About Alina crying after she entered the room: Remember what Mal and her were talking about in episode 1? As children they were taught not to cry in front of people, only cry when you're alone, and to always keep a weapon on you. She experienced so many horrible things over the course of only a couple of days and didn't cry once, but the moment the door closes and she's finally alone, she is finally allowed to let the tears out. Plus she snuck that letter opener underneath the pillow (=weapon). Love your reactions to the show so far, can't wait for more!!
Ok when you break it down like that it makes a lot of sense that’s so cool how they take those small details to feed into the story. Thanks for the education and for watching! 🐉
The people who attacked them in the woods are called Druskelle. They are specialized soldiers in the Fjerdan army. They are trained to hunt, capture, and kill Grisha, because in their country Fjerda(to the north of Ravka) Grisha are seen a “witches” who deserve to die. Hope this helps. Great reaction! I look forward to the rest.
The history between Kaz and Rollins is very important and for sure gives more context to their scene together, but I won't spoil it for you guys because to me it was one of the best reveals in the book . And yes Kaz is so smart just always assume he has multiple backup plans.
@@ReactionDragonz There is a hierarchy in how Kirigan has set up the 2nd army. Those heartrenders who have amplifiers (Ivan) tend to be his own personal guard (why they have black on their embroidery on their kefta), then the other Corporalki (mostly heartrenders), then the Summoners (and those that have amplifiers like Zoya are preferred) and the Fabrikators (like David who doesn't even know how to fight). They don't even teach the Fabrikators to fight. They are the lower class of the Grisha. He also keeps them kind of separated from one another in where they sleep and what tables they eat at so they are competitive with each other a bit.
Great reaction! Just a point of clarification : Inej's tatoo is not a sign of religion but of being the "property" of the Menagerie, the brothel we see her go at the beginning of the episode. She is still owned by Heileen (the blond) but Kaz is slowly paying her bill
Yeah we missed that thanks for clarifying as well. Hopefully we will get her freedom before the season is up. Thanks for watching bye the way This show is amazing.
Not really a spoiler but something that's good to know about the power system so it won't get confusing later. Grisha are those who practice "small science". Fancy word for specialized powers. There are three main kinds and specializations under. 1. Corporalki - they deal with the human body. All those who practice this have some similar skillset, until they decide to specialize with: * Healers - They fix the body. * Heartrender - They destroy the body (make your heart stop or give you a heart attack, boil blood, etc) * Tailor - They alter the body's appearance (for themselves and other people). 2. Etherealki - they manipulate elements and stuff. Like bender from avatar: * Squaller - air * Inferni - fire * Tidemaker - water ** Shadow and Sun are added as well. 3. Materialki - also known as Fabrikators. They deal with earthly matter, metals, stones. They manipulate it to invent things that wouldn't be possible otherwise. There isn't much difference between the two specializations tho. * Durast - organic matter like metals and rocks * Alkemi - chemicals
Oh wow cool breakdown. Thanks for that. Helps out a lot will make it easier to catch on to the different characters and characteristics and thanks for watching!
@@ReactionDragonz No prob. There's so many names, religions, and geography, and culture to cover in the world so I figured I'd leave you this 😄. Cool reactions guys.
@@ReactionDragonz You can tell what branch of Grisha they are based on the colour of their keftas: red for Corporalki, blue for Etherealki, and purple for Materialki!
I think you know that the story of the Crows (Kaz, Inej and Jesper) are from other books that take place two years after the Shadow and Bone trilogy. So in the series they still haven't lived the things in the book, so Kaz in the series lost to Pekka's henchmen. In the books he does very surprising things, especially in Crooked Kingdom. Those who read know what scene I'm talking about. It's cool because it shows their evolution with their skills, showing that they were not always the "badass" that is presented to us in books. Anyway, I really liked your reaction and as you really watch and pay attention to the details, this is really cool. You won one more subscriber on the channel. I hope you are enjoying the series.
Thanks for watching and sharing that insight. Super cool maybe they will do a back story or series to see the origin of those characters. Phenomenal show! Thanks for the sub and support!
No spoilers, just a quick explanation of the locations and ideologies: The main locations are Ravka (Divided in 2 because of the fold and in war because of it), Fjerda (north of Ravka), Shu Han (south of Ravka) and Kerch, where there's the city of Ketterdam (where the crows are from). The Fjerdans believe Grishas are evil witches, the Shu Han experiment on Grishas and in Ketterdam Grishas are usually bought as slaves. East Ravka is basically the only safe place for Grisha.
Wow, it’s a hard life being a Grisha hopefully will see more places start to be more open with them. Great breakdown makes more sense now with some scenes and references. Also thanks for watching!
General Kirigan is usually called "The Darkling" in the book, because of his power. Also, the setup is that General Kirigan or The Darkling, is the only person who is allowed to wear Black. He was knows as the most powerful Grisha.
I love watching your Shadow and Bone reactions! You guys pick up on a lot of details that a lot of other reactors miss. Will we get a new reaction video every day? Looking forward to more!
Great reaction. And about Kaz allowing them to beat him... Yeah that's pretty unsatisfying coming from a book fan since book Kaz would beat them to a pulp... Hopefully that's only a prequel young Kaz we're seeing and they will grow him as a ruthless demon he is perceived to be.
I thought the same thing. Kaz was way too soft in Season 1 but also it's always tough to portray book characters when the show doesn't give you any insight into what they're actually feeling/thinking.
You asked who benefitted from leaving the Fold there in your breakdown and it's pretty much all of Ravka's enemies. The Fold was created by the Black Heretic but since then it's really just been really devastating to the economy and forced the country to be constantly at war because they've been weakened from having no easy access to a port. The government is all in the East but having the West and the coast so dangerous to access means they're kind of encircled by enemies. So like, if anyone's interested in the Fold staying up, it would be Fjerda and the Shu Han.
Thank for the kind words and support! This show draws you in and if you don’t pay attention and since we haven’t read the books it can be easy to get lost. Lol. Thanks for watching. 🐉
One more comment. My English is kind of bad and in the series didn't make it very clear, so speaking in a direct and even insensitive way, Inej was kidnapped as a child and forced to have sex with whoever paid for it. In the books there is a more detailed explanation and more complex things and such, but that's basically her story, until she was "bought" by Kaz. All the stories of the Crows are very interesting and profound, it is impossible not to sympathize with them. That's why they are everyone's favorite. And Inej is my favorite character in the entire Grisha universe followed by Kaz and Jesper. I love them. And taking the opportunity to say that yes Kaz is very smart, you would be surprised 😅
Yeah these characters are growing on us and are favorite too. This show does an awesome job of showing off these characters and the actors do an amazing job as well can’t wait for more!
I don't like how they added the prejudice crap in this. It wasn't in the book when Mal and Alina were young. Netflix enjoy influencing division and victim mentality. Also, in the book, Mal was more of the "outgoing", popular, and strong one. Alina, was weak, and skinny (for a reason)internally kind of insecure, especially about not being that physically "attractive" and had bad insomnia and couldn't eat much for quite a while. This Mal's personality may be a little bit better in some ways though.
About Alina crying after she entered the room: Remember what Mal and her were talking about in episode 1? As children they were taught not to cry in front of people, only cry when you're alone, and to always keep a weapon on you. She experienced so many horrible things over the course of only a couple of days and didn't cry once, but the moment the door closes and she's finally alone, she is finally allowed to let the tears out. Plus she snuck that letter opener underneath the pillow (=weapon). Love your reactions to the show so far, can't wait for more!!
Ok when you break it down like that it makes a lot of sense that’s so cool how they take those small details to feed into the story. Thanks for the education and for watching! 🐉
I totally didn't pick up on that... nice job
The people who attacked them in the woods are called Druskelle. They are specialized soldiers in the Fjerdan army. They are trained to hunt, capture, and kill Grisha, because in their country Fjerda(to the north of Ravka) Grisha are seen a “witches” who deserve to die. Hope this helps. Great reaction! I look forward to the rest.
Thanks for clearing that up and thanks for watching! 🤜🤛
That tattoo on Inej’s wrist is actually a sign that she belongs to the brothel that Haleen owns called Minagerie! Love your reactions 🤗
Ok thanks for that clear up and for watching! Appreciate the kind words. :) more to come! 🐉
@@ReactionDragonz But you're also right that Inej is religious and sees the sun summoner as a Saint. Can't wait for the rest of your reactions :)
The history between Kaz and Rollins is very important and for sure gives more context to their scene together, but I won't spoil it for you guys because to me it was one of the best reveals in the book .
And yes Kaz is so smart just always assume he has multiple backup plans.
Thank you so much for not spoiling and sharing. This will make the reveal even more awesome! Yeah Kaz is an amazing character!
God, so many back up plans it’s exhausting
No spoiler When they were talking about the explosive expert they are foreshadowing the next gang member
Oh awesome thanks for that and for watching!
The grisha who were protecting Alina in red were heartrenders!
Awesome thank you for that. Had a feeling. So they are pretty powerful too.
@@ReactionDragonz There is a hierarchy in how Kirigan has set up the 2nd army. Those heartrenders who have amplifiers (Ivan) tend to be his own personal guard (why they have black on their embroidery on their kefta), then the other Corporalki (mostly heartrenders), then the Summoners (and those that have amplifiers like Zoya are preferred) and the Fabrikators (like David who doesn't even know how to fight). They don't even teach the Fabrikators to fight. They are the lower class of the Grisha. He also keeps them kind of separated from one another in where they sleep and what tables they eat at so they are competitive with each other a bit.
You guys are the first I've seen who've recognised Ben Barnes but not called him "Prince Caspian" XD
I don’t think we have seen that show yet. Haha thanks for watching!
haven't read the books but this was such a bingeable show. i'm always expecting to be disappointed by YA tv series but this one has excellent pacing.
Yes this show definitely surprised us and is binge worthy. Thanks for watching! 🐉
Great reaction! Just a point of clarification : Inej's tatoo is not a sign of religion but of being the "property" of the Menagerie, the brothel we see her go at the beginning of the episode. She is still owned by Heileen (the blond) but Kaz is slowly paying her bill
Yeah we missed that thanks for clarifying as well. Hopefully we will get her freedom before the season is up. Thanks for watching bye the way This show is amazing.
Not really a spoiler but something that's good to know about the power system so it won't get confusing later.
Grisha are those who practice "small science". Fancy word for specialized powers. There are three main kinds and specializations under.
1. Corporalki - they deal with the human body. All those who practice this have some similar skillset, until they decide to specialize with:
* Healers - They fix the body.
* Heartrender - They destroy the body (make your heart stop or give you a heart attack, boil blood, etc)
* Tailor - They alter the body's appearance (for themselves and other people).
2. Etherealki - they manipulate elements and stuff. Like bender from avatar:
* Squaller - air
* Inferni - fire
* Tidemaker - water
** Shadow and Sun are added as well.
3. Materialki - also known as Fabrikators. They deal with earthly matter, metals, stones. They manipulate it to invent things that wouldn't be possible otherwise. There isn't much difference between the two specializations tho.
* Durast - organic matter like metals and rocks
* Alkemi - chemicals
Oh wow cool breakdown. Thanks for that. Helps out a lot will make it easier to catch on to the different characters and characteristics and thanks for watching!
@@ReactionDragonz No prob. There's so many names, religions, and geography, and culture to cover in the world so I figured I'd leave you this 😄. Cool reactions guys.
Thank you it helps out a lot almost like a table of contents haha
@@ReactionDragonz You can tell what branch of Grisha they are based on the colour of their keftas: red for Corporalki, blue for Etherealki, and purple for Materialki!
@@biancaarcand4316 and within that their embroidery on their kefta tells you what subtype they are (inferi vs squallor summoner for example)
I think you know that the story of the Crows (Kaz, Inej and Jesper) are from other books that take place two years after the Shadow and Bone trilogy. So in the series they still haven't lived the things in the book, so Kaz in the series lost to Pekka's henchmen. In the books he does very surprising things, especially in Crooked Kingdom. Those who read know what scene I'm talking about. It's cool because it shows their evolution with their skills, showing that they were not always the "badass" that is presented to us in books. Anyway, I really liked your reaction and as you really watch and pay attention to the details, this is really cool. You won one more subscriber on the channel. I hope you are enjoying the series.
Thanks for watching and sharing that insight. Super cool maybe they will do a back story or series to see the origin of those characters. Phenomenal show! Thanks for the sub and support!
No spoilers, just a quick explanation of the locations and ideologies:
The main locations are Ravka (Divided in 2 because of the fold and in war because of it), Fjerda (north of Ravka), Shu Han (south of Ravka) and Kerch, where there's the city of Ketterdam (where the crows are from). The Fjerdans believe Grishas are evil witches, the Shu Han experiment on Grishas and in Ketterdam Grishas are usually bought as slaves. East Ravka is basically the only safe place for Grisha.
Wow, it’s a hard life being a Grisha hopefully will see more places start to be more open with them. Great breakdown makes more sense now with some scenes and references. Also thanks for watching!
@@ReactionDragonz of course! Love your reactions!!
Thank you! 🐉
Or Nyovi Zem (Zemeni $ was shot by Jesper the first ep. He is from there) is safeish unless you get caught by a slaver
General Kirigan is usually called "The Darkling" in the book, because of his power. Also, the setup is that General Kirigan or The Darkling, is the only person who is allowed to wear Black. He was knows as the most powerful Grisha.
So happy to see that so many people are liking the show! Loving your reactions so far!
Thank you! Yeah this show is amazing. It’s a lot to take in but it’s amazing! Thanks for watching!
I love watching your Shadow and Bone reactions! You guys pick up on a lot of details that a lot of other reactors miss. Will we get a new reaction video every day? Looking forward to more!
That's our goal is to do one a day! And thanks for taking the ride with us 🤜🤛🐉
Great reaction. And about Kaz allowing them to beat him... Yeah that's pretty unsatisfying coming from a book fan since book Kaz would beat them to a pulp... Hopefully that's only a prequel young Kaz we're seeing and they will grow him as a ruthless demon he is perceived to be.
Yeah Kaz is one of our favorite characters. Thanks for watching btw! 🐉
yup, show Kaz is so weak comparing to book Kaz...I'm really hoping for season 2 Kaz to be more badass
I thought the same thing. Kaz was way too soft in Season 1 but also it's always tough to portray book characters when the show doesn't give you any insight into what they're actually feeling/thinking.
You asked who benefitted from leaving the Fold there in your breakdown and it's pretty much all of Ravka's enemies. The Fold was created by the Black Heretic but since then it's really just been really devastating to the economy and forced the country to be constantly at war because they've been weakened from having no easy access to a port. The government is all in the East but having the West and the coast so dangerous to access means they're kind of encircled by enemies. So like, if anyone's interested in the Fold staying up, it would be Fjerda and the Shu Han.
That makes sense especially since we have a better understanding of the map. thanks for the input 🤜🤛
great reaction! i really appreciate how attentive you guys are to the show. looking forward to watching more!
Thank for the kind words and support! This show draws you in and if you don’t pay attention and since we haven’t read the books it can be easy to get lost. Lol. Thanks for watching. 🐉
One more comment. My English is kind of bad and in the series didn't make it very clear, so speaking in a direct and even insensitive way, Inej was kidnapped as a child and forced to have sex with whoever paid for it. In the books there is a more detailed explanation and more complex things and such, but that's basically her story, until she was "bought" by Kaz. All the stories of the Crows are very interesting and profound, it is impossible not to sympathize with them. That's why they are everyone's favorite. And Inej is my favorite character in the entire Grisha universe followed by Kaz and Jesper. I love them. And taking the opportunity to say that yes Kaz is very smart, you would be surprised 😅
Yeah these characters are growing on us and are favorite too. This show does an awesome job of showing off these characters and the actors do an amazing job as well can’t wait for more!
love this keep it up!!
Thank you! Will do!
I don't like how they added the prejudice crap in this. It wasn't in the book when Mal and Alina were young. Netflix enjoy influencing division and victim mentality.
Also, in the book, Mal was more of the "outgoing", popular, and strong one. Alina, was weak, and skinny (for a reason)internally kind of insecure, especially about not being that physically "attractive" and had bad insomnia and couldn't eat much for quite a while.
This Mal's personality may be a little bit better in some ways though.