The Witcher has once again cast its spell, stirring the cauldron of fanatical mulling, all over again. With Liam Hemsworth stepping into the enchantment, there had been an abundance of things to pinpoint, but the shadows of the past still seem to be lingering at large. Despite the fan-claimed solid recasting, Henry Cavill's mark on the show is proving to be quite hard for the onlookers to shake. 

Henry Cavill’s exit seems to have left a gaping space that fans have been poking and prodding like a curious wizard, despite having wished it long before he left. Regardless of the new sorcery Liam Hemsworth brought to The Witcher, some remain caught in a time warp with what seems to be a gaze biting enough to teeter on clownery and tough love, at this point. wondering what spells might have been woven if Cavill "never stepped foot on that set".

The actor switch-up had been the sought-after ingredient for the longest time, yet its commencement seems to have taken the fandom right back to where it started. Despite Liam Hemsworth’s arrival rolling out a fresh tapestry, the buzz refused to quieten about Henry Cavill’s lingering legacy. The latter actor's departure from The Witcher was announced in October 2022, marking the end of his portrayal of Geralt of Rivia after three seasons. Fans have speculated about creative differences between Cavill and the show’s writers, particularly regarding the fidelity to Andrzej Sapkowski’s original books, which Cavill had expressed his deep admiration for and sought a portrayal true to the character’s complexity.

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Liam Hemsworth stepped onto the set, but the fandom has hogged the spotlight towards none other than Henry Cavill, be it for wist or for bite. 

Right after the fourth season of The Witcher made itself known to the streaming realm, fans apparatted from their play buttons to social media, thinking about Henry Cavill, yet again. From daydreaming about a post-Cavill witching-world to fantasizing about tipping Zack Snyder over the edge of a long-bottomed trench, the thoughts tally between spurting poison over bad casting and relentlessly remembering days long gone.

Fans still seem to be harbouring quite a reaction for someone who is not even on the show anymore.  

This swirling cauldron of fandom feelings paints the delicate dance of legacy and reinvention. Liam Hemsworth strides forward with fresh spells to cast, yet Henry Cavill’s echo refuses to fade into the mists. The Witcher's fourth season has not just been about new beginnings, but a reflection of how profoundly the past characters continue to hold hearts hostage. In this magical tug of war, the fandom revels in both the enchantment of change and the persistence of past charms, even if they act more like jinxes. 

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