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Loved your statement that Luna’s turn in itself makes sense but that the writers ruined everything about it. They needed a villain and it’s so sad that they used her for that.

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thelma2017dirjoachimtrier:

I’ll keep my answer short.

This has become quite the sensitive talk for me, especially because my disappointment is so fresh when it comes to this, but yes… It is more than sad to see that the “last minute” villain turned out to be Luna – a character who had such a promising character construction that felt completely new to this show.

What I am pretty upset about is that her shift into darkness in itself really makes sense, given that her story line always suggested that she would indeed snap at some point (they could’ve have gone for a very complex character arc, or even death that would actually fit her story line and close it up in a way that feels real), but instead the shift adds up to a very disturbing and rushed end result wherein Luna devolves into a mindless monologue and turns into a brutal aggressor Who Must Die. So, you have a compelling character who is weakened and subjected to “last minute vilification” to elicit a cathartic moment from the audience that helps build Octavia’s characterization.

And I’m just sitting here thinking to myself, “Nah, thanks”.

That is one many reasons why this character-assassination is highly questionable to me – given what we’ve seen of Luna before and how good the turn into darkness could have been – because it is explicitly shown to be the kind of “conflict” that isn’t even conflict anymore. Luna is just bad and Octavia is there to deliver the final blow and show us that she is beyond saving.

Also, when taking the visual depiction of Luna into account (mixed with Octavia’s final line “there are people worth saving, just not you”) it gets even more sloppy, because all those close-ups that feel dark and surreal help with the whole “there is no coming back for Luna: She Has Gone Crazy For Good” portrayal. Again, the audience completely forgets about her and ends up cheering for Octavia instead, being on her side and hoping for Luna’s death.

the audience completely forgets about her and ends up cheering for Octavia instead, being on her side and hoping for Luna’s death.

This show has been so painfully careless with its characters, with their development (or lack thereof) and nowhere is that seen more than with the grounders. 

geekariffic:

blogquantumreality:

The 100 01×12 “We are Grounders (Pt 1)”

This, I believe, is the first mention of the Commander in the series. What’s really sad is that this shows the kind of care that used to go into the worldbuilding in the first two seasons of this show, before Jason Floppenberg began driving the plot to serve his own hobby horses without regard for narrative and characterization consistency.

I disagree. I reckon that the worldbuilding is done on a per-episode basis. In this episode, Tristan (?) is sent by the commander to replace anya. He says that the commander thinks anya has been fucking it up and he’s here to do the job she failed at.

But later down the line, we learn that Lexa was Anya’s sekken. And she has great respect for her, (OOC dachman thought anya would be maternal to Lexa) etc. That doesn’t make much sense when The Commander in this episode is basically like, you’re fired from this job because you’re useless. It also doesn’t pair up with the type of decisions Lexa makes later down the line (Gustus excluded, I think, because that was a matter of saving face in public).

If worldbuilding was done in advance, I reckon there’d be far more consistency (and logic) than there is.

Also, wtf happened to Ryder?

Excellent point, @geekariffic – so much of post-commentary features fanon influences vs. what really happened in canon.  Creates disconnect.

theloo is mess. you had a funny ending with it all being in clarke’s head and she’s still in solitary. I’d go with that at this point.

I’m ready for a Brazil-style ending, with Clarke waking up in solitary, her dreams of the 100 and Earth painted on her walls and floors, even on her body.  A guard arrives to take her to her execution. She sees the name on the jacket: 

Tanya.

The face is familiar, she knows her, knows she cannot resist, this is the end.

Indifference stares at her, dragging her to the airlock. 

She passes by faces she knows, faces she placed in a different context: Dr. Tsing, Carl Emerson, Jasper Jordan, Titus.  Is this real life? Is this the dream? She doesn’t know anymore.  

They reach the airlock – only one person is present, a face she knows so well, a face she thought she’d never see again.  The name on her jacket:

Alex. 

Indifference won’t leave her alone. She can’t bear to see it in this face.  She is begging now, remember me, please, remember me. 

Something, a spark, a glance. Tanya is gone and Alex is taking her somewhere else. Will you protect me? Please don’t leave me.

They enter a corridor she doesn’t know, her mother is there, Raven is there, Monty is there – Becca is there.  

The escape pod is ready. There are supplies. They are going to save her.  

Alex steps in first, you will not be alone, I will be with you.

Their fingers touch, their smiles meet, they will be together, they will live and love and there it is, the sudden, thrilling drop of it, the freeing fall of it – 

And Abby, screaming, pounding her fists at the windows, helpless, and Raven pulling her away, it’s over now, she’s gone, it’s done. 

His head bowed, Thelonious Jaha announces the execution of Clarke Griffin has been completed.  

Then, tomorrow was another day
The morning found me miles away
With still a million things to say
Now, when twilight dims the sky above
Recalling thrills of our love
There’s one thing I’m certain of
Return I will to old Brazil

commanderlexaofthegrounders:

Personajes lésbicos y shows de la TV que han marcado pauta for Lesbian Visibility Day (via Lesbicanarias)

LEXA

There may be no such thing as our Heda. The 1OO got off to a good start, playing on the small screen the story based on the Kass Morgan novel series.

It got even better when it revealed that our protagonist, Clarke Griffin, is a bisexual girl. And her epic sapphic love story was shared with one of the best (if not the best) lesbian character on TV.

Lexa was the absolute and fabulous leader of Earth survivors of a land devastated by nuclear wars (which thanks to Trump we see less and less as science fiction and more as a possibility).

Clexa returned the hope and opened the doors to a world of wonderful possibilities where we could see ourselves reflected on the small screen and feel good about it.

Until the creator got the fumes to the head and destroyed everything.

Lexa inspired so much that her death triggered an impressive chain reaction of lesbian activism.

Until the creator got the fumes to the head and destroyed everything. 

geekariffic:

thedoctor-smith:

If you can excuse a (straight) character’s absence from the episode by saying ‘she’s sleeping,’ or off rounding up her clan because there’s a possible war coming (someone needs to tell Indra the plan has changed – or maybe Indra should just reinforce Polis with Trikru now that Azgeda have up and left) – you could have let the lesbian live. 

Just saying. 

Octavia has nearly died 4 times in the last two episodes (stabbed and fell off cliff, fell off horse to bleed to death, stopped breathing, got blown up) and she’s still alive.

I like O, but this smells like Plot Armour.

Indeed. It’s already been well-discussed about how Roan survived his shot to the chest, Jasper, being speared, etc.  Lexa’s betrayal at Mt. Weather made no sense for her character – but it was designed to shock.  Her death was designed to do the same.  They knew it would hurt.  That is exactly what they wanted.

 For a show that is so grim, with a cast and crew that have repeatedly stated ‘this is what the show is about’ ‘anyone can die’ – the deaths that have taken place vs. the improbable survival of so many ‘main cast’ characters is kind of telling and, deliberate or not, a little ugly (Wells, Any, Lexa, Lincoln, Pike all represented minorities and are, arguably, the most controversial deaths on the show). 

Representation on this show is not without its positives (Raven, Clarke and Octavia form a triumvirate of female empowerment – though it seems Clarke is being sidelined and setup for a more personal tragedy), but they’ve targeted too many minorities for shock value death for it not to be a real-world problem.

Not sure I understand how/why Octavia was allowed to survive that fall (why the fall, she could have been speared and Echo could have left her to die and you’d have a more probable narrative for her survival), but this show likes its ‘holy shit’ moments (and really loves to borrow from other properties, LOTR, in this case). 

Does it say something deeper about Octavia (she cannot be killed?) or is it a kind of a character joke: she’d survive being kicked off of Lexa’s tower?  She fell to Earth and survived so a fall from a cliff is nothing? Octavia is a ‘hybrid’ between Skaikru and Grounder and, therefore, the best of both? Something better?  I don’t know that we’ll ever see a complete picture of her.

A Few Good Character Moments Are Not Enough – The Raconteur

commanderlexaofthegrounders:

Bellamy’s So-Called ‘Redemption’

“Nowhere does the vastly different treatment of women stand out more than in how the narrative handles Clarke and Bellamy. It began last season with Bellamy’s massacre of the Grounder protective force Lexa sent and subsequently unearned ‘redemption’ arc. His actions were no different from those of certain villains, yet we were told he was ‘right’ for no better reason than that he’s a protagonist. This happened with other characters last season too, like Clarke when she tried to take Luna’s free will as ALIE had. She was called out for it; Bellamy was not.

This season, the narrative literally goes out of it’s way to redeem Bellamy in episodes 2 and 3. And I mean literally. Both episodes feature a rover field trip that dead end after Bellamy has been sufficiently propped up. Episode 2 features Bellamy making a decision that on the surface appears like a sound, moral choice to prioritize saving lives over sacrificing a few to save many. Only it doesn’t. By destroying the hydrogenerator, Bellamy sentences 400 people to death to save 25.”

Sexism in a ‘Post-Sexist’ Society

Male leaders are justified and ‘redeemed’, female leaders are blamed, punished, and forced to apologize over and over again for the same things. Roan does not get as much criticism for his pragmatism as Raven and Clarke do for theirs. Despite Echo’s repeated refrains about people ‘losing faith’ in Roan, we have yet to see any negative consequences for his so-called difficult choices. And even so, telling someone “people might not like you if you do this” is a far cry from “you just murdered a little girl”.

This is the tea I like, wonderful analysis of the mess that is the loo

This is an excellent breakdown of the series, ongoing issues with sexism, a coerced ‘redemption,’ the overall lack of introspection on the part of the writers to who these characters are, the failure to follow-up on issues from the past season.  Positive notes on Indra/Gaia/Octavia, probably the only hint of significant Grounder past/culture we’ll see.

Definitely read – and find her podcast as well, it is excellent. 

A Few Good Character Moments Are Not Enough – The Raconteur

JUST KICK ME IN THE FEELS A LITTLE HARDER WHYDONTCHA? UGh Clarke finding Lexa’s things I CANNOT OKAY? But okay this too: where the F*** is Indra? She could SO be the one calling shit out or relating to Clarke’s pain, like THEY should have a scene like SHE KNEW at hakeldama that Lexa was doing it all for Clarkey? Why is there no scene?? fml

Do you mean a scene where Indra is actually in Skaikru’s faces over the massacre that she witnessed and was ‘allowed’ to survive? The one Bellamy took part in?  But she’s pals with Kane (for some reason) and totally lost her teeth in series 3 and yes, they missed the boat with Indra pretty hard.  I wouldn’t mind a scene where we hear/see her thoughts on all that has happened. Her anger: how her world had a purpose and a point of view that is now finished.  All the losses since Skaikru landed. Pike’s been dealt with, but what about Bellamy? Confronting him. If anyone should be ‘in charge’ of his penance, it’s her (not that the show will go there now). Perhaps another point of view on Mt. Weather and Lexa’s decision. Oh, you’ve got me on a tangent now, hang on.

What if we had a scene, in the tower, Kane or Clarke finds Indra, alone – she has Lexa’s sword, wondering what to do with it – and it all spills out.  Indra, fierce, wise, hurt beyond imagining – gazing out at Polis, at what once was, what could have been and the grief just rips out of her.  Her hopes in Lexa, in the coalition. Her hatred of the Mountain. What it took from her. What if we learn she had a child, lost to that horror show?  How Skaikru upended everything, her Commander would not have wavered – but Clarke.  But she had faith. She kept faith. She knew, wounded in that tent after the massacre, that Lexa stood down for Clarke. She didn’t hate her for it, but she knew Lexa was dead. She knew it was just a matter of time. Skaikru signaled the end of her world, her way of life. 

She is bitter at the memories of Mt. Weather – and here, we could have a total, awful twist on what we thought we knew.  Clarke believed Lexa betrayed her, but what if she didn’t?  What if Indra could shed light on what the ‘deal’ really was? What if Emerson, in front of Lexa and her warriors, mocked them, telling them their alliance with Skaikru was poison, that Skaikru was working with Mt. Weather to trap Lexa and her army there? How Lexa had to take the ‘deal’ before her warriors overran Skaikru in rage, thinking *they* had been betrayed? She had to get her army out of there, but couldn’t betray the real reason to Clarke – just in case (not that she believed it).  More grief, yes, but the idea that Lexa would walk away from her mandate to take down the mountain for so slight a deal, it needs to be clarified.   

And now what does she have? Lexa’s sword, the memory of the coalition and once-better days, hopeful days. It’s over now. Now she has to follow Skaikru. She knows it is what Lexa would want, for her to protect Clarke and their people.  She knows, but she feels the losses too deeply, too strangely.  She does not expect to see how it all turns out. Octavia is a tiny compensation for all she has given. She expects to follow Lexa and Gustus and Anya soon.  She will do what she can, as she has always done. Rally one last time.  But she has no hope for herself.  She keeps none.

Think I just kicked myself. 

eta link to previous Lexa post.