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immediate thoughts are i love seeing asian actors get called rice eaters in the first ten minutes because of obligatory fantasy racism written by white people. lol
oh my god it’s gratuitous as well.. they literally only cast them as poc so they could experience very on the nose fantasy racism
is that the darklings carriage? not him having a sense of style
standing next to the incredibly beautiful jesper and inej is not doing kaz any favours rn 
but i guess that’s true to the books
but i guess that’s true to the books
someone call the fantasy accent police
right so it seems that they’ve bent the SOC storyline to fit s&b. however we sort, matthias and nina aren’t here yet so maybe the Ice Court heist will be ?? a s2 plot line?
episode 2 starts with YET AGAIN MORE BLATANT RACISM??
"for you? it won't do the test if you're sick or injured. half-breed mutts" damn eric really had FUN writing all these racist lines didn't he
mal and alina backstory is so sweet, me and my irl were both sad in advance bc we knew Obligatory YA Romance pltoline is to follow :/
OH NO THE CUT SHOT FROM HIM STARING AT HER AS A CHILD TO WHEN THEY'RE GROWN ... maybe they're ok
"We can't go?"
*pulls up sleeve to show tattoo*
"No--*I* can't go."
soc plotline being the best plot line yet again, so true
*pulls up sleeve to show tattoo*
"No--*I* can't go."
soc plotline being the best plot line yet again, so true
oh no will the show affect how i see the book characters in my head..... dammit
ben barnes is carrying this character on his back with this performance
"shes not grisha"
"how do u know that"
"because i know her better than anyone else does!!"
not mal embarassing himself like this
"how do u know that"
"because i know her better than anyone else does!!"
not mal embarassing himself like this
this scottish guy really only knows one threat that he gives to everyone he interrogates huh. "dump ye rottin corpse in the harbourr"
"never make decisions out of fear, jesper.
only out of spite."
kaz brekker pls drop your tumblr account, i have a feeling it'd be a trip
only out of spite."
kaz brekker pls drop your tumblr account, i have a feeling it'd be a trip
jesper and (im sorry to say this) the darkling are carrying their respective plotlines rn
so the scene from the trailer where mal runs after the coach with alina in it is really good but im wheezing bc all i can think of is how this is exactly like that one goddamn scene from after where hardan runs after the ambulance the exact same way...
PLEASE THE WAY THE DARLING JUMPED OFF THAT HORSE
not the darkling "you're all oppressed minorities. you're a part of the glee club"-ing alina
the actress for genya suits the character perfectly. the actress for nina doesn't suit the character at all
the flimsy worldbuilding of the trilogy is rearing its head sometimes when translated to screen the little tidbits of explanatory dialogue and details they added are carrying a lot
the little tidbits of explanatory dialogue and details they added are carrying a lot
GENYAAA 
not trying to make the "shadow powers dark boy" and "light powers pretty girl" magic system scientific IM- AKJDNSD
MORE FANTASY RACISM???
this is fucking ridiculous i will literally stop watching lmao
COMMUNISTS???
they're right omg. MORE FANTASY COMMUNISTS!!
"you are not a woman. you are grisha." oh my god i LOVE when men have to unlearn their bigotry and dehumanisation towards their female love interests 
helnik serve!!
helnik serve!!
(this isn't a show complaint btw, i've never liked them)
"i lost a little bit of the money."
"..."
"ok i lost all of the money."
pls i love jesper
"..."
"ok i lost all of the money."
pls i love jesper
NOT ZOYA... girl
i don't know how much of my issues from the show are hold overs from the grisha trilogy because the cinematography and direction is good but every time the main plot progresses i want to come to this thread and complain about the worldbuilding and tropey-ness
alina so pretty. might draw later idk 
so the darkling and the sun summoner are given almost equal status/reverence as the royalty. and are also quasi-religous figures at times. but they aren't seriously worried how this undermines their authority?
JESPER SHOOTING ... he has my entire heart
"if you believe in anything, believe i will not let that happen."
alina and aleksander's dynamic is interesting. shame he ruins it :/
alina and aleksander's dynamic is interesting. shame he ruins it :/
"I need you to do something for me. Erase it."
pls the way she says it--alina is ready to move onto the hotgirl phase of her life. rip mal, you'll be remembered </3
pls the way she says it--alina is ready to move onto the hotgirl phase of her life. rip mal, you'll be remembered </3
"...but I want you to be careful."
"Of what?"
"Powerful men."
GENYA <///33
"Of what?"
"Powerful men."
GENYA <///33
DAVID?!?!
just realised the crows trying to kidnap alina is like if three nobodies tried to kidnap the pope akjdf
NOT HER KISSING HIS ASS.. WITH THE BEARD AS WELL!! doesn't it feel scratchy??
the jesper-stable hand scene.... is this really the only way we could have known he was bisexual
"she's suli."
ZOYA YESSS !!! my queens still in there
ZOYA YESSS !!! my queens still in there
WAIT THAT MAKES HER BEING RACIST LATER EVEN MORE CONFUSING?? tf
not the mal and darkling being along together actually having me tense.. im kinda scared to watch lol
"So... there are a lot of deer in the wild." PLSS
mal and darkling nearly nose-to-nose... if only one of them said "are we about to kiss rn 
"
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epidose 5 feeding d/arklinas rn
NVM
SHE KILLED FOR HIM
"Inej, look at me. *Look at me*."
meanwhile he's sporting the worst edgy punk early 2000's haircut... no wonder she doesnt wanna look at it
meanwhile he's sporting the worst edgy punk early 2000's haircut... no wonder she doesnt wanna look at it
"YOUR KIND OF TRICKS.. U INTEND TO KILL ME!" alright matthias might be funny
bad racism writing boogaloo: Alina is immediately identified as shu but standing next to the cast she's generally ambiguous? yk, as she's *half*-shu? but no every stranger immediately pinpoints her exact ethnic origins (bc irl racists are SO good at that) & racisms accordingly 
might be warming up to nina's actress in this role
"sO fAr FrOm ShU hAn ArEn'T yOu?"
it's like the fifth time in 10 minutes. i think im done watching for today
it's like the fifth time in 10 minutes. i think im done watching for today
main character is an ethnique, you know what that means! she has to nearly be called a slur every time she turns a corner whether or not it even makes sense
also you're telling me these people hate/identify ppl from shu, who are distant in the books+most of these people in fantasy russia haven't seen a shu person irl before, but characters like ZOYA & INEJ are in positions in power walk around far easier despite being *ROMANI-CODED*?
DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS AT ALL?? im just
like this south asian/romani-coded group of brown ppl ople in the *actual series that was written*, not retconned, faced discrimination & struggles, but it's not been alluded to or included insofar.. at all? which is fine if you didn't want to include racism but clearly...
ok helnik may be cute sometimes
DARKLING KAZ CONFRONTATION??
too much edgelord power for one scene... they're gonna try and out-emo each other
"i know you kidnapped my sun summoner."
THEY STOLE THE DARKLINGS CARRIAGE? IM-
breaking news two randos and one man in a fedora stole the pope's car. more news at 5
"Y-you don't need to-- *sigh* yes, David."
PLSS the Darkling and David interacting is top tier content sakcjndv
PLSS the Darkling and David interacting is top tier content sakcjndv
LOL i can pinpoint the parts where mal was bitchy in the books and they changed it so he's not a little shit. i mean he's likeable now so
seeing inej pull and not push when she's stitching herself physically pains me
you just know in a modern au kaz would be on r/atheist
alina looks so good in true black
UGHSNDH NOT THE AMPLIFIER SINKING INTO THE SKIN?
"The King's illness... we can assume you both had the inclination and the ability to make that happen."
.... yeah bitch, he sexually assaulted her? why are you mad at her for *that*? weirdass.
.... yeah bitch, he sexually assaulted her? why are you mad at her for *that*? weirdass.
"I had no choice."
"Except that you did!!"
alina go die challenge lmfao
"Except that you did!!"
alina go die challenge lmfao
"Choosing friendship over survival was not a luxury I could afford."
"I know what it's like to be an outsider. It's no excuse."
is this why they included the racism plot? so alina could... weaponise it against genya to victim blame her and compare it to her trauma? fucking great.
"I know what it's like to be an outsider. It's no excuse."
is this why they included the racism plot? so alina could... weaponise it against genya to victim blame her and compare it to her trauma? fucking great.
at least she backtracked at the end there but jesus christ
34.14 on episode 7... what UNGODLY noise did archie just make
WHY IS HE BUILT LIKE THIS IN COMPARISON TO THE DARKLING...
the dialogue in the scene is not helping them i know but why does ben barnes always do that half-snarl thing with his mouth when he's annoyed, and why does archie look like he's gonna gag.
"yOu WiSh YoU KiLlEd Me HERE !!!! " as he's walking away... the second hand embarassment omfg
darkling gaslighting alina real-time....
ALINA GET HIS ASS!! DEFEND GENYA
actually you know what i'll defend the amplifier-in-the-skin. it looks grotesque and so is their new dynamic and you can't really forget that looking at it, but you can if it was just some pretty collar
im having a psychological break on priv
DID INEJ JUST GET THE DARKLING KILLSHOT? OH MY GOD !! WHO DOES IT LIKE HER
nvm
darkling and mal slapfight..
BAHAHA volcra looked at darkling and went "snacc time uwu"
wow everything really came together in that ending
so if this was basic shadow & bones + soc prequel, then the next should be seige and storm + soc, and then ruin and rising + crooked kingdom
