The prequel, which has also been released as a graphic novel, follows the Darkling as a child when he was almost killed by a girl he thought was his friend. The Darkling also explains that he was once a scared little boy, and this is a reference to a short story written by Bardugo titled The Demon in the Wood. The Darkling's PastĮarlier in the season, Kirigan confronts Alina and tells her of how he has lived a thousand lifetimes, had countless names and had to reinvent himself after every rebirth as he tries to tell her that she should realize they are similar. This blink-and-you'll miss it moment in the TV show is a reference to that. In the books, Elizaveta is trapped in the Shadow Fold alongside Sankta Grigori and Juris, and she explains how she and her fellow saints were there when the Darkling was being burned. The bumblebee is part of Elizaveta, or Sankta Lizabeta of the Roses, a saint that features in the King of Scars duology. This is no ordinary bumblebee, though, it is actually an Easter Egg that will shape the show's potential third season. While standing by the pyre with Alina and Genya Safin (Daisy Head), Zoya Nazyalensky (Sujaya Dasgupta) swats away a bumblebee that comes close to her. The BumblebeeĪfter Alina and her cohort's battle against General Kirigan, aka the Darkling (Ben Barnes), ends in the villain's death, the characters stand and hold vigil as his body is burned in what remains of the Shadow Fold. The new episodes feature a few surprising Easter Eggs fans may not have noticed, while Barnes told Newsweek of an important deleted scene. Sujaya Dasgupta (right) and Ben Barnes (left) as Zoya Nazyalensky and General Kirigan, aka The Darkling, in "Shadow and Bone" Season 2. Warning: This article contains some spoilers for Shadow and Bone Season 2 'Shadow and Bone' Season 2: All the Easter Eggs You May Have Missed The show adapts both Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, and it takes storylines from the Six of Crows duology, but it also has several Easter Eggs that are so subtle even fans of the Grishaverse might not notice. Meanwhile, the Crows -Kaz Brekker (Freddy Carter), Inej Ghafa (Amita Suman), and Jesper Fahey (Kit Young)- start to plot revenge against Ketterdam crime lord Pekka Rollins (Dean Lennox Kelly) with the help of Nina Zenik (Danielle Galligan) and Wylan Hendricks (Jack Wolfe). They ally with Nikolai Lantsov (Patrick Gibson) to find the two amplifiers Alina needs to increase her powers and take down General Kirigan, aka The Darkling (Ben Barnes). Season 2 finds Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) and Mal Oretsev (Archie Renaux) on the run, but they are soon brought back into the fight to save Ravka. It also contains many callbacks to the original books and even a couple of real-world easter eggs.Shadow and Bone is officially back for its second season, and the epic fantasy does a great job of bringing Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse novels to life once more. But even with those references reserved for possible future seasons, the show sprinkled several clues about stories and characters to come. It was also mindful to leave some details for later, like why Kaz (Freddy Carter) always wears gloves or the origin of Jesper's (Kit Young) remarkable sharpshooter skills. Shadow and Bone changed many things from page to screen, including essential details about its lead character, Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li). Warning: Light spoilers from Netflix's Shadow and Bone and Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse novels follow. But these Shadow and Bone easter eggs are proof the show was judicious in what to reference and what to leave out. There's also the question of the fans: How much change from the novels will they accept, and how much fan service is too much? Considering the sheer amount of changes this adaptation makes, including shoehorning in the entire main cast of another of author Leigh Bardugo's hit novel series, Six of Crows, one would not be surprised if the show was fan-servicing all over the place. When adapting a series like Shadow and Bone, writers have to consider what from the books is worth keeping, what to toss, and which parts to condense.
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