Does the darkling kiss Alina?

The Darkling and Alina's First Kiss
Every scene between the Darkling and Alina in Shadow and Bone Episode 5 is hot.
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Why does the darkling kiss Alina?

After Alina finally accepted her powers, the Darkling visited her again during a training session. He had still not found Morozova's stag whose antlers he had promised her but he asked that she have faith in him, and then he kissed her to both of their surprise.
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Does Alina hook up with the darkling?

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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What page do Alina and darkling kiss?

Alina and the Darkling's first kiss

In episode five of Shadow and Bone Alina goes to the Darkling's (Kirigan's) room and kisses him. In the book, the Darkling kisses Alina as they're walking back to the Little Palace and they're talking about Alina's contribution to the Grisha cause.
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Do the darkling and Alina kiss in the second book?

But the Darkling assures her that she is still his answer, that he isn't done with her yet, and uses his power to shroud them both and sneak away. In an empty room, the Darkling pushes Alina up against the wall and kisses her.
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Shadow and Bone 1×05 Alina and The Darkling share a kiss



Do Mal and Alina kiss in the book?

Fans were especially displeased the show excluded a romantic moment from the books in which Alina and Mal (Archie Renaux) kiss. Though the line from the book, "I'm sorry it took me so long to see you, Alina. But I see you now," is included in the show, it ends with a smile rather than a kiss.
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Do Alina and the darkling kiss 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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Did Zoya sleep with Mal?

The only real difference in behaviour is that Mal doesn't sleep with Zoya when they meet in the first episode (episode 1 minute 17:59), which we are told that he does in the book.
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Do the darkling and Alina kiss In Shadow and Bone?

Alina kisses The Darkling first in 'Shadow and Bone'

In Bardugo's first novel, which is also titled Shadow and Bone, Kirigan kisses Alina without warning. The first kiss between the two characters differed in the show, and instead, Alina makes the first move.
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Who does Alina end up with in the show?

In the series, Alina doesn't end up with anyone just yet. Alina, a relatively unknown cartographer, is an orphan who grew up with her friend Malyen Oretsev, a tracker. For a few episodes, the two get separated when Alina's Grisha talent comes to light.
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Who is Alina love interest?

Over the course of Shadow and Bone and its sequels, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, Alina forms romantic attachments with Mal and two other men: the Darkling and Nikolai.
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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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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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What is on Zoya's wrist?

She obtained the tiger's teeth as an amplifier, forming the silver cuff she wore around her left wrist. When Zoya was sixteen, she made her first journey across the Shadow Fold with the Darkling and other Grisha.
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Is Alina in King of Scars?

Alina did not return in King of Scars, but there are several sneaky (and-not-so-sneaky) references to her presence in the Grishas' world.
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What does the darkling want with Alina?

It is eventually revealed that Kirigan is actually the Darkling, the Grisha who created the Fold in the first place ages ago, and who now wants to use Alina's power to control it and enact revenge on those who are prejudiced against (and have hunted down) Grisha.
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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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Are Mal and Alina in love?

Mal and Alina grew up in an orphanage together and became separated when Alina came to the Little Palace to whip her powers into shape. And they're not technically lovers yet, but many stand by this canonical ship.
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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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What episode do Mal and Alina kiss?

We're talking the Darkling and Alina's two insanely steamy kisses in Episode 5.
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Who Alina parents?

In the Netflix show, Alina Starkov's mother was Shu, and her father was Ravkan. As Shadow and Bone goes on, the audience learns more about Alina's parents.
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How old does the darkling look?

An estimate would put him at 500 years of age, if not a bit older. In season 1's episode five, he's somewhat frustrated about Luda's mortality. After all, Grisha can still die and it seems he and his mother, Baghra, are the only ones who have survived for as long as they have.
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Did Luda love darkling?

In the cold open for episode seven, "The Unsea," the audience finally learns more about General Kirigan (also referred to as "the Darkling"). The show flashes back hundreds of years and shows how General Aleksander Kirigan was once in love with a healer named Luda.
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Who falls in love in Shadow and Bone?

Nikolai falls in love with Alina during her time escaping the Darkling, and he believes her presence is enough to unify the country and attempt peace. By the end of the series, there's only one man who has stuck by Alina's side and provided her with the support she needs: Mal.
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Is Shadow and Bone enemies to lovers?

What Do Readers Say? First on our list of slow-burn enemies to lovers YA fantasy books is Shadow and Bone. Fans praised this twist-filled novel for its dazzling world-building and likeable characters.
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