Unpacking the Ending and Reviewing Season 2 of Shadow and Bone
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Polygon
The ending of Netflix's Shadow and Bone season 2 is a wild departure from the books, with major plot points changed and characters' fates altered. In the books, Alina and Mal fake their deaths and live a quiet life together, but in the show, they remain active agents and face new challenges. The show's ending robs them of their happy, thematically tied-up ending, but keeps them at the center of the action for a potential season 3.