The Witcher Season 4 Review (Spoiler Alert) by Ryan Balkwill

^{Plot: The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world in which people often prove more wicked than beasts.}

^Season4 of The Witcher was alright but not good.

Pros: The rats helped with Ciri’s maturity a lot. It mange to still deliver its violence and brutality. Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan each had further developed. Leo Bonhard was a ruthless badass. I like they recreate the previous season footage at the beginning with the new actor face. Liam Hemsworth was solid as Geralt & I am glad the finale didn’t turn out well for the main heroes.

Cons: At the same time Liam Hemsworth didn’t feel like Geralt. Plenty of the newest characters didn’t work well for me. It failed to stay consistent within what’s happening in-between each act’s. Some episodes felt like here to fill up time & the dialogue doen’t feel clear and unfocused in my opinion.

^{Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy}

^{Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich}

^{Based on}^{The Witcher}^by^{Andrzej Sapkowski}

^Starring:^{Liam Hemsworth}^,^{Anya Chalotra}^,^{Freya Allan}^,^{Eamon Farren}^,^{Joey Batey}^,^{MyAnna Buring}^,^{Royce Pierreson}^,^{Mimî M. Khayisa}^,^{Anna Shaffer}^,^{Mahesh Jadu}^,^{Mecia Simson}^,^{Graham McTavish}^{, Cassie Clare,}^{Hugh Skinner}^,^{Bart Edwards}^,^{Meng’er Zhang}^,^{Danny Woodburn}^{, Christelle Elwin,}^{Ben Radcliffe}^{, Fabian McCallum,}^{Aggy K. Adams}^{, Connor Crawford, Juliette Alexandra &}^{Laurence Fishburne}^.

^Composers:^{Sonya Belousova}^,^{GionaOstinelli}^,^{Joseph Trapanese}

^{Executive producers:}Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Simon Emanuel, Alik Sakharov, Tomek Bagiński^,Jarosław Sawko^,Piotr Sikora, Jason F. Brown^,Sean Daniel^,Steve Gaub, Matt O’Toole, Mike Ostrowski, Karol Żbikowski.

^{Producer: Beau DeMayo}

^{Production Location: Iceland (season 4)}

^{Cinematography:}Jean-Philippe Gossart, Gavin Struthers

^Editors: Liana Del Giudice, Nick Arthurs, Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez, Xavier Russell

^{Production companies:}^{Little Schmidt Productions, Hivemind,}^{Platige Image}

^{Network: Netflix}

^{Casts & Characters:}

^Main

^{Liam Hemsworth}^{(season 4) as}^{Geralt of Rivia}^{, a magically enhanced monster hunter known as a “witcher”. He is linked to the Cintran princess Ciri by “destiny”.}
^{Anya Chalotra}^as^{Yennefer of Vengerberg}^{, a quarter-}^elf^{sorceress and Geralt’s closest ally}
^{Freya Allan}^as^Ciri^{, or Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon, the}^{crown princess}^{of the kingdom of Cintra, who possesses the Elder Blood gene that is capable of granting her immense magical abilities}
^{Eamon Farren}^as^{Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach}^{, nicknamed the “Black Knight”, a Nilfgaardian army commander who leads the invasion of Cintra and the hunt for Ciri}
^{Joey Batey}^as^Jaskier^{, a traveling}^bard^{who befriends Geralt and accompanies him on his journey}
^{MyAnna Buring}^{as Tissaia de Vries (guest season 4), Yennefer’s}^mentor^{and the}^Rectoress^{of Aretuza, a training academy for}^sorceresses^.
^{Mimî M. Khayisa}^{as Fringilla Vigo, a sorceress who trained alongside Yennefer and later aids the Nilfgaardian Empire}
^{Anna Shaffer}^as^{Triss Merigold}^{, the court sorceress of the kingdom of Temeria}
^{Royce Pierreson}^{as Istredd, an adept mage and historian who befriends Yennefer}
^{Mahesh Jadu}^as^{Vilgefortz of Roggeveen}^{, a charismatic sorcerer who rallies the northern mages to halt the invading Nilfgaardian army. He later becomes the leader of the Brotherhood of Mages.}
^{Mecia Simson}^{as Francesca Findabair (season 2–present), an elven sorceress, queen of the elves, and Filavandrel’s wife, who has made it her mission to lead her people into freedom and independence}
^{Peter Mullan}^{(guest season 4) as Vesemir, the oldest living witcher and Geralt’s mentor and father figure}
^{Graham McTavish}^as^{Sigismund Dijkstra}^{(present), the head of Redanian Intelligence. McTavish also voiced Deglan in the animated prequel Nightmare of the Wolf.[}
^{Cassie Clare as}^{Philippa Eilhart}^{(present) the shapeshifting court sorceress of Redania and Dijkstra’s ally}
^{Hugh Skinner}^{as Prince Radovid (present), the prince of the kingdom of Redania and Jaskier’s love interest}
^{Bart Edwards}^{as Duny, the “Urcheon of Erlenwald” /}^{Emperor Emhyr var Emreis}^{(present), the ruler of the Nilfgaardian Empire and Ciri’s father, who was once afflicted by a}^curse^{that transformed him into a}^hedgehog^{man until midnight}
^{Meng’er Zhang}^as^Milva^{(season 4; guest season 3), a highly skilled archer and one of the only non-dryad inhabitants of the Brokilon Forest}
^{Danny Woodburn}^as^{Zoltan Chivay}^{(season 4), a}^dwarf^{warrior who befriends Geralt}
^{Christelle Elwin,}^{Ben Radcliffe}^{, Fabian McCallum,}^{Aggy K. Adams}^{, Connor Crawford, and Juliette Alexandra as Mistle, Giselher, Kayleigh, Iskra, Asse, and Reef (season 4), a young gang of street criminals known as the Rats}
^{Laurence Fishburne}^as^Regis^{(season 4), a mysterious}^{barber surgeon}^{who accompanies Geralt}

^Recurring

^{Therica Wilson-Read}^{as Sabrina Glevissig, a sorceress who trained alongside Yennefer}
^{Shaun Dooley}^as^{King Foltest}^{(season 4), the ruler of the kingdom of Temeria, whose}^incestuous^{relationship with his sister created a daughter}
^{Jeremy Crawford as}^{Yarpen Zigrin}^{, the leader of a gang of dwarven mercenaries and a friend of Geralt}
^{Paul Bullion as Lambert (season 4), a witcher at Kaer Morhen and friend of Geralt}
^{Yasen Atour as Coën (season 4), a witcher at Kaer Morhen and friend of Geralt}
^{Rebecca Hanssen as Queen Meve (season 4), the ruler of the kingdoms of Lyria and Rivia}
^{Safiyya Ingar}^{as Keira Metz (season 4), a Temerian sorceress who runs a business specializing in magic portals}
^{Frances Pooley as Teryn (season 4), a half-elf girl with a strong resemblance to Ciri who was magically brainwashed into believing that she is someone else}
^{Cal Watson as Eva (season 4), a handmaiden at the Redanian court and Philippa Eilhart’s lover}
^{Rochelle Rose as Margarita Laux-Antille (season 4), a sorceress and the new Rectoress of Aretuza}
^{James Purefoy}^as^{Stefan Skellen}^{(season 4), a Nilfgaardian spymaster who acts as Emhyr’s}^fixer
^{Linden Porco}^{as Percival Schuttenbach (season 4), a}^gnome^{jeweler and member of Zoltan’s company}
^{Simon Paisley Day}^{as Xarthisius (season 4), a Nilfgaardian mage and Emhyr’s advisor}
^{Edmund Kingsley as Jocephus of Muroc (season 4), Vilgefortz’s lieutenant}
^{Sharlto Copley}^as^{Leo Bonhart}^{(season 4), a ruthless bounty hunter hired to find Ciri}

^{Notable guest stars}

^{Introduced in season 4}

^{Clive Russell}^{as Stribog}
^{Audrey Kattan as Beata}
^{Ricky Champ}^{as Toothless}
^{Miles Jovian as Cloggy}
^{Luisa Guerreiro as Ximer}
^{Su Douglas as Assire Var Anahid}
^{Joelle Rae as Ida Emean Aep Sivney}
^{Eve Austin}^{as Lady Gilda}
^{Ben Castle-Gibb as Hotspurn}
^{Jay Brown as Servadio}
^{Esme Lonsdale as Alaina}
^{Reece Alexander-Putinas as Commander Vascoigne}
^{Rowan Polonski as Nazarian}
^{Iwan Parry as Brouver Hoog}
^{Christopher Sciueref as Ceallach aep Gruffyd}
^{Sha Dessi as Nimue}

^{I still recommend watching this season to those who will still watch without}

^{Rating: 6 out of 10 Stars}

^{Ryan Balkwill:}

^{Resident Flim reviewer,}

^{Level Best Art Cafe}

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