Critics and Rotten Tomatoes users curse “The Witcher” season 4
Charmer Season 4, which replaces Henry Cavill with Liam Hemsworth, received a harsh reception Rotten tomatoes critics and users.
Of course, Cavill played Geralt of Rivia, aka the titular hero, in the hit Netflix series for three seasons from 2019 to 2023. But in 2022, Cavill shocked audiences with an Instagram post announcing that the third season of the series would be his last.
“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and sadly, I will be putting away my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” Cavill, who also played director Zach Snyder’s version of Superman, wrote in the post. “Taking up the mantle of White Wolf in my place is the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth. As with the greatest literary characters, I pass the torch with respect for the time spent embodying Geralt and excitement to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and gentle man.”
At least judging by the reviews and audience scores Rotten tomatoesCritics and audiences aren’t all that enamored with Hemsworth taking on the mantle of Geralt.
All eight episodes Charmer The fourth season arrived on Netflix on Thursday. to date Rotten tomatoes critics gave 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 ratings.
Tea RT Critics consensus and audience summaries are still pending.
in contrast Charmer Season 1 received a 68% “fresh” rating. RT critics based on 92 reviews and an 88% Popcornmeter score based on over 10,000 verified user ratings; 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 ratings.
Season 3 Charmermeanwhile, it received a 79% “fresh” rating from critics RT based on 47 reviews and a 20% “rotten” score based on over 2,500 verified user ratings.
What are individual critics saying about ‘The Witcher’ Season 4?
I’m joining Liam Hemsworth Charmer Season 4 is Anya Chalotra as Yennifer and Freya Allan as Ciri. The official logline for Season 4 of The Witcher reads: “After the continent-changing events of season three, Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri find themselves separated by a raging war and countless enemies.
“As their paths diverge and their goals sharpen, they encounter unexpected allies eager to join their paths. And if they can accept these found families, they may have a chance to reunite for good.”
Aramid Tinubu of Variety is among the leading critics RT who gives Charmer Season 4 “Fresh” review that says, “In a much sharper and less convoluted season than the last, Charmer Season 4 is action-packed and full of dazzling characters, old and new.”
Ed Power from Great Britain Daily Telegraph also gives the new season of The Witcher a “fresh” rating RTbut notes that Hemsworth’s “quietly ludicrous turn is nonetheless perfectly attuned to a show that harkens back to a time when fantasy was uncool and passed for (almost) sheer stupidity.”
Sarah Dempster d Watchman also calls out Hemsworth in his “rotten” review on RTwriting, “Whereas his predecessor endowed Geralt I with a gruff likeability, Geralt II is less a ‘brave man-mountain grappling with responsibilities beyond our abilities’ and more ‘a bollard in a wig.’
Chase Hutchinson of Pack also gives Charmer Season 4 is a “rotten” review on RT, which writes that where Henry Cavill “brought a real presence to the role – able to be wildly funny one moment and believably brutal the next – Hemsworth is just the anchor around the whole experience that makes Charmer he can’t break free.
Rated TV-MA, all episodes Charmer Seasons 1-4 are streaming on Netflix.