Shadowhunters: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Shadowhunters Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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This Guilty Blood
Jan 2, 2017
Only hours have passed since Jace left with Valentine and all hell has broken loose at The Institute. Alec, Isabelle and Clary are desperate to find Jace, but are quickly stopped i
A Door Into the Dark
Jan 9, 2017
The hunt is on for Jace Wayland, and Alec and Isabelle hope to reach him before the rest of the Shadowhunters do. With orders from the Clave of “shoot to kill,” the Lightwood sibli
Parabatai Lost
Jan 16, 2017
Already cut off from the Institute and his friends, Jace finds his situation worsen when he becomes a target for the New York wolf pack who believe Jace to be a killer. And don’t f
Day of Wrath
Jan 23, 2017
Clary continues to struggle with the new Shadowhunter order as Jace is being held in The City of Bones with an unknown fate, and all suspicion in the Shadowhunter world continues t
Dust and Shadows
Jan 30, 2017
After the recent attack on the Institute, the Shadowhunters are left devastated and wounded. Trying to regroup, each of the Shadowhunters deals with the situation their own way. Me
Iron Sisters
Feb 6, 2017
To help get answers to what Valentine may be planning, Isabelle and Clary are sent on a mission to visit the Iron Sisters. Once there, more truths may be revealed than Izzy and Cla
How Are Thou Fallen
Feb 13, 2017
Luke’s sister shows up at the Jade Wolf claiming innocence about the recent attack. But with Luke not trusting a word Cleo says, he finds himself at odds with Clary who sees an opp
Love Is a Devil
Feb 20, 2017
Tasked with arranging his brother Max’s Rune Ceremony, Alex decides this would be the perfect opportunity for his family to get to know Magnus. But with tensions flying among the d
Bound by Blood
Feb 27, 2017
With word getting out that Clary is a key part of Valentine’s plan, the Downworlders are at odds on how to handle the issue. But when Iris activates her blood oath, Clary has more
By the Light of Dawn
Mar 6, 2017
The New York Institute is under attack as Valentine’s plan for The Soul Sword is getting dangerously close to coming to fruition. The Shadowhunters must act fast to save their love
Mea Maxima Culpa
Jun 5, 2017
Shadowhunters and Downworlders pick up the pieces after Valentine's attack; Jace carries a heavy burden; a greater demon is loose in Manhattan; Izzy encounters a mysterious strange
You Are Not Your Own
Jun 12, 2017
Clary feels pressured between choosing Jace or Simon. Izzy settles things with Raphael. Sebastian breaks his father out of prison.
Those of Demon Blood
Jun 19, 2017
After several Shadowhunters are killed, The Institute turns to controversial methods to prevent a Downworlder uprising.
The Fair Folk
Jun 26, 2017
Alec has big plans to mend fences with the Downworlders, while Jace and Clary are summoned by the Seelie Queen.
A Problem of Memory
Jul 10, 2017
Simon goes down a dark path while Alec and team prepares to transport Valentine.
Day of Atonement
Jul 17, 2017
With everything that Simon has gone through this past year, a family dinner for Yom Kippur – the Jewish Day of Atonement – poses as a real challenge. How can he come clean about be
A Dark Reflection
Jul 24, 2017
With two of the three Mortal Instruments missing, everyone is on the hunt for the last one – The Mortal Mirror. Jace and Clary are on the hunt to recover it first before it could f
Awake, Arise, or Be Forever Fallen
Jul 31, 2017
After a devastating attack at The Institute, everyone is on high alert as the Shadowhunters close in on their hunt for Jonathan; Simon and Maia help a new Downworlder as the Seelie
Hail and Farewell
Aug 7, 2017
After centuries of being lied to and treated poorly by The Clave, the Downworlders decide to come together and take matters into their own hands as the hunt for Valentine and Sebas
Beside Still Water
Aug 14, 2017
Jace and Clary rush to make a final stand, but when a traitor is revealed, Jace and Clary may have a bigger fight on their hands than expected. Meanwhile, Alec and Izzy must fight