EPISODE 7 RECAP We start out with the story of how the Darkling created the Fold. After he was driven away from his palace advisor job, the Darkling and his Grisha friends were hunted by the king. A Grisha woman — could be either his friend or his beloved, it isn’t clear here — was …
EPISODE 6 RECAP The Darkling interrogates the man who broke into the palace and attacked Genya and also killed Marie. He then decides to lead a group of Grisha to find Alina, believing that she has been kidnapped. Zoya warns the Darkling that they don’t know anything about Alina yet so best not to invest …
This is the episode where everything happens. And I don’t just mean Alina walking in the Darkling’s room in her bathrobe. EPISODE 5 RECAP (*If you are looking for details, you will find these recaps neither very helpful nor profound, I strive to be as brief as possible and only comment on the most critical …
These episodes are generally uneventful for poor Alina. Unless you want to count the slumber party she and the Darkling have in the end. EPISODE 3 & 4 RECAP (*If you are looking for details, you will find these recaps neither very helpful nor profound, I strive to be as brief as possible and only …
EPISODE 2 RECAP After the little incident inside the Shadow Fold, Alina Starkov is taken to see the leader of the Grisha, General Kirigan, the most powerful Shadow Summoner in existence (that they know of). He is also known as “the Darkling”, aka the only title that matters. The Darkling asks Alina a few questions, …
Welcome to a very brief recap of episode 1 of the Netflix show Shadow and Bone. If you are looking for details, you will find these recaps neither very helpful nor profound, I strive to be as brief as possible and only comment on the most critical occurrences. SOME BACKGROUND INFO Shadow and Bone takes …
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone is extremely enjoyable in general. The story is fast-paced, the acting ranges from satisfactory to brilliant, and the sets and costumes are simply gorgeous. They might want to tone down the shades of the Grisha robes, though. So, as with all shows, there are good things and bad, and below is …
“Your true name is written here. Tattooed on your heart. You don’t let just anyone read it.” And most importantly, you don’t spill it out randomly to a girl you might or might not have a crush on while there are three other random people around, no matter how excited you are about horse-riding with …
OVERALL 4/10 PREMISE Everyone does his/her own thing and Zoya is the universe’s favorite. SO… *Potentially unpopular opinion ahead Until now, it still baffles me how two books with such epic covers could turn out to be the exact opposite of epic. To make it short: If you love the Grishaverse’s characters as they are …
HOW GOOD IS IT? 6/10 SO Even with its flaws, Ruin and Rising is a satisfying conclusion to the Grisha trilogy. Leigh Bardugo is at her best with action scenes and political intrigues. Alina, despite having an unclear personality, is a simple enough protagonist to relate to. The romance, for the most part, is unnecessary …
