Their little dance starts over, as Geralt goes on hunting adventures with his de facto daughter and pines for his would-be wife from one room over. Every time he starts to get comfortable with their makeshift family life, he senses danger and hurries them off to another not-so-discreet location. His time roaming the countryside with Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Ciri (Freya Allan) sees Geralt letting people in - literally (into his room, for dinner) and figuratively (also for dinner) - while retaining his gruff brand of cautionary concern. Season 3 starts with a few of these moments. His rare flashes of happiness typically surface post-conquest - whether in the surly quips he deploys as the battle shifts in his favor, or in the tub later on, when he’s finally able to relax. He’s good at his job, but he’s not delighting in the endless parade of ugly beasts that have come to kill him. He’s ready and willing to deploy his arsenal of attacks on misshapen monsters, but I don’t know if I’d argue he enjoys the struggle. Over three seasons, the Geralt we’ve come to know and love is a skilled warrior, devout defender, and emotional lump. Mainly, he’s an ideal onscreen warrior (obviously), yet he’s also an intriguing screen presence when static. Part of what makes Cavill’s ending so egregious is that it runs in direct opposition to the actor’s strengths. What Henry Cavill brought to “The Witcher” cannot be replaced, and since the series isn’t about to acknowledge as much, let’s act like Geralt and do it ourselves. Season 3 forced my hand in more ways than one, but imagining a version of this show without Cavill’s swoll stewardship is to picture a series that’s impossible to enjoy. I do not have those answers, dear readers, but I have made a decision: “The Witcher” is over - for me, anyway. Wes Anderson’s ‘Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ Sets Netflix Release Date and Shares New Art Did he want out? Did producers want him out? Did Netflix want to save money on Season 4’s budget by hiring a new actor, instead of upping Cavill’s salary in accordance with his time served? But now that James Gunn and Peter Safran are starting over with Clark Kent as a cub reporter, confusion over Cavill’s exit from his beloved Witcher-ing world lingers. (Apparently, events of the fifth “Witcher” book, “The Lady of the Lake,” will help explain Geralt’s softened eyes and shrunken jawline, though it’s unconfirmed if that transition will take place in-world.) The decision to switch Witchers came down late last year, soon after Cavill thought he was returning for more Superman movies. Liam Hemsworth (no, not that Hemsworth, or that other Hemsworth - this Hemsworth) will don the White Wolf’s white wig, in a bit of mid-series recasting that may or may not play out sans onscreen comment. Geralt will return in Season 4, he just won’t be played by Cavill. If you were a casual fan who only watches TV for fun - rather than searching for reviews, news, and analysis (like this!) before and after every season - then you’d have no idea you just saw the last of Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia. It doesn’t give him a send-off at all, in fact. For anyone reading this in advance of watching Season 3, fair warning: “The Witcher” does not give Henry Cavill a fitting send-off.
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