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'Shadow and Bone' Season 2 Was Never About Alina, and That's the Problem

By Rachel Sandell

Published Nov 28, 2023

The protagonist of the show was never at the center of her own story.

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Season 2 of Shadow and Bone loses focus by giving too much screen time to the Crows, sidelining Alina as the main character.
The inclusion of multiple storylines and characters from the Grishaverse series leads to an unbalanced and bloated plot in Season 2.
The rushed and unstructured storytelling in Season 2 leaves important character arcs, including Alina's romance with Mal, underdeveloped and unsatisfying.