Shadowhunters

Legends of Tomorrow Adds Another Hero to Its Justice Society 

Superman goes toe-to-toe with a familiar foe in new Supergirl set footage. The cameo everyone expects to happen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will indeed happen. Plus, more Sausage Party footage, another ‘new’ look at Negan on The Walking Dead, and Hayley Atwell reflects upon her time on Agent Carter. Spoilers! Guardians of…

Shadowhunters Managed to Include Everything That Was Subversive About the Books

Shadowhunters is a cheesy fantasy show airing on a network that nobody’s heard of (the former ABC Family, now confusingly called Freeform). But maybe because this show slid so far under the radar, it was able to capture a ton of the subversiveness of the books by Cassandra Clare, including both same-sex relationships and female…

This Week’s TV: The Powerpuff Girls Are Back, and Everything Is Going to Be OK Again

Plus Outlander is back, and we’re going to France to deal with court intrigue! Plus Fear the Walking Dead stumbles from its musty grave! And there are season finales of Sleepy Hollow and Shadowhunters, if you’re into that sort of thing! It’s all on This Week’s TV. Tonight The Powerpuff Girls (6PM, CARTOON) Man Up…

The Shadowhunters Wedding Ended With the Big Moment We’ve Been Dying to See

Alec was about to get hitched to Lydia. As powerful Shadowhunters, they’d rule the Institute, restore the Lightwood name, spend their lives in a loveless union, etc. But Alec’s feelings could not be denied, and with the season finale coming next week, Shadowhunters finally delivered with “Malec.” Instead of this: He went for this: And…

How Some of Your Favorite Game of Thrones Characters Will Come Together

James Gunn teases exciting scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2. Adam Driver offers some insight on the state of Star Wars Episode VIII. Supergirl teases a potential link to another superhero in its second season. Plus, The Walking Dead offers a glimpse of Negan, and new pictures from Ghostbusters and Agents of SHIELD.…

Shadowhunters Just Dropped Its Biggest Bombshell Yet

Shadowhunters’ first season wraps up April 5, and with the Mortal Cup already in hand, the show has ramped up the personal drama as the mission to take down Valentine continues. In “Blood Calls to Blood,” Jace and Clary endured a series of revelations that culminated in the show’s most shocking moment so far. Spoilers,…

Shadowhunters‘ Alternative Universe Is Weirdly Nerdy and Nice

On “This World Inverted,” Clary’s search for her mother takes her through a portal into a sun-dappled dimension where Shadowhunters don’t exist, but nerdcore most certainly does. The best character is (as always) Magnus, who now favors cardigans and cats, and peddles his fortune-telling trade via cheesy infomercials. Without the confines of his family, the…

We may gently mock Shadowhunters on a weekly basis, but the supernatural creaturefest/fashion parade has been a hit for Freeform—and it’ll be returning for season two. The news was announced during a giddy Facebook chat session, which yielded no other new information except for the fact that the cast has a bet going as to…

This Is Shadowhunters‘ Best, Weirdest, and Most Unexpected Power Couple 

Look at those cheerful faces. Clave envoy Lydia (a prickly taskmaster, haunted by a terrible tragedy in her past) and Alec (a guy who’s pissed at his parents and in major denial about his attraction to Magnus) are newly engaged. “Rise Up” cements their partnership which is also Shadowhunters’ most unlikely alliance. These crazy kids…

Shadowhunters Reveals the Most Irritatingly Trivial Thing About Becoming a Vampire

We already knew that Simon was on his way to becoming a full-fledged vampire on Shadowhunters, and last night on “Bad Blood,” he finally crossed the line from whiny sidekick to whiny bloodsucker. Great. But his weepy transformation did reveal one hilarious thing about vamps in the Shadowhunters universe. It’s this: They can’t say “Oh…

Clary Is No Longer the Most Annoying Character on Shadowhunters

After ending last week’s episode by announcing she knew how to find the Mortal Cup, Clary gets her mitts on it in “Major Arcana.” Now that the hunt for the cup is over, the Shadowhunters gang can spend the rest of the season trying to rescue Clary’s mom and take down Valentine forever. Truly, if…

The Mortal Cup Might Actually Be the Least Important Thing on Shadowhunters 

Episode six, “Of Men and Angels,” might as well have been titled “Exposition and Flashbacks.” But great balls o’ fire, that elusive Mortal Cup finally showed itself! There was just one big problem: since it appeared in one of those endless flashbacks, we didn’t actually see the thing do any magic. Fortunately, the episode also…

The Author of Dark-Hunter Is Suing the Author of Shadowhunters for Potentially Obvious Reasons

Scifi/fantasy author Sherrilyn Kenyon is suing scifi/fantasy author Cassandra Clare, claiming that the latter’s Shadowhunters series (also known as The Mortal Instruments) is copying elements of the former’s Dark-Hunter series. Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter books first premiered in the US in 1998, while Clare’s first Shadowhunters book debuted in 2007. Both series are about secret groups who…

Shadowhunters Is Full of Monsters, But It’s Also a Show About Unrequited Love

Simon’s been mooning over Clary since before Shadowhunters began—they’ve been friends their entire lives. (Emphasis on friends.) But until last week, we never realized how deeply Alec felt for Jace. Lingering awkwardness led to the below heart-to-heart ’twixt bros on last night’s “Moo Shu To Go.” Don’t feel too bad for Alec, though; he has…

Shadowhunters‘ Crabbiest Character Now Has a Reason to Lighten the Hell Up

Very little hell was raised on “Raising Hell,” and we’re no closer to finding that goddamn Mortal Cup. But we did learn why Alec is so miffed by Clary, and it’s not because she’s been leading the Shadowhunters crew on a wild goose chase after her memories for the past four episodes. Nope. It’s because…

DC Still Has Plans For a Live-Action Teen Titans

Clancy Brown talks smack about Tolkien Orcs for Warcraft. Chris Pratt teases the secret weapon of the next Guardians of the Galaxy. The new showrunner of The Muppets discusses how she plans to turn the series around. Plus a new clip from Arrow, more Deadpool promos, and new Lucifer pictures. Spoilers Now! Captain America: Civil…

This Week’s TV: An Outstanding X-Files Episode, and Three Great Superhero Battles!

This week, Lost Girl, Sleepy Hollow and The Muppets all return! Mulder & Scully track a man-lizard. Plus Tar Pit, the Calculator and Bizarro terrorize the DC Comics heroes! All this, plus iZombie and bioluminescent fish, on This Week’s TV! Tonight The X-Files (8PM, FOX) “When a dead body is found in the woods, Mulder…

This Image Basically Sums Up All of Shadowhunters

Amid the many vapid delights of “Dead Man’s Party”—casual grave-robbing; a motorcycle modified to run on “demon energy;” a seduction scene that tries to make a guy with a mullet seem dreamy—this last-act tableaux might have been the episode’s finest moment. Spoilers even though this show ain’t much for subtlety… We have Jace and Alec…

Shadowhunters‘ Only Reasonable Character is Magnus the Snazzy Warlock

Shadowhunters’ second episode, “The Descent Into Hell Isn’t Easy,” saw Clary and company making multiple attempts to jog her memories and hopefully get closer to saving her mother and the world. But the only character who seems to have a brain on this show is the one who wiped Clary’s mind in the first place.…

This Week’s TV: Throat Punch the Future, The X-Files Is Back! 

The X-Files returns for a new season after 13 long years! The weirdest DC show yet debuts with Legends of Tomorrow! Agent Carter and The 100 return, Heroes: Reborn ends, and saints be praised, The Flash fights the Turtle! Heaven and Hell converge to create one Shangri-La, on this week’s TV! Tonight Clarence (5PM, CARTOON)…