Magnus and Jace a look at their Relationships



 

This is going to be an interesting post given that Magnus doesn’t seem to have a lot of respect for Jace at times and Jace seems to be quite disrespectful in the way that he sees himself and Alec as a package deal we see that he has no hesitation in barging in when Mangus and Alec are having some much fought for time alone,  something that we see is a continuing theme as I realize it is their jobs but at the same time, we see that it’s something that becomes quite complex where Magnus needs to start to understand these relationships a lot better as in a way Jace and Alec are a package deal.    We can see how annoyed Mangus and Alec are at this moment as they were only just starting to discuss their relationship at this stage we start to understand that Alec has never had a relationship due to thinking he could have what he wanted in a relationship so chose duty over his relationship prospects as he lives in a very conservative world.  

Shadowhunters 2x08 ~ Alec asks Maryse to accept Magnus invitation. Magnus and Jace talk about Alec - YouTube

So Alec is in an don’t ask don’t tell culture and we see that he was crushing hard on Jace however we know that there are different types of love, the love of family and then there is romantic and it’s this romantic love that Alec was confusing with the love of family as many different cultures have words for different types of love in the English langue we don’t have the words for it other than friendship and intimacy.   However other languages do starting with Greek and Hebrew as this world is a Judo-Christian world we see that this is a complex world to start with and then adding in demons we see that they are able to work around this.

Shadowhunters 2x08 ~ Alec asks Maryse to accept Magnus invitation. Magnus and Jace talk about Alec - YouTube  

This is such a complex clip to watch as it shows two very different responses to the relationship as Mangus and Jace are starting to accept each other and accept that they will be in each other’s lives however I see that they don’t see eye to eye all the time but Magnus knows if he wants to have a relationship with Alec he needs to have a relationship with Jace he has seen the shadow hunters and has interacted with them but given his history with them has never had a serious romantic relationship with a shadow hunter and this gives not only Alec and Jace a different perspective but gives the whole NY institute pause for thought as well as we see that even Alec’s colleagues see that his relationship with Mangus is healthy and trusting. More trusting than a lot of the other relationships we see in the books and the show as well.

 

I see that Mangus is learning that the shadow hunters take their job seriously as Jace is looking for a demon and is still able to work but knows that due to his actions isn’t welcome at the institute as he asks to stay with Mangus and this is a big theme in the books to the point that he feels like he is running a halfway house for the shadow hunters and I don’t think this is that far off at times.

It shows that we see Mangus as more human and Jace starts to see him as human as well as he has faced years of mistrust from the shadow world and we see that his reputation does come before him but we later learn that there is a reason for that as there is no the end to his life so how does he fill his time we see that he uses partying to hide his pain so in having a purpose we see him settle down and Alec is a big part of this.

However, we do see Mangus sacrifice a lot for Alec to save Jace as essentially Alec and Jace are a package deal as they are bonded in such a way that if one dies we see that part of the other dies as well. 

This is something that we see in real life something called broken heart syndrome and this is where after the death of a spouse or a significant other we see that the spouse goes very shortly after. It is not something that is very well studied or even understood at times.

Jace Prevents Magnus From Breaching His Mind! - Shadowhunters 3x08 'We Have To Find Another Way!' - YouTube

 

I have talked about this clip before and it shows that Jace sees Magnus as a threat but we know that he is under filths control at what cost is this control we see that Mangus is willing to sacrifice his magic for Alec and this is not a cost that Magnus was willing to pay but we see that Alec can pay back this trust in his way in that Alec talks to Asmodus Magnus father and That Maryes talks to Magnus and we see that Mary’s has a massive development like Jace is a lot more accepting of Alec and Magnus and can even tell when Alec is nervous because alec is going to propose to Mangus and we see that he is willing to sacrifice his relationship with Mangus to give him back his Magic, I see that we need to be aware of what costs that things have as we see that this can be a massive issue at times at what cost do things come and sometimes this isn’t a cost to us it is a cost to other people. 

It could be an emotional cost a physical cost or a monetary one as well.  It shows that we need to respect this cost as well. I see it as such a complex relationship within the show that Alec and Jace have as this bond isn’t something that we see in reality but we see it in some ways that it’s a good thing that we see that they can help each other in a way.

This is the point of this bond as well. We see that it’s a very complex bond and by adding in Mangus it complicates things in a way that we see things can’t be fixed at times and that the bond between Alec and Jace can be broken but Mangus knows that Jace in this clip isn’t himself and that we need to be aware of this and aware that it’s not great in a way that he sees himself.  

Alec tells Jace he's proposing to Magnus | Shadowhunters 3x17 - YouTube

This is such a great clip in showing that Jace has accepted Mangus in Alec’s life and in a way that means we see that it means a change for Alec, as well as the relationship, moves away from Just being Alec and Jace working together we see that Jace also wants Magnus to be happy and we see that in Jace being supportive of Alec in a way that makes him happy.  As Alec was never really happy all the time and we see this in Alec until he meets Magnus he isn’t really happy in a way.   He is just going through the motions, and this isn’t a great way to live you need something to aim for this could be as simple as looking for a job or for me getting to my word count.  

The shadow hunters are looking for an answer to the possession of the “mundane’s,” but it is an ongoing task.   So it becomes a job but we see that Mangus does help in a much healthier way now as it is a different type of support that Mangus can offer Alec in that Mangus is willing to offer not only his skills but his knowledge and connections as well.

 

 

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