The Witcher viewers slam ‘gratuitous’ sex scenes and ‘excessive’ female nudity

THE Witcher viewers slammed the "gratuitous" sex scenes as bosses are accused of double standards with the "excessive" female nudity.

Netflix's fantasy epic has received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike but one main criticism is the show's focus on nudity.

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While there are no shortage of naked women in the show, fans have pointed out that Geralt - played by Superman actor Henry Cavill - has his clothes on throughout.

One person wrote: "C'mon, if you're going to have battlefield-level violence and nudity you could at least give us a proper Cavill sex scene"

Another added: "Started watching The Witcher on Netflix with Henry Cavill. I'm dismayed at the amount of gratuitous nudity these young actresses are being subjected to. It is exploitative."

A third remarked: "The gratuitous female nudity within the first 10 minutes of #TheWitcher can p*ss right off. There is absolutely no need for it yet these days it's thrown in like it's dialogue."

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The Witcher follows the adventures of Geralt, a mutant mercenary who hunts monsters for money.

Along the way he meets a variety of characters - and sleeps with many of them, including his love Yennefer (Anya Chalotra).

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich previously denied the show would be using the sex in a gratuitous way.

Speaking to Variety at the Lucca Comics & Games convention, she said: "With television pushing more into premium cable and now into streaming, you can say almost anything, you can see almost anything, you can do almost anything.

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"The interesting [thing] to me is not relying on that as a crutch. Audiences are really savvy. They don’t need to be shocked.

"They are looking to enjoy a good story. So whenever I approach sexuality, intimacy between characters, or nudity, to me it’s about: Does this do anything for our story?… I always go back to story and character, and if it doesn’t have anything to do with those we don’t need it."