User blog comment:Skyzy/Thirteen Review/@comment-25176701-20160306020028

"Poor Semet and poor Indra, stuck with a leader who refuses to protect them because that's exactly what "blood must NOT have blood" means when you don't do anything at all (like ask for the interned Grounders back or for the perpetrators to be punished)."

I disagree with you on this. Lexa's request was fair. She wasn't going to storm Arkadia, because she knew that not everyone voted for Pike, and by attacking Arkadia, that could lead to innocent civilian casualties either by accident or because the Grounders can't separate out who voted for Pike and who voted for Kane before making the kill. And we know that isn't fair by any means.

The blockade would prevent the Arkers from getting food, water, and any extra resources outside of camp because they would be fair game if they left the safety of Arkadia... So she was hoping it would cause the SP to gang up on Pike and any of his followers and take them out, ending the blockade and restoring peace. This is exactly what happens in the next episode, because we see people trying to take out Pike and potentially his followers as well. This way, no innocent people will be slaughtered in the process.

Keep in mind she did a similar thing with Finn. First, it was "leave or die", but then afterwards when they chose to stay, it was either "offer him up or execute him yourself". She didn't want to attack the whole camp for one person's crimes, just like she doesn't want to attack the whole of Arkadia for something only some of them did.

Also, Semet only wanted revenge for the family members he lost. He wanted everyone to pay the price for the crimes of a few. That isn't justice. That's revenge. It's not fair to punish everyone. Lexa understands this.

Life shouldn't work that way. You commit a crime, you do the time. If you don't do anything wrong, then you shouldn't have to suffer the consequences.