One of the best things about the first two Harry Potter films is how the actors’ outlooks match our imagination of them from the books so well. From Harry’s eyes which glisten with the ghosts of his past exude a haunting quality, Hermione’s bushy hair, McGonagall’s stern frown, to Dumbledore’s grand silver beard. The first film …
Watching My Fair Lady for the first time as an adult, I admit I’m impressed with this film on all accounts. What stands out the most is the complicated relationship between Eliza Doolittle and Professor Higgins and how they both develop throughout the course of the film. So, naturally, I went on to do some …
Overall, Shadow and Bone Season 2 is a lacklustre continuation of the previous season. That said, it has its merits. Below is my list of the good and bad and a few more things about this show. *This post contains SPOILERS WHAT’S GOOD Nikolai is entertaining enough. Patrick Gibson’s portrayal is not how I imagined …
The volcra and shadow monsters are still causing chaos in the Fold, more so when the Darkling is too weak to control them now. Alina? Yeah… she’s a little busy crying over Mal right now to respond to Inej and Zoya’s call for help. The Darkling gets up, Alina comes over and they talk. At …
The Darkling visits Mal through a vision. Great, it’s always good to have more than one contact on your FaceTime list. He convinces Mal to leave things alone. Unsurprisingly, Mal says no, then taunts the Darkling about the latter’s everlasting loneliness. Alina shares with Nikolai the tragic bit about Mal being the Firebird. Nikolai hugs …
Alina, Baghra, and Mal set off to find the Firebird. On the way, Baghra shares with the other two a few of her childhood stories. Just the usual sibling rivalry stuff, her cutting her sister in half out of uncontrollable rage, for instance, and then there was that one time when dad brought baby sister …
Now that the Darkling has driven the royal family out of their home and damaged their defences, his over-dramatic advisor with the black wig suggests they rest and reserve manpower for their next steps. But the Darkling himself wants to find Alina because she is still the soul of the Grisha army. Good point. Dude …
The Ravkan royal family holds a little gathering. Nikolai’s older brother Vasily is also there, he is the heir apparent to the Ravkan throne, a snob, a snoop, and a drunkard. Vasily clashes with Alina on views regarding Grisha. Nikolai announces his and Alina’s engagement, much to the queen’s disapproval. Alina also expresses the wish …
The Darkling talks with Baghra, whom he has locked in something like a giant birdcage. The conversation goes something like this: ALEK: Lessons. MOM: Mistakes. ALEK: Lessons. MOM: Was Alina a lesson or a mistake? ALEK: … David joins the group, he seems a lot bolder than before. Both he and Genya agree that the …
After some brief exchanges and a few swaggers from the privateer Sturmhond, Alina decides it’s okay to let him in on the Sea Whip thing. Luckily for her, Sturmhond is a good guy. He agrees to make a deal with her and Mal. The Darkling and Alina once again visit each other in a vision. …
