Shadowhunters: Season 3 Episode 3

Episode Name:  What Lies Within
Release date: 03 April 2018
Running Time: 42 minutes
Starring Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr.
Directed By: Amanda Row
Watch: Freeform (US) – Netflix (Worldwide)
Episode Reviews: Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3

The Shadowhunters try to track down the new imposing threat, while Jace has a suspicion that Jonathan is back and behind the mundane attacks.

Simon tries to figure out what The Seelie Queen did to him during his time in the glade.

Alec decides to host a Lightwood family dinner at Magnus’ house after a surprising visit from Maryse.

What Lies Within:

I was too sick last week to get my review up for episode 3, so today I thought I would share my review of episodes 3 and 4. 

What Lies Within brought a lot of secrets both out in the open and some left answered. It was filled with highs and lows for many of our characters and really got the ball rolling for Jace this week. 

Clary, Jace and Izzy all try to track down The Owl who is taking mundanes and the cause of deaths of more. It was really great to see some more Shadowhunter fight scenes in action. Especially with Clary and Izzy. I love how they work together and bring some women power to the action scenes. 

It’s one of the best things that Shadowhunters has done well. Female empowerment. I love seeing the girls standing up for themselves. Not getting a man to save. And when Clary and Izzy team up – hell it’s a scene. 

Jace had some trouble in this episode – he is still not sleeping, he thinks that Jonathan is still alive and is The Owl. It was really hard seeing Jace struggle through this episode. I know and understand what is happening to him, but it still hurts right?

Meanwhile, Simon is still trying to figure out what the Seelie Queen has done to him. I can’t remember if I said it before, but I am still not sure how I feel about how they have done everything with the Mark of Cain. But, I am going along with it. I am sure they have changed things for a reason and I cannot wait to know why. It’s the Seelie Queen we are talking about, she doesn’t do things for people for no reason. 

Also, Alec decides to hold the Lightwood family dinner at Magnus’ house. It was different to see Alec ‘domestic’ in this episode. We are so used to him being a Shadowhunter, head of the institute. So it was nice to see him act nervous and shy at times. Again I adored the banter and relationship between Alec and Magnus. 

It was nice to see Maryse again, even though she didn’t have great news. But it was nice like Alec to see a different side of Maryse, especially with Alec and Magnus. 

Overall, What Lies Within was an entertaining episode, at times I was waiting for more and it didn’t really happen. Probably my least favourite episode of the season so far. In saying that, the last couple of seconds! It’s going down. 

Shadowhunters: Season 3 Episode 4

Episode Name:  Thy Soul Instructed
Release date: 10 April 2018
Running Time: 42 minutes
Starring Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr.
Directed By: Emile Levisetti
Watch: Freeform (US) – Netflix (Worldwide)
Episode Reviews: Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3

Jace’s concerns grow about his mental state and turns to Luke for information on his family’s past.

Clary and Izzy go after a rogue vampire, while Raphel lands himself in trouble.

While Simon hunts for a new apartment. And Alec doubles his efforts to find the Owl.

 

 Thy Soul Instructed:

Now, this was an interesting episode. Throughout the whole episode, I was kept on the edge of my seat wanting to know what was going to happen next. Especially cause of how episode 3 ended. 

Thy Soul Instructed was a really interesting episode, they again gave us answer to questions, but then left the audience hanging for more. Jace thinks he is going crazy, Clary and Izzy try and find a Vampire on the loose while Simon tries to find a new place to live. 

This week Jace knew that he was struggling. He hadn’t had the faintest clue of where he had been and can’t remember what he was doing. When Alec reminds Jace of a family history with mental illness, Jace goes to Luke for both support and some insight on what really happened. 

It was nice to see Luke and Jace talk about the past. And for Jace to know a little bit more about his birth parents. He doesn’t know much about them so it was great to see Luke reminisce and for  Jace to take in. 

It’s a wired thing, we know what is happening to Jace, the audience is the only one. And it’s so interesting to see the hints, the little things that could help Jace or anyone figure it out, and it goes unnoticed. 

After some incidents with the werewolves, Simon is in need of somewhere to live and it’s going to be hard. He’s a vampire that needs blood to survive, he doesn’t really have much money and he can’t get a job. But then he runs into a familiar character. 

Episode 4 is when we first meet Kyle – or by another name if you have read the books 😉 – It was really cool to see him and while I don’t particularly like him as a character, things are about to get a whole lot more interesting. 

Alec is also doing everything that he can to catch The Owl, but it’s always one step ahead of him and when he doesn’t even know what it is or what it wants – it’s going to be hard. Lucky he has Magnus to help him out. 

Overall, I really enjoyed episode 4. It’s really starting to bring things together and everything is getting even more interesting. Have no idea what’s going to happen next. 

 

 

 

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