Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26601629-20170905230106/@comment-13022928-20170909035203

Octavia wanted to share the bunker with everyone unlike Luna who didn't want anyone to have it. Octavia didn't make the decision based on smarts, but more on the moment. By deciding to share the bunker, and unifying everyone she became a savior of sorts. The grounders were probably more concerned about picking their 100 survivors, not that Octavia wasn't skikru leader. After the fact the grounders probably still saw Octavia as their leader, and after everything he did Kane was broken and challenging Octavia for leadership wa probably the last thing he wanted to do. Arm padding means nothing it's just something someone wears for protection. The forehead seal I believe is more of a sacred thing, and something leaders wear. If Octavia is the commander in season 5, then fire he writers because that would be ridiculous after Indra's speach. Again Octavia was only made Leader because She saved every grounder. I don't see it as cheap for Octavia to be in a leadership position. They've been building up her character a lot, and after the conclave the best way to expand her character more was to put her in a leadership position.