Shadow and Bone (Season 2)
Strap in and get ready for this rollercoaster of an action-packed season
By Anthony Vystoropski
Shadow and Bone has returned for its second season after we were left with the unexplainable plot twist after the first season. Our heroine, Alina, is in for the ride of her life this season with storylines, big adventures, and action-packed scenes.
The plot is structured in short stories accompanying the main development. This way, viewers gain insight into both the past and how it shapes the current situation that the characters find themselves. These short stories weave through the plot line and culminate in a result you must watch for yourself.
The overarching plot line consists of the populous thinking that the heroine, Alina, the Sun Summoner, and the main antagonist, General Kirigan, the Darkling, conspire to expand the fold. However, Alina’s true goal is to bring down the Shadow fold, a dark swath of land dividing the east and the west lands, nevertheless making things difficult because there is major distrust amongst the Grisha, those endowed with supernatural abilities, and those without. We are given antagonists to hate, protagonists, to love, and your choice of characters to swoon over. No matter your cup of tea, there is tea to be found in every episode.
This is a fast-paced season that will have you at the edge of your seat, but there are scenes of intimacy and care between friends and loved ones that allow you to relax and indulge between the action. The tones, moods, and feelings evoked by the plot, setting, and costumes all contribute to a masterful season as if a director in a symphony orchestrated it.