What if she is Valentine's child! She has his black eyes! And in City of Ashes or City of Glass Valentine says to Mayrse "My Mayrse." And responds with "Not Anymore." BY THE ANGEL!!
Dawndusk Valentine was born with black eyes, if you read a story about the early circle (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy) he is described with black eyes, which is before the experimentation.
I love this so much. Most of the spoilers went completely over my head.. I knew I was being spoiled but nothing made any sense! I just love how excited you and Kat are! I love that you did your research and that this is actually a possibility. I really want it to be true!
Necklace: Magnus gave it turn her: Magnus originally gave it to Camille (back in, scratch that _before_ TID time (we know this because of the Bane Chronicles)) when they broke up he gave it to Will. Saying it will warn him of demons _so_ Will gave it to Cecily who married into the Lightwood family then Magnus got it back _again_ And without Izzy or any other Lightwoods knowing h egave that necklace to Izzy, to keep her safe as a gift to Alec _Also_ he did some of his fancy warlock magic on her whip. Again as a present to Alec Izzy parentage: She’s definitely Maryse’s like even Jocelyn who’s been in a magically induced comma for 3 books mistook her for Maryse so yeah, that’s solved I for one think Maryse did some action on the side too But we don’t know this for sure Izzy could be some genetic miracle! *_AND THEN_* you have Max with his grey eyes (know fact form CoA pg 326 or something like that) Did that come from Tessa? Did Tessa have an affair on Will with Gabriel or Gideon and get some of her grey eyes mixed up into the Lightwood family genes? *DUN DUN DUNNNNN* _So_ I ask you _Is Max also a love child_ Or did Tess have an affair And Max got those highly doubtful grey eyes of hers? So really Alex may half two half siblings Or two full siblings that are both genetic miracles!! And we understand Jace’s eyes blah blah blah ANGEL BLOOD MISHAP!! _But Sebastian’s hair_ if demon blood changes your eye color (form green to black) why is your hair still this perfect white blonde? Why not black? _Or red like his mother’s?_ *_wait for it_* What if Valentine messed up all these switches and killed his real son but raises Michael Wayland’s real boy (not Jace) all along BECAUSE LORD RAZIEL KNOWS SHADOWHUNTERS DONT USE DNA TESTS!!! _so bam another possibility_ Let’s got back to Iz Who is your father? Robert? Random Shadowhunter OR VALENTINE!! Exhibit A: “My Maryse” -Valentine “NOT ANYMORE!” -Maryse BAM!! Are you saying what I think you’re saying MAryse admit it. To get back at Robert you had an affair with Valentine never told Jocelyn and had Robert raises her as his own AND VALENTINE TESTED ON IZZY!! *just wait* And used Downworlder blood!! because Iz is said only to come second to Jace WHO HAS ANGEL BLOOD!! and she keeps up with him So something supernatural must be happening here My bet is on werewolf or faerie blood!!
The theory is awesome but there's an explanation of why Max had grey eyes, and I think Cassie was the one who said that grey is a variation of blue, so he has to be Maryse and Robert's child. All the Izzy being Valentine's daughter thing is more possible than Max being a lovechild. I was pretty impressed like OMG Izzy could be not a Lightwood!, because idk, it seems soooo weird to think that she's not, and even though CoFH doesn't mention nothing about it the theory could still be possible, but then WAIT there's ALSO the possibility that Iz is a genetic miracle and actually is Robert and Mayrise's daughter. Too much for my brain.
Hermione Luna Morgenstern Herondale Prior i believe she could have the smallest amount of faerie blood in her because she is known to be extremely beautiful and aren't faeries known for their beauty? After all shadow hunter blood is dominant and since faeries are part demon and angel she could have more angel in her therefore be able to keep up or since valentine experimented on himself some of his stuff could have been genetically mutated but not shown since he was to old so when Maryse and Valentine had an affair it could have transferred to Izzy and made her more advanced you could say Idek if that made any sense????
City of Ashes, chapter 16 (page 326 US Paperback version) Alec glanced down and saw GRAY eyes glaring at him from behind a pair of spectacles. "Max," he said, "Come on, little brother, let me in."
CbbTyrone hahaha, I just remember that there was a line for sure in City of Ashes, that said his eye color and I just read through it until I found it.
OMG OMG OMFG WAAAAAITTT THERE IS THIS SCENE WHERE VALENTINE GOES ALL 'MY MARYSE' AND MARYSE IS LIKE "IM NOT UR MARYSE ANYMORE" You guys. 'Anymore?' Pls make Izzy Valentine's daughter in the tda
I know I'm soo late...... But I'm just reading the series now...... sooo whatever here's my opinion........ If that Valentine theory proves true...Izzy and Clary half-sisters aren't they? That would be another weird thing cause then Jace would be Izzy's best friend and he's going out with Clary who is Izzy's step sister. And then Simon is Clary's best friend and he'll probably go out with Izzy who is Clary's step sister. It would be like the sisters are then dating each others best friend.... double dates would be fun?? holy shit!!!!!
OMG WAIT. I JUST REMEMBERED that in City of Glass Sebastian said to Izzy "I liked you best because you REMINDED ME MOST OF MYSELF" or something to that tune OMG WHAT IF IZZY REALLY IS VALENTINE'S DAUGHTER??
Search " Cassandra Clare Isabelle's eye colour" and read Cassie's tumblr post. Cassie says that while she does love that readers like Christine are coming up with these theories, she is sad to say that this one isn't true because she never really thought about that idea while she was writing it. She says that the only reason she gave Izzy brown eyes is because she knows a blue eyed family with a blue eyed son and a brown eyed daughter, and that Max's gray eyes are a variant of blue. Love the theory anyway and I wish it was true!
omfg if this theories will prove to be truth, this series will be one of the best EVER. And, "coincidentally", WE DON'T HAVE the genealogical Lightwood tree... omg soooo excited for this book
Actually I just saw your comment and checked in my collectors edition of Clockwork Princess where there are family trees for the Carstairs the Herondales and the Lightwoods. Isabelle is listed as Maryse and Roberts baby BUT it doesn't rule out Christines theory becaus Cassie never does anything by accident
Momo Siddiqui I literally cannot believe this. Omg. If shes valentines child then her and clary are half sisters, he must have experimented on her with some kind if downworlder blood so she could be IMMORTAL! OMG SIZZY!!! This would literally make so much sense! This is so unexpected...
I just read on Cassandra Clare's website about Isabelle's eye colour and she says she is not valentine's child, she wrote: " Why did I give Isabelle brown eyes? Because my best friend is the daughter of two blue eyed people who have one blue eyed son and a brown eyed daughter. That’s it. No larger reason was at play."
I was too mind blown when I watched this two days ago to comment on it! I just want this to be real, and I hope that tweet from Cassie is like a nod to you in the right direction!! SIX MORE DAYS!
Does anyone remember this line? It was between Valentine and Mayrse. Valentine: "My Mayrse" Mayrse: " I'm not your Mayrse anymore" The 2nd theory makes more sense. And it's true that we never heard anything about Mayrse's side of the family.
It said izzy had gold specks in her eyes who else has gold specks Jace and he has that because of Angel blood so maybe Valentine put Angel blood into izzy and that's why she keeps up with jace
I think, if this is true, Izzy was probably experimented on by faery blood. That would explain just how absolutely gorgeous she is made out to be as well as explain a wee bit into the relationship she had with Meliorn (I think that's his name, can't remember)! He might have been able to sense some type of faery blood in her and that's why he was interested for a while. Just my thoughts, hehe! Great discussion! xD
Ok, so here comes my opinion... The thing is: Maryse loves Izzy. BUT, when Maryse thought that Jace was Valentine's son, she flipped. I mean, she "hated" him. But she treats Izzy with so much love. If you think about it logically, she should be hating Izzy if she was the offsspring of her and valentine, CAUSE Valentine betrayed her and she did cheat on her husband with him (of course only if this theory proves true) But then on the other hand..if Izzy IS Valentines child...couldn't it be possible, that Valentine experimented on her with Fairy-blood? I mean, from the beginning Izzy had an affinity of downworlders, meaning, she feels kinda like SHE FITS IN WITH THEM, right? WHY IS IZZY SO HUNG UP ON DOWNWORLDERS? Because she has their blood? And then, her first downworlder boyfriend we know of is Meliorn, a FAIRY. Also, I think that in the book, the Fairy's eyes are described as endless, black tunnels or sockets or anything. So that WOULD make sense. AND when Clary first meets Izzy, she describes her as beautiful and majestic and "like from another world". Like she's...not from this universe. That's what Jace says at some point too, in this first-kiss-scene "izzy is beautiful. But in a whole other way than you are" or something like this. And when Clary first goes to the Seelie Queen, she describes all the fairy's there as beautiful and wild and free and I think she describes Izzy similarly. This is just a theory, but what if it's like that? Then again, I really just want a scene where Izzy realizes this whole shit and the ever so strong Izzy breaks down again, having PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Simon to pick her up. And she's like "I love my brother's so much. But they're not even my brothers". And from the start, Izzy is like a sister to Clary, even though they're so different...but if that Valentine-theory proves true...they're halfsisters aren't they? That would be another weird thing cause...Jace is Izzy's best friend and he's going out with Clary. And then Simon is Clary's best friend and he'll probably go out with Izzy. And Izzy and Clary are somewhat sisters. WHAT I'M SO MINDBLOWN. Dammmnnn.
Exactly what I thought. When Isabelle and Simon were at Magnus' in the bedroom, she told Simon that she doesn' lie, and that she definitely doesn' pretend. Plus, when you thin about it, she really is described similar. If you go up, you can see my comment. Please go see it! You're probably gonna be mind blown over the secret spoiler that I found online.
I know I'm soo late...... But I'm just reading the series now...... sooo whatever here's my opinion........ It said Izzy had gold specks in her eyes who else has gold specks Jace and he has that because of Angel blood so maybe Valentine put Angel blood into Izzy and that's why she keeps up with Jace
in city of ashes page 326 it says "Alec glanced down as and saw gray eyes glaring at him from behind a bent pair of spectacles." then alec says "Max come on let me in" so Max's eye color is gray
Does anyone else remember in city of glass the passage that goes like this "Isabelle, I'm sorry" "Sebastian, you're acting weird. stop it." "I'm sorry it's you," he said. "See out of all of them,I liked you the best." "Sebastian-" "Out of all of them," he said again, in the same low voice,"I thought you were the most like me" page 219 (in my paperback copy) DOES THAT SOMEHOW BACK UP THE SECOND THEORY?? Idk
He could mean out of all the children Valentine experimented on. Because Sebastian knew about Jace, so he might have known about Izzy too. Because she has Downworlder blood instead of Angel which makes her more like Sebastian than Jace, therefore Sebastian feels closer to her.
It could also be why izzy likes having relationships with downworlders if she is perhaps even part downworlder then surely see might be more attracted to them than usual shadowhunters? Sizzy???!!
If you google "cassandra clare isabelle's eyes" she has a tumblr post about it. It's posted after this video. She mentions you, and she also says that there is a mention of Max's eye color. There's no larger reason for Izzy's eye color, sadly, and she debunks all of this, but credits you for forming this awesome theory.
It makes perfect sense that Isabelle is the product of some of Valentine's angel/demon blood experiments. He seemed to like giving "Valentine's special tonics" to pregnant women. Who's to say that Valentine didn't give some to Maryse to help her with her morning sickness? I think that Isabelle is Maryse and Robert's child, but that she got some demon blood tonics, just not that much. It would explain why, like Jace, she is considered one of the most skilled shadowhunters for her age. Sebastian/Jonathan really liked her and felt like they were alike in a lot of ways. I think that last part is the most significant, really. Isabelle has a little extra something something in her blood. Valentine gave too much to his own son, so he lightened up on the dosage for Isabelle.
WHAT IF CASSY CLARE HADN'T THOUGHT OF ANY OF THESE IDEAS AND SHE JUST WAS LIKE YEAH OKAY SHE HAS DARK EYES OKY END OF STORY AND ALL THAT. NOW. WHAT IF. SHE WROTE ANOTHER BOOK OR FEW OF THE TALE OF VALENTINE'S CIRCLE AND SHE INVOLVED YOUR THEORIES. LIKE THEY WERE THE PLOT. WHAT THE EFF.
Wait guys... remember in City of Glass when Sebastian tries to kill Izzy when the demons invade the city and he says "Out of all of you I thought you were the most like me!!!!!!!!!"
I personally think Valentine and Maryse (May-ris BTW. That's how you say it) had Isabelle. It makes sense anyway, considering both Valentine and Isabelle have very dark brown eyes (it's said for Izzy in CoLS that she has brown). Also, a quote from CoA. "My Maryse." "I'm not your Maryse anymore." And Maryse was around Valentine before he burned down the home and ran away.
I watched this after reading City of Heavenly Fire and IT ALL MAKES SO MUCH SENSE! Now I'm bummed that Cassandra Clare didn't go into detail on the subject.
OMG CHRISTINE YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! LIKE AN ACTUAL GENIUS! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!!! IT MAKES SUCH PERFECT SENSE!!!!! IM SO EXCITED LITERALLY I CANT EVEN!!!!!!
Esther Abelian omg thats so creepy though! If he has dated both sisters... well this series is already messed up hhahaa... clace when they thought they were siblings and the fact that Sebastian wants to sleep with clary...
Also, in City of Ashes, when he is in the room with Imogene and Maryse, he calls Maryse "My Maryse". And she says "I'm not your Maryse, not anymore". NOT ANYMORE
I have a theory that might be pretty stupid but I dint know anyway back when Valentine and Jocelyn were together and Valentine had experimented on Sebastian Jocelyn used to bring Sebastian to play dates with Alec to the Lightwood house in Idris along with Céline Herondale when she was pregnant with Jace and she tells Jocelyn about the potions Valentine was giving her [Céline] if Jace was being experimented on by Valentine and so was Sebastian and Alex was born around the same time as Sebastian what if Alex was also experimented on by Valentine with WARLOCK BLOOD which wwould give him like maybe IMMORTALITY like Magnus.....I don't it could be really stupid but that's my theory.
james herondale was half warlock (although tessa was half shadowhunter) and he wasn't immortal, or at least i dont think he was, tessa would know and she said she thought stephen was the end of the herondale line when he died
I've found another quote to support your 2nd theory!!! In City of Ashes: "And Maryse, my Maryse - it have been a long time" ... "I'm not your Maryse, Valentine" pg 328
Omfg the second theory makes soo much sense. I was recently rereading city of ashes and there's a part where jace wonders why maryse hates him so much and Luke talks about her being betrayed before and ... This just makes too much sense to not be real!!! My mind=BLOWN You and kat are incredibly smart and observant
OH MY GOD BUT WAIT. We all know Sebastian kills Max in City of Glass and Isabelle saw it happen, and we all know the last words he said before he did it. The conversation goes like this-and I am quoting this straight from the book- "I'm sorry it's you," he said. "See, out of all of them, I liked you the best." "Sebastian-" "Out of all of them," he said again, in the same low voice, "I thought you were the most like me." With that said, does/did he know if Isabelle was from his blood? Or had he never known at all, and he liked her the best because of his weird obsession with people of his heritage? Maybe he didn't know, because if he did, he might have that same "You are my blood, therefore you are mine" attitude with her also, or maybe he knows that she is not fully of Morgenstern blood and doesn't want her? Sooo many possibilities...
SPOILER ALERT FOR CLOCKWORK PRINCESS AND CITY OF LOST SOULS! I was just re-reading Clockwork Princess, and in the epilogue Tessa says: " This Jem had raven-black hair, curling slightly in the humid air, and dark brown eyes with glints of gold in the irises." I also recently re-read City of Lost Souls and Simon says: "up close you could see that her eyes weren't black but a very dark brown, flecked with gold." and Isabelle also has raven-black hair.
Wait, the second theory would make sense... I mean if Valentine did in fact experiment on Izzy with vampire/warlock/fae blood then that could be another reason as to why Izzy's always going out with Downworlders....
Hahaha this was amazing! I loved how passionate you were about this and those were such good theories!!! We are so close to release now! I really can't wait to see how it plays out and whether you were right!!
Yes BUT she only got to her own name and then freaked out and left the basement. She didn't even see Celine's name who we know was experimented on because of Jace.
This is amazing!! And when you mentioned the extended life possibility of Izzy, i realized what you were saying and i was just verbally said aloud "SIMON" right as you said "SIZZY!!"
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING. I just checked my copy and she is still listed as their daughter and doesn't the last scene in Clockwork Princess take place AFTER City of Heavenly Fire? I don't know...my brain has exploded
***** true say! I just finished screaming at my mum about this even though she literally doesn't know what I'm on about! If you're right Christine this will be AMAZING! I CANT EVEN FATHOM. IM GOING TO MEET CASDANDRA ON HER UK TOUR AND IM SO GOING TO ASK HER (if ive finished CoHF by then). I literally cannot even...omg. I just can't!
oh my gods, I just remembered when Robert told Valentine that he intended to propose in TFSA Valentine pauses for a second looking a bit troubled before congratulating him.
omg the valentine and mayrse theory is seriously omg. i cant comprehend this, but it all fits. i cant stop saying oh my god. i think you guyz nailed it. oh. my. god.
Isabelle's eyes are actually 'very dark brown flecked with gold'. Cassandra Clare described them in City of Lost Souls, Chapter 12 - The stuff of Heaven, when Simon was about to feed off of Isabelle for the first time when they were both alone in her room. So no her eyes are not black, but I do agree that Something is up! We've been concentrating a lot on Isabelle in the last few books! There are NO Coincidences when it comes to Cassandra Clare! I'm so excited for COHF!
Hmmm... This is incredibly interesting! Also, vampires aren't technically immortal, right? They grow older at an incredibly slow rate so they would eventually die, if I'm remembering correctly? (Could be completely wrong, haven't reread the series in a while). So if Izzy has vampire blood in her system, did it work differently for her as a child, and allowed her to grow to physical maturity at a human rate? In that case, would her "immortality" work differently when compared to traditional vampires? Damn it, now I can't stop coming up with more crackpot theories!
Wow I'm completely mindblown by this theory!! It sounds so cool and just what the eff! Well done to you and Kat for getting this theory! If you look at the plot for CoHF it says "When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed" so this could mean the izzy lovechild theory!! Oh wow
It is said that Izzy has black eyes. Robert AND Maryse BOTH have blue eyes. Two recessive. You can only have blue eyes. "My Maryse" "Im not your Maryse anymore" You know who says that? Valentine. You know who has black eyes? Valentine.
Just finished City of fallen angels. During the part when Jace is with the silent brothers, he dreams about Max and he says that "He has never seen Max's eyes so dark before." Meaning, he doesn't have Valentine's dark eyes or dark eyes overall. Awesome theories by the way! You have gotten me excited about this series again, can't wait to read the last one :)
Okay... OuK oh god omg ! Kat and Christine, you mischievous little creatures ! Here is what I want to say: I trust Harry Potter wikia I trusted it and I will until the very end, but I don't know about TMI wikia, if it's as good as HP but on the Max Lightwood wikia page it says he has BLACK eyes, BUUUUUUT there is a picture in Shadowhunter's Codex (p. 264) drawn by Clary (Cassandra Jean who does all Shadowhunty Art for Cassandra Clare) and he visibly has light eyes. Also here is a very interesting article: genetics.thetech. org / how-blue-eyed-parents-can-have-brown-eyed-children
Here's what wikia has to say about Max Lightwood: Max also has brown hair just like his father, Robert Lightwood though, whereas his older brother Alec got their mother's blue eyes, his eye color was black.
Yes, you can't and as I already said on page 264 of Shadowhunter's Codex there is an art of Max and he has light eyes. YES YES I JUST SAW FLOWER ART AND HIS EYES ARE OBVIOUSLY BLUE YYYYYYYY
In City of Glass, there's a bit before the party in the end in which Clary and Isabelle are talking and Clary describes it as 'almost like they were really sisters'.... omg!!!
OK SO I WATCHED THIS VID AND REMEMBERED A CONVO MAGNUS AND IZZY HAD. "'You have known Jace as long as he"(Alec)" has. You can give him understanding I can't. And he loves you.' 'Of course he loves me. I'm his sister.' 'Blood isn't love,' said Magnus, and his voice was bitter. 'Just ask Clary.'" WHEN MAGNUS SAYS "Just ask Clary." IT'S OBVIOUSLY SEBASTIAN/JONATHAN MAGNUS IS TALKING ABOUT (duh.) BUT HE'S USING CLARY'S SITUATION AS A REPRESENTATION OF "blood isn't love". I SAW TWO THINGS. SO, FIRST:FORESHADOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I FEEL LIKE THIS IS FORESHADOWING. BUT THEN I GOT TO THINKING. SECOND:WHAT IF MAGNUS IS SAYING THAT HE KNEW ABOUT THIS SO CALLED "AFFAIR" MARYSE HAD WITH VALENTINE?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT IF HE'S TRYING TO HINT IT TO IZZY???!?!?!?!? WHAT IF WE HEAR ABOUT THIS IN TDA OR TFSA?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO SEES THIS?!?!?!
alksdhfl omg Mind BLOWN and ah at the ending i was actually thinking that whilst you were breaking down the theories, my sizzy feels just started fluttering
Oh my god!!! This is so freaking realistic I can't even believe it!!!! The more I think about it, the more I really believe she is related to Valentine... PLOT TWIST!!!!! Wowwowowowowowowowow! This is awesome. You are a genius!
These theories are amazing! When I first read the passage about how Izzy wished she had blue eyes like her parents I didn't think anything of it because I am one of those rare children that has brown eyes and two blue eyed parents. But now that I have watched this video I am totally on edge! I love these theories so much!
This has blown my mind so much! And I am just so badly wanting to this to be true as well as not wanting it to be true: get what I mean?! And lolling at that last part about Sizzy!!! Imagine if Izzy had some type of Downworlder blood in herself!? It would explain her attraction to them and how she's more tolerant of them than any other Shadowhunter/Lightwood! Eek, the theories are truly endless! I love you Christine!!!
OMG OMG OMG I was staring blankly at the screen for like 10 minutes after the video finished... Oh. My. God. I LOVE YOUR THEORIES!!!! haha the polandytastic theory! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay. Let me just say I love you so much. It is so crazy that you came up with this theory but it might actually be true and if it is, my mind will be completely blown to pieces. You are so awesome because you're dedicated to this book series and so my and now we can be friends. LOL. Anyway, I love your channel. I'll keep watching. And can't wait to read the book.
I know this video was made a long time ago but I just reread this series and I discovered a few things. It does say in City of Lost Souls something like 'Simon realized that Isabelle's eyes were actually not black, but a dark brown.' I'm not sure what page it's on and what was exactly written, but it was something to that effect. I'm reading Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy right now and I actually found a line that says "Her eyes did look black, but another small knife of memory pierced Simon, of course at the worst time possible: He remembered the colors of her eyes from close up, very dark brown, like brown velvet, so close to black as to make no difference, but with paler rings of color...." (It's on page 55.) I think it's very possible that Valentine and Maryse had an affair and then she got pregnant with Izzy, and that explains Izzy's dark eyes. I also think that Maryse and Robert could be Izzy's actual parents, but Maryse let Valentine experiment on her while she was pregnant. Simon did say her eyes had "paler rings of color" and that could be because of angel blood and that also explains why she's only second to Jace. I haven't read Lady Midnight yet so I don't know if there's anything else in that book that proves this theory. Anyways, I really like your crackpot theories videos and I hope you make another one about Izzy soon!
OMG THIS PROVES IT!! "Two things: one, Thank you so much for deciding to continue TMI after CoG. Sebastian/Jonathan is one of the most interesting villains I have ever read about and I am so happy that you chose to delve deeper into his character potential. He might be the scariest thing I have come across while reading your books and I sincerely thank you for that, haha! Two, can we expect an overarching plot twist/secret for every series? Like for TMI it was Jace’s genetic identity and for TID it was Tessa’s identity. Is this a reoccurring idea that will encompass your future books? Thanks for all you do!! - boromirbby"-fan "Well, what you’re talking about are twists that involve character’s birth and identities as far as who their parents are, what their bloodline is, what kind of being they are. I think there will always be those in my work, because obviously that’s something that compels me - the idea that we might not be who we thought - the idea about what makes a family, and whether there can be evil in your blood or heritage. I do not feel it is any spoiler however, to say, that James and Lucie Herondale, Emma Carstairs and Cordelia Carstairs all have exactly the parents they thought they did. While their stories certainly involve their identities, there are not mysteries surrounding their births."-cass she says there will always be twists in birth O:
What if she is Valentine's child! She has his black eyes! And in City of Ashes or City of Glass Valentine says to Mayrse "My Mayrse." And responds with "Not Anymore." BY THE ANGEL!!
Maritza Castro well there went my brain!!
Hermione Luna Morgenstern Herondale Prior haha
gone. gone forever
Check my post I went a little deeper that subject if you don't mind
Maritza Castro but valentine ejected him self with demon blood.... and that gave him black eyes
Dawndusk Valentine was born with black eyes, if you read a story about the early circle (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy) he is described with black eyes, which is before the experimentation.
THIS BLEW MY BRAINS. I'M SO ON BOARD WITH THE SECOND THEORY. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. I'm so interested to see how CoHF turns out!
I love this so much.
Most of the spoilers went completely over my head.. I knew I was being spoiled but nothing made any sense! I just love how excited you and Kat are! I love that you did your research and that this is actually a possibility. I really want it to be true!
Emma Santiccioli no it wont spoil u :-D its ok to watch as long as u read all of the mortal instruments so far :-D
Necklace:
Magnus gave it turn her:
Magnus originally gave it to Camille (back in, scratch that _before_ TID time (we know this because of the Bane Chronicles))
when they broke up he gave it to Will. Saying it will warn him of demons
_so_ Will gave it to Cecily
who married into the Lightwood family
then Magnus got it back _again_
And without Izzy or any other Lightwoods knowing h egave that necklace to Izzy, to keep her safe as a gift to Alec
_Also_ he did some of his fancy warlock magic on her whip. Again as a present to Alec
Izzy parentage:
She’s definitely Maryse’s
like even Jocelyn who’s been in a magically induced comma for 3 books
mistook her for Maryse
so yeah, that’s solved
I for one think Maryse did some action on the side too
But we don’t know this for sure
Izzy could be some genetic miracle!
*_AND THEN_*
you have Max with his grey eyes (know fact form CoA pg 326 or something like that)
Did that come from Tessa?
Did Tessa have an affair on Will with Gabriel or Gideon
and get some of her grey eyes mixed up into the Lightwood family genes?
*DUN DUN DUNNNNN*
_So_ I ask you
_Is Max also a love child_
Or did Tess have an affair
And Max got those highly doubtful grey eyes of hers?
So really Alex may half two half siblings
Or two full siblings that are both genetic miracles!!
And we understand Jace’s eyes
blah blah blah ANGEL BLOOD MISHAP!!
_But Sebastian’s hair_
if demon blood changes your eye color (form green to black)
why is your hair still this perfect white blonde?
Why not black?
_Or red like his mother’s?_
*_wait for it_*
What if Valentine messed up all these switches
and killed his real son
but raises Michael Wayland’s real boy (not Jace)
all along
BECAUSE LORD RAZIEL KNOWS SHADOWHUNTERS DONT USE DNA TESTS!!!
_so bam another possibility_
Let’s got back to Iz
Who is your father?
Robert?
Random Shadowhunter
OR VALENTINE!!
Exhibit A:
“My Maryse” -Valentine
“NOT ANYMORE!” -Maryse
BAM!!
Are you saying what I think you’re saying
MAryse admit it.
To get back at Robert you had an affair with Valentine never told Jocelyn and had Robert raises her as his own
AND VALENTINE TESTED ON IZZY!!
*just wait*
And used Downworlder blood!!
because Iz is said only to come second to Jace
WHO HAS ANGEL BLOOD!!
and she keeps up with him
So something supernatural must be happening here
My bet is on werewolf or faerie blood!!
The theory is awesome but there's an explanation of why Max had grey eyes, and I think Cassie was the one who said that grey is a variation of blue, so he has to be Maryse and Robert's child. All the Izzy being Valentine's daughter thing is more possible than Max being a lovechild. I was pretty impressed like OMG Izzy could be not a Lightwood!, because idk, it seems soooo weird to think that she's not, and even though CoFH doesn't mention nothing about it the theory could still be possible, but then WAIT there's ALSO the possibility that Iz is a genetic miracle and actually is Robert and Mayrise's daughter.
Too much for my brain.
Hermione Luna Morgenstern Herondale Prior i believe she could have the smallest amount of faerie blood in her because she is known to be extremely beautiful and aren't faeries known for their beauty? After all shadow hunter blood is dominant and since faeries are part demon and angel she could have more angel in her therefore be able to keep up or since valentine experimented on himself some of his stuff could have been genetically mutated but not shown since he was to old so when Maryse and Valentine had an affair it could have transferred to Izzy and made her more advanced you could say
Idek if that made any sense????
Hermione Luna Morgenstern Herondale Prior the thought of tessa cheating on will shatters my heart
She may have even gotten faerie blood because of how charming she is and how many boyfriends she’s had
City of Ashes, chapter 16 (page 326 US Paperback version)
Alec glanced down and saw GRAY eyes glaring at him from behind a pair of spectacles. "Max," he said, "Come on, little brother, let me in."
yes that's right!!!
*****
omg. I remember that.
How the hell do you remember a line like that?
CbbTyrone hahaha, I just remember that there was a line for sure in City of Ashes, that said his eye color and I just read through it until I found it.
OMG OMG OMFG WAAAAAITTT THERE IS THIS SCENE WHERE VALENTINE GOES ALL 'MY MARYSE' AND MARYSE IS LIKE "IM NOT UR MARYSE ANYMORE"
You guys.
'Anymore?'
Pls make Izzy Valentine's daughter in the tda
OMG HE DID SAY THAT OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
I know I'm soo late...... But I'm just reading the series now...... sooo whatever here's my opinion........
If that Valentine theory proves true...Izzy and Clary half-sisters aren't they? That would be another weird thing cause then Jace would be Izzy's best friend and he's going out with Clary who is Izzy's step sister. And then Simon is Clary's best friend and he'll probably go out with Izzy who is Clary's step sister. It would be like the sisters are then dating each others best friend.... double dates would be fun?? holy shit!!!!!
OMG WAIT. I JUST REMEMBERED that in City of Glass Sebastian said to Izzy "I liked you best because you REMINDED ME MOST OF MYSELF" or something to that tune OMG WHAT IF IZZY REALLY IS VALENTINE'S DAUGHTER??
CHRISTINE, LOOK THIS UP!
PAGE 234 OF CITY OF GLASS! READ IT!
OH MY GOSH I REMEMBER THAT
OMG OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOGGOMGOMG
I can't even right now
Search " Cassandra Clare Isabelle's eye colour" and read Cassie's tumblr post. Cassie says that while she does love that readers like Christine are coming up with these theories, she is sad to say that this one isn't true because she never really thought about that idea while she was writing it. She says that the only reason she gave Izzy brown eyes is because she knows a blue eyed family with a blue eyed son and a brown eyed daughter, and that Max's gray eyes are a variant of blue. Love the theory anyway and I wish it was true!
omfg if this theories will prove to be truth, this series will be one of the best EVER. And, "coincidentally", WE DON'T HAVE the genealogical Lightwood tree... omg soooo excited for this book
Actually I just saw your comment and checked in my collectors edition of Clockwork Princess where there are family trees for the Carstairs the Herondales and the Lightwoods. Isabelle is listed as Maryse and Roberts baby BUT it doesn't rule out Christines theory becaus Cassie never does anything by accident
Ritzz Cassie also said the tree was PURPOSELY inaccurate
Momo Siddiqui I literally cannot believe this. Omg. If shes valentines child then her and clary are half sisters, he must have experimented on her with some kind if downworlder blood so she could be IMMORTAL! OMG SIZZY!!! This would literally make so much sense! This is so unexpected...
It would also make Sebastian her half-brother. Oh, GOD.
Ritzz OH. MY. GOD.
I just read on Cassandra Clare's website about Isabelle's eye colour and she says she is not valentine's child, she wrote: " Why did I give Isabelle brown eyes? Because my best friend is the daughter of two blue eyed people who have one blue eyed son and a brown eyed daughter. That’s it. No larger reason was at play."
It's pronounced May-ris, Christine lol I love you. You're so funny. AND THESE THEORIES JUST BLEW MY BRAINS OUT WHAT
I was too mind blown when I watched this two days ago to comment on it! I just want this to be real, and I hope that tweet from Cassie is like a nod to you in the right direction!! SIX MORE DAYS!
Does anyone remember this line? It was between Valentine and Mayrse.
Valentine: "My Mayrse"
Mayrse: " I'm not your Mayrse anymore"
The 2nd theory makes more sense. And it's true that we never heard anything about Mayrse's side of the family.
It said izzy had gold specks in her eyes who else has gold specks Jace and he has that because of Angel blood so maybe Valentine put Angel blood into izzy and that's why she keeps up with jace
omg I never thought of that
Trish Shadow that could totally make sense
I think, if this is true, Izzy was probably experimented on by faery blood. That would explain just how absolutely gorgeous she is made out to be as well as explain a wee bit into the relationship she had with Meliorn (I think that's his name, can't remember)! He might have been able to sense some type of faery blood in her and that's why he was interested for a while.
Just my thoughts, hehe! Great discussion! xD
this has aged like fine wine. izzy being valentine's child is still one of my favorite theories. pure golden.
Ok, so here comes my opinion...
The thing is: Maryse loves Izzy. BUT, when Maryse thought that Jace was Valentine's son, she flipped. I mean, she "hated" him. But she treats Izzy with so much love. If you think about it logically, she should be hating Izzy if she was the offsspring of her and valentine, CAUSE Valentine betrayed her and she did cheat on her husband with him (of course only if this theory proves true)
But then on the other hand..if Izzy IS Valentines child...couldn't it be possible, that Valentine experimented on her with Fairy-blood? I mean, from the beginning Izzy had an affinity of downworlders, meaning, she feels kinda like SHE FITS IN WITH THEM, right? WHY IS IZZY SO HUNG UP ON DOWNWORLDERS? Because she has their blood? And then, her first downworlder boyfriend we know of is Meliorn, a FAIRY. Also, I think that in the book, the Fairy's eyes are described as endless, black tunnels or sockets or anything. So that WOULD make sense. AND when Clary first meets Izzy, she describes her as beautiful and majestic and "like from another world". Like she's...not from this universe. That's what Jace says at some point too, in this first-kiss-scene "izzy is beautiful. But in a whole other way than you are" or something like this. And when Clary first goes to the Seelie Queen, she describes all the fairy's there as beautiful and wild and free and I think she describes Izzy similarly.
This is just a theory, but what if it's like that?
Then again, I really just want a scene where Izzy realizes this whole shit and the ever so strong Izzy breaks down again, having PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Simon to pick her up. And she's like "I love my brother's so much. But they're not even my brothers".
And from the start, Izzy is like a sister to Clary, even though they're so different...but if that Valentine-theory proves true...they're halfsisters aren't they? That would be another weird thing cause...Jace is Izzy's best friend and he's going out with Clary. And then Simon is Clary's best friend and he'll probably go out with Izzy. And Izzy and Clary are somewhat sisters.
WHAT
I'M SO MINDBLOWN.
Dammmnnn.
ONLY ONE MORE DAY ;A; WE'LL FIND OUT!
Exactly what I thought. When Isabelle and Simon were at Magnus' in the bedroom, she told Simon that she doesn' lie, and that she definitely doesn' pretend. Plus, when you thin about it, she really is described similar. If you go up, you can see my comment. Please go see it! You're probably gonna be mind blown over the secret spoiler that I found online.
OMG I think your. right. OMG 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😮😮😮😧😮😮😧😮😮😮😧😧😧😟😟😟😟😟
I know I'm soo late...... But I'm just reading the series now...... sooo whatever here's my opinion........
It said Izzy had gold specks in her eyes who else has gold specks Jace and he has that because of Angel blood so maybe Valentine put Angel blood into Izzy and that's why she keeps up with Jace
OH MY GOD CHRISTINE I WAS OKAY WITH WAITING FOR COHF TO COME OUT, BUT NOW YOU'VE BLOWN MY MIND AND I NEED THE BOOK NOW.
in city of ashes page 326 it says "Alec glanced down as and saw gray eyes glaring at him from behind a bent pair of spectacles." then alec says "Max come on let me in" so Max's eye color is gray
yeah it also says that on his wiki page there gray
omg its dose say that wtf
You're related! You're related! Everyone's related!
this is like another once upon a time family tree
Madison Nguyen loool true
happy to know another Once Upon A Time fan
Does anyone else remember in city of glass the passage that goes like this
"Isabelle, I'm sorry"
"Sebastian, you're acting weird. stop it."
"I'm sorry it's you," he said. "See out of all of them,I liked you the best."
"Sebastian-"
"Out of all of them," he said again, in the same low voice,"I thought you were the most like me"
page 219 (in my paperback copy)
DOES THAT SOMEHOW BACK UP THE SECOND THEORY?? Idk
He could mean out of all the children Valentine experimented on. Because Sebastian knew about Jace, so he might have known about Izzy too. Because she has Downworlder blood instead of Angel which makes her more like Sebastian than Jace, therefore Sebastian feels closer to her.
It could also be why izzy likes having relationships with downworlders if she is perhaps even part downworlder then surely see might be more attracted to them than usual shadowhunters? Sizzy???!!
theory videos with christine are always the best because of her excitement
VALENTINE SAYS --> "My Maryse."
MARYSE SAYS--> "I'm not your Maryse anymore."
If you google "cassandra clare isabelle's eyes" she has a tumblr post about it. It's posted after this video. She mentions you, and she also says that there is a mention of Max's eye color. There's no larger reason for Izzy's eye color, sadly, and she debunks all of this, but credits you for forming this awesome theory.
Posted on June 26, 2014.
It makes perfect sense that Isabelle is the product of some of Valentine's angel/demon blood experiments. He seemed to like giving "Valentine's special tonics" to pregnant women. Who's to say that Valentine didn't give some to Maryse to help her with her morning sickness? I think that Isabelle is Maryse and Robert's child, but that she got some demon blood tonics, just not that much. It would explain why, like Jace, she is considered one of the most skilled shadowhunters for her age. Sebastian/Jonathan really liked her and felt like they were alike in a lot of ways. I think that last part is the most significant, really. Isabelle has a little extra something something in her blood. Valentine gave too much to his own son, so he lightened up on the dosage for Isabelle.
WHAT IF CASSY CLARE HADN'T THOUGHT OF ANY OF THESE IDEAS AND SHE JUST WAS LIKE YEAH OKAY SHE HAS DARK EYES OKY END OF STORY AND ALL THAT.
NOW.
WHAT IF.
SHE WROTE ANOTHER BOOK OR FEW OF THE TALE OF VALENTINE'S CIRCLE AND SHE INVOLVED YOUR THEORIES. LIKE THEY WERE THE PLOT.
WHAT THE EFF.
Wait guys... remember in City of Glass when Sebastian tries to kill Izzy when the demons invade the city and he says "Out of all of you I thought you were the most like me!!!!!!!!!"
Like him, as they are siblings!
Sara P. Or else she was experimented on with demon blood instead of angel blood?
Tater Tots Book Club Omg what do you think fairy blood because don't fairies have black eyes like demons and immortal?
the possibilities are endless! I honestly don't know what to think! this is such a good theory though!
I am so confused now, but only 1 week left until we know!
I was literally watching this with my mouth hanging open because of how mind blowing these theories are!
I personally think Valentine and Maryse (May-ris BTW. That's how you say it) had Isabelle. It makes sense anyway, considering both Valentine and Isabelle have very dark brown eyes (it's said for Izzy in CoLS that she has brown). Also, a quote from CoA. "My Maryse." "I'm not your Maryse anymore." And Maryse was around Valentine before he burned down the home and ran away.
OMFG YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FAST MY HEART WAS BEATING THIS IS GENIUS
I watched this after reading City of Heavenly Fire and IT ALL MAKES SO MUCH SENSE! Now I'm bummed that Cassandra Clare didn't go into detail on the subject.
OMG CHRISTINE YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! LIKE AN ACTUAL GENIUS! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!!! IT MAKES SUCH PERFECT SENSE!!!!! IM SO EXCITED LITERALLY I CANT EVEN!!!!!!
Holy freaking crap! You're totally right, it seems crazy, but cassandra clare loves to do this!
so the end... I was like * hahalaughter * wait * GASP * because OMG SIZZY
emilyspeaks so Simon has a thing for Morgenstern girls?
Esther Abelian omg thats so creepy though! If he has dated both sisters... well this series is already messed up hhahaa... clace when they thought they were siblings and the fact that Sebastian wants to sleep with clary...
Marina Henriksen Esther Abelian oh man that's so creepy and complicated at the same time
emilyspeaks yeah! Aahh so excited to read the book and find out if this is correct!
Also, in City of Ashes, when he is in the room with Imogene and Maryse, he calls Maryse "My Maryse". And she says "I'm not your Maryse, not anymore". NOT ANYMORE
I have a theory that might be pretty stupid but I dint know anyway back when Valentine and Jocelyn were together and Valentine had experimented on Sebastian Jocelyn used to bring Sebastian to play dates with Alec to the Lightwood house in Idris along with Céline Herondale when she was pregnant with Jace and she tells Jocelyn about the potions Valentine was giving her [Céline] if Jace was being experimented on by Valentine and so was Sebastian and Alex was born around the same time as Sebastian what if Alex was also experimented on by Valentine with WARLOCK BLOOD which wwould give him like maybe IMMORTALITY like Magnus.....I don't it could be really stupid but that's my theory.
plz change Alex to Alec in your head
james herondale was half warlock (although tessa was half shadowhunter) and he wasn't immortal, or at least i dont think he was, tessa would know and she said she thought stephen was the end of the herondale line when he died
OH MY GOSH CHRISTINE. This is amazing! Sooo good these theories, I'm in shock, like, my mind had blown.
You need to do "crackpot theories" for Blood of Olympus!
YOUR THEORIES ARE SO AWESOME!!!!! These videos blow my mind
I've found another quote to support your 2nd theory!!! In City of Ashes:
"And Maryse, my Maryse - it have been a long time"
... "I'm not your Maryse, Valentine"
pg 328
That's because he was "dead" and he hasn't seen her in a long time
you people are not reading cols corrctly
THE FSIRCHILDS MORGENSTERNS AND LIGHTWOODS ARE IN NO WAY RELATED
I know, right?? And in CoG, Valentine insults Simon and Alec but not Izzy. Something is UP!!!
BookPrincess it's ASHES not lost souls exfairy even said so
Omfg the second theory makes soo much sense. I was recently rereading city of ashes and there's a part where jace wonders why maryse hates him so much and Luke talks about her being betrayed before and ... This just makes too much sense to not be real!!! My mind=BLOWN
You and kat are incredibly smart and observant
woah.....Woah.....WOAH! CHRISTINE YOU ARE BLOWING MY MIND! O_o
....This book needs to be in my hands NOW!
LITERALLY PART 2 IS ON POINT! There's also this part where it's like
Valentine: "... my Maryse"
Maryse: "I'm not your Maryse anymore"
OH MY GOD BUT WAIT. We all know Sebastian kills Max in City of Glass and Isabelle saw it happen, and we all know the last words he said before he did it. The conversation goes like this-and I am quoting this straight from the book- "I'm sorry it's you," he said. "See, out of all of them, I liked you the best."
"Sebastian-"
"Out of all of them," he said again, in the same low voice, "I thought you were the most like me."
With that said, does/did he know if Isabelle was from his blood? Or had he never known at all, and he liked her the best because of his weird obsession with people of his heritage? Maybe he didn't know, because if he did, he might have that same "You are my blood, therefore you are mine" attitude with her also, or maybe he knows that she is not fully of Morgenstern blood and doesn't want her? Sooo many possibilities...
MIND BLOWN!!! I never thought of this, so thank you for opening up my mind to these new theories.
SPOILER ALERT FOR CLOCKWORK PRINCESS AND CITY OF LOST SOULS!
I was just re-reading Clockwork Princess, and in the epilogue Tessa says: " This Jem had raven-black hair, curling slightly in the humid air, and dark brown eyes with glints of gold in the irises." I also recently re-read City of Lost Souls and Simon says: "up close you could see that her eyes weren't black but a very dark brown, flecked with gold." and Isabelle also has raven-black hair.
+Eir Ólafsdóttir That's really weird
This is literally perfect.
The dedication.
Wait, the second theory would make sense... I mean if Valentine did in fact experiment on Izzy with vampire/warlock/fae blood then that could be another reason as to why Izzy's always going out with Downworlders....
Hahaha this was amazing! I loved how passionate you were about this and those were such good theories!!! We are so close to release now! I really can't wait to see how it plays out and whether you were right!!
the 2nd theory sounds very legit!!!!
You...blew my mind, Christine. Like literally just BLEW my mind.
About Izzy being an experiment-didn't Valentine keep a journal about his experiments? DIDN'T JOCELYN READ THAT JOURNAL?
Yes BUT she only got to her own name and then freaked out and left the basement. She didn't even see Celine's name who we know was experimented on because of Jace.
And there could have been MULTIPLE experiment journals. It seems like the journal that Jocelyn found was mostly devoted to her and Valentine.
Lindsey Lynnae and the journals were destroyed in the Wayland mansion
Yeah but she said that it was too painful and that she was way too disgusted by it to read anymore.
This is amazing!! And when you mentioned the extended life possibility of Izzy, i realized what you were saying and i was just verbally said aloud "SIMON" right as you said "SIZZY!!"
But then wouldnt that mess up the family tree,like the one at the back of clockwork princess?THIS IS TO MUCH TO HANDLE
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING. I just checked my copy and she is still listed as their daughter and doesn't the last scene in Clockwork Princess take place AFTER City of Heavenly Fire? I don't know...my brain has exploded
Ritzz
love children and secrets of the sort aren't written into their family trees! history is written the way they want people to perceive it.
***** this makes a disturbing amount of sense
***** true say! I just finished screaming at my mum about this even though she literally doesn't know what I'm on about! If you're right Christine this will be AMAZING! I CANT EVEN FATHOM. IM GOING TO MEET CASDANDRA ON HER UK TOUR AND IM SO GOING TO ASK HER (if ive finished CoHF by then). I literally cannot even...omg. I just can't!
Ritzz im going to the uk tour too c:
oh my gods, I just remembered when Robert told Valentine that he intended to propose in TFSA Valentine pauses for a second looking a bit troubled before congratulating him.
i'm pretty sure max has gray eyes
Yes! That's what Shadowhunter wiki says! WHAT COULD THIS MEAN?!?!?!?!
its says is on page 326 in city if ashes
+Skyla Shakespeare I guess they missed that
😂
Gray eyes can come from blue. Not very rare.
omg the valentine and mayrse theory is seriously omg. i cant comprehend this, but it all fits. i cant stop saying oh my god. i think you guyz nailed it. oh. my. god.
If you think about it, in TID, Sophie had black eyes like Izzy's. She married Gideon Lightwood, so maybe Isabelle could have gotten her eyes?????
I was thinking about that too is she from Cecily and Gabrielle's line or Gideon and Sophie's line?
But I just looked it she's from Cecilys line not Sophie's Atleast that's what the family tree says
They are brown
Izzy's eyes are blue like Alec and their mother.
ann pham no they arent..............
omg! this makes sooooo much sense!! especially because there is that little snippet where isabelle is really upset for some reason!!!
Isabelle's eyes are actually 'very dark brown flecked with gold'. Cassandra Clare described them in City of Lost Souls, Chapter 12 - The stuff of Heaven, when Simon was about to feed off of Isabelle for the first time when they were both alone in her room. So no her eyes are not black, but I do agree that Something is up! We've been concentrating a lot on Isabelle in the last few books! There are NO Coincidences when it comes to Cassandra Clare! I'm so excited for COHF!
No they aren't really black but neither are valentines they're described as such a dark brown they look black
I got COHF today and I hope Christine's theory's are correct
:O how did you get it! I need this book like right now!
Wait what?! It was confirmed that Seb was supposed to have green eyes? I thought Clary was just picturing him like that!
hmm ight
@7:41 YES IT IS OMG!!!!!! I was wondering about the eyes since City of Lost Souls, THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL THEORY!!!
Hmmm... This is incredibly interesting! Also, vampires aren't technically immortal, right? They grow older at an incredibly slow rate so they would eventually die, if I'm remembering correctly? (Could be completely wrong, haven't reread the series in a while). So if Izzy has vampire blood in her system, did it work differently for her as a child, and allowed her to grow to physical maturity at a human rate? In that case, would her "immortality" work differently when compared to traditional vampires? Damn it, now I can't stop coming up with more crackpot theories!
No in these books Vampires are immortal
Christine and *****, YOU GUYS ARE GENIUSES!!! Holy shit, I didn't even notice these small things but it makes PERFECT sense!
oh my god doesn't Clary mention wanting a sister? Or is that just me?
Wow I'm completely mindblown by this theory!! It sounds so cool and just what the eff! Well done to you and Kat for getting this theory! If you look at the plot for CoHF it says "When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed" so this could mean the izzy lovechild theory!! Oh wow
WHAT THE EFF
I KNOW.
MIND BLOWN. IS IT WRONG TO HOPE SHE WAS EXPIRIMENTED ON SO SIZZY CAN CONTINUE?!?!?
THE SECOND THEORY GOT ME REALLY EXCITED BRB GONNA GO SCREAM NOW
It is said that Izzy has black eyes.
Robert AND Maryse BOTH have blue eyes. Two recessive. You can only have blue eyes.
"My Maryse"
"Im not your Maryse anymore"
You know who says that?
Valentine.
You know who has black eyes?
Valentine.
Aaaack!! This made me so excited for next Tuesday! My mind is seriously going nuts right now thinking of all the possibilities!
2 more days people.. 2 more effing days
Just finished City of fallen angels. During the part when Jace is with the silent brothers, he dreams about Max and he says that "He has never seen Max's eyes so dark before." Meaning, he doesn't have Valentine's dark eyes or dark eyes overall.
Awesome theories by the way! You have gotten me excited about this series again, can't wait to read the last one :)
Okay... OuK oh god omg ! Kat and Christine, you mischievous little creatures ! Here is what I want to say: I trust Harry Potter wikia I trusted it and I will until the very end, but I don't know about TMI wikia, if it's as good as HP but on the Max Lightwood wikia page it says he has BLACK eyes, BUUUUUUT there is a picture in Shadowhunter's Codex (p. 264) drawn by Clary (Cassandra Jean who does all Shadowhunty Art for Cassandra Clare) and he visibly has light eyes. Also here is a very interesting article: genetics.thetech. org / how-blue-eyed-parents-can-have-brown-eyed-children
Here's what wikia has to say about Max Lightwood:
Max also has brown hair just like his father, Robert Lightwood though, whereas his older brother Alec got their mother's blue eyes, his eye color was black.
Lvn if you look at the flower art by cassandra jean he has blue eyes. Wikki cant be trusted lol
Yes, you can't and as I already said on page 264 of Shadowhunter's Codex there is an art of Max and he has light eyes. YES YES I JUST SAW FLOWER ART AND HIS EYES ARE OBVIOUSLY BLUE YYYYYYYY
Plus CJ wouldnt make that mistake.
She has a dirty history of complicating her character's heritage, so we can never guess, all we have to do is wait, and wait and wait.
Well, I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight. All I can think about now are your theories ughhhh
Dammit Cassandra Clare
I'm really blown away by the way you seek for details and make theories
Can I have that talent ??♥
I would totally go with the theory except I ship Clary with Isabelle....
+LavenderThe Flower You ship them?!?!
Yep.
In City of Glass, there's a bit before the party in the end in which Clary and Isabelle are talking and Clary describes it as 'almost like they were really sisters'.... omg!!!
OK SO I WATCHED THIS VID AND REMEMBERED A CONVO MAGNUS AND IZZY HAD.
"'You have known Jace as long as he"(Alec)" has. You can give him understanding I can't. And he loves you.'
'Of course he loves me. I'm his sister.'
'Blood isn't love,' said Magnus, and his voice was bitter. 'Just ask Clary.'"
WHEN MAGNUS SAYS "Just ask Clary." IT'S OBVIOUSLY SEBASTIAN/JONATHAN MAGNUS IS TALKING ABOUT (duh.) BUT HE'S USING CLARY'S SITUATION AS A REPRESENTATION OF "blood isn't love". I SAW TWO THINGS. SO, FIRST:FORESHADOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I FEEL LIKE THIS IS FORESHADOWING. BUT THEN I GOT TO THINKING. SECOND:WHAT IF MAGNUS IS SAYING THAT HE KNEW ABOUT THIS SO CALLED "AFFAIR" MARYSE HAD WITH VALENTINE?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT IF HE'S TRYING TO HINT IT TO IZZY???!?!?!?!? WHAT IF WE HEAR ABOUT THIS IN TDA OR TFSA?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO SEES THIS?!?!?!
I was blown away.
I have not even read the last two published books. God, sounds exiting. And it makes me think about retaking the series.
alksdhfl omg Mind BLOWN and ah at the ending i was actually thinking that whilst you were breaking down the theories, my sizzy feels just started fluttering
Oh my god!!! This is so freaking realistic I can't even believe it!!!! The more I think about it, the more I really believe she is related to Valentine... PLOT TWIST!!!!! Wowwowowowowowowowow! This is awesome. You are a genius!
I CAN'T EVEN PROCESS THIS ALL AT ONCE RIGHT NOW! THE SECOND THEORY I'M TOTALLY BACKING ALONG WITH YOU GUYS. I THINK I NEED A MOMENT...
THIS IS VERY INTERESTING!!
thank you christine and kat... i usually never notice these details haha
These theories are amazing! When I first read the passage about how Izzy wished she had blue eyes like her parents I didn't think anything of it because I am one of those rare children that has brown eyes and two blue eyed parents. But now that I have watched this video I am totally on edge! I love these theories so much!
This has blown my mind so much! And I am just so badly wanting to this to be true as well as not wanting it to be true: get what I mean?! And lolling at that last part about Sizzy!!! Imagine if Izzy had some type of Downworlder blood in herself!? It would explain her attraction to them and how she's more tolerant of them than any other Shadowhunter/Lightwood! Eek, the theories are truly endless! I love you Christine!!!
My mind has been blown from this. From such a small line in the book came these big possibilities.
CHRISTINE IF YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THIS THEN YOU AND KAT ARE AWESOME OMG MY MIND IS RACING
okay, Im freaking out now, this needs to happen!!!!! it makes so much sense!
OMG! Your last theory gave me chills! (and hope!) Sizzy lives!!!!! 3
OMG OMG OMG
I was staring blankly at the screen for like 10 minutes after the video finished...
Oh. My. God.
I LOVE YOUR THEORIES!!!!
haha the polandytastic theory!
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay. Let me just say I love you so much. It is so crazy that you came up with this theory but it might actually be true and if it is, my mind will be completely blown to pieces. You are so awesome because you're dedicated to this book series and so my and now we can be friends. LOL. Anyway, I love your channel. I'll keep watching. And can't wait to read the book.
This video blew my freaking mind. OMG CHRISTINE. KAT.
My mind is exploding ten BILLION times. I this I'm screaming. FRICK Christine! Why do you do this?!
WOAH. WOAH. WOAH. THIS MAKES WAY TOO MUCH SENSE. I SUPPORT THIS THEORY.
OH MY GOD I WANT THEORY NUMBER TWO TO BE TRUUUUUUUUE. I'm going crazy right now. You are brilliant!
I know this video was made a long time ago but I just reread this series and I discovered a few things. It does say in City of Lost Souls something like 'Simon realized that Isabelle's eyes were actually not black, but a dark brown.' I'm not sure what page it's on and what was exactly written, but it was something to that effect. I'm reading Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy right now and I actually found a line that says "Her eyes did look black, but another small knife of memory pierced Simon, of course at the worst time possible: He remembered the colors of her eyes from close up, very dark brown, like brown velvet, so close to black as to make no difference, but with paler rings of color...." (It's on page 55.) I think it's very possible that Valentine and Maryse had an affair and then she got pregnant with Izzy, and that explains Izzy's dark eyes. I also think that Maryse and Robert could be Izzy's actual parents, but Maryse let Valentine experiment on her while she was pregnant. Simon did say her eyes had "paler rings of color" and that could be because of angel blood and that also explains why she's only second to Jace. I haven't read Lady Midnight yet so I don't know if there's anything else in that book that proves this theory. Anyways, I really like your crackpot theories videos and I hope you make another one about Izzy soon!
I AM LITERALLY IN TEARS AND I'M SO BOGGLED
BY THE ANGEL I AM GOING CRAZY RIGHT NOW. MIND BLOWN. Seriously though, you guys are great.
MY MIND IS BLOWN AND NOW IM FREAKING OUT AND I NEED COHF NOWWW. BY THE ANGEL. I CAN'T EVEN
Oh my gosh I want to be on the sessions where you dig this stuff up!!! Y'all are crazy but damn I want in!!!!
OMG THIS PROVES IT!!
"Two things: one, Thank you so much for deciding to continue TMI after CoG. Sebastian/Jonathan is one of the most interesting villains I have ever read about and I am so happy that you chose to delve deeper into his character potential. He might be the scariest thing I have come across while reading your books and I sincerely thank you for that, haha! Two, can we expect an overarching plot twist/secret for every series? Like for TMI it was Jace’s genetic identity and for TID it was Tessa’s identity. Is this a reoccurring idea that will encompass your future books? Thanks for all you do!! - boromirbby"-fan
"Well, what you’re talking about are twists that involve character’s birth and identities as far as who their parents are, what their bloodline is, what kind of being they are. I think there will always be those in my work, because obviously that’s something that compels me - the idea that we might not be who we thought - the idea about what makes a family, and whether there can be evil in your blood or heritage. I do not feel it is any spoiler however, to say, that James and Lucie Herondale, Emma Carstairs and Cordelia Carstairs all have exactly the parents they thought they did. While their stories certainly involve their identities, there are not mysteries surrounding their births."-cass
she says there will always be twists in birth O: