I managed to get through it. Unlike many leaving a review I have seen the whole first season but i have not got many positive things to say...
the casting isnt great, the few standouts would have to be Gustaf Skarsgård and Emily Coates. the rest are just abit lackluster, however the lead actress Kathrine Langford is i feel a terrible choice, she posseses none of the traits of a powerful witch and im sorry to say her physique is nowhere near good enough, the fight scenes are ruined by poor choreography and Kathrine thats just slugish, it looks like she has never held a sword in her life.
the costumes and setting is also not up to scratch, the sets and costumes look to new and fresh, it looks like the builings were made yesterday and the clothes are unwarn, breaks the realism. the show also is very poor at engaging the viewer with the world were in, i cant remeber seeing a single map of any kind to make it easier for me to understand where these places are in comparison to one another, everything seems like its a days ride.
the CGI was awful, from the wolves, to the guy getting chopped in half and dont get me started on the poor spurts of blood that looed fake in every fight.
the fighting and action pieces. I have already said how poor Kathrine is but the rest of the choreography isnt much better, the weeping monk doing random flips all the time, to his fight with the trinisty guard, where he effortlessly cuts down a handful of guards one second, the next 5 guards just take him out in 3 seconds and almost kill him, and then 10 seconds later he manages to kill them all again super effortlessly, looks incredibly stupid!!!
the story aswell is abit of a mess, the show starts with Nimue being hated by the fay and her hating them, then after the attack and she finds the sword she loves her people and they love her and crown her queen of the fey. the story seems like it wants to be a dark and interesting fantasy adventure but it swaps from being a dark and serious story to a teenage love drama at times, which feels out of place. Throughout the series there is also so many scenes that did follow logic. the red pool: why did they all of a sudden need to take a bath when they were under strict orders to bring the sword, why did they leave the sword unguarded. why did they seek refuge in the mill when they knew the mill didnt have any exits and they would be trapped in there instead of just running into the forrest. or in the last scenes where Nimue is shot by Iris, she falls to her knees and for no reason she just leans/falls of the edge atleast make it so the impact of the arrow makes her stuble of the edge...
in conclusion,the show is just interesting enough for me to have finished it, but i will not be watching later seasons if more are made, this is only watchable as a show if you just want som action and something to ditract you from you day to day doings, if you take shows seriously then this show will annoy you.