Look. If you are finding The 100 a hard watch or are triggered by the content or find the darkness of the show too much for you, then change the channel. Opt out. Please. Do not subject yourself to something that might be harmful to your well-being.
But, if you’ve claimed to have sworn off the show and are not longer a fan, and yet KEEP coming back to get a hit off of The 100 crack pipe to complain some more, I have one thing to say to you: child, please. Go fuck right the fuck off.
I have a hard time working up any sort of sympathy for people who won’t make responsible decisions for their own well-being or who actively advocate the cancellation of the show because they cannot separate advocacy from avarice. There’s a huge difference between the LGBT community rightfully demanding respect and proper treatment, and those who keep bashing everything the show does out of lingering anger.
For instance, there are people who believe this episode should have had a trigger warning for self-harm due to Raven slitting her wrists. Yet, when Kane self-harmed in 2×06 or Clarke did in 2×02, no one seemed to take issue. But since the show killed off Lexa in the manner that it did, everything past that point is up for derision, regardless of the show’s obvious penchant for graphic violence and dark themes and boundary-pushing since season 1.
This is criticism driven by an agenda to tear down the show, is intellectually dishonest, and it bugs the crap out of me. There are many people merely upset that their ship or stan is dead, and are trying to jump onto the “Lexa deserved better” bandwagon, but honestly couldn’t give a FUCK about LGBT representation. If you are unhappy with Lexa’s treatment and how it’s affected the LGBT community, then donate to the Trevor Project. If the show is causing you mental or emotional distress, stop watching. Do the right thing for your own mental health.
But if you are merely directing your anger at the cast, crew, writers, and fans because you feel entitled to do so, then go float yourself. These are actual people you are unloading on, not faceless social media accounts.
The 100 has never been a show that pulls its punches. It is violent. It is graphic. It is harsh in its depiction post-apocalyptic life. It kills people off at record pace. This is NOT a show for children or those who are susceptible to be adversely affected by its subject matter. And no, the CW is no longer the teen network of years past, so stop using that as your excuse to criticize the show – especially when other scenes and situations didn’t warrant a mention until now. I can run down a list of disturbing things that have happened on this show…it set its tone and direction years ago. But now you have a problem with the subject matter? Now the network it’s on matters?
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