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Recap / Shadowhunters S 2 E 4 Dayof Wrath

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  • Back for the Dead: Hodge, who was imprisoned in the City of Bones in the cell next to Jace's for his betrayal, winds up killed by Valentine when he storms in looking for the Soul-Sword.
  • Batman Gambit: A demon that feeds on people's negative emotions and influences their behavior to the worst, infiltrates the Institute and goes on a killing spree. Valentine is revealed to have sent it to create a diversion that would buy him enough time to steal the Soul-Sword from the Clave, which equally makes him as responsible as the demon for Jocelyn's death.
  • Character Death: Jocelyn is killed in this episode, by Alec possessed by the demon, no less.
  • Death by Adaptation: Jocelyn was still alive in the books.
  • Honor Before Reason: Jace chooses to let Valentine go with the Soul-Sword to save Aldertree from being killed.
  • Kick the Dog:
    • Zig-zagged. The demon killing Jocelyn through a stranger is one thing, but possessing Alec to do so - the one person who had a harsh and distrusftul attitude towards her - speaks volumes about this trope, even if he was later shocked and horrified about it.
    • It also possesses Raj as he attacks Lydia and almost kills her, throwing in her face the fact that Alec "ditched" her in their wedding over Magnus.

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