Liam Hemsworth in ‘The Witcher’.
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The witcher Season 4, which sees Henry Cavill replaced by Liam Hemsworth, is getting a harsh reception Rotten Tomatoes critics and users.
Cavill, of course, played Geralt of Rivia, aka the title character, on the hit Netflix series for three seasons, from 2019 to 2023. However, in 2022, Cavill shocked audiences with a Instagram post which announced that the series’ third season would be its last.
“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and sadly I will be laying down my medallion and swords for Season 4,” Cavill, who also played director Zach Snyder’s version of Superman, wrote in the post. “In my place, the wonderful gentleman Liam Hemsworth will take up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and with excitement to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced man.”
At least, judging by the reviews and ratings Rotten Tomatoeshis critics and audiences aren’t entirely fascinated by Hemsworth taking up the mantle of Geralt.
All eight episodes of The witcher Season 4 dropped on Netflix on Thursday. To date, Rotten Tomatoes critics have given season 4 a 53% “rotten” rating based on 17 reviews, while the season also received a 19% “rotten” Popcornmeter score based on over 100 verified user reviews.
The RT The critics’ consensus and audience summary are still pending.
On the other hand The witcher Season 1 received a 68% “fresh” rating RT critics based on 92 reviews and a Popcornmeter score of 88% based on over 10,000 verified user reviews; while Season 2 received a 95% “fresh” rating RT based on 64 reviews and a 54% “rotten” Popcornmeter score based on over 5,000 verified user reviews.
Season 3 of The witchermeanwhile received a 79% ‘fresh’ rating from critics RT based on 47 reviews and a 20% “rotten” score based on over 2,500 verified user reviews.
What are individual critics saying about ‘The Witcher’ season 4?
Liam Hemsworth there The witcher Season 4 stars Anya Chalotra as Yennifer and Freya Allan as Ciri. The official logline for The Witcher season 4 reads: “After the continent-changing events of season three, Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri are separated by a raging war and countless enemies.
“As their paths diverge and their goals sharpen, they encounter unexpected allies eager to journey with them. And if they can accept these found families, they may have a chance to be reunited for good.”
Aramid Tinubu from Variety belongs to the top critics RT who gives The witcher Season 4 a ‘fresh’ review, stating: ‘In a much sharper and less complicated season than the last, The witcher Season 4 is action-packed and full of dazzling characters, both old and new.”
Ed Power from Great Britain Daily Telegraph also gives the new season of The Witcher a “fresh” review RTbut notes that Hemsworth’s “quietly ridiculous turn is nevertheless perfectly tailored for a show that harkens back to the time before fantasy was cool and (just about) gets by on sheer silliness.”
Sarah Dempster of the Guardian also calls out Hemsworth in her “rotten” review RTwriting, “While his predecessor gave Geralt I a gruff likeability, Geralt II is less ‘brave man-mountain struggling with responsibilities beyond our reach’ and more ‘bolder in a wig.’
Chase Hutchinson from The cover also gives The witcher Season 4 a ‘rotten’ review on RT, writing that where Henry Cavill “brought a real presence to the role – managing to be gruffly funny one moment and believably brutal the next – Hemsworth is merely an anchor for the whole experience from which The witcher can’t break free.
Rated TV-MA, all episodes of The witcher Seasons 1-4 are streaming on Netflix.
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