Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-26500342-20160108000001/@comment-71.94.221.9-20160302020754

Skyzy wrote:

I had a lot to say so I copied the rest of it to a blog post: What Would It Take? Thank you, Skyzy. I appreciate the work you put into your response. And you make a lot of valid points about this season, many of which I too agree with, especially considering how progressive this show was for 2 seasons it is sad to see POC characters getting the shaft on yet another show. And fan service is something I have never been able to abide by so the direction they took with Clexa is rather disappointing because I thought they handled that couple's potential more organically in the season 2. And my big problem is the lack of focus on the core characters, they are so disconnected and disjointed. I get that some viewers have really taken a shine to the Grounders but the fact of the matter is the name of the show is The 100 and not The Grounders. Can we expand the world and incorporate Grounder culture in the grander story...absolutely, but it shouldn't be at the expence of the core characters we have been following for 2 seasons. It should still be ultimately from their POV. And this season started off that way but quickly shifted into what we have now. Though I still think the AI angle and connecting it was Polaris/Polis is well done and hopefully a step in the right direction to bring our core characters closer to the overall story. Since you feel like things started falling apart at episode 4 and we are only reaching episode 7, surely they still can make a pendulum swing back into something coherent. A regression to the norm, if you will. One thing I will disagree with you on is Octavia having a baby, as introducing a baby on a show is usually the kiss of death because it is logistically a hard thing to do without weighing the story down. And the child ends up being largely off screen. One of my least favorite tropes. and about tropes, yes overuse is bad but they do exist for a reason and every writer uses them even the greats. They are merely tools to propel the narrative and just about anything can be considered a trope, so writers are damned either way. It is just how they are used that matters.

I do agree as well that they have really given Lincoln the short end of the stick this season, and considering some things on Ricky Whittle's twitter feed I wonder if there is more to it. If there was friction and instead of being professional they just wrote Ricky off instead. Clearly there is a story there behind the scenes. I really enjoy his character for the reasons you listed he is the one that bridges the gap between the 2 worlds. 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. Not only have they glossed over Linctavia's relationship but also I felt like Lincoln and his relationship with Bellamy was also going to be key moving forward. Bellamy got to the point where he trusted Lincoln with his sister's life and we all know that is a huge deal for Bellamy. So Bellamy's actions do not line up with he and Lincoln's already established relationship whatsoever. I can see why Bellamy (and Octavia) would distrust Lexa and grounder politics, but not Lincoln.

So you know, Skyzy, I wasn't trying to be snarky about ratings. I don't check for the ratings here and usually use a tv ratings website as I check on other shows as well. You do good work here. And it is one of the few places on the internet I can tolerate that hasn't turned into a shipper war or whatever creepy Clexa hero worship that happens on twitter.