I just watched Shadowhunters first episode - and so far it's good.
There's so many discussions I ever read about the casts, but, well, it's okay for me tho. I still prefer Lily as Clary, Jamie as Jace, Jemima as Isabelle and Godfrey Gao for Magnus! But I definitely love Alec on the TV series, lmao. Alec is supposed to be as tall as Jace - or if I'm not mistaken, even slightly taller than Jace in the book. Matthew is just perfect.
Ah, and Valentine too. The TV series' Valentine is more acceptable than the movie's version - I think.
And now about the plot!
It's interesting how they make Clary know about her actual identity as a shadowhunter. I think if they keep the same plot as the book, it will be boring. We all already know the story - there's no surprises! It's a good choice they modified the plot a little bit.
And the institute! It's supposed to be empty, lmao. There's only Jace, Alec, Isabelle, Hodge and Church! Do they use a cat in this TV series???? Church is important!
Anyway,
But with the new script, maybe they need many people in the institute? I don't know, maybe. But it can messed up some point like... like what? I forgot the exact story based in the novel already.
There's new character too - Dot, who is she, I didn't recall Jocelyn has an assistant.
Or is Dot Madam Dorothea?? Nah, it can't be. Madam Dorothea supposed to be a witch's step daughter, not a warlock, and she's after the mortal cup too.
The sophisticated technology in the institute is grrreat - but I like the old and elegant institute in the movie version. Plus, the novel version of the institute is like that too.
Wait, is it?
Anyway,
I like how they bring out Isabelle's cooking in the second episode, hahahahahahaha. I'm still in minutes 13 so I don't know if Simon eat it or nah. But Jace's whispers to him to don't eat any food lmao, I hope they do the scene when they ordered the Chinese take outs.
And the restaurant! What is the name again? Taki's?
I'd like to see Taki's in the TV series! All the downworlders will be there; vampires, warlocks, faeries...
Overall this TV series' version is good. You can watch it if you want. The animation is quite good too; thinking that this is not a movie project, so the effects may be not as good as the movie, but it's acceptable.
That's all...? I don't know. I still paused my second episode just to write this - and maybe there's more proper review about this series in the future - since I decided to watch this TV series.
C'ya!
update
So just now Magnus called Dot as Dothy - so it's possible that this Dot is Madame Dorothea. But she's trying to protect Clary - or she just want to know about the mortal cup?
See, the new script is interesting! New characters - well, new personality of a character to be exact.
Let's patiently wait for the third episode (:
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