![]() ![]() This is their story, together, as Bardugo herself said after the release of the final book in the trilogy: “This has always been the story of two refugees-orphans who the world views as expendable, the impact they have on the future of their country, and the cost that war exacts from them both.” ![]() ![]() There is a reason each of author Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha trilogy books begin and end with chapters about “the boy” (Mal) and “the girl” (Alina). they could be apart, but they were stronger together. The two went from being co-dependent to separated to being reunited and clearly choosing to belong at each other. We also saw her grow into her relationship with her best friend Mal (Archie Renaux). ![]() We saw her go from being manipulated and controlled by the Darkling (Ben Barnes) to taking control of her own life. She went from wanting nothing to do with her Grisha identity and struggling to summon sunlight to feeling capable and sure of herself. In season 1, we saw Alina grow from a shy and unsure girl to a confident young woman who embraced her Grisha powers. I could ramble on for hours about all the ways the characters were shadows of themselves in season 2, but at the heart of this story is Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li), the Sun Summoner tasked with the job of tearing down the Fold: a vast swathe of darkness teeming with monsters that divides the country of Ravka in two. SHADOW AND BONE (L to R) JESSIE MEI LI as ALINA STARKOV in SHADOW AND BONE Cr. ![]()
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