![]() ![]() Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off - Alina is on the run with her best friend and faithful companion Mal (Archic Renaux) and as they try to run from the enemies they’ve created they embark on a much grander adventure looking for “amplifiers” to boost Alina’s sun powers. The Darkling sports a new grudge and new sick facial scars. Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li,) once a humble cartographer, is revealed to be the mythical Sun Summoner, and her powers are put at odds with Kirigan, aka The Darkling (Ben Barnes, perfecting his brooding game). It established Grisha, the people blessed with magical gifts like controlling elements, healing, manipulating hearts, even metallurgy. It established the world of Ravka, torn in two by a mystical dark cloud full of terrifying creatures. Season 1 of the series did all the hard work. In Season 2, the series delivers once again, amping up both aspects of Season 1 that made it successful and growing the series into more than just a Game of Thrones and Harry Potter successor - but something entirely new itself. But it’s also the story of a humble girl who finds herself in a magic world after she’s revealed to be The Chosen One, a very familiar story for a post- Harry-Potter post- Hunger-Games generation. First, it’s an epic fantasy with complex intrigue, filling the Game of Thrones void that in 2023 is now joined by a House of the Dragon void. Shadow and Bone, Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse YA series, is scratching two main itches for its audience. ![]()
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