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TV Series Review: Shadowhunters Ep7 Spoiler Free

Mar 13, 2016

Shadowhunters: Episode 7

Episode Name:Major Arcana
Release date:23 Feb. 2016
Running Time: 42 mins
Starring Katherine McNamara,Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr.
Watch: Freeform (US) – Netflix (Worldwide)
Episode Reviews: 1|2| 3 | 4 | 5 |6 | 7

After piecing together the clues as to where her mother hid the Mortal Cup, Clary, Jace, Alec and Isabelle are on the clock to find its hiding place before anyone else. But with demons and Downworlders lurking everywhere, obtaining the Cup may not be as easy as they had hoped. Meanwhile, as Simon’s symptoms become increasingly worse, he fears he is turning into a vampire.
Ep7 is Directed by J. Miles Dale

Major Arcana:

Episode 7 of Shadowhunters consisted of fight scenes, intensity and banter.

Ep7 starts off with Clary (Katherine McNamara) telling Jace (Dominic Sherwood) and Magnus (Harry Shum Jr.) that she knows where the cup is; in the tarot cards…one problem, that last person that they know that had the cards was Dot. Magnus killed me in this scene – his lines and the delivery are perfect.

Luke (Isaiah Mustafa) then saves the days saying that he has the cards, expect that are back at his office.

Then there is Simon (Alberto Rosende), oh my poor Simon. All I want to do is hug him. Simon is currently feeling the effects of the vampire blood in his system and he thinks he is going quite crazy.

In Ep7 we get to see more of the mundane world in the form of Luke at police headquarters. I head said this before and I will say it again. I actually enjoy Luke as a police, it makes sense and it creates more tension between the shadowhunter world and the mundane world.

This episode really shines on Luke as a character. I loved Luke in the books – he was the father figure to Clary and cared for her. We could see in this episode those characteristics coming through. I am enjoying Isaiah Mustafa as Luke, his acting is quite good and the way that he is portraying Luke; spot on.

Also in Ep7 we see more tension building in the Lightwoods family. Isabelle (Emeraude Toubia) has had a change in persona and while I don’t like why she did per say, I am glad she did. I wasn’t too fond of the clothing she was wearing in the first couple of episodes, she did look good in them, but I didn’t feel like they were Isabelle. However, she has changed because of things her mum said, and that kind of put me off.

Nevertheless, the banter between Isabelle and Alec (Matthew Daddario) was still strong. It’s one of my favourite things about the series. They just mash together as siblings effortlessly, and they crack up me. We also get to see how much they care so each other in this episode.

This is awesome banter between Clary and Jace in ep7 and some of it had me laughing on the floor. I love it.

In this episode more about shadowhunter world is revealed. We have the introduction to more runes and its fun. We also see more demons and it was done in an intense way, but I enjoyed it.

There were some things that happened that I wasn’t too fond of because of the connection to the books, but I have to deal with it.

The ending of the episode also left people hanging – which is good!

Overall, I truly enjoyed Ep7. As I have said before, each episode keeps on getting better and better. The acting is improving, the dialogue is getting a little better and the chemistry between the characters is also getting to where I would like to see it, each episode is better than the last.

Have you been watching Shadowhunters? Have you been enjoying it? What did you think of Episode 7?

TV Series Review: Shadowhunters Ep6 Spoiler Free

Feb 28, 2016

Shadowhunters: Episode 6

Episode Name:Of Men and Angels
Release date:16 Feb. 2016
Running Time: 42 mins
Starring Katherine McNamara,Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr.,Nicola Correia-Damude, Paulino Nunes, Jack Fulton.
Watch: Freeform (US) – Netflix (Worldwide)
Episode Reviews: 1|2| 3 | 4 | 5 |6

With Luke in dire need of help, Jace, Clary, and Simon take him to Magnus’ lair in hopes of saving his life.
Once there, the story of how Valentine came to be evil and Jocelyn and Luke’s past is revealed to Clary in hopes of triggering her memory of what happened to the Mortal Cup.
Meanwhile, Isabelle and Alec are tasked to restore their family name in the eyes of the Clave.
Ep6 is Directed by Oz Scott

Of Men and Angels:

This episode of Shadowhunters consisted of many flashbacks with the Circle. It gave us insight of who the circle was and what they did, but on how Valentine (Alan Van Sprang) became, the mad person he is.

At the end of Ep5, Luke (Isaiah Mustafa) was badly injured and Ep6 shows the attempt to heal him. And who do Clary (Katherine McNamara) and Jace (Dominic Sherwood) call? Well none other than the beautiful Magnus Bane.

I really enjoyed this episode, the history with the circle was quite close to how it was explained in the books and I excited about that. However, I didn’t really like the actors/actresses in the flashbacks – lucky we have to see them too much.

The flashbacks were done quite seamlessly and it was easy to tell the difference between the modern time and the past.

We get to see more of Luke’s and Clary’s relationship. Their father/daughter relationship is one of my favourite in the series and probably ever, and we really get to see the start of it in this episode. We see that Luke cares quite a bit for both Clary and her mother.

I adored the banter between Jace and Simon (Alberto Rosende), it is perfect. They have little nibs at each other here and there. There is this whole scene where it’s them having a little spat, but it’s perfect.

I am starting to like Dominic Sherwood as Jace even more as the series goes on. He has always had the looks, but the first few episode his attitude was off, but it in Ep6, he was Jace.

The full Lightwood family make an appearance in this episode including little Max (Jack Fulton) and Robert Lightwood (Paulino Nunes). There is still high tension between Maryse (Nicola Correia-Damude), Isabelle (Emeraude Toubia) and even Alec (Matthew Daddario). Maryse is not trusting Isabelle with the family, and Isabelle wants to prove her wrong, while Alec is trying to do what is right.

I loved Max! I it is going to tear my heart apart if they do what happens in the books – but it has to happen. But oh he was gorgeous and so Max (Without the glasses). The relationship between him and both Alec and Isabelle was too damn adorable.

In Ep6 we also get to see some more Alec and Magnus and gosh they are going to kill me. They are both just so perfect for their characters and together.

The graphics in Ep6 were better than pervious episodes, but they are still quite poor. I wish they would get better, because they can make or break a show.

Overall, I enjoyed this episode a lot. It gave us more about the history of the circle, which we didn’t previously know much about, more about Luke, Valentine and Jocelyn. This episode is full of banter between; everyone and it just made the episode that much more enjoyable, it is probably my favourite episode of Shadowhunters so far, and I hope that each episode grows from here.

What did you think of Ep6? Did you like it? Are you liking Shadowhunters?

TV Series Review: Shadowhunters Ep5 Spoiler Free

Feb 14, 2016

Shadowhunters: Episode 5

Episode Name:Moo Shu To Go
Release date:9 Feb. 2016
Running Time: 42 mins
Starring Katherine McNamara,Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr.,Alan Van Sprang, David Castro, Jade Hassouné, Nicola Correia-Damude
Watch: Freeform (US) – Netflix (Worldwide)
Episode Reviews: 1|2| 3 | 4 | 5

Tensions escalate between Alec and Clary as they don’t see eye to eye on the best way to hunt down Valentine. But when Jace and Isabelle are sent on an intel mission to the Seelies by Maryse Lightwood, Alec is put in charge of keeping Clary safe, much to both of their chagrin. With his hard-as-nails mother back in town and Clary’s rule-breaking tendencies, Alec finds himself struggling to stick to the Claves rules while keeping his promise to Jace. Meanwhile, the New York City Werewolf pack begins their hunt for Clary and The Mortal Cup.
Ep5 is Directed by Kelly Makin

Moo Shu To Go:

I thoroughly enjoy this week’s episode of Shadowhunters (Ep5). I feel that each week it is getting better and better. This week we get to see the show slow down a bit and take it’s time and I really enjoyed that.

We see a lot of tension in this episode. Everyone is on high alert and fighting with each other.

Clary (Katherine McNamara) and Alec (Matthew Daddario) don’t have the best relationship at the start of the books and we can start to see that in Shadowhunters. It was really fun to see the banter that these two have. There is a scene where Alec is trying to defend himself and his feeling for Jace and it’s pretty funny. There is also tension between these two because Alec being the leader of the institute at the moment is trying to do the right thing and do stuff by the rules and Clary doesn’t see that.

There is also some tension between Alec and Jace (Dominic Sherwood) and this is something that I do not like. Yes they have their disagreements, but I think that Jace is being excessively harsh towards Alec.

In Ep5 we are introduced to the Mama Lightwood (Nicola Correia-Damude), and let’s just say it was very interesting. I liked how Maryse was played. A little firmer than I imagined, but I can get used to her this way. Even though I have said her name wrong for all these years, she looked like I imagined her and fits right into the Lightwood family.

We also see a different side to Isabelle (Emeraude Toubia), a softer, non-flirty side. We get to see her and Clary’s relationship start to form into something that we love from the books and I cannot wait to see some girl power from these two in episodes to come.

I do however, wish that McNamara’s acting was a bit lacking, in saying that I felt that in Ep5 it was better than previous episodes. Clary is the protagonist of this show, so she needs to step up.

In Ep5 we see a lot more of the shadowhunter world. There is a scene where Isabelle and Jace are with Meliorn (Jade Hassouné), in which for people who are not fans of the book will find out some interesting facts about the fairies.

We also see some werewolf action. There hasn’t been much throughout the series so far, there have been little hints here and there, but in this episode they have come alive.

It was confusing at first because of what was happening with the werewolves, but by the time the episode finished it all made sense and everything came together. Luke (Isaiah Mustafa) is seen quite a bit in this episode and from the start I was really interesting in how Luke was going to be played and so far I am pretty happy.

There is also that Magnus (Harry Shum Jr.) and Alec phone scene, which I have to say was adorable and Harry is the perfect Magnus and this scene highlights that.

Ep5 also shows more signs of Simon changing, slowly and steady and I love how they are doing it. Little things here and there.

Overall, I am really enjoying Shadowhunters so far and like I said last week, as each episode goes the next one keeps on getting better. The acting is becoming better, the characterisation is getting better and better, the dialogue is lacking a little, but I have faith.

Have you been watching Shadowhunters? What do you think? Are you liking it so far?

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