The one upside to the Shadow and Bone cancellation is that there’s now a canon where Matthias is still alive.

what do you think of the crows' characterisations? i would say jesper and helnik are on point, but i'm kind of conflicted about kaz and inej (especially inej). what are your thoughts?

(Oh this one got LONG I AM SORRY)

Jesper- I liked it how they made him easily distracted and spewing jokes, but still useful and able to improvise his way out of his mistakes. They built up the “I may fuck up, but I always make up for it” thing that will get shattered to pieces during the Ice Court heist. I didn’t like how they also implied he was the Dumb One. He might be silly, but it is never in a “I DON’T UNDERSTAND” way, or “SHUT UP, JESPER” way. And WHERE WAS HIS CRUSH ON KAZ???? 

Nina-  They replaced her initial flirting with some justified anger and annoyance and it just made the flirting land better than ever. They played the Star Spy angle that Nina dreamed of in the books!! However,.,,,,, did she really just become a traitor to the grisha in the end????? Like w h    a    t???????? She betrayed them to their faces for Matthias, and since they weren’t stranded in Fjerda, but Ravka, there was no conflict of interest so she was able to explain herself to him. Since their respective loyalties to their countries is the backbone of their conflict in SOC, I am super duper confused how they are gonna spin that one.

Matthias- I loved him and Nina so much. They actually made him softer. “Oh so you don’t wanna betray your country for food? That’s okay, have the food anyway. Oh so you will just spit it into my face? Okay I’m gonna walk away.” They removed his hatred and anger, and while that makes it easier to like him, we were gonna get there anyway, there was no need to rush? Nina also got to explain herself to him right after she betrayed him, so I guess he is gonna be in Hellgate waiting for her to save him??? The reason their relationship gets bad is because he thought she captured him on purpose, but now he knows she would do whatever she can to get him out, so... once again, how are they gonna spin their SoC relationship development?

Inej- They obviously changed a lot about her backstory, but she acts the way I imagine she had before she became the Wraith- which I guess IS what they were going for, with the entire no-killing thing. My heart broke like 10 times seeing her open, honest faith and hopes get tested by everyone else. They did a great job showing us why she is the symbol of good in Ketterdam. My one nag is that they forgot about her maturity and elegance, she was cruel to Jesper and didn’t tell us a single proverb the entire season!!! “The heart is an arrow” was an episode title but it had nothing to do with her!!! 

Kaz- Kaz was my least fave characterization remix tbh. Like Matthias, he was softened, but KAZ BREKKER SHOULD NEVER GET SANDPAPERED, EVER!!!! Instead of introducing him with a chill, badass gimmick like the gang meeting in the books that showcases his wit and cruelty and the ease with which he manipulates everyone around him, they decided to show him lose to Pekka Rollins. In fact, he is constantly losing, either saying the wrong thing to Inej and instantly regretting it, or getting one-upped by the plot. This Kaz is gentler, more emotional, more vulnerable, and utterly incapable of keeping up with the other forces in the universe. I don’t understand why. Let him be an asshole to Inej!!!!! Let him be cruel and unfair and money oriented!!!!!! He is the Bastard of the Barrel, dammit, not some lovestruck kid- not yet!!!!!!!!! Like, the end of his book 1 arc was "omg he finally confessed Inej isn’t replaceable!!!” In the show he says it in episode 1. Inej battles with trying to figure out if he’s redeemable until the very last chapter of the duology, but show Kaz is a completely deserving man and she has no reason to fear. I have no idea what their development will be like from now on.

Whew. Okay. Wow. That was a lot but yeah that’s my opinions