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Shadow & Bone 1×04: True North

April 23, 2021 lena barkin Leave a comment

When I think of Mal and Alina I can’t help thinking about World War I. The spectre of constant death…

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Posted in: The Blerg Filed under: grishaverse, shadow and bone, television

Shadow & Bone 1×03: Alina’s A Little Unbalanced, And So Are We

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Alina’s emotional journey is worth taking, but is it hindering the show? Last episode, with the introduction of General Kirigan…

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Posted in: The Blerg Filed under: grishaverse, shadow and bone, television

Shadow & Bone 1×02: Setting the Stakes

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A lot less happens in the second episode, which is a pretty good thing. Alina, having displayed her power aboard…

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Shadow & Bone 1×01: Into the Grishaverse

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Much like the way Alina discovers her powers while crossing the Fold, the first episode of Shadow & Bone is…

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Shadow & Bone With Writers’ PA Lilly Slaydon

April 21, 2021 lena barkin Leave a comment

I sat down with my very close friend, Lilly Slaydon (check out our podcast!), who worked as a writers’ production…

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Posted in: The Blerg Filed under: eric heisserer, grisvhaverse, leigh bardugo, lilly slaydon, netflix, q&a, shadow and bone, six of crows, television

Beam Me Up, Scotty, This Season Sucks

March 8, 2021 lena barkin Leave a comment

That sure was a month I didn’t update. I wrote a few things but nothing ever felt ‘complete’ enough. And…

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Posted in: The Blerg Filed under: buster keaton, film, jimmy durante, jimmy stewart, no time for comedy, rosalind russell, speak easily, star trek, television, the monkees

Open Letter to Wall Street Bets

February 1, 2021 lena barkin Leave a comment

how dare the ‘meme market’ make me use my brain

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Posted in: The Blerg Filed under: comedy, wall street bets

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