The Witcher Review: Prologue

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So I'm a bit behind here, but I wanted to give my thoughts on Netflix's "The Witcher". I've played a few of the games, and am about half way through the first book. But I want to judge the show as a stand alone thing. I want to come at it as someone who doesn't know much about the world and as someone who loves studying medieval history. I'm going to watch the whole series through and then go back episode by episode and discuss my thoughts. So far I am really enjoying the show. I'm hooked and will get back to ya'll with some reviews and my thoughts on the episodes.

Cheers,
Enkelli

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