Mostly Analytical, Quintessentially Overdramatic
Cr. Attila Szvacsek/Netflix © 2021 “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... Continue Reading →
COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2021 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... Continue Reading →
Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2021 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... Continue Reading →
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 most surprising is how intricately it set apart two men in power. (However different said power might be.) (Before anyone jumps at my throat, I... Continue Reading →
COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2021 “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 characters along with their relationships. And it showed viewers exactly who these people are without telling us too much. (Which... Continue Reading →
April 23-May 1Season One | Shadow and Bone Amita Suman NETFLIX © 2021 Shadow and Bone is full of incredible performers left and right who’ve each done a compelling job of bringing their characters to life with range and nuances that have made them even better than they were on paper. This is a series... Continue Reading →
Cr. ATTILA SZVACSEK/NETFLIX © 2021 “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 Bone’s fourth episode really looks into the idea of loneliness and how it translates into the communities that are built, along... Continue Reading →
SHADOW AND BONE Episode 104 of SHADOW AND BONE Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2021 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 to figure out what on earth it means, and how... Continue Reading →
NETFLIX © 2021 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 deep or boldly on display, and when there are words, they are a parallel to what’s been established before. Trust is hard... Continue Reading →
NETFLIX © 2021 “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 in case she was Grisha, and that's just precious. We’ll keep saying this, but this friendship is a beautiful thing and so... Continue Reading →