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Hello everyone, fellow movie fans, I hope you're all doing great. This time I want to share an interesting review. After a long wait, I felt like suffering a little, and since from the reviews I'd read, I'd never given the Joker sequel a chance, I think it's time to talk a little about this controversial film. So today I'll give you my personal opinions on: Joker: Folie à Deux. I remember how many of you had high expectations, especially because the first one blew everyone's minds. Todd Phillips said so, remember? That it was going to be just one, and that's it, a masterpiece, all on its own. And Joaquin Phoenix? What a great actor! A well-deserved Oscar... but then, BOOM!
Over a billion at the box office... suddenly, a sequel was no longer a possibility, it felt INEVITABLE! Warner Bros. needed it, obviously, and you don't blame them from a business standpoint, do you? But the question is: DID WE, the public, NEED IT? That's the million dollar question, or well, the $200 million question, we'll get to that later... so, when I started watching it, I was hesitant, I mean, Joaquin back as Arthur, Todd Phillips still in charge... but also, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and the whole IT'S A MUSICAL! thing. And honestly, after watching it... I'm still processing it... definitely one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen, I've heard people say it's the WORST thing of the year, a total disaster, that it even hurts the first one! but then, others say: "Oh, look, look, it's not THAT bad, it's just... different"... I think I'm more inclined to go that way, but with a TON of buts.
Hola a todos, amigos fanáticos del cine, espero que se encuentren súper bien, en esta ocasión les quiero compartir una reseña interesante, luego de esperar bastante, tuve ganas de sufrir un poco, y como por las reseñas que leía nunca le había dado oportunidad a la secuela del Joker, creo que ya es el momento de hablar un poco de esta película tan controversial, así que hoy les daré mis opiniones personales de: Joker: Folie à Deux. Recuerdo como muchos tenían mucha expectativa, en especial porque la primera, nos voló la cabeza a todito, Todd Phillips lo dijo, ¿se acuerdan? Que iba a ser una solita y ya, una obra maestra ahí, solita. ¿Y Joaquin Phoenix? ¡Actorazo! ¡Oscar más que merecido.. pero entonces, ¡BOOM!
Más de mil millones en taquilla.. de repente, una secuela ya no era una posibilidad, ¡se sentía INEVITABLE! Warner Bros. la necesitaba, obvio, y no los culpas desde el punto de vista del negocio, ¿verdad? Pero la pregunta es: ¿LA NECESITÁBAMOS NOSOTROS, el público? Esa es la pregunta del millón, o bueno, de los 200 millones de dólares, que ya llegaremos a ese temita.. así que, cuando la empecé a ver, iba con dudas, digo, Joaquin de nuevo como Arthur, Todd Phillips todavía al mando... pero también, Lady Gaga como Harley Quinn y ¡todo el rollo de que ES UN MUSICAL! Y, sinceramente, después de verla... todavía la estoy procesando.. sin duda, una de las películas más.. extrañas que he visto, he oído a gente decir que es de lo PEOR del año, un desastre total, ¡que hasta le hace daño a la primera! pero luego, otros dicen: "A ver, a ver, no es TAN mala, es solo... diferente".. creo que yo me inclino más por ese lado, pero con un MONTÓN de peros.

Okay, let's get straight to the point, shall we? The music, Phillips wanted to tone it down a bit, saying that it's not a musical, that they only sing when they can't find the words anymore... I say, SORRY! That's a musical! And yes, it is a musical! One of those jukebox musicals, full of covers... you know, I love musicals... but here... mmm, I had mixed feelings, honestly, there are moments where visually it's great, almost like a dream, and you kind of understand those sparks of what they wanted to do: that little glimpse into Arthur's broken mind, or maybe that trip that he and Harley went on... some sequences are filmed, uff! Spectacular; Every frame feels like a painting, one of those frame-worthy ones, but then there are times when the songs, oh my! They don't seem to work. They feel forced in, sometimes repetitive, or they just flat-out stop the story in its tracks... you're there, deep into a dramatic moment, and suddenly, let's go with the music!
Many times I felt like it was throwing you off, instead of adding more emotion... that intimate vibe of some of the songs, or how random some of the choices seemed, it didn't always fit with how raw everything is supposed to be. There's a moment when Arthur literally tells Harley not to sing anymore, and I thought, "Dude, I understand you perfectly!" It was the only time I really connected with him on this one... speaking of Arthur... Joaquin Phoenix is, obviously, a great actor, he gets back into that skinny body and that weird vibe that's creepy... but something felt... different this time. Or that was the idea, right? It’s as if Arthur himself had gone backwards... the first one, with all its darkness, managed to make you feel this strange, kind of uncomfortable empathy for him, here, not so much, many times he feels like he’s throwing a tantrum, almost... that makes you feel sorry for him.
Like that kid who dances all crooked in front of the class, but with less grace, really... you get the feeling that Phillips, on purpose, wants to make him unlikeable, to take away any “cool” vibe that the Joker may have unintentionally acquired in the first one, it’s as if the whole movie is winking at you, saying: “See? He’s not an antihero, he’s just a pathetic clown who wants to be famous.” There’s a scene where they basically make fun of the people who thought Arthur was cool, they even mention his mom and how pathetic she was, which I’m sure no one could have done... it’s almost as if Todd Phillips is trying to correct the homework, saying: “You guys understood me wrong the first time! THIS is what I really wanted to say!”
A ver, vamos directo al grano, ¿no? La música, Phillips quiso como que bajarle dos rayitas, diciendo que no es un musical musical, que solo cantan cuando ya no les alcanzan las palabras.. yo digo, ¡PERDÓN!, ¡eso es un musical! Y sí, ¡es un musical! Uno de esos de rocola, llenito de covers.. a mí, ustedes saben, me encantan los musicales.. pero aquí... mmm, tuve sentimientos encontrados, la verdad, hay momentos donde visualmente es genial, casi como un sueño, y como que entiendes esos chispazos de lo que querían hacer: esa miradita a la mente rota de Arthur, o tal vez a ese viaje que se armaron él y Harley.. algunas secuencias están filmadas ¡uff!, espectacular; cada cuadro parece una pintura, de esas para enmarcar, pero luego, hay ratos en que las canciones, ¡ay!, como que no funcionan, se sienten metidas a la fuerza, a veces repetitivas, o de plano te frenan la historia de golpe.. estás ahí, metidísimo en un momento dramático y, de repente, ¡vámonos con la música!
Muchas veces sentí que te sacaba de onda, en lugar de ponerle más emoción.. esa onda íntima de algunas canciones, o lo random que parecían algunas elecciones, como que no siempre pegaba con lo crudo que se supone que es todo. Hay un momento en que Arthur, literal, le dice a Harley que ya no cante, y yo pensé: "¡Compa, te entiendo perfecto!". Fue la única vez que de verdad conecté con él en esta.. hablando de Arthur... Joaquin Phoenix es, obvio, un actorazo, se vuelve a meter en ese cuerpo todo flaco y esa onda rara que da cosita.. pero algo se sintió... diferente esta vez. O esa era la idea, ¿no? Es como si el mismo Arthur hubiera ido para atrás.. la primera, con toda su oscuridad, lograba que sintieras esa empatía extraña, medio incómoda por él, aquí, como que no tanto, muchas veces se siente como berrinchudo, casi... que te da pena ajena.
Como ese niño que baila todo chueco enfrente de la clase, pero con menos gracia, la verdad.. te da la sensación de que Phillips, a propósito, lo quiere hacer desagradable, quitarle cualquier onda "cool" que el Joker pudo haber agarrado sin querer en la primera, es como si la película todo el tiempo te estuviera picando el ojo, diciéndote: "¿Ya vieron? No es ningún antihéroe, es solo un payaso patético que quiere fama". Hay una escena donde básicamente se burlan de la gente que pensaba que Arthur era cool, hasta mencionan a su mamá y lo patético que era, que seguro ni con quién.. es casi como si Todd Phillips estuviera queriendo corregir la tarea, diciendo: "¡Me entendieron todo mal en la primera! ¡ESTO es lo que de verdad quería decir!".

And this, in truth, brings me to a bigger problem I had: is that Joker 2 often feels less like a sequel and more like a super-meticulous analysis, or even a review, of the original. It spends its time revisiting ideas, revisiting Arthur's motives, as if trying to break down the Joker mythos, you know? Again, the identity crisis thing, the "is he crazy or isn't he crazy?" debate... but instead of the character or the world growing, they just keep going around in circles. It's like they took the first one, took away that raw power it had, and then boom! They forced in a ton of somewhat pretentious symbolism, pardon my word... remember those clever, subtle little details in the first one? Here it's like: "DID YOU SEE IT?! CIGARETTES! THE LIGHT! IT'S JOKER!" I mean, zero! It’s not as brilliant as it’s cracked up to be, really. The whole thing feels very self-conscious, almost defensive, like the most important thing is that you’re NOT going to deify Arthur this time, which, okay, you get the idea, but does that make the story any good? Hmm, I’m not so sure.
Then, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. I was super excited for this! And look, Gaga is a beast, she gives it her all, and there are moments where she really shines, but Harley… oh, Harley, I felt so… underdeveloped. She’s important to the plot, like the spark for Arthur, but who is she? Why is she so obsessed with the Joker? What’s up with her? We’re given a supposed origin story that turns out to be fake, and then… well, nothing to fill that gap, it’s just… there. Like a “manic pixie dream girl” psycho version, you know what I mean?
There were times when I felt like she was more of a tool for the story than a well-developed character with flesh and blood... it's a shame because Gaga has plenty of talent, but the script just doesn't give her enough to draw from, it's as if they were afraid she'd overshadow Joaquin, and in the end she feels kind of wasted, which is a crime, seeing them together, acting like intense teenagers like "we're crazy and in love", oh, how frustrating at times, really! You just wanted to tell them they're a couple of idiots... where does all this drama happen? Well, almost all of it in Arkham Asylum or in court... what a prison, for God's sake! We barely see the outside world, which may have to do with Arthur's confinement and all that, but it also makes the film feel very still, very theatrical at times, we're just going back and forth between these two places, talking about the same thing, with these possible hallucinations or dream scenes so you don't know what's real... it gets... tiring, really.
Y esto, la verdad, me lleva a un problema más grande que tuve: es que Joker 2 muchas veces se siente menos una secuela y más como un análisis súper clavado, o hasta una reseña, de la original, se la pasa revisitando ideas, volviendo a ver los motivos de Arthur, como queriendo desmenuzar el mito del Joker, ¿saben? Otra vez el rollo de la crisis de identidad, el debate de "¿está loco o no está loco?".. pero en lugar de que el personaje o el mundo crezcan, nomás le dan vueltas a lo mismo, es como si hubieran agarrado la primera, le hubieran quitado esa fuerza cruda que tenía, y luego ¡pum!, le metieron a la fuerza un montón de simbolismos medio pretenciosos, con perdón.. se acuerdan de esos detallitos inteligentes, sutiles, en la primera? Aquí es como: "¡¿YA VIERON?! ¡CIGARROS! ¡LA LUZ! ¡ES JOKER!". O sea, ¡cero! No es tan brillante como se cree, la verdad.. todo se siente muy consciente de sí mismo, casi a la defensiva, como si lo más importante fuera que esta vez NO vayas a endiosar a Arthur, que okay, se entiende, pero ¿eso hace que la historia sea buena?
Mmm, no estoy tan seguro.. luego, Lady Gaga como Harley Quinn.. yo estaba súper emocionado por esto! Y miren, Gaga es una fiera, se entrega con todo, y hay momentos donde de verdad brilla, pero Harley... ay, Harley, la sentí tan... poco desarrollada.. es importante para la trama, como la chispa para Arthur, pero ¿quién es ella? ¿Por qué está tan obsesionada con el Joker? ¿Qué onda con ella? Nos dan una supuesta historia de origen que al final es falsa, y luego... pues nada para llenar ese hueco, simplemente... ahí está. ¿Como una "manic pixie dream girl" pero versión psicópata, me explico?
Muchas veces sentí que era más una herramienta para la historia que un personaje bien hecho, con carnita.. es una pena porque Gaga tiene talento de sobra, pero el guion nomás no le da suficiente tela de dónde cortar, es como si tuvieran miedo de que opacara a Joaquin, y al final se siente medio desperdiciada, lo cual es un crimen, verlos juntos, haciéndose los adolescentes intensos en plan "estamos locos y enamorados", ¡ay, qué frustrante a veces, de verdad! Nomás te daban ganas de decirles que son un par de mensos.. dónde pasa todo este drama? Pues casi todo en el Asilo Arkham o en el tribunal.. qué encierro, por Dios! Casi no vemos el mundo de afuera, que tal vez tiene que ver con el encierro de Arthur y todo eso, pero también hace que la película se sienta muy quieta, muy como de teatro a ratos, nomás estamos yendo y viniendo entre estos dos lugares, hablando de lo mismo, con esas posibles alucinaciones o escenas de sueños para que no sepas qué es real.. se vuelve... cansado, la verdad.

Okay, here's something that DID throw me off, really: the budget! They say this movie cost like $200 million! The first one was made for nothing compared to that, but watching Folie à Deux, I kept asking myself... where did all that money go? It's not like you see a ton of scenes with massive CGI like that. The musical numbers, while sometimes visually cool, don't scream "blockbuster budget." Could it all have gone to Joaquin and Gaga's salaries? The song rights? The marketing, which has been everywhere? It's kind of weird, really. Despite my complaints, I can't say it's a terrible movie. Todd Phillips has his style, no doubt about it... he knows how to position the camera, how to create that atmosphere that unsettles you. There are some visually powerful moments, especially when Arthur puts on the Joker suit - it just looks hypnotic, and the movie knows it... I have to give Phillips credit for being daring. He didn't just repeat the first one, he went all out with this mishmash of musical-courtroom drama-romance. Did he get it right? Well, no... For me, it was more of a foul ball.
It's a movie that seems to be at odds with itself and with what the first one was... it wants to be profound, to say something important about society, fame, madness, but many times it feels hollow and kind of cocky. It tries so hard to be an anti-Joker movie that it forgets to be a good movie in its own right. So, my rating? I’m going to give it a 4.5/10… it’s far from how brilliant the original was, it’s a frustrating, flawed, and ultimately unnecessary sequel that even makes you appreciate the first one more for how unique it was. I went in expecting magic, and came out mostly… confused and a little sad. I really wanted to love it, my people… it certainly ties things up in ways I wasn’t expecting, and it’s going to be a talking point for both the die-hard fans and those who just happen to catch it… oh well, that’s just my humble opinion… what did you guys think! Did it work for you? Did you love the musical numbers? Was Gaga your Harley? And so that’s that for today’s review, we’ll see you in the next ones soon, take care! Bye!
A ver, aquí hay algo que SÍ me sacó de onda, pero cañón: ¡el presupuesto! Dicen que esta película costó como ¡200 millones de dólares! La primera se hizo con una cosita de nada comparado con eso, viendo Folie à Deux, yo me preguntaba todo el tiempo... ¿a dónde se fue toda esa plata? No es que veas así un montón de escenas con CGI masivo, los números musicales, aunque a veces se ven chidos visualmente, no te gritan "presupuesto de superproducción".. será que todo se fue en los sueldos de Joaquin y Gaga? ¿Los derechos de las canciones? ¿El marketing, que ha estado hasta en la sopa? Es medio raro, la verdad, con todo y mis quejas, no puedo decir que sea una película espantosa, Todd Phillips tiene su estilo, no hay duda.. sabe cómo poner la cámara, cómo crear esa atmósfera que te inquieta, hay unos momentos visualmente potentes, sobre todo cuando Arthur se pone el traje del Joker – es que se ve hipnótico, y la película lo sabe.. le tengo que dar crédito a Phillips por aventado.
No nomás repitió la primera, se la jugó con este revoltijo de musical-drama de tribunal-romance. ¿Le atinó? Pues no.. Para mí, fue más bien un batazo que se fue de foul, es una película que parece que está peleada consigo misma y con lo que fue la primera.. quiere ser profunda, decir algo importante de la sociedad, la fama, la locura, pero muchas veces se siente hueca y medio mamona, se esfuerza tanto en ser una película anti-Joker que se le olvida ser una película buena por sí misma. Entonces, ¿mi calificación? Le voy a dar un 4.5/10.. está lejísimos de lo brillante que fue la original, es una secuela frustrante, con fallas y, al final del día, innecesaria, que hasta te hace apreciar más la primera por lo única que fue, entré esperando magia, y salí más que nada... confundido y un poco triste. De verdad quería que me encantara, mi gente.. ciertamente conecta las cosas de una forma que no me esperaba, y va a dar de qué hablar, tanto a los fans más fieles como a los que la vean de pasada.. ñero bueno, esa es solo mi humilde opinión.. qué pensaron ustedes! ¿Les funcionó? ¿Les encantaron los números musicales? ¿Gaga fue su Harley? Y bueno, hasta aquí la reseña de hoy, nos veremos en las próximas pronto, cuidense mucho! Byebye!


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Annabelle Comes Home really caught me off guard when it came out, remember watching this one in theater, I remember going into this movie I was already pretty tired of The Conjuring Universe pumping out sequel after sequel but damn this one kind of won me over with its throwback energy that felt almost like something new compared to the rest. The whole concept is very simple, Ed and Lorraine Warren played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga bring that creepy ass doll to their house and lock it up in what is basically a museum of cursed objects, then they leave their daughter Judy with a babysitter and her nosy friend Daniela who ends up opening Annabelles case because she wants to talk to her dead dad. Once that happens all hell breaks loose and multiple demons start terrorizing these girls throughout the house, you got The Ferryman The Bride some hellhound running around outside and a bunch of other nightmare fuel, what really worked for me was that the movie did not just rely on one demon, they threw several at us so if one did not land there were others to keep things interesting. Sure the first half dragged a bit and some scenes could have been trimmed down because watching someone walk around a room for what feels like forever gets old fast, but once everything ramped up near the end I was actually having a good time, the movie takes itself way too seriously for what it is which is a cliche horror setup about a babysitter in a haunted house, but honestly I had more fun with this than I expected and walked away thinking it was worth the watch, probably a solid 7 out of 10 for me.

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Now lets talk about the actual scares because thats where the magic of any horror movie is, in this case some of them worked really well and some of them felt like they were just going through the motions without much payoff which was disappointing. The Ferryman was probably my favorite of all the demons running around because every time you heard those coins rubbing together you knew something bad was about to go down, that background audio alone was more effective than half the jump scares in the movie and I wish they had done more with him instead of just having him pop up a few times and disapear without much explanation. The Bride on the other hand felt underutilized in a big way, theres this whole thing where the wedding dress makes people violent and she stabs Daniela except it turns out to be a fake out and then she vomits blood into her mouth which was gross as hell but then nothing really comes from it like no possession no lasting effects it just moves on like it never happened which felt like a huge missed opportunity to do something actualy scary. The hellhound was cool in concept but again not enough screen time to make it feel like a real threat, same with the samurai armor that just screams at people in Japanese and does basically nothing else besides look creepy in the background, it felt like the movie was trying to cram in as many different demons as possible without giving any of them enough room to breathe and develop into something truly terrifying. By the time the third act rolled around I was getting tired of seeing new threats pop up without any of them getting proper resolution, its like they wanted to set up future spin off movies more than they wanted to tell a cohesive story here which is frustrating when youre trying to enjoy the movie in front of you.
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What I did like the most though was how the movie tried to keep things feeling grounded even with all the supernatural chaos happening around these characters, the 70s setting worked really well, for the most part this is something I really enjoy from the Conjuring Franchise since they nail the era either if its 60s, 70s, for the most part it works out, this time give the whole thing a retro vibe that separated it from modern horror where everyone has a cell phone to call for help or look stuff up. Here these girls are stuck with rotary phones and dim lighting and creepy wallpaper everywhere which just adds to the atmosphere in a way that feels authentic, Gary Doberman who directed this did a solid job with the visuals and keeping the tension up even when the script wasnt doing him any favors. Some of the shots where you could see something lurking in the background while the characters were clueless and unaware, were very creepy and reminded me of why I fell in love with this franchise in the first place, there was this one scene with coins on someones eyes that actually felt the chills without it even doing much. The music was also on point throughout the whole thing, it never overpowered the scenes but it was always there in the background adding just enough dread to make you uncomfortable and just keeps adding to the overall experience. The performances across the board were strong and everyone seemed committed to selling this ridiculous horror story because lets face it, if it wasnt for a girl who wanted to talk to her dad none of this had happen, Madison Iseman as Mary Ellen and Katie Sarife as Daniela both brought their A game and made me care about what happened to them even when Daniela was being an idiot. There is also this boyfriend character Bob who shows up and he was mostly there for comic relief but hes so sweet and genuine that you cant help but root for him to survive the night, the kid literally fights off a hellhound with his guitar which sounds ridiculous on paper but somehow works in the context of the movie.
Lets keep things grounded and realize this is just entertainment and wont be perfect because there are some holes on this movie and Im not going to pretend it doesnt have some serious issues that bothered me, at the end of the day this is a pretty cliche horror setup about a babysitter in a haunted house but it acts like its trying to be this grand epic statement about good versus evil which just doesnt land for me. Its when Annabelle gets locked back in her case everything goes back to normal instantly and all the demons just vanish like they were never there, which felt like a cop out because it didnt really explain why that worked or what the rules were supposed to be in this universe and the only logic I could find is that there is a legion of demons inside Annabelle and not just one, I guess the doll is also like a beacon for spirits so once she was contained they have no anchor but it would have been nice to get a little more clarity on that instead of just hand waving it away. The pacing is also all over the place with the first half moving at a snails pace with long drawn out scenes of people walking around in the dark looking at stuff and then the second half tries to throw everything at you at once and it ends up feeling messy like they ran out of time. I wish they had spread out the action more evenly instead of front loading all the boring parts and then trying to make up for it with chaos at the end, it would have made for a much better viewing experience if things had been balanced out better. Despite all that I still had more fun with this than I expected, its not perfect and its not going to blow anyones mind or reinvent the horror genre but its a solid entry in The Conjuring Universe that does enough right to make it worth watching if you go in with reasonable expectations. If you just want a fun horror movie to kill an evening with you will probably have a good time.

















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Season 4 splits up Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri for basically the entire season AGAIN!!, so your watching three completely separate shows that barely connect to each other at all that by now has become and old joke that doesnt has effect anymore, this is just me talking about the entertaining side of things without knowing if this is how the books play out, it makes the whole thing feel disjointed and messy. Geralt just wanders around with his new company, fighting random monsters, meeting people who either join his quest or die along the way, most of them you dont really care about because there not given enough time to develop properly. Ciri hangs out with the Rats doing robberies, catching feelings for Mistle, from what I could find out online that whole relationship is suppose to be way more messed up, problematic and uncomfortable than how the show presents it and honestly the hole Rats thing was very cringe AF. Yennefer gets stuck recruiting mages all over the continent to fight Vilgefortz, witch takes forever to actually get interesting because they took the first four episodes for build up that felt more like everyone was lost, its repetitive as hell. Geralts storyline is probably the best part of the season because at least your following the main character doing stuff that kind of matters so they should have nailed this part easily. He meets Regis, who is played by Laurence Fishburne and honestly Regis is one of the few bright spots this season, they use a lot of animated content when it comes to his backstory that I like very much, he went on a violent rampage that got him killed and it took him 50 years to regenerate from being torn apart, its a powerful metaphor for redemption. They make his character more about him wanting peace, witch makes it so odd compared to the classic vampire we get from fantasy stories, this one is a day walker, eats food, control his thirst for blood and help others.
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Yennefers storyline is hands down the worst part of season 4, but at the same time gave me the best battle of the season too. She spends the whole season teleporting around, recruiting mages to form the Lodge of Sorceresses, and fight Vilgefortz, witch sounds cool on paper but the execution is so boring, repetitive and dragged out that you just stop caring after a while. The show makes the lodge seem like this heroic feminist group, fighting for the greater good, when they are manipulative, power hungry witches, who most likely will try to control Ciri for there own purposes, in my opinion nothing has change is just that they all had their asses on fire with Vilgefortz on kill mode, they are villains not heroes. Philippa Eilhart is suppose to be a cold, ruthless villain, one of the main antagonists actually but the show turned her into this sympathetic character who helps Yennefer instead, you can tell nobody in there likes Yennefer. The show turns Yennefer into some generic badass leader, training mages with swords, under the supervision of Lambert and Cohan, witch is not so hard to believe based on the show since they know how close Geralt and Yennefer are so yeah they just want to help although if you based that concept on the book Im over 110% it was very unlikely, why are sorceresses learning sword fighting when they have magic?? thats another point, the amount of inconsistencies along the show, not only mages sword fighting but there were some scenes that make no sense if there isnt magic in between. Theres also this weird witch on a broomstick scene, with a character wearing a pointy hat, black robes, that feels totally out of place, like are we doing classical witch vibes now or what??, its so inconsistent with the rest of the shows visuals. The final battle at Monte Calvo is actualy pretty cool, with all the mages fighting Vilgefortz army, portaling around, throwing fireballs, its decent action but it takes FOUR fkn episodes to get there. Oh and Vilgefortz escapes anyway, the had one job, so the whole thing feels pointless, like what was even the point of all that buildup if he was just gonna run away, Yennefer goes after him alone at the end witch I guess sets up Season 5.
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Ciris storyline with the Rats is super rushed and cringe story I have seen on TV in a long time, I hated every time the rats come on scene aside from them been heavy into drugs and alcohol, it never feels like your average drunk, when they completely botch the Mistle relationship I think they do the drugs thing to stay controversial but from my understanding on the books this is way worst and has a bigger impact on her story but Im not using the books to put up my opinion since Im just an average viewer who have never read the books or play the games just like Geralt as a bad ass fighter. Now Ciri fight scenes they were on point, I think they did an awesome job with Freya Allan, I could see Ciri having a sparing session with Geralt and getting him on trouble more than once. From the start I never like the whole Falka thing, the series makes the Rats seem like this fun group of outlaws, doing Robin Hood type stuff, robbing tax collectors, helping villagers and her relationship with Mistle comes off as cute, romantic, wholesome, instead of deeply problematic, toxic, born from trauma as they clearly didnt want to deal with the uncomfortable aspects of the story, so they just sanitized everything, made it easy for mainstream audiences, but honestly this is a reality as adaptations are for the MAINSTREAM not for the fans, I get it that anyways they did it wrong because Ciri story sux for the most part but this is where I have a problem with people that gives a 2/10 to an episode or the entire series just because its not like the books or the game, everyone has an opinion but lets be realistic this is not a 2/10 Season. Remember how I mention inconsistencies?? well Ciri had a huge one when she caught up a cart going out of the city on foot, they even zoom out latter when she is rushing out on horse mount to save the Rats, the town was like a marathon away, like WTF. All this after she finally decided to escape this hole Robin Hood world she was living in that clearly was not her and now has to go back to reality, they really tone it down there because my understanding is that the Rats in the books abuse her at first. Towards the end of the season Leo Bonhart shows up, kills all the Rats in this brutal fight scene that actually looks pretty good, the choreography, camera work, violence, is all solid, Sharlto Copley does a great job as Bonhart even though his storyline feels like a speedrun. He just shows up, murders everyone in like 2 minutes, captures Ciri, no buildup, no tension, just bam heres Bonhart now he is gone. Ciri tries to fight him but loses easily, gets captured, tied up and this turns in another cliff hanger for season 5, she basically look helpless against someone like Bonhart, who collects Witcher medallions from all the Witchers hes killed, wears them as trophys, now thats a real bad ass mf.












