A Discovery of Witches<\/a> comes as something of a mixed blessing for its many, famously dedicated fans.<\/p>\nWhile this time, they haven\u2019t had to wait over two years between series (thanks to planned and unplanned delays, courtesy of cast pregnancy and COVID), the scant 12-month wait since series two may not have been enough time to prepare them for the end \u2013 because this, sadly, is the final series of the Deborah Harkness adaptation.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, there\u2019s a lot to get through \u2013 and not a lot of time to get through it. This is the shortest series yet (down from 10 episodes last year to seven) but it still has to resolve all the ongoing plot threads, deliver closure to its large, ever-expanding cast and match up with fans\u2019 impressions of Harkness\u2019 original books. That it manages to do this as well as it does is testament to the cast and crew, who filmed relentlessly through the pandemic (and had to get a little inventive in getting South Wales to sub in for various overseas locales) to deliver this final series.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve not seen the series before\u2026 well, if you haven\u2019t, I\u2019m not sure this would be the place to start. But just for a recap: the series is largely concerned with the relationship between vampire Matthew (Matthew Goode) and witch Diana (Teresa Palmer), a union banned by the Congregation of supernatural creatures, many of whom see this scandal as an opportunity to grab power.<\/p>\n