Chatting w/ the 'Shadow And Bone' Cast About Diversity & Queer Inclusion | Interview | Raffy Ermac

Reporting for PRIDE, I got the chance to interview the cast and crew of #Netflix's newest young adult fantasy series #ShadowAndBone - including actors Jessie Mei Li, #ArchieRenaux, #BenBarnes, Kit Young, Amita Suman, Freddy Carter, #Grishaverse author Leigh Bardugo, and showrunner Eric Heisserer - about Asian representation, queer inclusion, and the importance of fantasy worlds being as inclusive as real ones.
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[@helenahorta4714]

I love how the interviewer is straight up flirting with kit

[@raffyermac]

🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@nawarb.4226]

well i mean who wouldn't

[@krnak02]

Kit talking about “his person”

[@thinkingabouttimdrake2696]

"my person" i cried

[@emilyn1198]

Lmao Ben looked so offended when he said he was a Mal Stan😂

[@laurainacio271]

ARCHIE made me like Mal and I thought that would be impossible

[@HatakeTakeru]

I only read six of crows when it came out and Ive heard Mal is pretty annoying in the books?? Why??? I really liked him in the show, is he like toxic to Alina or something?

[@laurainacio271]

@@HatakeTakeru he is just annoying bless him

[@Rosy2468]

@@HatakeTakeru book 2 mal is alot. its a big reason as to why people dislike the middle book (although the middle book of a trio is always a hard one, you dont get the set up or the really fulfilling conclusion)

[@kityetts8409]

@@HatakeTakeru mal in the books is basically a chad.

[@kityetts8409]

same, and jessie made me love alina, which i thought would be almost as impossible.

[@coolbeans8776]

This was a great interview , thank you for talking about diversity and inclusion. it would also be cool to mention how Kaz has PTSD and gives people DISABILITY rep (with his leg and cane) when so often there is none, like how the author also has a cane and wanted to have disability rep in soc

[@stma05]

I was disappointed this wasn't Freddy's question

[@ruwadina657]

awwhh Kit mentioned Wylan as HIS PERSON yall!! btw Raffy, I really love this interview, you gave them brilliant questions instead of banal ones, thank you! ♡

[@TheReplenishingFlame]

“Borders are not walls (…), and the idea that a young woman who looked like “the enemy” would be the person to save this country, we thought was a very powerful one”. A much needed message in these divisive times. Thank you Leigh, and thanks to all the luminously talented people involved in this wonderful adaptation of her books and shining gloriously on this great vid.

[@danielazarnofski3893]

haha i love that archie knows we all hate mal

[@maryforbes1854]

I love Mal🥰

[@sophiax3511]

@@maryforbes1854 then you’re weird :)

[@manasam8868]

@@sophiax3511 lmao why?

[@pearld1ver]

I don't really have an opinion on him hahaha

[@blueskybelyr]

Why would you love that, it probably means he's received hate on social media

[@manikas-whims]

Amita's answer 🔥 go Desi Queen!

[@raffyermac]

👑👑👑👑👑

[@sidra3810]

pls this interview was so much fun

[@raffyermac]

Thank you! I had a lot of fun doing the interview!

[@violetfolgi]

This was such a great interview!! not only great questions but you interviewing and actually chatting with everyone instead of just asking and letting them talk was great to see. i really hope you're Jesper's next fling in the series ;)

[@raffyermac]

Haha! Thank you so much! This interview was a fun one!!

[@julieithinkthatsmyname1846]

Bestie what about Wylan???

[@violetfolgi]

@@julieithinkthatsmyname1846 meeeeeh jesper can have a few flings before him! we all know in the end they're endgame ^^

[@anastasiaterendii]

2:56 what are you laughing at, ben? ben's smile, i just can't, they're so cute😂💔

[@shehreenferdous6655]

I couldn't hear Ben's reply. Did he say "good man?"

[@anastasiaterendii]

@@shehreenferdous6655 yeah, “good man”, at least it's what I hear👀

[@doyouhaveayoutubechannel]

Omg this was such a good interview. I hate it when the interviewer is stiff and dull but you were really present and your questions were neat and it was very enjoyable to watch. So thanks I guess!!

[@raffyermac]

Omg thank you so much! I try to have fun when interviewing people, so that really means a lot!

[@camilalins4987]

Thank you, that was a great interview ❤️

[@raffyermac]

Thank you so much for watching!!! :)

[@devillapatel]

this was such a great interview! you did very well :D

[@raffyermac]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot!

[@mandydanidoes]

"Mal is like Marmite"

[@louise6908]

finally some real discussion with the cast about the show, i really loved how you brought up the topics that mattered like the asian, queer, and women representation!

[@ishapurohit8597]

You're so fricking funny! This was a great interview you did an amazing job👏🙌

[@raffyermac]

Thank you so much!!! I appreciate it!

[@mariavictoria1683]

I loved this interview! They're all so lovely and talented, they crushed it

[@maryforbes1854]

Great questions!! Great interview!!! I enjoyed it so much🙌🏾

[@raffyermac]

Thank you!! I really try!

[@isabelle8284]

What a lovely interview. Loved all the questions and the energy, well done :)

[@anto-yf5dd]

Great interview, thanks for sharing !☺️🤍

[@emilyn1198]

Loved this interview😁

[@rubyblue05]

This was such a good interview ! I loved it :)

[@joy-eo3yn]

loved this interview!

[@je_ss]

great interview :) i love thee cast and all the people who worked on this series so much you can tell they put so much work into it and their answers are always very thoughtful for every question and topic!

[@littlesame]

A great insightful interview with solid questions ❤️

[@helenasimoes5085]

wonderful interview! thank you so much for it! the questions you made were points that I thought it were really unique and special about this show, I'm happy to listen 15 minutes about them 😊

[@raffyermac]

Thank you so, so much for watching!! :)

[@spacewinter]

Great interview. Loved these questions

[@annyrose4218]

This is the best. They should've given you more time for this interview. I enjoyed every bit of it.

[@raffyermac]

They totally should have haha! Thank you for watching!

[@annyrose4218]

No problemo. In fact I'm waiting for more interviews from you in the future so that I can binge watch it all. ❤️✌️

[@ceciliaslepmet4840]

Great interviews!!

[@avantika3620]

Amitas answer was beautiful

[@miduree]

Ben needs to do a very romantic role. Hes great at them or at villans.

[@misstery25]

I love this show and appreciated this interview!

[@eliseolson8275]

Raffy I love all of your interviews!

[@raffyermac]

Thank you SO much! It means a lot that people watch and like my stuff!

[@jekanm81]

08:14 wuuu!!! I loved how Kit did it

[@pearld1ver]

Same here

[@BunnysHammiesAndDogs]

JESPER IS GETTING HIS PERSON THIS YEAR WHO ELSE CRIED

[@alexandra9944]

9:02 did he just mention reading fanfiction? O_O

[@vanessaajohn]

I think he meant since they were all fans of the material they had long talks and they kind of became fanfiction writers. I don’t think he meant literally I just think he meant in their discussions of what they wish would happen

[@alexandra9944]

@@vanessaajohn oh looool that makes more sense thanks

[@monalisalumabas2189]

Team Mal 😍💖

[@milanitorres4015]

What happens with the stable boy !?!

[@unknownuser3057]

I haven’t actually watched this full interview yet but from what I think you are talking about Jesper is supposed to kidnap Alina but he hooks up with a stable boy

[@milanitorres4015]

@@unknownuser3057 I know that was such a Jesper think to do

[@julieithinkthatsmyname1846]

He's irrelevant tbh, but Jesper likes skinny white boys.

[@ceciliaslepmet4840]

3:09 I am French, so it took me some time to understand that Archie wasn't talking about a cooking pot

[@lbdj9367]

Someone please explain to me why people dont like mal thank you.

[@shehreenferdous6655]

I'm team Darkling all the way!!! He was so much more complex and interesting. Don't get me wrong I love Archie and his vibrant personality but Mal in the show just seemed so one-dimensional and bland. :( in my opinion. like his only purpose was to find Alina. I really hope the writers give him something more to do in s2

[@khalida19khatun]

8:10

[@marjorie1481]

Team darklina 💖🤗

[@DM-lh5hk]

You’re team Mal? Did you not read the books?! 😳

[@raffyermac]

Haha I didn't! I've only seen the show! Archie's portrayal of him was lovely, so I guess I'm a Mal fan!

[@DM-lh5hk]

@@raffyermac that’s understandable. They fixed everything that was wrong with Mal in the books for the show

[@zoeybunch9580]

@@raffyermac yeah it's understandable but if you've read the books then you will have a different opinion of Mal. He is like a completely different person in the series.

[@taytoosharma7003]

@@zoeybunch9580 i never liked him and in show they really tried to make him nice guy but honey its nah for me

[@DwynTwo]

I still don't see how book Mal is worse than the Darklin

[@paulsciria8921]

Team darkling✊🏻

[@memolopez1925]

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[@fesfefesferfs6211]

The shaky rugby macroscopically ban because botany extragingivally bless worth a real taste. bawdy, secretive forecast

[@rickjohn6544]

@Interviewer u dont have to mention that u r team mal AGAIN AND AGAIN/////its annoying

[@raffyermac]

Who’s gonna stop me?

[@taytoosharma7003]

So rude for you to say team mal to ben like that 😑 unsubscribing

[@raffyermac]

Bye!

[@taytoosharma7003]

@@raffyermac see you never 😆😗 Team drakling all the way

[@Seemalicious1]

I don't know if you're serious but if you are, you're being really ridiculous lol. People are allowed to like whomever they want to

[@lara-uz7ju]

thats highkey embarrassing on your part💀

[@Chibuike93]

Guys go check out shadow and bone streaming on Netflix!