Shadow and Bone 2×05 “Yuyeh Sesh (Despise Your Heart)” Review

Shadow and Bone 2×05 “Yuyeh Sesh (Despise Your Heart),” has a myriad of problems, but it shines with character development.

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Scene Breakdown: The Showcase of Warmth Between Nina and Matthias in ‘Shadow and Bone’

The showcase of warmth happens quite evidently between Nina and Matthias in Shadow and Bone’s “The Heart is An Arrow,” and it’s still my absolute favorite scene between the duo in the first season. No, I’m not talking about the physical sharing of body heat. I’m talking about the passing of armor, and the detail that it means so much more than just chivalry. We’ve shared a lot of words

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Shadow and Bone 1×08 “No Mourners” Review

“No Mourners” concludes Shadow and Bone’s first season almost as we’d expect it, a little rushed in its climax, but it gives us incredible moments of character development, so you’ll hear no complaints from me. Choice is a predominant, ongoing theme throughout the course of this season, and the finale reiterates its importance with reflection and moments full of loud whispers. It sets up the oncoming arcs for our favorite characters with

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Shadow and Bone 1×07 “The Unsea” Review

As far as season penultimate episodes go, “The Unsea” is easily on my list of favorites. It isn’t flawless by any means, but it’s a magical showcase of vulnerability while focusing on the importance of freedom. It’s the episode that sets almost every dynamic up remarkably while still leaving a lot of room to dissect the grey areas that play into the complexities of these characters.  There’s never inherently good

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Scene Breakdown: The Emotional Support Goat Reveals the Sharpshooter’s Complexities in Shadow and Bone’s “The Making at the Heart of the World”

We all adore Milo the Goat. That’s a fact, but what we need to talk about when breaking down this scene in Shadow and Bone’s “The Making at the Heart of the World” is the way in which this grounds Jesper Fahey so brilliantly. Jesper is such a fascinating character because while show only viewers know very little about him, Kit Young does an incredible job of layering him through

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