Post — Aaron Ngo

Major spoilers are included in this episode review. Read with Caution!

The 100 brought us another episode filled with civil war violence and shocking betrayals from all fronts. The impending war between Wonkru and the Prisoners is still approaching, and I'm wondering if we will ever reach that point... most likely not if everyone on both sides keep turning on each other.

I think the best part about this episode is how Clarke and Bellamy were not on the same side for once. The time jump has changed them both and how they see each other. While the two of them are fighting for their respective families, this is the first time in a long time that they don't consider each other a part of the family.

A lot of things do not work in this episode but it did cover a lot of ground.

The first thing is how they handled Wonkru: Indra and Bellamy assumed they could sway Wonkru easily after poisoning Octavia but did not count on Miller leading the charge for his people to go to war based on Blodreina's wishes.

The second thing is the tension between Echo and Raven. It feels like their disconnect for the escape plan is more recent since they arrived back on Earth, and that is something that needs to be addressed. Why is this happening now? Is being back on the ground resetting their old personalities? Are the past six years of friendship erased?

Am I thinking too much into it? Probably.

John Murphy continues to give me feels. His partnership with McCreary is short-lived as he only needed him to instill civil unrest between Diyoza's and McCreary's factions. I enjoyed how Murphy threw a rock into the factions and it set off a full-out brawl.

All he could say was "oops" to Kane when they realized they needed Diyoza alive for peace to happen between Wonkru and the Prisoners. But he makes up for his mistakes by going after Abby because "she's Abby". I don't know how Murphy is still alive, but I'm so glad he is.

The most powerful scene in the episode is reserved for Octavia and Indra. The two of them have the strongest familial bond and to see it tested like this, to see it broken, hurt us more than it hurt them. But it got messy when they brought up the "dark year" again, as we still do not know what happened during that time.

I hope they tell us soon. We need answers.

Madi has also ascended to Commander and has inherited the knowledge of the previous commanders, including Lexa. I wonder how this will affect Clarke and Madi moving forward, as they are now fugitives of Wonkru and the Prisoners. In my opinion, I believe Clarke is too blinded by her love for Madi to do anything right, as a lot of her actions don't seem really thought out.

Example: pulling a gun on Octavia. That achieved nothing.

Octavia is supposed to fall into darkness, but we are never allowed to see it from her side of things. We are always told she's evil through other people, and the only thing we get her alone is the conclusion of the episode. Her humanity slipped as one tear escaped. She loves her brother and mother-figure... she can't bear to lose them.

Oh yeah... McCreary is the father of Diyoza's unborn child. I'm not surprised.

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