"I love Kaz so much. I want to throw him in a dumpster" is the realest thing I've ever heard

This is the only thing I can weigh in on, really: "can you imagine a Irish person going around today actually upset about the potato famine" ... yes? A lot of Irish people are still angry at what British colonization cost them? Irish-Americans (which is what I am to be clear, I'm speaking abt other Irish-Americans people I've met) are sadly quite ignorant about our history and have moved into the safety of whiteness, which is a fucking shame, because holy shit could so many people find community if they just actually learned our history and realized we, at one time, were just as much a victim of colonization as other people. like the potato famine is a very legitimate thing to be angry about still. one million people died. more people should be angry about it because it would mean they actually pay attention to their fuckin history.

Not gonna knock your perspective on it, you've got the right to feel uncomfortable of course, but I've personally always liked Matthias. I think he's a very interesting representation of what radicalisation can do to vulnerable young men. He had just lost his entire family in an attack by an Inferni and was desperate for somewhere to direct his grief. Jarl Brum gave it to him. I think it's a sign of Matthias's general decency and the flimsiness of the propaganda he was fed that only a couple days with Nina, the first Grisha he had actually ever talked to, was enough to have him questioning his views about the whole world and the legitimacy of what he'd been told. He holds onto his anger at her for a long time because he genuinely believes she only befriended him to eventually get him imprisoned or killed and once he learns that isn't the case he's rather quick to forgive. Again obviously everyone has different opinions based on different background, but for me personally, while I've never fallen down that kind of pipeline, I know quite a few people who did, and Matthias's struggle to deprogram himself, unlearn the hate he was taught since birth, and attempt to deradicalise the other young men harming because of and being harmed by those beliefs very inspiring and touching. He's one of the characters who hit the hardest for me simply because of the realism of his situation. As Nina says, "Matthias was always fighting his own decency." Great video essay! You always seem to follow me into new special interests lol. Always love your content

Im chronically ill and adore kaz but the real soft spot in my heart lies with Wylan. I've struggled to read for as long as i can remember, it never made sense to me and on top of that my struggle growing up in an abuse household completely wrecked my memory so as fast as id get better in my studies id forget everything i learned. I was 11 when i could read, though to this day my reading is still shit and my writing nearing worse. shames always followed me with it. The scene where his secrets outed by his father and the scene from the show where he tells Jesper made me heart sink, growing up i always would sheepishly have to admit i couldn't read to the surprised faces of those i told, i hated it. What i love most about Wylan is that he's never "fixed" I was waiting with baited breath for the scene where he'd be able to read and it'd be a miracle but no he just instead has to learn to live with it, same as I have and that brought me such joy. I

Jesper is my favorite character and the books did a great job portraying his struggle with addiction and implied ADHD, it’s the first time a Black/Black passing character that also happens to be the “comic relief” of the mostly white group was given complexity and depth beyond his charming persona. And his bisexuality being a present but unchallenged part of him was important to me as well. Just him being all of this in a FANTASY story makes him a rare breath of fresh air, I can’t think of any Black fantasy characters by a non-Black author that are as well written as him. As a Black writer who is very critical of how white authors implement Black characters, Leigh impressed me. I love Kit Young’s portrayal as Jesper too in the show, though he doesn’t look as Jesper is described to be (dark skinned) in the books, his performance and charisma is so brilliant I can accept it.

as a person with a SOC tattoo, chronic knee pain, and a deep love for the wet cat that is Kaz Brekker this is my favorite video of the century ❤

About the Ace Kaz/Inej thing me and my friend (both aroace) had a bit of a disagreement when we read SOC. The line "How will you have [etc..]" could be interpreted as Inej wanting to be intimately physical with Kaz but refusing to do so if Kaz does not better himself. Our disagreement was mostly about if Kaz/Inej are actually ace since they do seem to display some "horny thoughts". Now I understand that everybody's experience with sexuality is different and I do not want to invalidate anybody. But I do feel a little uncomfortable when asexuality is portrayed as a trauma response since that's a phrase that was used against me to basically say I could be "cured" from it. I know that there are people who are asexual do to trauma and I don't mean to imply their sexuality is any less real it just comes of a little muddied when displayed in media. When it comes to Kaz/Inej I would be extremely happy if they remained the ultimate ace power couple however when you mix it with their trauma I would understand if the narrative is more about healing from their past. Which would also be a nice message, specially since Inej is a victim of CSA and that's something a lot of survivors struggle with. Anyways, amazing video as always, I wish I could like it a thousand times.

Ummm... Partly inspired by Amsterdam? Almost every name in Ketterdam is Dutch and worshipping a God of Money on an island city is literally Amsterdam during the Golden Age. Ps. Love the video and everything you do. Keep up the amazing work!

I would love if the Netflix cast re-recorded the audiobooks! I even think each actor reading the narration of their character’s chapters would work (since the narration is so character-essential) as long as the spoken dialogue was read by its proper actor. Even with the weirdness (that clearly comes from the misplaced & rearranged context, Freddy and Amita’s understanding of these characters is so so evident) of the armor scene, the quality difference in the audiobook and the show is very stark. I think that’s one of the things that frustrated me the most about season 2. These actors are so talented and have such obvious love and care for their characters, and then the arcs and emotions they’re playing with are all jumbled up. It’s a lot easier to critique something as a bad adaptation when it’s clearly miscast! So the wasted potential of this adaptation feels much more disappointing! Great analysis as always!

Super early on in the video in the casting section and thought the crows are perfect too. Though just as you hoped that Nina would be a little more plus sized, I think I also hoped Jesper would be darker skinned. Half Black here (just like Kit) and Hollywood has an intense colorism habit of casting the lightest of Black and half Black actors for Black characters that they can (especially, especially for Black women characters) so I think I was a liiiiiitttle like ‘…aw man’ even though I adore Kit and his portrayal so, so much but that was my reaction upon first pics.

To see Kaz predicting an attack on his cane and instantly countering was beautiful to me. The whole segment about disability is so relatable, I just had the airport experience a month ago where I had to say 6 times to the personal that I didn't want a chair. And it's really hard to be angry at somebody being kind. But it is really frustrating that somebody is telling me what is best for me while I deal with it every single day for a decade. So, thank you for this segment. Cause illness can be really lonely and this segment and characters like Kaz and Victor from Arcane make it less so. In a slightly related note. From what I've seen, you are also the only youtuber who warned photosensitive people for flashing imagery, which is really nice of you. So also thank you for that.

Matthais is such a complicated character for me, especially as someone who grew up religious and got out of it by realizing that I loved people my worldview told me were evil-that I was queer. (This hit even harder with Nina's 2nd love interest who is fjerdan, grisha, and potentially trans. Their struggles with their father, religion, and sense of self are so close to my experience that they were hard to read. But we spend more time with Matthais and I read the SoC duology first so he is really important to me.) I love Matthais' character arc of learning to break out of his hateful patterns through love because, as cheesy as it is, love is so unimaginably powerful. I relate so heavily to his compassion for other druskelle, young boys who perpetrate violence due to indoctrination (young boys who are likely also harmed by their belief system because they have to suppress so much of themselves). spoilers: . . . . . His death was so painful to me that I had to step away from the series for a bit before returning to finish Crooked Kingdom. His final act of redemption is a sacrifice. To me at the time it felt like this was saying the only way I could ever be redeemed from my upbringing was to die, that there was no happy future for me that I was already too far gone. Of course this interpretation was heavily influenced by my negative mindset at the time and is probably not what Leigh Bardugo intended. Either way, Matthais is such a hard character for me to have discussions about, especially when people dumb it down to "man does evil things = evil guy". To me his storyline feels like a profound tragedy. An indoctrinated child (the aging up in the show really did not help in this case) struggles for so long to break free of the conditions of his worldview. He fears divine retribution, but it never comes. Neither does the divine help he was promised. When he finally manages to break free of the brainwashing it still isn't over. He must atone for the harm he has done. He never does. He must atone before he can truly start to live, but instead he dies. He dies as a child. He dies alone. It feels like he never got a chance to live in the first place. I could have been him so easily. (caveat: obviously i did not participate in any kidnappings thats the sort of thing that can be excused way more easily in fiction than in real life)

It was very interesting hearing you speak of these stories, but when you said Kerch is based on Britain it struck a nerve :p Obviously Leigh likely included other influences, but I read Kerch as being very clearly based on the Netherlands. The emphasis on trade, the power of merchants(you even mention Kerch being the only nation without a monarchy! That was the Netherlands in the 17th/18th century!), the pleasure districts- the names especially of both people and landmarks (Joost, Jan, Hertzoon, Rietveld, Tante, Geldstraat, etc) the canals, the Council of Tides keeping the nation from drowning... Geographically it resembles Britain, sure- but everything else rings super dutch to me. It was one of the things that immediately hooked me in Six of Crows. I'd never seen anyone adapt the Netherlands into a fantasy kingdom like this- usually it's stuff like Russia, China, France, Scandinavia, maybe Germany or well.. Britain, as you said. It's a bit sad that you immediately shrug off Leigh mentioning Amsterdam just on the basis of Kerch being an island. Edit: Thought I should also acknowledge the possible colonizer, empire aspect with the implication that the Southern Colonies are connected to Kerch .And the xenophobia matches, too. But those match Britain as much as they match the Netherlands so I focused on the stuff that rang specifically dutch to me.

Honestly, as a chronic pain and cane user and lover of fantasy, I found Kaz to be one of the most accurate portrayals of the subject especially in an interesting and compelling character. The way he factors pain and exhaustion into his plans in his internal monologue and plans is so key to his character and so real to the experience of like “can I fit a trip to the shop to get a drink or will my leg give out before I get home if I do that?” But exaggerated to fantasy scale. Plus Jesper’s ADHD feels like exactly how too many people I know ended up undiagnosed, under-stimulated and dropping out of school with a mountain of dept made worse with dopamining habits like gambling, shopping and/or substances.

10/10 totally understand why people love the book Crows. And I am theorizing that at least one of them will be cast to play a role in Bridgerton.

Omg my fave youtube essayist making a video about my fave book series/ adaptation, what a dream come true.

Hey you wonderful monster like me, thank you for letting me say my piece about chronic pain and our stinky son, and for getting me into this series in the first place. I look forward to being annoyed at season 3 in a watch party with you whenever that releases! 💜

Lady’s endorsement is my last sign to FINALLY break down and go read the Grishaverse at loooong last (my tumblrinas & fan friends will be relieved to hear) 😅 Amazing, thoroughly captivating work as always! 🙌🏻 From a traumatised, disabled mischief-maker ❤🖤⚔️

One thing I really hated about the without armor scene in the show specifically is it felt like someone who has is further on their journey of processing their trauma criticizing someone who isn't. Kaz and Inej's issue's with touch stem from very different things while on the surface look similar and while I know Inej never has all the information it still felt like she was expecting him to keep up with her in that scene.

Chapter 4 was really heartwarming, thanks for speaking so honestly about the currennt situation! A big hug from a viewer from Italy... We have kind the same situation here plus a fascist party holding the power and pretending to care about the middle east war just for islamophobic reasons. It's so sad, i just hope one day all this things will end...

I first picked this up when I was leaving my abusive home, so I was obviously obsessed with a book full of traumatized teens that were the underdogs. I related to the touch-phobia, to the anger and trust issues, and to everything when Kaz said "you can always bleed a little more". This book is so near and dear to my heart because of how much it impacted my life then, it was like a cathartic fantasy for me. I desperately hope that if the spin off show is to go through, it's done right and in accordance with the strike's negotiations so we can keep this amazing cast. I'm also so happy that my favorite media essayist covered the books AND the show :)

I swear every video essay you've made has been about a series/show I enjoyed immensely. Six of crows was something I never thought I'd see a video essayist deep dive into, so thank you!!

Kaz and Inej got me so far in that book. I too love a dark and horrible creature with EmotionsTM that is doing his best not to look at them. But i felt there was too much stumbling when it began in the books. And yet knowing the pace evens out didnt get me far enough. Still a beautiful relationship i wish could be shown as it really is.

Gotta say, never read the books or watched the series, but even just getting your descriptions got me a little teary-eyed. I am such a fan of heist dramas, the world sounds quite intriguing, and having a gang of bastards just makes me think this is the ultimate Blades in the Dark LitRPG.

I just wanted to say thank you so much for crediting the artists/illustrators whose art you feature in your essay. As an illustrator, it absolutely made my heart happy.

Kerch doesn't feel that inspired by England to me. It's feels more of an amalgamation of all major merchant cities. There is definitly some London, but also Hamburg and Venice, especially with the merchant council and the Commedia dell'arte thing. Most of the names also sound either dutch (like the city of Ketterdam or Rollins alias Hertzoon) or german (like Tante Helene or Kerch itself), with dutch playing the larger role. It's like the whole hansiatic league got shoved into the same place.

Mal and Alina were definitely half Shu in the books because being "half Shu" myself I nearly lost my Goddamn mind with excitement that they actually cast two half Asian characters. Half Asians are frequently not cast in favor of their Asian or white counterparts because we're found to be lacking, think Emma Stone in Aloha. The problem was more that Bardugo wasn't super consistent with it throughout the books.

One thing I find interesting about this show's depiction of racism is that it's kind of like a pre-whiteness world. The concept of whiteness wasn't really invented in this world so racism exists in that context. At least that's a vibe I get. No one has a particular problem with Zemeni cause they're viewed as just another nation. Ravkans have a particular problem with Fjerdans and Shu Han because they're at war. People are still bigoted and ignorant and xenophobic, but it's not formalized with a pseudoscience. Obviously they can't pull it off perfectly because it's being made by people who exist in a white supremacist society...

Sorry, but my favorite video essayist talking about my 6 favorite imaginary people? I couldn't stop smiling through the whole video, even as I shed a tear or two.

You mentioning that line from Thor Ragnarok with regard to the Jewish faith sent me on an ADHD idea spiral about how interesting it'd be to actually tackle the significance religions place on specific holy sites in a science fiction setting where they effectively no longer exist. Like, Earth was destroyed as in Titan AE, or maybe it's just altered beyond recognition like in Starfield or Lancer... well... more Lancer since they actually tackle stuff like religion and cultural diversity in thoughtful ways. Remembering that one guy in Starfield who speaks Yiddish for the sake of tradition.... Starfield really did not think its world through much. But why am I comparing a Bethesda game to a heavily lore focussed Table Top RPG? Uh... right... anyway, my point is that it'd be really interesting to see depictions of how religious people and institutions deal with the fact that their holy sites are gone in a space faring sci fi setting, cause I don't think I ever have. "Can you imagine an Irish person still upset about the potato famine?" I don't have to. I know them. I'm still upset about the potato famine after learning more about it and the only Irish ancestry I have is multiple generations ago. It was a genocide attempt that Ireland's population has yet to fully recover from. Genocide is bad actually, no matter who the victim or the perpetrator is. Sorry, that particular comment just set me off. Uh, just to be clear, I'm not misinterpreting it as something you said. I know you were quoting a some asshole. Just yelling at them for the emotional catharsis.

The discussion of chronic pain was spot on, also I am 36 and use a mobility aid because of my disability. Thank you for talking about this

The grishaverse as a whole is a MAJOR hyper-fixation for me rn, so I'm really curious to hear your thoughts on the crows duology! (And a little a scared too 😅)

Ahhh this was soothing for my soul in so many ways. One of my main complaints about the show was the Kaz was 'too nice' the whole way through. It's embarrassing how much I love Kaz Brekker and I want him to rip eyeballs out godamnit! I re-watched your MASH video the other day and was thinking 'I haven't seen anything from LadyKnight recently, hope she's ok' so I was very pleased to see this pop up! Hope you're doing ok, it's been a weird few weeks for those of us in the diaspora. I think you summarised a lot of my feelings there too.

Holy shit; It's nice to figure out why Freddy Carter looked familiar. Never watched Pennyworth but as an almost 30 year old, tax paying woman...I fucking did watch Free Rein. And I loved it. The horse girl show I always wanted...

Thanks for touching on the casting of Nina. While I LOVE Dani as Nina and think she does a fantastic job of portraying her character, I was definitely disappointed that they didn't cast someone who looks like Nina was described in the books. I was so excited to have that representation of a plus size character, and it just wasn't what it could've been. Also I read Crooked Kingdom over a year ago, and I still get really emotional when I think too long about Matthias' death. It WRECKED me.

That bit about doing the calculus in your head about what you're capable of hit closer to home than I'd honestly like. There was a time in my life where every day I would do the math of whether I could afford to walk to the nearby grocery store because I knew if I did I'd be bedridden for days. The decision of whether to eat or survive on whatever I could get my hands on to avoid the backlash for just a little longer scarred me in a way that I've never heard put to words before. Those were the worst times though, thankfully unlikely to return. I still have to do the calculus now and again, but the brutality of knowing I had to pick between mind erasing pain or starvation day in day out for months is an experience I'm not soon to forget. I read the series before my accident, and that subject matter I'm "happy" to say flew right over my head at the time. This video is making me consider re-reading it given the new perspective.

Just recently did a kaz cosplay for a convention! Love this series and so excited to hear you talk about it!!

You cannot imagine how much I need this rn thank you 💜

TFW they closed the harbors and shut down the row boats..... in all seriousness i still giggle at the way you incepted me to watch like two seasons of free rein for your blorbo. as always, you bring so much empathy and humanity to your videos, and i know that even when the subject is something i'm not into, i'm going to come away from the video completely changed. theres so much heart, and you always manage to cut right to the core of it all.

I just wanted to say I am happy you are "very much not dying" and continue to give us wonderfully thought-out content. You're amazing

​I have been wanting a video eassy like this since I read the books! so thank you so much for making this!

As somebody who deals with chronic pain, the section about it really struck a chord with me. I've always pushed through it, or at least tried to, and when I couldn't there were many times where I had cried or cursed my body for punishing me. This is especially relevant right now because my pain decided to flair up really badly and it's hard to stay positive or optimistic. Until today I had more or less a good hang of managing it. I even had days where I didn’t feel pain until my knee inflammation. It just feels like the universe doesn’t want me to have a pain free day and honestly I never had many of them to begin with. I'm relieved to know there are people out there who struggle with similar problems. I continued watching this video at the right time and I'm grateful for it.

I'm only halfway through the video but this is the best essay I have watched in the last couple of months. There is this tendency recently of thinking describing something is somehow criticism and analises when in reality is far for it. You have the perfect amount of both here, describing the show/books and talking about the themes, arcs, etc. Really good stuff.

what a wild journey this video was... the last line actually made my skin shiver. thanks a lot for your work and for your passion

I've been waiting for thisss, so excited!

Just watched this over on nebula (highly recommend for anybody on the fence about it!), but coming over here to comment for engagement. Another knockout video, already sent it to a friend and will be recommending alongside all your other incredibly detailed, empathetic videos

Thank you for making this a fundraiser :)

FANTASTIC VIDEO! THANK YOU!

I was lucky enough to finally catch a premiere and I’m so glad it was for one of my favorite ever book series! Man these characters make me feel things, and I’m going to be rewatching this video many many times in the future.

2 hour long video on one of my favourite duologies?? Hell YEAH

Yoooooo, the editing just keeps leveling up- let’s GOOOOOOOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥

I was so happy to see this on your Patreon 💜💜💜

the love i feel for this characters knows no bounds and the fact that i got to hear you talk about it for over 2 hours? life is good

Absolutely stunning video with no near enough views. Staggeringly well done, left me speechless more than once. Single handedly convinced me to give the books in the universe another shot. Thank you for all your hard work.

I can't tell how relieved I am that my family didn't ask what was making me cackle at 58:00 and onwards because OOF, that would have been hard to explain. I adore you, you majestic person

As a trans person, don't compare what's happening to us in the U.S. to the Palestinian genocide.. /gen /nm

i love how well you map your thoughts out. i always look forward to your videos

Just commenting to say I adore your content, love seeing your latest pop up into my feed and your in depth dives never cease to blow me away ❤

Another fantastic video! Thank you as always for the time and energy you give to these projects

another BANGER video from ladyknightthebrave 10/10 your posts always bring me so much joy

I have been waiting for this video ever since it was announced!

Great video, and now I have to put Six of Crows on my TBR. Also if you want some other fantasy heist/oceans 11 books I'd recommend the Gentleman Basterds Cycle, specifically book 1 The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch and The Final Empire, the first Mistborn book by Brandon Sanderson

Oh my, oh my, oh my, one of my favorite essayist and youtuber doing an essay on characters that I discovered quite recently in my life (missed the boat back in the day), WHILE I'm currently reading Crooked Kingdom. It feels like Christmas in my head right now! (Love your work, sincerely from an enthusiast psychologist /YA author / All around happy nerd from Canada

Great essay, thank you so much! I never read the books and struggled a little bit with the story in S1 of the TV show, and for me what changed everything and made me love S&B as a show was the plotline of the crows in the second season, god I love them and as you said in your essay, that cast is AMAZING.

living for this thank youuuuuu

I am so excited to watch this when I get home! Thank you ladyknight! Feeding the comment algorithm 💜

this made my day a new vido for me to watch over and over again till the next

Great video. I loved this book series. I'm still working my way through the show, but I'm excited to finish it and come back to rewatch this.

this took me a while to get through but holy shit. i don’t think ive ever gotten chills from a video essay before. you’re absolutely brilliant.

1:12:15 I actually almost forgot about Inej's time at the Menagerie, because they never even hint at it in the show. Since I've read the duology after S1 I almost missed that she did indeed had to WORK AT A BROTHEL and almost attributed her discomfort at the touching to, like, physical violence? And then when I watched S2 I was confused as to why is she petrified, only realizing it on re-watch when my friend got confused. Which would be the perfect time to insert like a hazy flashback to the menagerie. It wouldn't even have to be violent or explicit, it could've easily been clear without being weird. But instead they included those Helnik scenes the whole season, which I'm still confused whether it's a dream or a memory x)

TURN IT UP !! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

Oh how you always manage to make me cry! Thank you for diligent work and showcasing the many things that I love

I was just thinking of rewatching some of your old videos, but I guess I should start with this one. 😊

I've hesitated to watch the show because the crows are in it but grrr this makes me wanna give it a go. Especially since the casting is so perfect for knife wife and dirty hands! Amazing video as always Lady ❤

these books are so off the rails but so fun, really glad you made a video about them

It's a fabulous day when I wake up to a new Ladyknightthebrave video 💜

As usual, your video essays make me cry in the best way! and it makes me want to do a re-read of the duology, cause it has been a while. This duology ended a 3-4 year reading slump for me back in 2017 and I've been reading more and more since then, I have such affection for it! (why tf did they start the Wylan-Jasper relationship offscreen, that bugged me so much and so many adaptation choices they made that you talked about were also baffling to me!) Thank you for your work and for doing long essays with your soothing voice, it really is such a comforting experience

I really appreciate all the videos you make.

(Don't take this as impatience, just praise) Just so happy to see a new video, brings such a lovely energy to my day because there's always so much love and enthusiasm about the topic, it's infectious. Seriously, you have no idea the large smile that grew on my face when I saw this scheduled to be released (and my subsequent disappointment that I'd be busy working when it came out, so I'd need to watch it later). All the exposure I have to this franchise is through the Netflix series, which I've had conflicted feelings about, mostly due to the issues highlighted early on - it's two mostly separate stories smashed together in a way that doesn't always work. I have the feeling - based on all I've heard - that not having read the books has helped my enjoyment, as I'm not (intentionally or not) comparing the characters and events to the original, nor do I have foreknowledge of where characters are supposed to go on their arc. Despite that, I do feel that nearly all the cast do a fantastic job, really making the characters they're given work (even shining when the writing isn't quite there to support them) - I'll admit my least favourite character has been Mal, who has felt mostly bland with touches of "bland but angry teen", and (having not seen much behind the scenes stuff, mostly just what's shown here) I'm not fully sure if that's just on the writing or whether the directing and acting deserve some blame, as I have seen that trope transcended before. What little behind the scenes stuff I have seen definitely makes me a fan of this cast, though, and I really hope they get to do bigger and even better things in the future (also, Ben Barnes singing with Scary Pockets is worth checking out, he's got some talent on that front). This was a very interesting video, I am often intrigued about aspects of adaptation, especially when it comes to things...not trying to adapt the source the most accurately, as I get curious about why one thing or another is done or why one version works when another does not.

Really enjoyed your nuanced take on the current conflict. Great video as always x

I just want you to know, I watched this video once and because of how good it is, I can't watch it for a while because I immediately started reading "Six of Crows" and I don't want to catch any more spoilers than I already have. But i will be sure to come back once I finish so I can watch it at least one (or knowing me - ten) more times. Keep up the good work!

Every new video makes me so excited.

ngl I was expecting a little more of a breakdown/analysis of what didn’t work for you with the show (like an expansion of the last 10 minutes/“allow me to complain about the show a little more” part but across the two seasons) as well, but this was a damn good summary of the two books and what worked with them for you. I haven’t read them, but I like the show and it’s clear to me that if I really like the TV versions of these characters then I’m about to hop on the obsession/adoration train when I pick up the books.

I love the many movies and shows edited together to be visual aid in this and represent the story where there were no other visual representations, it's really fun to look at and helped me get sucked into and get invested in your retelling and also spotting stuff I know and/or love was some extra fun :"")))

So I'm right at the start but I honestly just get so excited when I see a new video come out and with this one being about the Six of Crows I knew I had to instantly watch it

Regarding the re-recorded lines of the audiobook (sadly I don’t have any useful information on this): I am *sure* this happened to the Lunar Chronicles as well, most likely around the time they got new covers. The first version I remember listening to on KZfaq with the old hardcover covers-courtesy of someone ripping the audio and slapping it into a multi-part series of videos-had the reader consistently but unintentionally mispronounce the full name of one of the characters, but this seems to have been corrected for the audiobook with the new cover, even though the reader is unchanged. If I had to guess, the Shadow and Bone show’s release might have prompted a few changes that could be merged seamlessly into the existing audio for very little effort. If anyone has more information on this, I would also love to know!

Comment for the algorithm bc I really gotta go to sleep but also the grind never stops. I’m VERY excited to monch through this and I am linking it to all of my friends.

Not sure if my comment would be read but I fell in love with your video every since the Haunting hills series. And your further videos on the Jewish experience with Holocaust moved me. So with whats going on with Palestine I was really waiting for at least some criticism for what the Israel gov have been doing; which is apartheid and basically just another holocaust. But all I saw is a few paragraphs hidden in a bunch of links in the captions. I know its not fair for me to do this but I really expected better.

this was an amazing watch, well worth the wait, sorry that your health problems are still ongoing and wishing you well.

your videos are just so good im blown away every time

5:16 I'd just like to point out. I am Irish. I live in Ireland. There are most definitely many people still genuinely upset about the famine. Just ask my dad how he feels about it and see how quickly he starts cursing the British. But even if there wasn't, it would probably have something to do with the fact that the famine was 100 years before the Holocaust. There are living survivors of the Holocaust. There are no living survivors of the famine.

I'm glad you gave a glossary 20 minutes in because the noun dump up front made my head spin.

Thank you

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONGGGGG

i deeply love this series. this video was wonderful. fingers crossed for the show to get confirmed after the strike is over!

Very fun editing, love all the fanart!

I have only heard tangentially of this series and clicked out of curiosity and now after having seen your essay? I have just ordered the books - thank you for introducing me to what seems to be a very well crafted and fun story ❤

This has been in my watchlist for months until I finally sat down and read Crooked Kingdom! Worth the wait, thank you for another meaty video 🐦‍⬛

Thank you for voicing all my thoughts on the show so well.

God I've never heard the audiobooks for the duology, and I absolutely DIED giggling listening to that Old Sailor Kaz impression! I'm serious, it brought me so much joy 😂