Henry Cavill’s anticlimactic departure from ‘The Witcher’ flies in the face of promises of a ‘heroic sendoff’

Henry Cavill's The Witcher departure did not live up to promises of a "heroic sendoff."

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Despite showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich promising something special, Cavill's season 3 exit as Geralt of Rivia felt anticlimactic.

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The episode's overall low quality can hardly be considered a stage-setter for Liam Hemsworth to take over the role in season 4.

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