Mundie Moms

Friday, July 21, 2017

Shadowhunter TV Series, S2E15; A PROBLEM OF MEMORY / Review #shadowhunters

All images courtesy of FreeForm's website.


We're a little behind here on our Shadowhunters viewing because of summer vacations, but hey, we watched back-to-back episodes, so now we're all caught up. And nothing says summer like a good murder mystery. Did Simon really drain someone of all their blood in a strip club, er, bleeder den? Scroll down to read our thoughts on episode 15.

EMM'S REVIEW

So we begin this episode with Simon feeling sorry for him self after realising Clary is still in love with Jace. After drinking some plasma at the bar, Vampire tequila shots it seems, Simon goes to the bleeder den a place to feast on willing humans. Now we know Simon is a good guy so we know this can’t end well. I do like it showing the bad side of being a vampire and the struggles our “boy next door” now has to deal with

Speaking of “boy next door” we get Sebastian burning himself again. So although super good looking, maybe not the ideal person to bring home to mum.

And while Seb is burning himself for fun, Magnus is not coping with his flash backs of his mother. I know I’ve said it before, but Alec and Magnus are my favourite in this show, characters and actors. They really did well with this casting. We get to see Magnus being the one who needs help this time, and Alec being able to give it to him.

Back to Simon having a bad night out on the Vampire tequila and waking up in someone else's blood. Did Simon kill a mundane? Is her name Maureen? Oh no this one is dead, I do hope we get to see Maureen in the future I can see her being a fun element in this show that takes it’s self too seriously. Book readers, you do remember this story being funny in parts don’t you? Not sure the TV producers got the memo.

By the way, Luke needs to sort out his police partner. Surely he has a way of keeping her out of it better, like not meeting her at the chinese restaurant all the time! Lucky for Simon he realises he didn’t kill the mundane, he can’t have killed her, remember he is the “boy next door”. The other bad vampire did it. So now Simon confronts him in a crowded bar full of other angry vampires. But yay of course Simon wins the battle and the bad guy is dead. Also Rafael sorts out Luke’s partners memories so we all get to go on with our day in the Shadow World .

We get to see Simon and Clary end there nice short "more than friends” relationship that was never going to last. Lets hope it doesn’t take to long to see Clary and Jace back together but with the nature of TV I’m thinking that might be a season finale story line

The other main plot of this eps is moving Valentines to Idris and what that entails His Circle rune is removed and Jace gets the pleasure of doing this with some weird rune shaver eraser. It is odd having Valentine talking to Jace about his experiments on him and his real parents. But I guess this is a good way for the non book readers to understand more about Jace’s real parents.

One of my favourite parts of this episode was the introduction of Aline, Sebastian’s cousin, and how we can see cracks in who this Sebastian character is. Then it is finally revealed that the real Sebastian Verlac is being held prisoner by our evil Seb explaining why he has gone missing. When the real Seb escaped I really wanted him to make the institute, but of course he is meant to be dead, and so he doesn’t quite make it. Evil Seb taking his place for ever now.

So with evil Seb on the loose he helps Valentine escape and reveals himself as a demon charred to a crisp. You’d think if he was so burnt he wouldn’t like to keep doing it to himself. And did he call Valentine “Father" at the end? And we got a glimpse of Alicante and Idris, yay!!


SOPHIE'S REVIEW

I've decided to sum up my feelings in song lyrics because honestly,  this was another ridiculous-plot-wrapped-up-in-one-episode moment.


"Go make that money, money/ Your money, money, money..." (-"I Don't Mind" by Usher)
Strip Den or Bleeder Den, you decide? I would put the Freeform image up here, but Simon dancing seductively while his teeth are sunk in a woman's wrist is not exactly something that you want your small children to see. I watched this with my teen daughter, and we both turned to each other and eyerolled at the same time. Why is Simon talked into going to a Bleeder Den? I honestly don't know. He's stronger than this. 


"I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself." (- "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional)
Emo Sebastian causing self harm with an iron. Oy vey. We get it. You're a demon. You like causing pain and pain is the only thing you can feel. Eyeroll #2 for you guys keeping count.


"And I'll find comfort in my pain / Eraser" ( - "Eraser" by Ed Sheerhan)


Images found on  Freeform's website.

And we have the Winner of the Worst Lines of the Episode. Eyeroll #3 and in rapid succession #4. On the other hand, it's kind of comforting to see Izzy give such good advice. I mean, wouldn't you trust a former meth, I mean, yin fen addict? She's your go-to girl for relationship advice because all of her past relationships have been built on solid ground. I know, I know, you can feel my sadness at how all of this could have been written.


"Just a puppet on a lonely string / Oh who would ever want to be king? (- "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay)
That moment when Jace tells Alec to try to run the Institute like archery. I know,  I was lost, too. Not exactly the political theory I was expecting Jace to quote. Feel free to assume eyeroll #5.


"If you can see that I'm the one who understands you / Been here all along so why can't you see / You belong with me" (-"You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift)
When Simon said to Clary,  "There’s something between you and Jace that you can’t deny.", I felt a slight bookish moment. It seemed real for once. And collectively, we all sighed, "Oh Simon."


"Papa don't preach, we're in trouble deep..." (- "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna)
"Your love for Clary will be your downfall." Ah Valentine. Reminding us of why we're still watching. Props again to the actor, who delivers these cheesy lines with malignant believability.


"We’re coming after you, this is the Hunt..." (- Shadowhunters theme)
Sebbie baby killing other Sebbie baby was the best moment of the show. Why? Because it had to happen eventually, right? I actually started singing the show's theme song right at this moment. It was all overwhelmingly dramatic.



“I get by with a little help from my friends.”  (- "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles)
It's handy to have a friend like Raphael who can just memory wipe Luke's partner's memory of Simon and his link to the murder of the mundane. Convenient to say the least. Also, super-duper lazy writing, but it's in keeping with the let's-solve-it-in-one-episode trend of this season.


"Dying is easy, young man / Living is harder...." ( - "Right-Hand Man" from Hamilton, the Musical)
"I mean I thought dying was bad. This is way worse."   Simon's conversation with Clary, and my eyeroll #6. This was in reference to murdering a mundane. Yes, my poor Simon, murder is worse. Also, this qualifies as the Understatement of the Century. Eyeroll #6 for those wanting to know.


"Just the two of us / We can make it if we try..." (- "Just the Two of Us" by Will Smith)
"What do you want from me?" said Valentine to Seb. Ah, the question that could launch a thousand demonic answers. What was cool is that we got to see Sebbie's grotesque demonic form and he called Valentine, father, in the most chilling way.
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So, Mundie Moms, what did you think? Are you enjoying the show? Was the episode one of your favorites? Let us know in the comments.

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