The 100 5x08 Review
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iariaHow We Get to Peace
Great episode. I really enjoyed it.
+ The theme of 'sacrifice the one to protect the many' (re: Octavia, Kara, Shaw, McCreary) has been something that has come up many times on this show and how it plays this episode makes me wonder if the show might end up deconstructing it. I love how this episode questions the whole concept. The Kane/Diyoza scenes in particular have given me a little, uh, hope that we might get a change in the status quo. I mean for starters Kane actually got to Diyoza! She was genuinely hurt when he compared her to Octavia and she actually seems willing to change. Of course then their scene of hope cuts to Kara's death which doesn't seem that auspicious but who knows. I have fingers crossed.
+ This was an amazingly good Clarke/Bellamy episode. I loved everything about them. I loved that even with them starting on opposite sides at the beginning they spend the entire episode firmly working together as partners.
- I liked that Clarke apologized to Bellamy for planning to kill Octavia. Bellamy continues his streak of being remarkably blasé about her doing so and forgiving her almost immediately. I think this is actually the biggest indication we have always had of Bellamy's feelings for Clarke.
- "Mama bears don't think. They just protect their young." And Bellamy would know because he's always been a mama bear, too. I adored Clarke's smile - so sweet.
- I loved Clarke's little head-shake at Bellamy to keep him revealing his part in Kara's murder.
- I loved Clarke begging him as she's being dragged out to "keep Madi safe" and Bellamy's "I promise".
- This was amazing in every way:
"I can't let you kill Clarke, O."
"Here we go again. Pleading for the life of a traitor... who you love."
♥ The way Octavia says it, the expressions Bellamy's face goes through (!), the way he changes the subject. The fact that that's Bellamy's opening line to her. It felt like confirmation that Bellamu is in love with Clarke.
+ The final Octavia/Bellamy scene was so well done. It really did have to be Bellamy taking her out and the weight of that choice was shown so well. I loved him trying one last time to reach the Octavia he helped raise. I loved the return of his refrain "My sister, my responsibility". That shot of him lowering her to the floor. It was a great scene from start to finish.
+ Octavia was so betrayed! Despite everything that has happened between them Octavia's one inviolable truth is that Bellamy would never hurt her. Even when she starts having problems breathing, directly after his confessions of love and that he made a deal with Diyoza, Octavia's first reaction isn't that he did it. It takes several 'Bellamy's' and his lack of reaction to her pleas for her to realise that it was him.
+ I thought the show did a really good job building up to Bellamy taking out Octavia - his disillusionment with her over the season, the stakes for their future and the lives of his people, her coldness towards him, Monty calling him out and finally the possibility of Clarke actually dying when he just got her back. As someone who loves them I loved that the danger to Clarke was the final straw for him.
+ I love how Clarke keeps coming back around to trying to kill Octavia. It amuses me so much. This makes it the third time Clarke has considered Octavia acceptable collateral. This time she does it with literally the two people least likely to be willing to go along with her which makes me doubt her commitment a bit but at the same time after Bellamy's "Clarke" and Indra's refusal she looks so weary and disappointed. Poor Clarke, lol.
+ I love how Clarke's mind is always working, and her coming up with a second plan so quickly was great.
+ One thing I really love with this episode (and season) are the shifting alliances and how it's bringing conflict between people who care for each other. Indra helping Clarke/Bellamy, Murphy/Emori teaming up with McCreary, Echo last episode using Raven, etc. It's kind of great to watch Raven/Echo/Murphy/Emori so firmly on team 'Diyoza is the worst' and working to dethrone her, meanwhile back in Polis the rest of Spacekru has shifted to wanting peace and maybe even an alliance with Diyoza. Clarke is very firmly in the camp of Wonkru being her true enemy. None of them are entirely wrong or right, they're simply working with the information they have and inadvertently at cross-purposes. I can't wait until they start meeting up, seeing their reactions and how alliances are going to shift again.
+ It's interesting that Clarke chose to draw Murphy and Emori from that specific moment. From when she had them chained up, when she was going to sacrifice Emori, when Murphy begged her not to. That is possibly one of Clarke's lowest moments so why immortalize it? Why then instead of them in the kitchen being happy or any other time?
+ I loved Emori realising the relationship trap they were about to fall back into, verbalising why it's not a good thing and making the choice not to get back together with John. I want them to end up together but I feel like they need time apart before they can work.
+ I love the fact that Murphy was person to try Monty's first attempt at algae food. Did they draw straws? Did he volunteer? I'm also very curious about Emori during this time and I feel like being left alone with the others probably helped cement her initial relationships with them in a way that she might not have if Murphy hadn't been out of the picture.
+ It was nice to see Harper being involved and having opinions and not just there to support someone. To see her take a position against Monty even if only for a scene. I'm curious about her very definitive 'Cooper is worse' opinion. I feel like we missed a scene because they've never interacted so why does Harper feel so strongly about her? I wish she'd been around during the whole 'kill Kara' scenes because I want to see how she would have reacted.
+ I still don't really care about Monty/Harper but their scene was sweet.
+ It was interesting to see Kara so pleasant and light. Like a different person, or perhaps just closer to who she used to be. It makes sense too not just because she's leaving the hellhole she thought she'd die in but because she and Monty are both Farm Station. She has probably known him his whole life so she would be different with him.
+ Loved that shot of Clarke coming around the plant pillar as Bellamy throws Kara over his shoulder. Everything about that short moment worked for me. A+, murder partners!
+ "I was stopping the war!" - Monty. ): This line made me think of Jasper and him yelling at Clarke that he was going to save everyone in 2x16. And as with Jasper I don't think that is what was going to happen. Kara was being friendly but not in a receptive way, and even if he did get through to her I very much doubt either could change Octavia. His idea is a great one but not one that is useful in fixing the immediate problem. I feel like the similarity between the two moments has to have been purposeful and it's making me worried for Monty. I'm hoping that instead of following Jasper's path we get to see a more hopeful future for him.
+ I also liked the callback to 2x16 with Monty being an essential part of helping Clarke/Bellamy and how this time the choice is what's moving him to take a new path. I am sad with his current disillusionment with Clarke/Bellamy and I hope this doesn't destroy their relationships with him.
+ I loved Monty calling out Bellamy on being fine with taking 'one life to save hundreds' when it wasn't Octavia, but all I could think of when he glanced at Clarke was that she'd totally be willing to take Octavia out, so that's not really an accusation that can be directed at her. She tried Monty, okay. She tried.
+ Kara's death was hard to watch. For Clarke and Bellamy too. It's a bit karmic considering what she did to that poor guy in the last episode but no one deserves to die like that. It feels even worse because in the end her death didn't even do what it was supposed to.
+ Also hard to watch: Abby using the collar to electrocute Raven. D: I'm having a hard time with just how long Abby shocked her for. I get her shocking Raven to stop her from destroying the machine, horrible as that was, but she kept it going for so long it crossed over to torture. That can't have been what was intending, right? Ugh. I feel so terrible for both of them but especially Raven.
+ "Don't you talk to me about pain." - Raven. I get why Raven is so upset, and she has reason to be, but at the same time this is... eh. Suffering is not something that can be ranked. Raven doesn't get to quantify others pain. She suffered through a lot on this show but so have others, so has Abby.
+ I was so glad that Raven touched Echo's hand back. I loved that moment.
+ I liked Shaw's little movement to shield Raven from Vincent.
+ I enjoyed Vinson a lot.
+ Poor Diyoza, and she was having such a good day too. She thought Murphy was taking out McCreary, Clarke called to make a deal to take out Blodreina, Abby found a cure and her talk with Kane gave her hope for herself and her daughter's future. And then goddamn McCreary came back. I can't wait for that showdown!
+ I can't blame Octavia at all for being pissed and upset over Kara's murder and her wanting Clarke to pay.
+ I'm worried for Indra. I seemed to me that Octavia was suspicious of her in Kara's death, and after Bellamy's betrayal, I'm not sure that Octavia's love for Indra will overcome her anger if Indra makes another such move.
+ "So much for the 100" I get why Bellamy is so angry but at the same time that seems pretty unfair to me? I'm definitely not team Blodreina but I see Miller's side here. 1) Miller is completely loyal to Octavia who is one of The 100. In fact after everyone else went back to space she was the only 100 left in the bunker. So really by attaching himself so firmly to Octavia he was maintaining his loyalty to the 100. After six years it's not really a shock that it would then shift to being a loyalty to Octavia herself. 2) Cooper was maybe Miller’s friend, certainly a long time colleague, and Clarke and Bellamy murdered her! In cold blood, in a really horrible way.
Great episode. I really enjoyed it.
+ The theme of 'sacrifice the one to protect the many' (re: Octavia, Kara, Shaw, McCreary) has been something that has come up many times on this show and how it plays this episode makes me wonder if the show might end up deconstructing it. I love how this episode questions the whole concept. The Kane/Diyoza scenes in particular have given me a little, uh, hope that we might get a change in the status quo. I mean for starters Kane actually got to Diyoza! She was genuinely hurt when he compared her to Octavia and she actually seems willing to change. Of course then their scene of hope cuts to Kara's death which doesn't seem that auspicious but who knows. I have fingers crossed.
+ This was an amazingly good Clarke/Bellamy episode. I loved everything about them. I loved that even with them starting on opposite sides at the beginning they spend the entire episode firmly working together as partners.
- I liked that Clarke apologized to Bellamy for planning to kill Octavia. Bellamy continues his streak of being remarkably blasé about her doing so and forgiving her almost immediately. I think this is actually the biggest indication we have always had of Bellamy's feelings for Clarke.
- "Mama bears don't think. They just protect their young." And Bellamy would know because he's always been a mama bear, too. I adored Clarke's smile - so sweet.
- I loved Clarke's little head-shake at Bellamy to keep him revealing his part in Kara's murder.
- I loved Clarke begging him as she's being dragged out to "keep Madi safe" and Bellamy's "I promise".
- This was amazing in every way:
"I can't let you kill Clarke, O."
"Here we go again. Pleading for the life of a traitor... who you love."
♥ The way Octavia says it, the expressions Bellamy's face goes through (!), the way he changes the subject. The fact that that's Bellamy's opening line to her. It felt like confirmation that Bellamu is in love with Clarke.
+ The final Octavia/Bellamy scene was so well done. It really did have to be Bellamy taking her out and the weight of that choice was shown so well. I loved him trying one last time to reach the Octavia he helped raise. I loved the return of his refrain "My sister, my responsibility". That shot of him lowering her to the floor. It was a great scene from start to finish.
+ Octavia was so betrayed! Despite everything that has happened between them Octavia's one inviolable truth is that Bellamy would never hurt her. Even when she starts having problems breathing, directly after his confessions of love and that he made a deal with Diyoza, Octavia's first reaction isn't that he did it. It takes several 'Bellamy's' and his lack of reaction to her pleas for her to realise that it was him.
+ I thought the show did a really good job building up to Bellamy taking out Octavia - his disillusionment with her over the season, the stakes for their future and the lives of his people, her coldness towards him, Monty calling him out and finally the possibility of Clarke actually dying when he just got her back. As someone who loves them I loved that the danger to Clarke was the final straw for him.
+ I love how Clarke keeps coming back around to trying to kill Octavia. It amuses me so much. This makes it the third time Clarke has considered Octavia acceptable collateral. This time she does it with literally the two people least likely to be willing to go along with her which makes me doubt her commitment a bit but at the same time after Bellamy's "Clarke" and Indra's refusal she looks so weary and disappointed. Poor Clarke, lol.
+ I love how Clarke's mind is always working, and her coming up with a second plan so quickly was great.
+ One thing I really love with this episode (and season) are the shifting alliances and how it's bringing conflict between people who care for each other. Indra helping Clarke/Bellamy, Murphy/Emori teaming up with McCreary, Echo last episode using Raven, etc. It's kind of great to watch Raven/Echo/Murphy/Emori so firmly on team 'Diyoza is the worst' and working to dethrone her, meanwhile back in Polis the rest of Spacekru has shifted to wanting peace and maybe even an alliance with Diyoza. Clarke is very firmly in the camp of Wonkru being her true enemy. None of them are entirely wrong or right, they're simply working with the information they have and inadvertently at cross-purposes. I can't wait until they start meeting up, seeing their reactions and how alliances are going to shift again.
+ It's interesting that Clarke chose to draw Murphy and Emori from that specific moment. From when she had them chained up, when she was going to sacrifice Emori, when Murphy begged her not to. That is possibly one of Clarke's lowest moments so why immortalize it? Why then instead of them in the kitchen being happy or any other time?
+ I loved Emori realising the relationship trap they were about to fall back into, verbalising why it's not a good thing and making the choice not to get back together with John. I want them to end up together but I feel like they need time apart before they can work.
+ I love the fact that Murphy was person to try Monty's first attempt at algae food. Did they draw straws? Did he volunteer? I'm also very curious about Emori during this time and I feel like being left alone with the others probably helped cement her initial relationships with them in a way that she might not have if Murphy hadn't been out of the picture.
+ It was nice to see Harper being involved and having opinions and not just there to support someone. To see her take a position against Monty even if only for a scene. I'm curious about her very definitive 'Cooper is worse' opinion. I feel like we missed a scene because they've never interacted so why does Harper feel so strongly about her? I wish she'd been around during the whole 'kill Kara' scenes because I want to see how she would have reacted.
+ I still don't really care about Monty/Harper but their scene was sweet.
+ It was interesting to see Kara so pleasant and light. Like a different person, or perhaps just closer to who she used to be. It makes sense too not just because she's leaving the hellhole she thought she'd die in but because she and Monty are both Farm Station. She has probably known him his whole life so she would be different with him.
+ Loved that shot of Clarke coming around the plant pillar as Bellamy throws Kara over his shoulder. Everything about that short moment worked for me. A+, murder partners!
+ "I was stopping the war!" - Monty. ): This line made me think of Jasper and him yelling at Clarke that he was going to save everyone in 2x16. And as with Jasper I don't think that is what was going to happen. Kara was being friendly but not in a receptive way, and even if he did get through to her I very much doubt either could change Octavia. His idea is a great one but not one that is useful in fixing the immediate problem. I feel like the similarity between the two moments has to have been purposeful and it's making me worried for Monty. I'm hoping that instead of following Jasper's path we get to see a more hopeful future for him.
+ I also liked the callback to 2x16 with Monty being an essential part of helping Clarke/Bellamy and how this time the choice is what's moving him to take a new path. I am sad with his current disillusionment with Clarke/Bellamy and I hope this doesn't destroy their relationships with him.
+ I loved Monty calling out Bellamy on being fine with taking 'one life to save hundreds' when it wasn't Octavia, but all I could think of when he glanced at Clarke was that she'd totally be willing to take Octavia out, so that's not really an accusation that can be directed at her. She tried Monty, okay. She tried.
+ Kara's death was hard to watch. For Clarke and Bellamy too. It's a bit karmic considering what she did to that poor guy in the last episode but no one deserves to die like that. It feels even worse because in the end her death didn't even do what it was supposed to.
+ Also hard to watch: Abby using the collar to electrocute Raven. D: I'm having a hard time with just how long Abby shocked her for. I get her shocking Raven to stop her from destroying the machine, horrible as that was, but she kept it going for so long it crossed over to torture. That can't have been what was intending, right? Ugh. I feel so terrible for both of them but especially Raven.
+ "Don't you talk to me about pain." - Raven. I get why Raven is so upset, and she has reason to be, but at the same time this is... eh. Suffering is not something that can be ranked. Raven doesn't get to quantify others pain. She suffered through a lot on this show but so have others, so has Abby.
+ I was so glad that Raven touched Echo's hand back. I loved that moment.
+ I liked Shaw's little movement to shield Raven from Vincent.
+ I enjoyed Vinson a lot.
+ Poor Diyoza, and she was having such a good day too. She thought Murphy was taking out McCreary, Clarke called to make a deal to take out Blodreina, Abby found a cure and her talk with Kane gave her hope for herself and her daughter's future. And then goddamn McCreary came back. I can't wait for that showdown!
+ I can't blame Octavia at all for being pissed and upset over Kara's murder and her wanting Clarke to pay.
+ I'm worried for Indra. I seemed to me that Octavia was suspicious of her in Kara's death, and after Bellamy's betrayal, I'm not sure that Octavia's love for Indra will overcome her anger if Indra makes another such move.
+ "So much for the 100" I get why Bellamy is so angry but at the same time that seems pretty unfair to me? I'm definitely not team Blodreina but I see Miller's side here. 1) Miller is completely loyal to Octavia who is one of The 100. In fact after everyone else went back to space she was the only 100 left in the bunker. So really by attaching himself so firmly to Octavia he was maintaining his loyalty to the 100. After six years it's not really a shock that it would then shift to being a loyalty to Octavia herself. 2) Cooper was maybe Miller’s friend, certainly a long time colleague, and Clarke and Bellamy murdered her! In cold blood, in a really horrible way.
