Us book fans got lucky because they provided a map of the different countries and a list of the different type of Grisha at the beginning of the books. I wish they could have explained/showed the setting and types of Grisha better in the show.
…plus the different coloring assigned to each kind of Grisha. Something that visually helps a lot, but, imo, is poorly explained in the series at the start.
The ONLY thing they did wrong in this show is not to explain the world better in the first two episodes. So let's summarize. Grisha (born with powers): they do "small science" (aka, magic). We have inferni (fire), squallers (wind), tidemakers (water), alchemy (deal with chemicals), durast (do general inventions), heartrenders (powers over the human body for battle) and healers. Several grisha work on Ravka's second army. Then we have what was once Ravka, that now is divided by the Fold and becomes West and East Ravka (still 1 single country). Shu Han is on the south of Ravka, Fjerda is in the north. Ravka is at war with both countries. Grisha have been hunted for ages, and the only real safe place for them right now is Ravka. Finally, Ketterdam is across the sea from Ravka, and it's a city rulled by profit. Summarizing, that's it. You'll get the rest until episode 3. Love you guys, I was smilling the entire video 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
@@Angelina3Moses Genya is the only taylor we get to know (the same way as Sun Summoner and Shadow Summoner), and they would get to understand it by seeing the show. But, just to explain, taylors are Corporalki, just the same as healers and heartrenders. Their powers are essentialy the same, but they have an aptittude to use it in different ways. Taylors can craft the flesh, skin and body tissues to change a person's appearance 😉
I agree completely - I haven't read the books but I felt thrown from one thing to the next without a full understanding to The Who's and whats. The world seems amazing and I plan to read the books but I felt like they could have been more thorough or slow with the way they tied things together.
@@huh4206 make sure you watch Gold Digger for some steamy scences. Bonus, you get to see Archie too as an annoying teenager, which is super weird ahaha
Fun fact : kaz inej and jesper and a few more are from another book series called six of crows and apparently fhe author wants them to be here as well so maybe in the future six of cros will have its own series as well
It's true that the plotline with Alina etc. is based mostly on Russian culture, but the Six of Crows plotline actually derives a lot from the Netherlands (if I remember correctly, mainly from during the Dutch golden age). Some of examples of this are Ketterdam, which is mostly inspired by Amsterdam, but also langauge (they call Heleen "tante", which is Dutch for aunt etc.) and names (there's numerous characters with Dutch names like "Joost").
I found the first episode surprisingly easy to follow. Of course, there were some things I didn't catch but overall, I feel like they established the world and the main characters pretty well. I absolutely love the scene that introduces Kaz Brekker and his crew! First, we see Jesper and learn that he is a skilled gun figter. Next, we see Kaz and immediately know that he is above Jesper in the hierarchy. Then we learn that Kaz has stolen the painting, so he is a very skilled thief. We get introduced to Inej in a way that shows us that she's a spy and that she is in some way indebted / tied to Kaz. And then later we see that Pekka Rollings is above Kaz. So they informed us of all the important characters, their main skills / roles and their position in the hierarchy in the first episode. I could watch it a million times :)
I think what they established less well is the role of the Grisha. But even there, they do give us scenes that show that Grisha are treated better and are not very popular with people in the First Army (the fight scene with Mal; the tent where Mal steals the food; Mal and Alina's comment when they see a Grisha training with fire). But I missed a lot of that ony my first watch because it's thrown in with soooo much other stuff. It becomes more clear in later episodes, though.
Rizzo: did you not hear anything the other guy was saying? Benji: (pause) No... Rizzo: (disapproval tone) Benji! I get you Benji. I’m you in Math and Science class
I never read the books, but the first episode was a bit confusing because of how much info they managed to cram in. It will be easier to follow as you move further into the series. Absolutely loved the Doctor Who reference by the way.
As someone who has read the books, I can tell you I found the series (so far, I have barely started watching it) rushed and confusing. But the overall story and Grisha world is very interesting.
@@themurrrr i heard somewhere that they chose to put more money into the world building rather than making more episodes in season 1. If that's true, I think they chose right. I wasn't confused for too long and the characters and world were really well done. It felt like you could just step into that world. But maybe that's just the writer in me...
@@phoenixfire124 they couldn’t choose how many episodes they get, Netflix does. the producers wanted more episodes but they had to work with what they had
Don't worry about getting the names/places/terms wrong. Imo, it was fun to watch. You are very much welcome to create your own names for the characters. Thank you for reacting to this show! Have a great day you two 💖
Incase u need help, here are the grisha types that I can remember: Corporalki- wearing the red keftas, and consisting of heartrenders, healers and tailers. They focus on the human body. Etherealki- wearing the blue keftas, they control the elements and are considered summoners. Materialki- wearing the purple keftas, they control different earth related materials. These are the three types. Oh and the embroidery on the keftas are the defining point in each of the categories. Hoped this helped :) If I missed any just let me know
You forgot the Sun summoners and the …. Eh dark summoners….. (???) It’s been a while since I’ve read the books, but I remember those two were different than the rest. Tho I don’t remember if they had the Russian like names for them 🤔
The first part of the show hasn't reached the point yet, where tailors weare red too And the detailed list of grisha colors is (first color is the main color of the kefta, second color is the embrodery): Darkling: black-black (can summon and control shadows) Sun Summoner: blue-gold/black-gold (can summon and control sunlight) Heartrender: crimson-black (manipulate the body of another person to cause harm, kile stopping the heart, breaking bones) Healer: crimson-white (manipulate the body of another person to heal injuries) Squallers: blue-silver/white (can summon and control wind/storms and sometimes lighning, which is very rare and dangerous) Tidemakers: blue-light (can summon and control water) Inferni: blue-red (can summon and control fire) Durast: purple-grey (can manipulate anythin solid on a molecular level, like stone, glas, wood ... Alkemi: purple-red (in the show its kind of pinkish) (espercialists in chemicals, potions and blasting powders) Tailor: white-gold, later crimson-blue (can alter a persons apperance) I hope this makes it a bit clearer
I am so excited for this! I have read all of Leigh Bardugos books and absolutely loved the Shadow and Bone netflix series. However I can understand why people got confused during the show. It is a completely different world with a lot of complicated terms.
I was so confused for like half of the show with the places, characters. Started getting a hang of it at episode 5. Can't wait to see your reactions🥳🥳🥳💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽. This will be fun!
I totally just started watching this episode a few day's ago and hadn't gone back to finish it. I figured this would tell me a bit more about if it's worth continuing. Haha. I think I will at least give episode 2 a try.
i think other than not doing a good job of showing geography and explaining the differences between the keftas (the coats grisha wear, the coat color and embroidery color each mean something and are a way to tell what kind of grisha they are), they did SUCH a good job with everything. they even improved mal's character, which i was thankful for. xD
You two lovelies have become my own Oprahs Book Club for Netflix shows...whatever you are reacting to I'm watching! I don't think I would have checked out this show if I hadn't seen your upload...now I'm 3 episodes in and LOVING IT! Thanks for another brilliant recommendation you friggin legends! 😍😍😍💖💖💖
Okay here’s some explanation from a huge fan of the books no spoilers obviously! Ravka (where Alina and Mal are) is in fact Russian inspired! Alina is part Ravkan and Shu (Shu Han is Asian inspired I’m not sure which Asian country exactly though). Ravka is spilt in half by the fold (east and west Ravka). The south (Shu Han) guard their mountains and don’t let people pass. The north (Fjerda) wants to kill grisha (the magic people) so the only way to get supplies is to go through the fold. Kaz, Inej, and Jesper are from Ketterdam on the island of Kerch which is inspired by Amsterdam. If you want to know the exact location of everything there are plenty of maps online that show exactly where everything is in relation to each other. Now for the grisha! There’s orders of the grisha. - Corporalki, or the Order of the Living and the Dead. Within this order you have healers (they can heal people), heartrenders (They can use their power to damage a person's internal organs. Their ability ranges from slowing a person's pulse to snatching the air from their lungs. The target must be in their line of sight.), and the rare tailors (ability to change a person's appearance.) they wear the red keftas (coats) - Etherealki, or the Order of Summoners. Within this order you have Inferni (manipulate fire), Tidemaker (manipulate water), Squallers (manipulate air). Then you have the two rare types of summoners the shadow and sun summoner. They wear the blue keftas (coats) except for the general he wears a black one - Materialki, or the Order of Fabrikators. Within this order you have Durasts (manipulate glass, steel, wood, plants, stone, or anything solid on a molecular level.) and Alkemi (They specialize in chemicals like blasting powders and poisons.) they wear purple keftas (coats) And the show is actually technically combining two book series by Leigh Bardugo but they take place in the same universe (it’s called the grishaverse) you have the shadow and bone trilogy (Alina and Mal). And the characters from the six of crows duology (Kaz, Inej, Jesper and later you’re introduced to two more). But the the of SoC takes place two years after the end of the shadow and bone trilogy so everything for the crows in the show is all prequel for them. But the crows are probably fan favorites most people prefer six of crows over shadow and bone which makes sense it’s better written and the characters are more fun in my opinion but that’s probably because it’s Leigh Bardugo’s 2nd series so she has a better idea of her writing style :) (Kaz is my favorite character he’s the one with the cane lol)
So so happy my favorite duo is reacting to Shadow and Bone! It's rare for books to have well-adapted tv-shows, and this definitely hit the spot for us! I do agree it is confusing at first but their Instagram page does have highlights on certain terms and info for people who aren't really familiar with it hehe! Love you guys so much I can't wait to see more soon!
I’m sorry it’s the “over the hedge” reference and the puns that have me cryin time. U both never disappoint💜💜😭I don’t have a chicken salad to go with this though, so I’ll imagine that I have gummy worms
The sequel series to Shadow and Bone is one of my all-time favorites, so I loved the show, but I was curious how non-book folks would understand what's happening so I'm excited to see your reactions!
Don’t worry, lovely people! Some of the best reactions for series adapted from books come from people who know nothing about the books. You take the show on its own merits or lack thereof, without any expectations set by the books. You guys are great observers and I look forward to seeing and hearing your feelings.
I love your commentary and I too was confused after the first episode but it gets easier as you go throw the season to interpret. The doctor who reference was awesome 🤗
The one thing that is questionable in this episode is she basically signed her friends' death warrants and didn't blink when they died. That's sociopathic behavior if I've ever seen it lol
Its such a good show. I was the same when I started watching it, I was confused, like what is going on? But when I watched entire series I was hooked! You guys will love it, I promise :)
Okay, i was already interested before your reaction, but now I'll definitely watch the show! Seems way more interesting than what I've seen just from the trailer tbh. Thanks guys!
I knew nothing of this going in and I was able to follow along well and fully understand the world building it was doing I’m surprised to see so many comments of people who were confused by it the first episode or even the series
I felt like having headphones would have been nicer to watch this series. Because on tv I needed subtitles just to understand some of the quiet talking.
OH MY GOD someone else who uses that reference from Freaky Friday!?! That line has lived rent free in my head since I was 10, I feel so validated right now lol
New subscriber here but omg this reaction just made my whole night! Your reactions are so funny and so on point so don’t worry about being confused most of the time! :) the show will eventually explain everything
You should read the books. As a fan the show was very well done but it actually combined the original series and the spin-off. The six of crows are a separate series that happen about 10 years after the shadow and bones storyline. I was originally worried about making it all one storyline but I think they did a good job
This may very confusing at the beginning but honestly I love that u guys r watching it. And I’m having a lot of fun trying to decide who Benji will fall for (even if I think we all know…)
I read these books back in highschool but for some reason I don't remember much about the plot or the characters, so this will be interesting for me to watch through
Also I believe having watch series like Lost and Game of Thrones better sets you up for High Fantasy shows and books that go over so many different peoples and timelines.
Absolutely loved this series! Thanks for reviewing it 😄! Could y’all pretty please review Buffy and Angel? And if you want to make me super happy, also Firefly?
Based on the fact that Ravka is supposed to be like the sovjet union (russia for the most part), i'm thinking the Shu Han (where Alina is partly from) could be from mongolia, hence why she looks different than the others, just like Mal.
loved this! If you guys want to get an explanation and some background info on the world you can watch the video netflix did called "building the world" it's great for new fans and has no spoilers. The author talks in it too.
I started watching the first episode before reading the books. I was SO HELLA confused, I quit the episode mid way through, went and read the first Shadow and Bone book and then came back to finish the episode. Then I read the other two Shadow and Bone books and the first Six of Crows one before finishing watching the show. It honestly helped so much. They did the relationship development between characters so dirty in the adaptation. Honestly, everything was so rushed it was hard to grow attached and root for anyone. That first episode needed WAY more exposition for people to actually understand how the heck this world is set up and what's going on. The foundation building sucked. And I wish Netflix would have done a couple more episodes to let the story breathe a little instead of chaotically jumping from one thing to another.
I never read the books either, didn’t hear about shadow and bone until Netflix. And eve tho I’ve watched the whole season, I still don’t remember their names 🤣
omgggggg can't wait for you guys to watch this series, i LOVED IT!!!!! also after Shadow and Bone you guys should react to Cruel Summer on Hulu, it's a totally addictive teen thriller with a ton of plot twists, amazing acting, and a character actually going to therapy after a traumatic event (since every dark show has characters that probably should be)
I watched all of the show after getting my second dose and thought it was confusing since I felt like crap. Glad to know it wasn’t my focus but rather the show itself.
I love that you started this series !!! Loved it, and absolutely love your commentary and your jokes! ahaha And love this show, especially since I lived in Russia, super fun to see a fantasy world inspired by it (though I must say, I think you said soviet Russia, and it's more inspired by the tsarist era, so like, more 19th century - beginning of 20th, you'll see more of it as the story unfolds!) Also, I find it a fun way to rewatch the show without actually rewatching it (even though I will), and it's fun to see what you guys notice vs what I didn't, or didn't really react to. Can't wait to follow this series with you !
you playing "into the thick of it" while they went into the fold was the best thing ever
It really was.
Genuinely teared up laughing.
i burst into laughter, so unexpected!!!!!!
Us book fans got lucky because they provided a map of the different countries and a list of the different type of Grisha at the beginning of the books. I wish they could have explained/showed the setting and types of Grisha better in the show.
…plus the different coloring assigned to each kind of Grisha. Something that visually helps a lot, but, imo, is poorly explained in the series at the start.
I love the show but have my gripes
The ONLY thing they did wrong in this show is not to explain the world better in the first two episodes. So let's summarize.
Grisha (born with powers): they do "small science" (aka, magic). We have inferni (fire), squallers (wind), tidemakers (water), alchemy (deal with chemicals), durast (do general inventions), heartrenders (powers over the human body for battle) and healers. Several grisha work on Ravka's second army.
Then we have what was once Ravka, that now is divided by the Fold and becomes West and East Ravka (still 1 single country). Shu Han is on the south of Ravka, Fjerda is in the north. Ravka is at war with both countries.
Grisha have been hunted for ages, and the only real safe place for them right now is Ravka.
Finally, Ketterdam is across the sea from Ravka, and it's a city rulled by profit.
Summarizing, that's it. You'll get the rest until episode 3.
Love you guys, I was smilling the entire video 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
This was such a perfect explanation
what about tailors? also thank you for that explanation helps a ton
@@Angelina3Moses Genya is the only taylor we get to know (the same way as Sun Summoner and Shadow Summoner), and they would get to understand it by seeing the show. But, just to explain, taylors are Corporalki, just the same as healers and heartrenders. Their powers are essentialy the same, but they have an aptittude to use it in different ways. Taylors can craft the flesh, skin and body tissues to change a person's appearance 😉
I agree completely - I haven't read the books but I felt thrown from one thing to the next without a full understanding to The Who's and whats. The world seems amazing and I plan to read the books but I felt like they could have been more thorough or slow with the way they tied things together.
I will agree. One of the very few things done wrong. But honestly this is the best fantasy book-to-screen adaptation I've ever seen.
you guys are going to be OBSESSED with
Ben Barnes
YES! A million times yes!
i just started down that big ben barnes rabbit hole
@@huh4206 make sure you watch Gold Digger for some steamy scences. Bonus, you get to see Archie too as an annoying teenager, which is super weird ahaha
Yes! I literally got into the show because of Ben Barnes. I’ve never read the books before. I do like the show and characters as a while now.
I hope they are
I live for that “she’s not like you” moment between Kaz and Inej it’s just so AWWWW ❤️💕🥰💌
When he called her an investment total fan service 🥰💕♥️
Forget enemies to lovers I want investments to lovers
I ship them so hard! I want Kaz and Inej to be a couple.
@@tamamoni8908 SAMEEEE THEYRE SO CUTE I WANT WHAT THEY HAVE 😩😩
Tama Moni have you read the books? Because if you haven’t you definitely should especially if you ship Kaz and Inej
Alina really got her team killed off just to be with Mal🙃 but at least she became a human flash light!
“Into the Thick of It” got me good 😂
Fun fact : kaz inej and jesper and a few more are from another book series called six of crows and apparently fhe author wants them to be here as well so maybe in the future six of cros will have its own series as well
the SoC duo is so so so much better than the S&B trilogy. Especially if you are more intersted in the crows and Ketterdam
It's true that the plotline with Alina etc. is based mostly on Russian culture, but the Six of Crows plotline actually derives a lot from the Netherlands (if I remember correctly, mainly from during the Dutch golden age). Some of examples of this are Ketterdam, which is mostly inspired by Amsterdam, but also langauge (they call Heleen "tante", which is Dutch for aunt etc.) and names (there's numerous characters with Dutch names like "Joost").
The way I just know you guys are gonna be inej and Nina stans
God yes
yup everyone should stan these queens!!!
I found the first episode surprisingly easy to follow. Of course, there were some things I didn't catch but overall, I feel like they established the world and the main characters pretty well. I absolutely love the scene that introduces Kaz Brekker and his crew! First, we see Jesper and learn that he is a skilled gun figter. Next, we see Kaz and immediately know that he is above Jesper in the hierarchy. Then we learn that Kaz has stolen the painting, so he is a very skilled thief. We get introduced to Inej in a way that shows us that she's a spy and that she is in some way indebted / tied to Kaz. And then later we see that Pekka Rollings is above Kaz. So they informed us of all the important characters, their main skills / roles and their position in the hierarchy in the first episode. I could watch it a million times :)
I think what they established less well is the role of the Grisha. But even there, they do give us scenes that show that Grisha are treated better and are not very popular with people in the First Army (the fight scene with Mal; the tent where Mal steals the food; Mal and Alina's comment when they see a Grisha training with fire). But I missed a lot of that ony my first watch because it's thrown in with soooo much other stuff. It becomes more clear in later episodes, though.
Bengi: DRAGONS!
later: so...not dragons
Rizzo: did you not hear anything the other guy was saying?
Benji: (pause) No...
Rizzo: (disapproval tone) Benji!
I get you Benji. I’m you in Math and Science class
😅😅😅 I tuned out SOO HARD
I never read the books, but the first episode was a bit confusing because of how much info they managed to cram in. It will be easier to follow as you move further into the series. Absolutely loved the Doctor Who reference by the way.
As someone who has read the books, I can tell you I found the series (so far, I have barely started watching it) rushed and confusing.
But the overall story and Grisha world is very interesting.
@@themurrrr i heard somewhere that they chose to put more money into the world building rather than making more episodes in season 1. If that's true, I think they chose right. I wasn't confused for too long and the characters and world were really well done. It felt like you could just step into that world. But maybe that's just the writer in me...
@@phoenixfire124 they couldn’t choose how many episodes they get, Netflix does. the producers wanted more episodes but they had to work with what they had
"You need airplanes" ... well, I know someone that likes them too ...
(bookreaders will understand)
😏
Yes we do
Season 2 (fingers crossed)
Gonna be in season 2 I hear. :)
"Anything worth doing always starts as a bad idea" ✨✨✨I love him❤
I hope you guys enjoy the crows. they are hysterical and have some really great moments. So so happy you watched this:)💖
Don't worry about getting the names/places/terms wrong. Imo, it was fun to watch. You are very much welcome to create your own names for the characters. Thank you for reacting to this show! Have a great day you two 💖
Benji: dRAgONs!
*literally me when I first saw dragons in Game of Thrones*
Omg Daenerys and her dragons were sooo epic!!!!
Incase u need help, here are the grisha types that I can remember:
Corporalki- wearing the red keftas, and consisting of heartrenders, healers and tailers. They focus on the human body.
Etherealki- wearing the blue keftas, they control the elements and are considered summoners.
Materialki- wearing the purple keftas, they control different earth related materials.
These are the three types. Oh and the embroidery on the keftas are the defining point in each of the categories. Hoped this helped :)
If I missed any just let me know
You forgot the Sun summoners and the …. Eh dark summoners….. (???)
It’s been a while since I’ve read the books, but I remember those two were different than the rest.
Tho I don’t remember if they had the Russian like names for them 🤔
The first part of the show hasn't reached the point yet, where tailors weare red too
And the detailed list of grisha colors is (first color is the main color of the kefta, second color is the embrodery):
Darkling: black-black (can summon and control shadows)
Sun Summoner: blue-gold/black-gold (can summon and control sunlight)
Heartrender: crimson-black (manipulate the body of another person to cause harm, kile stopping the heart, breaking bones)
Healer: crimson-white (manipulate the body of another person to heal injuries)
Squallers: blue-silver/white (can summon and control wind/storms and sometimes lighning, which is very rare and dangerous)
Tidemakers: blue-light (can summon and control water)
Inferni: blue-red (can summon and control fire)
Durast: purple-grey (can manipulate anythin solid on a molecular level, like stone, glas, wood ...
Alkemi: purple-red (in the show its kind of pinkish) (espercialists in chemicals, potions and blasting powders)
Tailor: white-gold, later crimson-blue (can alter a persons apperance)
I hope this makes it a bit clearer
I am so excited for this! I have read all of Leigh Bardugos books and absolutely loved the Shadow and Bone netflix series. However I can understand why people got confused during the show. It is a completely different world with a lot of complicated terms.
‘Obviously the end goal is to find someone to drop the veil, the shade… the uh rip, the tear’
Loving the amount of synonyms
Yes!! I can live vicariously through you and pretend I’m watching it for the first time all over again 😍
1. Rizzo’s hair looks so good.
2. Episode 2 was where I started to gain some traction with this story.
Them entering the fold with the backyardagian reference made me snort laugh
I was so confused for like half of the show with the places, characters. Started getting a hang of it at episode 5. Can't wait to see your reactions🥳🥳🥳💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽. This will be fun!
I was so confused too watching the show at first! I had only read Six of Crows before (the part of the show with the crew)
Love your reactions!
Hahaha I totally started this episode the day they released it and got so confused I honestly forgot to watch more.
I totally just started watching this episode a few day's ago and hadn't gone back to finish it. I figured this would tell me a bit more about if it's worth continuing. Haha. I think I will at least give episode 2 a try.
@@mimikannisto4418 it’s so worth it 😭 please go back and watch
i think other than not doing a good job of showing geography and explaining the differences between the keftas (the coats grisha wear, the coat color and embroidery color each mean something and are a way to tell what kind of grisha they are), they did SUCH a good job with everything. they even improved mal's character, which i was thankful for. xD
You two lovelies have become my own Oprahs Book Club for Netflix shows...whatever you are reacting to I'm watching! I don't think I would have checked out this show if I hadn't seen your upload...now I'm 3 episodes in and LOVING IT! Thanks for another brilliant recommendation you friggin legends! 😍😍😍💖💖💖
OMFG YESSS I haven’t read the Books Either But I’m Invested In This Show And Y’all reacting To It HECK YES 🙌
If you like the show, you will love the books. The Grisha world is very interesting
Okay here’s some explanation from a huge fan of the books no spoilers obviously! Ravka (where Alina and Mal are) is in fact Russian inspired! Alina is part Ravkan and Shu (Shu Han is Asian inspired I’m not sure which Asian country exactly though). Ravka is spilt in half by the fold (east and west Ravka). The south (Shu Han) guard their mountains and don’t let people pass. The north (Fjerda) wants to kill grisha (the magic people) so the only way to get supplies is to go through the fold.
Kaz, Inej, and Jesper are from Ketterdam on the island of Kerch which is inspired by Amsterdam. If you want to know the exact location of everything there are plenty of maps online that show exactly where everything is in relation to each other.
Now for the grisha! There’s orders of the grisha.
- Corporalki, or the Order of the Living and the Dead. Within this order you have healers (they can heal people), heartrenders (They can use their power to damage a person's internal organs. Their ability ranges from slowing a person's pulse to snatching the air from their lungs. The target must be in their line of sight.), and the rare tailors (ability to change a person's appearance.) they wear the red keftas (coats)
- Etherealki, or the Order of Summoners. Within this order you have Inferni (manipulate fire), Tidemaker (manipulate water), Squallers (manipulate air). Then you have the two rare types of summoners the shadow and sun summoner. They wear the blue keftas (coats) except for the general he wears a black one
- Materialki, or the Order of Fabrikators. Within this order you have Durasts (manipulate glass, steel, wood, plants, stone, or anything solid on a molecular level.) and Alkemi (They specialize in chemicals like blasting powders and poisons.) they wear purple keftas (coats)
And the show is actually technically combining two book series by Leigh Bardugo but they take place in the same universe (it’s called the grishaverse) you have the shadow and bone trilogy (Alina and Mal). And the characters from the six of crows duology (Kaz, Inej, Jesper and later you’re introduced to two more). But the the of SoC takes place two years after the end of the shadow and bone trilogy so everything for the crows in the show is all prequel for them. But the crows are probably fan favorites most people prefer six of crows over shadow and bone which makes sense it’s better written and the characters are more fun in my opinion but that’s probably because it’s Leigh Bardugo’s 2nd series so she has a better idea of her writing style :) (Kaz is my favorite character he’s the one with the cane lol)
i’m so excited to see y’all’s reaction to this show
Finally you guys are watching this show. I predict that you guys will love Jesper. And I'm excited to see your reaction to Ben Barnes. ✌😁
They throw a lot of lore at you to start with, but you'll catch up after a few episodes. Super happy you guys are reacting to this!
So so happy my favorite duo is reacting to Shadow and Bone! It's rare for books to have well-adapted tv-shows, and this definitely hit the spot for us! I do agree it is confusing at first but their Instagram page does have highlights on certain terms and info for people who aren't really familiar with it hehe! Love you guys so much I can't wait to see more soon!
Fuck yeaaaah! Was counting on you two!
I'm so excited for S2!! And seeing your reactions to it.
Edit: just finished S2 for the second time and SO excited to watch your reaction!!!
Oh thank god I have something to look forward to after work! 😭🙌🏿
The references today are * chef's kiss * impeccable 👌
I’m sorry it’s the “over the hedge” reference and the puns that have me cryin time. U both never disappoint💜💜😭I don’t have a chicken salad to go with this though, so I’ll imagine that I have gummy worms
I'm so happy that you decided to react to this. See you at the premier!
You guys are my favorites and this show is my favorite, I’ve had a smile on my face watching the entire video
I'm here for General Kirigan *wink
* wink wink
I alredy know benji is going to simp for general Kirigan and Matthias
@@brendatomonaga2878 I know right?! General Kirigan is the epitome of 'they got me in the first half' meme
The sequel series to Shadow and Bone is one of my all-time favorites, so I loved the show, but I was curious how non-book folks would understand what's happening so I'm excited to see your reactions!
Don’t worry, lovely people! Some of the best reactions for series adapted from books come from people who know nothing about the books. You take the show on its own merits or lack thereof, without any expectations set by the books. You guys are great observers and I look forward to seeing and hearing your feelings.
Coming back for 1626271829382 time now that it has been announced when seconds season will be available.🤣🛐💜
I love your commentary and I too was confused after the first episode but it gets easier as you go throw the season to interpret. The doctor who reference was awesome 🤗
omg as someone who has read every single book and is obsessed with them i’m so excited for this
“into the thick of it” had me wheEZING
How did i not get a notification for this???????? my favourite book series and my favourite channel, essentially a match made in heaven
The one thing that is questionable in this episode is she basically signed her friends' death warrants and didn't blink when they died. That's sociopathic behavior if I've ever seen it lol
I’ve been waiting this commentaries since you announced you were gonna watch this, can’t wait for the rest of them
The rewatch is so much fun with you guys!
These are like my comfort videos
Omg same😂😂😂
Its such a good show. I was the same when I started watching it, I was confused, like what is going on? But when I watched entire series I was hooked! You guys will love it, I promise :)
yay I’m so excited for y’all to react to this series ! I love six of crows books 💗 and the did such a good job casting the characters
im so excited for them to watch the rest of them and to react to general kirigan!!
Okay, i was already interested before your reaction, but now I'll definitely watch the show! Seems way more interesting than what I've seen just from the trailer tbh. Thanks guys!
I watched the series since I saw you guys upload this. GREAT SHOW! 🙌
I knew nothing of this going in and I was able to follow along well and fully understand the world building it was doing I’m surprised to see so many comments of people who were confused by it the first episode or even the series
I felt like having headphones would have been nicer to watch this series. Because on tv I needed subtitles just to understand some of the quiet talking.
OH MY GOD someone else who uses that reference from Freaky Friday!?! That line has lived rent free in my head since I was 10, I feel so validated right now lol
#RentFreeLiving 😂
Been looking forward to this since you announced you'd be reacting to it! Can't wait for the next one 😍
This is the first video I’m watching of you two and I am in love, I can’t wait for the rest of the series!
If you don't read Six of Crows you don't really get whats going on with Kaz and his Crows, so you really, really, really have to read the books.
New subscriber here but omg this reaction just made my whole night! Your reactions are so funny and so on point so don’t worry about being confused most of the time! :) the show will eventually explain everything
You should read the books. As a fan the show was very well done but it actually combined the original series and the spin-off. The six of crows are a separate series that happen about 10 years after the shadow and bones storyline. I was originally worried about making it all one storyline but I think they did a good job
OMG YESSSSS!!!!!
Thank you for this reaction! 😭❤️
This may very confusing at the beginning but honestly I love that u guys r watching it. And I’m having a lot of fun trying to decide who Benji will fall for (even if I think we all know…)
I guess I'll have to watch this show now. Lol. Darn my love for you Pink Popcast!!!!
Loving that you're watching this.
Happy National Pink Day!!
Oh I'm excited about this already 😍
YAAAAASSSS, can't wait to see you guys reaction to this series!!!
Ohhhh hell yeahhh!!! I loved this show! And I love your reactions! You are so fancy :D
I read these books back in highschool but for some reason I don't remember much about the plot or the characters, so this will be interesting for me to watch through
Steady on my mission to watch every video you’ve posted
I was just enjoying your video, as I do, but then I proceeded to jump around all giddy after seeing MY BABY TENNANT I LOVE MY DOCTOR ❤️
I didn’t know that they were books, so your ahead of me.
Also I believe having watch series like Lost and Game of Thrones better sets you up for High Fantasy shows and books that go over so many different peoples and timelines.
I cant wait for you to watch the other episodes!!!! 😲
Absolutely loved this series! Thanks for reviewing it 😄! Could y’all pretty please review Buffy and Angel? And if you want to make me super happy, also Firefly?
thank you for this reaction!!! 💜
i am literally so excited for this
Great reaction and I love your editing!
I made myself read ALL the books before starting the show and I'm glad I did or else I would have been so lost
i have only watched the first episode so this comes at the perfect time
Based on the fact that Ravka is supposed to be like the sovjet union (russia for the most part), i'm thinking the Shu Han (where Alina is partly from) could be from mongolia, hence why she looks different than the others, just like Mal.
Benji~! I was watching DWP on Netflix a nearly fell out my chair when I saw you. Lol! Killed it dude!
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loved this! If you guys want to get an explanation and some background info on the world you can watch the video netflix did called "building the world" it's great for new fans and has no spoilers. The author talks in it too.
I SCREAMED at the Dr who reference
I started watching the first episode before reading the books. I was SO HELLA confused, I quit the episode mid way through, went and read the first Shadow and Bone book and then came back to finish the episode. Then I read the other two Shadow and Bone books and the first Six of Crows one before finishing watching the show. It honestly helped so much. They did the relationship development between characters so dirty in the adaptation. Honestly, everything was so rushed it was hard to grow attached and root for anyone.
That first episode needed WAY more exposition for people to actually understand how the heck this world is set up and what's going on. The foundation building sucked. And I wish Netflix would have done a couple more episodes to let the story breathe a little instead of chaotically jumping from one thing to another.
I never read the books either, didn’t hear about shadow and bone until Netflix. And eve tho I’ve watched the whole season, I still don’t remember their names 🤣
omgggggg can't wait for you guys to watch this series, i LOVED IT!!!!!
also after Shadow and Bone you guys should react to Cruel Summer on Hulu, it's a totally addictive teen thriller with a ton of plot twists, amazing acting, and a character actually going to therapy after a traumatic event (since every dark show has characters that probably should be)
I watched all of the show after getting my second dose and thought it was confusing since I felt like crap. Glad to know it wasn’t my focus but rather the show itself.
I read the books and watched the series and it’s so funny seeing people who didn’t read the books try to understand what’s happening 😭
Yayyy I can’t wait I remember when I was thinking when I they gonna react to shadow and bones🤣
YAAAAAS MY FAVES REACTING TO ONE OF MT FAV SHOWS
Just give it a few more episodes 🥺
this show is REALLY good and I’ve never read the books
I love that you started this series !!! Loved it, and absolutely love your commentary and your jokes! ahaha
And love this show, especially since I lived in Russia, super fun to see a fantasy world inspired by it (though I must say, I think you said soviet Russia, and it's more inspired by the tsarist era, so like, more 19th century - beginning of 20th, you'll see more of it as the story unfolds!)
Also, I find it a fun way to rewatch the show without actually rewatching it (even though I will), and it's fun to see what you guys notice vs what I didn't, or didn't really react to.
Can't wait to follow this series with you !
You guys are the funniest. I feel like I'm watching it with my besties
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