Mundie Moms

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

SHADOWHUNTERS TV Series, S3 E10; ERCHOMAI / Review #shadowhunters

In a flashback, we see the Mother of Dragons Demons in her natural environment, a hellish landscape with dragons (I'm not exaggerating) flying overhead as she burns young Jonathan with her touch. "Mother loves you" indeed. OMG, the eye rolls are starting early and way to go capturing another show's feels within the first few minutes of the epi.

gif found here
We get Magnus' back story and how Ismodeus took him in when he was a street kid. Magnus leaves Alec (after an adorable kiss) and goes to find his father in the Underworld. He walks through the same dragon-infested landscape that we saw when the episode started. Dun dun dun dun. The exchange between son and father is so bad. It includes lines like "why reopen this wound" and "I'm sorry to burst your bubble". Oy.

from Shadowhunters twitter
In the Eyeroll to End All Eyerolls moment of the show, Simon's sister is in the hospital and she asks Simon the question we've all been wondering, "I've read enough YA to know, how long is it before I turn?" OMGDUMB. Simon explains the complexities and reassures her she won't turn. If you're thinking that the fangirl in me kinda died right there, you're right.

Luke, meanwhile, is embroiled in a suspension because his weird-ass behavior has finally caught his mundie police superiors attention. I mean, geez, it's about time.

Jace returns Clary to Lillith and she comments that the resemblance between her and BloodclotJonathan is remarkable. Umm, okay. Also, Mama Lillith wants Clary dressed in blue, because "that's what your kind wears when the lost return". Again, ooooookaaaaaay. Weird, MMs, this epi is all sorts of weird. Also, I'm wearing blue today and I'm creeped out.

One more Stealing Another Shows Feels moment, courtesy of Simon obliviating his Mom.

gif found here
Izzy recruits Simon to help find Clary. Luke joins Alec, Izzy and Simon. And using a rune called Spiritum (eyeroll), they can see the tracks Lillith leaves behind (like the waves a shark leaves behind). And then the fight scenes begin, Alec against Jace, Luke and Izzy against Lillith's army -- it's a fight to end all fights. But at the end, Alec is stabbed by Jace, Magnus is out of magic and Jace is once again, Jace, leaving dying Alec to go find Clary (as one does with ones parabatai). Izzy and Like are outnumbered, but fighting bravely.

Simon gets to Clary first, and Clary explains to him that they have to stop Lillith from bringing back Jonathan. Jace comes to Izzy and Luke's rescue and dispatches all the demons that have risen from Lillith's foresaken. Clary and Simon battle Lillith. Lillith's power shoves Simon through a window, but she's been touched by the Mark of Cain and self-combusts just as Jonathan's hand reaches out to touch Clary.

Jace, forelorn, at the top of the decimated roof of Lillith's building watches Simon crawl up and they both realize that Clary's gone, perhaps dead.

From Freeform's Shadowhunters tumblr
Well, we did it, MMs. We survived nine episodes. Phew. A hot mess of a finale did end on one heck of a cliffhanger. What did you think of it? Is Jonathan alive? Pretty sure he is and that he has Clary.


FINAL COUNTS 
Total Eyerolls: DOZENS
One Heck of a Cliffhanger: 1
Dun Dun Dun Dun Moments: 2
Stealing Another Shows Feels: 2

Labels