Why are Clarke & Bellamy so baffled by this new Octavia? Like yes she has gotten a lot worse, but she was still very terrible & murderous in t seasons 3 and 4. And Bellamy saw her do these terrible things in seasons 3 and 4, and was concerned, so why is he so surprised? It's Bellamy has a complete memory of her. In 5x01, Bellamy told Echo that Octavia would be forgiving & understanding, but Octavia has never been those things, not even in season 1
As it relates to Clarke: Even though the show wants us to believe Clarke is great friends with everyone, she actually doesn’t spend a lot of time with most of the Arkadians with the exception of Bellamy. So Clarke actually hasn’t been around for a lot of Octavia’s more ruthless moments and when she has been, Octavia’s ruthlessness usually works in Clarke’s favor so why would she be bothered/concerned by it then. Octavia’s interest in Madi (and the state of the Bunker) are now personally affecting Clarke in a negative way, and thus Clarke finally has the opportunity to notice some of Octavia’s….more negative traits.
As it relates to Bellamy: Octavia is his sister. No matter who she is now, it’s going to be hard for him to shake the image of her as the girl she was from the ages of 0-16 unfairly forced under the floor because of their mother’s crime. He was conditioned from the age of 6 to protect her and he’s done so. Seeing the flaws in the people you love is often one of the hardest things a person can do and that takes time. It’s always easier to believe that the unsavory things you say before were slips that have been righted as opposed to believing this is actually who this person is.
As it relates to both Bellamy and Clarke: They’ve also both had 6 years to immortalize Octavia in their minds. The last time Clarke saw Octavia she rode into Polis like an avenging angel and delivered the solution that Clarke had been fighting for the whole Season (everyone sharing the Bunker peacefully), it makes sense that she would paint her as a hero in the stories she told Madi. Same for Bellamy, his sister saved everyone, and their last conversation was bittersweet sure, but they also both laughed and expressed their love for each other. He had no reason to believe that a. the Bunker would be sealed for 6 years and b. that leading 1200 people would be so hard that it would force Octavia to dig deep into the darkness that was always inside of her to pervail.
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