To be honest, I'm not enjoying The Witcher S2 as much as I hoped. While I enjoy the more linear storytelling, S1 had that additional level of intrigue due to somewhat parallel events happening decades apart or something like that. As for the production... I feel like the visuals, although clearner and brighter, lost something that S1 had. I'm not really sure what that was. Also, I don't really like how over half of the main characters wear colorful contact lenses and it just adds to the show feeling even more lifeless to me.
Not to mention that the show doesn't make the slightest effort to properly establish its worldbuilding or lore, so whenever people travel or mention politics, kings, nations or even Gods (and their motivations), so for me it's really confusing and just a lot of pointless exposition.
It's as if they take for granted everyone in the audience knows the games / novels / lore already or are ready to look up information online any time something is mentioned in the episodes... which isn't exactly what a good story should do.
Not to mention that the show doesn't make the slightest effort to properly establish its worldbuilding or lore, so whenever people travel or mention politics, kings, nations or even Gods (and their motivations), so for me it's really confusing and just a lot of pointless exposition.
It's as if they take for granted everyone in the audience knows the games / novels / lore already or are ready to look up information online any time something is mentioned in the episodes... which isn't exactly what a good story should do.