Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-26500342-20160108000001/@comment-71.94.221.9-20160302024929

TheOmegaWerewolf wrote: "He was the first grounder we met and identified with. He is the one who was always opting for peace and now it seems they just put that trait on Lexa (when previous she showed she had no problem with her warring culture or wanting to change it) when that should be Lincoln's story." I disagree. Having Lexa's arc given to Lincoln wouldn't make any sense.

Lincoln isn't a leader like Lexa is. He's just another character who wants peace (like Kane, Abby, Octavia, etc). He can't do anything to change the way the Grounders live, and maybe Lexa won't be able to either, but it's no doubt she will still have more luck than him. She is the Heda and he's just a banished warrior.

Also, what do you mean Lexa never wanted to change the Grounders' ways? Didn't you watch S2? She never agreed with the whole "blood must have blood" motto, it was just an act. She never treasured war like her fellow Grounders, she strived for peace. She made a truce with the SP when 99% of the Grounders opposed the idea. She let Clarke kill Finn quickly to spare him the torture. She absolutely has shown her desire for change from Day 1. Her character is a visionary, always was, but now she's progressing further. It's not a new trait; it's character development.

Lincoln's arc should just bring Luna into the picture. Clarke has been the impetus of any of her visionary ways since season 2. She still had no problem with executions and blood must have blood. Like someone else said she didn't know Clarke was going to sacrifice Finn, she just allowed her to say goodbye, probably owing a lot to the fact she didnt have a chance to say goodbye to Costia and related to Clarke's loss. She was still willing to let innocent villagers die which she was using more as a tool to rally the troops to her cause (because we now know that alliance was fragile). Lexa also willing to assassinate Octavia and letting Clarke know she has no problems killing anyone who disagrees with her. That is not so much a visionary leader but more a dictatorship. The only time we caught a glimpse of Blood must not have blood in season 2 was when she struck a deal with Mt Weather and betrayed her alliance with Clarke. Clarke has been the one who has verbally stood up to Lexa causing her to question her methods.

Why not give Lincoln that arc?...throughout history it is not just the leader that being about revolutionary change its actually the people, the common people who rise up and force their leaders to change and not the other way around.