Pretty Little Liars Recap - "Playtime" (S07E11)

Pretty Little Liars is back for the final season!

We open with Spencer being rushed to the hospital followed by the Liars. As she is rushed into the emergency room they try and piece together what just happened and where Jenna and Mary Drake disappeared to. As they talk they see Toby being rushed in on a gurney.

Flash forward to a week later and we learn that both Toby and Spencer survived their respective injuries, but poor Yvonne is in a medically induced coma. Aria visits with Toby to see how he's doing before heading to Ezra's apartment. She packs a bag and as she is leaving, he finally arrives. He asks where she's going then basically asks her to stay. They talk a little about Nicole, but Ezra doesn't say much. Aria gets a text from Spencer and goes to see her.

Meanwhile, Hanna wakes up next to Caleb and wants to start looking for Jenna. He hands Hanna her sketchbook and tries to remind her of her passion. He encourages her to continue pursing fashion even though it almost broke them up before. He wants her to find herself again. Emily and Paige both get hired at the high school, Emily as the swim coach and Paige as an athletic department head. They both now work with Alison who shows up late for work. When Emily asks if she's ok, she says yes and she was late because she went to the doctor. She starts pushing Emily away already.

Aria arrives at Spencer's and the Liars are waiting for her with a big gift box sent from AD. They are upset to realize that Noel Kahn was not AD and they were wrong. They open the box to find a giant interactive board game set up like Rosewood with each of the girls as a game piece. It's so creepy! Spencer thinks AD wants them to play, but Hanna thinks AD want to play with them. They all agree not to play the game.

Hanna asks Aria what's going on with her and Ezra and Aria tells her about their conversation. Hanna assures her that Ezra will tell Nicole about them and things will work out between Ezra and Aria. She suggests Aria works on planning the wedding so that when Ezra is ready, everything is set. Mona runs into Hanna while she is sketching and looks through her book. She comes up with a way to get Hanna's name out there in the fashion world.

Spencer meets with Detective Fury and he tells her that they don't think Dr. Rollins is actually in France anymore. He shows her a gun and Spencer insists it's the one she saw Jenna holding. Fury tells her that it doesn't match the bullet that they pulled out of her shoulder. Spencer doesn't understand, and he suggests that someone else may have been there and took the shot at Spencer. Spencer heads home and awaits the arrivial of her mother. When Veronica arrives she apologizes for not making it home sooner and says Mr. H is on his way. She asks what happened and Spencer gives her the run down of what went down with Jenna, Noel, and Mary Drake. She tells her that Mary Drake claimed to be her birth mother. Veronica doesn't deny it, just reminds Spencer that Mary is crazy. Finally Veronica breaks down and tells her that Jessica DiLaurentis had come to visit her and told her about her twin sister who was in Radley. They said she was pregnant and while they didn't know the father of Charles/Charlotte, they knew the father of this baby. Apparently Mr. Hastings thought he had run into Jessica, when it was actually Mary Drake, they slept together and she got pregnant. Veronica agreed to take the baby. She waited outside and Spencer was brought to her. Spencer can't believe it. She doesn't understand why her mother stayed with her father with everything he has done to her. She disappears into the barn.

Hanna takes Aria to look at wedding venues. At their favorite one they run into Holden. Remember him from high school? Yeah. Hanna gets a call from Mona and disappears. Holden offers to show Aria around his sister's place. He asks how she's doing and who she is getting married to. When he finds out it's Mr. Fitz, he is supportive. He asks Aria what they want for their wedding, and she can't answer. Holden and Aria run into Ezra on the street. He tells her that Nicole's parents called and he's going to New York. Aria looks visibly saddened about this, but says goodbye.

At Rosewood High, tension brews between Paige and Ali when they resort trading insults during a committee meeting. Emily tries to intervene, but is unsuccessful. These three working together is going to be nothing if not interesting. Emily confronts Ali about it afterwards and she blames it on her pregnancy and her ruined life. Em reminds her that nothing is going well for anyone and Ali brings up that she's pregnant with her scheming sham of a husband who used her, robbed her, medicated her, and is now gone. Emily tried to remind her that she's not alone. Ali questions if she should tell the others.

Meanwhile, Spencer drinks some wine to drown her sorrows and decides to play the game. She picks up the phone attached to the side and places it on the "home" section. The creepy game lights up and asks her to pick "truth or dare." Spencer picks "dare" and is told to visit Toby. She visits him and they sit and talk in the hospital. He can't believe a deer caused his accident and wonders if they'll ever really get out of Rosewood. After she meets with Toby, she returns home and the fame spits out an envelope. She reads a letter from Mary written while she was in Radley to her newborn daughter. She wishes her daughter well and is sorry she was born in a madhouse. Spencer falls asleep with the letter and Veronica is saddened when she sees it.

Hanna meets Mona who introduces her to a Senator's daughter who is interested in her clothes. The woman comes to Hanna's and tries on some outfits before telling Hanna that she'd email the boss lady her top choices to wear. When she leaves, Hanna is furious that Mona is selling herself as the boss. Mona comes over and the girls talk it out. Mona tells Hanna that it was a misunderstanding and she will fix it, she promises that she knows Hanna is running the show.

The girls meet at Spencer's and she confesses that she started playing the game. Everyone is pissed. She apologizes and says she wasn't thinking. The girls try to decide what to do and Hanna goes to destroy the game, but before she does a video starts playing on the phone screen. It's a video of them where they buried Rollins' body. It says "can't stop playing now." They realize that they're trapped and must finish the game or the video will go to the police and the accidental murder and ensuing cover up of Archer/Elliot will be discovered.

We finally see Jenna who looks a little scared until she is handed a book by a stranger. She begins reading the book in Braille and slowly smiles as she says "endgame." This is not good.

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 "A Door Into the Dark" (S02E02)

Jocelyn obviously doesn't succeed in her attempt to kill Jace/Jonathan and she's not happy. Clary is of course extremely upset and confused. Jocelyn insists that she just doesn't understand. She tells Clary that Valentine experimented on her when she was pregnant with Jonathan and injected him with demon blood. She shares a memory from when he was a baby and she was picking flowers with him. She handed her son a flower and his eyes went black and the flower withered. It was creepy to watch and it clearly scared Jocelyn.

Simon is summoned to see Aldertree who wants information. Simon jokingly says that the information he wants is above his paygrade and that will not bode well for him. After he leaves the Institute, he goes back to the Jade Wolf where the pack greets him. They make it clear that they dislike him and want him gone. Poor Simon. He is greeted in his shipping container by Raphael. He is furious with Simon for saying anything to Aldertree. He demands that Simon use his sire bond to find Camille and bring her back otherwise, Raphael will have to pay for her crimes. Apparently the Clave burns off a vampire's body parts one by one as punishment. This is not good.

Aldertree and Lydia summon a meeting in the Institute and everyone but Clary is invited. Lydia is discussing the strange disappearences of various boxers, karate instructors,..etc. around the city and how the Clave believes Valentine is responsible. It is believed that he has figured out that these people have a better chance of making the change to a Shadowhunter when they are in this peak physical condition. She stumbles upon it at the end of the meeting and Alec makes it clear that she isn't wanted around there. He also tells her that everything that has happened has been her fault. She asks Lydia about why she wasn't included and before Lydia can talk to her Aldertree intervenes and reams Lydia. Jocelyn tries to make it clear that she had nothing to do with Clary not being included.

Alec and Izzy are sent on a mission to a secret fight club to set up a trap for any of Valentine's Circle members who might appear to kidnap a well trained fighter. Izzy gets into it with a big creepy guy who is too big for his britches and naturally she kicks his a$$. When a Circle member does appear, he tries to take this guy, but it's just Izzy using a disguise rune. Alec angrily questions the Circle member who slits his own throat instead of answering the questions. Alec is extremely frustrated about getting no closer to Jace.

Simon finds Magnus and asks for his help. He needs to find Camille and he doesn't know how. Magnus says he will help but only for a price- a lock of Simon's hair. Magnus takes Simon to Camille's home in Agra. He tells Simon to find Camille while he finds his things that Camille never returned to him. Simon wonders around until he gets locked in a room with a serpent statue. He rubs the statute and it opens. Before Simon can take the box, a snake comes slithering on the floor. Simon is terrified and he cowers. The snake hisses fire at him before Simon figures out how to control it and make it go away. Magnus comes in and says he gave the snake to Camille as a pet and whatever is in the box must be important if it's being guarded. He also hides away a dagger he took before they return to New York.

Clary runs away from the Institute and there is a stunning shot of her walking down a New York street going the opposite direction of the dark mundane crowd as her vibrant red hair lights up the screen. It was a beatiful visul. Clary goes to the Art School and works on her sketches, trying to pretend like she is normal again. Jocelyn is worried and finds Luke. She asks him to talk to Clary for her because she'll actually listen to him. They find Clary and try to talk about what has been going on and she won't listen. She runs outside and is kidnapped in the street by...wait for it...DOT! That's right, our sweet warlock Dot is back and bad now? She pulls Clary through a portal right before Jocelyn and Luke's eyes. Uh oh.

Jace meets some of Valentine's new recruits and wonders why they're there. One talks about how horrible Downworlders are and how they need to be destroyed. He tells Jace that his father was murdered by a werewolf and he wants revenge. Valentine suggests Jace lead the hunt for this wolf as his expertise would be invaluable to his new help. Jace refuses to be apart of it because that is not his job. He reminds Valentine that his job is to bring them to the Clave and protect the mundanes from demons; the Clave is supposed to handle these matters and even though the Law is hard it is the Law.

Jocelyn returns to the Institute and seeks out Alec & Isabelle. Luke has given her a stone that can connect Parabati even when they're around water, but it is extremely dangerous to use. Izzy refuses to let Alec do it, but eventually he wins out. He wants Jace and Jocelyn knows if they find Jace they will find Clary. They're both clearly desperate.

Clary is brought to Valentine's ship of horrors and cannot believe what she is seeing. All of these messed up Downworlders in cages and very angry. She doesn't understand. Dot tells her that she wants to show her the future and she grabs Clary's head. Clary sees a terrifying vision of fire and destruction.

Clary joins Jace on the deck of the boat and Jace is freaked out. Clary proves that it is actually her and not Valentine in disguise and she tells Jace that he has to go lead this hunt. She tells him about her vision and how she was wrong. Jace isn't sure he is hearing her right. Valentine appears and welcomes his daughter, inviting her to lead the hunt since Jace won't. Jace changes his mind and says he will go. When Clary wakes up she is in a cage in the same room with the Downworlders. She is scared and confused and Dot appears. Dot admits to controlling her because Valentine ordered her too. Clary doesn't understand why Dot is working for him and Dot explains that he experimented on her and she has to do as she's told- she can't go against him or he'll torture her. She wonders why Clary stopped looking for her and Clary tearfully tells her they thought she was dead. She tells Dot that she was like an older sister to her and they can escape together and Magnus can protect her.

Simon tries getting into the box and so does Magnus but neither are successful. Magnus sets out the mysterious dagger and assures Simon that they will find a way. He then tells Simon that when he first discovered his powers, he had no one there to help him and he promised himself that if he ever met someone in that situation that he would help them as best he could. It's an interesting duo and very cool to see Magnus essentially take Simon under his wing.

Valentine, his new buddy, and Jace are interogatting a shewolf from Luke's pack (the one who was really mean to Simon) about killing a mundane. She denies it and Valentine tells Jace to kill her. Jace can't go it. Clary appears and Valentine thinks that she is going to convince Jace to kill the wolf. Clary grabs him and tells him to run, and they do. They run straight towards a few of Valentine's messed up Shadowhunters. Valentine yells for Jace to come back, but Jace kills them. Dot appears and opens a portal which Clary and Jace jump through. It doesn't look like Dot makes it through as well. Valentine then grabs the sword and kills the shewolf himself.

Alec is in seriously bad shape as a result of this stone and it is looking like this could actually kill him. Jocelyn and Izzy just watch in terror unable to help him.

Bonus: Izzy and Clary share a sweet moment where Izzy tells her that Alec is just upset and not to worry because she will always be there for Clary. Seriously obsessed with this friendship.


//Original air date:

Shadowhunters - Recap "The Guilty Blood" (S02E01)

What. A. Premiere.

We start off on Valentine's ship of doom where we find that a lot of his test subjects did not survive the transition to becoming a shadowhunter. Jace is on the ship and Clary arrives to break him out. Valentine appears and Jace kills him. He and Clary make a run for it, stumbling upon a terrifying chamber with equipment and tons of locked up Downworlders. Valentine appears again and Jace (who is clearly confused) kills him again. Clary is then revealed to be the real Valentine in disguise and he was testing Jace. He's obviously not happy about the fact that Jace has tried to kill him. He chains Jace up and tortures him.

Clary spends some time with Jocelyn who finds out Simon is now a vampire and that her son, Jonathan, is actually alive. Clary doesn't understand why Jocelyn isn't more excited about this, and she's clearly getting upset about being lied to all of her life. Jocelyn promises no more lies. Meanwhile, at the Institute the Clave has sent someone new to take over as they no longer believe Lydia can do the job. Her replacement is Aldertree and we hate him. He declares that they will find Jace alive or dead and anyone who doesn't help will be de-runed.

Valentine tries to bond with Jace bringing up memories from the past like how much Jace loves spaghetti. Jace is rejecting Valentine's advances. Valentine tells Jace that he's different and shares with him that there is a reason why he is so different from the other Shadowhunters. He shares a vision of when Jocelyn was pregnant with Jace, and Valentine injected the fetus with pure demon blood. Jace is completely repulsed by this as he realizes why he is so fast and so powerful: he has demon blood in his veins. Valentine argued that he did this in an effort to create a perfect Shadowhunter who would have an advantage against the demons.

Aldertree makes Luke and Simon leave, saying they're not welcome at the Institute. Luke lets Simon stay at the Jade Wolf because the sun will be up soon and he doesn't have anywhere to go. When Luke leaves the other werewolves force Simon into a shipping container and lock him in there. They're clearly upset about having a vampire in their midst. Clary and Izzy train together while Aldertree watches them, knowing he needs to keep a close eye on them. It's amazing to see how far Clary has come. Alec is losing his mind over what is going on with Jace and he goes against Lydia. Maryse follows him and chastises him telling him that Jace is a cancer and needs to be cut out. He reminds her that Jace is her son and part of their family and she says he's not.Alec leaves.

Clary sneaks out of  the Institute disguised as Aldertree and goes to Luke for help. She hears Simon and goes to let him out. She opens the door and Jocelyn appears. She asks Clary for her cell phone and stele. She takes them and locks Clary and Simon in the container. She casts a tracking spell on Jace's gloves and is successful. Jace has gotten off the Valentine's boat so he can be tracked now. Simon and Clary try to escape and it's during this time that Simon nearly confesses his love for Clary. The door breaks down and they make their getaway to find Jace. They arrive in time to witness Jocelyn shoot an arrow at Jace. Valentine appears out of nowhere and takes the arrow before pulling Jace through a portal.

Poor Jace. His adoptive mom thinks of him as a horrible cancer to be killed and his biological mother tried to kill him.


//Original premiere date 1/2/17

Shadowhunters Recap - "Rise Up" (S01E09)

Talk about dramatic. This episode was just all over the place! It was crazy.

First, we catch up with Simon who is running away and freaking out. Raphael finds him and tries to assure/calm him down. Simon refuses and blames Raphael for his transition. He throws him against a truck and takes off. Clary and Jace catch up and question Raphael. He sends them after Simon and says he can only help when Simon is ready to accept it. He also lets Clary know that Simon doesn't know who turned him. Jace calls Alec for help.

Back at the Institute, Alec is being stitched up by his father and Izzy answers his phone. She tells Jace about the Forsaken attack and that this creature had magic and Seelie properties in it's blood. Jace says he is on his way. He tells Clary to get Luke to help her find Simon and they'll figure out the rest later. They agree they need to talk about their relationship, but settle for a kiss instead. Jace arrives at the Institute to find out what's going on. Magnus is there casting protection spells all over the Institute and he offers to heal Alec, but he declines and walks away. Magnus asks where he can find Lydia so they can discuss his payment.

Lydia brings in Meliorn for questioning and Izzy is furious. She demands to know why. Lydia says Izzy should also be arrested for practically committing treason by sharing secrets with Meliorn. They argue and Lydia walks away to interrogate the prisoner. Alec tells Izzy to be paitient and Jace agrees. They watch the interrogation live. Meliorn reveals that Valentine's daughter has the Mortal Cup and Lydia is pissed. She has shadowhunters search Clary's room. Jace and Izzy agree they need a plan. Alec tells Jace he needs to have Clary come in and hand over the Cup, or he'll do it himself. Jace makes him promise to wait until Clary gets there and that he'll bring her back. Alec agrees.

Clary goes to Luke and they track down Simon. Clary tells Simon the truth about who turned him and apologizes. She shares that she just couldn't lose him. She gets a call from Jace who tells her that the Clave knows she has the Cup and she needs to go somewhere they'll never look to find her. Simon runs off again.

 He has returned home and his mother is so happy to see him. She holds him and he tries to refrain but he nearly bites her until Clary runs in. She lies and says her identity has been stolen and she needs Simon's help. Ms. Lewis isn't sure he should leave but Clary pleads with Simon who ultimately agrees to help. Clary promises to take care of Simon. They leave and head to the Hotel Dumort. Raphael meets them and Luke outside and the animosity between Luke and Raphael is obvious. Clary tells Raphael that the Clave is looking for her and she needs a place to hide and they also have to protect Simon in order to prove that Camille broke the Accords. Raphael agrees to hide them. He locks them together in a cage, knowing the Simon is starving. He reminds them that they're no longer equals and Simon will always be a downworlder and Clary will always be a Shadowhunter.

Alec agrees with Lydia about taking Meliorn to the Silent Brothers which is basically a death sentence. Jace and Izzy protest, but his mind is made up. He shares that their parents were Circle members who made a deal with the Clave, but now that Valentine is on the loose they can't be trusted. He is clearly very angry and feels like he has been lied to his entire life.  They also share the news of their engagement and no one is pleased about it. Izzy and Jace start to put together a plan. They go to Magnus and ask him to steal Alec's steele so they can get the Cup and get it into safe hands. Magnus reluctantly agrees. Magnus gets the steele to Jace who breaks into the vault and gets the Cup and Clary's necklace. Alec tells Magnus about his engagement and he is clearly heartbroken. Jace and Izzy are about to sneak out when Hodge finds them. He questions them, and they come clean. He pretends he doesn't see them.

Clary apologizes again to Simon and he yells. He can hear her heart beat and he wants to drink her blood. He finally yells for Raphael who brings him blood. He feeds and starts to calm down. He tells Clary he's upset, but he doesn't hate her. They promise to be there for each other. Raphael releases them as Jace and Izzy show up outside. Jace and Izzy inform Clary about what's happening with Meliorn and she agrees that they have to stop it, but they'll need help. Luke says the pack will help and Clary says they'll need the vampires too. They go upstairs to talk to them and Clary pleads with Raphael. He says he will agree only if Simon pledges his allegiance to Raphael. Simon agrees and Clary tries to stop him. Simon tells her that this is his role to take in this war. Clary nods and agrees that it's time for all species to become equals.

They go to the downworlder entrance of the Silent City and start their plan. The wolves and vampires almost get into it, after some kind of funny banter, but Clary intervenes. She reminds them that they have to work together or they'll never get this done. Slowly, they work together taking down the Shadowhunters escorting Meliorn. Clary and Jace realize Alec is also with him and they hope they can reason with him. Alec brings Meliorn to the entrance and Clary begs him not too. He disagrees and Jace intervenes. He demands to know what is going on and Alec is pissed that Jace is suddenly breaking the rules because of Clary. They start fighting and Clary and Meliorn take off. Jace yells that he knows why Alec hates Clary so much, that it's about him. Alec flips out and they fight until Alec pulls his seraph blade on Jace. Jace tells him to do it, because he doesn't want to live in a world where they're on opposite sides. Jace asks Alec to come with them so they can find Valentine and fight him the right way. He begs him as his parabatai to come but Alec refuses and Jace leaves.

Meliorn can't believe that everyone worked together to save him and that the shadowhunters orchestrated it. The vampires go back to the hotel and the wolves go back to the Jade Wolf. Izzy kisses Meliorn before returning to the Institute to find out what's going on. Meliorn thanks Clary for all she did and offers a gift. He tells her he can help her find Valentine.

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.

Pretty Little Liars Recap - "Do Not Disturb" (S06E15)

The girls are now completely convinced that Sara Harvey is the new "A" and they try to come up with a plan. Aria finds out her parents are engaged again, they wanted to keep the fact that they were back together a secret until they were for sure. Aria is surprised about the news, as she was expecting her dad to confess to murdering Charlotte. She's happy for them though.

Ali goes with Emily to the hospital for her egg donation procedure. She promises to stay with Emily until she wakes up. While under the anesthesia, Emily sees Sara come in dressed as a nurse and inject something into her IV. Emily panics and is completely freaking out until Ali calms her down and insists no one has been in the room. Emily isn't so convinced. A nurse comes in and informs Emily that the couple who planned on using her eggs got pregnant so they won't be needing them. Em asks if she can donate them anyways and they start the paper work.

Hanna and Caleb meet and discuss a plan for what to do about this new "A". They have to find the security tapes first and Hanna suspects her mother had something to do with their disappearance. We see a flashback to when they were together in New York towards the end of their relationship.

Hanna goes to New York to meet with her boss who has basically replaced her. Her boss treats her terribly and threatens to fire Hanna. Hanna has had enough and quits. She tells her boss she should treat people better. Hanna ends up leaving town with Jordan, asking him to just keep driving away from New York and Rosewood.

Spencer and Aria unite at the hotel to spy on Sara. They book the room next door and climb across the balconies and break into her empty room. They look around and find a map of Radley. It turns out, Sara's room was Charlotte's room when it was a Sanitarium. That freaks the girls out. Aria disappears in the closet and Spencer goes to look for her but discovers an enormous hole in the wall and a ladder leading down into darkness.

On the bright side, Caleb manages to send new "A" a computer virus which pisses him/her off.



Original air date 2/9/16

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.