This episode of The 100 was all about peace and alternative solutions. So much of the show has previously been about war, and how people handle war times and shifting alliances. Instead of that, they chose to go down a different path filled with enlightenment and no retaliation. It’s a place that I never thought they’d go, but I have to admit it was incredibly compelling.
This week on The 100: Murphy and Emori survive on the road, for awhile, but their plans are soon derailed. Jaha returns to Arkadia to recruit people to join him in the City of Light, Raven in particular. Clarke and Lexa return to find the entire grounder army wiped out, save Indra. Bellamy, who convinced Pike to spare Indra, stands by his actions when confronted by Clarke. Lexa makes a startling decision regarding the impending war. Pike imprisons Lincoln.
What I really love about every episode of The 100 is its intensity. There is always mounting tension, ready to boil over at any moment. Normally, the tension is physical and is a direct impact of the villains attacking or mounting war from one side or another. Grounder threats, Mt. Weather threats, Ice people threats, and the like have filled these episodes for the better part of three seasons. What I liked about this episode is that the tension mounting was a totally different kind. It’s pretty obvious that most of the major players in this show have realized Pike is the greatest threat to their survival. His ability to convince people of what they believe (particularly Bellamy) has become one of the most dangerous happenings on the show as a whole. To watch all of the tension mount, simmer, and slowly boil over has been enjoyable, to say the least.
I’m more curious than ever to see what happens now that Lexa will not retaliate for the attack on her people. Alicia Debnam-Carey and Eliza Taylor have both been absolutely wonderful so far this season. The shifting dynamic between them radiates with emotion. Lexa, in my opinion, wants to be forgiven by Clarke for abandoning them at Mt. Weather. I wasn’t so sure about that until this episode, but Clarke’s conversation with Bellamy put that thought in my head. What’s amazing to me is that all of these things can be said without any lines of dialogue. Debnam-Carey and Taylor can say so much with their expressions and physical movement, and every episode leaves me more impressed.
Perhaps the most fascinating story in all of this to me is Bellamy. It’s wonderfully compelling to watch him wrestle his apparent demons. His loss is clearly affecting him, and he’s becoming more affected by the previous events at Mt. Weather now that Clarke has been absent. Bellamy seems to have captured some darkness where his affection for Clarke used to be. The scene between those two was chillingly tense.
This was a really different episode than I’m used to seeing on The 100, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing at all. It was perhaps the most intriguing hour they’ve put forth yet, with tensions that have built up for two and a half seasons finally beginning to boil over, and threats coming from within instead of the outside. Their group of compelling characters and strong storytelling ability will carry them far, and this episode is proof.
What did you guys think? Did you enjoy this episode? Let us know in the comments!
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Well you where half right. Eliza and Alycia do amaze. This whole Pike story arc is beyond stupid. It’s drama just for the sake of drama.
I would say it was drama for the sake of drama if he hadn’t just wiped out a whole army.
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