more slavic people working on the show. I myself am Polish, and trust me there's a LOT of differences between Polish and American way of perceiving the world. Maybe that's part of why I don't really like the show: it's simply too American for me

Why Watch Dogs 2 is important

- The protagonist is a young black man who grew up in a rough part of Oakland, probably surrounded by gangs, and still got himself educated and began fighting for justice after being wrongly accused of a crime.

-Marcus, despite everything the gang go through, is good-humoured, funny, and cares so much about his friends

- Sitara is of Indian descent

-Sitara is not sexualised 

-Sitara is badass

-Horatio is also a young black man who works in a company where, according to him, only 3% of the workforce is black

-Wrench is possibly bisexual (not confirmed!)

-Wrench has a kind of face disfigurement that possibly resulted from his very troubled childhood

-Despite being so eager to destroy stuff and break things and his goofy nature, Wrench is actually seriously intelligent

-Josh is “high-functioning autistic”, and he is a genius

-Josh is never treated differently because of his autism. He is 100% a part of the gang and is never made feel left out or different

-Marcus is a good bean and calms Josh down when he has a panic attack and is always looking out for him

-Miranda is a transgender woman who is also a congresswoman and a freaking badass

- The game deals with very real topics, including

      - Josh being deemed “unemployable” and “emotionally unstable” because of his autism

     - Gang wars all over Oakland, including human traffickers

     -The injustice of millionaires taking advantage of less well-off people

     - People being literally priced out of their houses in San Fran and Oakland so they have to leave, and millionaires get to move in/ buy the plots of land, etc

-Basically the story is awesome and the characters are so diverse and so important

-It deserves all the love in the world

pissing off every noble in Kirkwall, one ruined appointment at a time

Woow… that was- almost kind of romantic ❤

da2 gets a lot of heat for having the same dungeons but i never noticed til now that the mages orsino’s standing with in the confrontation in act 3 are all exactly the same person

don’t talk to me or my 47 identical apprentices ever again

(right before taking the inquisitor to halamshiral)

josephine: I want to hear those three little words.

inquisitor: I love you.

josephine: that’s sweet, but try again.

inquisitor: fine. I will behave.