i know he isn't dead but i am still crying over alec | shadowhunters season 3a review ➰🏹😢😭

 

𝓲 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓱𝓮 𝓲𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓲 𝓪𝓶 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓬𝓻𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓬

Hey guys, it’s Eesha Samantray from the Samantray Post. Do I even need an introduction to what I’m doing? It’s in the title, read it dumbass.

Well, we’re starting off a little negative today. Anyway, I’m going to be reviewing season 3A of SHADOWHUNTERS.

Honestly, most of these reviews are malec, and I am not going to apologize.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 1: 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝔃𝓪𝓻𝓭, 𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂

 

Carrot’s now celebrating since she’s now a full Shadowhunter. I guess she wasn’t before? And Clary and Jace are still lying about the wish Carrot made.

Alec’s the only one who doesn’t trust that they’re not lying. Which makes sense, have you seen his character? Also, the Parabatai bond, but that hasn’t been in use since season 1 and the start of season 2.

In the last episode, Luke’s new partner found out about the shadow world and confronted Luke. Luke lies to her again, which is not surprising (gaslighting) since everyone seems to be lying this episode? Clary and Jace, Luke, Simon about the Seelie Queen (Who let him go after branding a mark on his forehead). Y’all need to just have a chat.

Lilith is GORGEOUS. I’m sorry, she’s beautiful. She’s creepy but she’s SO pretty. She stares longingly into some babies and a male nurse sees her, who she sent a bug-monster (we know who that is) to make him a monster.

Jace has a dream of Jonathon goading him to kill Clary. A bit off from the books, but we gotta include Will Tudor somehow, eh?

Clary gets some weapons, though I wish a twelve-year-old told her current weapon sucked, it was cool, I guess.

“The blades choose you.”

As if I don’t see enough Harry Potter inspo, already. Luke tells the truth to Holly (the partner) because the monster literally kidnaped her, so.

Now, we need Malec. Magnus lost his position being the High Warlock of Brooklyn, and didn’t share his feelings with Alec, who finds out later by Catarina.

And Alec says he got an offer for a position in Idris, but no one talked what they felt until the end.

Y’all need to stop lying to each other. I love you guys, but learn the lesson from last season. Lying no good.

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 2: 𝓪 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓲𝓼 𝓶𝔂 𝓭𝓪𝓭𝓭𝔂

 

Alec and Magnus go to a Warlock party hosted by Lorenzo, the new High Warlock of Brooklyn. No surprise, he’s a jerk.

But at least we saw Alec being a father figure to Madzie, and a hint for them to adopt her.

GAH, I LOVE THEM!

Everyone’s magic gets corrupted at the party, showing everyone’s Marks; Catarina’s blue skin, Lorenzo’s lizard skin, and Magnus’s cat eyes.

Lorenzo blames Magnus, because the magic that corrupted the Ley Lines were very old and demonic that Magnus could only produce because of his father.

Magnus reveals to Alec that his father is Asmodeus, one of the Princes’ of hell. Well, that reveal was bigger in the books.

But it works with these characters, because Magnus has already shared some of his past.

Malec sneak into Lorenzo’s house to see what corrupted the Ley Lines. And Alec put on the funniest diversion talking to Lorenzo.

Alec: “I’M DOING MY BEST MAGNUS!”

They do it, and Magnus finds out it’s actually a much more powerful demon, so yay for us.

They have a plan to make the institute on Ley Lines, then flood it with angelic power to help them. Raj is a little b-word again, and I WANT HIM TO JUST DIE. JUST KILL HIM, JACE.

THEY’RE BOTH SO COMPETITIVE I LOVE THEM.

Now let’s switch to the other plot line.

Clary and Jace go on a date, but TA-DA, Simon and Maia are there too. Let’s just say – it’s a little awkward; Simon seems to know more about Clary than Jace (which makes sense because he’s known her longer, but it doesn’t make it less awkward), and Jace reveals Maia and him did it.

Good job, Jace.

I didn’t mention it before because I didn’t think it was relevant, as Simon said “I just assumed everyone had slept with Jace at that point. It’ll be time for before he and I do it.”

Jimon fans are quaking.

The werewolves don’t seem to like Simon, and they try to attack him, but that doesn’t go well. His mark activates a shield and one of them almost dies.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 3: 𝓙𝓪𝓬𝓮𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝔀𝓵

 

Jacey is convinced that Jonathan/Sebastian is the Owl, and they track a girl who it hadn’t turned yet to a party.

Maryse’s divorce has been finalized and she planned to have dinner in Magnus’s place. Izzy and Jace both left for the party; Alec and Magnus are alone.

We learn Alec’s cooking is horrible. I guess it runs in the family. Luckily, Magnus fixes it with his magic, when the doorbell rings.

Let’s talk a bit about Maryse. I hated her at the beginning; how she treated Izzy and Magnus, how strict she was. But I love her now. Her character development is amazing.

She reveals that she’s going to stripped of her runes and exiled from Alicante. Seriously. Right when we like her? Well, at least she’ll be visiting us more. Don’t worry, you’ll be getting a love interest soon, Maryse.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! REPEAT IT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

Anyway, in the other plotline, it isn’t Jonathan who’s the Owl, since Izzy’s whip didn’t affect him. Who could it be? TA DUH, JACE!

Raphael’s sister died, and I admit I teared up.  The Seelie Queen isn’t allowing Simon into the Realm, and Heidi is back – the vampire Simon Turned.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 4: 𝓙𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓪𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓲𝓭 𝓫𝓸𝔂

 

Jace is acting a little worrisome for the others, since they don’t know that Lilith is possessing him. Alec thinks it’s a hereditary mental issue, inherited from his mother, and obviously, Jace doesn’t take it well.

But I don’t blame Alec. Wouldn’t you be worried?

Heidi is on the loose, and she feeds on a mundane. She goes to Simon’s apartment, and smells all his clothes? Stalker Alert.

It turns out she turned the mundane into a vampire, and kidnapped Raphael for revenge. Clary and Izzy save him, but Izzy finds out that Raphael had kept Heidi to experiment on her to find how to become a Daylighter.

JORDAN IS INTRODUCED!!! The actor who plays him is the same guy who plays a merman in that mermaid show I was obsessed with when I was younger.

Love Jordan, seeing him just reminds me of that show, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

The episode ends with Lilith going to Magnus for some help. Get away from him, you horrid beautiful witch!

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 5: 𝓸𝓱 𝓶𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓭, 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼

 

Lilith just wants an un-love potion for Jace so that he can ‘stay on mission’. Magnus gives it, but she needs a sliver of Clary’s soul to complete it.

Alec sees Magnus going through a box, and when he’s gone, takes it out. Alec, a bit weird going through your boyfriend’s stuff, but hey, what do I know?

Jace decides to go to the City of Bones for treatment, which I applaud! Finally, someone in a show goes for medical support! Sure, he didn’t go, but at least he tried, and it wasn’t his fault.

Clary, who doesn’t support this, goes to Cleophas with Luke to summon the Angel for help. I get it, he’s only been acting weird after you brough him back, but why deny going to the City of Bones?

Simon and Jace meet at the Hunter’s Moon, and Jace wants to help him find out who’s been cancelling his gigs. Surprise, they find out Jordan’s [kyle] a werewolf.

[gasp] I thought he was a mermaid.

#Betrayal.

Alec sees a letter from Magnus’s previous lover. Jealous Alec activated.

Cleophas hugs Clary instead of her own brother. I’m laughing. Clary summons Ithuriel, who before gives any useful information, is murdered by Lilith, then she takes a sliver of Clary’s soul.

Alec confesses he looked at Magnus’s box, but he already knew. Alec apologizes, and Magnus forgives him. Magnus explains that the box if filled with possessions of his past loves. And Alec isn’t exactly jealous. It makes him think of the future.

I don’t blame Alec. How do you react when you find out, and think about how your significant other will move on after you die? But Magnus isn’t in the wrong either. He’s been alive for a long time, and he obviously doesn’t want to think about that day.

But Magnus shouldn’t have just brushed it off. It is definite that they’ll have to deal with this later, and by the look of Alec when Magnus left, Brooding Alec activated. He definitely is going to think about this all night.

Oh yeah, and Jace ain’t in love with Clary anymore.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 6: 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓼𝓷𝓪𝓬𝓴𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓱

 

Heidi finally meets Simon, and he’s like “Who the hell are you?” but he quickly finds out. He says he’ll be there for him, but when Heidi tries to kiss him, be backs off and says he has a girlfriend. Bad move, Simone. Her face was definitely the face of a villain.

Malec have breakfast, and it quickly turns into a fight.

“Maybe you should save the spatula I used for your little box.”

Alec, not at the dinner table please. But Magnus puts his fork down. 

They both were at fault. Yes, Alec wasn’t right to act condescending and he was a little childish. But Magnus was deflecting it for the reason because he was inexperienced. Alec has the right to be worried for the future, but not the way he executed it, and Magnus has been alive for a long time. He doesn’t want to think about the future. Magnus might have said Alec was acting like a child, but he definitely regretted it the moment it came out of his mouth. And Alec shouldn’t have just left.

But it was sweet the parallel of Izzy saying they can work out everything to Alec and Clary saying the same to Magnus.

Clary and Magnus meet BROTHER ZACHARIAH! Let me tell you I screamed. Why doesn’t he have a British accent? Also, his hair is atrocious. But I don’t care.

“Any friend of Will Herondale is a friend of mine.”

[squeals]

Alec, Owl!Jace, Izzy and Maryse are together at the bar. And Underhill is there. The whole time, I was ‘No, no, no, no, no, no. don’t cheat, don’t cheat.’

But the fact he said, “Magnus and I had our first date here.”

It erased my doubt. The boy is head over heels.

Maryse and Luke were definitely flirting. Did you see their smiles? Someone’s in loooove. I ship it, y’all.

Heidi sees Izzy with Simon, and thinks she’s his girlfriend and tries to attack her.

But since she’s a trained Shadowhunter, she obviously wins. And Heidi goes to the Praetor Lupus.

Oh, and Jace makes Ollie (the mundane partner) one of Lilith’s disciples. Talk about foreshadowing come true.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 7: 𝓪 𝓱𝓾𝓰??? 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓷 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓬 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻

 

Jace throws Clary off a roof and into a roof after telling her he doesn’t love her. Damn, Owl!Jace is savage. And I call bullshit; how the hell did she survive that fall? And a second later she is walking? She should have her spine broken and be lying on an hospital bed, sir.

Finally, Clary tells everyone about the wish.

Oh, this scene is perfect. How we all are doubtful what Alec would do. How everyone is looking at Alec and Clary.

As one comment said,

Yes @rachel mcbride, yes, we do.

Ha-ha, true.

ALSO, I LOVE ALEC. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. I LOVE THIS BOY SO MUCH. HE IS SO, GAH HE’S THE BEST.

Now that I got that out, Imogen died. Didn’t like her anyway, so…RIP. They caught Owl!Jace, and his best insult to Izzy was:

“When your delusional confidence gets you killed, I’ll be sure to tell your Mundane boyfriend that you died in a tragic jewellery-making accident.”

Honey, try harder. Real!Jace would’ve absolutely destroyed her. Also, Clary got arrested. But the good thing is that Malec have reunited and have apologized for their words.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 8: 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓮𝓮 𝓰𝓸 𝓲𝓷, 𝓽𝔀𝓸 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓸𝓾𝓽

 

God, Maia and Jordan’s scenes are so uncomfortable.  

“Jordan: I know you don’t want me around, but you matter to me.

Maia: Stop!

Jordan: And you always will.

Maia: I said stop! It’s taken everything I’ve had to put you behind me. Why won’t you just let me hate you? Just let me hate you!”

This is honestly Maia’s best scene. The actress is acting her ass off. Maia leaves to get some space, so Simon and Jordan are alone.

Back to getting Jace, Magnus has a plan for Alec and Izzy to go into Jace’s mind, find him and bring him back.

They both find an alternate version of Jace. Izzy got the younger version, while Alec comforted the older version.

But, alas, they couldn’t get him back since Lilith had come.

 

LEAVE HIM ALONE, YOU BISH!

But she doesn’t want to risk a war with his father, so she leaves him alone. I don’t know why this kind of reminds me of Percy Jackson.

And Clary got a death sentence. But before that Jia was like ‘You don’t know sacrifice. Luckily, you’ll now learn it.’ How the hell is she gonna learn it, if she’s dead? Jia, you don’t fricken make sense.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 9: 𝓲 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓼𝓸 𝓫𝓪𝓭 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓼𝓲𝓶𝓸𝓷

 

Clary sees the Circle member burned alive. I guess the song playing was wrong, they ain’t gonna be buryin’.

Simon is mad at Jordan for pushing Maia away. But he shows him what the Mark of Cain is.

Magnus found a spell to get Jace back; but he needs the power of a dozen warlocks and the approval of the High Warlock of Brooklyn.

Shit, time to search for a new spell, Maggie.

Clary says that she’ll bring back Valentine for questioning if they don’t fricken kill her. [Bad idea, son]

Lorenzo refuses Magnus, and we get an epic magic fight scene, and Magnus obviously wins, because he’s literally the most powerful warlock.

Lilith broke out Heidi…Oh, hell no.

She calls Simon, and she’s at his mother and sister’s house…OH, HELL NO.

Heidi tells Simon’s family he’s a vampire, and to prove it, she cuts a bit of Simon’s sister, knowing Simon is hungry for blood…and he bits her.

Yikes.

And Simon’s mother holds a knife to him, and tells him he’s a monster.

This is my favorite scene because…do I even need to say? The emotional stakes, the blackmailing, the manipulating. Ok, not those. But the tension and acting is amazing.

This scene is so much better than the book’s.

Clary brings back Valentine, and they get valuble information, but he dies because of Jace immediately after.

Izzy comforts Simon.

FINALLY. SIZZY IS FINALLY HAPPENING. MAYBE NOT UNTIL NEXT SEASON 3B BUT THANK GOD. I WAS SICK OF MAIA AND HIM.

Uh oh, Magnus found a way to bring Jace back, but he needs magic. And the only way is to havr his father’s help. ASMODEUS TIME! I thought he’d come next season 3b but this is a pleasant surprise.

 

𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 10: 𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓬 𝓰𝓸𝓽 𝓱𝓾𝓻𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲 𝓪𝓶 𝓬𝓻𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰

 

Simon goes to his sister.

 

And this scene is amazing as well. Acting – 💯

All Simon and Malec scenes are just so well acted.

How she accepts him – GAH, I’m emotional.

We have a sweet Malec moment before Magnus goes to Edom. Let me just say – Asmodeus is HANDSOME.

 

Ugh, this awkward hug reminds me of the Draco and Voldemort hug in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Magnus insults Asmodeus before asking for help?

I love you Magnus, but maybe not the best strategy if need something.

Asmodeus wants Magnus to rule with him, but Magnus asks him if there’s anything else. Oh, you shouldn’t asked like that.

Simon, Luke, Izzy and Simon go to Lilth’s place. Simon goes to save Clary, Izzy and Luke distract, while Alec scans for Jace.

Well, he found Jace pretty quickly. It’s time for Alec Vs. Jace Part 2. And Alec hold off for about five minutes. Good job, but then Jace breaks his hand! Owl, you’re gonna pay for that, bish.

Jace stabs Alec with his own ARROW. I can’t – I can’t deal with this. Magnus comes and makes Jace himself again.

But apparently, he doesn’t have his magic anymore; that was Asmodeus’s price.

 

I’M BAWLING. I KNOW HE DOESN’T DIE AND THE IRATZE RUNE SAVES HIM, BUT I AM STILL HEARTBROKEN.

HE IS NOT DEAD, BUT MY HEART IS.

GAH.

Well back to the main storyline that I do not care about. Simon and Clary make a plan, using Liltith’s maternal instincts to save his son when Simon almost kills Jonathon, and it works! So, good? But then the whole roof bursts apart because Lilith had some INTENTIONS.

And they end the season by saying “Clary’s dead.”

Honey, we know that ain’t true. She the main character. This show would be nowhere with out Jace or Clary. But without Alec and Magnus there wouldn’t be an audience, but that’s another story.

 

         SEASON CONCLUSION

 

This is much better than season 2, and infinitely better than season 1.

The plotline is much more enjoyable and interesting, and the acting is much more better. I definitely think Kat and Dom as Clary and Jace have now fit into their characters, and I like them more.

Dom definitely nailed the emotional scenes in episode 8 and season 2&3 overall. Same for Clary. Poor Jace has been suffering for so long, so I think it makes sense for Clary to be connected with Jonathan instead, since it would be overkill and LEAVE HIM THE HECK ALONE.

So, I am officially a Jace stan now. The poor boy needs some love.

I’ll be going for vacation for five days, and I’ll be watching season 3B after I come back, so I’ll post first 10 episodes in one post after I come back, and the final two episodes because I want to.

Bye!