A younger and... more confused Vesemir. 10 things Netflix show changes in The Witcher

Kim Bodnia is a really good actor. He played Vesemir as well as he could. At first, he admittedly seemed to me far too young for the role (the actor is 56 years old and looks young for his age), but this isn't the crux of the issue here.

Unfortunately, the longer I watched him at Kaer Morhen, the more he gave the impression that he's Eskel's lost brother or one of the witcher's charges, instead of the other way around. Not only did Geralt, Lambert, Triss and even Ciri seem to have more to say than him, but the fortress's oldest inhabitant simply exuded childish naivety while trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his adopted son's death.

The worst part is that the writers turned him into the most useless character in the entire the season. Upon leaving Kaer Morhen, Geralt wasn't especially bothered about what Vesemir had to say, the witchers who brought a whole host of harlots to the fortress didn't care about him one whit, even Ciri wasn't willing to follow his advice, while Triss snatched the young princess from his hands as if the character played by Kim Bodnia was an unruly boy. A lot can be said about the show's version of this character. It can certainly be said that he was no one's mentor. It's a pity, but fortunately this plotline could potentially be corrected in future seasons, bringing Vesemir closer to the character Sapkowski always intended him to be.