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Photo: Rafy/Unique Features When the lead character of a would-be fantasy franchise says, "This is so confusing! " do we mere mortals have any hope of making sense of the story? Like so many other supernatural YA epics with love triangles, The Mortal Instruments has built a strong cult following over the course of five novels (plus one more on the way), which collectively detail the deep mythology of a world that involves magic, angels, demons, vampires, werewolves, warlocks, and quests to vanquish evil. Our way into this story comes via a teenage girl named Clary Fray, who suddenly discovers the Shadow World, a realm hidden from normal folks, when she witnesses three entities called Shadowhunters killing a demon posing, Grimm -like, as a club kid. With the first movie arriving in theaters today, Vulture put together a primer to help you make sense of it all. Shadowhunters Half-angel, half-human hybrids, Shadowhunters are sometimes referred to as Nephilim. They are trained to fight demons from an early age, but their numbers are dwindling; the only way to create more Shadowhunters is with a magical chalice called the Mortal Cup, one of the titular instruments.
The film skips over a lot of exposition about his dastardly plans and goes for a big action showdown instead, so you might miss why he's such an evil dude and how his plans involve torture and genocide. Valentine is part Voldemort, part Darth Vader (and he also has own "Luke, I am your father"–style revelations to impart). He lies, manipulates, and seduces Shadowhunters to succumb to the Dark Side, which is how he created his own splinter group, the Circle of Raziel, a sort of Death Eaters 2. 0, to create a more "pure" lineage. And he cares not that his actions to acquire the Mortal Instruments, summon a demon army, and kill off the Downworlders would also kill the Muggles — sorry, Mundanes. The Lovers As Clary joins the Shadowhunters, she and Jace start to fall for each other, but a couple of things stand in the way of the would-be couple. First, Jace's Shadowhunter pal Alec is jealous, because he carries a secret torch for Jace. Second, Clary's BFF Simon is in love with her. And third, after they've already kissed, Jace and Clary are told that they are brother and sister.
Jace is sent to Lightwoods to live. Mainly City of Bones Part 1 2007 this appears to happen from June to August, and they miss a lot of school in Book 3 – Pandemonium-Clary sees Jace, Isabelle and Alec kill an Eidolen demon. Comes home late. and finds her mother is taking her away. She is 15 and on summer break- doing Art classes at Tisch. Jace goes to Java Jones. Then saves Clary from Ravener demon in her apartment. Marks her. Jace takes her to the Institute. Luke rejects her. Jace and Clary go back to the apartment and are attacked by a Forsaken. Dorothea reads tea leaves and finds Clary's memory is blocked. Clary goes through portal lands at Lukes. Takes Simon to Institute. Mainly City of Bones Part 2 and 3 Clary dreams of Idris. Brother Jeremiah at City of Bones finds she has a mindblock signed by Magnus. They got to Takis. Isabelle has an invitation to Magnus's party. Magnus helps Clary remember. Simon is turned into a rat who is stolen by the vampires. Jace and Clary go to the Hotel Dumort to rescue Simon and are saved by werewolves.
Shadowhunters use a Sensor to detect that frequency, which is conveyed in the film via music. (Did you know that J. S. Bach was a Shadowhunter? Explains all those fugues. ) Downworlders Shadowhunters aren't supposed to be fighting these half-demon hybrids, which include vampires, werewolves, faeries, and warlocks. The two sides have a peace treaty known as the Accord, which must be renewed every fifteen years. But Valentine believes that the Downworlders are true demons and should be exterminated to "cleanse" the world. The City of Bones Below the streets of New York is another city — a catacomb where all the Shadowhunters are buried after they die. Ruling over this necropolis are the Silent Brothers, who have no eyeballs in their sockets and whose lips have been sewn shut. (Since they can't speak, they communicate via telepathy. ) Part of their job is to watch over the Mortal Instruments. The Controversy Judith Rumelt, the author of The Mortal Instruments, rose to prominence under the pen name Cassandra Claire (later changed to Cassandra Clare) with her fanfic The Draco Trilogy — in which Harry Potter and Hogwarts goon Draco Malfoy swap bodies, allowing the latter to become the romantic hero and enter into a love triangle with Hermione.
In the books, the reader is lead to believe for a while, just as Jace and Clary are, that Valentine is father to both of them. But in the film, the audience is told beforehand that this is a lie, so that no icky incest issues arise from this "revelation. " Still, even if we do know about it, the characters aren't sure where to put their hands anymore. Awkward! The Protectors Clary's mom Jocelyn, when she was a Shadowhunter herself, stole the Mortal Cup from Valentine and hid it. She has also hidden some of Clary's memories of her childhood and thus her Inner Eye, so that she wouldn't see the Shadow World or know about all these Shadowhunter shenanigans. The block on Clary's mind has to be updated every two years or so, or it wears off — and that deadline is upon us. Attempting to keep these two safe is another former Shadowhunter, Luke, who also happens to be a werewolf. Demons They take both physical and ethereal form, so they're tricky to kill — and if you do manage to kill one, it just returns to its own dimension.
I didn't feel sad when they killed Gretel Gretel's apparently the fiercest warrior residing at the Jade Wolf, and Maia describes her very favorably after she's dead Problem is, she did not have much screen time and in the few scenes she's had, she's VERY unlikable A good way to lose a viewers good graces is antagonizing a character they like, in this case Simon Lewis. In previous episodes Simon's shown struggling with being a vampire, being hurt people pull away from him, even people he got along with okay seeing him as vermin because he's become a includes Luke's police coworker. Gretel looks at him like he's vermin, she chases him out, and keeps antagonizing him. She hasn't had a single scene where she's not being a vindictive little bitch So yeah she didn't deserve to die, but I couldn't be bothered to care. Maia too was hostile to Simon at first, but grows to like him and warm up to him, and even love him. Perhaps if Gretel had a conversation with a few scenes that didn't involve Simon, but just her as a person engaging in a mundane hobby, or something, her death might've had the right impact.