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rose_griffes) wrote2023-03-18 07:22 pm
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Shadow & Bone, season two - first half
Halfway through season two of Shadow & Bone. Mulling over how, yet again, the ability to binge-watch impedes fannish activity. The week-to-week wait is a shared experience!
The actor who plays Jesper continues to be the strongest of the main cast, IMO. His budding romance with Wylan is cute; Wylan is adorable in every way.
Lots of fight scenes in episodes 1-3. I did a fair amount of looking away from the screen, even though some of the fights were quite stylized.
Love Tamar and Tolya - very good introduction to them. As (nearly) always with this show, the aesthetics of character design (hair, makeup, clothing) were done well. Tamar is... *mwah* love it when a woman rocks a short haircut.
Poor Alina is being pursued by ALL the men. Hee. I mean, yeah, it's actually a terrible problem to have, but on the other hand, kinda funny in a low-key way. Although she's not being wooed for her Alina-ness, but for the power she possesses, so. Not fun for her.
I wonder how episode 4 would play out for a viewer unfamiliar to the book story: would Kaz seem like a plausible baby-burier? I think yes. At any rate, good job on giving the audience - and Pekka Rollins - confirmation that no living babies were actually buried.
Genya! Genya with Baghra!
I can't give a final judgment for now, but so far I'd say this season is stronger than season one. For one thing, the larger pieces of world-building have been established, which leaves more room for characters and nuance.
Watching Lockwood & Co. is currently on hold. I'll get back to that soon enough.
a few thoughts of a somewhat spoilery nature (through episode 4)
The actor who plays Jesper continues to be the strongest of the main cast, IMO. His budding romance with Wylan is cute; Wylan is adorable in every way.
Lots of fight scenes in episodes 1-3. I did a fair amount of looking away from the screen, even though some of the fights were quite stylized.
Love Tamar and Tolya - very good introduction to them. As (nearly) always with this show, the aesthetics of character design (hair, makeup, clothing) were done well. Tamar is... *mwah* love it when a woman rocks a short haircut.
Poor Alina is being pursued by ALL the men. Hee. I mean, yeah, it's actually a terrible problem to have, but on the other hand, kinda funny in a low-key way. Although she's not being wooed for her Alina-ness, but for the power she possesses, so. Not fun for her.
I wonder how episode 4 would play out for a viewer unfamiliar to the book story: would Kaz seem like a plausible baby-burier? I think yes. At any rate, good job on giving the audience - and Pekka Rollins - confirmation that no living babies were actually buried.
Genya! Genya with Baghra!
I can't give a final judgment for now, but so far I'd say this season is stronger than season one. For one thing, the larger pieces of world-building have been established, which leaves more room for characters and nuance.
Watching Lockwood & Co. is currently on hold. I'll get back to that soon enough.