- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Dec 20, 2019
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We feel like Liam Hemsworth fills the boots of Geralt of Rivia just fine, and are quite enjoying the action sequences and touches of humor as The Witcher returns for Season 4.
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Though Episode 5, “The Joy of Cooking,” acts as a filler chapter rather than an actual narrative, the rest of the season is well-paced, tonally on point and offers ample screen time to the leading trio, interweaving the immense fable in a way that is accessible and interesting instead of overstuffed and exhausting.
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He [Liam Hemsworth] manages to make Geralt his own over the course of the season's eight episodes. That said, Season 4 is further proof that The Witcher has increasingly become about more than just one character. Chalotra's Yennefer has more than earned a spot on the list of all-time fantasy heroines, and Allan has a commanding grasp on Ciri.
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It seems safe to admit that this little experiment [recasting Geralt] is more successful than any of us probably expected. .... The character of Yennefer is largely absent from events at this part of the story in Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels, so her arc this season is pretty much made up out of whole cloth. And, spoiler alert: it’s fantastic.
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Liam Hemsworth takes on an unenviable task here, but the results are good (enough). .... Yennefer has the best story this season, so you don't have to look to Geralt for that. Ciri's parts of Season 4 are the weakest, but they're not enough to spoil what does work.