books v show bc i have to
books: Alec (who is tall, big, strong and trained) slams Clary (who is tiny, untrained, unprepared) against a wall and threatens to kill her when she confronts him about his sexuality
show: Alec gets flustered and the two have an amusing exchange when Clary confronts Alec about his sexuality
books: Clary and Izzy have a hard time getting along at first bc both of them have always been the only female in their surrounding males' lives
show: Izzy shows immediate support to Clary and they bond almost instantly
books: Alec makes a row of comments about Magnus's sexuality that have made the bisexual fans of the books uncomfortable
show: Alec is aware of Magnus's sexuality from the very second of their acquaintance and he doesn't give two shits
books: Alec is conflicted because when he dies, Magnus will probably move on and find other people to love
show: Alec is conflicted because when he dies, he will cause Magnus pain
books: Alec and Magnus get together because Magnus is the only male who'd taken interest in the shadowhunter. this grows into actual feelings only later.
show: Alec cares about Magnus from the start. It was evident in the little things like giving his strength to the warlock and staying behind to help him clean the apartment because he didn't want Magnus to waste any more energy and feeling the need to explain his marriage situation to Magnus although he didn't have to, the "Magnus is... quite magical. He's very very good at magic" line, etc.
books: portray Alec as a basically invisible installment to his siblings, only killed his first demon at 18 (which is quite late for a shadowhutner), doesn't really have any memorable traits except being a good archer (yet he gets outdone by a mundane beginner at some point)
show: portrays Alec as a strong, confident leader who challenges his inner conflicts instead of recoiling and becoming invisible to escape them, still always has his siblings' backs but somehow is not reduced to the background, is actually likable from the very beginning
books: Clary yells at her mom and storms out when she comes out of the coma
show: Clary hugs her mom and tells her "right now I just need my mom" when she comes out of the coma
books: leave such important parts of Magnus's and Alec's development as their first kiss and their first date and their first actual conversation out of the main books.
show: names an entire episode Malec
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