The Witcher season 4 once again killed off characters who survived in the books, but their deaths weren't for shock value: "We always do it for a reason"

The Witcher may have once again bumped off multiple fan favorite characters from the Continent who survived in the books, but showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich defends the body count – and explains why it isn't done for shock value.Spoilers for The Witcher season 4 ending follow."We've had some controversy with characters that we have killed off before, that aren't killed in the books," Hissrich tells GamesRadar+, perhaps nodding towards Eskel's divisive Leshen-shaped demise in the second