We are the voices you never heard

Calahan Skogman really added more layers to Matthias in the little screen time he got than what we got of Matthias for a lot of Six of Crows. Danielle Galligan was absolutely incredible as Nina Zenik, I loved her! But there was something with the way Calahan really played Matthias that stuck with me. There is a tenderness in him, it becomes almost evident as soon as he and Nina are shipwrecked together and with the way he interacts with her. His internal struggle comes across very well, but the draw he feels towards her is so fascinating to watch. I absolutely love how overpowered he is by her, and how the big, scary broody man is stripped away and left is a man who can’t help but laugh and smile and blush. The micro-expressions on his face when Nina asks if it’s bad that he likes her and he says yes, the struggle is there, his face starts off in a frownlike way, guarded, only for it to melt away to a more vulnerable look as he steps closer. While I do think Matthias and Nina could have done with some more screen time together, their chemistry is insanely good and they make you engage with them so effortlessly while you watch their relationship play out.