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May. 16th, 2021 10:26 pmI need (at least) two days of weekend to recharge, which doesn't leave much time for things like housekeeping or studying etc., but at least I've been doing better at getting enough sleep. I still feel tired a lot but else it would surely be worse.
DD and I started watching Shadow and Bone last week. She hasn't read any of the books, and I haven't read the actual Shadow and Bone trilogy but both sequel duologies, meaning my knowledge of the trilogy plot is limited. I didn't expect the characters from "Six of Crows" to get their own subplot, that was a nice surprise. Unfortunately, I wasn't really interested in Alina and Mal. ( Spoilers ) Four episodes in, neither the plot nor the worldbuilding nor the characters really caught my attention. (The one character I'm most attached to is ( spoilers )) Not sure if I'll continue watching this.
Then we watched The Nevers, which DD sold to me as "the X-Men in Victorian England and they're all women," and we'll definitely continue watching this. (Mid-season finale airs tonight, meaning we can watch it tomorrow, I'm excited.) I'm glad I didn't find out that it's a Joss Whedon show before watching the first episode, and then I was immediately told that he left the project.
The characters are compelling and intriguing and interesting, even those who didn't get many scenes yet. Amalia True and Penance Adair are a great pair (best friends, I don't ship them romantically), and I love the roles they get to play, especially Amalia. The lake fight in episode 3 was fantastic.
( More unsorted thoughts with spoilers )
DD and I started watching Shadow and Bone last week. She hasn't read any of the books, and I haven't read the actual Shadow and Bone trilogy but both sequel duologies, meaning my knowledge of the trilogy plot is limited. I didn't expect the characters from "Six of Crows" to get their own subplot, that was a nice surprise. Unfortunately, I wasn't really interested in Alina and Mal. ( Spoilers ) Four episodes in, neither the plot nor the worldbuilding nor the characters really caught my attention. (The one character I'm most attached to is ( spoilers )) Not sure if I'll continue watching this.
Then we watched The Nevers, which DD sold to me as "the X-Men in Victorian England and they're all women," and we'll definitely continue watching this. (Mid-season finale airs tonight, meaning we can watch it tomorrow, I'm excited.) I'm glad I didn't find out that it's a Joss Whedon show before watching the first episode, and then I was immediately told that he left the project.
The characters are compelling and intriguing and interesting, even those who didn't get many scenes yet. Amalia True and Penance Adair are a great pair (best friends, I don't ship them romantically), and I love the roles they get to play, especially Amalia. The lake fight in episode 3 was fantastic.
( More unsorted thoughts with spoilers )
