[Netflix] Shadow & Bones

[Ryujin]

I’ve watched the first two episodes and do like the aesthetic, and that its a great departure from medieval western Europe. The story seems standard YA adventure

but the accents are excrutiating and had disjunct of setting and sound which had me a little discombobulated

I was just coming here to write the first part and now I don't have to

With respect to the accents v. the setting I find it odd, but not jarringly so. i can get past it with little effort. I am, however, expecting a Morrus post to the effect, "< grumble grumble something > bad guy always English accent < grumble >"

 

[Dire Bare]

I was just coming here to write the first part and now I don't have to

With respect to the accents v. the setting I find it odd, but not jarringly so. i can get past it with little effort. I am, however, expecting a Morrus post to the effect, "< grumble grumble something > bad guy always English accent < grumble >"

Well, both the good guys and the bad guys had British accents . . . . it's a heavily British cast!

 

[SehanineMoonbow]

I read the books a few years ago. I absolutely loved the Six of Crows duology (actually read it first), then read Shadow and Bone, and the the King of Scars duology when it came up. Shadow and Bone was okay, but not as good as Six of Crows, imho.

The Netflix adaptation is different from the books, as it blends Six of Crows and S&B together, and also fleshes out some backstory. I get the impression that the Netflix adaptation is the story Bardugo would tell if she could go back and rewrite S&B. I was skeptical at first, but I really am enjoying the show (haven't quite finished it yet), and while I am usually the type to get frustrated when a screen adaptation of a novel series doesn't "follow the script", in this case, I think it was for the best. S&B wouldn't have stood well on its own had they followed the books, though Six of Crows probably could.

There are characters in the books that haven't been introduced in the show yet, and I am eager to see them appear. And can I just say that Kit Young does an excellent job playing Jesper? I could watch him all day.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

why would ben barnes character be so powerful and why would anyone want to see his power displayed?
His power is explained in ep 7. Don't understand the second part of your question.

traveling by boat/train-Are they traveling at different points on the continent?
Yes.

the factions/the army etc-is the army fighting the anti-witch faction and the side that wants the light bringer?
Ravka, Alina and Mal's home, is at war with its northern neighbours, Fjerdan (spelling?) The Fjerdans hate grisha and, I guess, are at war with Ravka partly because they are dirty witch lovers. Ravka also keeps some forces next to The Fold, presumably to protect the important sand skiff dock and to provide escorts to the skiffs when they travel the Fold. The army is split into 2 arms - 1st army (the normies) and 2nd army (the grisha.) They are all loyal* Ravkans.

The Fold split Ravka into Old Ravka (where Alina and Mal are from) and West Ravka. West Ravka is considering seceding from Ravka and want the Fold to stay put so they can do so easily. So when word of a Lightbringer reaches them the secessionists decide they want her dead.

*some may not be as loyal as they should.

the light bringer-seems like theres a "holy" history for them. Did they die out and thought lost for good?
There's a prophecy about the Lightbringer. (There's always a prophecy.) There's nothing to suggest that there were lightbringers in the past. I'd say the implication is that Alina is the first. But maybe not.

the stag?
Important magical beastie. Created by a powerful grisha many centuries ago. Explained more in eps 6-8.

the meadow? is the meadow a real place or a magical place they go to?
The meadow where Mal and Alina are seen running as children? It's a real place, next to the orphanage. It's used a metaphor for Alina and Mal's love and their quest for freedom from oppression. But the things we are shown there actually happened in the their shared childhood.

 

[Marc_C]

Really liked episode 5. The last scene is very unexpected. The perfect example of Failing Forward. Three more to go.

 

[Faolyn]

Just finished episode 5 and loving it, although I'm preferring the Crows to Alina and Mal. I really want to read the novels now.

 

[Morrus]

How YA is this?

 

[Marc_C]

How YA is this?

What does YA mean?

 

[Alzrius]

What is YA?

It means young adult, as a category of fiction.

 

[Faolyn]

How YA is this?

Fairly graphic violence, prostitution, some racism, and pretty passionate kissing, but they cut away before the sex scene.