Holy shit, are people really going after Miller now? Just because he got angry with Octavia, and told her she can't tell him what to do anymore?
Dudes, Octavia wasn't a benevolent queen. She may have wanted to be, but it took her less than 2 months to become a horrible tyrant. I highly doubt the majority of the people in the bunker followed her because they loved her, or were die hard loyal. They were scared. Including Miller. She started killing anyone who didn't accept her word as law/Devine prophecy like 40 some days after they closed the doors. She made them fight each other to the death long before the dark year.
These are not things that inspire true loyalty. These are things that inspire obedience and compliance.
That fear was so intense and pervasive that it spilled over into season 5 after they were back on the ground. Now they've all had a bit of time to process what happened during those 6 years. They've all been separated to some extent, and had time to figure things out for themselves without outside influence. Miller is starting to really accept that what they did, what he did, in the bunker was wrong. And now he has the freedom to speak up without the fear of death.
Was it maybe not the best way to have that conversation? Yeah, obviously. But thoughts aren't always rational, especially in intense, dangerous situations like the one they were in.
Octavia was wrong in the bunker, what she did was horrible. Not even the cannibalism, that was a necessity. Not even the 'if you don't eat it, I kill you' thing, that was, mostly, necessary too. But the 'you are wonkru, or you are the enemy' thing, and the 'if you speak out against me, you are the enemy' thing, and the fighting pit, all of that was wrong. Octavia has, I think, figured that out finally. Now, I think it's time her stans figure it out too.
Miller's emotions are valid, understandable, and appropriate.
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