The Netflix series Shadow and Bone, inspired by the books written by Leigh Bardugo, recently returned with a second jam-packed season of action and drama. But if you haven’t watched it yet you may want to stop reading now as there will definitely be a spoiler or two.
The new series was released on the streaming service three weeks ago, on March 16th and has yet to drop out of the Top 10 list. The show continues to follow the Sun Summoner, Alina Star Starkov, as she sets about on her quest to find the remaining two amplifiers in her bid to bring down The Fold forever.
At the end of the first season, which aired around two years ago, we saw General Kirigan attempt to use Alina’s powers for his own master plan before she managed to escape his grasp. While the heart of the story follows Alina Starkov and the journey to bring down The Fold, other characters, all from Leigh Bardugo’s books, are also involved in the plot.
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The new season was set to answer some of the many questions fans had from season one, including Kaz Brekker’s extreme resentment for Pekka Rollins and who hired the Crows to abduct Alina in the first place.
With the second season’s release, I decided that as I would be watching the show anyway, I would share what I felt about the second instalment. Having only binge-watched season one recently I was still well caught up with the events and was eager to see what season two would bring to the table.
I was first really excited to see that all the original main characters continued their roles in season two, especially with so many unfinished storylines. There was also the introduction of some new characters as well, all with their own stories to tell.
When I watched the first season I found that I was one of the fans just waiting for Mal and Alina to actually realise their feelings for each other. Yes they make a brilliant-looking couple and you can understand why the two characters were paired together, I feel it was then a bit too cliché to make Mal the Firebird.
The way they built up the suspense around the Firebird was brilliant, the journey and mystery behind the third amplifier was brilliantly told. I also loved the way we saw Baghra figure the puzzle out before sharing it with Mal and Mal alone.
I do feel that Baghra was seen as an underrated character in the first season, she comes across as a bad character due to her powers but has done everything she possibly could to rectify her mistakes when it came to her son.
One character who really helped shape this series was the introduction of Privateer Sturmhond also known as Prince Nikolai, second son of the King and Queen. Nikolai was just an all round good guy who wanted what was best for all who lived in Ravka, whether that be Grisha or normal civilian.
It was also nice to see the return of the infamous Crows, although in this season they didn’t have a place to call home, with Pekka Rollins taking over the majority of Ketterdam. While I understand the need to show why Kaz has such a hatred for Pekka, I felt that the vengeance storyline surrounding the crows definitely wasn’t the strongest aspect. Once they headed back out on another quest, viewers really got the Crows of old back.
Overall I really enjoyed season two, it was slightly disappointing in that there wasn't as much on edge-of-the-seat stuff as season one. But fans finally got to see The Fold torn down and General Kirigan destroyed and while a third season is yet to be announced, the storyline has been set up perfectly for at least one more series.
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