Who does the darkling love?

Alina Starkov

In the beginning, the Darkling and Alina felt drawn to one another. Before Alina left the Little Palace, the Darkling kissed her abruptly by the lake, after he told her about the stag he was hunting.

Are the darkling and Alina in love?

While learning at the Little Palace, Alina grows closer to the Darkling and eventually forms a romantic relationship with him.

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.

Does the darkling and Alina get together?

In the books as in the show, Alina does not get together with the Darkling and ends up with Mal. However, in the books, Alina's path to Mal is much more complex, with a third love interest involved and a complete loss of her Grisha powers.

Does 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. Sorry, but it's true. After a few episodes of the Darkling attempting to forge a real relationship with Alina — she gets to call him Aleksander!!! — our girl finally gets the confidence to kiss him.

the darkling being a lovesick teenage boy for almost 4 minutes

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.

Who does Alina end up with in the books?

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.

Do Alina and Alexander end up together?

In the third novel in the Grisha trilogy, Ruin and Rising, Mal and Alina do eventually get married and reopen the Keramzin orphanage where they grew up.

Do Alina and the darkling kiss in ruin and rising?

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.

Is Kirigan in love with Alina?

After her unveiling at the palace, Alina and Kirigan share a passionate kiss, only for a guard to interrupt them. Soon after, their whole romance goes down the hill when Kirigan's mother, Baghra, reveals to Alina that he's none other than the Darkling who created the Fold.

Do Nikolai and Zoya end up together?

In Rule of Wolves, Zoya confesses that she loves Nikolai, and at the end of the book, it is implied that Zoya and Nikolai intend to marry.

Who is Alina's love interest?

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.

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.

Why does the darkling want 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.

What chapter do the darkling and Alina 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.

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.)

Is there romance in Shadow and Bone?

Like any good YA series, Shadow and Bone features plenty of romance. The first season introduced fans of the books and new fans to some of the romantic pairings, like Alina and Mal, Alina and Kirigan, Kaz and Inej, and Nina and Matthias.

Does Alina fall for Nikolai?

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.

How old is darkling?

The Shadow Fold was created roughly 400 years prior to the events of the series and the Darkling was already an adult by then. 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.

How old is Alina in Shadow and Bone?

In the books, the Darkling appears to be only a few years older than Alina, who is 17. But by making him look older, the series keeps the unhealthy power dynamic between these characters in the forefront of viewers' minds.

Is Baghra a darkling?

Baghra was the daughter of Ilya Morozova and the mother of The Darkling. She was a living amplifier and, like her son, was also able to summon darkness.

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.

Who does Nina Zenik end up with?

Nina first thought Hanne was a Heartrender, but it appeared to be that Hanne was a Healer. The two become very close, eventually working together at the end of King of Scars to begin to bring down Jarl Brum. Nina is in love with Hanne and they are engaged to be married.

Are there LGBT characters in Shadow and Bone?

Kit Young plays the wise-cracking sharpshooter Jesper Fahey, who is gay in the books. His sexuality isn't dwelt on at length in the TV series, but one of his storylines in an episode reveals that he is queer. Jesper, together with Inej and Kaz Brekker, form the criminal gang known as the Dregs.