Shadowhunters recap:1x08 'Bad Blood' 

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Although the Mortal Cup is safe inside the Institute at the outset of “Bad Blood,” the

writers wasted no time advancing the story line of our favorite shadow-fighting trio and their loyal downworlder friends. Valentine is still holding Jocelyn in a magical bubble. The Clave is sending a babysitter to observe the Lightwood family. Simon is missing. And Izzy is wearing turtlenecks. Everything is all wrong.

When the Institute’s alarm goes off, Izzy, Alec, Jace, and Clary head outside to check the wards. They find Raphael carrying Simon. From his limp, dangling body, it’s clear that poor Simon is dead. Well, he’s almost dead. Camille snacked on him a few times, and now he’s transitioning. Love truly bites. Clary is furious, even though Raphael was nice enough to deliver her dorky friend. A choice must be made: Do you let him die or help him turn into a vampire? 

Jace laughs at the idea of Simon turning into a blood-sucking downworlder living in a casket. Raphael reprimands him. Vampires live in coffins. Solid gold ones. Duh. He gives Clary an ultimatum, noting that she must decide to stake her friend in the heart and kill him for good or bury him by sunset so he can rise as a child of the night. The decision is hers. Katherine McNamara turns on the waterworks big time. It’s clear this will be her nomination reel for a Teen Choice Award. 

Back inside the Institute, Valentine walks in without a care in the world. Alec shoots an arrow at his foe, and the dude catches it. Or should I say, dudette. Valentine morphs into a shadowhunter lady. Meet Lydia Branwell (Stephanie Bennett), who is the new sheriff in town. She’s young, gorgeous, and ready to whip the New York shadowhunters back into shape. Maryse obviously hates her, even though the Branwells and Lightwoods have been family friends for years. Lydia doesn’t back down from a fight either. When Alec reports that the werewolf headquarters has been attacked, she’s the first in line to check it out. 

Meanwhile, Clary visits Simon’s mom to make up a story about where he’s been the past few days, but she chickens out. She packs a bag for Simon (to help him through his transition) as Jace tells her a completely depressing story about how his dad asked him to train a falcon when he was a little kid. When he presented the obedient falcon to his father, his dad snapped the bird’s neck. His point? Let’s bum everyone out! His other point? Jace’s father was disappointed that his son loved the bird. You have to listen to your head, not your heart. Emotions cloud judgment. Although all are good fortune-cookie messages, Clary thinks that if being a shadowhunter means that she has to be dead inside, she’s not sure she wants to be one. Hard pass. Excuse me while I wear my emotions on my sleeve. (See Teen Choice nomination reel for confirmation.) 

Down by the docks, Lydia and Alec make their way to Jade Wolf Chinese restaurant to check on Luke and the pack. She casually mentions that she can see why all the girls in Idris are clamoring to meet Alec and settle down. Alec tries not to make a barfing noise. Lydia smiles and tells him a story about how she and her one true love were going to run the Lisbon Institute, but he was killed. She warns Alec never to fall in love. What is the deal with all the tales of woe in this episode? 

They find Luke, and a few other pack members in human form, licking their wounds inside the restaurant. I guess wolf CGI is too expensive to incorporate when so much money goes into the creation of something called a forsaken. This zombie-like creature attacked the pack, and it took five wolves to bring it down. There’s no question that Valentine is behind this hideous deed. Luke thinks it’s personal. Lydia promises that she will put up additional wards to protect ex-Circle members. Alec agrees. Hodge might be in danger. Lydia looks at him strangely and adds, “So are your parents.” It seems that the Lightwoods are keeping all sorts of secrets from their children. 

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