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Like it or not, it seems that Season 4 will definitely be a watershed moment for “The Witcher.” If the show can manage its sprawling cast of characters, introduce cool enough plotlines, and handle the transition from Cavill to Hemsworth with grace, it has conquered a challenge that puts Geralt’s worst in-universe enemies to shame, and is effectively as invincible as long as Netflix’s algorithms smile on it. If not … well, at least it was fun while it lasted.
The thing to remember here is that “The Witcher” has all the tools to make the change work. Really, assuming that Hemsworth will be as competent as there’s every right to believe he’ll be, all the show needs to do is … to keep doing what it’s been doing all along.
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However. When the pressure is mounting and the biggest star of the show is leaving, many people might suddenly have suggestions on how to tinker with the premise, or put overt focus on certain characters. Perhaps new, non-canon characters that decidedly shouldn’t be introduced will be introduced anyway. Maybe there will be a temptation to take unnecessary liberties with some storylines from the source material, or needless shortcuts with others.
There’s no reason to believe that “The Witcher” will fall in such a trap, and besides, jumping the shark is pretty hard to do in a high fantasy setting where such an act would mark just another Tuesday. Still, if “The Witcher” can’t resist tinkering with what works — either to take attention away from the recasting, or in an honest attempt to provide fire support for the new lead — the show just might be in serious trouble.
