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==Reception==
==Reception==
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 58% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 5.6/10, based on 62 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: "The world of ''The Witcher'' still only feels half-formed as it gallops onto screens, but Henry Cavill brings brawny charisma to a series teeming with subversive fantasy elements and dark humor."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_witcher/s01 |title=The Witcher: Season 1 (2019) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |accessdate=December 25, 2019}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 53 out of 100 based on 15 critics to the season, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-witcher/season-1 |title=The Witcher - Season 1 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref>
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 58% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 5.6/10, based on 62 reviews, in contrast with an average audience score of 93%. The website's critical consensus reads: "The world of ''The Witcher'' still only feels half-formed as it gallops onto screens, but Henry Cavill brings brawny charisma to a series teeming with subversive fantasy elements and dark humor."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_witcher/s01 |title=The Witcher: Season 1 (2019) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |accessdate=December 25, 2019}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 53 out of 100 based on 15 critics to the season, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-witcher/season-1 |title=The Witcher - Season 1 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref>

Joe Prings at We Got This Covered reported that The Witcher was the highest-rated Netflix Original series, based on its peak score of 8.9 out of 10 at IMDB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/witcher-officially-netflixs-highestrated-series/ |title=The Witcher Is Now Netflix’s Highest Rated Original Series|website=WeGotThisCovered |access-date=December 29,2019}}</ref> At December 29, 2019, IMDB's rating had dropped to 8.7, still ranking within the top 250 shows of all time, as voted by IMDB users.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5180504/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |title=The Witcher at IMDB |website=[[IMDB]] |access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>


In a positive review of the first season, Erik Kain of ''[[Forbes]]'' wrote, "If you're looking for an original dark fantasy with some horror elements, some bare skin and plenty of blood and gore (and monsters) look no further.",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2019/12/20/the-witcher-netflix-tv-series-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-monstrous/#381c491c17fd |title='The Witcher' Netflix TV Series Review: The Good, The Bad And The Monstrous |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> while James Whitbrook of ''[[io9]]'' said, "if you are willing to sit through those trudging opening episodes, punctuated by a cool fight here or an intriguing character scene there, ''The Witcher'' slowly but surely finds itself a fantastical slice of bloody, schlocky fun."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-witcher-takes-way-too-damn-long-to-get-interesting-1840543767?IR=T |title=The Witcher Takes Way Too Damn Long to Get Interesting, But It Gets There |website=[[io9]] |access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> Conversely, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' critic Darren Franich said of the series, "my destiny is to never watch this borefest ever again", awarding the first season an F rating.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2019/12/20/netflix-the-witcher-review/ |title=Netflix's The Witcher is nakedly terrible: Review |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> Franich drew criticism for admitting to skipping to the fifth episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2487334/netflix-the-witcher-showrunner-had-the-best-response-to-bad-reviews|title=Netflix's The Witcher Showrunner Had The Best Response To Bad Reviews|last=Garbone|first=Gina|website=CinemaBlend|date=December 22, 2019|accessdate=December 26, 2019}}</ref>
In a positive review of the first season, Erik Kain of ''[[Forbes]]'' wrote, "If you're looking for an original dark fantasy with some horror elements, some bare skin and plenty of blood and gore (and monsters) look no further.",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2019/12/20/the-witcher-netflix-tv-series-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-monstrous/#381c491c17fd |title='The Witcher' Netflix TV Series Review: The Good, The Bad And The Monstrous |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> while James Whitbrook of ''[[io9]]'' said, "if you are willing to sit through those trudging opening episodes, punctuated by a cool fight here or an intriguing character scene there, ''The Witcher'' slowly but surely finds itself a fantastical slice of bloody, schlocky fun."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-witcher-takes-way-too-damn-long-to-get-interesting-1840543767?IR=T |title=The Witcher Takes Way Too Damn Long to Get Interesting, But It Gets There |website=[[io9]] |access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> Conversely, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' critic Darren Franich said of the series, "my destiny is to never watch this borefest ever again", awarding the first season an F rating.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2019/12/20/netflix-the-witcher-review/ |title=Netflix's The Witcher is nakedly terrible: Review |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> Franich drew criticism for admitting to skipping to the fifth episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2487334/netflix-the-witcher-showrunner-had-the-best-response-to-bad-reviews|title=Netflix's The Witcher Showrunner Had The Best Response To Bad Reviews|last=Garbone|first=Gina|website=CinemaBlend|date=December 22, 2019|accessdate=December 26, 2019}}</ref>

Revision as of 13:44, 29 December 2019

This article is about 2019 Netflix TV series. For the Polish TV series also based on Andrzej Sapkowski's works, see The Hexer (TV series).

The Witcher
Genre
Created byLauren Schmidt Hissrich
Based onThe Witcher
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Starring
Composers
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producer
Cinematography
  • Jean-Philippe Gossart
  • Gavin Struthers
Editors
  • Liana Del Giudice
  • Nick Arthurs
  • Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez
  • Xavier Russell
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time47–67 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) –
present (present)

The Witcher is an action fantasy drama web television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

Set in a medieval world on a landmass known as the Continent, The Witcher follows the story of solitary monster hunter Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra), and princess Ciri (Freya Allan), who find their destinies tied together. The first season is based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, a collection of short stories that precede the main Witcher saga. The first season explores formative events that shaped the three lead characters, prior to their first encounters with each other.

The eight-episode first season was released in its entirety on December 20, 2019. A second season was announced on November 13, 2019, which is planned to be released in 2021.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor, a sorcerer, mentor to Istredd
  • Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe, ruler of the Kingdom of Cintra, grandmother of Princess Cirilla
  • Adam Levy as Mousesack, the court druid of Cintra
  • Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as King Eist Tuirseach, husband to Queen Calanthe
  • Emma Appleton as Princess Renfri, a princess-turned-bandit[8]
  • Maciej Musiał as Sir Lazlo
  • Tobi Bamtefa as Sir Danek
  • Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina Glevissig, a sorceress who trained alongside Yennefer
  • Shaun Dooley as King Foltest of Temeria
  • Terence Maynard as Artorius Vigo, a sorcerer, uncle of Fringilla
  • Judit Fekete as Vanelle of Brugge
  • Josette Simon as Eithne, Queen of the Dryads
  • Nóra Trokán as Dryad General
  • Anna-Louise Plowman as Zola

Notable guests

  • Mia McKenna-Bruce as Marilka
  • Tom Canton as Filavandrel
  • Natasha Culzac as Toruviel
  • Amit Shah as Torque
  • Jason Thorpe as Ostrit
  • Ben Lambert as King Virfuril of Aedirn
  • Jade Croot as Princess Adda
  • Julian Rhind-Tutt as Giltine
  • Isobel Laidler as Queen Kalis of Lyria
  • Blair Kincaid as Crach an Craite
  • Gaia Mondadori as Pavetta
  • Bart Edwards as Urcheon of Erlenwald / Duny
  • Marcin Czarnik as Ronin Mage
  • Lucas Englander as Chireadan
  • Adele Oni as Téa
  • Colette Dalal Tchantcho as Véa
  • Jordan Renzo as Eyck of Denesle
  • Jeremy Crawford as Yarpen Zigrin
  • Ron Cook as Borch Three Jackdaws
  • Ella-Rae Smith as Fola
  • Francis Magee as Yurga

Episodes

The first season is based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The End's Beginning"Alik SakharovLauren Schmidt HissrichDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Geralt of Rivia battles a kikimora before arriving in the nearby town of Blaviken. In a tavern, he meets Renfri, a princess-turned-bandit believed to be cursed. Renfri is after the wizard Stregobor whom she has tracked to the town. Stregobor lures Geralt to his hideout and asks him to kill Renfri, but Geralt refuses. Later, Renfri approaches Geralt in the woods and offers a counter-proposal. Geralt gives her an ultimatum: leave Blaviken or die. She agrees to leave, but, instead, returns that night to seduce him. Geralt wakes up and realizes Renfri would not give up killing Stregobor. He rushes to the marketplace to stop her. After killing her men, he fights Renfri, fatally wounding her. Before dying, Renfri tells him of a girl who will be his destiny. Stregobor arrives to take Renfri's body for autopsy which Geralt opposes. Years later, the kingdom of Cintra is attacked and defeated by its southern neighbor Nilfgaard. Princess Cirilla is sent away by her grandmother, Queen Calanthe, to escape and find Geralt of Rivia. While running, Cirilla is captured by Cahir, a Nilfgaardian officer. However, the sight of the burning city and castle trigger her powers, allowing her to escape.

Based on "The Lesser Evil" from The Last Wish.[9]
2"Four Marks"Alik SakharovJenny KleinDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Yennefer, a hunchbacked girl from the kingdom of Aedirn, is sold to Tissaia de Vries. She is taken to Aretuza to be trained as a sorceress and soon finds herself not as talented as the other students. She strikes up a friendship with Istredd and reveals to him she is part-elf, a cause of her deformity. Later, it is revealed Tissaia and Stregobor were using Yennefer and Istredd to spy on each other. Yennefer witnesses Tissaia turning three students into eels who act as conduits, powering Aretuza with magic. Geralt is hired to investigate thefts of grain in Posada. A traveling bard, Jaskier, joins him hoping for adventure. They encounter a Sylvan, an intelligent goat-like being, who knocks them unconscious. They wake up in a mountain cave where Geralt meets the elven king, Filavandrel, and urges him to lead his people to better lands after being banished by the humans. Instead of killing them, Filavendrel releases them. Cirilla encounters a boy in the woods, Dara, but loses him before finding a refugee camp. Dara comes back to save her as the camp is being attacked by Cahir's forces. Cirilla realizes Dara is an elf.

Based on "The Edge of the World" from The Last Wish.[9]
3"Betrayer Moon"Alex Garcia LopezBeau DeMayoDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Yennefer and Istredd, now lovers, are about to finish their training. Before she is initiated, Yennefer has the chance to transform her body into her ideal image. The Brotherhood of Sorcerers discuss the allocation of the initiated sorceresses to their respective kingdoms. Through Stregobor's scheme, Yennefer is assigned to Nilfgaard, instead of her preferred Aedirn, due to her elven blood. Yennefer breaks up with Istredd, then undergoes the painful transformation, at the cost of her fertility. Yennefer charms the king of Aedirn into taking her as his advisor. Geralt goes to the kingdom of Temeria to investigate a monster stalking the populace. Assisted by King Foltest's sorceress advisor, Triss Merigold, Geralt identifies the monster as a striga, a creature born from a curse, and of incest between Foltest and his deceased sister, Princess Adda. Geralt also discovers the curse was placed by Ostrit, a courtier who learned about the affair. Using Ostrit as bait, Geralt battles the striga until dawn, lifting the curse. Cirilla enters a dense forest in a trance.

Based on "The Witcher" from The Last Wish.[9]
4"Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials"Alex Garcia LopezDeclan de BarraDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Yennefer, having served Aedirn for three decades, is escorting Queen Kalis of Lyria when they are ambushed by an assassin. Yennefer opens multiple portals to flee, but the assassin tracks each one and kills Kalis. Yennefer escapes with Kalis' newborn daughter, but the baby dies. Geralt accompanies Jaskier to the betrothal feast of Princess Pavetta, daughter to Queen Calanthe. A knight by the name of Urcheon of Erlenwald arrives, declaring he is claiming Pavetta's hand through the Law of Surprise, having saved King Roegner, husband to Calanthe and father to Pavetta years ago. Urcheon, also known as Duny, suffers from a curse that transformed him into half-man, half-hedgehog. Despite Pavetta's acceptance, Calanthe refuses, leading to a brawl. Calanthe tries to stab Urcheon, which causes Pavetta to activate her power, unleashing a maelstrom until Geralt intervenes. Calanthe marries Duny and Pavetta, and the curse on Duny is lifted. Duny insists Geralt take a reward, and he invokes the Law of Surprise, something Duny has but does not know. It is revealed Pavetta is pregnant with Duny's child. Cirilla and Dara encounter Queen Eithne and her band of dryads in Brokilon Forest. Cahir and the sorceress Fringilla tracks Ciri's location.

Based on "A Question of Price" from The Last Wish, and "Sword of Destiny" from Sword of Destiny.[9]
5"Bottled Appetites"Charlotte BrändströmSneha KoorseDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Geralt and Jaskier discover a Djinn, a spirit that grants three wishes, and accidentally releases it. It curses Jaskier, and Geralt seeks help from the nearest mage, who turned out to be Yennefer. Yennefer cures Jaskier, them attempts to capture the Djinn and the ensuing struggle threatens to destroy the town. Geralt uses his third wish, freeing the djinn. Geralt and Yennefer realize their attraction and have sex. Yennefer asks about the third wish, but Geralt falls asleep. Cahir hires a doppler, a being that can assume the form of any person. The doppler assumes the identity of Mousesack, the court druid of Cintra and a guardian of Ciri's, and stabs Mousesack. Eithne allows Ciri to stay in Brokilon. Doppler-Mousesack arrives at Brokilon, and Ciri and Dara leave with him.

Based on "The Last Wish" from The Last Wish.[9]
6"Rare Species"Charlotte BrändströmHaily HallDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Geralt, Jaskier, and Yennefer join a dragon hunt organized by Borch, an adventurer. The party also includes Borch's two bodyguards, Téa and Véa, Yennefer's knight escort, a band of dwarves, and a company of professional monster hunters called Reavers. After camping overnight, the party finds the knight dead and the Reavers have departed early. The dwarves take the party to a mountain shortcut. Borch, Téa, and Véa sacrifice themselves rather than endanger the party. Geralt and Yennefer reconcile. They hurry to the dragon's den to find the dragon dead, and the dragon's egg guarded by Téa, Véa, and Borch, who reveals he is Villentretenmerth, a golden dragon. The five defend the egg from the Reavers. Borch pays off the dwarves with dragon teeth. Geralt reveals to Yennefer his third wish bound their fates together. Dara grows suspicious over Doppler-Mousesack. After Ciri questions him, the doppler reveals himself, and in the scuffle, Dara is knocked out and Ciri escapes, but is also rendered unconscious. Cahir finds Ciri, but it turns out to be the doppler. They fight and the doppler escapes. Dara frees the real Ciri, but then leaves her. Cahir and Fringilla plan their next move.

Based on "The Bounds of Reason" from Sword of Destiny.[9]
7"Before a Fall"Alik Sakharov & Marc JobstMike OstrowskiDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

With Nilfgaard poised to invade Cintra, Geralt decides to invoke his Law of Surprise. Calanthe offers up a fake, but Geralt isn't fooled. He is imprisoned. After visiting Istredd, Yennefer returns to Aretuza with a sorcerer named Vilgefortz. When announcing his intention to rally mages to oppose Nilfgaard, she declines to join. The Brotherhood votes to remain neutral, but Tissaia, Vilgefortz, and other mages resolve to fight. Tissaia convinces Yennefer to join. Nilfgaard invades, sacking the city and breaching the castle. Calanthe wants to send Ciri away with Geralt, but he's nowhere to be found. In the present day, Ciri fends for herself. One night she is stumbled upon by her old friends from Cintra. When they turn on her, her powers activate.

Based on "Something More" from Sword of Destiny.[9]
8"Much More"Marc JobstLauren Schmidt HissrichDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)

Yennefer and the mages reinforce the strategic keep of Sodden Hill, aiming to prevent Nilfgaardian forces from invading the rest of the Northern Kingdoms. The Nilfgaardians launch their attack, with both sides utilizing magic and inflicting heavy casualties on each other. Tissaia attempts to talk down Fringilla, but Fringilla disables her. Vilgefortz fights Cahir, but loses and is thrown down a hill. When Vilgefortz wakes up, he kills a Northern sorcerer, revealing himself to be a turncoat. When Nilfgaardian soldiers begin to overrun the fort, Yennefer channels a massive stream of fire, then seemingly disappears. Having escaped from Cintra, Geralt encounters a merchant burying the bodies of dead refugees. He defends the man from undead monsters, but is wounded and loses consciousness. He wakes to find himself on the merchant's cart en route to the man's farm. In his delirious state, he dreams about his mother, Visenna. Ciri is awakened by the woman she met earlier, and discovers the dead bodies of her harassers around her, killed in gruesome ways. The woman takes her to her farm. Geralt arrives at the same farm. Geralt and Ciri meet and embrace. Ciri asks Geralt, "Who is Yennefer?"

Based on "Something More" from Sword of Destiny.[9]

Production

Development

Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series was almost adapted into a standalone Netflix film but Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President of International Originals at Netflix, dissuaded the producers. She recalled asking them, "How can you take eight novels and just turn it into a film? There's so much material here. Through a number of conversations, the producers got really excited about the idea of using the source material for a longer-running series."[10] In May 2017, Netflix announced the start of production on an English-language drama TV series based on the books.[11][12]

In December 2017, it was reported that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich would serve as showrunner on the show.[13] In April 2018, Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the script for the pilot episode was finished, and the first season would be eight episodes long.[14] In 2017, it was reported that Andrzej Sapkowski would serve as a creative consultant on the show, but in January 2018, Sapkowski denied any direct involvement.[15] However, he met with Schmidt Hissrich in April 2018[16][17] and in May 2018 she stated that Sapkowski is on the creative team of the project.[18] In August, Andrew Laws was revealed as production designer.[19] In December, Radio Times reported directors Alik Sakharov and Charlotte Brändström have joined the project.[20]

Netflix announced a second season on November 13, 2019,[21] with production set to begin in London in early 2020, for a planned release in 2021.[22]

Writing

The first season was told in a non-linear manner, which Hissrich said was inspired by Christopher Nolan's 2017 film Dunkirk.[23] Hissrich also said Yennefer and Cirilla were given more prominence to allow the viewers to understand them better, by showing their backstories, motivations, journey, and complications.[24] For the second season, Hissrich said the story will build on the foundations from the first season, becoming more focused, and that characters will interact with each other more frequently.[25]

Casting

Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra at the 2019 San Diego Convention for The Witcher
Freya Allan at the 2019 San Diego Convention for The Witcher

In September 2018, Netflix announced that Henry Cavill would play Geralt of Rivia,[26][27] who was selected from more than 200 actors.[28] In October 2018, Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan were cast as Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Cirilla respectively, while Jodhi May, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Adam Levy, MyAnna Buring, Mimi Ndiweni, and Therica Wilson-Read also joined.[29] More casting was announced later that month, including Eamon Farren, Joey Batey, Lars Mikkelsen, Royce Pierreson, Maciej Musiał, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte, and Anna Shaffer.[30]

Filming

In April 2018, Schmidt Hissrich revealed that the show would be filmed in Eastern Europe.[31]

Principal photography for the first season began on October 31, 2018, in Hungary.[30] In March 2019, production moved to Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, with some scenes planned to be shot in the islands of La Palma and La Gomera as well.[32] Filming ended in Ogrodzieniec Castle in Poland.[33] Filming for the first season was concluded in May 2019.[34]

Release

In April 2019, Netflix's Ted Sarandos told investors in an earnings call that the series would be released in late 2019.[35] Netflix released the first teaser for the series at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19, 2019.[36][37] The first full trailer was revealed at Lucca Comics & Games on October 31, 2019.[38][39] Netflix released a final trailer on December 12, 2019.[40]

The series had its early premiere on Służewiec Racetrack in Warsaw on December 18, 2019.[41] The series premiered on December 20, 2019.[39]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 58% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 5.6/10, based on 62 reviews, in contrast with an average audience score of 93%. The website's critical consensus reads: "The world of The Witcher still only feels half-formed as it gallops onto screens, but Henry Cavill brings brawny charisma to a series teeming with subversive fantasy elements and dark humor."[42] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 53 out of 100 based on 15 critics to the season, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[43]

Joe Prings at We Got This Covered reported that The Witcher was the highest-rated Netflix Original series, based on its peak score of 8.9 out of 10 at IMDB.[44] At December 29, 2019, IMDB's rating had dropped to 8.7, still ranking within the top 250 shows of all time, as voted by IMDB users.[45]

In a positive review of the first season, Erik Kain of Forbes wrote, "If you're looking for an original dark fantasy with some horror elements, some bare skin and plenty of blood and gore (and monsters) look no further.",[46] while James Whitbrook of io9 said, "if you are willing to sit through those trudging opening episodes, punctuated by a cool fight here or an intriguing character scene there, The Witcher slowly but surely finds itself a fantastical slice of bloody, schlocky fun."[47] Conversely, Entertainment Weekly critic Darren Franich said of the series, "my destiny is to never watch this borefest ever again", awarding the first season an F rating.[48] Franich drew criticism for admitting to skipping to the fifth episode.[49]

Author Andrzej Sapkowski, has been favorable towards the show, stating, "I was more than happy with Henry Cavill's appearance as The Witcher. He's a real professional. Just as Viggo Mortensen gave his face to Aragorn (in The Lord of the Rings), so Henry gave his to Geralt — and it shall be forever so". Sapkowski added, "I shall be happy if the viewers — and readers — take anything away, anything that shall enrich them in some way. Also, I sincerely hope to leave the viewers — and readers — hot. In every sense. Not tepid, not lukewarm."[50]

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