#SaveShadowhunters: Magnus and Alec's romance is reason enough for the show to continue
Forbidden to love like Romeo and Juliet, united against the world like Bonnie and Clyde, repulsion turned to affection like Darcy and Elizabeth, Shadowhunter’s Magnus and Alec have a lot in common with some of the greatest romances of all time. Even as the campaigns to #SaveShadowhunters gains momentum, we would love to take a moment to truly appreciate why Magnus (Harry Shum Jr.) and Alec’s (Matthew Daddario) love story alone is enough reason to keep the show alive post the upcoming season 3B.
There are many reasons to love Malec, as they are lovingly referred to by fans, but Angel-blooded soldier Alec Lightwood and Brooklyn’s High Warlock Magnus Bane are probably best loved for representing an evolving, organic and realistic gay love story on TV. In fact, the way their love story is depicted on screen is mostly reserved for straight white couples, and it is a joy to see this earth-shattering, all-consuming love story between two men who break the glass ceiling of representation on multiple fronts.