After the recent attack on the Institute, the Shadowhunters are left devastated and wounded. Trying to regroup, each of the Shadowhunters deals with the situation their own way. Meanwhile, Simon moves home but finds it is not so easy to pull off his new life with his family around.

Dust and Shadows:

There will be spoilers from previous episodes and slight spoilers from this weeks. 

Wow- What an episode. I think that this was one of the most intense and gripping episodes of the series to date. It was heartbreaking, heart-wrenching and torn me into pieces.

Dust and Shadows followers the aftermath to Jocelyn’s (Maxim Roy) death. Not only has this rocked Clary (Katherine McNamara) to the core, but everyone else too. Stricken with grief and guilt, Clary wants to bring her mother back from the dead and a warlock is the only way to help. In this episode, the audience is able to see Clary’s ignorance to the shadowhunter world and essentially ours as well.

It’s not just Clary and the shadowhunters’ having trouble, Simon (Alberto Rosende) is too. With the death of Clary’s mother, Simon is rethinking his cold shoulder to his own mother. But, when he does get home, it’s not all smooth sailing.

Aftermath of Death

Dust and Shadows is probably the most emotional episode yet. Last week I said that I didn’t feel the grief, the heartbreak. But, this episode was totally different.

Clary started to feel her mother’s death this week and gosh did it tear me apart. I think there was still some shock in her system and she fully didn’t understand what was going on. How this could all happen. She is so deep in grief that she wants to bring her mother back from the dead. And no one can stop her. This was really hard to see. We don’t see this side of Clary in the book, so taken by grief – so it was strange.

The last scene in this episode – wow. Katherine’s acting hasn’t been something that I’ve loved. But, I could really feel her in Dust and Shadows and that last scene really set that in place.

We also see some emotions in Jace (Dominic Sherwood) in this episode that we haven’t seen before. I am not sure if it’s about Jocelyn death or for Clary who is broken all over.

Alec (Matthew Daddario) isn’t as much struggling with the death of Jocelyn, but more with that, he was the one who killed her. Or the demon possessed him and then killed her. Alec has been closed off for most of the series so far, but we see him break a little. There is this scene with Magnus (Harry Shum Jr) that broke my heart. He feels so bad like it’s all his fault. That he could have stopped the demon, and he didn’t. Magnus helps him see even if it’s just a little – that it wasn’t his fault.

The ‘Funeral’ scene was interesting. It’s not exactly what I imagined, however, they were all wearing white! They have finally done something that I couldn’t help but smile at. Shadowhunters wearing white for mourning is something that is powerful in the books.

Bonds

In Dust and Shadows bonds have started to appear and grow and it was so good to see some light in this episode. There is a scene where Jace and Izzy (Emeraude Toubia) and practice fighting and omg – I loved it. The banter between the two was beautiful and we the audience gets to see how much they care for each other. It’s really nice to see a female and male relationship that isn’t romantic.

The audience is also able to see a little bonding with Alec and Clary. Alec wants to do everything in his power to help Clary, so he goes with her to the warlock that has said she will bring her mother back. It’s really great to see them start to build something. Thier relationship growth was on of my favourites in the book series, so to see this – I am quite happy.

There is also a scene where Magnus calls Clary ‘Biscuit’ and omg. I may have squealed a little.

Warlocks

In this week’s episode, the audience is able to see that not all warlocks use their powers for good. It’s a message from the books and I am glad that they did bring it across. Not only is the warlock crazy, but now Clary owes her a favour and I am not looking forward to what it is.

The audience is also given an insight into the warlock world. If you are unfamiliar with the books, it’s a really interesting and explains how warlocks are created.

Simon

Simon has it hard this episode. Last week I spoke about the end is coming for Simon and his family and I think it’s closer than I thought. We have an emotional scene with Simon and his mum and it’s beautiful and really packs a punch after Jocelyn’s death. He loves her so much and he doesn’t want to lose her.

Unfoutently it doesn’t last long with Simon’s sister finds his blood stash. Everything starts to fall apart. Simon has to confess to his mum. I was angry at first because she seemed to be all okay with, yer that wasn’t the case. So heartbreaking, but so good.

Overall

This episode was a standout. I didn’t know what to expect or how to handle things. And even though I am upset and slightly angry with the death, I have to deal with it. They are drifting from the books and I expected nothing less, however, I am still enjoying it. I cannot wait to see what next week brings because it’s a Magnus and Alec date plus Iron Sisters!

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