Asking what I love most about #TheWitcher is like asking me which of my kids I love most. (For the record, I have one who fights for the Resistance and one who is clearly on the Dark Side, and they're both fascinating). There's so much that drew me to the work. For instance --
I think fantasy, in current tv, lacks a strong female POV. I've said it before and will say it again, I'm not looking to inject a strident feminist perspective on the source material. What I want is for female viewers to be able to recognize themselves in this genre they love.
So when I read Sapkowski's books, I was so thrilled. He's done the heavy lifting for me. These women are strong and troubled and complex and scared and brave and real and sexual and funny and dark as hell. They are every woman I know. Which leads me to the monsters --
Who are just as complex, because it's not as simple as good and evil. What happens when good actually creates evil? Nivellen, the Striga, Renfri, the silvan -- these are character who have reacted to their circumstances, and isn't that the most HUMAN experience in the world?
And Geralt, who is a rare man of neutrality in this world of dichotomies -- who is suddenly presented with the idea of destiny? Primer: destiny is a predetermined course of action, SHAPED BY INDIVIDUAL CHOICE. So where does that leave him? How does he stay a beacon of stability?
This is the best way to summarize it: I've read the books, I've listened to the books, I've played the games, I've watched others play the games, I've read reddits and fan sites and the whole internet backwards and forwards, I've immersed myself fully and completely, and --
