Idk I Thought He Was Cute

idk i thought he was cute

shadow & bone season 2 spoilers below!

Ok I just finished season two of shadow & bone and I have so very many thoughts!!

Despite not following the plot of the books and kind of cutting and pasting plot points together, I really loved this season. I view it less as an adaptation of the books and more as an adaptation based on the books. If you take out the pressure of the show supposed to be the same as the books, it’s so much more enjoyable!! I thoroughly enjoy seeing this unique adventure the two stories go through.

I think the proposed six of crows series could just be them going on more adventures and stories from the barrel! Maybe delving more into their backstories and relationships and adventures they went on before landing where we meet them and it would be amazing.

Wesper, despite the altered storyline, are absolutely perfect and I love them so much. I want to put them in my pocket. Their dynamic was nailed and it so lovely to see progress throughout the season!

Kanej (as well as Freddy and Amita) absolutely owned this season. They have the characters and dynamic down to a T. I love them so much and they are my all-time favorites!! I also am honestly quite happy with the ending of this season’s ending with Inej forging her own path in the world doing what she’s passionate about. And not just living under or for other people. I truly believe that they come together again, but they both need and deserve time to grow. Anyway I just love them so much and aaaaah.

I really tried to start loving Mal but I really can’t stand him. He has great moments and is overall a good character but sometimes he just says things that remind me of Gale from The Hunger Games and just get an insane ick.

Genya needs to feel peace and happiness next season and Daisy needs all of the awards like oh my god she was brilliant. Also I love her coronation outfit with the matching eyepatch and dress.

Nikolai my love he is literally golden and amazing and I just love him. Literally a beautiful person and character. Also that man has insane rizz like I’m genuinely impressed.

JURDA PAREM AND THE ICE COURT HEIST NEXT SEASON?? I’M SO EXCITED.

Anyway that’s all apologies for this insanely long post I just have so many thought in my head wooo.

haggardy old men really found out willow (2022) would have lgbtq+ and poc representation and made a calculated effort to instantly dismiss it to wider audiences by spamming youtube and discords with clickbait posts and storming imdb and rotten tomatoes with bad reviews. don’t want to reshare them in any way but titles like ”WOKE garbage” and ”everyone is gay!” are so strategic in trying to drown out all the love for this show that has just been growing and growing. anyway PLEASE SUPPORT THIS SHOW, it’s actually so wonderful and i for one am glad it’s really, really gay <3

joel’s ptsd being actively explored canonically is something so personal. thank you neil druckmann, craig mazin, and pedro pascal for this study of the detrimental effects joel’s loss-ridden life is having on him.

The Last of Us (2023)

i keep catching myself getting very attached to joel and ellie again and then i remember the plot of the second game

The Last of Us (2023)

I saw so many people say that the aggression Ellie shows in the hbo series is out of character for her but like… Ellie’s darkness in tlou2 didn’t come out of the blue. She’s been hurt time and time again, and experienced so much loss. Plus she probably wasn’t taught to deal with these emotions at all (especially with being raised in a military school). It makes perfect sense for her to feel vengeful and aggressive. I think the show is setting up her future arc VERY well and I can’t wait to see where they take her!!