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When a franchise loses its original star, especially one as central as Cavill was to The Witcher, it signals a potential death knell for the series. The fact that Netflix feels compelled to remind audiences that Cavill is still in the show reflects both a lack of confidence in the current direction and an awareness of how pivotal his presence was. Critically, this pivot comes off as a panic move that underscores the show's decline.