rich7354 Review of Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone (2021–2023)

So much promise down the drain

[4/10 · 12 May 2023]

This series started off with two pretty good episodes and I was looking forward to enjoying it. Unfortunately, the rest of episodes ranged from mediocre to abysmal. This was mainly due to the plethora of horrible inconsistencies in the plot, story, and characters. There was no telling in which direction any of these would go from one episode to the next. Besides being a very weak heroine, the female protagonist suffered from multiple personality disorder. In one episode she would be strong willed and compelling, in the next a whining child, and in yet another, a misguided fool. All in all, I was terribly let down by the whole enterprise.

I'm writing this review during a writers' strike. Hopefully, the writers from this show have joined that strike and will not return.