so what conclusions are you drawing from your alec vs alexander post?
the thing that is stated in all three posts: ‘alexander’ is only used to address alec when magnus is talking to him, magnus does not use it to talk about him with others.
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the great alec v. alexander debate is over: final series roundup
what up, it’s almost been a year since the 3A version of this post and more than a year since the S1-S2 version. so with no thanks to freeform, netflix, and constantin, here are the final numbers and examples of when magnus uses ‘alec’ versus ‘alexander’. the same contextual cues still hold up! magnus only uses ‘alexander’ when talking directly to alec. magnus still primarily uses ‘alec’ when talking about him to other people or when a situation is tense between them.
alexander count in 3B: 16
alexander total: 52 + 16 = 68
alec count in 3B: 12
alec total for the series: 35 + 12 = 47
how many times magnus has said some variant of alec’s name in the series: 115
3.11 [none]
3.12 (special shoutout to pup and panda)
[to alec] i know, alexander.
3.13 [none]
3.14
[to alec] alexander, surely you’re not squeamish about seeing a dead body.
[to alec] alexander, no.
[to alec] i know. i know, alexander.
3.15
[to alec] alexander, i appreciate the hospitality, but doesn’t the clave have rules against downworlders living here?
[to underhill] ‘i love alec, but these screens are giving me migraines.’
[to alec] alexander, if this is about what were were talking about earlier, i was wrong.
3.16
[to alec] i’m a lot of things right now, alexander.
[to alec] alexander!
[to alec] alexander, what-
3.17
[to alec] alexander?
[to alec] please, alexander. don’t make me pretend this is just a phase.
[to alec] alec, let me go!
[to alec] you can’t help me, alec!
[to alec] alec!
3.18
[to alec] i’m fine, alexander.
[to maryse] i’m still adjusting to life as a mundane and alec knew i could learn from your shining example.
[to maryse] and i had a drunken emotional breakdown in front of alec last night.
[to alec] i can’t lose you too, alec.
3.19
[to jem] i need you to erase all my memories of alec.
[to jem] but alec is different.
3.20
[to lorenzo] alec and i are no longer.
[to asmodeus] alec was gonna ask me to marry him.
[to alec, w/ izzy, clary, jace] alexander gideon lightwood, will you marry me?
[to alec, w/ izzy, clary, jace] i love you too, alexander.
3.21
[to alec] alexander!
3.22
[to lorenzo] alec told me how helpful and supportive you were.
[to alec, in front of you, me, your mother, and god] alexander gideon lightwood.
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