The first scene of the newest season of The Witcher, debuting on Netflix Oct. 30, goes back to the beginning. All the way back—to the very first scene of the very first episode: that memorable fight sequence between broad-shouldered, silver-haired Geralt and the giant spiderlike “kikimora” menacing a misty bog.

Except it’s not the Geralt you’d recognize if you watched the first three seasons of Netflix’s fantasy show, because Henry Cavill, the actor who originally played the character on television, has been recast with the equally square-jawed Liam Hemsworth.

The first few scenes of the new season take pains to convince us that it’s been Hemsworth all along, just in case anyone was wondering whether embodying the Witcher meant much more than throwing on a black leather costume and a w

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