Shadow and Bone Season 1 Review! - All of the Above with Suhani

*WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS! *

Confession Time: Okay, I have to admit, I did in face watch the first season of Shadow and Bone before starting this blog. SO I decided to take the bullets I wrote in my notes app (which is why there are no capital letters) while watching the first season and put them down below. Unfortunately, I didn’t put time stamps or anything when I first watched the show, so even though I made time specific comments, I have no idea when they’re from *sobs*. Now, when I watch the second season I promise I will write a real article but for now, enjoy!

episode 1:

i already don’t like alina or mal’s casting…
FREDDY CARTER I LOVE YOU (note: I have literally been a fan of his since his Free Rein days so seeing him here made me so incredibly happy and proud for him)
zoya? is that you? loved zoya in kos/row (king of scars/rule of wolves) so i wonder how she’ll be here
the crows are perfect
jesper is the best character so far hands down (mainly because he’s the most similar to the book)
why. does. the. darkling. have. a. name. that. defeats. the. whole. point.
what happened to the ice court??????
pekka isn’t what i expected but not necessarily disappointing
alina darling there is a better way to get on the skiff than BURNING ALL THE MAPS
i actually do like how they imagined the inside of the fold but i don’t like the wall looking thing on the outside like i wish there wasn’t a distinct end to it
i always thought kruge was pronounced “krooj” not “krooguh” but alright
i literally cannot express how much i love these crows. having them played by real people (especially these people) is TOO MUCH

episode 2:

i hate mal lol
bruh seeing the darkling reminds me that THE CHARACTERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE 16-19 BUT THEY ALL LOOK 24-30
everyone told me that i judged too harshly by saying that ben barnes wasn’t my darkling when i read the book and saw the casting and thati would change my mind when i watched the show. it’s official. i’ve changed my mind. he’s REALLY good for this role.
my darling inej she deserves better than everyone ever
i ADORE the way the darkling’s powers were portrayed oh my god
ok but the fact that alina hid from the grisha testing instead of being able to resist it is kind of sad because i feel like it was really important that she was able to do that (it showed her power because most grisha can’t suppress their power like that)
i am president of the darkling hate club but dayummm he’s hot i feel like i’m starting the books all over again
hmm that episode felt very uneventful lowkey

episode 3:

the opening??? the stag?????
GENYA OH MY GOD I ADORE YOU
IF SHE’S MEETING THE KING IS NIKOLAI GONNA BE THERE??? (note: I did not read about anything about the show before starting it therefore I did not know that the loml Nikolai Lantsov was not in season 1)
wait nina doesn’t know kaz? but that was how matthias came into play???
OH MY GOD NINA IS SO CUTE
wait she gets captured now? then why did she leave ravka???
why is vasily *gag* there and not nikolai.
kaz stop being so mean to inej. like i love you i am in love with you but you need to chill the heck out
NO WAY IS THAT MATTHIAS
i wish nina kicked him in the nuts she was so close
alina’s kefta is GORGEOUS
THE WAY ZOYA JUST YOINKED ALINA INTO THE AIR I’M CRYING
woah the apparat is creepy asf here
why is alina and mal’s so-called “romance” at the center of this story like they’re really not that important

episode 4:

frekaing mal freaking show off (note: if you can’t tell, I do not and never have liked Mal)
“call me aleksander” NO YOU IDIOTS HE’S NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE HIS NAME OUT IT’S A SIGN OF POWER
i don’t know why i didn’t mention the way kaz, inej, and jesper crossed the fold, that was actually so funny
BYE WHAT IS KAZ WEARING
the darkling looking for nina?? the first time them and the crows interact???
mal’s friends > mal
oh my shit mathias and nina’s tension
WAIT ALINA DID GET TESTED????
ew ew ew i HATE darklina
THE STAG IS SO PRETTY
“you are my true north” SHUT UP MAL

episode 5:

ok genius kaz i see you
NO GENYA MY POOR BABY I’M SORRY
oh my god genya and david are so gorgeously awkward i love it
i love power craving alina
the way they say fete as “fate” is so annoying like it’s FRENCH
i love jesper being a simp i’m actually so excited to see him with wylan
JESPER SAW ALINA I REPEAT JESPER SAW ALINA
EW SHE KISSED HIM I AM D I S G U S T E D
oh my god JESPER (note: if you can’t tell this was me the entire time i was watching the show)
i NEED zoya and inej to interact (my fav badass women)
ew mal is here get out
WAIT IS HE TRYING TO KILL ALINA???
MARIE????????? NO OH MY GOD
kaz really went from plan b all the way to plan f that detail was everything
oh absolutely not darklina is disgusting
baghra supremacy forEVER
stupid alina where are you going
THE WAY KAZ LOOKED AT INEJ AFTER SHE KILLED THE INFERNI FOR HIM I LOVE YOU FREDDY YOU DID SO WELL
she quite literally climbed right into their plan that was SO FUNNY

episode 6:

fuck the darkling.
inej looks at alina with complete admiration that’s so sweet
nina is the sweetest ever nobody in the world deserves her i am so in love with her
oh my god no zoya ew what the fuck
ARE YOU KIDDING ME MAL IS HERE??? WHY????
the absolute ungodly sound that came out of my mouth when kaz came face to face with the darkling
THAT WAS THE BEST SCENE OF THIS SHOW SO FAR OH MY SHIT KAZ AND THE DARKLING AND THE DARKLING KNEW WHO HE WAS BUT KAZ STILL ESCAPED OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
also side note the way freddy says “novyi zem” is unnecessarily hot (yes the last 3 bullet points were about the same scene and what about it?)
every scene with matthias and nina is just pure fluff i absolutely adore it. they literally have me squealing like a little girl i want what they have <3

episode 7:

lowkey living for long haired darkling
wait is that the first time they actually called him the darkling-
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT THAT WAS SO BADASS HOLY SHIT
inej no no no please don’t leave me
OKAY ALINA BLAST THOSE BITCHES
i hate the darkling i hate the darkling i hate the darkling i hate the darkling i hate the darkling i hate the darkling i hate the darkling i hate
kaz you idiot you absolute moron
this show makes me feel so so single
i screamed literally SCREAMED when he said “my crows” like oh my GOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS TO ME PSHDKDVSKS I CAN’T (note: even just thinking about that scene right now, my heart started racing)
“no saint ever watched over me. not like you have.” KAZ WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME
ok ok the kaz and darkling scene is still the most badass but THIS SCENE WITH KAZ AND INEJ IS JUST PERFECTION NOTHING ELSE COMES CLOSE
alina is so stunning omfg
why. did. they. put. the. antlers. UNDER HER SKIN????
stop blaming genya this is not her fault.
this show is SO cinematically beautiful
NO MOURNERS NO FUNERALS THEY FINALLY SAID IT THAT TOOK SO LONG

episode 8:

last episode </3
ok matthias character development
NINA’S GONNA MEET THE CROWS
she really gave up her whole life for one guy just like that huh
stillhate mal but HE’S GONNA HELP THE CROWS! maybe they’ll sacrifice him (fingers crossed)
fuck the darkling !!!!!!!!
how do grisha know inej is the wraith??? are the crows really that well known????
ZOYA AND INEJ I LOVE THEM
ALINA YOU GENIUS I LOVE YOU YOU ARE SO POWERFUL AND DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN ANY MAN
weakass darkling even the mortal is beating you
awwww inej being an alina fan girl and alina giving her knife to inej <333
ugh alina stop running away from your problems you’re supposed to embrace your power now
kanej deserves the world i love them
aw man i had to watch nina earn and then lose matthias
nina join the crows nina join the crows nina join the crows
NAH THAT ENDING WAS EPIC