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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 … Continue Reading Scene Breakdown: The Showcase of Warmth Between Nina and Matthias in Shadow and Bone
Kaz Brekker and Inej Ghafa speak in a language that is so visibly intimate, we see it in their effortless means of trusting one another with armor, their ability to … Continue Reading Binding Wounds and Removing Armor: A Moment of Intimacy Between Kaz and Inej in Crooked Kingdom’s Chapter Twenty-Six
Portrayed by: Jessie Mei LiBook | Show: Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone Trilogy and Netflix’s Shadow and Bone Season One “I’m not who you think I am.” Alina Starkov, Shadow … Continue Reading Character Deep Dive: Alina Starkov
Shadow and Bone is returning for season two! It’s official and back to the Grishaverse we go! The news was announced on Netflix’s #GeekedWeek this morning via videos from the … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone is Officially Returning for Season Two
On this week’s episode of Lady Geeks’ Society Podcast, we’re talking all about the romance and ships in Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows. There are spoilers to both books and … Continue Reading Lady Geeks’ Society Podcast | Episode XI: Six of Crows 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 … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone 1×08 “No Mourners” 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 … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone 1×07 “The Unsea” Review
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 … Continue Reading Scene Breakdown: The Emotional Support Goat Reveals the Sharpshooter’s Complexities in Shadow and Bone’s “The Making at the Heart of the World”
“The Heart is an Arrow” and humanity is so often complex in the same way that it is striking. Shadow and Bone’s sixth episode gives us reunions and answers—it leaves us with … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone 1×06 “The Heart is an Arrow” Review
Of all the confrontations that fans of Shadow and Bone had been waiting for, this was one of them, and though a shorter scene than a lot of others, what’s … Continue Reading Scene Breakdown: The Bastard of the Barrel Escapes from the Shadows: An Ode to Agency in Shadow and Bone
“Show Me Who You Are” is one explosive, nuanced title for the amount of stuff that erupts in this episode and just how much we start to see through these … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone 1×05 “Show Me Who You Are” Review
April 23-May 1Season One | Shadow and Bone Amita Suman Shadow and Bone is full of incredible performers left and right who’ve each done a compelling job of bringing their … Continue Reading This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Amita Suman
“Otkazat’sya”—otherwise known as orphans, the abandoned ones. An appropriately title for an episode that showcases the fact that contrary to what Baghra tells Alina, needing people is not a weakness. Shadow and … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone 1×04 “Otkazat’sya” Review
For starters, the English major in me has stared at that title for too long questioning the grammatical impracticality while the fangirl in me has had an absolute ball trying … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone 1×03 “The Making at the Heart of the World” Review
Trust is a convoluted spectacle at times, a labyrinth of endless security that relies heavily on excavation—searching, cherishing and cementing. It seldom requires words in this form, it’s either buried … Continue Reading Scene Breakdown: Knives, Trust, and Loyalty in Shadow and Bone’s “Otkazat’sya”
“We’re All Someone’s Monster” opens up with a flashback to Mal and Alina’s Grisha test indicating that they ran and hid because Alina didn’t want to be separated from him … Continue Reading Shadow and Bone 1×02 “We’re All Someone’s Monster” Review