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Okay, I like Lxa as a character but after having time to process the finale I’m actually very annoyed she came back. We already had closure with her. She died in Clarke’s arms which was tragic and sad, but Clarke held onto the Flame and was constantly thinking about her. She returned in the S3 finale and had a proper send off, and they even added the ‘I love you’ in ADR. We already knew Clarke loved her. And not to mention all the times she’s been mentioned since then just to hammer home how much she meant to Clarke.

For her to come back in the form of an alien who takes the shape of someone Clarke loves didn’t need to happen. I’m sorry, but she was a minor character in S2 and S3 and she didn’t need to be brought back for a big chunk of the series finale.

Bellamy, the male lead of the show, had no closure whatsoever. I don’t wish the alien had been in the shape of him, we already know Clarke loves him and how much she means to him. It should have been Madi, or Abby, or her dad, or even Wells. Heck it shouldn’t have been a big deal who it took the form of because we know all the people Clarke loves.

The problem is that Bellamy wasn’t a minor character - he was the second main character and had been there since the very beginning. He died alone believing everyone hated him at the hands of his best friend. No one really mourned him, he was all but forgotten except for a few throwaway comments that ‘he was right’. No one felt regret about not believing him. No one spoke up and said they wished he could have been here on the beach at the end. He was erased from the narrative and a minor character who died in S3 and whose story had already been wrapped up overshadowed him (and almost everything else that happened in the finale).

Bellamy’s presence should have been felt in the finale, at the least. Instead, the finale removed any essence of him in favour of a fan favourite minor character to appease a certain subset of fans.

#the 100 #the 100 spoilers #7x16 #the 100 series finale #bellamy blake #clarke griffin #people have already said more or less the same thing as this #I just needed to get my thoughts in order #jason's interviews have very much infuriated me #I can't believe this is how it ended #with the heart of the show being erased #my text post #t100recap

Clarke is the ‘key’.

The Disciples only saw Octavia’s memories up until Clarke shut down the City of Light.

The Disciples came from Earth. There is a good chance they descended from the Second Dawn cult.

There is an Anomaly Stone on Earth (that is currently offline).

It’s very likely that the Shepherd is Bill Cadogan (they both saved their people from a fire that destroyed the Earth and I don’t think that’s a coincidence).

Cadogan burnt Becca alive and took the Flame (ALIE 2.0).

Clarke shut down the COL and destroyed ALIE 1.0.

We still don’t know what the kids in Sanctum meant when they asked Clarke if she was there to take them home. And that question was pointedly asked to Clarke, do the people of Sanctum also believe she is the ‘key’?

It’s heavily hinted at that the show is going to end back on Earth.

CLARKE IS THE KEY TO GETTING BACK TO EARTH.

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I think we can all agree that scene with Bellamy is not as it appears. There is something very off about the whole thing.

It supposedly takes place right after Bellamy is taken by the Disciples (they’re in the room with Anomaly Stone so it must take place then) but the last we saw of him his hands were covered in blood and he was knocked unconscious and dragged through the woods. He should have cuts and bruises all over him, and his clothes should be ripped and dirty. And most notably, he should have been completely out of it.

But none of that shows when Octavia is taken to see him. He’s awake and completely aware, and even killed two guards and threatens to kill another. He’s clean, his clothes look perfectly fine with no sign of blood of dirt. He looks well, not as though he’s just been violently kidnapped and taken through a wormhole to another planet.

I think this memory is not real. Using the high tech the people of Bardo have they constructed a computer generated version of Bellamy using Octavia’s memories (she had vivid memories of him in 6x13 wearing that outfit prior to being taken) and the beaten and bloodied Bellamy they kidnapped. Using Octavia’s memories as a baseline and all they learnt about his personality from them, they created a fake memory and implanted it into Octavia’s mind.

Even Bellamy’s behaviour in that scene was strange. He wasn’t acting exactly like himself. With the limited memories they have of him from Octavia it would make sense for it to be a poor impersonation. You can never replicate someone perfectly.

So why did they do this? They needed Octavia to believe Bellamy was dead so she’d cooperate willingly with the M-Cap. She was resistant to the procedure and fought it because she needed to get back to Bellamy. Him being alive and out there somewhere for her to get back to gave her the strength to keep fighting.

But with him dead, she’s defeated. There is no point in fighting anymore when she doesn’t have her brother to return to. As we see when Hope, Gabriel and Echo find her, she’s given in. She’s repeating “I’m not afraid” and no longer trying to fight. Her brother is gone so what’s the point?

With Bellamy’s loved ones believing him to be dead, the Disciples can do whatever they want with him. I think it’s highly likely he’s been brainwashed and is working as a secret agent for them.

And if they’ve done the M-Cap on him too, surely they know about his connection to Clarke, who they believe to be the ‘key’. Maybe they’re going to use him to get to her? Which is exactly what ALIE did in S3, using her friends to get her to give in.

Bellamy is obviously not dead and I believe he’s still on Bardo. It’s actually looking more plausible that he’s the person who took Gaia and shut off the Stone in Sanctum, conveniently right after Clarke went though meaning she can’t return. Maybe his mission is to visit each of the different planets and find her?

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The 100 Rewatch ‘1x07 Contents Under Pressure’

Abby talking Clarke through how to remove the knife from Finn is incredibly stressful. Gah.

First appearance of Miller!! Who now seems to be Bellamy’s second in command (Lol he replaces his people quite quickly).

This episode reminded me of how much I miss the Dropship. Such a cool location! Especially in this episode that’s almost entirely in that location as they shelter from the hurricane.

The torture of Lincoln is something I struggle to watch… I know, they were DESPERATE to save Finn and that can make people do bad things.

When Bellamy is like, ‘let her through’ and then takes her arm. And I love the moment when he puts his hand on Clarke’s shoulder and tires to spare her from having to see what he does to Lincoln.

And then after the storm has passed, he says, “Who we are and who we need to be to survive and very different things.” and he grabs that thing out of her hand. BELLARKE AND HANDS ARE MY WEAKNESS OKAY.

Clarke waking Finn up and saying ‘hey’ to each other reminded me of Bellarke waking up after cryo. Another romantic parallel I’d never noticed before.

The whole vibe of this episode is great! A hurricane, trapped in this tin can while Clarke is trying to save Finn’s life, and also a grounder they’re trying to get answers from.

Clarke telling her mother she knows about what she did and breaks down about how Wells tried to protect her from the truth. I like how Wells death still has ramifications (at least early on it does).

On the Ark, the drama with what happened in the culling. The part that breaks me every time is when Jaha says, “I lost my son.” One of the most impactful line deliveries on the entire show.

Diana Sydney weaselling her way onto the council, obviously planning some sort of uprising.

Their plan is to get down to Earth, problem is there are only enough lifeboats for less than half of the population. The Ark is the titanic.

Very high stakes and just a solid episode!

#the 100 #1x07 #the 100 1x07 #contents under pressure #the 100 review #the 100 thoughts #the 100 rewatch #rewatch #t100recap #t100rewatch

What if seasons 6 & 7 (Book 2) have all been a simulation created by Monty?

At the end of S5 they were only meant to be in cryo for 10 years and then go back home to Earth which would be habitable again. But Monty stayed awake and discovered it never recovered. He spent 30 or so years trying to crack the Eligius III files and set them on a course to Planet Alpha for a second chance. At least that’s what he said in his video logs.

What if Earth did come back after 10 years but Monty had lived this peaceful life with Harper and Jordan and realised he didn’t want to wake them up. If they did go back home, they’d probably just destroy it again. Maybe Jasper was right and humans are the problem.

So instead of waking them up he spent the next 50 years creating a test for them. A test that would decide whether or not they are capable of doing better. A shared simulation with everyone who is in cryo.

Now what about all the new characters who weren’t in cryo? Monty cracked the Eligius III mission files so he knew about the 5 possible habitable planets and had files on every person who went on the mission. So he’d know who the Lightbourne’s are, and Gabriel, and that they went to Planet Alpha. He knew they had mind drives, tech created by Becca, and they were all nightbloods. Maybe he thought, what if they reverse engineered them to hold entire consciousnesses and are immortal ‘gods’? That could be the first test - how will they react in a situation where one of their loved ones is body snatched? Will they destroy another planet or will they do better?

Then he started to get creative and thought, hey what if there are ancient Stones that are bridges to each of the planets, that could be a cool scenario for the second test? And then he remembered back to his time on Earth and thought, what if Bill Cadogan, leader of the Second Dawn, is the leader of another cult? That would tie everything back to the past.

What if Octavia and Diyoza are isolated on a planet together with a child and forced to face their demons? How about a machine that can extract memories? That will force them to come to terms with the things they’ve done.

What if Bellamy is ‘killed’? How will his loved ones react? Will they destroy another planet? What if there is a bioweapon and a single drop could wipe out an entire civilisation? Would they consider using it?

Maybe Echo or Emori told Monty about Sheidheda (he was probably well known among the Grounders) and he thought, how about he somehow escapes from the Flame and becomes a big threat?

And maybe some of the pseudoscience was thought up by a young Jordan. Honestly some of the new ridiculous things introduced this season seems like it was written by a child.

So essentially this whole thing has been one big intricate test to determine whether humanity should be allowed to return to Earth. A test to determine whether they are actually capable of doing better.

If they do pass, Monty will wake them up and allow them to return home. If not, he’ll strand them out in space to live out the rest of their lives somewhere they can’t destroy.

Either way, there will be some sort of a full circle ending. They return home to Earth, just the like the 100 at the beginning of the show. Or they’ll be stranded in space unable to return to the ground, just as they were on the Ark.

Look, I hope we don’t get an ‘it was all simulation’ ending but I’m just trying to make sense of what has happened this season. So many things seem off so maybe it was purposeful? A hint that things are not as they seem?

But if it was all a simulation that would mean everything we’ve seen the past 2 seasons wasn’t real and the prequel would be invalidated. So I’m leaning towards no. I think it’s all just bad writing.

#the 100 #the 100 season 7 #the 100 spec #the 100 speculation #just trying to make sense of it all #I really hope this isn't the case #because I LOVED s6 #and there was a lot I liked in early s7 #and I don't want a wtf ending #I want it to make sense #which currently seems unlikely #my text post #t100recap

The 100 Rewatch ‘1x03 Earth Kills’

I love the flashbacks on the Ark with Jake. The Jaha and Griffin families watching a 147 year old soccer game, and seeing all the little things they did for fun up there is nice to see.

Oh Charlotte… I know Bellamy and Clarke had good intentions, trying to help her through her trauma and make the nightmares go away. But Bellamy… giving her a knife and telling her to slay her demons is not what you should say to a traumatised kid.

The acid fog. Which we later learn is not a natural occurrence, but a weapon created by the Mountain Men.

The drama between Clarke, Wells and Finn stuck in the car. Fun times.

Atom… Bellamy couldn’t kill him and looks on in awe as Clarke hums as she does it. He is so smitten with her by that point. This is a girl who’s willing to make the hard choices and he admires her for that.

And then he completely changes his attitude and announces that Clarke get whatever medical supplies she needs. The beginning of a beautiful friendship/partnership (and romance).

Jake being floated never gets easier to watch. Absolutely heartbreaking. He gave his ring to Abby and his watch to Clarke. It’s nice they keep those mementos around - the ring is there all the way to S7, although the watch is kinda forgotten in the later seasons.

Wells is the best friend anyone could ask for. Willing to let Clarke hate him for the rest of her life so she wouldn’t know the truth and hate her mother.

Clarke and Wells hug!! Unfortunately, for the last time.

And then Charlotte slays her demons and kills Wells, stabbing him in the exact place Clarke stabbed Atom. I was IN SHOCK the first time I watched this. Wells was one fo the main characters??? And they killed him 3 episodes in??

Wells death does have repercussions going forward, well at least in the early seasons. But just imagine how different things would be if he’d lived? I also really liked Atom, who also died this episode. So did a few other members of the hundred who were killed by the acid fog. Wow there were a lot of deaths in the beginning.

#the 100 #1x03 #the 100 1x03 #earth kills #the 100 review #the 100 thoughts #the 100 rewatch #rewatch #t100recap #t100rewatch

The 100 Rewatch ‘1x08 Day Trip’

DAY TRIP!! This episode is a lot of fun! Bellamy & Clarke going off to find a bunker for supplies, meanwhile everyone in camp gets high on Jobi nuts.

Monty and Jasper’s friendship is really highlighted on this episode!

THE GUNS! Bellamy is the one who taught her to use a gun (and ends up using one to kill him… thanks I hate it). He’s so flustered by being so close to her, he clears his throat and awkwardly moves away. Gah I love it!

Telling her to keep Miller close because the others listen to him. She keeps that in mind all the way until the end.

Bellamy’s hallucination of Jaha, and the people who died in the culling, haunting him. Deep down he blames himself for it. It's heartbreaking when he breaks down and can’t fight anymore, and when he says, "I’m a monster”. His mother raised to be better and he feels he’s failed.

Clarke sees her father, who tells her he needs to forgive her mother. Both of them are so tried of fighting. Of everyone relying on them.

The drawing on the wall in Clarke’s hallucination looks so much like Bellamy and Clarke kissing.

Bellamy ends up killing Dax to save Clarke. The first person he’s killed.

“I can't change the tide if the moon won't cooperate!” and “You're the most beautiful broom in a broom closet of brooms” and Jasper sleeping happily with his ‘anti-grounder stick’. So many iconic moments!

Monty walking in on Raven and Finn. Haha Raven wasn’t the first to do it, he's the one who walked in on her first.

Lincoln speaks to Octavia and tells her his name, which is a very significant moment. During all the chaos, she lets Lincoln escape (and so does Finn).

This episode is quite similar to Red Sun Rising with all the hallucinations.

Clarke saying “I need you” and “If you need forgiveness, I’ll give that to you, you’re forgiven” and where Bellamy asking her to run off with him.

Despite Clarke being hesitant to distribute the guns around the camp, in the end she realises Bellamy is right. And now they are well and truly co-leaders!

Clarke vouching for Bellamy and convincing Jaha to pardon him of his crimes!

This is one of my favourite episodes! So much fun, lighthearted, but also important character moments and a significant development in Bellamy & Clarke’s relationship.

#the 100 #1x08 #day trip #the 100 review #the 100 thoughts #the 100 rewatch #rewatch #t100recap #t100rewatch

The 100 Rewatch ‘1x10 I Am Become Death’

The first episode without Clarke’s opening monologue.

I love the visuals of the Exodus ship crash site.

Harper’s first appearance!!

Murphy returns to camp severely traumatised from his torture by the grounders. It’s incredible how far he’s come since then. They were all willing to write him off and Bellamy made it clear he wanted to kill him.

Harper trying to flirt with Jasper… who keeps brushing her off. He’s so rude to her and letting this ‘fame’ get to him. I felt bad for her. Oh Harper one day you'll realise Monty is the one for you and you’ll I’ve a long happy life together.

Murphy was sent as a weapon, to spread a virus and weaken them for when the grounders attack.

Now everyone is getting sick and needs to be quarantined to stop the spread. Clarke keeps reminding everyone to wash their hands and cover their face. Sounds very familiar huh…

Octavia is immune. As is Finn, it appears.

I love how Bellamy checks that Clarke has enough food and water in the dropship while quarantining. And then he’s pissed when he finds out she sent Octavia to see Lincoln and is like, “If anything happens to her, you and me are gonna have problems.”

The first mention of the ‘Mountain Men’. And Lincoln mentions he going to a clan near the sea (and in S3 we meet Floukru)

OMG the guy who says, “Dude, your eyes” to the guy whose eyes are bleeding, is that Jason Mendoza??? IT IS!! Manny Jacinto plays ‘Boy #1’ in this episode!! He was also ‘Boy Bullied by Murphy’ in 1x04

Well, quarantine isn’t working and everyone keeps touching others then it culminates in complete chaos. So out comes Clarke and shoots a few shots into the sky to shut everyone up.

Their plan is to blow up the bridge so the grounders can’t come. Raven is all like, this ancient bridge that has survived against all odds ‘won’t survive me’. And so she makes a bomb with hydrazine from the Exodus ship wreckage and gunpowder.

Then Bellamy gets sick too. Octavia takes care of him and says, “I won’t let anything else happen to you, I promise”. The same thing he said to her the day she was born. Which is just aww ❤️

Murphy appears to be very helpful. He’s already beginning to recover and helps the sick. Which I think is who he really is… he just has a lot of trauma currently.

Bellamy refuses his help, and instead Clarke’s come to help him out. And they have a conversation about second chances which is very sweet.

Raven places the bomb herself and Jasper makes the shot!

“I know who Oppenheimer is.” Because of course Bellamy Blake does!!

Murphy kills Connor. Which is a brutal scene.

This is a very timely episode, considering what we’re going through at the moment.

#the 100 #1x10 #i am become death #the 100 review #the 100 thoughts #the 100 rewatch #rewatch #t100recap #t100rewatch

What if seasons 6 & 7 (Book 2) have all been a simulation created by Monty?

Maybe Echo or Emori told Monty about Sheidheda (he was probably well known among the Grounders) and he thought, how about he somehow escapes from the Flame and becomes a big threat?

And maybe some of the pseudoscience was thought up by a young Jordan. Honestly some of the new ridiculous things introduced this season seems like it was written by a child.

If they do pass, Monty will wake them up and allow them to return home. If not, he’ll strand them out in space to live out the rest of their lives somewhere they can’t destroy.

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