The 100 1x10 Review
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• I really love the women on this show. Clarke, Raven and Octavia are all awesome.
Clarke: Her figuring out that the Grounders used Murphy to infect them pretty much immediately after the symptoms showed up and then setting up quarantine. Her getting control during the panick. Her desire to help people even while sick herself (I loved her asking Octavia to give others water.)
Raven: "It won't survive me." - Raven. ♥. Making bullets and guns and keeping it together. She's basically good at everything. And she was willing to sacrifice herself in order to make sure the bomb went off.
Octavia: Helping the sick and choosing in the end to stay with 'her people' even with death seeming certain.
• I still love that Clarke and Raven are being so mature about this dumb triangle situation. They're basically polite and professional with each and do what needs doing. There's jealousy and awkwardness but they keep it to themselves. They're also generally considerate to each other (Clarke stepping back from Finn, giving them time together, Raven giving her condolences about Abby). It's great.
• Octavia and Clarke have been at such odds the last couple episodes that it was nice to see Octavia being so concerned and gentle with Clarke. I'm hoping this fever, and her choosing the 100 over Lincoln, leads to peace between them and the friendship I was really hoping for earlier in the season.
• Clarke and Bellamy's co-leadership and tentative friendship continues to be wonderful. I love them. I love how they interact.
- I love how obvious it is now that Bellamy genuinely likes and respects Clarke. She makes him laugh and smile. He stops when she tells him to. He listens to what she has to say.
- Clarke lies to his face and then sends Octavia to meet Lincoln behind his back and while he's clearly pissed all he says is "If anything happens to her you and me are gonna have problems" and then walks away. I feel like if this had been anyone else that would have gone a lot differently. He gives her leeway he doesn't anyone else.
- I love when Bellamy is protective of Clarke. Like him casually taking the gun away from the one guy and hitting him in the face when he pointed it at Clarke.
- Actually that scene was also an excellent illustration of how their dynamic works, and how it works so well: everyone starts panicking and Bellamy can't get control, Clarke stops the freaking out and gives a mini-speech, Bellamy makes sure her newly made calm sticks by taking down the first person to challenge her.
• Raven breaking up with Finn was so good. Yes, finally! She deserves so much better then to have the guy she loves wanting someone else.
• Honestly I still have a hard time with Finn/Clarke and particularly him being so in love with her after two weeks together that he's willing to throw over his relationship with Raven to be with her. That said I actually didn't mind them this episode. I may be a bit perplexed by his love but I certainly saw it here.
• "What happened to Charlotte was as much our fault as his." - Clarke. I really loved this because it is true. That whole situation was a giant clusterfuck of everyone making bad choices. Though her acknowledging this does make her 'then we kill him' pronouncement a minute later a bit weird.
• Jasper was such a little jerk this ep. And most of it was aimed at poor Monty of all people. I can understand why he ends up acting like an arrogant ass but that doesn't make it less annoying. The fact that he's tied for my least favourite among the main characters doesn't help.
- That said I did like the final Monty/Jasper scene. Mainly for Monty but I do enjoy their friendship. It's weird considering how little screen time he's had but I really like Monty.
• I'm sure this isn't the last we'll see of Lincoln, I hope not, but I'm also worried that he's going to reappear in the finale only to heroically sacrifice his life in order to save Octavia or something.
• Okay, I admit Murphy fooled me. I was a little skeptical but mostly I was going 'huh, apparently being tortured can make some people better human beings'. But nope still the same.
• I really love the women on this show. Clarke, Raven and Octavia are all awesome.
Clarke: Her figuring out that the Grounders used Murphy to infect them pretty much immediately after the symptoms showed up and then setting up quarantine. Her getting control during the panick. Her desire to help people even while sick herself (I loved her asking Octavia to give others water.)
Raven: "It won't survive me." - Raven. ♥. Making bullets and guns and keeping it together. She's basically good at everything. And she was willing to sacrifice herself in order to make sure the bomb went off.
Octavia: Helping the sick and choosing in the end to stay with 'her people' even with death seeming certain.
• I still love that Clarke and Raven are being so mature about this dumb triangle situation. They're basically polite and professional with each and do what needs doing. There's jealousy and awkwardness but they keep it to themselves. They're also generally considerate to each other (Clarke stepping back from Finn, giving them time together, Raven giving her condolences about Abby). It's great.
• Octavia and Clarke have been at such odds the last couple episodes that it was nice to see Octavia being so concerned and gentle with Clarke. I'm hoping this fever, and her choosing the 100 over Lincoln, leads to peace between them and the friendship I was really hoping for earlier in the season.
• Clarke and Bellamy's co-leadership and tentative friendship continues to be wonderful. I love them. I love how they interact.
- I love how obvious it is now that Bellamy genuinely likes and respects Clarke. She makes him laugh and smile. He stops when she tells him to. He listens to what she has to say.
- Clarke lies to his face and then sends Octavia to meet Lincoln behind his back and while he's clearly pissed all he says is "If anything happens to her you and me are gonna have problems" and then walks away. I feel like if this had been anyone else that would have gone a lot differently. He gives her leeway he doesn't anyone else.
- I love when Bellamy is protective of Clarke. Like him casually taking the gun away from the one guy and hitting him in the face when he pointed it at Clarke.
- Actually that scene was also an excellent illustration of how their dynamic works, and how it works so well: everyone starts panicking and Bellamy can't get control, Clarke stops the freaking out and gives a mini-speech, Bellamy makes sure her newly made calm sticks by taking down the first person to challenge her.
• Raven breaking up with Finn was so good. Yes, finally! She deserves so much better then to have the guy she loves wanting someone else.
• Honestly I still have a hard time with Finn/Clarke and particularly him being so in love with her after two weeks together that he's willing to throw over his relationship with Raven to be with her. That said I actually didn't mind them this episode. I may be a bit perplexed by his love but I certainly saw it here.
• "What happened to Charlotte was as much our fault as his." - Clarke. I really loved this because it is true. That whole situation was a giant clusterfuck of everyone making bad choices. Though her acknowledging this does make her 'then we kill him' pronouncement a minute later a bit weird.
• Jasper was such a little jerk this ep. And most of it was aimed at poor Monty of all people. I can understand why he ends up acting like an arrogant ass but that doesn't make it less annoying. The fact that he's tied for my least favourite among the main characters doesn't help.
- That said I did like the final Monty/Jasper scene. Mainly for Monty but I do enjoy their friendship. It's weird considering how little screen time he's had but I really like Monty.
• I'm sure this isn't the last we'll see of Lincoln, I hope not, but I'm also worried that he's going to reappear in the finale only to heroically sacrifice his life in order to save Octavia or something.
• Okay, I admit Murphy fooled me. I was a little skeptical but mostly I was going 'huh, apparently being tortured can make some people better human beings'. But nope still the same.
