The Witcher: Blood Origin debuts on Netflix on Dec. 25, 2022. Review by David Griffin.
The Witcher: Blood Origin delivers an action-packed and memorable look into how the Conjunction of Spheres and creation of the first Witcher prototype came to be. While the villains and political storylines surrounding the Golden Empire are less interesting, the series is bolstered by its engaging band of misfits as they journey across The Continent kicking butt wherever they go. And though the special effects aren’t on par with more recent big-budget fantasy series out there, the stellar use of Iceland’s landscape as a backdrop for The Continent more than makes up for the average-looking monsters.
Each other [Music] By the blade following the recent news That Henry Cavill will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth after the witcher's third Season it's easy to assume that the Popular fantasy franchise could be on The decline however Netflix proves that There's still plenty of enjoyable Stories to tell in author Andre Savkowski's imaginative Universe with Its entertaining prequel miniseries The Witcher blood origin set 1200 years Prior to the adventures of geralt of Rivia blood origin packs a powerful Punch with a captivating band of Misfits Wonderfully reminiscent of The Magnificent Seven [Music] Foreign Origin story excels in its build up to The conjunction of spheres and the Creation of the first prototype Witcher More than the actual payoff in the end Some of the story is hampered by the Political machinations in the ancient City of Centralia where the young Princess Merwin and lowborn sorcerer Balor conspired to obtain the ultimate Power in the continent while Mir and Mack and Lenny Henry deliver fine Performances throughout their characters Lack the dynamism and development of our Band of Misfits the seven outcasts in
Their respective Adventures are Definitely the highlight of blood origin And are worth the watch alone each Individual has their own unique Backstory and personality to boot it's Only too bad we don't get to spend more Than four episodes with them the first Two entries in the miniseries are mostly Used to bring them together with Lawrence o'fallon's feel and Sophia Brown's Ayala acting as the de facto Leaders of the group Michelle yo brings A welcome bit of Gravitas to the elf and Swordmaster ski on Yo continues her Reign as an absolute badass in anything She's in as she slices and dices her way Through waves of the enemy soldiers in Typical Witcher form the action scenes Are a joy to hold with Stellar fight Choreography and plenty of blood action Aside the series makes superb use of Iceland's jaw-dropping scenery Transporting us to a fantasy land unlike Any other the excellent use of on Location set pieces with our heroes Outshines the less interesting aspects Of the story once it centers on what's Happening in Centralia where luscious Landscapes are traded in for pre-built Sets that look well like sets speaking Of the visuals the special effects Especially when it comes to the monsters Are not as polished as what we've seen In The Witcher or more recent High
Budget fantasy series such as House of The dragon or the rings of power but While some of blood Origins creatures May lack some refinement in the VFX Department it's not enough to take you Out of the series completely back to the Seven one of the most unexpected and Welcome surprises in blood origin is a Fearsome dwarf called meldof memorably Played by Francesca Mills who carries a Mighty Hammer she calls Gwen meldoff's Backstory and reason for wanting revenge On the Golden Empire Rivals any of her Comrades and Mills is just so damn funny And Charming her character could easily Star in a spin-off series of her own Blood origin also also offers some fun Easter eggs for fans of both the video Games and books with cameos and References to some notable names from Witcher lore but as the show nears its End and the battle for power in the Continent comes to a head with the seven And the Golden Empire the series starts To unravel a bit while it's nice to have This entry in The Witcher Universe to Offer more context to why the Conjunction of spheres happened and how The first Witcher came to be it all Feels very rushed in the final episode While it's admirable for the creators to Avoid overstaying their welcome blood Origin could have used a few more hours To bring the show to a satisfying
Conclusion The Witcher blood origin delivers an Action-packed and memorable look into How the conjunction of spheres and Creation of the first Witcher prototype Came to be while the villains and Political storylines surrounding the Golden Empire are less interesting the Series is bolstered by its engaging band Of Misfits as they journey across the Continent kicking butt wherever they go And though the special effects aren't on Par with more recent big budget fantasy Series out there the Stellar use of Iceland's landscape as a backdrop for The continent more than makes up for the Average looking monsters for more on Blood origin check out our interview With Michelle yo about her character and For everything else stick with IGN this Is the future under the empire It's a riser
