The Witcher: Blood Origin is finally available on Netflix to fill some narrative gaps in The Witcher by telling us how the dimensions of Elves, humans, and monsters were united during the Conjunction of the Spheres.
The series also explores the ancient state of the Continent and promises to reveal how Witchers were created.
Those are some big promises to keep, and Episode 1, “Of Ballads and Bloody Blades,” doesn’t waste a second before putting everything in motion.
The first episode also highlights some of the show’s problems.
On the one hand, we get introduced to a large cast of interesting characters in an exciting fantasy world.
However, at the same time, we never have time to just take everything in since Blood Origin has a monumental story to tell in just four episodes.
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