Shadowhunters: A Door Into the Dark

Season 2, Episode 2 

Promo 2×02 “A Door Into the Dark”

Rating:

This episode begins with Jace and Valentine returning to the ship after escaping a risky situation where Jocelyn tried to kill Jace.

This fuels anger between all of the characters especially Clary and Jocelyn, who reveals that Jace has demon blood in him and shows a scene where Jace is a baby and turns the flowers all black.

Everyone says that Valentine is the monster but you—you just tried to murder your own son! 

Victor Aldertree is continuing to stir things around at the Institute and I still feel something shady about him. We’ll see in the coming episodes.

Now, Valentine is beginning to build his army, going to fight clubs to find the best and strongest. I love how Alec and Izzy’s relationship are shown in these scenes. I enjoyed their fighting scene very much. So badass!

This episode is the time when Clary is beginning to question her role as a Shadowhunter. She feels unwanted, Alec fuels this feeling even more, and wants to return to the way things were before—when she was a mundane. This causes her to ignore everyone around her and try to become human again, returning to painting and blocking the world away. However, she gets sucked into Valentine’s trap by seeing that Dot is alive and trusting her!

At the same time, Simon is trying to find Camille after Raphael (yes!) talked to him. Simon enlists the help of Magnus and they travel all the way to India (how convenient is portal travel?) to find her. In this scene, I began to view how Harry Shum Jr plays the role of Magnus. Don’t get me wrong, Matthew Daddario and Harry Shum Jr are probably the best at depicting their characters, but in this part with Simon, I felt the acting to be a little forced. I love Harry Shum Jr and how he plays him, but I really didn’t connect with Magnus this time around. Maybe I’m a bit too harsh? I know it’ll definitely get better as the episodes go by and I’ll begin to loosen up!

Jocelyn and Luke are trying to find Clary after being taken, and after some deliberation, the only way they can track her down is to use Alec and his parabatai bond with Jace as they think Clary is with Jace. Luke uses an adamas stone made by the Iron Sisters (Lisa Berry will be playing Sister Cleophas in the show. Instead of taking the role of Luke’s mother, Sister Cleophas will now be Luke’s sister) with a parabatai rune marked on it and they gather Alec to start tracking Jace and Clary. They are aware of the consequences which can end badly for Alec, but begin despite some trepidation.

Alec is able to find Clary and Jace, but he suffers a lot and the adamas is beginning to hurt him. My heart was beating incredibly fast at this time! MY POOR ALEC! The pain transpires to Jace who is trying to escape off the ship with Clary. This slows them down and they are incredibly close to being killed. It’s now that Dot opens a portal for them to escape to, risking her life which results in her later being killed.

This episode was good and the tension was at an all time high! I’m so pumped for episode three when Maia makes her appearance.

Catch my next review tomorrow!

How to: Isabelle Lightwood

Hey guys!

I bet you’re wondering what this is! If this is successful I might make it a continuous thing.
For this post, I’ll be showing clothes that Isabelle Lightwood, from the series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, would wear! This can also be used as inspiration for a costume party or to add something in your collection!

A black tank top – You need some way to show off your runes! Plus, you can use this tank top for another character or for another occasion. This can be found in op-shops, Target, Ebay or any other local shop.

A black crop top – Some of you may want to look a bit more stylish. And this is perfect because isn’t Isabelle THE fashion queen? Crop tops come in many different forms so choose one that suits you.

Leather pants – You want to show off your figure, as weird as that may sound, Isabelle is a girl that wants to impress whoever she meets just at a glance. Black leather pants with some studs on them can really put out the message. “Bad girl,”

Black studded boots – Shoes are a must! If you have any black boots that you can use, wear them. Otherwise go searching online and you can really find some boots with a punch.

If you’re brave enough to bare the heels, take some black studded high heels!

Black leather jacket – Now, it could get cold while you’re wearing this outfit so remember to purchase, if you don’t have one, a black leather jacket. You could wear a black, loose fit sweater but it wouldn’t complete the whole package.

MAKE UP!

Smokey eyes – Smokey eyes adds the mysterious effect. If you don’t know or can’t do smokey eyes, put some eyeliner on your waterline and add some mascara.

Lipstick – Lipstick is your own choice. Some colors work well with some people, some colors don’t. Don’t fret, here are some basic lipstick colors that will complete the look.
Red – For brown haired people, red colored lipstick looks great. Do note, that it may clash with the smokey eye therefore the best option is just the eyeliner on the waterline and mascara.
Plum – This lipstick color is my favorite! I’ve been wanting to get it for a while now because of the many ways you can pair this color with your outfit. It works with both brown hair and blonde hair which is a bonus. This color is stunning with this shadowhunter outfit because of the darkness.

Black nail polish – Izzy is a shadowhunter. She wears black. She’s a badass. What better way of showing this then with black nail polish?! If you feel that the outfit is too black, you can wear dark purple nail polish to give it a tiny burst of color.

ACCESSORIES!

Gold bangles – If you have read the book, you would know that Isabelle Lightwood has a gold whip circulating her arm. Since no one can find a gold whip that encases electricity and twines around your arm, a few gold bangles on one arm will look nice. Just don’t over do it!

Runes – If you want to be a shadowhunter, you’ve got to have runes! If you don’t know how to put runes on yourself, I’ll do a how to, very soon on the subject.

Stele – How can you have runes, if you don’t have a stele? This is a DIY that’s really easy. It may take a couple of hours but most of those hours is taken up waiting for your stele to dry.

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I hope you enjoyed my very first How to!
If you’re going to wear this outfit, for a costume party or Halloween, send me a photo. If you want, I’ll create a email address for you guys to send me some messages or photos. Just tell me in the Request Page!

Byeeeee! Stay crazy! xx