Shadowhunters Discussion || Pt. 3: The TV Series

Part Three:

The TV Series

Raphael: Stay. Good dog.
Luke: Bite me.
Raphael: Roll over.

Luke: Play dead.

Simon: Boom! *High-fives with Luke*
-Raphael and Luke banter, while Simon supports Luke, Shadowhunters Season 1

The following post contains spoilers. You've been warned.

From left to right: Isaiah Mustafa as Luke Garroway, Matthew Daddario as Alec Lightwood, Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood, Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray, Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland, Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis, Harry Shum Jr. as Magnus Bane (from www.cafecomlivroo.com)

I have to say, people of the Shadowhunter fandom has been through a lot. They've been through the incest, the excessive love triangles, the passion cries for the right casting for the film, the movie itself, the failure of the movie, and finally this. The Mortal Instruments converted itself into a television series on Freeform, and it started to air last January of 2016. Before the series even began, the reactions to this has been a mix-bag. Everyone was pretty comfortable with the movie casting, so I can understand if everyone panicked when the casting has been brought to a clean slate. Then the trailers came, and people worried. It was easy to say that the budget given to this series is not as big compared to most, and it is quite evident in the special effects. Plus, a lot of people were not comfortable with the acting skills of the actors and actresses portraying the characters. Recently, the series has ended and it has been renewed for a second season in 2017. Now the question remains...did it give justice to the Shadowhunter fandom? Welcome to the last day of our Shadowhunters Discussion, where we finally tackle the first season of Shadowhunters.

Shadowhunters Discussion || Pt. 1: The Book

Part One:

Book Discussion

"Once you've spent a bit more time in our world, you won't ask me that again." -Jace Wayland, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

This following discussion contains spoilers. You've been warned.

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The first season of Shadowhunters is officially over! To commemorate its success in television, I'd like to stroll down memory lane and talk about everything that you may need to know about The Mortal Instruments. By doing that, I am going to spend three days discussing about the book, movie, and of course the TV series. These are not really reviews, but more of thoughtful detailed discussions on what I liked and disliked about this fandom. If you've been following my blog for quite some time, then I am sure you are aware that I am part of the Shadowhunter fandom. I love the stories of the Shadowhunter, mostly because they are compelling, suspenseful, romantic (???), and thrilling. It's all you can ask for in a typical Young Adult series.  For part one, I am going to talk about the thing that started it all; the book itself. But I will only be discussing the first book of the Mortal Instruments, which is The City of Bones, since the TV series and movie based their storylines here. This week, I took some time rereading it and studying it. So let's get started.

The Story: Clary Fray is just your average teenager until she started to feel insane. Well, this is because she began to see things that are out of the ordinary. She would see people with wings or fangs, or even cat-like eyes. She even witnesses a murder committed by a bunch of teenagers that only she could see. The confusion and hysterics continue until Clary's overprotective mother goes missing, leaving their house trashed and attacked with no explanation. Clary had no choice but to seek the help of the murderers she saw earlier, only to learn that everything that she had in her life was a lie. Turns out, she was a Shadowhunter, a part-human and part-angel that serves to protect the humans from demons. She inherited this from her mother, who was assumed to be kidnapped by Valentine; a megalomaniac whose mission is to grab the Mortal Cup and to use it for his dark purposes. Clary and her newfound Shadowhunter friends attempt to find the Mortal Cup before it reaches to the evil clutches of Valentine.