apparently a hot take: i really fucking loved watching shadow and bone.
yeah me too!! it really bums me out seeing a bunch of negativity around it :/ i really liked it. obviously it’s not exactly like the books but i still think it’s really good and has a lot of heart!! >:(
For the transition from the month of black into the month of gold and silver, we have this spectacular embroidered long coat, known as a kefta in the setting. (Seriously, if you’re a fan of embroidery porn, this is the show for you.) The coat itself is made of some sort of heavy textured fabric, with what looks to be a plush edging. The embroidered rays of light in gold and silver signify Alina’s unique ability as the Sun Summoner. The belt buckle features the double eagle of Ravka.
It’s hard to get a good look at the whole garment, but it comes down to her ankles and seems to have slits at the sides for ease in walking. I like her hair ornament too.
I love Genya’s kefta, but I debated where to put it. It’s sometimes described as white, but it looked too dark to fit in with the other white dresses. I considered silver, but it wasn’t very shiny, so I finally settled on grey.
Genya’s kefta is unique not only because she is a Tailor (a rare ability) but also because she is a member of the palace staff rather than attached to the army like most other grisha. It doesn’t follow the usual color scheme, and it also appears to be shorter and lighter-weight than the ones worn in the field; compare Alina’s black kefta, which is ankle-length. The belt buckle seems to have an image of the Ravkan double eagle, like Alina’s.
I just read the whole damn Shadow and Bone series in 24 hours and I am ENRAGED that my career of reading YA fantasy has failed me so badly that I was shipping Darklina until the end
My dumb ass was really like “no this is definitely still salvageable they can absolutely still make it work” after every mass murder I stg someone come revoke my gender studies degree.
Shadow & Bone has dropped on Netflix; I am ready to be hurt again.
I just read the whole damn Shadow and Bone series in 24 hours and I am ENRAGED that my career of reading YA fantasy has failed me so badly that I was shipping Darklina until the end
My dumb ass was really like “no this is definitely still salvageable they can absolutely still make it work” after every mass murder I stg someone come revoke my gender studies degree.
i know there were a lot of sad s&b moments, especially between darklina, but can we talk about baghra and the darkling’s final conversation? when baghra finally comes to terms with the fact that she can do nothing to save her son, to bring back the boy he once was, the boy who “had a name before he had a title”, so she says to him, “know that i loved you. know that it was not enough.”
and then she jumps off the cliff because she couldn’t save aleksander, but she could still save alina.
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