Meanwhile, the truth about Luke comes out: he’s a member of a werewolf pack but he actually is protecting Clary at Jocelyn’s request, against the wishes of his pack alpha. Seriously, what is it with these Shadowhunters and “hiding” things right next to the people they’re hiding stuff from? OK, to be fair, the group is theoretically distracted with the task of finding some box of stuff that Clary’s mom unscrupulously hid under the floorboards right beside Clary’s bed. They both know he was just kidnapped by vampires, so it’s a little strange that Alec at least doesn’t put two and two together and realize what’s happened.
Alec raises one surly eyebrow at this, and Clary appears to be mildly impressed by Simon’s improved physical prowess, but neither of them really question what the heck is going on with Simon at all. He’s suddenly very strong and agile, and he can see the Shadowhunter runes that were left at Clary’s old apartment. Let’s just go ahead and say it: Simon is totally a vampire now. Simon shows up and all is well (in my headcanon, at least).
I said a little prayer of thanks when Simon insisted on meeting up with Clary and Alec. Like, if that date had been the rest of the episode and we’d seen no more of the Shadowhunter crew for the remainder of “Moo Shu,” that would have been totally fine with me. Not a good look, Clary Fray.Īm I the only one who squealed with joy when Magnus called Alec to ask him on a date right before Clary pulled her very-childish running away from the Institute trick? This episode would have been ten times better if Alec had been like, “Sure, Magnus, I can come now!” and just left the Institute and Clary behind to hang with Magnus. Their day out mainly consists of Clary getting kidnapped right after trying to force Alec out of the closet re: his Jace crush. When this forced team up became clear, I was hoping it would be fun, or at the very least, enlighten us on these terribly one-note characters. She forces Clary and Alec together for an extended period of time, on their own. I’m sure we’ll meet him by season three or so, based on how this show’s pacing goes. Maryse also mentions a third (biological, I guess) Lightwood sibling, younger brother Max, who is in Mumbai. It could have gone a long way in contextualizing the Lightwood family, but alas. I wish Maryse’s introduction could have been saved for an episode with less plot action and more time to let it unravel. We know that Maryse doesn’t particularly like her biological children, but why is that? Why is she so fond of Jace? The show has a consistent pacing problem, and a bad habit of throwing in plot points only to abandon them for episodes at a time. It’s strange that such a significant family dynamic is introduced and then not even remotely expanded on. Mostly, though, she’s pretty awful and one-dimensional so far. Her affection for him is as clear as day. She’s a little bit frosty to Alec and downright cold to Isabelle. She is 1) not a hugger, 2) unless you’re Jace. Maryse is not Gilmore-esque in the slightest. They essentially have a Gilmore-style mother-daughter bond.
She conveniently shows up immediately after Clary has confided in Isabelle about what an awesome mom Jocelyn is to Clary. She is the anti-Jocelyn, in terms of moms. For one, the Lightwood family expands: we meet Alec and Isabelle’s mother, Maryse. Several big developments occur in this episode. That whole bit is a little silly, because if you’re really going to take something supposedly dangerous away from someone, why would you hide it in the floor in the middle of a busy communal building and show them exactly where you put it? C’mon, Grumpy Cat Alec. Naturally, Clary summons Jace to her room to be like, “Hi, hey, WTF is going on here?” Jace has no idea nor does Alec, who at least has the wherewithal to grumpily snatch the necklace and sequester it in a rune-locked box in the Institute. The episode picks up squarely where we left off last: Clary’s just come out of a necklace-induced vision of her mother, unconscious, and gross Valentine spoke to Clary through the necklace. With “Moo Shu to Go,” at least a lot happens and the plot chugs along. They tried to move forward in their plan to rescue Jocelyn/retrieve the Mortal Cup and just made things worse. Last week, I mentioned that “ Raising Hell” felt like a huge waste of time, largely because the entire quest to retrieve Clary’s all-important memories was rendered useless when Clary had to kill the memory demon in order to save Jace. The bad news: that’s… still not saying much. The good news: this week’s Shadowhunters is much better than last week’s completely useless episode!
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