im angrier this time? netflix shadow and bone s1e7 re-watch (substituting alcohol with iced coffee this time) (oh, also, spoilers)
yes jesper shooting ketterdam cards title card
omg I straight up forgot that this was the darkling backstory episode
we all know I love bin bons as much as the next person but um can we petition to never see the flashback darkling look again
I kind of love Luda but I find the entire backstory kind of unnecessary even though I get why they did it
okay mr. barnes king of micro-expressions
alright fuck you show makers with you breaking my heart showing me how the Grisha have had to go through this countless times that they have their plans memorized
oy dumbass otkazat'sya man you speak the darkling's name with some respect
alright I've got to accept the tricck they use against the king's men is pretty cool
omg you fucking bitch this is exactly why people say acab
I've seen people say why couldn't he have broken his bonds and killed them before they killed Luda and I truly believe a) he didn't want to kill unnecessarily and b) Luda's life was at stake so like I get it
okay so I don't like the 'just mortal' thing they brought it to sort of drive darklina soulmates agenda home because lmao that is not why
okay I get Baghra's points but I don't like her, she like made more sense in the books
her position on merzost is true to the books but like her pacifist stance is not the same and it just doesn't make sense
okay I like the poc tidemaker in their company
the score when the king's men soon to be volcra confront the darkling is impeccable
that blast of darkness that we see spread outwards from him was very cool
dunno how I feel about him hyperventilating and the fold flowing from him like an inky black liquid
god, the score when baghra asks alek 'what did you do' is so eerie and beautiful
that transition was on fucking point
HOW IS KANEJ IS SO ON POINT I SIMPLY CANNOT
the Inej Jesper bond is so beautiful I love it
okay I love and hate how they refer to Inej's horrible time at the Menagerie so briefly and yet try to add so much impact to it
omg why is Jesper about to make me cry
cut to Malina huddled together? okay, show
god I hate how the amplifier storyline is so incredibly poorly developed
the stag is so beautiful I can't
'maybe there's another way to do this'?! again with the sgegehshshsjsjs I hate it here, fucking explain it at least
okay fine the shot of Alina lighting up as she touches the stag and smiling with the soft violin in the back was beautiful now time to say bye to the stag and cry I guess
okay I love zoya, she feels very authentic to book 1 zoya with maybe a few tweaks
we love to see a man with plot armour uwu
okay Alina my fucking queen
taking out the arrow would cause him to bleed out faster why would you do that the dumbassery
okay alek you overdramatic bitch
I LOVED THE LIGHT SHIELD
lmao I'm gonna cry at how nasal and supervillain-y the Darkling sounds when he says 'you can't save them all Alina' like okay king maybe that line could have better delivery I'm so sorry I love you so much I'm still a BB stan
'you've lost too much blood' maybe if you wouldn't have taken the arrow out you dumbass
'you said you wouldn't hurt him' nobody said that Alina but I get it you've been through a lot you're obviously not thinking
love the cut, she's always cool
'miss starkov' you're in tsarist russia stfu
ono I'm not prepared for this Kanej scene I need several minutes
they're so perfect
'Jesper fixed your cane' I see you writers thinking they're clever
omg Amita shivering from the cold babe I'm so proud of you you're so incredibly cool
I love his little jaw movements before he says 'you were right' and her composing herself before turning around due to the shock of hearing these words from Kaz's mouth
okay we've all talked about the voice break when he says 'she's real' so I will not dwell on it but it was beautiful
the little head bend after he says 'and you' as if catching himself before saying 'and jesper' yes sir that was very convincing
AAAAAHHHH IT'S HAPPENING I CAN'T COPE
yeah okay fuck you I'm crying
Kaz's expression at 'I can't go back to the Menagerie' being literally 'I can't believe
you think I'll ever let that happen'
you fucking idiots I hate you and how much you love each other you are disgusting
David so much so as breathes I love him
Him saying 'Im going to place this around your neck' comedic genius
David looks so sad my baby angel it's not your fault
get that man's true name out of your mouth Starkov you're not supposed to know it let alone say it in front of other people
aleksander this is the first time I've truly disliked you, you fucking asshole, Alina my love please don't believe him (why am I saying it like I haven't read the books and watched this already)
LUKE HAVING ACTUAL TEARS IN HIS EYES AS HE PLACES THE ANTLERS AT HER NECK WHY IS HE SO GOOD AAAAAAAAA
I didn't notice Ivan slowing her heart on my first watch, is that to reduce the pain ouch I am even more sad now
okay Jessie you did it again Emmy time for all of these people
okay the violin being sad and terrifying this is so good
Luke being sad, Jessie literally crying I fucking can't do this anymore
'this is my power' 'but now I control it' really? that was the best you could do at this scene that is meant to have this great of an impact?
him sort of pushing her down made me even more upset I'm so mad right now
Freddie's microexpression with the eye when Inej says 'Jes has a point'
Jessie looks so perfectly shell-shocked, I love them so so much
the prosthetic's so gross, I love it so much
DAISY HEAD IS THE PERFECT GENYA I WILL ACCEPT NO COMPLAINTS
She brought me to tears and I love it
Alina pointing out the Darkling's role in Genya's circumstances this early on, we love to see a well deserved call out
it seemed very unlikely to me that Kaz would agree to go home empty handed but I do think it would make sense to cut their losses at a certain point
I love the Kribirsk camp sets far too much, they seem to have literally leapt out of the books
the darkling coming to see Mal seems very fanservice-ey and not at all adding to the plot in any way but I love it
Archie bringing that youthful brashness to Mal that we all know he would have is wonderful
mal calling the darkling 'shadow man' lmao I'm gonna cry
'you are a child' yeah Alek babe it's best you don't talk about that Alina is of the same age as he is
I wanna go to Ben Barnes' school of nose acting because god damn
Archie perfectly bringing to life Mal's realisation of the impact that Alina's immortality will bring to their life together oof sir
you don't understand how perfect it is that Ben's eyes are actually that dark
'you'll wish you killed me here' it's okay honey you lost this one
the Crows being the Crows I love them
can we please have Jesper wearing the Zemeni man's red suit be a stepping stone to him wearing fancy clothes of outrageous colours like lime green and orange in the six of crows timeline because the fans will lose their shit and you know it
Inej looking fucking fabulous in her suit I can't
Kanej smiling at their crazy little bi son's antics
okay can we talk about Milo literally saving the day because writer's room im looking at you you're a bunch of crazy mfers and I love you but I also hate you
also I get that Mal's a tracker but would he actually have food in his pocket
I know this joke has been made before but like Mal pretending to be asleep after waking the guard up is every teenager pretending to be asleep when their parents come to check on them in the middle of the night
omg it's the scene
those beautiful gauzy curtains at the door of the tent, I want them so bad
'you are special' he says standing stiffly at the door with a creepy inflection
why am I suddenly an anti wtf
I want his kefta so bad though
'my parents' I love that the show added her losing her parents to him as well because well it makes him even more villanous in her eyes doesn't it no matter what she might have felt for him
uwu first fight as a couple (I'm kidding please stop)
I love Jessie as Alina so much
darkles don't even go off comparing being Grisha to being half-shu you can't compare experiences of being the other that interchangeably
yes baby call him out on his
hypocrisy
man I'm so conflicted like I understand his motivations and his story so well but like how is this helping
okay but Alina's expression changing ever so slightly at him saying 'you and me' stop breaking my fucking heart assholes
why is Jessie breaking my heart more on this watch than Ben did on the first one
I knew it before he said it but I still gasped when he did on my first watch
the little head tilt after he says it still with tears in his fucking eyes man I love this show
this was the most devastating break up I have ever experienced and I will not accept any counter arguments
okay actual villain time we love to see it
sir please don't erotically remove her cloak you have long lost the right
again I knew it before they said it but them saying it had me screaming
WHAT A GLORIOUS EPISODE
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