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'Shadow And Bone' Season 2: The Bee In The Shadow Fold Hints At A Major 'King Of Scars' Character

Important Netflix bees — they're not just for Bridgerton anymore!

Season 2 of Netflix's fantasy epic Shadow and Bone features a foreboding bee cameo in its finale, not long after Sun Summoner Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) tears down the Shadow Fold and kills the Darkling (Ben Barnes). As Alina and her companions burn the Darkling's body, we see a bee land on Squaller Zoya Nazyalensky (Sujaya Dasgupta). Zoya quickly swats the bee away, but it is a strange moment. The Shadow Fold has been devoid of life (save the murderous volcra) for hundreds of years. Even after its destruction, the Fold still leaves behind a massive desert. Where could a bee have come from?

Fans of Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse will likely recognize the bee as the symbol of one of the Ravkan saints: Sankta Lizabeta (or Elizaveta), patron saint of gardeners. According to legend, Elizaveta saved her village from raiders by praying in a field of roses. Bees surged from the flowers and defeated the attackers. When she couldn't replicate the miracle for other villages, she was drawn and quartered, later to be canonized for her martyrdom.

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So, what does an ancient saint with bee soldiers have to do with the Shadow Fold? For that, we turn to King of Scars, one of the most recent Grishaverse books. King of Scars sees strange, saintly miracles popping up all over Ravka in the wake of the Shadow Fold's destruction. While investigating, Zoya and Nikolai (Patrick Gibson) learn that the Shadow Fold didn't just hold volcra. It was also a jail of sorts for three saints: Sankta Lizabeta, Sankt Juris, and Sankt Grigori.

Zoya and Nikolai's discovery has major repercussions for them and for all of Ravka, kicking off a climactic arc for King of Scars. That Shadow and Bone is already foreshadowing Elizaveta through a stray bee means that we're getting the events of King of Scars sooner rather than later. That said bee lands on Zoya is even more foreshadowing, as Zoya interacts most with Elizaveta, and King of Scars marks her jump to a main character.

Here's hoping for a Season 3, because that bee deserves payoff.

Shadow and Bone Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix.

Jeremy Renner Shows Off Scars For 1st Time After Snow Plow Accident Nearly Killed Him

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For the first time, Jeremy Renner is showing off his scars from the snow plow accident that nearly took his life.

Renner, 53, appears shirtless on the cover of the July/August 2024 edition of Men's Health, displaying a long scar along the right of his back and smaller marks on his chest.

As a result of the January 2023 accident — in which the actor was crushed by a PistenBully, a snow-removal vehicle weighing over 14,330 pounds, near his Nevada home while clearing snow with his nephew — Renner suffered more than 38 broken bones, including six broken ribs in 14 places, a broken tibia and a collapsed lung.

"I remember every undulation," he said of the accident. "I remember my head cracking on the thing and it just pressing on me — it's exactly like you think it would feel. An immovable object and a crushing force, and something's gotta give. But thank God my skull didn't fully give."

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Renner said he was "screaming for a breath" as things began swirling around him.

"The first five minutes were about how I'm going to breathe," he said. "Then after maybe 10 minutes, my neighbors are there, they called 911, and I got my nephew to hold my arm in a position where … because apparently my ribs are jabbing me and poking my lung. Mind you, my leg was twisted up like a pretzel — didn't feel that s–t!"

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The Avengers star was eventually airlifted to the hospital and spent a lengthy time in the ICU, which was an experience he did not recall fondly. 

"What a f–king disaster, dude," Renner said. "Showering, going to the bathroom — everything was a disaster. They give you medications so you don't go to the bathroom, so you get constipated. And you pee in a jar. It was awful. That's when you know things aren't going great — you're peeing in a plastic jug."

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Renner recalled it would take him 17 minutes just to "get out of bed" and the process of taking a shower took "half a day."

"I couldn't get stuff wet," he explained. "Your hair gets super greasy and gross and you stink, but I had all these staples I couldn't wet, and I wasn't going to fucking risk infection. So I had sponge baths."

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Slowly but surely, Renner began to recover with the help of doctors and trainers. During that arduous journey, he began to find power in the small victories. 

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"People ask how. How do you do this?" he said. "You just put in the work, man. Love yourself. Be confident in yourself. How do you find confidence? You take one step, then you take another step, and then guess what, Hot Sauce? You're walking! You know what I mean?" 

He continued, "You breathe out, then you breathe in, then you breathe out. Well now you're breathing!"

Renner — who has previously credited his 11-year-old daughter Ava with keeping him motivated throughout his recovery — made his return to acting in Mayor of Kingstown season 3, which recently premiered on Paramount+. New episodes stream every Sunday.

Take A Closer Look At The Lion King—And See The Mastery Of Scar's Mask

The Lion King is one of the most inventive, groundbreaking and unforgettable shows ever seen on stage. The unique artistry of the sets, costumes and puppetry has made an indelible mark on Broadway and around the world. Under the direction and creative supervision of Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor, the show's one-of-a-kind handcrafted masks give each character a distinct and dynamic personality.

Now you have an opportunity to take an up-close look at one of the show's most striking and memorable creations: the mask worn by Simba's villainous uncle Scar. Watch below to see what makes Scar scowl. And visit lionking.Com for tickets to see this breathtaking show come to life on stage!

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