Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-25440448-20150312215244/@comment-50.167.134.154-20160204234501

"the mountain has been taking grounders for years upon years on end. you think that the only grounders that were ever in those cages were the ones lexa saved from the mountain? there were hundreds, if not thousands, kept in those exact cages beforehand."

And this is why I thought their plan was ridiculous to begin with and why I thought allowing TonDC to burn was the wrong move. Because originally they were going to allow the Mountain Men to live. It was just a rescue operation. The army was supposed to be a distraction as the prisoners slipped out through the back with Indra and Octavia. So you allowed TonDC to burn so you could free the current prisoners with no objective as to how to neutralize the enemy? I mean, like the old dude who Clarke shot said, they still would've needed blood to survive. Did they think the Mountain Men would just die out without even trying to go after them again? To me, it would've always been the case that the Mountain Men had to die. Even Maya recognized that. I don't know what Clarke and Lexa were thinking.

"when i first heard lexa say it, it gave me pause and made me feel distinctly uncomfortable. it still makes me feel on edge."

The bowing gave me pause too but I think for different reasons. I don't think Clarke can trust Lexa and  I would'n't bow to someone unless I knew I could trust you. That Lexa broke their alliance with Skaikru would be the equivalent of the U.S. abandoning the Britons on the beaches of Normandy during WWII because they'd sustained heavy losses. You don't abandon an ally on the battlefield. Even Hitler honored his alliance with Italy and to his own military detriment as well. I think you do a disservice to your people by taking such a dishonorable course of action. And I find it hypocritical that Lexa takes issue with the Ice Queen breaking their alliance, considering she herself has broken an alliance in the past. I think Lexa is reaping what she sows with this, and I'm glad she's getting a taste of her own medicine, just as long as she's not too badly hurt. She needs to know what it feels like to be betrayed like that, and that's exactly what the Ice Queen is doing, betraying Lexa and her alliance.

"the ice nation chooses to march on lexa's coalition; why? because they're "militaristic" and their queen wants all the power. "

They've always been militaristic and wanted all the power. They're marching now because Clarke took down the Mountain and they see no reason for the alliance anymore as the Mountain no longer remains a threat. Lexa directly contributed to the power struggle she's now facing.

"again, lexa would be the first to sacrifice honor for survival. "

LOL, we agree on this. She sure would. Honor means very little to her, she's almost like a black hole of honor.

"clarke is the leader of the skaikru."

This is not true and I think that this is actually a problem because she should be. Lexa may see Clarke as the leader of Skaikru but the Skaikru will not follow Clarke the way the Trikru or Ice Nation will follow their leaders, if they follow her at all. What's left of the 100 may follow her. But this means Clarke can strike a deal but the Skaikru won't have to honor it because she's not their elected leader. Any deal needs Abby's approval because she's the actual leader. Clarke is more like a Secretary of State or foreign minister. And with farm station guy acting a fool, I think this spells trouble. If Clarke strikes a deal with Grounders, Pike usurps power and betrays that deal, slaughtering Grounders, who then pays the price? I hope not Clarke! She has no control over that because she's not the real leader. Skaikru really needs to work out its leadership issues. From Lexa's S2 comment, I'm not sure they even have a concept of elected government amongst Grounders.

"but clarke isn't losing her own honor in the process or subjecting her people to some death sentence where they'll 100% certainly be betrayed."

I hope this is true. And if push comes to shove I guess Clarke can always turn on Lexa the way Lexa turned on her and break the alliance, taking her Wanheda power elsewhere. She'll likely always be Wanheda, but Lexa may not always be the leader of that scrumbling coalition. If it comes to pass that the Skaikru is ever in trouble and Lexa actually fulfills her duty to protect an ally, she'll earn some faith back. But for now, I've only ever seen her break vows. Her word really means nothing at this point, at least it shouldn't to Clarke unless something drastic changes.