Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27794543-20190612021315/@comment-24596982-20190612213252

Now that I've gotten a chance to watch the episode, I can safely say I... am mixed about it. On one hand, I love a lot of what it set up, what with the time manipulation, Gabriel being the Old Man (though I feel like that was obvious from the start), Clarke cooped up in her prison cell inside Josephine's mind with all of her memories in the forms of chalk drawings (that was amazing symbolism, just... fucking BRILLIANT), etc. I love all of that and I love where the story is going.

But I also feel like we have... too many plots. Let's look at all the plotpoints we've established over the course of this HALF of the season:
 * New home, new rules. Aliens and such.
 * Tons of people in Cryo, including a wounded Kane.
 * Red sun eclipse madness.
 * The Children of Gabriel.
 * The people of Sanctum and their traditions.
 * Mind-Drive ALIE 2.5 or whatever, and the Primes.
 * Josephine. (I love how Russell is initially presented as a strong character but her presence shows how weak he really is.)
 * Gabriel's whereabouts.
 * Time manipulation/Temporal flares.
 * Diyoza's banishment + Octavia's banishment.
 * Madi mastering the Flame + dealing with Sheidheda.

I might've missed something but LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF. I don't hate the episode but it makes me worried just how much of this is gonna be rushed in the future... I'm fine if it's also set up for Season 7, but lordy lordy... so many plotlines, I wonder just how many of them will soundly resolve over the course of the remaining seven episodes this season.

THAT BEING SAID, I did thoroughly enjoy this episode from beginning to end. One of the characters that made this episode for me was Bellamy, and just how broken he was throughout the whole thing. It was as if he had started crying and never stopped. It makes me wonder just how glorious the reunion between him and Clarke will be.

I also really liked Echo this episode, as we get to see more of her humane side that a lot of people still say is underdeveloped (and to a degree it is, but her redemption in Season 5 was quite nice IMO if not a tad flawed). Despite not knowing Clarke for the six years in space, she still felt awful to hear of her "death" and was concerned for the safety of the others, especially Bellamy. She's still a character I'm glad to see around in the show and I really hope she continues to stay strong this season.

I'm still kind of holding out on that theory that commanders from within the Flame will be Jailbroken into Mind-Drives. I mean think about it, we have FOUR empty Mind-Drives now that the Lee family is gone (RIP) and I can only wonder how important that will be. Now believe me, I don't really WANT, say, Lexa to be put into a mind-drive and then implanted into somebody's body. Because let's be real, it would be awkward to see another actress treated like she's Alycia Debnam-Carey. I also don't want Lexa to come back at all, because she served her time on the show and her death actually didn't bother me (sue me), but at the same time, I wouldn't mind a cameo return via the Flame or the Mind-Drives. Hell, her showing up in "Nevermind" along with Jake Griffin could be neat.

At the same time, I wonder what else this means. I mean, will Kane become a nightblood after all and will Henry leave the show once Kane's mind is put into a new host? Who would the new host be? I can actually imagine Ryker making that sacrifice, allowing his mind to be erased so that his body can become Kane's. I dunno, just a weird theory.

I'm also starting to wonder where the fuck other characters are. Where's Miller?? We haven't seen him in like three episodes. Same with Niylah, she's been gone for four episodes but I can see her coming back soon now that Abby and them are returning to the main ship.

I hope Indra returns soon, too. But I do like that Gaia has become more important as a result, due to Madi needing help with the Flame... I wonder how she'll play into taking down Sheidheda. But how will Sheidheda factor into the plot now? He seems kinda shoved in and I can't tell who the villain of the season will be. It could be Josephine, Sheidheda, or maybe even Gabriel... but I doubt that cause I like Xavier so far and I can see him becoming more important this season.

But... he could also put his beliefs first. Same with Gabriel. Hate all nightbloods and try to kill Madi and Clarke. And then Octavia kills him at the end of the season and fully redeems herself. I dunno. I don't want that.

I can't tell what's gonna happen this season and I LOVE that. Can't wait to see the next episode!