Overall, the show looked half cooked, em hoping that it would get better in its coming seasons. Fantasy world created on a larger scale purely shows the ancient world of Magic, Wizards, Sorcerers, Curses, Mages, Prophecies etc.
Despite having a different experience and different in a good way I still had mixed feelings about the show as there were some underwhelming aspects which follows,
Timelines:
The Witcher showcases the past & present events both running simultaneously and at times it was very confusing as an audience to bifurcate which events were from past and vice versa.
Storylines:
Followed by confusing timelines, storyline also showed abrupt occurrences such as Jinn plot where Witcher with no reason finding a Jinn to tackle his insomnia finally ended-up in meeting Yennefer looked so unnatural and forced just to connect both the characters, similarly Cirilla meeting Witcher had so much hyped but when actual event occurred it just happened out of nowhere while on the other side there was a whole war scene happening at the same time.
Also, I felt that there should be more depth to the Yennefer's character as when she was in the process of being a mage it showed very little to nothing about how she learned the magic, what was her journey, as in later episodes we learnt that there was a whole schooling process for becoming a mage and once Yennefer was the brightest student.
Use of Words:
Although Witcher showcased the ancient times with people riding horses, using swords & arrows but their use of words were very recent such as 'F' word used constantly by the leads, 'Doctor' , 'Medical Science', 'Botany', 'Reverse Phycology' these words and the timeframe/era showed in the show I find it very contradictory.
Performances:
Ferya Allan as Cirilla didn't impress well as her situation referred me to the Arya Stark of GOT who had not exact but the similar nature of journey and Maisie Williams was phenomenal and effortless in that which I thought was missed by Ferya Allan.
Apart from that Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia was mesmerizing, he looked solid in every fight sequence and catchy in emotional scenes he has done all the heavy liftings effortlessly and proved his versatility as an actor, The Witcher is truly his show
Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg also did a commendable job but the abrupt development of her character ruined all the charm but she did great for what she had.