Did Kirigan really love Alina?

Despite Kirigan's attractiveness, this is obviously a big no-no for Alina and she ditches her romantic feelings for him. In the end, she's reunited with Mal, and though they do not exactly define their relationship, they might not have to.
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Did the darkling really love Alina?

He may not be capable of love in the ordinary way, but he definitely intends on being with Alina one way or another. However its a bit twisted because really the romance is just a side benefit to the power he gets from her. Maybe in a way, she sees through him and into the good, which is why he likes her.
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Does Alina kiss General Kirigan?

In Bardugo's book, Kirigan and Alina share a second kiss after Alina displays her powers as the Sun Summoner. The kiss is much more passionate than the pair's first kiss, and while the two characters are interrupted, it is hinted that Kirigan and Alina would have had sex.
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Does Alina sleep with Kirigan?

In Leigh Bardugo's novel, Kirigan (Ben Barnes) stuns Alina (Jessie Mei Li) with an unexpected first kiss. Later, after they demonstrate Alina's abilities to the king's court, the two passionately make out and the narrative suggests they come very close to having sex before they're interrupted.
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Do Alina and Kirigan end up together?

In the end, she's reunited with Mal, and though they do not exactly define their relationship, they might not have to. After everything the two go through, they've formed an even closer bond by the end of Shadow and Bone.
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Did the darkling have a wife?

Many centuries ago, known then as the Black Heretic, the Darkling returned home to his partner Luda, who was also a Grisha Healer.
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Who does darkling end up with?

Ultimately, though, Mal and Alina are endgame. After three books of will they or won't they, Alina's dalliance with the Darkling, and near-engagement to Nikolai, the pair end up together running the old orphanage where they grew up in Keramzin.
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Does the darkling kiss Alina in siege and storm?

Over the other's protests, Alina orders Tolya and Tamar to prevent Mal from stopping her from surrendering to the Darkling. She promises Mal that she has always loved him and that their story will never end, and then goes to the Darkling and kisses him.
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Do Alina and Mal kiss in the book?

Mal and Alina kiss right before finding the stag in the book. In both the books and the show, Mal and Alina spend several key days together in the forest after she escapes from Kirigan. In the show, Alina decides they should track down Morozova's stag.
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Does Mal kiss Zoya?

Zoya is a representative of the Etherealki, and she plans with Alina and the other Grisha. In the events that follow, Zoya becomes a part of Alina's forces. However, Zoya and Alina's relationship take a turn for the worst when Alina spots Zoya and Mal kissing after Mal wins a fight against a Grisha.
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What chapter do the darkling and Alina kiss?

We're talking the Darkling and Alina's two insanely steamy kisses in Episode 5.
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Is Alina in Six of Crows?

Alina isn't a part of the Six of Crows duology (although characters from those books are used in the Shadow and Bone series on Netflix.)
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Why does the darkling want Alina?

After he is reincarnated, he confesses to seeking Alina out because "with her, he was human again".
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Who is the love interest in Shadow and Bone?

In the second book, Alina meets Nikolai Lantsov, the second prince of Ravka and a privateer trying to claim the Ravkan throne. The two become allies, and he eventually attempts to begin a romantic relationship with her.
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Did Kirigan create the fold?

Spoilers for the plot of season one.

In the big twist of season one, we find out that General Kirigan, also called the Darkling, actually is the Black Heretic. He has been alive for centuries, and created the Fold using merzost, a.k.a. the power of creation, to expand his own power and save the Grisha with him.
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Why is General Kirigan not darkling?

Here's what the actor told CinemaBlend: We chose to call him General Kirigan as opposed to the Darkling from the outset and have that be something more nefarious that other people could level with him later in the show.
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How is the darkling so old?

As the Shadow Summoner, the Darkling is one of the most powerful (if not the most powerful) Grisha to have ever lived. His great power is what allows him to live as long as he does — the more he uses his Grisha abilities, which can rejuvenate and strengthen the body, the longer his lifespan becomes.
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Is Kirigan evil in Shadow and Bone?

Kirigan lives long enough to see himself become the villain in Shadow and Bone. But, the facts of Kirigan's life, how he's suffered, doesn't negate his selfishness. Yes, he created the Shadow Fold in a fit of grief.
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Why does General Kirigan want Alina?

Though the Darkling may not have created the Shadow Fold intentionally, he never actually wanted Alina to destroy it. The only mistake that General Kirigan is seeking to fix is his loss of control over the Fold, and his true intention was to use Alina's power to expand and weaponize it.
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Did Mal sleep with Zoya?

Mal was oblivious to Alina's love from before book one even began. He slept with Zoya and countless others before he realised who was waiting by his back door.
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Is Alina related to Morozova?

Baghra tells Alina about her father, Ilya Morozova, and how the Darkling is his last descendant. Nikolai also talks about their future as King and Queen of Ravka and gives her his mother's heirloom ring.
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How old is Alina in the books?

In the books, the Darkling appears to be only a few years older than Alina, who is 17.
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Who Alina parents?

Both Bardugo and showrunner Eric Heisserer said in interviews that making Alina half-Shu made a lot of sense for them, with Bardugo pointing out that the books' Alina was born on the border between Ravka and Shu Han.
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What happened to Genya's eye?

When she was a servant at the Little Palace, she wore a white and gold kefta. After joining The Darkling, she exchanged it for a red one with blue cuffs. After being attacked by nichevo'ya, or the nothings, her skin is scarred all over, and she has one remaining eye.
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Did Alina erase her scar?

It's not as big a sacrifice as Alina made (y'know suppressing her power through a painful cut), but it's a sweet scene. (Note, Alina doesn't have her scar removed by Genya in the book, unlike the show, wanting to keep the memory of cutting her hand when she first realised she was in love with Mal.)
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