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Shadow and Bone - Season 1 (2021)

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Show title: Shadow and Bone

IMDb score: 7,5 (123.622)

Episodes: 8

Playing time: 6 hour and 51 minutes

Developed by: Eric Heisserer

Stars: Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes and Freddy Carter

Origin: United Kingdom

Releasedate: Friday 23 April 2021

First aired on: Netflix (Nederland)

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Shadow and Bone plot

In a world split in two by a vast barrier of eternal darkness, where unnatural creatures feast on human flesh, a young soldier discovers a power that could finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces oppose her. Crooks, thieves, hitmen and saints are now at war and it takes more than magic to survive.

Episodes Season 1 (2021)

  1. 1. A Searing Burst of Light

    23 April 2021 (52 minutes)

  2. 2. We're All Someone's Monster

    23 April 2021 (52 minutes)

  3. 3. The Making at the Heart of the World

    23 April 2021 (47 minutes)

  4. 4. Otkazat'sya

    23 April 2021 (51 minutes)

  5. 5. Show Me Who You Are

    23 April 2021 (58 minutes)

  6. 6. The Heart Is an Arrow

    23 April 2021 (54 minutes)

  7. 7. The Unsea

    23 April 2021 (52 minutes)

  8. 8. No Mourners

    23 April 2021 (45 minutes)

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Actors and Actresses

General Kirigan / The Darkling

Kaz Brekker

Sturmhond / Nikolai Lantsov

Tolya Yul-Bataar

Wylan Hendricks

Tamar Kir-Bataar

Genya Safin

Malyen Oretsev

Inej Ghafa

Alina Starkov

Jesper Fahey

Zoya Nazyalensky

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Threeohthree

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hmm.

Shadow and Bone actually starts off nicely. A bit mysterious, slick design, good tempo, and a nice atmosphere. However, from episode 2 it actually goes downhill. The biggest problem is that it's really extremely soap-like. Lots of side drama that has nothing to do with the story at all.

It's a shame because the story intrigued me in the beginning. Think Pirates of the Caribbean meats Harry Potter with the mystique of Harry Potter and the design of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Not a bad combination, but it is continuously interrupted by stretched scenes with characters who have no idea what they actually want. As a result, the pacing is often completely lost and then those 55 minutes are suddenly very long.

The first 800 reviews yesterday suggested that we had a new Netflix hit like Stranger Things, but after the first episode it was already clear that this could go on for above-average entertainment. A mission that it certainly succeeds in, but it ends there.

Recommended for fans of mystery soaps with an easy look away content (Once Upon A Time). However, the average series enthusiast will not really be waiting for this.

3*

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brawljeff

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Not hugely impressed. Fantasy movies and series are usually either very good or very bad. But this is a fantasy series that is right in between. The sets, statues and costumes are all great. I found the characters and the world less interesting. Highlights were all the interactions between Alina and the General. In addition, I found the story of the three bandits (or what were they?) extremely boring. Especially the actor who played Jesper played very childish.

I think I'll give season 2 another chance, although I wouldn't call it a must see.

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