Jumbly Jumble

I feel like I'm missing something. Having played the games, I understand many of the plot beats. However, the series is disjointed, disconnected, and disappointing. The acting is fine, the characters are fine, the set decoration, wardrobe, props, and most of the special effects are very good. The pacing is fine. The plot and general narrative of the show, however, are severely lacking. Speaking purely from the show itself, I find it difficult to understand when something is happening within the series. Yennefer's story seems disconnected from the rest and does not occur naturally. I often find myself wishing the series were edited differently to make connections between events make a bit more sense. I have no grounded time frame to understand the events of the plot. Episodes jump from the present to the past and back at random. Perhaps they needed to make the storyline a traditional, focused narrative rather than the convoluted time-jump mess that it is. I'm struggling to give this more than three stars. For capturing the idea of The Witcher, it gets a pass. For creating a coherent narrative for those who haven't played the games, it's terrible. The Law of Surprise sequence should have been the first episode. Everything else should have been shown in order if only to make more sense.