#sab show

[darjeelinh]

a little parallel i guess

SHADOW AND BONE, S02E03

Crooked Kingdom, Chapter 14

[nether-demon-warthog]

rewatching the shadow and bone interviews. these are actually really fucking funny

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

Rewatching Shadow and Bone so here are some of my favourite little details that I haven’t seen loads of people talk about (this is almost definitely just part 1 so stay tuned)

The bird cage in Heleen’s office

The masks on stalls in the Ketterdam streets, including Komedie Brute masks, what look like the Jackal masks, and what I believe might have been a sun summoner mask

The song that Ravkan soldiers in Mal’s unit sing whilst they march in s1e4 is the Kerch drinking song Nina sings for Inej on the boat in Six of Crows

Matthias’ hesitation before saying “I feel nothing for you” and Nina replying “then I guess that makes you good at your job” is SO reflective of Matthias’ realisation that Brum didn’t have to drown the good parts of himself to do terrible things the way Matthias always did; Matthias had grown to admire Brum for what he believed was the ability to silence the good in himself in order to do what “must be done” because he found that so difficult to do, and acknowledging that Brum didn’t find those things difficult the way he did was one of the most important moments of being able to separate himself from the Drüskelle beliefs and begin to understand that what he went through was actually abuse and what’s implied to be at least similar to Stockholm Syndrome (I’ve written at length about this and if I get going I’ll never stop, so if anyone wants to know more lemme know and I’ll tag you in my post about it)

“Pomdrakon Players”, the group the Crows join to infiltrate the Little Palace, references Ravkan desert “Pomdrakon” where you soak raisins in brandy then set them on fire and try to grab them in the dark that Nina tells Matthias about on the ice

This isn’t an observation I just thought you’d all like to know that when I was watching the map room scene in episode 4 every time Alina said ‘Aleksander’ I repeated her in a stupid voice, which was really unfair to Alina because she doesn’t know but it was a genuine reaction and I stand by it because screw the Darkling

The comment that the Fjerdans don’t mark ash tress because they’re scared, I love that. I wonder if they pray when they mark trees, like they do when they cut them down? I personally got the impression that all trees were precious but ash trees were sacred when I read the book

The valve to turn out the lights in the Royal Archives Heist because all the lighting is gas powered!! Like I know this probably was just a thing we knew without really thinking about but it’s also really cool in that it reminds us about the class difference between the Crows and the others since, at least in the books, gas lighting isn’t as common to the Barrel as candles and bone lights are but is implied to be more common among the Merchants

Also not an observation but “you’re the quarter master, aren’t you?” “Yep” *wallop* will never not be hilarious and iconic

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the costume department for this show were goddamn miracle performers thank you for your service. I’ve banged on about the symbolism in the costumes before so I won’t now, but I have really only talked about s2 so I guess if you want more I could talk about s1

“No guns” *walking past Jesper* “no knives” *walking past Inej* “no weapons of any kind” *wait where’s Kaz* will always be fabulous

I genuinely have no idea how they did the Tailoring on Alina’s hair when Genya first does it for her but it is incredible like I don’t know exactly what changed but it just… I don’t know, it’s amazing

[armayes]

Living for how we all are resurfacing our pure hatred for netflix cancelling SaB 3 and SoC. Yes. Go feral. Punch corporate in the face. They deserve it.

[fanwarrior321]

the way they both were so in sync with this whole moment killed me in the best way. couples who side eye together stay together

[millaniumcat]

I recently watched the deleted wesper scene again and

I can stop thinking about how uncomfortable it is to put your arm around someone whilst they are leaning against those metal rods of the bed

Like, I have a bed like this and those rods push into your back and your arm and your head, and the way Wylan and Jesper a sitting with Jespers arm behind Wylan's back and them both leaning against the metal rods

I just KNOW Jesper's arm must be uncomfortable as fuck but that man is so smitten with his boyfriend he doesn't care

[lilisouless]

I INTERRUMPED MY BREAKFAST TO DO THIS!

[cameliawrites]

I feel like, in light of the SAB show cancellation, I should do another kanej fic rec list of older/underrated fics that I love?? Because, like, just because the show ends doesn’t mean the fandom is over! The fandom lives through creators who keep making cool stuff about these stories and characters, and through the people who seek out and enjoy that content.

I think about this a lot, honestly: there’s such a recency bias in fandom, as though if a new season isn’t *imminently* coming out and people aren’t posting a million new fics *now* then the fandom must be dead—and that’s just not true! As a writer, the best thing is getting comments on months- and years-old fics. And if anything, I hope this cancellation inspires people to go back and consume the SOC fics and art and edits that they love, and to comment on them, and to talk about them with other people who might love them.

We have the power to keep fandom alive in our hands; Netflix doesn’t. It never has.