#tigs rambles

I realise this may be an unpopular opinion but I actually liked the Climon sections. Now don’t get me wrong I’m no fan of this particular ship and totally ship both of them with others but I do appreciate that Clary is with Simon not just because she can’t have Jace. I liked Simon and Izzy working together and bonding as it felt like a lead into Climon falling apart because they BOTH (simon and Clary) realise that whilst they love each other it is more platonic as their feelings emerge for others. 

 Did I like what Simon did to Raphael? oh hell no but I did note his comment about how he now felt for the guy. I truly hope that they follow through on that insight and that helps Simon to understand a little more about why Raphael does what he does.

 I think the Sizzy scenes were also important as it led Izzy further down her path of recovery. I was definitely not a fan of the yin fen arc but I often find that in TV shows addicts are portrayed as overcoming their addiction on their own with sheer force of will or if you’re lucky with the help of a couple of people. For once it’s nice to see a show talking about group therapy and the need for help to overcome addiction and Simon’s interactions with Izzy have opened up that possibility which, for me is so so important. I do hope she realises that her approach to downworlder problems is completely wrong

 Ok so now for my main focus which is always Malec…. 

Watching what happened to Magnus was brutally painful and certainly didn’t make for easy watching. It does however open Magnus up to deal with his past in a way that he himself admitted in the show he never has before. For centuries he’s tried to forget those things and now he has to finally deal with them and hopefully come to terms with them. Surely this can only be a good thing. 

 Did I want Alec to work out what was going on..of course but realistically with what he’d seen it made sense that he had his doubts. Valentine had played similar games with Jace (pretending to be Clary) and Alec has had limited interactions with him in the past so it made sense that he would listen to Jace who had up close and personal experience of Valentines games. Yes he noticed that Magnus was acting weird but given the situation he would chalk it down to him trying to keep Alec away from Azazel. You could clearly see that he was struggling when Imogen tried to kill Valentine/Magnus and even without Jace's intervention I genuinely do believe he would’ve stopped her. 

 Do I wish that we’d seen more of the aftermath? Honestly yes and no..I’ve said elsewhere that I think this is too important to talk out in one episode. It makes sense that Magnus has closed off for a while to process, I know for sure in his position I wouldn’t be ready to talk things through for some time. Beyond the obvious though I think two things come out of this that I’m hopeful about. 

 Firstly Magnus having to confront his past will, I hope, lead to him talking things through with Alec in a way he’s probably never done with any previous lovers (with the possible exception of Camille) and that can only make them stronger, and more importantly help heal Magnus for possibly the first time ever. 

 Alec, meanwhile, has just had an up close and personal experience of what the Clave really does to people. I know he’s seen their harsh ways before, but like it or not, it does have more resonance when it happens to someone you love. I hope that this leads him to a better understanding of what it’s like to be a downworlder and what the Clave is really like. Secondly I hope that it teaches Alec that he really needs to trust his instincts more and not be so keen to just trust in the Clave.

 Other than that Jace finding out he’s a Herondale was done very well and Sebastian working his way into the institute. On a side note Sebastian asking out Clary..yep ick..but I’m choosing to believe he knew she had a boyfriend (let’s face it he seemed to know pretty much everything else) and was expecting her to say no but was just using at as a way to ingratiate himself. 

 So to sum up…for me it was a great introduction into future story arcs and, as long as they follow through on their promise, I’m excited. 

 In fact the only thing I really didn’t like was the distinct lack of Luke throughout…he’s so under utilised and I really really want to see more of him.