The "Shadow and Bone" season two finale completely reshifts the entire Grishaverse world.
In the second season, which premiered on Netflix Thursday, Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) and her childhood friend Maleyn Oretsev (Archie Renaux) are on a mission to destroy the Shadow Fold, a big mass of darkness that has separated their home country, Ravka, and caused the world to hate Grisha, the name for wizards and witches in this world.
In order to complete their mission, they must find two special creatures that were specifically created long ago to amplify the powers of the Grisha.
In the second season, Alina discovers that General Kirigan (Ben Barnes), who created the Fold and was presumed dead after their fight in season one, is alive and trying to expand the Fold to destroy all of Ravka. Alina and Mal also discover that the third and final amplifier that Alina needs is actually her childhood friend.
The final two episodes follow a big battle: Kirigan, his undefeatable shadow monsters, and his army of Grisha against Alina and her underprepared and mostly human allies. Due to late reinforcements and Mal's sacrifice, Alina and her allies are able to defeat the army of Grisha, destroy the Fold and kill Kirigan once and for all.
The final moments of season two tease several storylines for a potential third season if the series gets renewed.