Monday night's "Shadowhunters" midseason finale was packed with twists and some big reveals.

Monday night's "Shadowhunters" midseason finale was packed with twists and some big reveals.

Because oh my goodness...

I remember hearing about this show and I was reticent to start watching it. Then I heard there was a gay line in it and I became interested.

It wasn't until I saw they'd had it on Hulu that I'd actually given it a shot at watching, and the rest is history. It's completely engrossing... Well, maybe not as engrossing as I'd found it initially, but I still stay tuned. I tell you, though, I'm not sure what they're going to do with it next.

It surprised me that this was just a hiatus finale, since season 1 was pretty short.

Still, I'll take the extras. Not too many extras, but enough.

Gay Magic

Ex-college swimmer discovered there’s a magic in being gay

From LGBT progress, a Flipboard magazine by LGBTprogress

Luke Marshall is at peace as he reflects on his journey.If you're really young, don't let anyone tell you that you don't understand your…

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So, being homosexual was never easy. I'd come out to two sets of people important to me by notes, followed by a family meeting, followed by a wandering mind that betrayed itself during attendance.

I sometimes wish I could say I was normative. I'm soft-spoken, sensitive, and not into the traditionally male-gendered likes of playing/watching sports or being intensely active outdoors (aside from going for long walks, which wouldn't be intense, really).

I'd had to really read this a few times to get what he'd meant in saying "magic", but I suppose so.