That is as hilarious but Wylan acting above it all is hilarious, as if that man didn’t jump into bed with Jesper after meeting him and then literally doing the same thing after Jesper confessed his feelings…AND refusing breakfast so he can get laid AGAIN. Both of them belong in horny jail.
Inejs backstory is that she was s3x trafficked as a child and sold to the menagerie which is the place that they put “exotic” girls such as inej or shu girls etc. and the indenture is basically a “legal” contract that keeps her as a slave so if she were to flee and be captured she would be imprisoned or worse
The length of a Grisha's life depends on how powerful they are. So the darkling and his mother have lived so long because they have such a strong power, Alina is also going to have a long life because her power is like the mirror of the darlings. In the darkling's flash back origin story in season 1 the girl he loved who died mentioned that if she could get an amplifier to increase her power she could live for another 100 years. Hope that all made sense :) Love your reaction!
If I remember correctly I'm pretty sure in the finale of season 1 when she took the bone thing out of his hand Alina also kinda absorbed the antlers into her hence why they're no longer there
Am I crazy for liking Nina the most of the crows? I loved her relationship in S1 and when she got that info in episode two and saved Inej it solidified it for me 😂
All I can focus on is how Jack Wolfe looks like an anime character. How does one have naturally large eyes with long lashes, a tiny nose and pointed chin. He is gorgeous but like what DNA lottery did his parents win to accomplish this?
I had actually forgotten that I had found your channel through your shadow and bone reactions so this was like a pleasant surprise and I'm so excited to see you react to this season (I'll give my opinion when you finish it too). Wylan and Strumhond (the privateer) are some of my favourite characters from the books!
I love your Magneto comparison! I’ve read the books and it never crossed my mind but it’s so true. Also, they had Alina suck the antlers into her body to save money on special effects.
Great reaction Monica! Love the necklace you chose and I'm surprised how easy it was to kill the Sea Whip in episode 2. Thought it would be bigger. LOL
I have not read this series books, so i really don't get the whole Malina vs Darklina thing, like if she gets with either of them in the end I really don't care, I'm just here for the ride lol
Heeey!! I have some clear ups for you 🙏🏻 Because I understand your confusion.. and since I’ve read the books maybe I can help you understand better 😭😭 so basically Alina is just masking the antlers with light, like she’s bending the light so they became invisible (at least that’s how it was described in the books), but it wasn’t explained in the show which is rly confusing honestly. And Alina did take the bone out of darklings hand at the end, but they do still have some kind of connection but just wait, I believe they’re going to talk a bit more about that later on 😊(although I’m not sure 😭😭), anyway.. an AMAZING video as always, I had so much fun 🤭🤭
Can someone tell me how alina and the darkling were connected in the books, because the show clearly did it differently? I always thought their bond in the books stayed a mystery, something that didn't have a specific reason.
I also have a hard time figuring out how to pronounce all the names lmao, as it turns out I've read pretty much every single one wrong. I thought that I was at least acing the kerch ones (the language from ketterdam) because they're based on dutch and I ám dutch, but they're so heavily anglified in the show that I'm just like... wait what
I’m also so confused about the Nina and Matthias smashing being a memory or daydream?? In Six of Crows, Matthias dreams about Nina but it’s pretty certain that nothing ever happened between them; but the way he’s tormented by it during episode 2; idk it seems like maybe it really did happen somewhere prior to them arriving at the waffles inn in episode 8 of season 1? Maybe it was something the writers regretted not adding into season 1 and they just threw into season 2 to make Matthias more angry at himself and feeling like he definitely won’t be forgiven?? 🤔
It most definitely is a dream. Like you said, atleast in the books it's a very common occurance of almost all Mathias' chapters when he was in hellgate. They all contain a line “Matthias was dreaming again. Dreaming of her." His hatred AND love for Nina is what got him through the prison. I see those scenes with them together as mix of hate and love which usually comes out as lust.
Guys I felt Alina and Kirigan had more chemistry. The romance between Alina and Mal didn't give me anything. However, the character of Kirigan is high key stalker and deserves what he got
From what I've seen of book readers opinions... A lot of book readers would agree with you Alina and Mal don't really have any chemistry, not even in the books. But yeah, as a show watcher I 1000% agree with you. Nothing against the actors. They're amazing. But I just I don't know I don't Vibe with the relationship in the way that I did with Alina and the Darkling... Even though the Darkling is 1000% an abuser piece of 💩. A lot of book readers have said that the Shadow and Bone series of books are the first time that they rooted for the main character to not end up with ANY of her love interests. A LOT of people really route for Alina remaining single. Lmao.
Quite the opposite for me. Ben's a good actor but I felt like they sacrificed "romantic chemistry" for outstanding performance, which isn't always a bad thing.
I finished s2 already and I love the way they show the connection between kirigan and Alina even though he’s bad, I love that they still have a bond it gives the show depth
"why is everyone so attractive on this show" THIS IS SO REALLL ive seen so many shows but i dont always find every single cast member attractive even if they are conventionally so, except for this one. EVERYONE IS SO HOT AND BEAUTIFUL, we love to see it.
I always have a thing for villains but this is the first time I find myself disliking one. Love Ben Barnes but I despise the Darkling no matter how hot he is. Toxic mess.
I loved this reaction. I can't wait for episodes 3 and 4 reaction, those personally were my favourites. The show did sort of divert from the books later in the season, but if you haven't read the books you won't notice anything off with it. At the end of season 1 Alina absorbed the antlers into herself so that's why they aren't shown.
Huge BTW: The Darkling knew that Genya was being r@ped by the king. In fact, he basically used her to gain power over him. That's why Genya was trying to warn Alina about powerful men. Because she has been used by both of those men with power, for long having been under their oppression and she can't get out because the Darkling "saves" her from death and gave her the position in the kingdom, essentially making her feel like she owes him when he is the one basically encouraging the king's abuse on her. People either forget, not realise or just don't care about that fact and it infuriates me how many people are still shipping him with Alina (a 17-year-old girl btw) or root for him. I get that he's a great villain and Ben Barnes is an amazing actor. But that's it. He's a VILLAIN and not even a "grey kind of character" anymore. At this point he has long succumbed to the darkness/evil and personally, I don't want him ANYWHERE near Alina. Jut my opinion though. Love your reactions and outfits for the show! You are one of the few reactors noticing small details and looking deeper into things and I love that!!
@@xxmarjaxx AGREED! I felt the chemistry with both of those ships right away. I’ll even throw in Genyalina, Inejalina, and Zoyalina as better ships as well! 😅
19:59 i think kaz saying that was just a way to cover up the fact that he wants him to suffer though. like everyone is on the team for this mission, so he cant actively have them all make pekka suffer because of kaz's own personal trauma with him, if that makes sense!
jesper didn't remember that him and wylan had met until wylan was underneath him in the dark and that made me laugh so fucking hard
That is as hilarious but Wylan acting above it all is hilarious, as if that man didn’t jump into bed with Jesper after meeting him and then literally doing the same thing after Jesper confessed his feelings…AND refusing breakfast so he can get laid AGAIN.
Both of them belong in horny jail.
muscle memory
Inejs backstory is that she was s3x trafficked as a child and sold to the menagerie which is the place that they put “exotic” girls such as inej or shu girls etc. and the indenture is basically a “legal” contract that keeps her as a slave so if she were to flee and be captured she would be imprisoned or worse
The length of a Grisha's life depends on how powerful they are. So the darkling and his mother have lived so long because they have such a strong power, Alina is also going to have a long life because her power is like the mirror of the darlings. In the darkling's flash back origin story in season 1 the girl he loved who died mentioned that if she could get an amplifier to increase her power she could live for another 100 years. Hope that all made sense :) Love your reaction!
If I remember correctly I'm pretty sure in the finale of season 1 when she took the bone thing out of his hand Alina also kinda absorbed the antlers into her hence why they're no longer there
Yes. 😂
Yes!!
Am I crazy for liking Nina the most of the crows? I loved her relationship in S1 and when she got that info in episode two and saved Inej it solidified it for me 😂
I love inej but wylan is my favorite crow he is underrated af and I fell like I can relate to him most out of all the crows
Love seeing Novyi Zem. I never thought we'd see an African-like country in this show. Love to see it 🥰
All I can focus on is how Jack Wolfe looks like an anime character. How does one have naturally large eyes with long lashes, a tiny nose and pointed chin.
He is gorgeous but like what DNA lottery did his parents win to accomplish this?
Facts, he reminds me of literally every webtoon character ever he's so cute istg
I binged the whole season in 2 days & I have so many feelings now 😭😭😭😭 I read the books before the release of s2 so it hit me different this season 💔
inej's rooftop scene was one of my favs in this season. SHE IS SERIOUSLY SUCH A BADASS!!!
Your teehee with all the malina kisses we’re getting 😂❤ yess
I had actually forgotten that I had found your channel through your shadow and bone reactions so this was like a pleasant surprise and I'm so excited to see you react to this season (I'll give my opinion when you finish it too). Wylan and Strumhond (the privateer) are some of my favourite characters from the books!
YESSSS MONICA! I’m so so so happy you decided to react to season 2!!
I love your Magneto comparison! I’ve read the books and it never crossed my mind but it’s so true.
Also, they had Alina suck the antlers into her body to save money on special effects.
This season is GOLD ,the new characters are sooo good ,you are going to love Sturmhond TRUST ME 😏
In 1x08 she fuses them with her body during the confrontation with the darkling:)
@@bye3568It's from the last season and she's already seen it. It's not a spoiler
Malina slayed so hard this season, I have no doubts they will find each other again and choose to be together.
Great reaction Monica! Love the necklace you chose and I'm surprised how easy it was to kill the Sea Whip in episode 2. Thought it would be bigger. LOL
Kirigan fine af but also a walking red flag, ill not even try to fix this man tbh
I don’t want to spoil anything but the season 2 finale had me SCREAMING AND CRYING
The platform wasnt senting me your videos guuurl;
i just find u again 2 weeks later.
Love u, kisses from Uruguai
I was so excited to see your reaction video show up in my feed!!
Love mal as character - he gets way too much unnecessary hate
Ayy! So glad you're reacting to S2!!
so excited!! this season is amazing
Omg I’m so happy to see you reacting to this show it’s my favourite :))))
I have not read this series books, so i really don't get the whole Malina vs Darklina thing, like if she gets with either of them in the end I really don't care, I'm just here for the ride lol
Honestly same😂 I’m good with any way this goes, I just want Alina to be happy haha
So looking forward to your reactions to these!
'they're never gonna smash' 😭😂😂😂😭
Heeey!! I have some clear ups for you 🙏🏻 Because I understand your confusion.. and since I’ve read the books maybe I can help you understand better 😭😭 so basically Alina is just masking the antlers with light, like she’s bending the light so they became invisible (at least that’s how it was described in the books), but it wasn’t explained in the show which is rly confusing honestly. And Alina did take the bone out of darklings hand at the end, but they do still have some kind of connection but just wait, I believe they’re going to talk a bit more about that later on 😊(although I’m not sure 😭😭), anyway.. an AMAZING video as always, I had so much fun 🤭🤭
what? alina’s antlers sank into her skin at the end of s1. she didn’t mask ir
@@heeniehoo5641 I mean.. I don’t really remember how it was in the show I just know that in the books she bent the light to mask them 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
@@heeniehoo5641 although at the whole end of the trilogy she does absorb them, so that’s not entirely wrong 😅
Can someone tell me how alina and the darkling were connected in the books, because the show clearly did it differently? I always thought their bond in the books stayed a mystery, something that didn't have a specific reason.
@@reekaren2609 in the books alina was bit by a nichevoya which led to them being connecydd
SO TRUE MALINA RISEEEE
the Darkling mentioned Summoners age slower in the first season
I also have a hard time figuring out how to pronounce all the names lmao, as it turns out I've read pretty much every single one wrong. I thought that I was at least acing the kerch ones (the language from ketterdam) because they're based on dutch and I ám dutch, but they're so heavily anglified in the show that I'm just like... wait what
I’m also so confused about the Nina and Matthias smashing being a memory or daydream?? In Six of Crows, Matthias dreams about Nina but it’s pretty certain that nothing ever happened between them; but the way he’s tormented by it during episode 2; idk it seems like maybe it really did happen somewhere prior to them arriving at the waffles inn in episode 8 of season 1? Maybe it was something the writers regretted not adding into season 1 and they just threw into season 2 to make Matthias more angry at himself and feeling like he definitely won’t be forgiven?? 🤔
It most definitely is a dream. Like you said, atleast in the books it's a very common occurance of almost all Mathias' chapters when he was in hellgate. They all contain a line “Matthias was dreaming again. Dreaming of her." His hatred AND love for Nina is what got him through the prison. I see those scenes with them together as mix of hate and love which usually comes out as lust.
sameeeeee. When I watched it, I was like “bruh this never happened”
Guys I felt Alina and Kirigan had more chemistry. The romance between Alina and Mal didn't give me anything. However, the character of Kirigan is high key stalker and deserves what he got
From what I've seen of book readers opinions... A lot of book readers would agree with you Alina and Mal don't really have any chemistry, not even in the books. But yeah, as a show watcher I 1000% agree with you. Nothing against the actors. They're amazing. But I just I don't know I don't Vibe with the relationship in the way that I did with Alina and the Darkling... Even though the Darkling is 1000% an abuser piece of 💩.
A lot of book readers have said that the Shadow and Bone series of books are the first time that they rooted for the main character to not end up with ANY of her love interests. A LOT of people really route for Alina remaining single. Lmao.
Agree- I only look at their relationship as brother sister type but never in a romantic way
Quite the opposite for me. Ben's a good actor but I felt like they sacrificed "romantic chemistry" for outstanding performance, which isn't always a bad thing.
This is horrible in the books too. The Darkling is well written, you can condamn his actions and still want him with Alina
I finished s2 already and I love the way they show the connection between kirigan and Alina even though he’s bad, I love that they still have a bond it gives the show depth
"why is everyone so attractive on this show" THIS IS SO REALLL ive seen so many shows but i dont always find every single cast member attractive even if they are conventionally so, except for this one. EVERYONE IS SO HOT AND BEAUTIFUL, we love to see it.
Alina absorbed the antlers in the season 1 finale
I always have a thing for villains but this is the first time I find myself disliking one. Love Ben Barnes but I despise the Darkling no matter how hot he is. Toxic mess.
Ok I thought I was the only one who freaked out when he got in bed with his boots on and none of them has had a shower probably in days
But on another note. How can u have Ben Barnes in a show and not expect me to fall for him. But Kirigan became too much but mmmh. Dayum
YAYYYYY
I loved this reaction. I can't wait for episodes 3 and 4 reaction, those personally were my favourites. The show did sort of divert from the books later in the season, but if you haven't read the books you won't notice anything off with it. At the end of season 1 Alina absorbed the antlers into herself so that's why they aren't shown.
Huge BTW: The Darkling knew that Genya was being r@ped by the king. In fact, he basically used her to gain power over him. That's why Genya was trying to warn Alina about powerful men. Because she has been used by both of those men with power, for long having been under their oppression and she can't get out because the Darkling "saves" her from death and gave her the position in the kingdom, essentially making her feel like she owes him when he is the one basically encouraging the king's abuse on her. People either forget, not realise or just don't care about that fact and it infuriates me how many people are still shipping him with Alina (a 17-year-old girl btw) or root for him. I get that he's a great villain and Ben Barnes is an amazing actor. But that's it. He's a VILLAIN and not even a "grey kind of character" anymore. At this point he has long succumbed to the darkness/evil and personally, I don't want him ANYWHERE near Alina. Jut my opinion though.
Love your reactions and outfits for the show! You are one of the few reactors noticing small details and looking deeper into things and I love that!!
Noope don’t feel anything between Alina and Darkling. Darkling is cool by himself.
Hello, I was wondering which microphone is being used? And the mini one on your shirt where did you get it? (Link?)
Maybe Alina shed the antlers 🤔
In 1x08 she fuses them with her body during the confrontation with the darkling:)
I’m pretty sure Alina has romantic chemistry with everyone on the show EXCEPT Mal 😂
Fr 😂 Darklina and Nikolina >>>> Malina. They're better as just best friends.
@@xxmarjaxx AGREED! I felt the chemistry with both of those ships right away. I’ll even throw in Genyalina, Inejalina, and Zoyalina as better ships as well! 😅
6:57 *bird (not mammal) sorry to be that person but I had to 😅
I was today years old when I discovered that birds are not a type of mammal👁👁
Wylan just seems waaaaaay too young.
True, but he's actually like 26 or 27 I think
lol isn't that the point? literally they mention so many times in the first book about how young he looks compared to the rest of them
Dude is nearly 30. He can’t help it if he was born with an anime face.
@@liptasamantray8980 literally haven’t read the books. Literally.
I hate malina, such a boring ship
19:59 i think kaz saying that was just a way to cover up the fact that he wants him to suffer though. like everyone is on the team for this mission, so he cant actively have them all make pekka suffer because of kaz's own personal trauma with him, if that makes sense!
Mal and milna were such cringe. It was not good at all. They are good as friends but anything else it didn't vibe right it felt akward.