Shadow and Bone
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Well, it makes a little more sense then at least narratively, the issue was just the terrible acting. I agree, it was ridiculous right from the start, trading insults breathlessly like they were two seconds away from going at it.
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The best shot was when they awoke after the shipwreck on the beach. Her shirt was having trouble containing things with it being soaked lol
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Aggressively Young Adult in places, and sometimes guilty of lazy writing, but on the whole not bad. And surprisingly good visual effects for a TV show; it's interesting to see the gap in visual quality between a TV show and a proper movie become increasingly negligible.
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But, you know, doesn't stop faggy mcshooter from fucking a stableboy.
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This shit was a waste of time. Its YA bullshit
Just because it's better than average YA bullshit doesnt mean it's worth watching. 6/10 ratings? get the fuck outta here
If average YA content is 3/10 then this is a 4/10--i.e., still not good
There's no subtlety. There's no decent twists. There's way too much sentimentality.
Just because it's better than average YA bullshit doesnt mean it's worth watching. 6/10 ratings? get the fuck outta here
If average YA content is 3/10 then this is a 4/10--i.e., still not good
There's no subtlety. There's no decent twists. There's way too much sentimentality.
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i enjoyed it, it is mega YA and every fucking trope from the genre is in here but its basically chick post-college Harry Potter mixed with every CW teen show. Visuals were pretty good, world building was interesting, and no one was super annoying. Thats a 5/10 for me.
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There were a few peeks of it other than that as well but it was all very brief and not dwelled upon.
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People seem to be losing their shit because the stunt person for Inej was a white woman.
What's going to be the reaction when someone goes 'Sorry were going to have to recast the role as a white person because we can't find a brown female stunt performer here in Eastern Europe'?
What's going to be the reaction when someone goes 'Sorry were going to have to recast the role as a white person because we can't find a brown female stunt performer here in Eastern Europe'?
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Enjoying this quite a bit so far. Doing a pretty good job making each side a viable perspective. logical and consistent motivations.
super special magical protagonist, totally fucks up and gets all her friends killed. (granted she mostly forgets all about that, and starts pinning for her boring safe boyfriend/brother, and super hot badboy villian/love interest)
yeah, some of the "plot holes" mentioned in previous posts were 100% explained by the old lady wizard teacher.
human amplifiers, hes full of bones.
the one general notes that when he was a kid, mages were 50:1, then guns made them 25:1, then repeaters made them 10:1. how much longer till they are as expendable as the rest of us.
but, also, old lady talking to her son in the past. " grisha are builders, creators, not warriors. we practice the small science, not magic." so, both ways. the magic they practice is more useful for day to day use. not war. but, the general specifically started the school to teach them to be fighters, to be useful. and even further REAL magic is forbidden/not taught. and him doing real magic is what caused the void.
the conductor mentioned they passed a Hive. so, the assumption would be the monsters are breeding.
Nina plotline does get way too YA. just keeps getting worse. I thought the first interaction was ok. pretty sure that was supposed to be her, actually flirting to try and get him to drop his guard. but man, it just gets laid on thicker and thicker. ooph.
super special magical protagonist, totally fucks up and gets all her friends killed. (granted she mostly forgets all about that, and starts pinning for her boring safe boyfriend/brother, and super hot badboy villian/love interest)
yeah, some of the "plot holes" mentioned in previous posts were 100% explained by the old lady wizard teacher.
human amplifiers, hes full of bones.
the one general notes that when he was a kid, mages were 50:1, then guns made them 25:1, then repeaters made them 10:1. how much longer till they are as expendable as the rest of us.
but, also, old lady talking to her son in the past. " grisha are builders, creators, not warriors. we practice the small science, not magic." so, both ways. the magic they practice is more useful for day to day use. not war. but, the general specifically started the school to teach them to be fighters, to be useful. and even further REAL magic is forbidden/not taught. and him doing real magic is what caused the void.
the conductor mentioned they passed a Hive. so, the assumption would be the monsters are breeding.
Nina plotline does get way too YA. just keeps getting worse. I thought the first interaction was ok. pretty sure that was supposed to be her, actually flirting to try and get him to drop his guard. but man, it just gets laid on thicker and thicker. ooph.
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Finished this up last night. This started out 'meh' for me but I really fell into it half way through. Really likable cast and interesting world. Finale felt pretty epic.
So, one of the characters is gay of course. But I really wish Hollywood would stop portraying them all as whores. Why couldn't they simply have Jesper be his flamboyant self, obviously gay, and just leave it at that? They always have to inject a gratuitous cock gobbling scene. And, to be clear, I really like Jesper. He's a total bad ass with those revolvers.
So, one of the characters is gay of course. But I really wish Hollywood would stop portraying them all as whores. Why couldn't they simply have Jesper be his flamboyant self, obviously gay, and just leave it at that? They always have to inject a gratuitous cock gobbling scene. And, to be clear, I really like Jesper. He's a total bad ass with those revolvers.
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Because the biggest sexist and racists are progressives. They think all homos are whore cock gobblers and cant write them any other way.
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