@TheRealKhan said:

@Poetist said:

@TheRealKhan said:

I saw all 8 just right now. And i must it was confusing like half the season because the whole season wasn’t in chronological order and i didnt know smfh

Not only that, there were so many characters and I didn't know their motives. For example, why did the king want Ciri? I can assume he wanted her to gain power, but that's just an assumption. I think the show would have been better if they started in chronological order and if they cut off the first two and maybe another episode.

I did research on it based on the games and it said Ciri has the Elder blood in her which gave her time traveling abilities.

There's actually a very different reason, which I won't spoil. They did give a clue, however, when it was mentioned that if Nilfgaard had Ciri, she would become Empress.

@Innovator said:

@TheRealKhan said:

@Poetist said:

@TheRealKhan said:

I saw all 8 just right now. And i must it was confusing like half the season because the whole season wasn’t in chronological order and i didnt know smfh

Not only that, there were so many characters and I didn't know their motives. For example, why did the king want Ciri? I can assume he wanted her to gain power, but that's just an assumption. I think the show would have been better if they started in chronological order and if they cut off the first two and maybe another episode.

I did research on it based on the games and it said Ciri has the Elder blood in her which gave her time traveling abilities.

There's actually a very different reason, which I won't spoil. They did give a clue, however, when it was mentioned that if Nefguard had Ciri, she would become Empress.

Empress of the world or continent? Didn’t in the game she had a choice to become a witcher and Geralt discouraged her from it?

@TheRealKhan said:

@Innovator said:

@TheRealKhan said:

@Poetist said:

@TheRealKhan said:

I saw all 8 just right now. And i must it was confusing like half the season because the whole season wasn’t in chronological order and i didnt know smfh

Not only that, there were so many characters and I didn't know their motives. For example, why did the king want Ciri? I can assume he wanted her to gain power, but that's just an assumption. I think the show would have been better if they started in chronological order and if they cut off the first two and maybe another episode.

I did research on it based on the games and it said Ciri has the Elder blood in her which gave her time traveling abilities.

There's actually a very different reason, which I won't spoil. They did give a clue, however, when it was mentioned that if Nefguard had Ciri, she would become Empress.

Empress of the world or continent? Didn’t in the game she had a choice to become a witcher and Geralt discouraged her from it?

Her grandparents said during the banquet Ciri would become Empress of Nilfgaard if they took her, so they knew that Nilfgaard was sending an invading force specifically for her. Also, the grandparents didn't know Ciri had any powers until her outburst during the Nilfgaard attack, so how could the Nilfgaard know it? They didn't, so there is a completely different reason why they (specifically the White Flame) want Ciri. Another clue if you're trying to piece it together (without looking it up) is that Queen Calanthe, Ciri's grandmother, is a terrible selfish person.

In the game, what ultimately happens to Ciri (either remain a Witcher or become Empress of Nilfgaard) completely depends on how Geralt treats her.

@TheRealKhan said:

I did research on it based on the games and it said Ciri has the Elder blood in her which gave her time traveling abilities.

But why did you have to do research? I feel as if a show has to stand on its own w/o referring to a book for reference.

@Poetist said:

@TheRealKhan said:

I did research on it based on the games and it said Ciri has the Elder blood in her which gave her time traveling abilities.

But why did you have to do research? I feel as if a show has to stand on its own w/o referring to a book for reference.

Some things the showrunners are trying to keep a mystery until future seasons. The reason why they're after Ciri is not really important to the story they were trying to tell in the 1st season. Later it will be.

@Innovator said:

@Poetist said:

@TheRealKhan said:

I did research on it based on the games and it said Ciri has the Elder blood in her which gave her time traveling abilities.

But why did you have to do research? I feel as if a show has to stand on its own w/o referring to a book for reference.

Some things the showrunners are trying to keep a mystery until future seasons. The reason why they're after Ciri is not really important to the story they were trying to tell in the 1st season. Later it will be.

Why would they do that? That turns away a lot of potential viewers who lost interest after the first and second episodes.

Plus, this isn't a whodunit.

It's not even sci-fi.

To me, a fantasy show has to set down rules and reasons. Now, if there is a twist, that's cool. You can add that in future seasons or episodes, but a fantasy flick has a certain formulas -- like all genres -- to follow.

@Poetist said:

@Innovator said:

@Poetist said:

@TheRealKhan said:

I did research on it based on the games and it said Ciri has the Elder blood in her which gave her time traveling abilities.

But why did you have to do research? I feel as if a show has to stand on its own w/o referring to a book for reference.

Some things the showrunners are trying to keep a mystery until future seasons. The reason why they're after Ciri is not really important to the story they were trying to tell in the 1st season. Later it will be.

Why would they do that? That turns away a lot of potential viewers who lost interest after the first and second episodes.

Plus, this isn't a whodunit.

It's not even sci-fi.

To me, a fantasy show has to set down rules and reasons. Now, if there is a twist, that's cool. You can add that in future seasons or episodes, but a fantasy flick has a certain formulas -- like all genres -- to follow.

There's a twist. Right now they just want people to assume that the Nilfgaard want to invade the north and need Ciri's powers to do that, but left clues that are contrary to it (there's actually a lot more clues than I've mentioned). That way when the twist comes, people could look back on the previous episodes and say, ah I see they were foreshadowing it all along. It's how all twists work.

@Innovator said:

There's a twist. Right now they just want people to assume that the Nilfgaard want Ciri's powers, but left clues that point against it. That way when the twist comes, people could look back on the previous episodes and say, ah I see they were foreshadowing it all along. It's how all twists work.

You got more from watching the Witcher than I did.

@Poetist said:

@Innovator said:

There's a twist. Right now they just want people to assume that the Nilfgaard want to invade the north and need Ciri's powers to do that, but left clues that are contrary to it (there's actually a lot more clues than I've mentioned). That way when the twist comes, people could look back on the previous episodes and say, ah I see they were foreshadowing it all along. It's how all twists work.

You got more from watching the Witcher than I did.

I'm a gamer, so I knew a lot of what was going to happen and what will happen in the future before watching it, therefore I caught a lot of things most people who never played the game or know little about the lore wouldn't.

It is a bit confusing, but I like the combination of fantasy and time travel. It will be interesting to see how similar or different it is from the game.