In this episode we talk about Darklina, how they are narrative foils, the "monster" motif within the trilogy, their inexplicable attraction to each other, what "alone" means to the Darkling and Alina, the Darkling's death, and how their dynamic could have been written differently. 

This episode discusses Alina and the Darkling as characters, their motivations, the Darkling's past, some of the messages present in the Grisha trilogy, Alina's fate after Ruin and Rising, her choices, her breakthrough in the first book, Darklina in King of Scars, and the big question: Is The Darkling Homophobic?
Collaborative Darklina Playlist: Make Me Your Villain

In this episode we discuss the changes made in the adaptation of the grisha trilogy and crows duology from page to screen in Netflix's Shadow and Bone and talk about what was good, what was bad, and what was just different. 

This episode we’ll be diving into some of the cool ass concepts in Shadow and Bone and the wider Grishaverse, and how there were a lot of missed opportunities that could have made the stories better, as well as how Leigh’s worldview shapes her stories. We’ll also go over the queer characters in the Grishaverse a little bit, which we’ll discuss in more depth in a future episode.