Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27794543-20180523015722/@comment-31054681-20180524232215

Yeah, I think it was good that Indra is the one to notice these things. She has always lived by the Grounder culture of "blood must have blood", and seeing her notice how far Octavia has strayed from the path really highlights the illegitimacy of Octavia's reign. Indra is the only one who is able to question her without seeming as the "enemy". When Octavia says, "Love is for the weak... Love no one and no one can hurt you," Indra replies, " I love you, does that make me weak?" As her mentor, Indra is the only one who has any sway with Octavia. This puts Octavia in a an uncomfortable position, as there are only two possible answers. If she says yes, she is practically calling Indra weak, and Octavia knows that Indra is far from weak. However, if she answers the opposite, then she contradicts herself and thus proves Indra's point. With Indra playing both sides, it also shows how she isn't blindly devoted to Octavia like the rest of Wonkru (Iike Miller and Kara).