ShadowAndBone Season 2 starts off with signs of real promise, but too many competing storylines bog down the plot. Our review:
After a stellar first season of Shadow and Bone, it's safe to say that expectations were high once the series was renewed, and I fully expected to love Season 2. Unfortunately, a promising first few episodes quickly yield to a messy sophomore effort that jams too many storylines in at once and gives away far too much, too quickly.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY That's not to say that Season 2 doesn't lend itself to truly awesome scenes. The Darkling's return is both epic and badass. He's the villain of the story, but it's hard not to be thrilled that he didn't really die from a volcra attack at the end of Season 1. He's more menacing and more unhinged than he's ever been before, and he's hell-bent on revenge.
Meanwhile, in Ketterdam, our beloved Crows are in a battle for control of the Barrel, and at the same time, find themselves tasked with yet another heist for the Sun Summoner. When last we saw the Crows, they were headed back home, and their return to the series is another one of those cheer-worthy moments. Naturally, they wouldn't be the Crows if there wasn't trouble afoot, and it finds them quickly, as they discover they've been framed for murder.
Another disappointment happens with regard to Matthias , who becomes a member of the Crows in his own right in the books. At the end of the first season, after being shipwrecked and forming an adorable bond with Nina, she publicly accuses him of being a slaver in order to save him from being apprehended by the Darkling's Grisha. As a result, Matthias is shipped off to Hellgate, where he languishes without hope of freedom.
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