Shadowhunters - Recap "Day of Wrath" (S02E04)

Clary races to the City of Bones to visit with Jace. She makes her way down into the City and is greeted by one of the Silent Brothers. He takes her to Jace who is surprised to see Clary. She says she will do whatever it takes to free him, but Jace tells her that he deserves to be there. He also asks Clary not to visit him again and she is forced to leave. Clary returns to the Institute in time to go out in the field with Alec to investigate a demon attack.

Aldertree brings in Raphael to "discuss" Camille and ends up securing him to a chair and using UV light laser beams to cut into his skin. Poor Raphael. He goes to Magnus who is appalled to see what Aldertree did to him and works on restoring his skin. Simon joins them and they decide to find Camille.

Clary and Alec find a mundane with a hole in their chest and end up finding a young woman who is terrified and confused with blood covering her hand. She has no memory of what's happened to her and Alec and Clary put 2 and 2 together. They bring the body back to the Institute where Izzy is going to do an autopsy, but it appears that the demon needs a living host. Meanwhile Jocelyn shares the news that the Clave is requestign she transfer to Idris. She tells Clary first and asks her to go with her. Clary says she needs to think about it. When Jocelyn tells Luke he says he will go with her and she insists he can't give up his life again for her, then they FINALLY kiss! He says he would go anywhere with her.

Soon the Shadowhunters realize the demon is in the Institute and they go on lock down hunting for it. Raj is taken over by the smoke demon and he viciously goes after Lydia. He is cruel to her and ruthlessly attacks her. Lydia does her best to fight him off, but becomes seriously injured. Alec comes upon them and shoots at Raj, watching the smoke demon leave him and go into the vents. Meanwhile, Izzy and Clary are underground tracking the demon and Izzy asks if Clary is going to Idris. She says she isn't sure yet and Izzy wants her to stay.

Magnus, Simon, and Raphael finally discover what is in the box they took from Camille: her grave dirt. Raphael tells them that a vampire's grave dirt can be used to summon them and the only one who can open her box is Simon, because he has her blood in his veins (thanks to her being his sire). Simon opens the box and there is the dirt. They ask Magnus to use the dirt to summon her, but he is very conflicted about it. He explains to Simon later on that he and Camille are like Simon and Clary. Camille has been there for him through everything and he knows she has gone too far, but it hurts him to think of turning her in. He shares that she saved him from killing himself at one time and Simon begins to see why this decision is so hard for Magnus: he must choose between his best friend/former lover and his vampire foster sons.

Jace is interrogated by Aldertree with the Soul Sword (a sword blessed by the Angel that forces them to tell the truth). Aldertree asks Jace if he can pledge his full allegiance to the Clave and with difficulty Jace admits that he cannot pledge his full allegiance. Aldertree continues to question him, asking him questions about Valentine, and then goes a step further by asking Jace if he has brotherly feelings for Clary. Jace is clearly tortured by this question, but the truth is forced out when he says no. Aldertree looks all too pleased. Jace is returned to his cell and only has nightmares thanks to the Silent Brothers. His neighbor in the cell over is none other than Hodge who says Jace was right to take his hand.

Clary comes upon Alec who is sitting in the hallway looking confused with a bloody hand. She runs past him into her room only to find her mother dead on the floor. That's right you guys, Jocelyn Fray/Fairchild is dead. Clary falls to the ground in grief and Alec peaks in to see what he's done. He can't believe it. Clary leaves and he cleans himself up until he comes across Isabelle who is now possessed. She comes after him and he tries to fight her off without hurting her. Clary stabs her in the shoulder to get the demon out of her and when it is released Clary kills it. Alec takes Izzy to the infirmary and Simon shows up. He is confused about what is going on.

Valentine attacks the City of Bones and kills some of the Silent Brothers will getting the Soul Sword. Hodge helps Jace get out of his cell and is killed for it by a Circle member. Jace fights them as they make their way to the portal where Valentin stands with the sword. He tells Jace to come with him and for the members to kill Aldertree. Aldertree yells at Jace to get the sword, but Jace can't let him die. He fights off the Circle members and saves Aldertree, but loses the sword. Aldertree brings him back to the Institute where he walks in on the aftermath of the demon attack, which they realize was sent by Valentine, so they would be distracted and he could get the Soul Sword. Jace sees Simon comforting Clary and you can tell it pains him that he can't comfort her right now. He leaves to check on Izzy while Alec is overcome by guilt.

Magnus summons Camille and traps her in a cage. She's not worried and reminds Magnus that he knows she will always be there for him and that's why he would never actually turn her into the Clave- especially not for 1 or 2 vampires. Magnus tells her that this is hurting him and he appreciates who she was, but that's not who she is anymore and she has gone too far. He must protect his family and with that he portals her off to the Clave.


//Original air date: January 23, 2017

Shadowhunters - Recap "A Parabati Lost" (S02E03)

Alec is not doing well. The tracking spell has not worked in Alec is trapped in some sort of coma. Magnus is working to keep him alive, but he is unable to bring him back. He and Izzy are very tense. Everyone is looking for Clary and Jace in an effort to bring Jace close to Alec and wake him up, but of course all of this must be done without the Clave noticing.

Jace wakes up on a beach with a dead body which he recognizes as Gretel, the werewolf he refused to kill. A mundane jogging on the beach runs into Jace, who can't find his steele, and is understandably horrified when she sees Gretel's dead body. She calls the police and Jace runs. Luke is the officer who arrives on the scene and is upset to see Gretel's body. Alaric wants revenge on Jace and Luke wants to find out what really happened, but he guarantees that if Jace is responsible then he will be killed. Jace continues to run, stopping at a bar, and asking the bartender if he can use their phone. The woman calls him out on being a Shadowhunter, and eventually agrees to let him use it.

Clary returns to the Institute after an unsuccessful search for Jace. She is interrogated by Aldertree, but she insists she remembers nothing after Dot opened the portal. Izzy runs into Clary and lets her know what is going on with Alec. She gets a phone call from Jace which Clary listens in on and Izzy lets him know how dire Alec's situation is. They form a plan to get Alec and Jace together at Magnus' without Aldertree knowing.

Jace attempts to leave the bar and Maia stops him, asking him to help them find Gretel. Jace is in a hurry and refuses so Maia calls for backup from another wolf in the bar. This wolf recognizes him as one of the ones who kidnapped Gretel and a fight ensues. Jace is thrown out the window and tries to run. He doesn't get far before collapsing in front of many concerned mundanes who end up calling an ambulance for him. Maia angrily watches the ambulance take him away. Luke informs Maia and the rest of the pack that they are not to kill Jace until they know for sure that he killed Gretel. Maia is not happy with this order at all, she wants justice for her friend's death.

Meanwhile, Simon has been avoiding his mom for a while now and the guilt is really getting to him. Raphael insists that this is only getting in the way of his search for Camille and tells him that it's best to let go of his family and realize that they're going to die and he'll continue to live forever, never changing. Simon ignores Raphael and returns to his mom's house, and is alarmed when he can't find her. He finds alcohol in her room and fears she has fallen off the wagon. He calls Clary asking her to help him find his mom. Izzy gives Clary her blessing to go and says she'll let her know what happens with Alec and Jace.

Aldertree refuses Izzy's request to move Alec out of the Institute for treatment and even leaves Raj to watch them. Aldertree is desperate to lure Jace out of hiding even if it costs Alec his life. Raj tries to force Magnus to leave, so Magnus uses his magic to knock him out. He then uses Raj as a body double for Alec and portals the real Alec to his apartment.

Jace wakes up in the hospital and tries to escape, but he runs into Maia who phases in the middle of the hospital. She chases him until Jace is pulled through a door which is marked shut by none other than Jocelyn. She guides him to the roof and offers to help him and wants to apologize, but he refuses to listen and runs off on his own towards Magnus'.

Aldertree checks on Alec and notices something is up with Izzy. He discovers the shape-shifting rune and the two end up striking a deal. He tells her that Luke's pack believes Jace killed one of their own and they're hunting him. She knows he would be safe under the protection of the Clave. She asks Aldertree for a portal to Jace so he can save Alec and promises to turn Jace in afterward. Aldertree agrees and sends her on her way.

Clary uses a tracking rune to find Mrs. Lewis. They find her at a restaurant and Clary encourages Simon to come clean with his mom and tell her that he is a vampire. She thinks his mom will still love him if she knows the truth. Clary leaves to go see Luke and Simon goes into the restaurant only to find his mom having dinner with Raphael. He has told Elaine (Mrs. Lewis) that he's Simon's band manager and that the band is doing really well and touring which is why Simon hasn't been around. When Elaine steps away Raphael threatens her life if Simon fails to find Camille.

Clary and Luke are informed by Alaric that Maia is tracking Jace and ready to kill. They rush to get there before it's too late. Jace is cornered by Maia and another wolf and he pleads with them to allow him to get to Alec. He swears he didn't kill Gretel and he apologizes for what happened to her. He begs them to allow him to save his brother. Luke demands they stand down and Clary affirms Jace's story, but the pack is ready to attack. Izzy arrives just in time and uses her whip to stop the attack. Luke goes into Alpha mode, forcing the others to submit to him. Clary, Izzy, and Jace run off to Magnus' where they find Alec who is in very bad shape.

Jace goes to his brother and begs him not to leave him. He begins reciting their Parabati oath until Alec goes limp and drops the stone. Jace holds him tightly as he succumbs to his emotions until Alec quietly recites the last line of the oath. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief. The happy moment is short lived though when Aldertree and his officers come in and arrest Jace.

//Original air date: January 16, 2017

Shadowhunters Recap - "Bad Blood" (S01E08)

Wow. This was emotional.

Clary and Jace discuss the cup, and the "rules" of being a shadowhunter. Izzy makes sure to include her own rule, "There isn't anything a Shadowhunter can't do in heels." The four shadowhunters discuss what to do with the Cup now that they have it. Alec is of course all for handing it over to the Clave which Izzy supports. Clary disagrees and reminds them that this is her only chance to get her mother back and Jace takes her side. Alec knows there is no use in arguing with these 2, so he agrees. Clary puts the Cup back into the card and follows Alec. He places the card in a floor safe and Clary thanks him for all of his help. He still isn't happy about her being there.

They see a downworlder approaching the Institute so they head outside armed and ready. That's when they see Raphael (the vampire) approaching and carrying something- that something being Simon's body. Clary is shocked at what she sees and clearly upset. They all go to the basement and Clary demands to know what happened. Raphael shares that Camille did this to him and Simon is a fledgling or a newly transitioning vampire. He tells her that she basically has 2 choices: she can either bury him and allow him to complete his transition or stake him in the heart and let him die. If she doesn't stake him, then his soul will be trapped for eternity, and if she buries him there is a chance that he won't surface and he will be stuck underground and starving for eternity. Clary is repulsed by both choices and Jace and Izzy warn against changing him. Izzy leaves to join Alec for a meeting with their parents. Clary is told she has until that night to make her choice.

Alec and Izzy are informed that a representative from the Clave will be temporarily running the Institute as their credibility as leaders has come into question. Alec and Izzy are angry about this, but the Lightwoods promise it won't be for long. Alec heads downstairs where he runs into Max, and asks him to behave for the next few days. Alec promises that if he behaves, he'll get Max his steele back. As they talk, Valentine walks in through the front door and Alec shoots an arrow which he catches. Valentine takes out his steele and then it is revealed that it's not Valentine at all but a woman. She introduces herself as Lydia Blackwell and she's the representative from the Clave. She's upset by the poor reaction time from everyone except for Alec.

Clary, Jace, and Raphael sit with Simon's body as Clary thinks over what to do. She's upset with herself for not being there for Simon and for introducing him to the Shadow world. She takes a glamoured Jace to visit Mrs. Lewis to tell her that Simon won't be coming home. Jace asks if she can actually go through with this and she insists she can. When Mrs. Lewis comes in she is clearly worried about Simon and begs Clary for information. She says she doesn't know what she would do if something happened to him and her children are her life. She asks Clary if he's doing drugs and Clary promises he isn't on drugs. She can't bring herself to tell Mrs. Lewis so she says she saw him recently and he's ok. She and Jace go up to Simon's room and are shocked by the damage. Clary goes through his room and collects things. She still feels guilty and Jace tells her a story about a boy who got a falcon from his dad. The boy was told to make the falcon obey him, and when he brought the bird to his father and showed him that it came back to him, his father snapped the bird's neck. The boy was devestated and Jace says that the boy was told to make the bird obedient, not to love the bird. Emotions cloud judgement, he says. Clary tells him that goes against the first rule of being a mundane which is love makes you stronger and it makes you fight harder. She refuses to become emotionless just so she can be a shadowhunter.

Alec gets a call from Luke and Lydia is curious to know why he is getting a call from the local wolfpack leader. He says a Forsaken attacked their base and he wants Alec to take a look. Lydia insists on going with him. When they get to the Jade Wolf, Lydia apologizes for being so harsh but she takes her job seriously. She tells Alec about how she followed her heart once before and married the love of her life and they were all set to run their own Institute together, until he was killed. She says that in their line of work, it's best to just love the work. The are surprised by the amount of damage to the restaurant and Luke greets them. He says there was something  different about this Forsaken- that it was a lot harder to kill and a lot more determined. He suspects Valentine sent it. Lydia looks it over and wants it sent back to the Institute for an autopsy. Lydia accidentally spills the beans that Alec's parents are former Circle members.

Clary and Jace pay a visit to see Luke and are concerned about what happened with the Forsaken. Clary tells Luke about Simon and asks for his advice. Luke is upset about Simon and says he loves him like a son, then shares what happened when he made his first transformation. He says the choice was his and Jocelyn stayed with him, begging him to live and go through with it even though he wanted to kill himself. In the end, he dealt with his new reality because he had Jocelyn and then Clary to take care of. He promises Clary that things will be horrible for Simon, but they will get better. He asks her to make sure that if she changes Simon, it is for him and not for herself.

Magnus checks the Forsaken for magic while Izzy works on it and he takes the results to Alec. He's distracted when he sees Alec boxing shirtless. They talk about duty and what you have to do. Alec is angry about being lied to by his parents and working for the Clave and following rules for nothing. Magnus encourages him to break the rules. Alec goes to talk to his parents, and overhears Lydia telling them that the Clave is taking over the Institute because they can't be trusted with Valentine on the loose. Alec walks in and gives his parents the results, even though Lydia says to give it to her. Mrs. Lightwood is clearly touched by her son's brave move. Once they leave, Alec and Lydia talk and he decides that it's time he follows his heart. He proposes to Lydia and reminds her they can run the Institute together.

Izzy finds something on the Forsaken and is shocked. She thinks it's part angel. She goes to find her family to let them know. Meanwhile, another Forsaken gets into the Institute and attacks Hodge. They battle and Hodge almost loses until Alec steps in. The two of them fight the Forsaken and finally take it down. Izzy is shocked at the scene and is grateful everyone is ok.

Raphael, Jace, and Clary head to the graveyard with Simon. Clary has made her choice. Before they can do anything, Camille shows up and demands Simon's body. She wants to get rid of him so there is no proof that she broke the Accords. Clary and Jace prepare to fight but Raphael challenges her and her authority. She brings out the other vampires, and he tells her that they are tired of her ways and don't want her to be their leader anymore. The vampires attack her and chase her off. Raphael is now in charge. Clary digs Simon's grave and sits and waits with Jace. Simon emerges and Raphael gives him blood bags to drink. Simon is horrified when he realizes what's going on and Clary tells him he's still her best friend, but Simon thinks he's nothing more than a monster and takes off. Raphael promises Clary he'll look out for him.


//Original air date 3/1/16

Shadowhunters Recap - "Major Arcana" (S01E07)

Clary tells Jace and Magnus that she knows where the cup is: it's in the Ace of Cups tarot card her mom painted for Dot. Now they have to figure out how to get the cards from Dot before Valentine realizes it. Luke lets them know that he cleaned out the apartment and stored everything in his desk at work. Clary and Jace accompany Luke to the precinct and agree to wait outside. When Luke walks to his desk he is met by the Chief and an Internal Affairs officer who informs him that he's under investigation. The IA officer takes Luke to interrogation which Jace sees thanks to one of his runes. They glamour themselves and sneak in the interrogation room and unplug the camera. Luke warns them that he's not the only downworlder that works there so they have to be careful and assume everyone has the Sight. Clary comes up with a plan.

Clary yells at Jace and then slaps him before running to Luke's desk yelling that they're over. The Chief is there and asks Clary if this was the boy she was talking about and she says yes. The Chief tells him to get out and stay away from Clary so the officers escort him out. Clary says she forgot her house key and wanted to get Luke's spare out of his desk. The Chief tells Clary that all of the stuff in his desk is up in the evidence room and she can't get it. Clary thanks her and pretends to find her key and leave. Jace is bewildered that Clary slapped him and insisted that next time he'll bring Alec because he's never slapped him. He comes up with another plan.

Mr. Lightwood notices Izzy has changed her style and started wearing her hair back like her mother's. He questions it and she says she's grown up. He asks where Alec is because he needs to fill out reports for the Clave. Izzy isn't sure where Alec is, but she insists that she can do it. He's proud of her and she heads off to do her work. Later on, Alec comes in and she asks if he spent the night at Magnus' place. He says yes but they didn't do much sleeping-meaning they were taking care of Luke. She doesn't buy it and he says Magnus made cocktails and that was it- nothing happened. Alec gets a call from Jace and is informed that they know where the Cup is, but they need help getting it. He and Izzy head over to the Station.

Jace and Clary glamour themselves again and end up in a small room together. They sneak out and into an elevator unnoticed. Meanwhile, Luke is released from interrogation and goes to talk to the Chief when he notices blood coming out of a closet door. He finds her in there with a slit throat. Alaric tells Luke and the IA officer that she has been dead for hours, but the IA officer insists they had just spoken 45 minutes ago. Luke and Alaric deduce that a demon is behind this and Alaric goes to run some tests.

Izzy tells Alec he needs to cause a distraction because she no longer does that sort of thing. He insists she's better at it, but she refuses. He goes into the Precinct and tries to flirt with the woman at the desk, it doesn't go well and he spills her water. As they try to clean it up, Izzy grabs her security pass and heads inside. She uses a rune to cut the power to the whole place. Meanwhile, Clary and Jace are in the elevator and he tells her to copy one of his runes so she will have night vision. She struggles drawing it so he assists her while they wait for the sign. The power goes out and they climb out of the elevator and up to the evidence room where they search for Luke's things. After a close call with a patrol officer, they find it. Clary pulls out the card and tries reaching in it but can't. Jace isn't happy and they try to leave. They meet Izzy and Alec out front and Alec is mad that Clary doesn't have the Cup in hand. They start to leave and notice they're being followed. Izzy's necklace pulses to tell them demons are around.

Clary falls behind and is almost attacked by a demon pretending to be a grandma. Jace kills her and they notice more demons coming for them. Clary grabs everyone and leads them down through the electrical room. Alec decides to stay and fight off the demons so they can get Clary to the Institute. Jace doesn't want to leave him behind, but has to. More demons find them, and Jace says they have to split up and Clary has to get to the Institute. He and Izzy take off to lead the demons away so Clary takes off. She gets cornered by the demons and pulls out the card, reaching in and taking out the Cup. She commands the demons to go away and they obey. She takes off and runs into Jace. She tells him what happened and he says he's proud of her and she should give him the Cup for safe keeping. Clary pulls out her seraph blade and stabs him as she realizes he isn't the real Jace. For a moment, she thinks she stabbed the real Jace until he bursts into dust. Luke and Alec run up to her and she freaks out, demanding they prove who they are. Luke tells her what he got her for her birthday and she relaxes and tells them she has the Cup. They head back to the Institute.

As they walk in, they see Jace commanding everyone to stop what they're doing and put the place on high alert. He tells them that right now "Clary is the only thing that matters." Clary calls out to him and runs downstairs to see him. They hug and she tells him she got the cup. He tells her he doesn't care about the Cup, he was worried when he didn't see her come out of the tunnels. She tells him about the demon and he asks if she's ok and what she did. She tells him she sent it back to hell and he laughs and asks how she knew it wasn't him. She tells him she does actually pay attention to his advice and she paid attention to the details. She just knew. He's impressed and she grabs him and kisses him. They kiss passionately as Alec looks on sadly before walking away.

Meanwhile, Simon has been freaking out this entire episode and is convinced he's becoming a vampire. He slept with Maureen then called her Clary then he freaked out and took off. Maureen told his mom and sister who asked him if he's on drugs. He swears he isn't but he thinks he's sick. While his mom and sister debate, Simon starts getting anxious and smashes his computer desk. The women are clearly afraid and Simon is mortified. They leave him alone and he starts losing it. He calls Clary and leaves her a voicemail saying he thinks he's becoming a vampire. He starts seeing Camille in his room and he flips and punches his mirror. Then he takes off and runs to the Hotel Dumort to find her. is mom and sister come back into his room and are horrified to see it is completely destroyed. Simon breaks into the hotel and searches for Camille or Raphael. He finds Camille and asks if he's becoming a vampire. She laughs and says no he just has her blood in his veins and it'll wear off soon, until now. Then she charges at him.


Original air date 2/23/16.

Shadowhunters Recap - "Of Men and Angels" (S01E06)

Magnus is working feverishly on a potion to save Luke, but he is missing ingredients. He asks Simon or Jace to go get them. They both insist on going and being the hero for Clary. Magnus asks Jace to send Alec over as he will be able to help. Jace admits they still haven't talked. Both guys go, and Clary is worried. She sits with Luke and tries to help Magnus with the potion.

Alec is at The Institute when his father and younger brother Max arrive. He and Izzy are delighted to see their brother. Alec gets a call from Jace asking him to go see Magnus and to help with Luke. Alec's not so sure he wants too. He talks with his mother and is concerned as he can tell she is upset about something that happened in Idris. They have a talk and Alec agrees to do whatever he can to help.

Jace and Simon argue. Jace tells Simon that he's only going to ever be Clary's friend and that is it. Jace makes it clear that he wants Clary. Simon gets angry and they begin to fight. Simon pulls a blade on Jace and Jace is shocked. Simon puts it away and apologizes for losing it. Jace asks what happened with the vampires and Simon won't talk about it. Jace is becoming concerned.

Luke isn't doing any better and is dreaming of Jocelyn. She tells him that Clary has to know the truth. Luke makes Magnus promise to tell her if he doesn't make it. Magnus does and then knocks him out with magic. Magnus encourages Clary to draw again. She wants to know what Luke meant, so Magnus tells her. Jocelyn and Luke were Circle members with Valentine and they believed in his message. Jocelyn married Valentine and Luke fought along side him. However, Valentine started to lose it and wanted to kill all downworlders because they are part demon so he began slaughtering them and making excuses to the Clave. Jocelyn and Luke didn't agree with this. Valentine eventually got the Mortal Cup so that he could make more shadowhunters, but Luke tried to stop him. He nearly killed Luke until Jocelyn intervened and she took off with the cup.

Clary can't believe Luke and her mother were involved in something so terrible, but Magnus insists Jocelyn only stayed to protect other shadowhunters. Clary is shocked about their involvement with The Circle.

Izzy's father brings her a present from Idris, a cookbook. She makes a joke and he remarks that this was always his favorite part of traveling, seeing her face when he gave her his gift. She wants to know what's going on with her mother and he explains that the Lightwood name has been tarnished thanks to all of their unauthorized missions and now they're trying to rebuild the family honor. Izzy insists she can help, she just needs to talk to her mother. She confronts Maryse who tells her that she has tarnished her own reputation so they have to marry Alec to a family who is still honorable. Izzy's involvement with the Seelies won't do them any good in finding her a suitable mate, so she will have to speak to the Clave on behalf of the Seelies. Izzy is furious after being degraded by her mother.

Izzy and Alec argue about what is going to happen and Alec has had enough. He leaves to go see Magnus. Meanwhile, Jace and Simon reach their destination and Jace forces Simon to stay outside. While he's alone he sees Camille. When he approaches "her" he sees his own corpse on the ground. Jace comes running out yelling that they have to go. He's being chased by a creature, so he grabs Simon and runs.

Alec arrives as Magnus is trying to save Luke using his magic. He's running out of power, so he asks Alec to help him. Alec takes his hand and allows him to borrow his power. Magnus channels Alec's power as Jace and Simon run in. Clary grabs the ingredients and finishes the potion, feeding it to Luke. Magnus nearly collapses from weakness and Alec holds him. Alec is cleaning up the apartment when Clary thanks him for coming and for helping. She hopes he and Jace are ok, and Alec remarks that he didn't come for Jace. Clary tells him she's glad he did it for himself. Jace walks in and the boys hug. Clary thanks Jace for always having her back and the two share a tender moment until Simon walks in on them to let Clary know that Luke is asking for her. Clary hugs Simon and thanks him before going to see Luke.

Luke tells Clary more about what happened and how he and Jocelyn fell in love which is what drove Valentine over the edge. He makes it clear, that although they were in love, they never slept together. Valentine was sure they were having an affair and he was determined to win her back. Valentine began injecting himself with blood from downworlders and according to Luke, he was never the same after that. Valentine asked Luke to back him up on a mission as they were Parabatai, but when they went to attack, Valentine locked him in a room with werewolves which is how Luke became one. Valentine betrayed their Parabatai bond. When he tried to stop Valentine from taking the Mortal Cup, Valentine told him it would have been more honorable for him to kill himself.

Alec works on cleaning the couch and Magnus remarks that magic can take care of that. Alec points out that he's already exerted himself enough for the day. Magnus asks him to have a drink with him as he hands Alec a glass. Alec gets a call from The Institute and says he has to go. Magnus asks him to have one more drink and then decide if he really wants to go. Alec drinks with him. Meanwhile, Simon gets ready to leave, and Jace tries to stop him. Simon leaves and Jace is clearly concerned about him although he won't admit it.

Clary shows Luke the box and asks who it belongs too. Luke doesn't want to tell her, but she insists. He says it belonged to her brother Jonathan Christopher. He was her older brother, but Valentine killed him. He burned him in the family manor, when he faked his own death. Clary is shocked and can't believe that he was such a horrible person. She places the box on her sketch pad, and she's upset. The box disappears into the page and appears as a sketch. Clary and Luke can't believe it. He says this gift is rare and Clary asks if it can be hereditary. Luke says it's possible and Clary says she knows where her mother hid the Mortal Cup.


Original air date 02/16/18.

Shadowhunters Recap - "Moo Shu To Go" (S01E05)

In this episode we meet Maryse Lightwood, Alec and Isabelle's "delightful" mother. It's clear Alec is her favorite and that Maryse and Izzy don't have the best relationship, although she apparently adores Jace. Maryse sends Jace and Izzy on a mission to get intel from the Seelies. Jace asks Alec to watch Clary and make sure she's safe.

Alec and Clary have differing opinions on how to hunt down Valentine. As a result, Alec takes the necklace Jocelyn gave Clary and hides it. Alec starts to work with Clary on her fighting skills. Alec gets a call from Magnus who asks him out to drinks. Alec sort of agrees until he realizes that Clary is gone. He hangs up and Magnus thinks Alec is playing hard to get.

Clary is trying to meet up with Simon when her phone goes off and Alec appears behind her. He lets her know that if she plans on using an invisibility rune, then she should probably silence her cell phone. She insists she is going to her house to find a box that her mother used to get out once a year and that she thought belonged to her father. Alec is annoyed but he knows he's not getting Clary back to The Institute. They meet up with Simon and Clary apologizes for not calling him back and they decide to take a back way to her home. Simon jumps a fence and Alec is concerned by how agile he is.

When they reach the apartment, Clary notices that the walls outside are covered in runes, but she was never able to see them. Alec suggests a warlock helped hide them and Clary remembers Dot. They find a heart on the wall with Clary and Simon's initials and Clary reminisce's about how they were engaged when they were 8 years old. Alec could care less. Simon breaks open the door which concerns Alec even more and Clary heads to her room. She's amazed at the destruction and Alec reminds her it was for a good reason. They find the box under a floorboard. The box is beautiful and has the initials J.C. on it which confuses Clary. She opens it and is disappointed the cup isn't in there. They hear something and Alec tells them to stay put. He goes outside to investigate.

The box goes in Clary's bag and she and Simon try to escape when they are arrested by Luke's partner Alaric. They're taken to a Chinese restaurant called the Jade Wolf. A man interrogates Clary about the Mortal Cup and tells her that he wants it. She tells him she doesn't know where it is so he has one of his lackies take Simon to the back.

Alec realizes that Clary and Simon are gone so he calls Jace. Jace and Izzy are talking to Meliorn, trying to find out if they are working with Valentine. According to him, the Seelies are sitting this out and will support whichever side wins. Jace is furious that Alec "lost" Clary so he and Izzy take off. They meet up with Alec and try to track her, but they're unable to. Clary's phone begins to ring from inside her bag so Jace pulls it out and is surprised to hear Simon's voice. He asks Simon where they are and he tells them a Chinese restaurant. He finds a menu and gives Jace the address. Jace gives him instructions on what to do and Simon reluctantly agrees.

Clary's interrogator tells her that she better give up the Mortal Cup or Simon will die. He invites out an enormous wolf and Clary pieces it together that they're werewolves. He tells her the the wolf is going to rip Simon apart. Clary says the Mortal Cup is in a box under the floor boards in her bedroom at home. He sends 2 men to go get it and promises Clary that if she's lying, he'll make her watch Simon die. Simon lights a fire which causes the sprinkler's to go off and the wolves run out with Clary, they lock her in a shipping container. She tries to draw a rune to get out, but it back fires. The door opens and Luke is standing there. Clary is terrified and before Luke can explain, he's attacked. Clary finds herself with Alec and Jace as Izzy breaks out Simon. They become surrounded by wolves and try to figure out their escape. Just then, they hear 2 wolves fighting and Jace suggests that someone is trying to take over the alpha position. The new wolf wins the battle and the others bow to him. He phases to his human form and Clary is astonished to see Luke, He is severely injured. Clary runs to him and says they need to get him to a hospital. Jace says he's got alpha venom in him and only a warlock can help. They decide to take him to Magnus. Alec and Izzy are hesitant to Jace ditches them as Simon drives them to see the High Warlock of Brooklyn.



Original air date 2/9/16