Me, googling this information frantically: Okay now you guys have GOT to be fucking with me, there’s NO way he could’ve actually–

ADVAGDHSGFHHJGHHJ THIS MAN IS INSAAAAAANE

Kaz had MINIMUM six plans to kidnap alina but I guess he didn't account for an immortal power hungry goth kid to fuck it all up. And he still got her anyway. Legend.

there’s a lot of good meta about shadow and bone going around right now but can i just. talk a little bit about jessie mei li. because, in my humble opinion, they have done a BEAUTIFUL job of bringing alina to life. when i read the books, i personally wasn’t super engaged with her as a character. i felt she always came off a little flat (even though certain parts of her arc were compelling, ex: her changing relationship with power), and her potential was never quite fulfilled. the writing is also to thank for how she’s evolved in the show, but jessie really is the driving force behind the plot and who alina becomes. they are so expressive and silently communicative, it’s like they’re telling a whole story just with their face and body language alone. the discomfort of seeing the racial caricature on the anti-shu han poster, the subtle desperation when she asked genya not to change her eyes. how afraid and disoriented she is when she’s brought to the darkling for the first time, how her quiet determination steadily gets louder and louder while at the little palace. you can see them figuring out who they are–as a grisha, as a mixed race woman–and what their place is in their rapidly changing world. 

i know there were some people who weren’t very happy about them changing alina’s race, but as a “fully” asian woman, it means a lot just to see someone who looks even a little bit like me leading a show of this magnitude. jessie’s last name is ethnic like mine, their hair and eyes are the same color. their character is well written, complex, and powerful. she has been so outspoken and proud about the strides she’s making in the industry and her experience playing alina. i’ve spent 18 years projecting onto characters who i could never really relate to or see myself in, and now i finally have someone!! i just think that’s neat

𝚆𝚊𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎.

some of you bought so much into the myth of dirtyhands that you forgot about kaz rietveld.

i noticed that this kinda looks like as if the crow on the cane was turning its head simultaneously with kaz and skncdndk IT JUST LOOKS SO CUTE

Matthias ‘I-hate-the-way-you-talk’ Helvar sure likes looking at her lips 👀

reminder that kaz prays to money and himself, he only believes in a church of barter and that's why he's able to kill without much of a conscience, and inej is incredibly religious and strongly believes in saints and refuses to murder anyone because of that, and yet inej was the one who committed murder for the first time in a fucking church right next to her higher powers for kaz brekker

I can’t wait to introduce you to my truest love.

DANIELLE GALLIGAN as NINA ZENIK in SHADOW AND BONE (2021-).

Introducing SHADOW AND BONE ☼ Characters: Inej Ghafa - The Wraith

In my opinion, many of the changes to Kaz for the show were necessary.

I understand some people are upset with show!Kaz, not because of Freddy, who is honestly a revelation, but because of the writing/direction. While I think everyone is entitled to their opinion and has valid criticisms, and that these complaints show how much we all care about Kaz and how well written he is the books, I wanted to just add my own thoughts.

Some are upset that Kaz is bested by Pekka towards the beginning of the show. Kaz is not invincible. People can get the jump on him, and sometimes they do! You have to remember, in the show, KAZ IS AN UNDERDOG. Yes, he is a brilliant thief, earning money from the Crow Club, but even with his reputation, he is not running the Barrel — yet. He does not have a large gang under his command. This is a prequel. Kaz needs to grow in the show, and having him be an underdog sometimes who gets bested helps non-book audiences to root for him and will allow the future heists to be even better.

Some are saying that Kaz is too “on the back foot” in the show. I understand we are used to seeing Kaz as a mastermind who is never bested. But a lot of this is just impression. In the books, Kaz often is making decisions spur of the moment and improvising. And a lot of his plans, while meticulously laid out, do result in a degree of luck (I think Jesper’s POV in the books said, he wasn’t sure how much Kaz was 100% prepared for everything or just had amazing luck). Kaz is good on his feet — sometimes he has to reassess things, and we need to see it! For the purposes of tension within the show, these characters need to be struggling and their plans need to not go right all the time. Even the Ice Court heist had its issues. I understand there are some plot holes or contrivances, which is fair to point out. But I don’t think Kaz sometimes having to think on his feet or getting lucky reflects poorly on him. For the most part, doesn’t have the same resources or experience he does by the start of the first book and we need to see him start somewhere in order to grow as a character.

Some others are upset because Kaz is too “expressive”. I understand this complaint completely, however, remember that in a translation from book to screen, we do not have Kaz’s inner monologue to let us know when he is unsure, to let us know how he feels about Inej, to let us know when he is angry or upset. Show viewers will not root for someone, who lacks expression at all. While Kaz is supposed to be unreadable, the show needs to be able to get across some of his more humanizing qualities — moments of caring, fear, unsureness — because we do not have the benefit of knowing everything in his head and reading how he approaches responding and interacting with others. While it’s awesome to see Kaz’s more ruthless moments in the show, and I’m sure we will get more as time goes on, we have to be able to see other aspects of his character, which is harder to establish than in the books when you can read his thoughts.

Some are upset that Kaz and Inej seem too “forward”, or that Kaz is too obvious about his feelings. But let’s face it, Kaz has NEVER been good at hiding his feelings for Inej, at least not around the Crows. Everyone knows it. He is a mess when it comes to feelings. Now, around other people he needs to maintain that facade, he normally knows to keep his guard up. But the people that spend time with him know how he feels, at least as I see it. They’re still the slowest of slow burns imo.

There is a lot we still do not know about Kaz that is from the book, yes. There is so much more to come, and the show is certainly playing their cards close to their chest with him, which makes him more intriguing. I understand people want more but for book fans will get the subtle, caring references that show how much the writers get the character.

Obviously everyone is welcome to their opinions, but these are just my thoughts, especially as someone with friends who are not book readers who loved Kaz! Freddy did a great job imo and I’m excited for a second season already!

There must be a place where we’re not just Grisha and Drüskelle. Somewhere beyond Ravka? Beyond Fjerda? A place where we’re just Nina Zenik and Matthias Helvar. Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik & Calahan Skogman as Matthias Helvar in Shadow and Bone (2021– )

What did you just call me? Cunt? Like the philospher?

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