“And just when it seemed all was lost, Geralt rose again,” says Stribog the storyteller in the frame device, set 100 years after the events of The Witcher , that opens the show’s fourth season. It’s a line that makes sense in the context of the series, but even more outside of it — a way to reassure viewers that even losing lead actor Henry Cavill was not enough to end Geralt of Rivia’s journey before its rightful conclusion.

There’s been a lot of drama surrounding the departure of Cavill from The Witcher and a lot of nervous speculation about whether his chosen successor, Liam Hemsworth , will be a capable replacement. Having finally seen Hemsworth’s big debut, I’m ready to deliver my initial verdict: He is … totally fine.

Which isn’t to say Hemsworth is an improvement , or

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