Shadow and Bone
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Pretending nobody in the Grishaverse is racist was a denial without rebuttal.
All that said, it is crushing to watch Alina Starkov be spoken to like this.
), Genya the Tailor is also a pragmatist.
Luckily, the bigotry isnt the point; its just the poisonous background noise of an already impossible task.
Then, the kings spiritual adviser corners her in the library with his weirdly hostile simping.
This guy doesnt even have the creepy beard.)
In the show, its unclear whether regular amplifiers exist, or are themselves mythical.
It makes far more sense in context: In the books, hes talking about the peasants paradoxical faith.
This third episode would be a total bummer if it werent for the Crows.
The timeline is definitely a little weird how long does it take to sail from Ketterdam to Os Kervo?
And werent they two weeks behind Alinas timeline already?
Also, in this new prequel, the Conductor, a.k.a.
As of now, this Nina Zenik seems to have zero loyalties whatsoever, except to her own principles.
I mean, wheres the character growth if she already knows nationalism is bullshit?
(I love this goat.
The goat is my favorite character inShadow and Bone.)
Interior Monologue
In the books, Alina is a little bit in love with Genya, right?
Like, shewill not shut upabout how beautiful she is.
(Theres probably fic about this, I just dont want to look into it.)
The visual effects used for Genyas tailoring of Alinas face and hair aresogood.
I almost couldnt tell it was happening at first, which is exactly as it should be.
Another subtle yet inspired choice: The show has kept the written languages authentic, without English subtitles.
I wonder if a conlanger built these out, maybe based on Bardugos handful of words and phrases?
Kaz is a bit better in this episode.
Hate to bring up a stale meme, but Genyas beat is a realShip of Theseus thing, huh?
Why does Baghra live in a cave?
Just give her her cottage, damn.
Hahahaha,Bone Road.
