I was SUPER excited to see this show. The Mortal Instruments is one of my favorite series, and I really liked the movie that came out a couple of years ago. But this show was a complete and total letdown. I was expecting something amazingly fun and funny, but it wasn't. So many things are off with this show. Clary is 18!! that's what bugs me the most. There was absolutely no reason to make her that old. She was 15 at the beginning of the series, making her older ruins the entire thing. The show is too dark also. Everything is covered in shadows and creepy looking, it's just weird. Simon's band, isn't a band. The institute is filled with technology and bustling with people, which, if I can recall correctly, is the complete opposite of what the institute is supposed to be. Luke, is a police officer, all uptight and sophisticated, when he should be rugged, kind, owner of a bookstore. Dorthea, the old warlock lady who has the mortal cup in the book, is a young woman who works in the shop under the Frays' apartment. What? It just makes no sense! Also, the humor, which makes up the series, is gone! Everything is so serious and dark. It's a drama, when it should be a dramedy. Overall, it's a HUGE disappointment. Granted, I'll continue watching it out of loyalty to the series, but it'll make me sad.
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