#anti-becho

[fen-ha-fuck-you]

Echo spent 5 years doing all this bullshit and Bellamy came back and said, "This cult is more important to me than you" LMAO

[frazzled-bi]

So, the clown in me is forced to compare those two scenes. The scene where Bellamy talks to Echo, and the scene where he talks to Clarke.

I’m not gonna go into in depth detail right now, but here’s the things I noticed.

1. Bellamy was more emotional when pleading with Clarke than with Echo and Raven.

2. “I’m still the man you love”, I immediately noticed that it wasn’t “I’m still the man who loves you”. VS. “I’m still the man who brought you back from the dead” with tears in his eyes.

3. The feel I got from these convos was that even if Bellamy and Clarke don’t get together romantically, their friendship is deep and intense and they both believe (or believed) that it could last forever. The Echo/Bellamy relationship doesn’t feel as deep or long lasting.

[julibernardo]

insp.

[okmcintyre]

So if bellarke were going to (I’m assuming) have sex in 6x11 does that mean that maybe him and Echo had an almost silent agreement that their relationship was over since she said to save Clarke and he left everyone on doing so? I mean it kinda felt that way, but then they obviously changed their minds with bellarke so they continued it, but what do you think? (Tbh even if it wasn’t I wouldn’t really care since those two have been holding for 6 years and he could break up when he got back). Also did that scene ever happen or was it just in a script? (Even thinking it actually happened would send me into cardiac arrest)

I’ve had this one in my ask box since the news about 6x11 came out, those are some great questions anon. I don’t think the bellarke tent scenes were ever filmed, and it’s unclear if they were in an OG script or not? 

To answer your question: the way I interpreted it? I would be of the opinion that no: the “Save Clarke” scene by no means signaled an end for bcho and Bellamy was very much still attached in 6x11. This isn’t the way I personally would’ve chosen to go ahead with Bellarke, but assuming that was the plan and the show had added that in: I see two ways the writers could resolve that.

(1) They wouldn’t. At least not in Season 6. Bellarke would get together in 6x11 and the story would otherwise carry on much the same: everyone too busy to stop and talk about what went on. It would’ve set up a love triangle/cliffhanger that would have carried on into Season 7. 

And what a final season that would have made for. Can you imagine?? Clarke and Bellamy sleep together only to be separated, like, the next day when he, Echo, Gabriel and Hope are trapped on Skyring for SIX YEARS. That would have made for some awkward conversations around the campfire.😬 In all fairness, it would have given bcho appropriate time to be resolved before bellarke progressed any further. And it would've provided an opportunity to mirror Clarke's 6 years away from Bellamy, making radio calls & realizing her feelings about him when he was worlds away.

If 6x11 had meant canon bellarke, I would've preferred the story actually go this way. I’m a huge Echo fan and really wanted to see her find another partner: hopefully while maintaining some semblance of family with Bellamy. 

But then of course (2) They could have resolved the love triangle immediately, by killing off Echo with Ryker in 6x11. I always had a suspicion that this episode was written that way, with the flashbacks to Echo/Ash as a child, and the writers giving her nightblood with no further application for it in her story. And it would be true to the show’s history of simply killing off bellarke’s love interests... but I hate everything about this option. I feel it would’ve been a disservice to both ships. And also a very likely scenario if they had gone ahead with the tent scenes.

I guess we’ll never know now, but it’s interesting to think about. I’m itching to write a S7 au with scenario #1 now, lol. And after your ask anon, I did actually put together a short bellarke fanfic where they do get together in 6x11, for Bellarke Week. So thank you again your ask... but also for the inspiration! ✨✍️

[angstybleuskies]

So I loved all of this. I loved the ending for Diyoza, I felt it was meaningful and worthy of her and a great end to her arc. I LOVED Madi jumping in and trying to save Indra, that felt on character for her!

I think the fact that only Raven went to Echo is kinda telling. And so I’ve not posted this but i’ve talked with this on dm with a few ppl that I really think the whole Echo saga of revenge parallels Bell in 3A and I loved the callout for that here! I felt validated haha. I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE BELL. And I love Clarke’s callout (don’t even get me started on Echo saying Clarke doesn’t know Bell, bc while yes I acknowledge that the thing about Echo taking vengeance is very different from Clarke making hard and terrible choices for her ppl is different, I do think Clarke knows Bellamy best).

Okay that is my general thoughts on the episode! I hope you all enjoyed it!

[dealingdreams]

a thought tho it's interesting we are seeing Finn parallels with E cause that's kinda always what the relationship reminded me of.

like I don't think e actually loves Bellamy and I didn't think Finn actually loved Clarke. might seem crazy to say lol but I said it. I think it was obsession, reverence, fucking worshipping them like gods devotion...but I don't think it was love.

I think in Finn's case he was just young, stupid, and traumatized. With E idk my dudes. I think she was raised to follow a king/queen and that became who she is...she's nothing without him...so she snapped.

[sly2o]

What was Bellamy supposed to be doing?

With Bob having been written out of the beginning of the season we are left with this question. And I have a theory on what he was supposed to be up to.

Echo’s plot.

Reasons

1. It makes sense for Bellamy to run through the anomaly to try to save Octavia. 

2. If Bellamy was around, none of this plot would exist for Echo. You don’t write THIS MUCH material when something is changed around late in the game.

Speculation

What does this mean for the rest of the season? I’m not sure. Maybe Bellamy will get caught up on the plot through this memory capture device.

Anyways, we Bellarke’s were robbed of the parallel of Bellamy being trapped for five years while knowing Clarke was alive (thanks @lightcomingthroughthedarkness for pointing that one out). We were also likely robbed of a 5 year time jump being used to deteriorate/break-up B*cho.

We’ll see how they resolve that stuff later this season.

[mycrazyblues]

Im almost out of hope.

I can't see how they will make Bellamy and Clarke come together with only 10 episodes left, and B/co still together.

The only thing that keeps me thinking it might happen is the fact that Echo is going down a rabbit hole killing whoever she wants. I don't think she's someone Bellamy can stand by anymore.

But even regardless of that - I cant see how theyd reach Bellarke by the end of this season.

7 years for nothing

(Someone throw some hope over here pls)