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‘Shadow and Bone’: Ben Barnes Made Sure The Darkling Asked Alina for Consent During a Kissing Scene

In 'Shadow and Bone' on Netflix, Ben Barnes plays General Kirigan/The Darkling, and Jessie Mei Li plays Alina Starkov, the Sun Summoner. At the beginning of the first season of 'Shadow and Bone,' Alina and Kirigan have a brief romance that ends when Kirigan is revealed to be a villain. Even though he is a villain, Barnes insisted that his character ask for consent during a kissing scene.