Matthew Daddario’s Alec Lightwood is an erratic time bomb, blowing fuses left and right, and he’s tapping into some serious emotional tanks that will make Alec’s development going forward thrilling to watch. Harry Shum Jr. throws one wall up while tearing down another as the ever compelling Magnus Bane, holding scene pauses in the palm of his hand like a king and injecting them with beautiful poignancy. The cast is clearly taking advantage of looser time restraints to play with their characters – wonderfully showcased at several points – though it is perhaps most prominent when Daddario and Shum Jr. share the screen. Their overwhelming, natural chemistry either hits you square in the face or creeps on like a blush. Great thought has been used in every aspect of their portrayals – noticeably in the simple way they speak through touch – and the results are quietly moving. As a ‘Malec’ fan, I was on the floor absolutely beside myself. As an objective viewer, some moments looked far too real to be scripted (you may or may not see Alec Lightwood actually blush). I would not be surprised to learn the two were ad-libbing.