Admittedly, the next season of the Netflix adaptation has chances to become even more controversial because only the Witcher himself will see changes, but Ciri, as well.
All the drama around The Witcher became pretty confusing a long time ago, but now, it appears that everything is set in stone.
The show will continue into Season 4 despite the backlash from the fans and S3’s terribly low ratings, and the lead actor — namely, Henry Cavill — will be swapped out for Liam Hemsworth.
While the changes to Geralt of Rivia are extremely controversial on their own and convincing the audience that they are for the better has been totally fruitless so far, there’s more: the Witcher’s foster daughter Ciri will see changes, too, and fans may very well not like them — especially those who haven’t read the original book series.
In the previous seasons, Ciri has been a silver lining in the otherwise grim and nasty world where the line between good and evil is diluted to the point of non-existence.
Wholesome, kind, and brave, this girl was always there to remind Geralt and Yennefer about what’s right, and her mere presence made this world a better place.
Well, this is about to change dramatically.
In Season 4, we will see a completely new version of Ciri: Falka. The Witcher’s daughter will assume this name as she joins a band called the Rats.
Together with her new buddies, Ciri-Falka will rob, murder, and pillage; while the Rats are not exactly villains, they are the perfect example of the moral grayness of The Witcher.
This sudden change was as controversial in the original books as it is bound to become in the TV show; however, since Netflix’s franchise has already faced a massive backlash for its previous decisions, the series will take it way harder.
The fans that have read the books will likely be able to enjoy Freya Allan’s character from this perspective (if they come back after Cavill’s exit, that is) — but the large part of the audience who are not familiar with the source material will likely take this change terribly…and we’re expecting a whole lot of furious posts online, duh.
